Monitor News Service

Tejashwi Yadav promised ₹300 bonus on paddy, ₹400 on wheat, and special status for PACS and Vyapar Mandal heads if INDIA bloc forms government in Bihar.

PM Modi accused RJD and Congress of aiding infiltration to change Bihar’s Seemanchal demography, calling it a “dangerous conspiracy” risking the state’s future.

Mehul Choksi has appealed to Belgium’s top court against an order approving his extradition to India in the ₹13,000-crore PNB scam, suspending the move temporarily.

Priyanka Gandhi urged PM Modi and Delhi CM to act on Delhi’s “filthy smog,” saying citizens, especially children and elders, suffer yearly from toxic air.

JD(U) candidate Anant Singh was arrested in the murder of Jan Suraaj supporter Dular Chand Yadav in Mokama. EC ordered transfers amid poll violence.

CJI Gavai hailed India’s single Constitution as democracy’s backbone, lauded Ambedkar, and defended the collegium system at Allahabad University.

GST collection rose 4.6% YoY to ₹1.96 lakh crore in October, the slowest this fiscal, as festive demand and tax cuts boosted spending and refunds jumped 40%.

PM Modi mourned the Srikakulam temple stampede deaths, announcing ₹2 lakh for victims’ families and ₹50,000 for the injured.

Crime: Mumbai Police rescued 17 children after a 3-hour hostage standoff in Powai. The suspect, Rohit Arya, was injured during the operation and later declared dead.

CBSE Class 10 exams from Feb 17–Mar 10 and Class 12 from Feb 17–Apr 9, 2026. Final datesheet includes revised subject dates and improved gaps between major exams.