Day: February 7, 2026

4 min readPatnaUpdated: Feb 7, 2026 11:28 AM IST Independent MP from Purnea Rajesh Ranjan, popularly known as Pappu Yadav, was arrested by Patna Police late Friday night in connection with a 31-year-old case registered at the Gardanibagh police station. The arrest followed a prolonged standoff at his Mandiri residence, where police and supporters were…

In a significant development, US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order waiving the 25 per cent tariff penalty imposed on India for buying Russian oil. The order states that India “has committed to stop directly or indirectly” importing Russian oil, has affirmed its intention to purchase American energy products, and has agreed to…

2 min readThiruvananthapuramFeb 7, 2026 10:32 AM IST Days after the Union Budget allocated Rs 6,000 crore for the National Population Register (NPR) and Census 2027, the CPI(M)-led Kerala government has issued an order that NPR will not be implemented in the state. On February 5, in an extraordinary gazette, the state government issued a…

The Congress on Saturday said the India-US joint statement on the interim framework of a full trade agreement had only revealed that Russian oil import to India will stop Russian oil imports. The Congress also claimed that as a result of the trade deal, US imports to India will increase and “great uncertainty” will befall…

4 min readNew DelhiFeb 7, 2026 11:03 AM IST Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday departed for a two-day visit to Malaysia, where he will hold bilateral talks with his counterpart Anwar Ibrahim. In his departure statement, Modi said he is visiting Malaysia at the invitation of his “friend” Malaysian PM Anwar Ibrahim, and aims…

2 min readFeb 7, 2026 11:39 AM IST Over 1,000 revenue officers (ROs) and circle officers (COs), who had been on strike since February 2, called off their strike after the state government agreed to restore the position of deputy collector, land reforms (DCLR) to the Bihar Revenue Service (BRS). ROs and COs will return…

News Today Live Updates: Get the latest news updates from India and all around the world. Stay updated with breaking news today. For nearly 32 hours, a tanker leaking highly flammable propylene gas lay toppled on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway, bringing traffic on one of India’s busiest highways to a halt. While a disaster was ultimately averted, the prolonged…

3 min readHyderabadUpdated: Feb 7, 2026 01:13 PM IST Maoist leader L Prabhakar Rao, who was killed on Friday in an operation by security forces along the Maharashtra-Telangana border, was a senior leader in the CPI (Maoist) Gadchiroli hierarchy. Known by aliases such as Ravi, Swamy, and Chander, Rao, 53, hailed from Isrojiwadi village in…

2 min readFeb 7, 2026 01:31 PM IST Indian Railways verification of identity: The Ministry of Railways has made identity proof verification compulsory for reserved train journeys serving the international border areas including Nepal and Bangladesh. The move is expected to further strengthen security. In a letter dated February 4, 2026, to all zonal railways,…

3 min readNew DelhiUpdated: Feb 7, 2026 02:21 PM IST Five cubs were born at Madhya Pradesh’s Kuno National Park to the Namibian cheetah Aasha on Saturday, Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Bhupendra Yadav broke the news over a post on X. Hailing Project Cheetah launched in 2022 by Prime Minister Narendra…