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NEWS & VIEWS|||SARASIJ|||16--02--2026

 

NEWS & VIEWS|||SARASIJ|||16--02--2026

MONDAY|| VOL—V/2026/FEBRUARY

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ॐ नमः शिवाय शान्ताय कारणत्रयहेतवे।

निवेदयामि चात्मानं त्वं गतिः परमेश्वर॥

Maha SHIVARATRI ended after 6.00 a.m. today.

INDIA: (GOI, SWARAJYA, VISHWAMITRA, HINDU POST, INDIA TODAY).

PM Modi Receives Invite For Tarique Rahman's Oath Ceremony On February 17. Sources told NDTV that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been formally invited but is unlikely to attend due to prior commitments in Mumbai.

Om Birla Will Represent India At Tarique Rahman's Oath Ceremony In Bangladesh.

Fiscal prudence never seems to take precedence during elections in India. Last week, this was demonstrated yet again in Tamil Nadu when Chief Minister M.K. Stalin surprised 1.31 crore women covered under the Kalaignar Magalir Urimai Thogai (KMUT) — a universal basic income scheme for poor women — by transferring ₹5,000 to each of them.

The decision to provide ₹5,000 to 1.31 crore women beneficiaries under the KMUT is only an attempt to cover up the failures of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) government, said Union Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting L. Murugan.

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, yesterday has approved construction of 4-Lane Access-Controlled Greenfield connectivity from Gohpur on NH-15 to Numaligarh on 715 section including 15.79 Km. of Road cum Rail Tunnel under River Brahmaputra to be developed at a total capital cost of Rs.18,662 crore in Assam on Engineering procurement Construction  (EPC). Currently, connectivity between Numaligarh on NH715 and Gohpur on NH-15 is 240 Km.

In West Bengal, a large number of voters who submitted domicile certificates are reportedly failing to meet the conditions set by the Election Commission.

WORLD: (REUTER, AP, AFP, BLOOMBERG, CNN, WP)

Tarique Rahman had reached out to the opposition during his first press conference on February 14, when he called upon all sides to “remain united”.

In a significant diplomatic outreach, the Chief Adviser,  Professor Muhammad Yunus, has invited heads of government from 13 countries to attend the oath ceremony. The invitee list includes India, China, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Malaysia, Brunei, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Maldives, and Bhutan.

Goyeshwar Chandra Roy and Nitai Roy Chowdhury are the two Hindu candidates who won election on a Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) ticket.

Reconciliation Or Retribution? Awami League Dilemma Before Tarique Rahman. Early analysis of the 2026 election results reveals a clear transfer of votes from the Awami League to the BNP.

LEADERLESS AWAMI LEAGUE PARTY  IN BANGLADESH   WLL SLOWLY MERGE IN BNP. BANGLADESH MAY BE HEADING FOR TWO PARTY DEMOCRACY.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday (February 15, 2026) he told U.S. ​President Donald Trump last week that any U.S. deal with ‌Iran must include the dismantling of Iran’s nuclear infrastructure, ​not just stopping the enrichment process.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday (February 15, 2026) said member states of the so-called Board of Peace, which he heads, have pledged more than $5 billion for Gaza humanitarian relief and reconstruction efforts, and committed thousands of personnel to a proposed force that would assume security responsibilities in the war-ravaged Palestinian enclave.

The “ultra-left” in France was behind the fatal beating of a French youth aligned with the far right, the Justice Minister said on Sunday (February 15, 2026), after the killing inflamed political tension in the country ahead of elections.

Iran ready to discuss compromises to reach nuclear deal, minister tells BBC in Tehran

MISHAPS: -

A 22-year-old Indian student, Saketh Sreenivasaiah, who had been missing in California since February 9, has been found dead, India’s mission in San Francisco said on Sunday.

Originally from Tumakuru in Karnataka, Sreenivasaiah was pursuing a Master’s degree in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley.

GAMES & SPORTS: -

Winter Olympic:- 2026 Milan-Cortina

Norway—12 Gold. Italy—8 Gold.

India vs Pakistan, 27th Match, Group A, at Premadasa stadium, Sri Lanka.

India won by 61 runs ||| IND: 175/7(20)//PAK: 114(18)

 *PLAYER OF THE MATCH* Ishan Kishan

1st T20I • Sydney, Sydney Cricket Ground

AUSW: 133 (18)// INDW:  50-1 (5.1)

India Women won by 21 runs (DLS method).

DAS KAPITAL:

Foreign investors pumped in 19,675 crore rupees into Indian equities during the first half of February. As per the depositories data, foreign portfolio investors, or FPIs, also invested 1,218 crore rupees into the Indian debt markets, taking the net investment into the Indian capital market to 20,893 crore rupees during the period under review.

 *BSE SENSEX* 82,626.76 −1,048.16 (1.25%)🔻

 *NIFTY* 25,471.10 −336.10 (1.30%)🔻

BULLIONS:

*GOLD* : ₹ 15,560/ 01gm (24 krt)

*SILVER* : ₹ 280,000/KG

Currency Exchange Rates:

*Euro* : ₹107/- *USD*  ₹ 91/-  * China ¥* : ₹ 13

 

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