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In this issue

January 28, 2025

JPC approves Waqf report, Oppn amendments rejected

The Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) approved the Waqf (Amendments) bill by a majority on Monday (16 votes to 10), controversially rejecting all amendments put forth by members from opposition parties, and accepting those put forth by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its allies.

1 min

China's Foreign Minister Calls For Improved Ties With India

India and China should meet each other halfway and commit themselves to mutual understanding rather than mutual suspicion, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Monday as he met Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri.

1 min

Hans Hustle: ED Arrests Two More For Money Laundering Case

Enforcement Directorate (ED) arrested two more persons in connection with its money laundering probe against Bihar-cadre IAS officer Sanjeev Hans and sent them to judicial custody Beur jail on Monday.

1 min

Explosion Kills Woman, Injures Five in Giridih

Twenty-five schoolgirls from Patamda Block in Jharkhand's East Singhbhum district brought laurels by performing with their band in front of President Droupadi Murmu during the Republic Day celebrations on Kartavya Path in New Delhi, on Sunday, amid hundreds of international and national dignitaries.

1 min

JAC Postpones Exams Over Lack of Chairman

The Jharkhand Academic Council (JAC) has postponed the annual examination for around one million students of Class VIII and IX, due to the absence of a chairman, a department insider said on Monday.

2 mins

Six Members Of Cybercrime Syndicate Held

The Jamtara Police have arrested six members of a sophisticated cybercrime syndicate that designed malicious mobile applications and used them to access data from victims' phones and siphon money from bank accounts, officials said on Monday.

1 min

Halting of new funds could impact many initiatives in India

The US Agency for International Development (USAID) has paused new funding for programmes across the world following the Trump administration's decision to halt all foreign aid, barring that to Egypt and Israel, a move that will impact some initiatives in India.

2 mins

JPC clears amendments to Waqf bill; Oppn slams panel

This JPC is a farce. Why did the government send the bill to the JPC when everything was pre-decided? KALYAN BANERJEE, Trinamool Congress MP

3 mins

China's DeepSeek tops iPhone downloads and spurs AI Selloff

Chinese startup DeepSeek's eponymous AI assistant rocketed to the top of Apple Inc.'s iPhone download charts, stirring doubts in Silicon Valley about the strength of America's lead in AI.

2 mins

Misri, Chinese foreign minister Yi discuss ties

Foreign secretary Vikram Misri on Monday called on Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi and discussed issues of bilateral interest.

1 min

K'taka seeks ₹90k crore for Bengaluru in Union Budget

Ahead of the Union Budget for the fiscal year 2025-26, set to be presented on February 1, Karnataka's deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar has written to Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman, requesting nearly ₹90,000 crore in funding for key infrastructure projects in Bengaluru.

1 min

HC Reserves Verdict on MUDA Case Probe by Independent Agency

The Karnataka high court has reserved its order on whether to transfer the MUDA case to an independent agency, such as the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).

1 min

Bihar doctor dies on first day of Mahakumbh duty

A 28-year-old doctor from Bihar, deputed by the Indian Railways to serve at medical facilities during the ongoing Mahakumbh in Prayagraj, died unexpectedly on Sunday morning.

1 min

Maha to monitor zoonotic disease among forest staff

The Maharashtra forest department has launched an initiative to build a real-time surveillance model for detecting zoonotic diseases among bird sanctuary workers and residents in the vicinity of the wetlands.

1 min

Four of family from Bihar killed in UP road mishap

A 38-year-old lawyer and three members of his family, including two minor children and wife, from Bihar's East Champaran's district, were killed in a road accident near Agra while heading towards Delhi after a holy bath in Mahakumbh on Sunday night.

1 min

Nalli Sarees' owner dedicates Padma Bhushan to weavers

After being honoured with the Padma Shri in 2003, textile industrialist and philanthropist Nalli Kuppuswami Chetti, 84, was conferred with the Padma Bhushan in the category of trade and industry on Saturday.

2 mins

Life sentence for man who stabbed ex-wife

A sessions court last week sentenced a 52-year-old man, Hanif Sarvar Khan, to life imprisonment for stabbing his former wife last year.

1 min

MAGA Won't Gain From Weaponising Tariffs

Restoring American supremacy is the declared agenda of the second Trump presidency.

1 min

Redeeming the federal pledge in Constitution

India's aspiration to become a developed country by 2047 will depend on improved Centre-state cooperation in implementing second-generation reforms

4 mins

Tread Carefully on the Himalayas

Hydropower projects in the mountains must not be pursued at the cost of public safety

2 mins

Does India need another tryst with the plan panel?

In a budget speech made 75 years ago, the then finance minister John Mathai announced the setting up of a new expert body to coordinate and guide economic activities in India – the Planning Commission.

3 mins

How the contours of Quad may change in Trump 2.0

The Quad foreign ministers met shortly after Donald Trump took office at the White House.

3 mins

Calcutta High Court reserves order on RG Kar appeals

The Calcutta high court on Monday reserved its order on the admission of two appeals, one by the West Bengal government and the other by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), seeking death penalty for the RG Kar hospital rape-murder convict Sanjay Roy, even as the victim medic's parents submitted they don't want capital punishment for Roy.

1 min

Headmaster tries to unfurl tricolour in drunken state, held

A government middle school in Muzaffarpur district witnessed high drama after the school headmaster was arrested for his alleged attempt to unfurl the national flag during R-Day in an inebriated state in dry state Bihar on Sunday, police said.

1 min

4 Arrested for Impersonating as ADM at Resort in Darbhanga

In a dramatic turn of events, police arrested four individuals for impersonating an ADM (Additional District Magistrate) and attempting to extort undue privileges during a cultural program at a popular resort under the Sonki police station on January 25.

1 min

Minor on Way to School Raped

A 10-year-old girl student of Class 5 was reportedly raped by a middle-aged man on Sunday morning in a village of Gida police station area of Bhojpur district, police said.

1 min

Jordan and Egypt Should Take in Gazans: Trump

US President Donald Trump said Jordan and Egypt should take in Palestinians from war-ravaged Gaza, a suggestion rejected by Hamas, the Palestinian militant group that runs the enclave, and apparently rebuffed by Jordan and Egypt.

2 mins

$1mn poll giveaway wasn't illegal lottery

Elon Musk asked a federal judge to dismiss a proposed class action by voters who said the world's richest person defrauded them into signing a petition to support the US Constitution for a chance to win his $1 million-a-day giveaway.

1 min

Syria Monitor Says 35 People Summarily Executed in 3 Days

Fighters affiliated with Syria's new Islamist leaders have carried out 35 summary executions over 72 hours, mostly of Assad-era officers, a war monitor said on Sunday.

1 min

Duck DNA Found in Both Engines of Jeju Air Plane That Crashed

Both engines of the Jeju Air plane that crashed last month contained duck remains, according to a preliminary report, on Monday, with authorities still trying to determine what caused the deadliest air disaster on South Korean soil.

1 min

U.S., Colombia Agree on Deportations; Tariffs Put on Hold

The U.S. and Colombia pulled back from the brink of a trade war on Sunday after the White House said the South American nation had agreed to accept military aircraft carrying deported migrants.

2 mins

China Promises to Take Back Undocumented Migrants After Trump Threats

China pledged to accept the return of undocumented Chinese citizens in the US, after President Donald Trump threatened to hit Colombia with tariffs of up to 50% for refusing to take back deported migrants.

1 min

How skipping notice period can lead to a tax trap

Switching jobs often brings excitement—a new role, better pay, etc. But it also comes with challenges.

2 mins

Govt Invites Application for Sebi Chairperson Post

The Three-Year Term of Buch as Sebi Chairperson Ends on February 28. Buch Turned 60 This Month

2 mins

Adani Total Q3 Profit Falls on Higher Gas Purchase Cost

India's Adani Total Gas reported a 20% fall in third-quarter profit on Monday, hurt by higher gas purchase costs following lower supply from the government.

1 min

Adani Wilmar Profit Doubles in Third Qtr

India's Adani Wilmar reported a two-fold surge in third-quarter profit on Monday, buoyed by higher demand in its core edible oils segment.

1 min

JPMorgan Names India Investment Bank Leaders as Wadhwani Leaves

JPMorgan Chase & Co. has promoted two of its most senior dealmakers as co-heads of investment banking in India as the US lender seeks to strengthen its position in the market following the recent departure of Navin Wadhwani.

1 min

Draft Rules for IST Adoption Notified

The government on Monday notified rules to harmonize all Indian clocks with indigenous atomic clocks to lend the Indian Standard Time (IST) a \"millisecond to nanosecond accuracy\".

1 min

Rupee Falls 11 Paise To 86.33 Against Dollar

The rupee depreciated 11 paise to close at 86.33 (provisional) against the US dollar on Monday, as strong dollar demand and a muted trend in domestic equities weighed on investors' sentiments.

1 min

JSW to invest ₹2,600 crore to develop two copper mines

JSW Group on Monday said it will invest ₹2,600 crore to develop and operate two copper mines and set up a copper concentrator plant in Jharkhand.

1 min

BPCL's AP facility to serve dual ambitions

The proposed refinery is likely to have an annual refining capacity of 9 mn tonnes.

2 mins

Infy avers it hasn't stolen trade secrets of Cognizant

Infosys Ltd has denied Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp.'s allegations of stealing its trade secrets, stating that a cursory internet search reveals information about the latter's healthcare solutions, prompting a US court to ask Cognizant to disclose the nature of its trade secrets.

2 mins

Chitale bags national TT title with close victory over Akula

An hour before the final, Diya Chitale approached the practice table with a specific routine prepared.

3 mins

India's Asian Winter Games participation hanging in balance

India's participation in the Asian Winter Games scheduled to be held in Harbin, China, from February 7, is in doubt after it was learnt that the organisers, the Olympic Council of Asia, on Sunday turned down accreditation requests for a new set of players in ice hockey and snowboarding.

1 min

2025's hair playbook: Bronde, blowouts and beachy waves

Want to go bronde? Add curtain bangs? Throw it all into a perfectly undone updo? The hair forecast for 2025 is serving major transformation energy.

1 min

Want to take my father and wife to Rashtrapati Bhavan: Harvinder Singh

Hitting the bullseye has become more like a habit for para-archer Harvinder Singh. The 33-year-old has hit the target on the fourth-highest civilian award in the country, Padma Shri, by becoming the first Indian para archer to get the honour.

1 min

Maha Kumbh was a sangam for my family: Bhagyashree

ctor Bhagyashree, who recently got to attend the Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj (Uttar Pradesh), says she \"couldn't be happier\".

1 min

I Am Not Here To Chase Fame, Recognition

Zahan Kapoor, grandson of late actor Shashi Kapoor, reflects on his breakthrough role that came almost two years after his debut

1 min

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