1.Investors’ wealth erodes by Rs25.31 lakh crore in eight days of market crash as Sensex tumbles over 3 per cent.

2.Gold prices Friday soared by Rs1,300 to hit an all-time high of Rs89,400 per 10 grams amid heavy buying from jewellers and retailers, according to the All India Sarafa Association.

3.Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Friday announced the launch of the ‘Lakhpati Didi Sahayika Yojana’ for the welfare of women working as community support staff at the grassroots level.

4.A selection committee headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to meet early next week to finalise the name of the next Chief Election Commissioner (CEC), sources said Friday.

5.United States President Donald Trump’s announcement to implement reciprocal tariffs is poised to significantly impact India’s export landscape. These tariffs are designed to mirror the duties that countries impose on US goods, potentially affecting several key Indian export sectors.

6.Over 50 crore devotees have taken a holy dip at the Triveni Sangam till Friday evening during the ongoing Maha Kumbh, the Uttar Pradesh government said.

7. In a special operation, police have destroyed opium cultivation worth approximately Rs125 crore in four districts of Jharkhand -- Ranchi, Khunti, Saraikela-Kharsawan and Chaibasa

8.The state government has so far identified 5,318 beggars across various districts and implemented the ‘Sahaya’ scheme to help them become self-employed. Cuttack tops the list with 1,060.

9 BJB Autonomous College here has retained its 'A' grade from the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC).

10.A US plane carrying 119 illegal immigrants is likely to land at Amritsar airport February 15, the second such batch of Indians deported by the Trump government as part of a crackdown it resolved to carry out when it was sworn in last month.

11.Opposition parties Friday said the President’s rule was imposed in strife-torn Manipur “to buy time to settle internal conflicts within the ruling coalition” as they asked the ruling BJP to acknowledge its “failure” in the state.

12.India has virtually ruled out any role for a third party in its border dispute with China after US President Donald Trump suggested that he was ready to extend support if it helps in the resolution of the lingering issue between the two neighbours.

13.India has slashed import duty on bourbon whiskey to 50 per cent as it warmed up to negotiating a mega trade deal with the US

14.Wholesale price infl ation moderated marginally to 2.31 per cent in January due to the decline in prices of food items especially vegetables, government data released Friday showed.

15.BSNL has posted a net profi t of Rs262 crore for December quarter, marking its return to profitability after almost 17 years, Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said .