Lok Sabha proceedings disrupted by Opposition protests during Question Hour, prompting walkout, suspensions and Speaker's nonattendance.
Opposition disruptions during Question Hour led to a walkout after the Chair curtailed attempts to raise questions; thirteen questions and supplementaries were taken up. Ministers addressed renewable energy and railway land acquisition in replies. The Speaker has refrained from attending until a no-confidence motion notice against him is settled, and recent unruly behaviour resulted in multiple member suspensions for the Budget session, which also prevented the Prime Minister from responding to the Motion of Thanks on the President's address.

India and US envoys meet in Beijing to discuss defence, energy, critical minerals and Quad cooperation.
India and US envoys met in Beijing to emphasise cooperation on defence, energy, critical minerals and Quad engagement, following an interim trade deal and marking their second meeting since December when they had met alongside the Japanese ambassador.

Office transformation: 5.98M sq. ft. delivered, design standards boosting engagement, flexibility, wellness and sustainability.
Space Matrix reports delivery of 5.98 million sq. ft. in FY25, asserting the office as a strategic asset that transforms GCCs into innovation hubs. It emphasizes adoption rates for design interventions-50-75% unassigned seating and 95-97% certified wellness rooms-linking these to improved engagement, cognitive performance, talent strategy, and a 67% construction-waste recycling rate under its Re-source programme.

Kochi Marathon: Ranjit Singh and Abhilasha Sanjeev won the full marathon; prizes totaling Rs. 15 lakh were distributed.
The 4th Federal Bank Kochi Marathon saw Ranjit Singh and Abhilasha Sanjeev win the men's and women's full marathon titles with times of 2:28:53 and 3:10:26 respectively; top-three finishers received cash prizes of Rs. 1,25,000, Rs. 1,00,000 and Rs. 75,000 and medals, and prizes totaling Rs. 15 lakh were distributed across multiple distance and age-group events.

iHub-Data launches six-month AI/ML training for women engineers with internship opportunities; apply by Feb 20.
iHub-Data at IIIT Hyderabad will run a six-month intensive AI/ML training program for recent women engineering graduates, combining theory and hands-on applied learning with weekly on-campus classes. The curriculum spans classical and contemporary techniques to build industry- and research-relevant problem-solving skills. Selected graduates may receive a three-month online internship placement at iHub-Data to work on real-world projects; participation is cohort-based and subject to an application deadline.

Lok Sabha Speaker removal notice found defective; amendment ordered to prevent rejection and motion will be listed after reconvening.
Notice to remove the Lok Sabha Speaker was found defective due to incorrect dates, and the Speaker directed the secretariat to amend the notice to prevent rejection; upon receipt of the revised notice a speedy review will be conducted and the motion will be listed after the House reconvenes. The removal notice was filed under the constitutional removal procedure, the Speaker will not sit in the chair until the motion is resolved, and the constitution grants the Speaker an opportunity to defend in the House while limiting his casting of a deciding vote in a tie.

Uttar Pradesh Budget 2026-27 sets fiscal deficit at 3% and boosts education, health and skill programs.
Uttar Pradesh presented a Rs 9.13 lakh crore Budget for 2026-27, adopting the 16th Central Finance Commission recommendation that sets the fiscal deficit limit at three per cent through 2030-31. The Budget allocates 12.4% to education, 6% to health and 9% to agriculture, prioritises capital investment and infrastructure, and mandates mission-mode, employment-oriented skill development with expanded training centres, women-specific centres, and public private partnership arrangements for job placement.

Jute stockholding ban proposal may disrupt procurement and risk farmer distress; balers call for stakeholder consultations.
The IJMA proposed a ban on private stockholding of raw jute to curb rising prices, while the Jute Balers' Association argues such a ban would disrupt balers' procurement, grading and storage roles, risk distress sales by farmers, concentrate control with mills, and undermine price stability and uninterrupted supply; it asks the textile ministry to hold stakeholder consultations rather than accept an immediate prohibition.

Online car insurance issuance uses verified vehicle data, mandatory e KYC, secure payment gating and instant digital policy delivery.
Real-time vehicle data validation via official registries and industry databases verifies vehicle details and prior insurance; mandatory e KYC using Aadhaar or PAN plus electronic consent are required; secure payment confirmation is a precondition to policy generation; automated consistency checks block issuance until discrepancies are corrected; and a Customer Self Service portal provides 24/7 access to issued policy documents and service functions.

BPTP Capital City named Iconic Brand of the Year - Commercial, highlighting sustainability and institutional-grade commercial design.
BPTP Capital City was recognised as Iconic Brand of the Year - Commercial for its integrated master planning, institutional-grade infrastructure, and sustainability-focused design. The mixed-use development offers Grade-A offices and curated retail and holds IGBC and LEED Platinum certifications as well as WELL Core Platinum Certification, supported by energy-efficient systems, smart water management, green mobility features, and people-centric public spaces.

India enter the ICC T20 World Cup 2026 as favourites with a settled squad, new captaincy and strong pre tournament form.
India enter the ICC T20 World Cup 2026 as defending champions and co hosts with Gambhir as coach and Suryakumar Yadav as T20I captain; a settled core (Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Varun Chakravarthy et al.) and strong recent series results underpin their status as favourites in Group A alongside Pakistan, the USA, Namibia and the Netherlands, with squad balance and venue conditions cited as key operational determinants of tournament prospects.

Illicit tobacco trade: industry urges Track & Trace, enforcement support, and joint action to protect supply chains and revenue.
Philip Morris India urges a coordinated industry-government response to curb illicit tobacco by supporting enforcement, information sharing, and capacity building, advocating a Track & Trace mechanism to distinguish illegal from legal products, and providing market intelligence-via retail surveys-and training to customs and tax officials to identify contraband, while highlighting seizures and transnational smuggling techniques that underline the systemic nature of the illegal cigarette market.

Zoho CRM deployment at Acme Brick enhances customization, integration with legacy systems, adoption, and ongoing vendor support.
Zoho implemented Zoho CRM at Acme Brick, completing a full migration and delivering custom functions, deep legacy integration, and ongoing vendor support across 40+ locations; integration with the third party business intelligence platform enabled in CRM reporting and increased user adoption, while Zoho emphasizes data privacy controls through ownership of its data centres and a privacy pledge.

Zero License: AI agents replace low value SaaS to cut license costs and automate enterprise workflows.
Zero License positions AI agents as the primary execution layer over existing systems of record to replace low-value SaaS, reduce software license costs, cut integration overhead, and accelerate workflows by handling intake, data capture, routing, execution, and follow ups across enterprise processes.

Xumane Recruit: an AI-powered hiring platform using structured, bias-reduced interviews, automated screening, scheduling, and real-time analytics.
Xumane Recruit is an AI-powered recruitment platform that embeds an AI-led interview engine to centralize screening, automated scheduling, structured bias-reduced interviews, scoring, and real-time analytics, enabling consistent, data-backed candidate evaluation at scale and reducing recruitment time, cost, and operational overhead.

Firestorm and Orqa will mass-produce an NDAA-compliant FPV quadcopter using expeditionary manufacturing and sovereign supply chains.
The partnership will manufacture and distribute the U.S.-built Firestorm Squall using NDAA-compliant components, combining Orqa's in-house, China-free component production and high-volume manufacturing capacity with Firestorm's containerized expeditionary additive-manufacturing platforms to enable scaled production, sustainment, and in-theater platform development for Department of War customers and allies.

Neutrinos life insurance claims automation named Technology Standout; emphasizes AI decisioning, auditability, and structured human review.
Neutrinos' life insurance claims automation platform offers configurable AI decisioning, adjudication logic, complex benefit calculations, cross-platform orchestration and full auditability, with AI-driven document processing, data validation and streamlined correspondence; the platform emphasizes structured decision support and clear handoffs to human review as insurers adopt generative AI in claims.

OTM 2026 showcased India's rise as a priority outbound travel market, driving global B2B engagement and connectivity.
OTM 2026 in Mumbai confirmed India's status as a priority outbound travel market by bringing together 2,200+ exhibitors, 45+ national tourism organisations, 50,000+ trade visitors and 1,000+ hosted buyers, delivering 50,000+ pre-scheduled B2B meetings and serving as a launch platform for destination campaigns, airline product updates and India-focused commercial strategies across leisure, corporate travel, MICE and weddings.

AI in software testing is widely adopted but struggles with integration; budgets and ROI are rising as automation use cases expand.
AI is central to modern software testing but operational maturity trails adoption: integration is the primary barrier, budget increases for AI testing are widely planned, and reported ROI-especially among longer tenured users-is strong. Teams prioritize test case generation, test data creation, and automated maintenance to reduce manual effort and accelerate releases; the report correlates ROI with maturity and outlines industry and regional breakdowns and near term predictions for AI testing evolution.

Sonata Software achieves AWS Premier Tier status, validating its AWS cloud migration, modernization, and AI deployment capabilities.
Sonata Software attained AWS Premier Tier Services Partner status, recognizing its expertise in designing, architecting, building, migrating, and managing AWS workloads and validating a strong pool of AWS-trained and certified consultants with capabilities across professional services, program delivery, complex cloud transformations, and deployment of customer solutions on AWS.