Overview
- In Chandrapur, BJP’s Sangita Khandekar won the mayoralty by a single vote after unexpected backing from Shiv Sena (Uddhav faction), leaving Congress—the largest party—without the post and prompting charges of horse-trading and questions about opposition cohesion.
- A new Kanpur video shows bouncers trying to remove a Lamborghini’s number plate after a high-speed crash; police say industrialist KK Mishra’s son Shivam Mishra was driving, while the family and a man identifying himself as driver Mohan claim he was at the wheel.
- NCP MLA Rohit Pawar alleged a possible conspiracy in the plane crash that killed Ajit Pawar and urged a third‑party aviation investigation by foreign agencies, while publicly questioning the state CID’s capability.
- The Enforcement Directorate raided locations linked to UK citizen Maulana Shamsul Huda Khan under PMLA on February 11, seizing documents tied to 17 properties as agencies probe alleged fraud, NGO fund flows and assets estimated around ₹33 crore, including claims he voted in 2017 after renouncing Indian citizenship.
- Uttar Pradesh tabled a ₹9.12 lakh crore budget for 2026–27 focused on women, youth and farmers, with pledges on jobs and farm support plus allocations such as about ₹18,000 crore for women’s programmes and a higher marriage grant.