Daily Current Affairs, News Headlines 17.02.2026
National Updates
- Officer Trainees of IA&AS, Defence Aeronautical AQA & Indian Trade Service call on President Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan
- India-AI Impact Summit 2026 begins in New Delhi
- I&B Ministry sets up dedicated Pavilion at India AI Impact Summit 2026 in New Delhi
- Spice sector hails the Interim Trade Agreement achieved between India & US
International Updates
- Nepal: EC gives a 15-day campaigning period
- Israel’s cabinet approves plan to restart formal land registration in the occupied West Bank
- Former Ukrainian energy minister German Galushchenko was detained at the state border while trying to exit the country
- FM Nirmala Sitharaman meets CEO of APM Terminals, Keith Svendsen, in Munich, Germany
Sports Updates
- T20 WC: Afghanistan beat UAE by 5 wickets to register first win of tournament
- ICC Men’s T20 World Cup: India defeats Pakistan by 61 runs at Colombo
- Norway’s Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo wins ninth gold medal in cross-country skiing
राष्ट्रीय अपडेट
• आईए एंड एएस (IA&AS), डिफेंस एरोनॉटिकल AQA और इंडियन ट्रेड सर्विस के अधिकारी प्रशिक्षुओं ने Droupadi Murmu से Rashtrapati Bhavan में मुलाकात की।
• India-AI Impact Summit 2026 की शुरुआत New Delhi में हुई।
• सूचना एवं प्रसारण मंत्रालय ने India-AI Impact Summit 2026 में नई दिल्ली में एक समर्पित मंडप (पवेलियन) स्थापित किया।
• भारत और United States के बीच हुए अंतरिम व्यापार समझौते का मसाला उद्योग ने स्वागत किया।
अंतर्राष्ट्रीय अपडेट
• Nepal: चुनाव आयोग ने 15 दिनों की प्रचार अवधि दी।
• Israel की कैबिनेट ने कब्जे वाले वेस्ट बैंक में औपचारिक भूमि पंजीकरण फिर से शुरू करने की योजना को मंजूरी दी।
• यूक्रेन के पूर्व ऊर्जा मंत्री जर्मन गालुशचेंको को देश छोड़ने की कोशिश करते समय राज्य सीमा पर हिरासत में लिया गया।
• वित्त मंत्री Nirmala Sitharaman ने APM Terminals के सीईओ कीथ स्वेंडसेन से Munich, Germany में मुलाकात की।
खेल अपडेट
• ICC Men’s T20 World Cup: अफगानिस्तान ने यूएई को 5 विकेट से हराकर टूर्नामेंट में अपनी पहली जीत दर्ज की।
• ICC Men’s T20 World Cup: भारत ने कोलंबो में पाकिस्तान को 61 रन से हराया।
• Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo (नॉर्वे) ने क्रॉस-कंट्री स्कीइंग में अपना नौवां स्वर्ण पदक जीता।
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