The Union Ministry of Railways has launched 3 IT (Information Technology) enabled apps to bring transparency in Indian Railways on the sidelines of Digital India initiative.

Indian-origin Harinder Sidhu has been appointed as Australian High Commissioner to India. She replaces outgoing High Commissioner Patrick Suckling.

Pulitzer winning composer Leslie Bassett passed away on 4 February 2016 in Oakwood, Georgia. He was 93.

• India near bottom of intellectual property index
• NATO, EU sign agreement on Cyber Defence Cooperation.
• India wins its 1000th gold at the South Asian Games

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and European Union (EU) have signed an agreement to improve Cooperation in Cyber Defence to counter modern forms of hybrid warfare.

The UAE̢۪s national oil company Abu Dhabi National Oil (ADNOC) Company has agreed to store crude oil in India̢۪s maiden Strategic Petroleum Reserves (SPRs) storage.

India, the overall champion over all the 11 previous editions of the South Asian Games, crossed a historic milestone of winning its 1,000th gold in the Games.

In a development which could have far-reaching consequences, misbehaving cricketers will be sent off or immediately penalised five runs under new rules being trialled by the MCC.

In the U.S. Chamber of Commerce-International Intellectual Property Index, India ranked 37 out of 38 countries, with only Venezuela scoring lower.

Flipkart's head of commerce and advertising business Mukesh Bansal has quit.

As per recently released Index of Internet Readiness of Indian States (IIRIS) report, Maharashtra has topped in terms of the overall Internet readiness index.

Uttar Pradesh Panchayati Raj Minister Kailash Yadav passed away in Gurgaon after reportedly suffering a brain stroke. He was 65.