FOLLOW US: @TheStatesmanLtd @thestatesmanltd thestatesman1875 www.thestatesman.com People’s Parliament, Always in Session India’s National Newspaper since 1818 | Pages 16 | ` 5.00 | KOLKATA LC | NEW DELHI | MUMBAI | BHUBANESWAR | LUCKNOW | SILIGURI Page 8 Ajit air crash under scanner as Rohit Pawar seeks int’l probe Page 11 Pull unlawful AI content within 3 hours: Govt New Delhi: The Union government on Tuesday issued revised guidelines for social media platforms, making it mandatory to label AI-generated content and specifying a 3-hour deadline for such platforms to take down such content once it is flagged by the government or ordered by a court. Intermediaries offering tools that enable the creation or dissemination of "synthetic content" must ensure such material carries a prominent label. Where technically feasible, platforms are also required to embed permanent metadata or identifiers to trace the origin of such content, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology said in a notification. Platforms will also be required to deploy automated tools to detect and prevent the circulation of illegal, sexually exploitative or deceptive AIgenerated content. Page 7 T20 WC: Seifert, Allen power NZ to record 10-wicket win Page 5 Not the destination B'desh election campaign ends, opinion polls indicate tough BNP-Jamaat contest BRIEFLY Page 16 NATION Cong submits no-trust notice against ‘partisan’ Speaker VIBHA SHARMA Gen. Naravane endorses publisher on book status: New Delhi, 10 February E scalating its confrontation with the BJP-led NDA government, the Congress on Tuesday moved a no-confidence notice against Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, alleging that he acted in a “blatantly partisan” manner in conducting the business of the House and abused the constitutional office by making “blatantly false” allegations against Congress MPs. Mr Birla is understood to have decided not to occupy the Speaker’s chair until the no-confidence matter is disposed of. According to sources, the Speaker has taken “a moral position” to convey a message to the Opposition that any notice expressing a lack of confidence in the Chair should be addressed and concluded without delay. He is understood to have also commu- Wednesday, 11 February 2026 SPORTS WORLD EDITORIAL | nicated this to leaders across party lines, including Opposition members who met him on Tuesday. Opposition leaders said the motion had the backing of several parties, including the Congress, Samajwadi Party, DMK, Left parties, RJD, Shiv Sena (UBT) and NCP (SP), among others. The Trinamul Congress said it had advised the Congress to first approach Mr Birla with a formal letter before moving a no-confidence motion against him. TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee was quoted as saying that his party would back the motion if the Speaker failed to address the Opposition’s concerns within two to three days. The Opposition notice accuses the Speaker of conducting the business of the House in a “blatantly partisan” manner, citing, among other instances, the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi not being allowed to complete his speech during the discussion on the Motion of Thanks on the President's Address. New Delhi: The former Army Chief, General M M Naravane (Retired), on Tuesday confirmed that his memoir, Four Stars of Destiny, has not yet been published, endorsing a statement issued by Penguin Random House India. In a post on X, referencing the publisher’s statement, Gen. Naravane wrote: “This is the status of the book.” Penguin Random House India issued a fresh statement earlier today in response to an allegation by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, clarifying that the book was announced and listed for pre-order but hasn’t yet entered publication, distribution, or sale. Rollout of state’s new beneficiary schemes brought forward to 1 April STATESMAN NEWS SERVICE Kolkata, 10 February With the Assembly elections approaching, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today announced that the rollout of the Banglar Yuva Sathi and Krishak Bandhu schemes will be advanced. Originally scheduled to begin on 15 August, both schemes will now be launched on 1 April. The move is expected to benefit jobless youths and landless farm labourers. At a Press conference at Nabanna, Miss Banerjee stated that unemployed youths aged between 21 and 40 years, who have passed the Madhyamik examination but remain without jobs, will be eligible to receive Rs 1,500 per month for up to five years, or until they secure employment. She clarified that applicants must not be beneficiaries of other government schemes, except scholarships. “Besides scholarships, youths who benefit from Aikyasree, Medhasree, or smart cards will still be eligible under the Yuva Sathi scheme. They will continue to receive support until they find jobs,” she said. Turning to farmers’ welfare, Miss Banerjee highlighted provisions under the Krishak Bandhu scheme, announced in the interim Budget. Landless sharecroppers will receive Rs 4,000 annually, disbursed in two instalments of Rs 2,000 each. Camps modelled on Duare Sarkar will be organised across all 294 Assembly constituencies between 15 and 26 February, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., to facilitate applications. Each camp will host three departments ~ the Youth Services Department will oversee the Yuva Sathi scheme, while the Agriculture and Power Departments will manage farmers’ benefits. Explaining further, the Chief Minister said: “Under Krishak Bandhu, we provide Rs 2 lakh as compensation to beneficiaries in the event of death, along with crop insurance. Farmers owning more than one acre of land receive Rs 10,000 annually, while those with one kaatha of land receive Rs 4,000. Landless farm labourers must register at these camps to access financial assistance of Rs 2,000 twice a year.” She also announced that irrigation water and shallow tubewell charges will now be waived. • Bengal’s final electoral rolls to be published on 28 February: Page 3