Top news of the day on February 6, 2026

At least 31 killed, 169 injured in suicide attack at Islamabad mosque in Pakistan

At least 31 people were killed and 169 were injured when a suicide bomber blew himself up at a Shia mosque during Friday prayers in Pakistan’s capital, police sources said. The powerful explosion occurred at Tarlai Imambargah in the Shehzad Town area of the federal capital. The suicide bomber was stopped at the gate of the Imambargah, but he blew himself up, killing 31 people and injuring several others, they said. No group immediately claimed responsibility for the blast. However, police sources said that the attacker was a foreign national and had links with Fitna al Khwaraji, a term used for Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). Rescue teams and police rushed to the site of the attack and began rescue operations.

RBI MPC keeps repo rate unchanged at 5.25%

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Sanjay Malhotra announced that the central bank’s policy rate will remain unchanged at 5.25%. The decision was announced on Friday (February 6, 2026), following the RBI monetary policy committee (MPC) meeting, where the unchanged rate was decided unanimously. Mr. Malhotra said that the MPC maintained a neutral stance, arriving at the decision after a detailed assessment of evolving macroeconomic conditions and the overall economic outlook.

Turkman Gate violence case: Can’t pick up bystanders, HC to Delhi Police

The Delhi High Court on Friday (February 6, 2026) said bystanders cannot be “picked up” for being part of the mob that indulged in stone pelting during a demolition exercise near Faiz-e-Elahi mosque in Turkman Gate in Delhi last month. Justice Prateek Jalan made the oral observation while dealing with a plea for anticipatory bail by a person accused of instigating the crowd.

Tamil Nadu government issues advisory after avian influenza detection in crow samples

Following the detection of H5N1 avian influenza (bird flu) virus in samples collected from a dead crow in Chennai, the Directorate of Public Health and Preventive Medicine has issued an advisory for the general public. “Avian influenza rarely spreads to humans,” said Director of Public Health A. Somasundaram.

PM Modi doesn’t have courage to answer questions posed to him: Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge

Lashing out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his speech in the Rajya Sabha, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday (February 6, 2026) said the PM doesn’t have the courage to answer the questions posed to him and claimed that the government doesn’t want to run the House in a democratic manner.

Kunal Kamra moves High Court against Sahyog portal, calls it assault on free speech

Stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra has moved the Bombay High Court against the government’s ‘Sahyog’ portal, calling it an “unconstitutional and unreasonable” assault on freedom of speech, as it allows officials to take down social media content. The comedian, in his petition filed on Wednesday (February 4, 2026), has primarily challenged the IT rules, which were amended in October 2025, along with the Sahyog portal.

Congress launches ‘save land, save race’ rally in poll-bound Assam

Almost a decade after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) launched the ‘jati, mati, bheti’ (race, land, and hearth) campaign to dislodge Congress from power in Assam, the grand old party has rolled out a ‘mati bachao, jati bachao’ rally to ‘save land, save race’ from the saffron party in the poll-bound State.

U.S. news anchor Savannah Guthrie’s mother, Nancy, goes missing; family renews plea to kidnappers

The family of the kidnapped mother of a top U.S. TV news anchor made a new plea for information from her captors on Thursday (February 6, 2026), after investigators said they believed the 84-year-old was still alive. Nancy Guthrie, mother of NBC News “Today” co-host Savannah Guthrie, is believed to have been kidnapped from her home in Tucson, Arizona, some time on Saturday night or Sunday morning, sparking a massive hunt in a case that has gripped America.