Dipak Kumar
Battle of the Songs in Poll-Bound Bengal: The air in West Bengal, already thick with the electrical charge of upcoming Assembly elections, has been further ignited by a new directive from the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA). On February 12, 2026, a formal notification mandated that the national song, ‘Vande Mataram’, must be sung … Read more
Tragedy in Mulund: The bustling Lal Bahadur Shastri (LBS) Road in Mumbai’s northeast suburb of Mulund turned into a site of horror on Saturday, February 14, 2026. At approximately 12:15 PM, a heavy portion of a “parapet segment” from the under-construction Mumbai Metro Line-4 collapsed from a height, crushing an autorickshaw and a car passing beneath it. … Read more
The United States and Taiwan sealed their historic economic alliance, officially signing a final reciprocal trade agreement on February 12, 2026, in a landmark shift for global trade and high-tech supply chains. The deal effectively reduces U.S. tariffs on Taiwanese exports to 15%, putting the island on equal footing with regional giants like Japan and … Read more
PM Modi Charts New Strategic Heights: In a landmark moment for India’s strategic and infrastructural landscape, Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a historic touchdown on Saturday, February 14, 2026, at the Northeast’s first Emergency Landing Facility (ELF). Arriving aboard a massive C-130J Super Hercules transport aircraft, the Prime Minister inaugurated the strategic 4.2-km reinforced stretch on National Highway-37 in Assam’s Moran, … Read more
‘Vande Mataram’ Before ‘Jana Gana Mana’:In a move that has sent shockwaves through India’s political and social landscape, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has issued a definitive new set of guidelines regarding the protocol for the national song, ‘Vande Mataram’. According to the rules uploaded on February 6, 2026, the national song must now be played before the … Read more
North Korean Successor Designation: For decades, the inner workings of the North Korean leadership were a black box, shrouded in secrecy and state-mandated silence. The world once believed that the current leader, Kim Jong-un, might not have children at all—or if he did, they were destined to remain in the shadows until a moment of … Read more
The Seedance 2.0 Crisis: global film industry is currently facing what many are calling an “existential crisis,” triggered by a new and incredibly powerful AI tool from an unexpected source: China. Seedance 2.0, developed by the tech giant ByteDance—the same powerhouse behind TikTok—has effectively put Hollywood on high alert. What has the world’s biggest film … Read more
New Income Tax Rules 2026: India is standing on the cusp of a major financial transformation. The government has released the Draft Income Tax Rules, 2026, a comprehensive set of proposals designed to replace the aging 1962 framework. Aimed at modernizing tax tracking to reflect today’s digital and high-value economy, these rules are scheduled to … Read more
MILAN, Italy —2026 Winter Olympics: The atmosphere at the Milano Ice Skating Arena has reached a fever pitch today, February 13, 2026. As the sun sets over the Italian Alps, the world’s attention turns to the ice for the conclusion of the Men’s Single Skating competition. American sensation Ilia Malinin, known globally as the “Quad God,” … Read more
DHAKA / NEW DELHI —Bangladesh Election Result: In a historic political earthquake that has redrawn the landscape of South Asia, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) is cruising toward a massive landslide victory in the nation’s first general election since the 2024 student-led uprising. With unofficial results pouring in, party chairman Tarique Rahman is poised to become the next Prime … Read more