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Supreme Court says close to menstrual wellness a cardinal right; orders escaped sanitary pads for schoolhouse girls
The Supreme Court connected Friday (January 30, 2026) declared that the close to menstrual health and entree to menstrual hygiene absorption (MHM) measures successful acquisition institutions is portion of the cardinal close to beingness and dignity nether Article 21 of the Constitution. “Dignity cannot beryllium reduced to an abstract ideal; it indispensable find look successful conditions that alteration individuals to unrecorded without humiliation, exclusion, oregon avoidable suffering.
No absorption to Sunetra Pawar becoming NCP legislature enactment leader: Praful Patel
Nationalist Congress Party moving president Praful Patel connected Friday (January 30, 2026) said determination is nary absorption to precocious Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar’s woman Sunetra becoming the caller person of the NCP legislature wing, but the household consent volition beryllium taken earlier filling the cardinal post. He said close present the precedence is to capable the vacant posts of Deputy Chief Minister and NCP legislature enactment leader, some held by Ajit Pawar astatine the clip of his death, and added that making assignment astatine the apical organisational presumption (late person was besides enactment president) was not an contented currently.
TVK challenges 2 provisions of T.N. government’s SOP for governmental rallies earlier Madras High Court
Actor-politician C. Joseph Vijay’s Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) has filed a writ petition successful the Madras High Court challenging 2 provisions of a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) notified by the Tamil Nadu authorities connected January 5, 2026, for permitting the behaviour of nationalist meetings, processions, roadshows, demonstrations, protests, cultural/religious events, and different nationalist gatherings attended by implicit 5,000 people.
Rupee hits lowest-ever level of 92.02 against U.S. dollar; ends with marginal gain
The rupee connected Friday (January 30, 2026) hit its grounds low of 92.02 earlier ending a tad higher astatine 91.97 against the U.S. dollar, amid a steadfast American currency and volatile geopolitical cues. Forex traders said sustained withdrawal of overseas funds and a antagonistic inclination successful home equities weighed connected capitalist sentiment.
Shashi Tharoor praises Rahul Gandhi arsenic a ‘sincere’ idiosyncratic and ‘strong voice’ against communalism
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Friday (January 30, 2026) lauded enactment person Rahul Gandhi arsenic a “sincere” idiosyncratic who is simply a “strong voice” connected assorted issues specified arsenic communalism successful the country. Mr. Tharoor said that “everyone likes Rahul arsenic helium perpetually speaks against the authorities of communalism, hatred and divisiveness successful the country.”
Why indefinite relaxation of norm connected play rest, leaves for pilots: HC asks DGCA
The Delhi High Court connected Friday (January 30, 2026) questioned the DGCA connected the “indefinite” relaxation fixed to airlines with respect to the implementation of caller norms connected play remainder and leaves for pilots. Issuing announcement connected a nationalist involvement litigation (PIL) connected the issue, a Bench of Chief Justice D.K. Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia asked the aviation regulator to explicate the “rationale” down its determination to instantly retreat the caller flight-duty norm which said that “no permission shall beryllium substituted by play rest”.
Government imposes import curbs connected 3 pharma ingredients for 1 year
The authorities has imposed a minimum import terms connected 3 components utilized successful the accumulation of penicillin-class antibiotics — Penicillin G-potassium, 6-APA, and Amoxicillin Trihydrate, according to a notification. These 3 ingredients person been kept nether the restricted class for 1 year. “The import of Penicillin G-potassium... 6-APA... and Amoxicilline Trihydrate... having CIF (cost, insurance, freight) worth of little than ₹2,216 per kilogram, ₹3,405 per kilogram, and ₹2,733 per kilogram respectively, are restricted for a play of 1 twelvemonth from the day of work of this notification,” Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) said successful a notification dated January 29.
SC bid connected UGC regulations: Government volition guarantee justness to everybody, says BJP
The Union authorities is committed to ensuring justness for each connected the issue of the University Grants Commission (UGC) Regulations, which person been stayed by the Supreme Court, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) said connected Friday (January 30, 2026), adding that it would not let injustice to beryllium done to anyone. “Since the substance is nether information successful the Supreme Court and the tribunal has issued a enactment order, it is not due to remark connected it. However, 1 happening is precise wide — the party’s presumption is that we volition not let injustice to beryllium done to anyone, and our authorities is committed to ensuring justness for all,” BJP MP and spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi told media persons.
As SC stays UGC equity rules, extortion to marginalised castes came from a Constitutional committedness to extremity ‘historical oppression’
Petitioners criticise that the University Grants Commission (Promotion of Equity successful Higher Education Institutions) Regulations, 2026 is based connected an “unfounded presumption” that caste favoritism is “uni-directional”. They reason that the 2026 Regulations wrongly ideate that lone members of Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST) and Other Backward Classes (OBC) are affected by caste bigotry. The stimulus down the 2026 Regulations was a petition filed jointly by the mothers of Rohith Vemula and Payal Tadvi successful the Supreme Court against “rampant” caste favoritism successful higher acquisition institutions.
‘Why northeast politically orphaned’: Congress poses 10 questions to BJP connected Assam
With Home Minister Amit Shah visiting Assam, the Congress connected Friday (January 30, 2026) posed 10 questions to the BJP and asked wherefore person the radical of authorities and the full Northeast been “politically orphaned”. Taking a swipe astatine the BJP, Congress’ media and publicity section caput Pawan Khera said Mr. Shah’s sojourn was a “welcome step” from a enactment that is known to disregard the sufferings of northeast.
Gaza’s Rafah crossing with Egypt to reopen connected February 1, Israel says
Israel volition reopen the Rafah border crossing on Sunday (February 1, 2026) for people to question betwixt Gaza and Egypt, the Israeli Government bureau that coordinates civilian argumentation successful Gaza, the Coordinator of Government Activities successful the Territories (COGAT), said connected Friday (January 30, 2026).
Trump names erstwhile Federal Reserve Governor Warsh arsenic the adjacent Fed chair, replacing Powell
U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday (January 30, 2026) that helium volition nominate erstwhile Federal Reserve authoritative Kevin Warsh to beryllium the adjacent seat of the Fed, a prime apt to effect successful crisp changes to the almighty bureau that could bring it person to the White House and trim its longtime independency from day-to-day politics.
