| | | Exhorting the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) cadres to redouble their outreach in the 100 days leading up to the Lok Sabha polls, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that retaining power was not an end goal for personal glory but for securing the country’s future. HT brings you a round-up of the most important and interesting stories, so you don’t miss your daily dose of news. | | The Big Story BJP needs bigger win for India’s benefit: PM Exhorting the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) cadres to redouble their outreach in the 100 days leading up to the Lok Sabha polls, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that retaining power was not an end goal for personal glory but for securing the country’s future. A third consecutive win for the party, the PM said, is imperative for the country’s development by 2047, for keeping terrorism, corruption and inflation at bay, and for uninterrupted infrastructure development and economic growth. “I am not someone who lives for his own happiness. I am advocating for a third term for the BJP not for political gains, but for the benefit of India,” he said in his address on the concluding day of the party’s national council meeting at Bharat Mandapam in the Capital. The PM, who frequently attacks the Opposition for fostering dynastic politics and kinship over merit, sought to burnish his credentials as a leader committed to the country and its people. Read More | | The Big Question Jaiswal, bowlers deliver a record 434-run victory: Can India clinch the Test series? India crushed England by 434 in four days to register their biggest Test victory by runs on Sunday, taking a 2-1 series lead. Their second win in a row followed another resounding counter to the visitors’ Bazball approach of all-out aggression. The brightest young star in India’s batting transition, Yashasvi Jaiswal, buried England with another sensational innings before the seasoned Ravindra Jadeja captured five wickets to rout England for 122 in their second innings in just over a session, the all-rounder claiming the Player-of-the-Match award on his home ground after scoring a first-innings 112. The 22-year-old Jaiswal, whose career graph has zoomed since his debut in the Caribbean last summer, smashed his second consecutive double century to remain 214 not out, after hitting a match-winning 209 in the Visakhapatnam second Test. Skipper Rohit Sharma declared at 430/4 before the bowlers ran through the England innings in 39.4 overs. Read more. | STORIES YOU MAY HAVE MISSED | THE DAILY QUIZ Burglars stole valuables from Tamil director M Manikandan’s house. Then they had a change of heart. One item was returned the next day, with a handwritten note that said, “Sir, forgive us, your hard work is yours.” He won it in 2021 for Kadaisi Vivasyi. What is it? | | | | Photo of the day Dilli’s Bedil, Dilli’s Mandapam | | HT This Day: February 19, 1976 Mighty warship’ launched  (Click to expand) Commissioning the “mighty warship” INS Udaygiri here today. Defence Minister Bansi Lal said peace-loving India had no territorial ambition but it had to develop an armed might capable of acting as deterrent against any aggression. Long land borders and coastline and possession of islands demanded creation of an adequate defence system. While preserving integrity and freedom, militarily adequate India could be an important factor in promoting international peace, he added. Read more. | Quiz answer National Award | Infographic of the Day ICJ to start hearing on "Israeli occupation"  (Click to expand) | | Were you forwarded this email? Did you stumble upon it online? Sign up here. | | Written and edited by Amit Chanda. Produced by Md Shad Hasnain. | | | | | | | Get the Hindustan Times app and read premium stories | | | | | | View in Browser | Privacy Policy | Contact us You received this email because you signed up for HT Newsletters or because it is included in your subscription. Copyright © HT Digital Streams. All Rights Reserved | | | | |  | |
