1.India has delayed plans to send a trade delegation to Washington this week, primarily because of uncertainty after the US Supreme Court struck down tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump, a source in its trade ministry said Sunday.

2.At least two Maoists were killed in an encounter with security forces in a forest along Kandhamal border Sunday, a police officer said.

3.The Supreme Court is slated to hear pleas of Meta and WhatsApp against a Competition Commission of India (CCI) order imposing a penalty of Rs 2114 crore over their privacy policy Monday.

4.India’s capital expenditure saw a yearon-year contraction of 23.4 per cent in the third quarter of FY2025-26, a new report said Sunday.

5.Former Railway Minister and once Trinamool Congress' second in command, Mukul Roy, dies of heart attack at 71.

6.RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Sunday said that the Sangh does not practice Hindutva politics, rather it believes in building a strong society and nation through individual development.

7.The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has set a target of filing 500 chargesheets in money-laundering cases in the current financial year.

8.The odisha state Higher Education department has sanctioned Rs 1.73 crore for the development of 11 colleges and one university across Odisha under the ‘Ama Gourav Ama College’ scheme, aimed at strengthening infrastructure and academic facilities in higher educational institutions.

9.Three members of the Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) terror outfit were killed in an encounter with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district Sunday, officials said

10.The Annual Network Meet 2026 of Odisha Knowledge Corporation Limited (OKCL), functioning under state’s administration of Electronics and Information Technology (E&IT) department, sought the simple use of artificial intelligence (AI) for everyone and in every work.

11.Odisha may see a change in weather as a low-pressure system over the Bay of Bengal is likely to intensify, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said Sunday.

12.The Reserve Bank of India has built a high-security data centre in Odisha, strategically located well away from potential cross-border threat zones and high seismic-risk regions, as part of efforts to safeguard critical financial infrastructure and strengthen continuity of core systems.

13.The Rushikulya River mouth in Ganjam district, which is known for the mass nesting of the endangered Olive Ridley Turtles, was found to be a potential habitat for Irrawaddy dolphins, a forest officer said.

14.Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday fl agged off the Meerut Metro and Namo Bharat train from the Shatabdi Nagar station here, giving a fi llip to high-speed intercity travel and swift intra-city movement.

15.Voter base in nine states and Union territories has shrunk by more than 1.70 crore following the publication of final electoral rolls as part of the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR), according to official data.

16.Pakistan Sunday claimed to kill 70 terrorists in the military strikes targeting at least seven militant hideouts in Afghanistan in retaliation for the recent rebel attacks in the country.

17.The preliminary report on the Learjet 45 plane crash in Baramati in which NCP leader Ajit Pawar and four others died, will be released on or before February 28.

18.Preparations are underway for an Ayodhya-style Ram temple with a 'Bengali' idol in West Bengal's Nadia district, with the Shri Krittibas Ram Mandir Trust announcing a symbolic Ayodhya Yatra to bring sacred soil for the temple's foundation.

19.At least 18 people were killed when a passenger bus fell into the Trishuli river near Gajuri in the Dhading district of Nepal early morning on Monday.

20.The Indian men's hockey team dished out a much improved show but still went down to formidable Australia in the penalty shootout in their FIH Pro League match here Sunday.