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New Zealand fast bowler Neil Wagner has announced his retirement from international cricket. Wagner made his debut in the year 2012. Wagner played 64 test matches in his career and took 260 wickets. He retired as the fifth highest wicket taker of all time for New Zealand in Tests.

Namibian cricketer John Nicol Loftie-Eaton has created cricket history by scoring the fastest century in T20 International cricket history in just 33 balls, breaking the previous record held by Nepal's Kushal Malla. Eaton achieved this feat in a T20 match played against Nepal.

Mobile World Congress 2024 is being organized in Barcelona, Spain from 26 to 29 February. Mobile World Congress 2024 is being hosted by GSMA. The GSMA is a global association representing the interests of mobile network operators around the world.

The names of 4 astronauts have been announced for India's ambitious space mission Gaganyaan Mission. This includes Group Captain Prashant Balakrishnan Nair, Group Captain Ajit Krishnan, Group Captain Angad Pratap and Wing Commander Shubhanshu Shukla. The Prime Minister also presented astronaut wings to the astronauts.

Recently, CBI conducted raids focusing on the former Governor in connection with alleged corruption in awarding the contract for Kiru Hydel Project in Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir. Kiru Hydel Power Project is a run-of-the-river scheme on the Chenab River, developed by Chenab Valley Power Projects (CVPP), a joint venture between NHPC, JKSPDC and PTC. The project aims to benefit several states and union territories in northern India with a share of 49%, 49% and 2% respectively.

Two 1,300-1,500-year-old Badami Chalukya temples and a 1,200-year-old label inscription were discovered in Mudimanikyam village in Telangana near the Krishna River. The Chalukyas ruled the Deccan from the 6th to the 12th century, consisting of the sister dynasties of the Badami Chalukyas and the Western and Eastern Chalukyas. Pulakeshi I founded the dynasty in 550 and made Badami the capital. Pulakeshi II expanded the empire by defeating Harsha and Vishnukundin, but Vatapi was later defeated by Pallava Narasimhavarman.

The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting recently launched four portals, including the new media wing's bilingual platform NaViGate Bharat. NaViGate serves as a unified gateway hosting videos related to the Government of India, simplifying access to developmental measures and citizen welfare initiatives. The platform empowers users with an interactive interface for discovering, streaming, sharing and downloading content, streamlining information retrieval from diverse sources into a single, trusted platform for both the media and the public.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of the first railway station of Sikkim state on 26 February. In the first phase, railway infrastructure will be developed from Sevoke to Rangpo. The second phase includes the rail project from Rangpo to Gangtok and finally the third phase includes the rail project from Gangtok to Nathula.

Bihar state government has signed an MoU with Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) to promote the startup ecosystem in the state. Its objective is to transform Bihar as a startup hub and create a favorable environment for startups. Bihar Startup Fund Trust (BSFT) has been set up with an initial corpus of Rs 500 crore.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the global textile event 'Bharat Tex 2024' in New Delhi. On this occasion, PM Modi said that Bharattex2024 is a platform to showcase India's extraordinary capabilities in the textile industry. Representatives of more than 100 countries are participating in this global event.