In December, the RBI had projected real GDP growth for the June quarter of 2026-27 at 6.7% and 6.8% for the July-September period. Amidst global headwinds, private consumption and fixed investment supported growth," RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra said while unveiling the monetary policy. Further, improving corporate sector performance and sustained momentum in the informal sector should boost manufacturing activity, he said. Also, construction sector growth is expected to remain firm and services sector should continue to be resilient, with strengthening domestic demand. The Governor said recovery in urban consumption should further strengthen with continued support from GST rationalisation and monetary easing.

Later, they got addicted to Korean task-based games as they tried to find emotional refuge in the virtual world,” the officer said. It seems the immediate trigger behind the extreme step was the parents' move of confiscating their phones and forcing them to quit the virtual world that had provided them emotional refuge." The girls accused their parents of trying to force them to give up what they described as their emotional refuge. They went into a shell and began living in their own world,” police sources quoted the father as saying. “It’s around this time that they became completely isolated and started taking refuge in the virtual world.

The United States and Bolivia are coordinating the reinstatement of their Ambassadors "as soon as possible" after nearly two decades without top diplomatic representatives in either country, Foreign Minister Fernando Aramayo told AFP on Thursday (February 5, 2026). Ambassador to Bolivia after accusing him of conspiring against his left-wing government. "We have addressed the issue of reinstating Ambassadors," Mr. Aramayo told AFP, following a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Washington on Wednesday (February 4, 2026). Upon taking office in November, the government of center-right President Rodrigo Paz has sought a rapprochement with the United States. The left-wing administrations of Mr. Morales and Mr. Luis Arce, which governed the country through much of the past two decades, saw a distancing between Bolivia and western countries including the United States.

लेखक के बारे में अनवर अंसारी अनवर अंसारी, नवभारत टाइम्स डिजिटल में बतौर कंसल्टेंट काम कर रहे हैं। वह पिछले एक साल से विदेश में पढ़ाई, नौकरी, फॉरेन यूनिवर्सिटीज में एडमिशन और वीजा संबंधी खबरें कवर कर रहे हैं। इससे पहले अनवर ने अमर उजाला, टीवी9 भारतवर्ष और एबीपी न्यूज जैसे संस्थानों में काम किया है। वे नेशनल और इंटरनेशनल न्यूज पर काम कर चुके हैं। देश-विदेश से जुड़ी घटनाओं पर लिखने के अलावा उन्हें डिफेंस और नॉलेज स्टोरीज लिखने का भी अनुभव है। अनवर ने दिल्ली यूनिवर्सिटी से जर्नलिज्म में ग्रेजुएशन किया है।... और पढ़ें

Subscribe to Newsletter to get latest insights & analysis in your inbox. "They've secured a life-changing first agreement," said UAW President Shawn Fain in a statement. "This comprehensive agreement will provide meaningful changes for our workforce, including increased ‌wages, reduced health ‍care costs, and more paid time off," Volkswagen ‍said. ‍The UAW narrowly lost votes at the same plant in 2014 and 2019.Fain has aimed to unionize ‍auto plants ⁠across the ⁠nation from automakers including Toyota and Tesla. Workers at the Volkswagen plant had signaled they wanted similar gains in their talks with the company.

The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a petition filed by the Prashant Kishor-led Jan Suraaj Party challenging the conduct and outcome of the 2025 Bihar Assembly elections, holding that it could not issue an omnibus direction to set aside the entire electoral process at the behest of a political party. A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi directed the party to approach the Patna High Court with its grievances, underscoring that the top court should not be the forum of first instance for such a challenge. The bench observed that it could not grant relief to set aside the entire election result merely on the basis of a political party’s dissatisfaction with the outcome. The Jan Suraaj Party had moved the Supreme Court after a disappointing performance in the November 2025 polls, contesting 238 seats but failing to open its account, with most of its candidates forfeiting their deposits. It sought directions to the Election Commission of India under Article 324 of the Constitution and Section 123 of the Representation of the People Act to examine the matter as corrupt practice.

In his first speech in Parliament after the agreement on the India-US trade deal, Prime Minister Narendra Modi set a panoramic stage. The second quarter of the 21st century will be “nirnayak” or decisive, he said, as “viksit Bharat” takes its place in it. Because as the world moves towards a new post-Covid global order, it is turning to India — “jhukaav Bharat ki taraf hai”. Their biggest benefit will go to the young, for whom the world has opened up its markets and opportunities. “Avsar hi avsar…” said the PM, framing the deal as empowerment for a young country.

AWS's revenue grew to $35.6 billion in the December quarter, while Google Cloud grew 48% to $17.75 billion. Amazon shares closed down 4.4% during regular trading as worries deepened about the enormous cost of the artificial-intelligence boom. The top four hyperscalers - Amazon, Microsoft, Google and Meta - are expected to collectively spend more than $630 billion this year. But investors punished Microsoft's stock last week after its cloud unit growth just squeaked past estimates. But Amazon took $610 million in asset impairments related primarily to its physical stores unit, which includes Amazon Go and Amazon Fresh grocery stores.

कश्मीर पर फिर बेआबरू हुआ पाकिस्तान, पैंतरेबाजी को कजाकिस्तान ने किया नाकाम, शहबाज का झूठ बेनकाबSubscribeकजाकिस्तान के राष्ट्रपति टोकायेव ने बुधवार को शहबाज शरीफ से इस्लामाबाद में मुलाकात की थी। इसके बाद पाकिस्तान ने दावा किया कि कजाकिस्तान के राष्ट्रपति ने कश्मीर पर उसका समर्थन किया है, लेकिन इस्लामाबाद का झूठ ज्यादा देर चल नहीं सका।

Javed Akhtar is known not only for his celebrated writing but also for his sharp observations about life and human nature. I’d add a third test: watch how they behave when they’re angry),” Akhtar remarked. He continued, “Shareef aadmi ka gussa kuch aur hota hai, aur ghatiya aadmi ka gussa kisi aur tarah ka hota hai. That shows anger is driving them rather than them steering the anger. Short-lived anger shows vulnerability; chronic anger unmasks who the person really is.”

Delhi’s air quality remained in the ‘poor’ category on Friday (February 6, 2026), with the overall Air Quality Index (AQI) recorded at 225 at 9 a.m., while the minimum temperature settled at 9.1 degrees Celsius. According to the Central Pollution Control Board’s (CPCB) SAMEER app, 25 monitoring stations in the city recorded air quality in the ‘poor’ category, while 14 stations were in the ‘moderate’ category. Station-wise data showed that Palam recorded a minimum temperature of 9.0 degrees Celsius, which was 0.8 degrees Celsius below normal. At Lodhi Road, the minimum temperature stood at 8.2 degrees Celsius, marginally 0.2 degrees Celsius above normal. The Ridge station reported a minimum temperature of 10.3 degrees Celsius, which was 1.8 degrees Celsius below normal, while Ayanagar recorded a minimum temperature of 8.6 degrees Celsius, 1.9 degrees Celsius below normal.

In an interview to The Indian Express, Sitharaman said, “At the moment we are looking at sustaining growth and therefore, we will have to do it, so we are doing it. The Finance Minister, however, said that there is a clear sign that one is able to see the private sector coming out to invest. Union Minister for Finance Nirmala Sitharaman poses with her team for a photo op before leaving to present the Budget in New Delhi on Sunday. (Express Photo by Tashi Tobgyal) Union Minister for Finance Nirmala Sitharaman poses with her team for a photo op before leaving to present the Budget in New Delhi on Sunday. The Finance Minister also defended the Budget move to tax capital gains on sovereign gold bonds in the secondary market.

मौसम विभाग के अनुसार सतह पर हवा की गति 10-20 किमी घंटे की रफ्तार से चलेगी और रात में कोहरा रहने की संभावना है, आगे जानें अगले तीन दिनों कैसा रहेगा देशभर का मौसम का मिजाज. देशभर में न्यूनतम तापमान को लेकर मौसम की स्थिति में उतार-चढ़ाव देखने को मिला. 6 से 8 फरवरी दिल्ली-एनसीआर का मौसम पूर्वानुमानदिल्ली-NCR में पिछले 24 घंटों में दिल्ली में न्यूनतम तापमान में 1-2°C की बढ़ोतरी हुई है, जबकि अधिकतम तापमान में कोई खास बदलाव नहीं हुआ है. 7 फरवरी को मौसम में हल्की गर्माहट महसूस की जा सकती है. वहीं, तूफान और तेज हवाओं की आशंका को देखते हुए बागवानी फसलों, सब्जियों और छोटे फलों के पौधों को गिरने से बचाने के लिए सहारा दें.

The estimated population of dugongs in Tamil Nadu has been put at 270. “The findings indicate that the dugong population in Tamil Nadu is stable and doing well, says Supriya Sahu, additional chief secretary, Environment, Climate Change and Forests Department. In a social media post, she said together, Palk Bay and Gulf of Mannar now represent the largest viable dugong population in India. These observations yielded an overall abundance estimate of 270 (plus or minus 16) dugongs for Tamil Nadu. While the study represented a significant advancement in dugong population assessment, it also had some methodological limitations.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah during the signing of the agreement in New Delhi. (PTI)The Centre on Thursday signed an agreement with the Nagaland government and the Eastern Nagaland Peoples’ Organisation (ENPO), for the formation of ‘Frontier Nagaland Territorial Authority’ (FNTA) within the state. The agreement was signed in the presence of Nagaland CM Neiphiu Rio and Union Home Minister Amit Shah, who said the Centre will extend all help and fulfil all its responsibilities for the development of eastern Nagaland. “The agreement will pave the way for creation of Frontier Nagaland Territorial Authority (FNTA) for six districts of Nagaland viz. It said the agreement provides for a mini-secretariat for FNTA, headed by Additional Chief Secretary/Principal Secretary, sharing of development outlay for the eastern Nagaland region proportional to population and area.