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Supreme Court stays 2026 UGC Equity Regulations, calls it ‘too sweeping’
The Supreme Court of India connected Thursday (January 29, 2026) kept successful abeyance the implementation of the University Grants Commission (Promotion of Equity successful Higher Education Institutions) Regulations, 2026, alleged to beryllium discriminatory connected the crushed that it extends the payment of preservation lone to Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST) and members of the Other Backward Communities (OBC) portion denying the aforesaid extortion to wide oregon precocious castes.
Economic Survey 2025 shows India successful a agleam airy successful an progressively darker world
The Economic Survey 2025-26 has painted a rosy representation of India’s home maturation outlook, raising the country’s medium-term outlook to 7% from its earlier estimation of 6.5%. However, it has simultaneously outlined a comparatively grim outlook for the planetary economy, estimating a 10-20% accidental of a situation worse than the planetary fiscal situation of 2008 unfolding successful 2026.
Ajit Pawar cremated with afloat authorities honours; Union Ministers be ceremonial
The last rites of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, killed successful a level crash, were held with afloat authorities honours connected Thursday (January 29, 2026) astatine Baramati successful Pune district. Union Ministers Amit Shah, Nitin Gadkari, erstwhile Union Minister Sharad Pawar and BJP president Nitin Nabin attended the 66-year-old Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief’s ceremonial astatine the Vidya Pratishthan crushed astatine Baramati, astir 100 km from Pune.
India monitoring reports of attacks against minorities successful Bangladesh, says authorities
India continues to show reports of incidents of attacks against minorities successful Bangladesh, including connected their homes and places of worship, and New Delhi has “consistently raised” the contented with the authorities successful Dhaka, the authorities informed Rajya Sabha connected Thursday (January 29, 2026).
Supreme Court reserves verdict connected pleas for modification of earlier orders connected stray dogs
The Supreme Court connected Thursday (January 29, 2026) reserved its verdict connected a batch of pleas seeking modification of earlier orders successful the stray dogs case. A seat of justices Vikram Nath, Sandeep Mehta and N.V. Anjaria reserved its determination aft proceeding amicus curiae Gaurav Agarwal, who summarised the steps taken by states similar Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan.
Tamil Nadu SIR: Supreme Court directs ECI to show logical discrepancies astatine nationalist places successful voters facing deletion
The Supreme Court connected Thursday (January 29, 2026) directed the Election Commission of India (ECI) to show the names of the persons figuring successful the logical discrepancies with the crushed astatine nationalist places successful each ward. The Bench besides allowed affected persons to taxable their documents oregon objections done their authorised representative, specified arsenic Booth Level Agent (BLA).
We are connected the aforesaid page, says Shashi Tharoor aft gathering Rahul, Kharge
Amid reports that helium was upset with his party, Congress MP from Thiruvanthapuram Shashi Tharoor, met enactment president Mallikarjun Kharge and Leader of Opposition successful the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi successful Mr. Kharge’s Parliament bureau connected Thursday (January 29, 2026), and said each is bully and we are moving together connected the aforesaid page.
Bangladesh approves shooting team’s India circuit
Bangladesh has approved its shooting team’s circuit to New Delhi for adjacent month’s Asian Shooting Championships, days aft the cricket team’s refusal to play successful India owed to information concerns outgo them a spot astatine the T20 World Cup. Bangladesh person been replaced by Scotland successful the T20 World Cup, which runs from February 7 to March 8, aft they insisted they would not circuit India, highlighting information concerns pursuing soured governmental relations betwixt the neighbours.
Australian Open 2026: Aryna Sabalenka crushes Svitolina to scope last
Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka powered into her 4th Australian Open final successful a enactment with a ascendant triumph implicit Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina connected Thursday (January 29, 2026) successful a politically charged encounter. There was nary handshake afterwards arsenic top-ranked Sabalenka triumphed 6-2, 6-3 and faces either Elena Rybakina oregon Jessica Pegula for her 3rd Melbourne title.
U.S. justice blocks Trump medication from detaining refugees successful Minnesota
A U.S. national justice temporarily blocked the Trump administration connected Wednesday (January 28, 2026) from detaining refugees successful Minnesota awaiting imperishable nonmigratory presumption and ordered the merchandise of those successful detention. U.S. President Donald Trump has sent thousands of national migration agents to the Democratic authorities arsenic portion of a sweeping crackdown that has sparked outrage implicit the deaths of 2 U.S. citizens astatine the hands of officers.
Wangchuk denies successful Supreme Court allegations of remarks astir overthrowing govt similar Arab Spring
Climate activistic Sonam Wangchuk, who is nether detention successful Jodhpur Central Jail, denied successful the Supreme Court connected Thursday (January 29, 2026) allegations that helium made a connection to overthrow the government similar the Arab Spring, emphasising that helium has the antiauthoritarian close to criticise and protest.
Delhi tribunal acquits L-G Saxena successful 2000 defamation lawsuit filed by Medha Patkar
A tribunal successful New Delhi connected Thursday (January 29, 2026) acquitted Delhi Lieutenant-Governor V.K. Saxena successful a 25-year-old defamation lawsuit filed by activistic Medha Patkar, stating that the complainant failed to beryllium her charges against him. The bid was pronounced by Judicial Magistrate First Class Raghav Sharma. In March 2025, the tribunal had dismissed Patkar’s exertion to analyse further witnesses successful the case, terming it a “deliberate effort to hold the trial, alternatively than a genuine necessity”.
