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*14 February, Saturday News*
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1. PM Modi yesterday inaugurated the Seva Teerth complex in Delhi, which will house his new office. In its very first set of decisions after shifting to Seva Teerth, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the PM RAHAT Scheme, doubling the target of Lakhpati Didis to six crores, the Agriculture Infrastructure Fund doubled to two lakh crore rupees and the Startup India Fund of Funds 2.0 with a corpus of 10 thousand crore rupees.
2. PM Modi will virtually flag off New Electric Buses under the M e-Bus Sewa Scheme at Sector 43 ISBT, Chandigarh.
3. The Bharat Bodhan AI Conclave 2026, organised by the Ministry of Education, concluded in New Delhi today. It brought together an unprecedented gathering of India’s education and technology ecosystem, showcasing AI-enabled innovations.
4. First phase of Budget Session concludes; Both Houses of Parliament to reassemble for second phase on March 9.
5. Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme India and the Gates Foundation, convened a high-level CSR Conclave on the theme Leveraging PM Dhan-Dhaanya Krishi Yojana for Farmer Prosperity in New Delhi.
6. Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said that India is at the cutting edge of technology and this progress is possible only when both the government and the private sector encourage young innovators.
7. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) launched revamped versions of its TRAI DND and TRAI MySpeed mobile applications in New Delhi. These revamps aim to empower consumers to curb spam communications and accurately assess real-time network performance.
8. Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said that all recent free trade agreements, whether with the European Union or the United States, have fully protected India’s national interests, with farmers’ welfare placed at the highest priority. He said this while addressing the 64th Convocation of ICAR- Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) in New Delhi.
9. Vice-Chairman NITI Aayog Suman Bery released the 6th edition of Trade Watch Quarterly” for the 2nd Quarter of Financial Year 2025-26 in New Delhi. The focus of this edition is India’s electronics trade, which has emerged as a key driver of the country’s manufacturing and export transformation.
10. The National Biodiversity Authority (NBA) has realised an amount of 2.40 crore rupees under the Access and Benefit-Sharing (ABS) framework in the last 45 days. The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change informed that the amount was received for carrying out activities relating to research and commercial use of biological resources, from entities belonging to the seed, animal feed and cosmetic sectors.
11. President Smt. Droupadi Murmu Addresses nationwide campaign on Karmayoga for Empowered Bharat in New Delhi.
12. The Ministry of Women and Child Development will organise a ‘National Conference on Safety of Women at Workplace (SHe-Box)’ at Vigyan Bhawan on February 14, 2026. The conference aims to reinforce the Government’s commitment to ensuring safe, dignified and harassment-free workplaces across sectors and to strengthen implementation of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013.
13. Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly has introduced an artificial intelligence-based digital attendance system for Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs), aiming to enhance accountability and transparency. Speaker Ch Ayyanna Patrudu announced the reform at the commencement of the Budget Session, marking a significant administrative shift in legislative functioning.
14. Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan launches Sthree Suraksha Scheme providing ₹1,000 monthly pension to 10,18,042 women and transwomen aged 35–60. A major step toward gender justice and women empowerment.
15. The ruling Congress in Telangana won a total of 1537 wards in the municipal polls held earlier this week. The main opposition, Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS), bagged the second place, winning 781 wards, as the counting of votes was held on Friday, Feb 13. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was 336 seats.
16. Tamilnadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Friday (February 13, 2026) announced a major bonanza for women in poll-bound Tamil Nadu, crediting ₹5,000 each to the bank accounts of 1.31 crore women family heads who are beneficiaries under the scheme,Kalaignar Magalir Urimai Thittam (KMUT).
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*LEGAL REPORT*
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1. Union Health Minister J. P. Nadda has said that no deaths have been reported due to the consumption of codeine-based cough syrup in the country.
Replying to supplementaries during Question Hour in the Lok Sabha yesterday, Mr Nadda said that whenever any case of death linked to a drug comes to light, the government immediately orders an inspection.
2. The Anti-Evasion Branch of the Central Goods and Services Tax, Delhi South Commissionerate, has arrested the Director of a private limited company for fraudulent availment of Input Tax Credit (ITC) amounting to 6.53 crore rupees through bogus invoices of 36.28 crore rupees. The Finance Ministry said that the investigation has revealed that the company had availed inadmissible ITC on the basis of invoices issued by multiple firms.
3. The Punjab government has decided not to adopt the Centre's Pradhan Mantri Annadata Aay Sanrakshan Abhiyan (PM-AASHA) that ensures remunerative prices for crops and protects them against market volatility.
Under PM-AASHA, the Price Stabilisation Scheme (PSS) involves direct procurement of pulses, oilseeds and copra at MSP to stabilise prices.
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At least six people, including four members of a family, were trampled to death by a herd of wild elephants in a village in Jharkhand's Hazaribag district on Friday when the people tried to flee.
The group of jumbos had been roaming in Bokaro, Ramgarh and Hazaribag districts for the past few days and had earlier caused casualties in Bokaro.
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*DEFENCE News*
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1. The Defence Acquisition Council cleared proposals worth nearly three lakh sixty thousand crore rupees, to enhance the capability of the Armed Forces. The Defence Ministry has informed that Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) was accorded for the procurement of Multi Role Fighter Aircraft (MRFA) Rafale and other military hardware, including Combat Missiles and Air-Ship Based High Altitude Pseudo Satellite for the Indian Air Force.
2. The Indian Army will host the first-ever International Military Adventure Challenge Cup (IMACC) 2026 between the 18th and 23rd of February in the foothills of the Eastern Himalayas.
3. The Indian Navy has assumed command of Combined Task Force 154, marking the first time it has led the multinational training task force under the Combined Maritime Forces.
4. Indian Coast Guard (ICG) Director General Paramesh Sivamani inaugurated the Waterjet Production and Testing Facility in Goa.
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✈ *INTERNATIONAL NEWS*
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1. President of Brazil Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will be on a state visit to India from the 18th to 22nd of this month on the invitation of PM Modi for the upcoming India-AI Impact Summit in New Delhi.
2. India’s High Commissioner to Fiji Suneet Mehta held a meeting with Fiji’s Foreign Affairs and External Trade Minister, Sakiasi Ditoka, discussing new avenues to further strengthen bilateral cooperation across priority sectors of mutual interest.
3. The Ministry of External Affairs informed that Puneet Agrawal, an Indian Foreign Service officer from the batch of 1997 has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Kingdom of Thailand.
4. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has congratulated his Barbados counterpart Mia Amor Mottley, on her historic third consecutive electoral victory.
5. A United States court has accepted a guilty plea from Nikhil Gupta regarding a murder-for-hire and conspiracy plot aimed at Gurpatwant Singh Pannun. The case raises international implications involving the United States, India and Canada and is linked to broader concerns about Sikh separatist networks abroad and ongoing diplomatic tensions.
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🌎 *WORLD NEWS* 🌍
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1. The Bangladesh Nationalist Party is set to form the next government after sweeping the 13th national parliamentary election and crossing the two-thirds majority mark, according to official and party counts.
Bangladesh Gets First Male Prime Minister In 35 Years - Bangladesh is poised for a major political transition as Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chief Tarique Rahman prepares to take charge as the country's next Prime Minister following his party's decisive win in the 13th national elections.
2. The World Health Organization (WHO) has prequalified another novel oral polio vaccine type 2 (nOPV2), strengthening global efforts to eradicate poliomyelitis. The decision enables United Nations agencies, including UNICEF, to procure and distribute the vaccine for immunisation campaigns worldwide.
3. The US National Science Foundation (NSF) has announced the first awards under a Quad-backed initiative to use artificial intelligence (AI) to modernise agriculture across the United States and the Indo-Pacific.
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🚣🚴🏇🏊 *SPORTS*
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1. ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026
55 T20s
Feb 07 - Mar 08
(a) Australia vs Zimbabwe, 19th Match, Group B,
Zimbabwe won by 23 runs
ZIM: 169/2(20)
AUS: 146(19.3)
PLAYER OF THE MATCH
Blessing Muzarabani
(b) Canada vs United Arab Emirates, 20th Match, Group D,
United Arab Emirates won by 5 wkts
CAN: 150/7(20)
UAE: 151/5(19.4)
PLAYER OF THE MATCH
Junaid Siddique
(c) United States of America vs Netherlands, 21st Match, Group A,
United States of America won by 93 runs
USA: 196/6(20)
NED: 103(15.5)
PLAYER OF THE MATCH
Harmeet Singh
2. The Pakistan hockey team faced a hotel booking cancellation in Canberra due to the Pakistan Hockey Federation's lack of funds. Players were left stranded upon arrival and had to find accommodation after spending hours on the road.
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*FINANCE*
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1. The Reserve Bank of India has issued revised draft norms for the Kisan Credit Card (KCC) scheme, proposing inclusion of expenses on agri-tech initiatives such as soil testing, weather forecasting and organic certification within eligible farm loan components.
2. National Highways toll rates cut: The central government has revised toll charges on National Highways (NH) across the country with effect from February 15, following amendments to the National Highways Fee (Determination of Rates and Collection) Rules, 2008 by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH). Under the revised rules, when a National Expressway is not operational end-to-end, toll will be levied only on the completed stretch at the lower rate applicable to National Highways.
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*ENTERTAINMENT NEWS*
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Award-winning writer Arundhati Roy said Friday (February 13, 2026) she was withdrawing from the Berlin Film Festival over jury president Wim Wenders’ comments that he wanted to “stay out of politics” after being asked about Gaza.
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🇮🇳 *FACTS ABOUT BHARAT* 🇮🇳
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On this day In 2019, *40 CRPF jawans Killed,* *13 others injured*. In Terrorist attack on CRPF convoy in Pulwama, J&K
by Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM)
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*😀Thought of the day*
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Laughing faces do not mean that there is absence of sorrow! But it means that they have the ability to deal with it.
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*😳WHY❓❓❓*
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*💝Why... Valentine's day celebrated??❤*
Valentine's Day, also known as Saint Valentine's Day. Saint Valentine and how did he become associated with this ancient rite?
Today, the Catholic Church recognizes at least three different saints named Valentine or Valentinus, all of whom were martyred. One legend contends that Valentine was a priest who served during the third century in Rome. When Emperor Claudius II decided that single men made better soldiers than those with wives and families, he outlawed marriage for young men -- his crop of potential soldiers.
Valentine, realizing the injustice of the decree, defied Claudius and continued to perform marriages for young lovers in secret. When Valentine's actions were discovered, Claudius ordered that he be put to death. Other stories suggest that Valentine may have been killed for attempting to help Christians escape harsh Roman prisons where they were often beaten and tortured.
According to one legend, Valentine actually sent the first 'valentine' greeting himself. While in prison, it is believed that Valentine fell in love with a young girl -- who may have been his jailor's daughter -- who visited him during his confinement. Before his death, it is alleged that he wrote her a letter, which he Wrote 'From your Valentine,' an expression that is still in use today. Although the truth behind the Valentine legends is not so clear, the stories certainly emphasize his appeal as a heroic, sympathetic, and, most importantly a romantic figure. It's no surprise that by the Middle Ages,Valentine was one of the most popular saints in England & France.
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*LEARN Sanskrit**🙏🏻
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अलसस्य कुतो विद्या ,
अविद्यस्य कुतो धनम् |
अमित्रस्य कुतः सुखम् ||
No effort
then, No knowledge
then, No money
then, No friend
then, No joy
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🤔 *HOW IT WORKS* ⁉ =======================
*How are Organs Transported for Transplant?*
After removing the organ from the donor, which is fleshed free and free of blood, it is placed in an ice-cold preservation solution containing the electrolytes and nutrients. Then those organs are then placed in sterile containers and packed with wet-ice and transported to the transplant centre as soon as possible.
some organs -currently lungs and kidneys- put on machines for transportation. There is also a specific process in place to ensure that each organ is labeled appropriately.
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💁🏻♂ *GK TODAY*
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The first RBI governor was British banker, Osborn Smith, while the first Indian to be the Governor of the Reserve Bank of India was C.D.
Deshmukh. The current Governor of RBI is Shakthikant Das, who took charge on December 12, 2018.
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*BORN TODAY* 🐣💐
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*Sushma Swaraj* (14 Feb 1952 – 6 Aug 2019) was an Indian politician and a Supreme Court lawyer.
A senior leader of BJP, Swaraj served as the Minister of External Affairs of India in the first Narendra Modi govt (2014–2019).
She was the second woman to hold the office, after Indira Gandhi. At the age of 25 in 1977, she became the youngest cabinet minister of Indian state of Haryana. She also served as 5th Chief Minister of Delhi for a short duration in 1998.
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*Thought of the Day*
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A picture is worth 1000 words
Better to show than tell.
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*ANTONYM*
Frequent × Seldom
*SYNONYMS*
Impact : Affect
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🛕 *Spiritual Knowledge*
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*Why is Lord Hanuman also known as Bajrang Bali?*
It is actually Vajr-ang which means, the one who has a body (ang) like a diamond (Vajra) which can’t be broken.
*Bali* means the one who possesses strength. Hence, it says that Hanuman is so powerful with a great body.
Lord Brahma has granted Hanuman with all the Eight Siddhis and Nine devotions, along with a great boon that the world’s deadliest weapon Brahmastra can never harm him.
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🧬 *HEALTH CARE: HOME REMEDIES*🩺
( *Note* : These home tips followed in villages/ancient traditions, it is up to you to use it or not🙏🏻) =======================
**Adding Tejpatta leaves* to food helps in improving digestion and also prevents gas and flatulence due to its carminative property.
Tejpatta oil is beneficial for managing rheumatoid arthritis due to its anti-inflammatory and antioxidant activity.
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