Renowned actor Pankaj Tripathi has joined the audio story platform Velvet as a co-founder, adding his expertise to the growing world of audio entertainment.

Hollywood icon Tom Cruise was honored with the Grande Médaille, the highest award from the Aero-Club de France, recognizing his contributions to aviation and his role in the 'Mission: Impossible' series.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) imposed restrictions on Kotak Mahindra Bank in April 2024 due to deficiencies in its IT infrastructure. These restrictions were lifted later, allowing the bank to resume digital onboarding of customers and issuing new credit cards.

Tata Elxsi and Garuda Aerospace signed an MOU to establish a Centre of Excellence for UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) design, engineering, and certification. The goal is to develop indigenous drone technologies for defense, agriculture, and smart cities under the 'Make in India' mission.

MITRA (Mutual Fund Investment Tracing and Retrieval Assistant) is a platform launched by SEBI to help investors track and reclaim inactive or unclaimed mutual fund folios with no investor-initiated transactions for 10 years.

India will host its first-ever Regional Dialogue on Social Justice on February 24-25, 2025, at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi. The event is part of the Global Coalition for Social Justice launched by the International Labour Organization (ILO).

Pandit Prabhakar Karekar was a well-known Hindustani classical vocalist who passed away on February 12, 2025. He was honored with the Tansen Samman and the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for his contribution to Indian classical music.

Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar launched the 'I Am?' book, which was compiled by Gopichand P. Hinduja. The book highlights the essence of Bharatiyata, promoting unity in diversity and respect for different faiths.

A significant discovery of the oldest Jurassic bird fossil was made in Zhenghe County, Fujian Province, China. The fossil, Baminornis zhenghensis, is about 149 million years old, offering insights into the early evolution of birds.

The Haryana government launched the 'Har Khet-Swasth Khet' campaign to enhance soil health and promote sustainable farming. This initiative involves collecting soil samples and providing farmers with Soil Health Cards to improve crop productivity.

National Women's Day is celebrated on February 13th in India to honor the birth anniversary of Sarojini Naidu. She was the first woman Governor of independent India and is famously known as the 'Nightingale of India' for her contribution to Indian poetry and politics.

Bangladesh's Shohely Akhter made history by becoming the first woman cricketer banned by the International Cricket Council (IC for corruption charges.