4.The first Sunday of February, this time the Union Budget day.

 1.A small plane crash in northeast Colombia on Thuesday killed all 15 people on board, including a local lawmaker and an election candidate, stateowned airline Satena and aviation authorities confirmed.The Beechcraft 1900, operating as Satena Flight NSE 8849, lost contact with air traffic control minutes before its scheduled landing in Ocana, sparking an urgent search operation over the remote and mountainous Catatumbo region.

https://www.indiatoday.in/world/story/colombia-plane-carrying-lawmaker-14-others-goes-missing-venezuela-rescue-underway-glbs-2859400-2026-01-29

2.Banking operations in Hyderabad and across Telangana faced significant disruptions on Tuesday, a bank employees and officers joined a massive nationwide strike.The United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU), an umbrella body representing nine major unions, had called for a strike to pressure the government into immediate implementation of a five-day work week.

https://telanganatoday.com/bank-strike-for-five-day-work-week-disrupts-services-across-hyderabad

3.Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to travel to Israel on 27th-28th February, his first visit to the country in his 3rd term, and it comes after a gap of almost 9 years. Israel has already extended an invitation to PM Modi to visit the country. The visit is aimed at further strengthening strategic ties in areas like defence, technology, agriculture, cybersecurity, and counter-terrorism.

https://www.wionews.com/world/pm-narendra-modi-to-travel-to-israel-on-27th-february-1769617934680

4.The first Sunday of February, this time the Union Budget Day, will be anything but business as usual for India’s more than 400 million middle-class people, who are increasingly earning, spending and watching the government’s policies closely as they strive for a better quality of life. And nothing looms larger than February 1 — Budget Day, the country’s biggest policy moment that shapes spending and purchasing power for the entire year.

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/policy/budget-2026-tax-cuts-for-common-man-income-tax-export-credit-facilities-relief-for-indias-aam-aadmi-budget-fine-print-sitharaman-modi/articleshow/127684519.cms?from=mdr

5.Dr Jyotsna Suri, Chairperson and Managing Director of The Lalit Suri Hospitality Group, was conferred with the prestigious Vande Mataram Vande Virasat Award by His Excellency Dr C. V. Ananda Bose, Hon’ble Governor of West Bengal, in recognition of her exemplary contributions to the hospitality industry and her steadfast commitment to promoting Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI).

https://www.hotelierindia.com/operations/dr-jyotsna-suri-of-the-lalit-suri-hospitality-group-honoured-for-leadership-in-inclusive-hospitality