- The Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance, today released monthly Post Devolution Revenue Deficit (PDRD) grant of Rs. 9,871 crore to 17 States. This was the 11th instalment of the PDRD grant released to the States.
- Government committed to fill vacancies in higher judiciary by following due diligence and procedures, Law Minister Kiren Rijiju informs Lok Sabha.
- SC directs appointment of nodal officer to facilitate payment of COVID-19 ex-gratia compensation to victims.
- Discussion resumes in Lok Sabha on Motion of Thanks to President’s address for third day today.
- Hologram statue of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose at India Gate in Delhi today. As per sources in Culture Ministry,the hologram was switched off on Feb3 due to “extreme weather conditions”. The hologram statue was unveiled by PM Modi on Jan 23 to mark Netaji’s 125th birth anniversary.
- Speaker Om Birla directs MPs to maintain decorum in the Lower House.
- Lok Sabha adjourned till Monday, 7th February.
- Filing of nominations begins for Sixth phase of assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh and, Second and Last Phase in Manipur.
- Supreme Court adjourns hearing of NEET-PG 2022 till February 8 on plea seeking to extend internship deadline.
- BJP, PLC and SAD (Sanyukt) alliance release 11-point vision document for Punjab assembly election; Congress releases election manifesto for Goa assembly polls.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi to unveil ‘Statue of Equality’ in Hyderabad tomorrow.
- Union Minister for Railway Ashwini Vaishnaw inform Rajya Sabha that Railway Recruitment Board and Railway Recruitment Cell empanelled/recruited 1,89,790 persons in the last five years.
- Uttar Pradesh’s tableau adjudged the best at Republic Day parade this year; Indian Navy named best marching contingent among Services.
- Central Bureau of Investigation has arrested nine accused in an on-going investigation of a case related to the death of Tarak Sahu during violence in West Bengal.
- Centenary birth anniversary of legendary Singer Pandit Bhimsen Joshi being celebrated today.
- Police arrested a person in Pulwama for uploading anti-national content on Facebook.
- In Cricket, India to lock horns with England in summit clash of Under-19 World Cup in West Indies tomorrow.
