NEWS DIGEST to start the DAY – 30 Jan – 5 Mins read
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- Foot-tapping melodies and the majestic backdrop of a setting sun over Raisina Hills mesmerised the audience at Vijay Chowk during Beating Retreat ceremony, marking the culmination of 76th R-Day celebrations
- Maha Kumbh – ‘We screamed, we cried, nobody listened…people just walked over others’: stampede eyewitnesses recount hours of chaos, panic; 30 Dead, 60 Injured In Stampede Near Sangam; Minor Incidents (30+ deaths) Happen At Such Big Events says UP Minister; CM orders probe, 25 Lakh compensation for Deceased
- High-Level Committee (HLC), chaired by Union Home Minister approved Rs 3,027Cr for disaster mitigation projects across various states; Govt approves Rs 16,300-cr National Critical Minerals Mission
- Maharashtra: 5 critically injured in a fire prima facie caused by the boiler explosion at a tyre plant in Vadavali village in Palghar Dist
- RG Kar Case: Top Court Directs Hospitals To Regularise Doctor’s Absence During Protests; Refuses To Hear Petition In RG Kar Rape-Murder Case
- FDA approved Novo Nordisk’s diabetes-cum-weight loss drug Ozempic for patients with both chronic kidney disease and diabetes; Geri Care raises Rs 110Cr from InvAscent for a minority stake
- Lack of international flying rights puts Akasa at a disadvantage’; Air India flight inadvertently sends out hijack signal; authorities probe incident; Global tech cos may move court against Govt 6GHz decision
- RBI expresses concerns over small finance banks: Mergers suggested to mitigate risks; Indian banks facing margin pressure amid high interest rate and declining loan growth says S&P Global; Union Bank of India puts 41 NPAs worth ₹1,561 cr on block
- Blueleaf to buy into Jakson’s 1GW solar projects at EV of $400MN; Tesla commits to cheaper cars in first half, sees autonomous vehicles ‘in the wild’ in June; Reliance teams up with cricketer Muttiah Muralitharan to make & sell sports drinks
- Canada report on foreign interference: no evidence of ‘traitors’ in parliament; Milei government plans to remove femicide from Argentina penal code; Fighting between DRC army and M23 rebels rages in eastern city of Goma
- Canada and Mexico can avoid tariffs before Saturday’s deadline, says Trump’s commerce pick; Mexico to question Google over Gulf name change after Trump order; Lammy tells Rwanda it is putting $1bn in aid ‘under threat’ in DRC invasion
- Italy sends 49 refugees to Albania in bid to resume disputed scheme; Giorgia Meloni says she is under investigation for repatriation of Libyan warlord; DeepSeek blocked from some app stores in Italy amid questions on data use
- Unrwa closure imminent as last-bid attempts to stop Israeli ban fail; Rebel leader Ahmed al-Sharaa made transitional president of Syria
- Study of more than 600 animal and plant species finds genetic diversity has declined globally; urgent conservation efforts could halt or even reverse losses
- Japanese city deploys guards to control unruly tourists seeking perfect shot; Tourists blocking roads or walking onto railway tracks in Otaru to capture its views, stoking local resentment and complaints of overtourism
- Trump says US to set up 30,000-person migrant detention center at Guantánamo Bay; RFK Jr. grilled by US Senators on vaccines, abortion at first confirmation hearing as Trump’s health secretary
- Today’s Word – Beleaguer – To besiege or trouble persistently
