🌄 🇮🇳𝐒𝐇𝐔𝐁𝐎𝐔𝐃𝐇A𝐘🙏
*17 Feb(Tuesday)*
*Vedic Ritu/* Shishir
*Drik Ritu* : Shishir (Winter)
पक्ष :: *Krishnapaksh*
(In Purnimanta calendar)
*Vikram Samvat - 2082*
*Month* : Phlguna 16,
(In Amanta calendar)
*Shaka Samvat - 1947*
*Month* :Magha 30
*Tithi :* Amavasya (up to 5:31 pm)Pratipada
*Nakshatra* : Dhanishta (up to 9:16 pm)Shatabhisha
*Rahu* : 03:30 PM – 04:55 PM
*Yamaganda* : 09:51 AM – 11:16 AM
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*TODAYS TOP NEWS*
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1. PM Modi has said, the theme of India-AI Impact Summit 2026 is Sarvajana Hitaya, Sarvajana Sukhaya, meaning welfare for all and happiness for all which reflects country’s shared commitment to harnessing Artificial Intelligence for human-centric progress. The five-day event opened in New Delhi yesterday.
2. Prime Minister Modi inaugurated the India AI Impact Expo at Bharat Mandapam in the National Capital yesterday evening.
3. Union Electronics and Information Technology Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said India’s rapidly expanding creator economy is being powered by the country’s strong digital infrastructure and skilled population. The Minister was speaking during the session on the official satellite event of the AI Impact Summit 2026 in New Delhi.
4. Members of Civil Society Organisations from Chandel and Tengnoupal districts of Manipur called on President Smt Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi. In a social media post, President Murmu said that they visited Rashtrapati Bhavan as part of the National Integration Tour.
5. Union Home Minister Amit Shah launches CBDC-based Public Distribution System in Gandhinagar. Digital PDS to ensure transparent, cashless food grain distribution under Digital India and ‘Minimum Government, Maximum Governance’.
6. PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana completes two years with strong rooftop solar growth. Over 2 lakh monthly installations reported, but subsidy and DISCOM bottlenecks persist.
7. The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved a ₹1 lakh crore Urban Challenge Fund (UCF). The scheme aims to shift India’s urban development model from grant-based funding to market-linked and reform-driven growth. With mandatory private participation and competitive project selection, the fund is expected to mobilise ₹4 lakh crore investment over five years and transform Indian cities into economic growth hubs.
8. Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the Startup India Fund of Funds 2.0 (FoF 2.0) with a ₹10,000 crore corpus. The scheme aims to mobilise venture capital for India’s startup ecosystem, especially in deep tech, innovative manufacturing, and early-growth sectors. The move is expected to strengthen India’s domestic investment landscape and accelerate innovation-led economic growth.
9. The Uniinnovation-led approved the transition of North Block and South Block into part of the proposed ‘Yuge Yugeen Bharat National Museum’. The move follows Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicating the new Prime Minister’s Office, named Seva Teerth, to the nation on February 13, 2026. With this shift, Cabinet meetings will no longer be held in South Block, ending nearly 95 years of administrative use of the iconic colonial-era complex.
10. India is set to establish its first National Cow Culture Museum in Mathura, Uttar Pradesh. The project will be developed within the campus of Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya Veterinary Science University.
11. Recently the Gujarat government has appointed Uday Kotak, founder of Kotak Mahindra Bank, as the new Chairman of GIFT City (Gujarat International Finance-Tec City), located in Gandhinagar.
12. A low-pressure area (LPA) is likely to form over the central parts of southern Bay of Bengal and adjoining Equatorial Indian Ocean within the next 48 hours, with the Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) forecasting light rain at isolated places over Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Karaikal from February 20.
13. *The CBSE Class 10 board exams for 2026* will commence from today: 17 February 2026, with main exams running until early March, based on released schedules. Key papers like Mathematics (Feb 17), English (Feb 21), Science (Feb 25), and Social Science (March 7) are scheduled in the morning shift from 10:30 AM to 1:30 PM.
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*LEGAL REPORT*
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1. The Enforcement Directorate has a Rs 184-crore FEMA penalty against news portal NewsClick and its editor-in-chief, Prabir Purkayastha, official sources said on Monday.
2. The Telangana State Election Commission (TSEC) has issued a directive on the conduct of indirect elections to the offices of chairperson and vice-chairperson of municipalities and mayor and deputy mayor of municipal corporations, in compliance with orders of the Telangana High Court. The directive follows the High Court’s order in Writ Petition No. 20262 of 2021.
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In Rajasthan, eight people have been killed after a massive fire broke out in a factory in Tapukara of khairthal-Tijara district. Police and administrative authorities began relief and rescue operations.
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*DEFENCE News*
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1. The Indian Army will highlight its expanding integration of Artificial Intelligence to strengthen sustainment, enhance operational readiness and build future-ready defence capabilities at the AI Impact Summit 2026.
2. Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) yesterday conducted a Joint Counter-Terrorist Mock Exercise at Delhi Airport to enhance inter-agency coordination, preparedness and response to security threats.
3. India has approved a monumental ₹3.25 lakh crore deal to procure 114 Rafale multirole fighter jets from France, marking one of the largest defence acquisitions in its history.This proposal, cleared by the Cabinet Committee on Security, includes 18 jets delivered in fly-away condition for rapid induction into the Indian Air Force (IAF).
4. India and France are set to strengthen their defence ties through a high-level dialogue scheduled for 17 February in Bangalore. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will engage in talks with his French counterpart, Catherine Vautrin, who serves as Minister of the Armed Forces and Veterans Affairs.
5. Admiral Samuel J Paparo, Commander of the United States Indo-Pacific Command (INDO-PACOM), has publicly praised India's Operation Sindoor, describing its tactical execution as exemplary.Speaking to journalists in New Delhi on 15 February 2026, he highlighted the operation's precision and the profound introspection that followed among Indian forces.
6. The Indian Air Force (IAF) is actively conducting joint exercises with friendly nations in early 2026 to enhance interoperability, bolster defense diplomacy, and strengthen regional security, particularly in the Indo-Pacific region.
*India–Thailand* (In-situ Exercise): The IAF conducted a joint air combat exercise with the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR) from February 9–12, 2026. The exercise was held near the Strait of Malacca, with IAF assets operating from airbases in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, and RTAF assets operating from Thailand.
*UPCOMING*
Exercise Vayushakti-26 (Feb 27, 2026): The IAF is set to hold a major, indigenous air power exercise at the Pokhran range in Rajasthan, showcasing Rafale, Su-30 MKI, Tejas, and other platforms.
*RECENTLY HELD*
*Exercise Garuda* 25 (Nov 2025): The IAF completed the 8th edition of the bilateral air exercise with the French Air and Space Force (FASF) at Mont-de-Marsan, France from 16th to 27th November 2025.
*GARUDA SHAKTI*
The 10th edition of India–Indonesia Joint Special Forces Exercise GARUDA SHAKTI commenced at the Special Forces Training School, Bakloh, Himachal Pradesh. The exercise is conducted from 03 to 12 December 2025 and is a bilateral exercise between the Indian Army and Indonesian Army.
*Exercise Ocean Sky 2025* (Oct 2025): The IAF became the first non-NATO nation to participate in this multinational air combat drill hosted by Spain.
*Exercise INIOCHOS-25* (March-April 2025): The IAF participated in a multi-national exercise in Greece, featuring Su-30 MKI fighters. Duration: March 31 to April 11, 2025.
*Exercise AviaIndra-2025* (Dec 2025): The Indian Air Force (IAF) hosted Exercise AviaIndra-2025, a joint air exercise with the Russian Federation Aerospace Force (RFASF), from December 15 to 22, 2025. Exercise AviaIndra reflects the long-standing Indo-Russian defence relationship and continues the series which began in 2014.
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✈ *INTERNATIONAL NEWS*
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1. Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, along with other foreign dignitaries, will attend the swearing-in ceremony of the new government in Bangladesh today, led by BNP Chief Tarique Rahman.
2. Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi met with the head of the UN nuclear watchdog agency in Geneva.
3. A team of Indian officials will visit the US next week to finalise the legal text for an interim trade agreement, which is expected to be signed in the next month. Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agrawal today said, the visit is likely to start from 23rd of this month and country’s chief negotiator Darpan Jain will be leading a delegation to the US to finalise the legal trade agreement.
4. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet French President Emmanuel Macron to launch the ‘India-France Year of Innovation’ and advance strategic cooperation between the two nations. Macron’s three-day visit to India from February 17 to 19 underscores the deepening partnership, with discussions centred on artificial intelligence, defence collaboration, technology partnerships, and the Indo-Pacific.
5. Twenty-five fishermen from Karaikal were apprehended by the Sri Lankan Navy while fishing near the International Maritime Boundary Line yesterday. The incident occurred near the Kaarainagar sea area.
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🌎 *WORLD NEWS* 🌍
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1. A delegation led by Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, arrived in Sri Lanka yesterday for a three-day visit to assess damage caused by Cyclone Ditwah.
2. Four people were killed after an Israeli airstrike targeted a vehicle near Lebanon’s border with Syria, underlining continued hostilities along Israel’s northern front despite an existing truce.
3. David J. Farber, widely regarded as a “grandfather of the internet”, passed away on 7 February in Tokyo at the age of 91. According to his family, the cause of death was heart failure.
4. World Health Organization (WHO) has prequalified an additional novel oral polio vaccine type 2 (nOPV2). The move strengthens global capacity to respond to outbreaks caused by circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2).
WHO prequalification certifies that the vaccine meets international standards for safety, quality, and effectiveness. This enables UN agencies such as UNICEF to procure and distribute it globally.
5. Israel’s cabinet approved a plan on Sunday to restart formal land registration in the occupied West Bank, marking the first such measure since Israel captured the territory in 1967.
6. In China, eight people were killed and left two others with minor burns following an explosion and fire at a fireworks shop, ahead of the Lunar New Year.
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🚣🚴🏇🏊 *SPORTS*
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ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026
55 T20s
Feb 07 - Mar 08
Afghanistan vs United Arab Emirates, 28th Match, Group D
Afghanistan won by 5 wkts
UAE: 160/9(20)
AFG: 162/5(19.2)
PLAYER OF THE MATCH
Azmatullah Omarzai
Afghanistan captain Rashid Khan scripted history in the 2026 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup by becoming the first bowler to claim 700 wickets in men’s T20 cricket. The landmark was achieved during Afghanistan’s group-stage match against the United Arab Emirates at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi.
(b) England vs Italy, 29th Match, Group C,
England won by 24 runs
ENG: 202/7(20)
ITA: 178(20)
PLAYER OF THE MATCH
Will Jacks
(c) Australia vs Sri Lanka, 30th Match, Group B,
Sri Lanka won by 8 wkts
AUS: 181(20)
SL: 184/2(18)
PLAYER OF THE MATCH
Pathum Nissanka
2. India’s 14-year-old cricket prodigy Vaibhav Sooryavanshi will not appear for the CBSE Class 10 board exams this year. The young star, who recently impressed the world with his batting in the Under-19 World Cup, has decided to skip the exams because of his packed cricket schedule, which includes training camps and tournaments.
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*FINANCE*
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*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* : ₹a 0.63
🇧🇩 *B'desh Taka** : ₹ 0.70
🇵🇰 *Pak Rupee* : ₹ 0.32
🇱🇰 *Sri Lanka Rupee* : ₹ 0.29
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*BSE SENSEX*
83,277.15 +650.39 (0.79%)🌲
*NIFTY*
25,682.75 +211.65 (0.83%)🌲
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*Rates in Financial Capital Mumbai*
*GOLD* : ₹ 15,580/ 01gm (24 krt)
*SILVER* : ₹ 265,000/KG
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*ENTERTAINMENT NEWS*
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1. Actors Vijay Deverakonda and Rashmika Mandanna are scheduled to get married on February 26 this year. While the wedding venue has not been revealed yet, various reports suggest that the two are tying the knot at a destination wedding in Udaipur. The couple will host a wedding reception in Hyderabad on March 3.
2. Veteran Odia singer Geeta Patnaik passed away on February 15, 2026, in Cuttack at the age of 73. She was undergoing treatment at a private hospital after suffering a brain stroke.
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🇮🇳 *FACTS ABOUT BHARAT* 🇮🇳
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The *Mauryan Empire,* which formed around 321 B.C.E. and ended in 185 B.C.E., was the first pan-Indian empire, an empire that covered most of the Indian region. It spanned across central and northern India as well as over parts of modern-day Iran.
The Maurya Empire was centralized by the conquest of the Indo-Gangetic Plain, and its capital city was located at Pataliputra (modern Patna).
Emperors
• 322–298 BCE
Chandragupta
• 298–272 BCE
• 268–232 BCE
Ashoka
• 232–224 BCE
Dasharatha
• 224–215 BCE
Samprati
• 215–202 BCE
Shalishukla
• 202–195 BCE
Devavarman
• 195–187 BCE
Shatadhanvan
• 187–180 BCE
Brihadratha
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*😀Thought of the day*
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Right actions in the future are the best apologies for bad actions in the past =======================
* *JOKE OF THE DAY*
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*Shop owner* : Plz do cashless transaction.
*Chintu* : 🤔 मैं तो 7-8 सालों से
Cashless transaction
कर रहा था...
पर लोग उसे *उधारी-उधारी*
बोलते हैं ...😝🤪😆
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*😳WHY❓❓❓*
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*Why do ants bite you⁉️* 🐜🐜🐜
Ant bites and stings occur on people who enter an ant's habitat. This could be unintentional, for example, if you stepped barefoot on an ant mound (an ant colony home). Ants bite as a reaction to feeling threatened and bite or sting to protect themselves.
There are over 1400 species of ants that are officially recognized, but that number could go up as different species are discovered and named.
*Have you ever wondered what the difference is between a black ant and a red ant? Is there even a difference other than the color?⁉️*⁉️⁉️
Below you’ll find out the differences between red ants and black ants and where you can find each type.
Red fire ants
Black Ants
Red Ants are also called Fire Ants and may be referred to as a Ginger Ant in some places. Red ants or Fire Ants are unique because unlike other ants they bite with their mouths to hold on and then they sting injecting toxins into their prey (or an unsuspecting human). The venom causes a burning pain at the site of the wound that some say feels like fire. Red ants are also more aggressive than black ants.. Red Ants can be found in the ground, and you may even see a large mound marking the location of a colony.
Black ants will bite and spray acid on the wound, but it doesn’t hurt as bad as the venom from a red ant. Black ants are more of a nuisance than a health concern. Black ants will nest in trees, wood, and you may even find them in your house. Unlike red ants, black ants are not aggressive and my not even bite a human unless they’re startled.
*Both red and black common ants bite. But the amount of formic acid released by black ants is negligible and therefore not noticeable. But red ants deliver high amount of formic acid in their bite and therefore give more pain,swelling and redness.
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*🤔Why does the sun not run out of oxygen as it burns?❓*
The sun does not run out of oxygen for the simple fact that it does not use oxygen to burn. The burning of the sun is not chemical combustion. It is nuclear fusion. Don't think of the sun as a giant campfire. It is more like a giant hydrogen bomb.
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*LEARN Sanskrit*🙏🏻
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*उप्तं सुकृतबीजं हि सुक्षेत्रेषु महाफलम् ।*
uptaṃ sukṛtabījaṃ hi sukṣētrēṣu mahāphalam ।
भावार्थ: सही स्थान पर बोया गया सुकर्म का बीज ही महान् फल देता है।
*Meaning* : The seed of good works, sown in the right place gives great results.
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🤔 *HOW IT WORKS* ⁉ =======================
*How a piano works**
When you press a key on the piano it causes a small hammer inside the piano to hit a string or strings. Each key is connected to its own hammer or hammers which hit a specific string or number of strings.
When the hammer hits a string, it vibrates and makes a sound that is tuned to a specific note.
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💁🏻♂ *GK TODAY*
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*ASEAN* , Association of Southeast Asian Nations, is a political and economic union of 10 member states in Southeast Asia,
Headquarters: Jakarta, Indonesia
Founded: 8 August 1967, Bangkok, Thailand
Members:. Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam .
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*BORN TODAY* 🐣💐
Kalvakuntla Chandrashekhar Rao better known and abbreviated as K.C.R., (born 17 February 1954) is an Indian politician and the first Chief Minister of Telangana, (BRS Party) a new state formed by the division of Andhra Pradesh in 2014.
In April 2001, he formed the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) Party to achieve Telangana statehood.
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🙏🏻 *IDIOMS & PHRASES*
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Hit the nail on the head
Do or say the exact thing
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*ANTONYM*
Prudent × Imprudent
*SYNONYMS*
Prudent : Judicious
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🛕 *VEDIK GYAN*
(kindly inform, if given info is vary from actual facts🙏🏻) =======================
*Puranas* - Purana is a vast genre of Indian literature about a wide range of topics, particularly about legends and other traditional lore.
There are 18 Mukhya Puranas (Major Puranas) and 18 Upa Puranas (Minor Puranas), with over 400,000 verses
Vishnu, Naradiya, Padma, Garuda, Varaha, Bhagavata, Matsya, Kurma, Linga, Shiva, Skanda, Agni, Brahmanda, Brahmavaivarta, Markandeya, Bhavishya, Vamana, Brahma
Vyasa, the narrator of the Mahabharata, is hagiographically credited as the compiler of the Puranas.
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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🙏🏻) =======================
Neem leaves have many traditional and medicinal uses, especially in India 🌿
Here are the main uses:
🌿 1. For Skin
Helps reduce acne and pimples
Treats rashes, itching, eczema
Used in face packs for glowing skin
Neem water bath helps prevent skin infections
🌿 2. For Hair
Reduces dandruff
Prevents hair fall
Kills head lice
Makes scalp healthy
🌿 3. For Health (Internal Uses – in small amounts)
Boosts immunity
Helps control blood sugar (use carefully)
Improves digestion
Acts as a natural detoxifier
⚠️ Important: Don’t consume too much neem. Always take small quantities and consult a doctor if using regularly.
🌿 4. For Dental Care
Neem twigs used as natural toothbrush (datun)
Prevents gum infection
Reduces bad breath.
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