UPSC Current Affairs 09 February 2026 — The Hindu

• The Centre and the margins
• Bengal tells EC it will deploy 8,505 officers for SIR
• Question and answer
• India and Malaysia sign pacts to expand ties
• Each Minister has his duty, says Goyal on trade deal, oil
• Why did Claude’s plugins spook markets?
• How are dating apps relying on artificial intelligence for their users?
• ‘Trade deal with U.S. enhances our relationship’
• Cancel ASEAN trade pacts if against national interest, Cong. dares Goyal
• Budget boosts domestic space research while spending lags behind
• On thin ice
• This quiz explores the consequences of the Second Red Scare in the wake of Senator Joseph McCarthy’s allegations about communist infiltration within the U.S. government