Top news of the day: February 14, 2026

PM Modi inaugurates ₹3,030 crore bridge on Brahmaputra

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday (February 14, 2026) inaugurated a six-lane bridge on the Brahmaputra River in Assam. The ₹3,030-crore Kumar Bhaskar Varma Setu will connect Guwahati with North Guwahati. It is the first extradosed Prestressed Concrete (PSC) bridge in the Northeast. After the inauguration, PM Modi took a walk on the bridge. Assam Governor Lakshman Prasad Acharya and Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma were also present on the occasion.

Himanta firearm video: Supreme Court to hear pleas against Assam CM on Feb 16

The Supreme Court is slated to hear on Monday (February 16, 2026) petitions seeking action against Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma over a viral video allegedly showing him taking aim and firing with a rifle at members of a particular community. According to the apex court cause list, a bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi is likely to hear the matter.

Government cheating cotton farmers, textile exporters over tariffs in India-U.S. deal: Rahul

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday (February 14, 2026) accused the government of cheating cotton farmers and textile exporters in the country over the India-U.S. interim trade deal and said the agreement is likely to inflict deep damage on both sectors.

Bangladesh elections: Tarique Rahman dedicates win to those who ‘sacrified for democracy’

Bangladesh’s Prime Minister-in-waiting Tarique Rahman called on Saturday (February 14, 2026) for all to remain united and dedicated his sweeping win to those who “sacrificed for democracy”. Mr. Rahman’s Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) won a landslide victory in the elections on Thursday (February 12), the first since a deadly 2024 uprising ousted the iron-fisted rule of Sheikh Hasina.

Part of metro rail pillar collapses in Mumbai’s Mulund area; 1 killed and 4 injured

The Maharashtra government ordered an inquiry after a portion of a pillar of an under-construction metro rail route in Mulund in north-east Mumbai collapsed on Saturday (February 14, 2026) afternoon, killing one person. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis announced ex gratia payment of ₹5 Lakh to the family of the deceased, as demands for strict action grew.

AI Impact Summit to yield minimum 15 deliverables, says IT Ministry official

The government is aiming for “at least fifteen” outcomes from the AI Impact Summit to be hosted in the national capital next week, a senior official in the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) said. The summit, expected to be one of the largest global gatherings on artificial intelligence, will see participation from more than 100 countries. 

T20 World Cup: Ind vs Pak | Pakistan captain Salman Agha backs spinner Usman Tariq over bowling action

The scrutiny over Usman Tariq’s bowling action and the pressure of playing India, were the recurrent themes when Salman Agha faced the media at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Saturday (February 14, 2026). “ICC has tested him and cleared him twice, I don’t know what the fuss is all about. Anyway, he doesn’t get bothered,” the Pakistan skipper said while backing his off-spinner, whose pause in the delivery stride stirred debate.