US-Canada Tariff War Updates: Trump talks tariffs with Canada’s Trudeau, announces further discussion on Monday

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte stated on Monday that the trade tensions sparked by US President Donald Trump would not impact the strength of the transatlantic alliance's collective deterrence.

The Maharashtra government has issued a government resolution requiring the use of the Marathi language in all government, semi-government offices, and corporations under its jurisdiction. According to the resolution, employees must communicate in Marathi with all visitors, except those from outside India or non-Marathi speaking states. If any government official fails to follow this directive, complaints can be filed with the office in charge, and disciplinary action will be taken. If the complainant is unsatisfied with the action, they can appeal to the Marathi language committee of the Maharashtra legislature.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin has written to External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar, urging him to take swift diplomatic action to prevent the arrest of Indian fishermen and to ensure the release of those currently detained, along with their fishing boats, by Sri Lankan authorities.

Hamas is ready to begin talks on the details of a second phase of the ongoing truce in Gaza, two officials from the Palestinian militant group told AFP.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday congratulated US President Donald Trump on his inauguration, emphasizing that Canada and the US are at their strongest when they collaborate

US President Donald Trump confirmed on Monday that he had spoken with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as both nations prepare to introduce new tariffs on each other's imports. Trump mentioned he will have another discussion with Trudeau at 3 pm ET (2000 GMT). In a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump cited Canadian banking regulations and drug trafficking as reasons for the US tariffs.

Four naxals surrendered before Gadchiroli Police and CRPF today. The naxals carried a total reward of Rs. 28 Lakhs. One DVCM (Divisional Committee Member) senior cadre naxal along with one ACM (Area Committee Member) and two Platoon Members, surrendered before Gadchiroli Police & CRPF. Two husband-wife couples also surrendered

Chinar Corps, Indian Army tweets, "In a cold-blooded incident at Behibagh, Wuzur, Kulgam three innocent citizens Manzoor Ahmed Waghey (Ex Serviceman, 39), wife Mrs Aaina Akhtar (32) and niece Saina Hameed (13) were shot at by terrorists. Manzoor succumbed to his injuries, while the others have been evacuated to District Hospital Anantnag...A Joint Cordon & Search Operation has been launched at Behibagh".

Nurlan Yermekbayev, the Secretary General of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), will visit India from February 4 to 7, 2025. During his trip, he is scheduled to meet with External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar and Minister of State for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh.

"It is absolutely right. A woman has been insulted. The BJP MPs have done the right thing by filing the Breach of Privilege notice," says Union Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi on BJP MPs filing Breach of Privilege notice against Congress MP Sonia Gandhi.

India News Live: Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath meets King of Bhutan Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck.

Union Minister Kiren Rijiju says, "In the last 2-3 years, Rahul Gandhi has been talking about SC, ST, OBC. Prime Minister is the biggest OBC face in the country. Can he not see that? PM of the country is an OBC. He is the most popular leader in the world. Can he not see that? Is Rahul Gandhi blind?.. I am an ST. I am working as the Parliamentary Affairs Minister of the country. MoS Arjun Ram Meghwal is working as the Law Minister, he is an SC. Can't he see that? Did Congress party ever make a Tribal or Dalit the Law Minister of the country? Did Congress make an OBC the Prime Minister? I think Rahul Gandhi doesn't know what he says..."

Speaking on Congress MP Rahul Gandhi raising questions over Maharashtra election results, Shiv Sena MP Milind Deora says, "I am not aware about what he said, but people of Maharashtra are informed voters and they have helped Mahayuti achieve a historic victory. Whenever he wins, he is fine with the EVMs, but whenever he loses, he criticises the EVMs. He should do an introspection."

The CBI has seized a major wildlife contraband including two leopard skins and other parts besides, otter skins and pangolin scales in an operation conducted in Pinjore, Haryana on Monday.

Congress MP Ranjeet Ranjan criticized the BJP for its breach of parliamentary privilege notice, stating that the current behavior in the House is contrary to its tradition. She suggested that the BJP should learn from leaders like Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Jawaharlal Nehru, Indira Gandhi, Rajiv Gandhi, and Manmohan Singh, who faced insults with dignity. Ranjan also dismissed the privilege motion, asserting that the Congress party would not be intimidated. She accused the BJP of using the motion to divert attention from its failures, particularly the unsuccessful budget.

On Rahul Gandhi's speech in Lok Sabha, Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi says, "I found Rahul Gandhi's speech very positive, powerful and impactful because it mentioned a new direction for the nation. He was motivating the youth of the country to move forward in the field of education and technology so that the country's industry could compete with Chinese companies. It is unfortunate that today, most of the imports in India are from China and have been increasing since last few years... BJP is afraid because they do not have an answer to his words..."

Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma tweets, "It was an absolute privilege to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi today. On behalf of the people of Assam, I expressed our gratitude for the Govt's decision to approve the Urea Plant in Namrup, which will be a game-changer in the State's developmental journey. I received valuable guidance from the Prime Minister on the upcoming Advantage Assam 2 Summit and the Mega Jhumoir performance and shared our joy in welcoming him to Assam in a few days from now."

On Maha Kumbh Stampede, Samajwadi Party MP Dimple Yadav says, "The government is trying to hide the numbers. Bodies are not handed over to their families. Many people are still missing and where have these missing people gone? The government is answerable and it should answer. We demand a discussion on this in the Parliament."

Delhi News Live: CAQM revokes GRAP III across Delhi-NCR

Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw  said, "The PM has taken up a big mission to modernise and expand railway facilities in West Bengal. For this, an amount of Rs 13,955 crores has been allocated. In Bengal, Railways has an investment of massive Rs 68,000 crores." Vaishnaw urged West Bengal’s Chief Minister to assist with land acquisition and maintaining law and order to ensure the success of these initiatives. As part of the modernization, 101 railway stations in West Bengal will be redeveloped under the 'Amrit' stations program. He also noted the operation of 9 Vande Bharat trains in the state and the approval of 100 new Amrit Bharat trains in this year's budget. Additionally, 1290 km of railway tracks have been laid in the last decade.

EAM Dr S Jaishankar posted on X, "Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi deliberately spoke a falsehood about my visit to the US in December 2024. I went to meet the Secretary of State and NSA of the Biden Administration. Also to chair a gathering of our Consuls General. During my stay, the incoming NSA-designate met with me. At no stage was an invitation in respect of the PM discussed. It is common knowledge that our PM does not attend such events. In fact, India is generally represented by Special Envoys. Rahul Gandhi’s lies may be intended politically. But they damage the nation abroad."

Addressing NCC Cadets who participated in Republic Day 2025, CM Omar Abdullah says, "... The pressure on you is far much more than that on us... Earlier the marking system used to be lenient, but now the cutoff in many colleges is 100%... But in spite of that, you take your time and join NCC... You (NCC Cadets) represent a cross section of Jammu and Kashmir itself, you are from Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh..."

Congress MP Karti Chidambaram praised Rahul Gandhi’s speech in Parliament, calling it well-delivered and measured. He highlighted that the speech effectively addressed the country’s main crisis—unemployment—and emphasized the need to focus on production to tackle this issue.

Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma tweets, "Rahul Gandhi’s call for a transparent selection of Election Commissioners involving the Chief Justice of India is ironic, given that during Congress rule, appointments were made solely by the ruling government without any transparency. If the Congress truly believed in democratic integrity, why didn’t they implement these reforms in their decades of power? This hypocrisy highlights their political posturing—preaching transparency now after years of opaque governance. The people of India can no longer be misled by such double standards. Practice what you preach before demanding trust."

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested two key suspects in the Tamil Nadu Hizb ut Tahrir (HuT) case. The arrested individuals, Kabeer Ahmed Aliyar and Bava Bahrudeen, also known as Mannai Bava, were allegedly involved in conspiring with others to promote HuT ideologies through secret sermons (Bayaans). They were also linked to organizing an exhibition that aimed to display the military strength of Islamic nations, which they hoped would support a violent jihad to overthrow India’s legally established government.

Speaking on Congress MP and Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi's address in Parliament, Union Minister Rajiv Ranjan (Lalan) Singh says, "He (Rahul Gandhi) just has to say something, so he keeps twisting and distorting the facts. PM Modi's 'Make in India' is successful today, and because of this, there is a buzz in India's markets."

Congress MP KC Venugopal lauded LoP Rahul Gandhi’s speech in the Parliament, calling it the best statesman speeches. It's not a political speech, he has given a clear vision for the country, says Venugopal

Speaking on the Motion of Thanks reply by Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor says, "It was a very important contribution by the Leader of Opposition to offer an alternative vision to the nation, so he didn't go through the same list of issues that the President had come up with and try to rebut them. He just talked about the fact that the nation needs an alternative vision that the Opposition would have provided. It was a refreshingly different approach. I don't think anyone was prepared for it. The PM was there to listen which is a good gesture. I think many others in the government side will have cause for reflection, they will have to think about what they should say on these fundamental diagnosis of here is the country and what the country needs to do."

Lok Sabha LoP and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi says "India needs to connect the values of the past. You talk about Sardar Patel but you destroy Sardar Patel's values every day. You talk about Ambedkar but you destroy his values every day. You don't talk about Nehru. You bow in front of Buddha but you destroy what he says. You have to be truthful to what you are and it is important that when you are giving a way forward to the nation there is clarity of purpose. There is no hatred, violence or anger because these things are destroying our country...My speech has been very polite, very kind. I thank the Prime Minister for coming and listening to it."

Rahul Gandhi criticized the government, saying, "Instead of a laundry list give us a strategy, a vision. There is a philosophical basis for this. I showed you the picture of Shivji which you (LS speaker) did not allow me to show. I showed that picture for a reason. The picture tells us, focus carefully, do not get distracted. Do the job at hand."

Before elections BJP said '400 paar' and that it'll change Constitution; glad to see PM was forced to bow before Constitution, says Rahul Gandhi. "It was a moment of pride for all Congress people that we had explained to the Prime Minister and to the whole country that no force will dare touch this. I know that the RSS has never accepted this. Mohan Bhagwat has said that India didn't get independence in 1947. He has said that this is meaningless. We will never let your dream come true. This Constitution is going to rule India always..." Gandhi added.

Parliament Budget Session Live: 70 lakh Himachal voters added to Maharashtra’s electoral roll between Lok Sabha election and Vidhan Sabha elections, says LoP Rahul Gandhi

"Between the Lok Sabha election and the Vidhan Sabha election in Maharashtra the voting population of Himachal Pradesh was added to the voting roll of Maharashtra. Almost 70 lakh new voters suddenly arrived," Rahul Gandhi says

Kiren Rijiju lashes out at Rahul Gandhi about his remarks on Donald Trump's inauguration ceremony and asks Rahul to apologise for 'lying' to the House

"When we talk to the United States we would not send our foreign minister to get invite for our Prime Minister to his (Donald Trump's) coronation, we would not send him (foreign minister) three or four times to get an invite for our Prime Minister, if we were working on our production then the American President would come here and invite the PM," Rahul Gandhi said.

Rahul Gandhi says, "Our chief of Army staff has said that Chinese are inside our territory. This is a fact. But the reason China is inside our territory is important because people think that wars are fought between armies and their weapons. But the fact of the matter is that wars are fought by industrial systems. The fact of the matter is that China has an industrial system that is far stronger, bigger than our system, and that is why they have the guts to come inside our country. The reason China is sitting inside this country is because Make in India has failed...Read More

Rahul Gandhi said: "Conceptually Make in India was a good thing PM Modi tried but he failed. Manufacturing is down."

Check top quotes from Rahul Gandhi's Lok Sabha address here

"I must say, I struggled through the President's address to maintain my attention on what was being said because I had heard pretty much the same President's address the last time and the time before that. It was the same laundry list of the things that the Govt has done," says Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi.

Authorities in Maharashtra's Beed, which has come into focus following the murder of a sarpanch, have cancelled 183 gun licences in the district over the last one month, an official said on Monday. Eight persons have surrendered their licences voluntarily, while the police have also recommended to the administration to cancel 127 more weapon licences in the district, he said. A total of 1,289 weapon licences have so far been issued in Beed.

At least 15 people were killed and dozens wounded Monday when a car bomb exploded in the outskirts of a northern Syrian city, local civil defence and a war monitor reported. The car on the outskirts of the city of Manbij detonated next to a vehicle carrying agricultural workers, killing 14 women and one man, the local Syrian civil defence reported. Another 15 women were wounded, among them in critical condition. However, Britain-based war monitor The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said 18 women were killed as well as one man.

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami holds a roadshow in support of BJP candidate Raaj Kumar Anand from Patel Nagar assembly constituency, in West Patel Nagar, Delhi

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla welcomes the Russian parliamentary delegation led by the Chairman of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, Vyacheslav Volodin, to witness the proceedings of the House

Congress MP Pramod Tiwari says "...We walked out of the House for an hour. We will go back again and raise this issue. We are getting calls, people are crying, they are not able to meet their families. We want to know why the list of the 30 deceased persons has not been released...Our notices are being rejected continuously and the reason for it is also not known..."

The Question Hour ended at 12 noon on Monday, amid continuous Opposition sloganeering. Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla urged the Opposition to take resolve that they would not disrupt the House during the Question Hour and raise their issues only after its conclusion at noon. “You can raise your issues during your reply to the debate on the Motion of Thanks to the President’s address, not during the Question Hour. I urge you to make this a norm,” he said.

The Budget Session of Parliament resumed to chaotic scenes on Monday. In the Lok Sabha, the lawmakers of the Opposition insisted the Centre to issue a statement on the Maha Kumbh stampeded, which claimed 30 lives on January 29 last month...Read More

Nita M Ambani said, “Champions again! Congratulations to our incredible Girls in Blue for winning the U19 Women's T20 World Cup for the second year in a row! What a phenomenal triumph! Your grit, passion, talent, and hard work have made us all proud. You’ve shown the world that India, Indian sport, and Indian women are truly unstoppable. Your stories and your journeys are an inspiration for generations to come. Keep shining!”

While Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla berated Opposition lawmakers over the uproar, Parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju slammed the Opposition saying, "Why did you come?'

The Lok Sabha convened at 11 AM amid opposition protests demanding a discussion on the Maha Kumbh stampede. The Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) report on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill 2024 will also be presented in the House. Once adopted, the bill will proceed for further debate. JPC Chairman Jagdambika Pal and panel member Sanjay Jaiswal will submit the report along with supporting evidence. The session is expected to be turbulent, as the committee’s discussions saw fierce clashes between BJP and opposition members.

A deadline to begin talks on extending Gaza’s ceasefire arrived Monday with the Israeli prime minister in Washington, silence from his office about when a negotiating team might engage with Hamas, and considerable uncertainty about what the next stage of the fragile truce will look like. The ceasefire, in place for just over two weeks, is set to expire on March 1. Under the terms of the deal, talks on the next phase are supposed to begin no later than Monday. - CNN

Delhi News Live: Royal Bhutan Army chief operations officer Lt General Batoo Tshering lays wreath at National War Memorial in Delhi

Andhra Pradesh CM N Chandrababu Naidu says, "Can you imagine that the AAP party has two states- Delhi and Punjab? Is it (AAP government) not a total failure model?... There is no difference between drainage water and drinking water in Delhi... They (AAP) are talking about corruption... Compared to every other scam, the liquor scam is the worst... This model is not good for the nation... We have to debate from now onwards that if any politician creates wealth, then only they can talk about the distribution of wealth... That is the debate that needs to be discussed in Delhi elections."

Indian-American musician and entrepreneur Chandrika Tandon won a Grammy today, reported PTI.

Congress MP Manickam Tagore has submitted an Adjournment Motion Notice in the Lok Sabha, raising concerns over the non-release of outstanding wage dues amounting to Rs 1,056 crore under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) in Tamil Nadu.

In his notice, Tagore urged the government to take immediate action to release the pending dues and approve the revised labour budget for the state.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath extended his heartfelt congratulations, this morning, to the seers and devotees who participated in the third grand 'Amrit Snan' at the Maha Kumbh on the auspicious occasion of Basant Panchami.

In a post shared on X, Adityanath said, "Hearty congratulations to the revered saints, religious leaders, all Akharas, Kalpvasis, and devotees who earned the blessings of virtue by taking the holy 'Amrit' dip at the sacred Triveni Sangam during Basant Panchami at Maha Kumbh, Prayagraj!" The Chief Minister, who has been closely monitoring the event from his residence in Lucknow, continues to receive updates on the 'Amrit Snan' from officials.

Niranjani Akhara Chief Kailashanand Giri Maharaj and other sadhus of the Niranjani Akhara took a holy dip in the Triveni Sangam, a sacred confluence of three rivers - Ganga, Yamuna, and Saraswati - on the auspicious occasion of Basant Panchami.