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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman tabled the Economic Survey 2025-26 in the Lok Sabha today. The annual document reviews the economy and its short-to-medium-term outlook. It projects India’s FY27 growth at 6.8%-7.2%, driven by reforms and strong fundamentals, while stressing domestic growth, buffers, and liquidity amid global uncertainty.
Maharashtra Deputy CM and NCP chief Ajit Pawar was cremated with full state honours in Baramati. Family, supporters, and top leaders, including Amit Shah, Nitin Gadkari, and Devendra Fadnavis, paid tribute. Pawar died in a plane crash along with four others. Police registered an accidental death case, and the aircraft’s black box was recovered.
BJP councillor Saurabh Joshi was elected mayor of Chandigarh Municipal Corporation with 18 votes in a three‑cornered contest. AAP’s Yogesh Dhingra received 11 votes, and Congress’ Gurpreet Singh Gabi got seven. Voting was by show of hands, with Ramneek Singh Bedi as presiding officer. The 35‑member house includes the Chandigarh MP.
The Tamil Nadu voter registration deadline ends on January 30. Citizens can register, update details, or re-include deleted names using Form 6 or Form 8. Over 16 lakh applications have been received. The final electoral roll will be published on February 17. Voters are urged to act before the deadline to avoid missing elections.
‘Patang,’ a Telugu romantic comedy starring Pranav Kaushik, Preethi Pagadala, and Vamsi Pujit, was released as a Christmas special. Written and directed by Praneeth Prattipati, the film entertained audiences despite a modest cast. With music by Jose Jimmy and key performances from S.P. Charan, Anu Hasan, and Gautham Menon, it streams on Sun NXT tomorrow.
Telangana CM Revanth Reddy, attending a six-day leadership programme at Harvard, interacted with Indian students at Harvard Business School. He shared career insights, success tips, and highlighted TelanganaRising 2047. Reddy urged them to use their talent and networks to support India’s and Telangana’s growth and promote Hyderabad globally.
The Supreme Court of India has stayed a Kerala High Court decision that had invalidated provisions allowing the Kerala Devaswom Recruitment Board to appoint candidates to posts in the Guruvayur Devaswom and associated aided educational institutions. The stay maintains KDRB’s authority to continue recruitment pending further judicial review.
Bangladesh’s former PM Sheikh Hasina, speaking from exile in India, denounced the upcoming election, accusing authorities of sidelining her Awami League. She said denying political participation would deepen resentment in the nation. Dhaka expressed concern, calling her Delhi statements troubling ahead of the crucial polls scheduled next month.
Vinitha from Tadipatri has been selected as a sub-registrar, while her husband, Hemachandra Reddy, secured the post of excise sub-inspector in the Group-2 results. Formerly software employees in Hyderabad, the couple prepared through online classes with determination. Their success has brought immense joy to their family members.
Actor-politician Vijay will launch Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam’s (TVK) 2026 Tamil Nadu election campaign in February with a grand conference and three major public meetings. He will address all events personally. TVK aims to strengthen its cadre, mobilise supporters, overcome organisational hurdles, and expand its presence ahead of the polls.
In the fourth T20 against New Zealand, Indian star batter Shivam Dubey scored 65 off 23 balls at Vishakapatnam. In Ish Sodhi’s 12th over, he hit 2, 4, 6, 4, 6, and 6, scoring 28 runs. With this, he became the third-highest Indian to score the most runs in a single over, matching Rohit Sharma’s […]
RCB will play against UP Warriors at Vadodara today. RCB has already reached the playoffs, while UPW is close to elimination with only 2 wins in 6 matches. To stay in the tournament, UPW must win today and the next match against DC with a strong run rate, or they will exit. The match begins […]
US chipmaker Nvidia reportedly aided China’s DeepSeek in developing AI models later used by the Chinese military, according to a House committee chairman. DeepSeek’s AI, launched last year, rivaled top US models despite limited computing resources, raising concerns that China could close the AI gap despite US restrictions on high-powered chip sales.
The Telangana High Court has warned the Union Finance Ministry over delays in responding to a four-year-old PIL on credit report data privacy. The petitioner seeks stricter safeguards, a mechanism to correct inaccurate information, and a ban on public access to CIBIL reports. The court asked the ministry to respond by March 17, 2026.
Bengaluru police have filed a new FIR against Ranveer Singh regarding his IFFI 2025 Daiva ritual mimicry. He had previously apologized to the Tulu community. With ‘Dhurandhar’ now streaming on Netflix, public attention has returned, raising the question of whether Ranveer will offer another apology or let legal proceedings continue.