Realtor's alleged suicide during tax raids sparks political clash over alleged harassment and calls for investigation.
A realtor allegedly died by suicide during Income Tax raids, triggering accusations of harassment and coercion by ruling party leaders and demands for a deeper probe, while opposition figures defended the Income Tax department's enforcement actions; the dispute highlights calls to treat economic offences differently and questions about procedural conduct during raids.

International Trade Fair 2026 to empower farmers by promoting market linkages, processing, value addition, and branding.
The Department of Agriculture will hold the International Trade Fair 2026 (Feb 6-8) with partners to provide a platform for farmers to showcase value added products, create market linkages, and facilitate access to national and international markets. The fair focuses on processing and value addition, agro ecology, branding and credit services to transform farmers into entrepreneurs by promoting processing and value addition initiatives and related support services.

Cow slaughter ban reaffirmed, enforcement including illegal slaughterhouse closures and no governmental recognition of contested religious titles.
Uttar Pradesh reiterates that cow slaughter is fully prohibited and enforcement includes closure of illegal slaughterhouses, action under the National Security Act, and policies to support cow shelters; the government disclaims recognizing contested religious titles like Shankaracharya, framing such recognition as a monastic matter while limiting its role to maintaining public order.

Karnataka and Jupiter Meta launch privacy-first research to benchmark and strengthen the startup ecosystem.
Karnataka signed an MoU with Jupiter Meta for a privacy-first, pro bono research study of 2,000 stakeholders to generate actionable insights on founder needs, ecosystem gaps, program effectiveness and opportunities-with focus on tier 2 and tier 3 cities-and to benchmark the State against other start up hubs to inform and strengthen initiatives like the Karnataka Booster Kit.

Article 370 allegedly fostered regional discrimination; its abrogation is said to restore constitutional uniformity and equal rights.
Article 370 was alleged to have been misused to discriminate against and isolate Jammu and Ladakh, with the 1953 Praja Parishad events cited as evidence of suppression of calls for equal constitutional treatment. The August 2019 abrogation is presented as restoring constitutional uniformity and equal rights, enabling inclusive development in Ladakh through increased budgets, infrastructure projects, connectivity expansion and social initiatives, alongside memorialisation and public recognition for historical sacrifices.

Medaram Maha Jathara concludes; government deployed 42,000 personnel and funded major shrine reconstruction and developments.
The state government renovated the shrine and reconstructed altars at a cost of about Rs 101 crore, with additional development works of about Rs 150 crore to improve facilities. Approximately 21 government departments coordinated the event and 42,000 personnel were deployed for crowd control, security, cleanliness and medical services; medical camps, ambulances and bike ambulances were provided. Several devotees complained of inadequate public transport.

Japan and Britain to boost cybersecurity and diversify critical minerals supply chains to strengthen economic resilience.
Japan and Britain agreed to accelerate cooperation by establishing a cyber strategic partnership to strengthen cybersecurity protections for economic infrastructure and to cooperate on diversifying supply chains and bolstering resilience for critical minerals, addressing export restriction risks and supporting multilateral trade frameworks including expansion of the CPTPP.

Sunetra Pawar sworn in as Deputy Chief Minister, resigns Rajya Sabha seat and is set to contest the Baramati by election.
Sunetra Pawar was sworn in as Deputy Chief Minister and allocated excise, sports, minority development and Aukaf, while finance and planning remained with the Chief Minister. She resigned from the Rajya Sabha and is not a member of the state legislature, and is expected to contest the Baramati assembly by election. The NCP appointed her legislature wing leader and Praful Patel as national president amid ongoing, uncertain talks about merging the party's two factions.

South Korea-Punjab cooperation in smart farming and agricultural investment signals potential technology and machinery partnerships.
A South Korean delegation and the Punjab Chief Minister discussed bilateral cooperation to transfer vertical farming models, automation, seed technology and small agricultural machinery expertise to make farming more profitable, and explored collaboration on automation of farm machinery, smart combine harvesters, transplanters, seeds and related sectors with an invitation to the Progressive Punjab Investors' Summit to structure investment and technology-transfer initiatives.

Tamil Nadu growth praised by Economic Survey; CM urges restoration of MGNREGA and criticises new rural jobs law.
The chief minister cited the Central Economic Survey as confirming Tamil Nadu's strong economic performance and pressed the prime minister and governor to consult the report before criticizing the state. He challenged the Viksit Bharat-Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Act, 2025, arguing it centralises control, requires states to bear 40% of funding, and risks reducing wage disbursements compared with MGNREGA; the state has demanded restoration of the earlier law and signalled public mobilisation if the Centre does not repeal the new statute.

Silver and gold prices plunged as a stronger dollar triggered a global precious metals selloff and profit taking.
Silver plunged about 19% to Rs 3.12 lakh/kg and gold fell roughly 2% to Rs 1.65 lakh/10g amid a global selloff prompted by a stronger US dollar tied to a major US central bank nomination, triggering profit taking after record highs; analysts described silver as overbought with potential further downside and maintained a constructive medium term outlook for gold despite near term volatility.

Union Budget urged to deliver measures addressing manufacturing decline, low employability, falling savings, inflation, rupee weakness and FDI outflows.
The statement urges the Union Budget to present concrete measures to reverse declines in manufacturing growth, unmet Make in India targets, low graduate employability, diminished global trade share, falling household savings, high food inflation, rupee weakness, and negative FDI growth, framing these indicators as the government's legacy and asking whether the budget will offer policy remedies to stabilise these areas.

Deposit Refund System rollout in Goa risks summer beer supply disruptions; industry seeks postponement to October.
Goa's Deposit Refund System, set for April 2, 2026, mandates refundable deposits on beer containers but lacks key operational details such as USI specifications, bottle recovery pricing, payment timelines, and System Operator obligations. The Brewers Association of India requests deferral to post-October 2026, citing inability to commence inventory pre-build, required production-line applicator redesigns that could reduce efficiency by 25-30%, vendor onboarding and validation needs of up to five months, a projected shortfall of 8-10 lakh cases in peak season, and an estimated Rs 50-55 crore excise revenue loss from beer if implementation proceeds on the current timeline.

Railway policeman alleges Rs 92.5 lakh investment fraud; FIR filed for cheating and criminal conspiracy involving three accused.
A complaint alleges that between February 2023 and August 2024 the complainant transferred Rs 92.5 lakh after liquidating assets and borrowing to invest in a firm which purportedly had funds stuck in Hong Kong; promised returns were not paid, post dated cheques were rejected, and call recordings plus bank transactions were submitted. An FIR names an assistant sub inspector and two others under cheating and criminal conspiracy, and investigation is underway.

Amit Rautela appointed CFO of Patratu Vidyut Utpadan Nigam, bringing treasury and working capital expertise from MUNPL.
Amit Rautela has been appointed Chief Financial Officer of Patratu Vidyut Utpadan Nigam (PVUN), a 74:26 NTPC-Jharkhand government joint venture, joining from Meja Urja Nigam Private Limited (MUNPL) where he served as CFO since 2017. The statement cites his work in optimising borrowing costs, improving working capital, and enhancing fiscal discipline, and notes his role in achieving MUNPL's record financial performance in FY25. PVUN was formed in October 2015 to develop a 4,000 MW coal-fired thermal power plant in two phases.

India's AI regulatory gap creates legal uncertainty over ownership of AI-generated content and governance for developers.
India lacks an AI-specific regulatory framework beyond the IT Act, intermediary rules and the Digital Data Protection Act, producing legal uncertainty as courts confront AI-related offences. A key ambiguity concerns copyright and the ownership of AI-generated content, since current law grants authorship only to humans. Founders must therefore weigh legal, liability and data-governance risks, and policy focus is urged on developing contextual small language models and governance mechanisms to enable beneficial AI uses.

Canada's Conservative Party kept Pierre Poilievre as leader with 87.4% support despite election loss and defections.
The Conservative Party retained Pierre Poilievre as leader with 87.4% support in a leadership review despite his prior election defeat and temporary loss of his parliamentary seat; he has since rejoined the House. The vote followed defections of two Conservative lawmakers to the Liberals, altering parliamentary numbers, and occurred against a backdrop of US tariff measures and perceived economic coercion, which Poilievre addressed by supporting efforts to remove tariffs and diversify exports.

AVI Polymers secures in-principle approval for a Rs 90 crore rights issue to finance growth and working capital.
BSE has granted in-principle approval for AVI Polymers Ltd's Rs 90 crore rights issue, permitting the company to commence the capital-raising process subject to subsequent regulatory and procedural compliance; the company states proceeds will expand volumes, strengthen working capital, and pursue strategic opportunities.

State-level data platforms and zero-trust cybersecurity enable disciplined, outcome-driven governance to advance national development by 2047.
The document presents data governance via an AI-ready operating layer (DataOS ) to unify fragmented state data, enable real-time outcome-driven decision-making, and embed regulatory-grade controls across departments; it pairs this with zero-trust cybersecurity micro-segmentation and breach-containment frameworks to protect critical state platforms and citizen data, positioning these convergent mechanisms as essential for disciplined, scalable state governance and fiscal prudence in delivering Viksit Bharat @2047.

K J Somaiya Institute of Management recognised for strengthening sports education via its MBA Sports Management and experiential curriculum.
K J Somaiya Institute of Management's MBA in Sports Management integrates core management disciplines with specialised, industry aligned training and immersive experiential pedagogy-live projects, field immersions, case studies and simulations-while embedding a mandatory 10% academic weightage to physical fitness through compulsory sports credit audit courses for first year students, supported by industry partnerships and access to Somaiya Sports Academy infrastructure.