February 12, 2026
17 articles published on this date
Sitharaman counters LoP on farmers, food security & data
During the Union Budget 2026-27 debate in the Lok Sabha, the Finance Minister responded to the Leader of Opposition's allegations that the government had "so...
Behind Madhya Pradesh cough syrup deaths: Bad batch, compromised system, a phone call
At least 25 children died in Madhya Pradesh's Chhindwara district after consuming Coldrif cough syrup contaminated with diethylene glycol (DEG), a toxic indu...
DC, tehsildar ‘misappropriated funds’ for crucial Bharatmala road project, arrested
Two revenue officials in Chhattisgarh — a former tehsildar of Abhanpur and a former naib tehsildar of Gobra-Nawapara — were arrested for their alleged involv...
Behind Assam’s contentious Special Revision: Why over 10 lakh names have been deleted from voter list
The Election Commission of India (ECI) published the final electoral roll for Assam on 10 February 2026 after a Special Revision (SR) covering all 126 Assemb...
No confidence is no answer. But onus is on Speaker to earn trust of MPs, especially in Opposition
Opposition parties, led by Congress, submitted a no-confidence motion against Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla under Article 94(c) of the Constitution, with approx...
Renewables to dominate India’s grid by 2070, but ‘structural challenges’ are slowing the pace
A report by NITI Aayog projects that renewable energy will account for over 80% of India's power generation by 2070, while coal's share is expected to fall s...
‘Too Harvard-oriented’: Why Supreme Court is revisiting its guide on gender stereotypes
The Supreme Court, headed by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, has described the 2023 "Handbook on Combating Gender Stereotypes" as "too Harvard-oriented" a...
Less than half of those trained under PM-DAKSH scheme for SCs, BCs, DNTs got jobs
Data reveals that less than half of those trained under the PM-DAKSH (Pradhan Mantri Dakshata Aur Kushalata Sampanna Hitgrahi) scheme for Scheduled Castes, B...
U.S. House votes to slap back Trump’s tariffs on Canada
The US House of Representatives voted 219-211 to pass a resolution seeking to terminate the national emergency that President Trump invoked to impose tariffs...
India poised for surge in agricultural exports to US after trade deal: APEDA Chairman
The APEDA Chairman stated that India is poised for a significant uptake in agricultural exports to the United States following the India-US interim trade dea...
Villagers skip meeting convened by Odisha govt over Anganwadi boycott row
An Anganwadi centre in Nuagaon village, Ghadiaamal gram panchayat, Rajnagar block of Kendrapara district in Odisha has remained non-functional for over 80 da...
Trump ‘insists’ on continued Iran talks in meeting with Israeli PM Netanyahu
US President Donald Trump met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for nearly three hours at the White House on February 11, 2026 — their seventh meetin...
Bangladesh polls LIVE: Voting begins in country's crucial parliamentary elections
Bangladesh held its first general election on February 12, 2026, since the ouster of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the July 2024 mass uprising, with...
Budget promises vs reality: Underspending across ministries get wider
An analysis of Union Budget execution data reveals that several ministries have consistently failed to utilise their allocated funds, with underspending rang...
New CPI index may give RBI reason to keep interest rates on hold
India is set to release inflation figures using the new Consumer Price Index (CPI) series with base year 2024=100, replacing the existing 2012=100 series, on...
Preferential allotment likely in PFC-REC merger to help Centre retain majority stake and government company status
The government is planning a preferential share allotment mechanism in the proposed merger of Power Finance Corporation (PFC) and Rural Electrification Corpo...
Trump calls India-US trade deal ‘historic’ as tariff cuts and coal exports take centre stage
The United States and India announced a framework for an Interim Trade Agreement on 2 February 2026, with the US reducing its reciprocal tariff on Indian goo...