Current Affairs One-liners — 08 February 2026

Sun, 08 Feb 2026

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim held official talks at Seri Perdana, Putrajaya, Malaysia, on 8 February 2026, during Modi's official visit to Malaysia on 7–8 February.
• Union Home Minister Amit Shah chaired a security review meeting on Left Wing Extremism (LWE) in Raipur, Chhattisgarh, on 8 February 2026 and said India will be completely Naxal-free before 31 March 2026.
• Japan's Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), led by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, won a two-thirds majority on its own in the snap election to the 465-seat House of Representatives held on 8 February 2026.
• President Droupadi Murmu paid floral tributes to former President Dr Zakir Husain on his birth anniversary at Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi, on 8 February 2026.
• Union Science and Technology Minister Dr Jitendra Singh addressed the foundation ceremony of Amaravati Quantum Valley in Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh, on 8 February 2026.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Indian-origin leaders and veterans of the Azad Hind Fauj (Indian National Army) in Malaysia on 8 February 2026.
• Raksha Rajya Mantri Sanjay Seth inaugurated the first-ever India Pavilion at the World Defence Show (WDS) 2026, held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on 8–9 February 2026.
• The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) said on 8 February 2026 that its school drive has completed over one crore Mandatory Biometric Updates (MBUs) for children in about 83,000 schools in five months.
• Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw inaugurated the Siuri Road Over Bridge, dedicated the Kumarpur Road Over Bridge and flagged off a new Asansol–Bokaro train in West Bengal by video conference on 8 February 2026.
• Union Home Minister Amit Shah addressed a national conclave in Raipur, Chhattisgarh, on 8 February 2026 on the book 'Chhattisgarh @ 25: Shifting the Lens', published by Bharat Prakashan, publisher of the weekly Organiser.