________________________ *TODAYS TOP NEWS* --------------------------------------- 1. The President Smt. Droupadi Murmu called upon the private sector, philanthropists, NGOs and other stakeholders to join hands to build India as a healthcare destination and achieve the vision of Viksit Bharat 2047. 2. Vice-President Shree C. P. Radhakrishnan will be on a two-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir . 3. Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini informed the House during the ongoing budget session yesterday that the entire amount owed to the Haryana government by the IDFC First Bank case has been fully disbursed to the accounts of various departments. The bank has deposited ₹556 crore, including interest of approximately ₹22 crore. 4. Telangana Cabinet chaired by Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Monday approved two major welfare initiatives for government employees and pensioners — a free comprehensive accident insurance policy and a cashless Employees Health Scheme (EHS). 5. The Union Cabinet approved the proposal for the alteration of the name of the State of Kerala to Keralam. 7. The 7th All India Conference of Government Railway Police Chiefs concluded in New Delhi. 8. The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) organised a National Level Consultative Workshop in New Delhi on Using Administrative Data for Governance. 9. The National Round Table Conference of the Election Commission of India, ECI and State Election Commissioners, SECs concluded in New Delhi with the unanimous adoption of the National Declaration 2026. The declaration said, preparation of pure electoral rolls are the bedrock of democracy and transparent conduct of elections in an efficient manner strengthen democracy. 10. Labour and Employment Minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya today launched the Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) annual health check-up camps for workers above 40 years of age under the mandatory provisions of the Labour Codes. 11. The Ministry of Jal Shakti will organise a nationwide Jal Mahotsav between the 8th and 22nd of next month. 12. PM Modi inaugurated the remaining sections of the Namo Bharat Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS), completing the 82-km Delhi–Meerut corridor. The newly opened stretches include the 5-km link between Sarai Kale Khan and New Ashok Nagar in Delhi and the 21-km section between Meerut South and Modipuram in Uttar Pradesh. --------------------------------------- *LEGAL REPORT* --------------------------------------- 1. The Supreme Court allowed judicial officers from Odisha and Jharkhand also to be deployed to decide the claims and objections in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process in West Bengal, in view of the insufficient number of judges in West Bengal to adjudicate matters in a time-bound manner. 2. A Delhi court sent Indian Youth Congress (IYC) president Uday Bhanu Chib to four-day police custody in connection with a protest at the India AI Impact Summit. 3. Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHA) workers staged a protest in Hyderabad on Monday, urging the State government to increase allocations in the upcoming budget session to provide them with a fixed monthly salary of ₹18,000 and resolve long-pending service-related issues. --------------------------------------- *DEFENCE News* --------------------------------------- 1. The Air Force is prioritizing the teaming of its upcoming 114 French fighters with the indigenous 'Loyal Wingman' drone. An open Application Programming Interface will allow Indian engineers to link the unmanned systems directly into the jet's mission computer for cooperative scouting and weapons deployment. 2. The Ministry of Defence and the IAF have initiated high-level discussions regarding the immediate purchase of 40 Russian stealth fighters to counter China's expanding J-20 fleet, bridging the capability gap until the domestic AMCA is ready by 2035. 3. *Exercise Dharma Guardian 2026*: The 7th edition of the bilateral military engagement between the armies of India and Japan has commenced, focusing on tactical interoperability and will continue until March 9. 4. The Indian Air Force and the Royal Thai Air Force have confirmed a significant joint air exercise conducted on 13 February 2026, which paired Indian Su-30MKI fighters with Thai Gripen jets over the Indian Ocean.This in situ drill underscores expanding interoperability between two contrasting airpower paradigms amid heightened focus on maritime security and dynamic operational tactics. 5. The Indian Navy will commission it’s newest anti-submarine warfare platform, INS Anjadip, in Chennai on February 27. The move marks another step in strengthening India's coastal defence capabilities and defence self-reliance. INS Anjadip, part of the Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASW-SWC) programme, will be commissioned by Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi. 6. *Northeastern Airspace NOTAM*: A Notice to Air Missions has been issued for a major Indian Air Force firepower exercise scheduled for March 2, 2026, covering sensitive airspace near the strategic tri-junction bordering China, Bhutan, and Bangladesh. --------------------------------------- ✈ *INTERNATIONAL NEWS* --------------------------------------- 1. PM Modi is set to embark on a significant visit to Israel, commencing on Wednesday, as outlined by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. A landmark visit to Israel on 25-26 February 2026. 2. Israel plans to significantly expand its strategic partnership with India by offering technology transfer and joint local manufacturing for its renowned missile interception and next-generation directed-energy defense systems. 3. Deputy Speaker of Sri Lanka Rizvie Salih has hailed India as one of the greatest examples of pluralism. Appreciating the Iftar organised by the High Commission of India in Sri Lanka, Dr Salih commended India’s Neighbourhood First policy. High Commissioner Santosh Jha noted that the relationship between the two countries is unparalleled, mainly in terms of civilisational and cultural affinities. 4. Prime Minister Narendra Modi today congratulated Rob Jetten on assuming office as the Prime Minister of the Netherlands. 5. External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar today conveyed his greetings to Foreign Minister of Estonia Margus Tsahkna and its citizens on their Independence Day. --------------------------------------- 🌎 *WORLD NEWS* 🌍 --------------------------------------- 1. US President Donald Trump has activated a freshSmriti Mandhana wins BBC Indian Sportswoman of the Year 2025 for her role in India’s Women’s World Cup triumph. Divya Deshmukh bags Emerging Player award. 10 per cent tariff on imports from across the globe, effective from 10:31 AM IST on Tuesday. 2. The Baloch National Movement has strongly condemned Pakistan’s airstrikes on Afghanistan. 3. In Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, six policemen were killed, and one other was injured in a militant attack on a police van in Kohat district. 4. In Iran, four people have been killed as a military helicopter crashed into a fruit and vegetable market in central Iran. 5. China has put 20 Japanese companies on an export control list and another 20 on a watchlist amid rising tensions between the two countries over Taiwan. 6. President Mohammad Shahabuddin has summoned the first session of the 13th Parliament for 12th March, nearly a month after the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) formed the government following its victory. --------------------------------------- 🚣🚴🏇🏊 *SPORTS* --------------------------------------- 1. ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 55 T20s Feb 07 - Mar 08 Australia Women vs India Women, 1st ODI, India Women tour of Australia, 2026 - Australia Women won by 6 wkts INDW: 214(48.3) AUSW: 217/4(38.2) PLAYER OF THE MATCH Beth Mooney 2. England vs Pakistan, 45th Match, Super 8 Group 2 (Y1 v Y3), ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 - England won by 2 wkts PAK: 164/9(20) ENG: 166/8(19.1) PLAYER OF THE MATCH Harry Brook -------------------------------------- *FINANCE* --------------------------------------- *INDIAN RUPEE VALUE* 💷 *GBP* ₹123(Approx) € *Euro* : ₹107(Approx)  *USD* ₹ 91(Approx) 🇨🇦 *Canada* :CAD ₹66 🇦🇺 *Australia* : ₹ 61 🇦🇪 *UAE Dirham* : ₹ 25 *🇨🇳 China Yuan ¥* : ₹ 13 🇲🇻 *Maldives Rufiya* : ₹ 5.88 🇧🇹 *Bhutan ngultrum* : ₹ 1.00 🇳🇵 *Nepal Rupee* : ₹ 0.63 🇧🇩 *B'desh Taka** : ₹ 0.70 🇵🇰 *Pak Rupee* : ₹ 0.32 🇱🇰 *Sri Lanka Rupee* : ₹ 0.29 --------------------------------------- *BSE SENSEX* 82,225.92 −1,068.73 (1.28%)🔻 *NIFTY* 25,426.65 −286.35 (1.11%)🔻 --------------------------------------- *Rates in Financial Capital Mumbai* *GOLD* : ₹ 16,300/ 01gm (24 krt) *SILVER* : ₹ 285,000/KG --------------------------------------- *ENTERTAINMENT NEWS* --------------------------------------- Robert Carradine, known for his roles in The Long Riders, Revenge of the Nerds and the television series Lizzie McGuire, has died at the age of 71 after struggling against his nearly two-decade battle with Bipolar Disorder. He was the youngest son of the late American actor John Carradine and the brother of actors David Carradine and Keith Carradine, as well as Christopher Carradine, a former vice president of Walt Disney Imagineering. -------------------------------------- 🇮🇳 *FACTS ABOUT BHARAT* 🇮🇳 =======================  The name K2 is derived from notation used by the Great Trigonometrical Survey of British India. Thomas Montgomerie made the first survey of the Karakoram from Mount Haramukh, some 210 km (130 mi) to the south, and sketched the two most prominent peaks, labelling them K1 and K2, where the K stands for Karakoram. 8,610 m (28,250 ft)  ======================= *😀Thought of the day* ======================= What you do today can improve all your tomorrows ======================= * *JOKE OF THE DAY*  =======================  Ek जमाने में जब कोई अकेला बैठकर हंसता था, 😁तो लोग कहते थे… कि इसपर कोई भूत-प्रेत का सांया है..!!🙄🤥⁉️ आज कोई अकेले में बैठकर हंसता है..तो कहते हैं…😆😝 मुझे भी SEND कर दे भाई…😂 ======================= *😳WHY❓❓❓* ===================== **Why do people get sick with changing seasons* * ⁉️⁉️⁉️⁉️ According to medical research, most grown-ups suffer from cold 2-4 times and children 5-7 times every year. This roughly coincides with the number of times season changes within a year too. The correlation exists for a reason. Every time we observe a change in the season, the count of allergens in the environment also spikes up to nearly 200 viruses in the air. These viruses are mostly responsible for getting people under the weather. The most common symptoms of a cold that can be observed are: Stuffy nose Scratchy or sore throat Watery eyes Mucus draining from your nose into your throat High fever or muscle aches ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *Why the change of season causes cold?* ⁉️⁉️⁉️ People mostly feel a little under the weather whenever the seasons change. The shift in temperatures provides an apt condition for different groups of viruses to flourish, which then spread contagious diseases. *The most common of the virus is Human Rhinovirus (HRV) that causes up to 40 percent of all colds. They flourish in cooler weather, such as in spring and winter.* In summers, people with seasonal allergies get a runny nose and itchy eyes when they’re near pollen, mould, or grass. Their immune system gets busy reacting to these allergens, leaving them more vulnerable to viral attacks. The Influenza virus causes flu that divides and spreads mostly when the air is cold and dry like in winters. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *why urine is some time yellow in colour*  Urine color generally ranges from a pale-yellow color to deep amber. This coloring is primarily caused by the pigment urochrome, also known as urobilin.  Whether your urine is diluted by water or in a more concentrated form determines the appearance of the pigment. ======================= *LEARN Sanskrit** 🙏🏻 ======================= *क्रोधः प्रीतिं प्रणाशयति मानो विनयनाशनः* । माया मित्त्राणि नाशयति लोभः सर्वविनाशनः* ॥  krōdhaḥ prītiṃ praṇāśayati mānō vinayanāśanaḥ । māyā mittrāṇi nāśayati lōbhaḥ sarvavināśanaḥ ॥ *Meaning* : Anger destroys love, pride destroys modesty, hypocrisy destroys friendship, while avarice destroys everything. *भावार्थ* : क्रोध प्रेम को नष्ट कर देता है, अभिमान विनय को नष्ट कर देता है, पाखंड मित्रता को नष्ट कर देता है, जबकि लोभ(लालच) सब कुछ नष्ट कर देता है। =======================  🤔 *HOW IT WORKS* ⁉ ======================= *How a Ambidextrous people have the ability to use both hands with equal dexterity. ...*  Being ambidextrous means you can use both of your hands with equal skill. Whether you're writing, brushing your teeth, or throwing a ball, you can do it just as well with either hand.  Coming from the Latin word ambidexter, which means “right-handed on both sides,” ambidextrous describes someone who can use either hand to write. Only about one percent of people are naturally ambidextrous, which equates to about 70,000,000 people out of the world's population of 7 billion. When somebody is ambidextrous, they use both side of their brain, i.e. they tend to utilise a bigger part of the brain as compared to non-ambidextrous people, which helps in developing areas of the brain which help us in better decision making and viewing a problem from several different perspectives, hence helping us to enhance our thinking abilities and experiences along with increase in motor skills and hand-eye coordination. So basically, being Ambidextrous doesn't make us Intelligent, it makes us Smarter. ======================= 💁🏻‍♂‍ *GK TODAY*  ======================= NATO  The North Atlantic Treaty Organization, also called the North Atlantic Alliance, is an intergovernmental military alliance between 28 European countries and 2 North American countries. The organization implements the North Atlantic Treaty that was signed on 4 April 1949. ======================= *BORN TODAY* 🐣💐 ======================= Meher Baba (born Merwan Sheriar Irani; 25 February 1894 – 31 January 1969) was an Indian spiritual master. Merwan Sheriar Irani was born in 1894 in Poona, India, to Irani Zoroastrian parents. His spiritual transformation began when he was 19 years old and lasted for seven years. He observed silence for 44 years (from 1925 until his death in 1969). 👉 He did not speak but communicated through gestures and alphabet boards. =======================  🙏🏻 *IDIOMS & PHRASES*  ======================= Saving for a rainy day Saving money for later ======================= *ANTONYM*   Courage × Cowardice *SYNONYMS*   Misery : Distress ========================= 🛕 *Spiritual Knowledge*  =======================  According to Skanda Purana, Gayatri is another name of Saraswati or her form .  Goddess Gayatri is additionally called "Veda-Mata" or the Mother of the Vedas - Rig, Yajur, Saam and Atharva - in light of the fact that it is the very premise of the Vedas.  Goddess Gayatri is the representation of the divine essence of Mahalakshmi, Mahasaraswati and Mahakali. The word Gayatri is a combination of 'Gaya' which translates to mean the hymn of wisdom and 'Tri' represents the combined strength of the three Goddesses. Gayatri Mantra is one of the oldest and most powerful Vedic mantras as per Hindu religious beliefs.  ॐ भूर् भुवः स्वः तत् सवितुर्वरेण्यं भर्गो देवस्य धीमहि धियो यो नः प्रचोदयात् According to Vedas, time has three qualities: satva, rajas, and tamas. (Purity, passion and inaction) 4 am to 8 am and 4 pm to 8 pm have the satvic quality 8 am to 4 pm are rajasic 8 pm and 4 am are tamasic Satva is the best time to chant the Gayatri Mantra.  Hence, the Gayatri Mantra should be recited between 4 am and 8 am and 4 pm and 8 am. Brahmarshi Vishvamitra is one of the most venerated rishis or sages. He is also credited as the author of most of Mandala 3 of the Rigveda, including Gayatri Mantra.  ======================= 🧬 *HEALTH CARE: HOME REMEDIES*🩺 ( *Note* : These home tips followed in villages/ancient traditions, it is up to you to use it or not🙏🏻) ======================= *Home Remedies for Diarrhea*  This condition is termed as Atisara in Ayurveda. Diarrhoea could be caused by any of the following: intake of foods of any particular quality in excess; foods incompatible with your prakriti or with seasonal variations; intake of foods that are not well cooked; contaminated water or other beverages etc. Whey and buttermilk are considered effective remedies for diarrhoea. Whey is the liquid portion of curd while buttermilk is obtained by churning the curd after the fat has been removed. Take any one of them in small volumes at frequent intervals.   Raw banana is an effective astringent and is recommended widely as a diet for treating diarrhoea. Cut one raw banana into three pieces and soften them in a pressure cooker using an adequate volume of water. Drain out the excess water. Separate the peel and mash the softened pulp well. In a skillet, roast a small volume of poppy seeds till they turn brown. Grind them to obtain a fine powder. Add this powder to banana mash together with a pinch of salt. This delicious and nutritious recipe checks diarrhoea through its astringent properties. The dried rind of a pomegranate is an invaluable remedy for diarrhoea. A fine powder of this rind, 1 gm twice a day, taken with buttermilk helps check the frequency of loose motions.  ======================= #News Views #news #news