TODAYS TOP NEWS
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1. Vice-President Shri C. P. Radhakrishnan attended the ongoing 146th Birth Anniversary celebrations of Sri Ramana Maharshi in New Delhi.
2. The Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances has released the 32nd edition of the National e-Governance Service Delivery Assessment, NeSDA – Way Forward Monthly Report for December 2025. The Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions informed that the report states that over 24 thousand e-services are being provided across States and Union Territories (UTs), with the highest number in the local governance and utility services sector.
3. The Ministry of Panchayati Raj’s tableau at the 77th Republic Day Parade on Kartavya Path will showcase the SVAMITVA Scheme, highlighting the journey of self-reliance and dignity through property ownership for rural citizens.
4. The tableau of the Information and Broadcasting Ministry at the Republic Day parade will showcase India’s storytelling traditions and the Vision of WAVES.
5. Information and Broadcasting Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw highlighted that India is the fastest-growing major economy today, and the growth is very consistent. In an interview with a private news channel on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos.
6. The Government has notified Greenhouse Gas Emission Intensity (GEI) targets for additional carbon-intensive sectors under the Carbon Credit Trading Scheme (CCTS). The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change said that a total of 208 obligated entities across these sectors will now be required to meet specified emission intensity reduction targets.
7. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) conducted Independent Drive Tests to assess mobile network quality in East Uttar Pradesh licensed service area, during December last year. The Ministry of Communications said in a statement that the tests covered city routes across Azamgarh and Mau cities and walk test areas, evaluating 2G, 3G, 4G and 5G services across key voice and data parameters.
8. PM’s flagship platform PRAGATI accelerates Ahmedabad Metro Rail Project.
PRAGATI stands for
Pro-Active Governance And Timely Implementation.
It is a digital platform launched by the Prime Minister of India.PRAGATI, has marked a significant milestone with the successful conduct of its 50th meeting. Since its launch by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2015.
9. The India International Conference on Democracy and Election Management is going on in New Delhi. On the second day today, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, along with Election Commissioners Dr Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Dr Vivek Joshi, launched ECINET, a unified digital platform integrating over 40 apps and web services.
10. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Kerala. During the visit, PM Modi will lay the foundation stone, inaugurate and flag off various developmental projects in Thiruvananthapuram.
11. India’s national power transmission network has crossed 5 lakh circuit kilometres, ckm, of transmission lines along with one thousand 407 gigavolt amperes (GVA) of transformation capacity. The Ministry of Power said that since 2014, the country’s transmission network has grown by 71.6 per cent with the addition of 2.09 lakh ckm of transmission lines, boosting transformation capacity by 876 GVA.
12. The Amrit Udyan, located within the premises of Rashtrapati Bhavan, will be open to the public from the 3rd of next month to March 31. The President’s Secretariat, in a statement said that the garden will be open from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM, with last entry at 5:15 PM.
13. Union Minister Anupriya Patel addresse 14th FICCI Chemicals and Petrochemicals Awards 2025, in New Delhi.
14. Jal Shakti Minister V L Kanta Rao inaugurates national workshop “PreciSense 2026” in Pune . The main theme of the workshop is the accuracy, testing and calibration of hydrometric and meteorological instruments.
15. The government organised the Third Edition of ‘Sujal Gram Samvad’, reinforcing the commitment to participatory water governance and community-led implementation of Jal Jeevan Mission.
The virtual interaction brought together Gram Panchayat representatives, Village Water and Sanitation Committee members, community participants, women Self Help Groups among and senior officers from States and Union Territories.
16. Union Home Minister Amit Shah paid tribute to freedom fighter Thakur Roshan Singh on his birth anniversary.
17. NITI Aayog has released the reports outlining decarbonisation roadmaps for the cement, aluminum and MSME sectors in New Delhi. During the event, Vice Chairman of NITI Aayog Suman Bery highlighted the critical role of the MSME sector and sustained economic growth in India’s development journey.
18. Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu has announced a new spaceport at Hope Island as part of the Space City initiative. The facility will support private launch missions, adding to India’s growing space infrastructure alongside Sriharikota and Kulasekharapatnam.
19. The Assam government has announced monthly financial assistance of ₹25,000 for research scholars and ₹40,000 for Divyang scholars under the Atal Vichal Agragami Assam scheme. Launching on 11 February 2026, the initiative aims to strengthen research, innovation, and inclusive higher education.
20. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange colour warning for thunderstorms accompanied by hailstorms over Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh.
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LEGAL REPORT
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1. The Supreme Court has allowed Hindu community to hold prayers from sunrise to sunset on Basant Panchami today at the disputed Bhojshala-Kamal Maula Mosque in Dhar district of Madhya Pradesh, while permitting Muslims to offer namaz from 1 pm to 3 pm on the day.
2. A special NIA court has sentenced a person to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment for being involved in the radicalisation and recruitment of youngsters for Pakistan based terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba. The NIA special court in Kolkata sentenced Sayyad M Idris, a resident of Karnataka’s Uttara Kannada district, who was convicted under various provisions of the Indian Penal Code and the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA). The court also imposed a fine of 70 thousand rupees.
3. The Supreme Court’s recent suo motu intervention on the surge of so-called “digital arrest” frauds has brought national attention to a crime that has quietly devastated thousands of Indian households. Far from being a niche cyber offence, these scams reveal deeper weaknesses in India’s digital governance, policing capacity, and social psychology — vulnerabilities that fraudsters have learned to exploit with alarming efficiency.
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President Smt Droupadi Murmu has expressed grief over the loss of lives of army personnel in a road accident in Doda district in Jammu and Kashmir.
Ten Army personnel were killed and ten others injured when their vehicle skidded off the road and fell into a gorge in Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda on Thursday.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi conveyed his condolences to the families of the brave soldiers who lost their lives in this accident.
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DEFENCE News
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1. IAF Explores TAURUS KEPD 350E as cost effective Deep-Strike Option: IAF evaluating German 500km Taurus cruise missile at $1.1M each (half Scalp cost) for hard buried targets on Tejas Mk1A/Mk2 and Rafale, expanding beyond 36 Rafales.
2. IAF Open to Global Partnerships for 6th-Gen Fighters: IAF Chief AP Singh indicated collaboration with friendly nations like France model for next-gen fighters and weapons to bridge tech gaps timely while pursuing indigenous R&D.
3. The Defence Research and Development Organisation, DRDO, will showcase its innovations for national security during this year’s Republic Day Parade at Kartavya Path and Bharat Parv. The Ministry of Defence informed that the systems are Long Range Anti-Ship Hypersonic Missile (LR-AShM) and DRDO Tableau- Naval Technologies for Combat Submarines.
4. Indian Army’s School of Artillery Conducts TOPCHI 2026 Firepower Exercise in Maharashtra: The Regiment of Artillery demonstrated integrated firepower and surveillance using guns, mortars, rockets, drones, and aviation assets at Devlali ranges on January 21, with first-time participation from BSF, Navy drone operators, and Paratroopers using paramotors.
5. The Indian Air Force, IAF, has clarified that it does not charge any entrance fee for witnessing its air shows, including the ongoing air show being held at Nashik.
6. Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan today released the Military Quantum Mission Policy Framework, outlining India’s roadmap to integrate quantum technologies into the Armed Forces. The Ministry of Defence said in a statement that the framework aims to harness four key pillars – Quantum Communication, Quantum Computing, Quantum Sensing and Metrology, and Quantum Materials and Devices across the Tri-Services to prepare for future battlefields and achieve technological dominance..
ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
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1. National School of Drama (NSD) has announced that the 25th edition of Bharat Rang Mahaotsav (BRM) -International Theatre Festival of India will be held from the 27th of this month in Delhi and other cities of India. The theme of this year’s festival is Samvaad, Sanskritiyon ka.
2. Oscar 2026 nominations will be officially announced by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in January 2026.
These will be the 98th Academy Awards. They honor films released in 2025. Nominations are usually announced in mid-January. The award ceremony is held in March 2026
The nominations for the 98th Academy Awards, or the Oscars, have been announced. Ryan Coogler’s vampire epic Sinners is leading the field after setting a new Oscars record with 16 nominations, breaking the record for the most Oscar nominations, which was previously held by All About Eve (1950), Titanic (1997) and La La Land (2016). One Battle After Another is next with 13 nominations, while Marty Supreme, Frankenstein and Sentimental Value are next with nine, and Hamnet has eight. Emma Stone has landed a lead actress nomination for Bugonia, one of ten films shortlisted for the best picture award.
Major categories to watch
Best Picture
Best Director
Best Actor / Actress
Best Supporting Actor / Actress
Best Original Song
Best Animated Feature
3. Waves Film Bazaar has announced that one of its projects, titled ‘Fishers of Men’, has been shortlisted for the 24th edition of the Hong Kong-Asia Film Financing Forum.
FINANCE
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1. The SAMPANN pension management system has been integrated with the UMANG platform, enabling around 4 lakh DoT pensioners to easily access their PPO number and Life Certificate validity status anytime through a unified digital portal, strengthening transparency and pensioner-centric governance.
2. Union Minister for Communications Jyotiraditya Scindia today said that the India Posts has set an ambitious revenue target of over 17 thousand 500 crore rupees for the current financial year, 30 per cent higher than the previous year.
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Capital: BENGALURU
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IT Capital : It is responsible for 35-40% of India’s total IT exports.
Electronic City : Located in southern Bengaluru, this is a major hub housing IT and electronics giants.
Before was Mysore State
Formation 1 November 1956
Districts: 31
Governor : Thawar Chand Gehlot
Chief minister : Siddaramaiah (INC)
State Symbols
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Bird : Indian roller
Flower : Lotus
Tree : Sandalwood
23 Jan(Friday)
Vedic Ritu/ Hemant
Drik Ritu : Shishir (Winter)
पक्ष :: Shuklapaksh
(In Purnimanta calendar)
Vikram Samvat – 2082
Month : Magha 20,
(In Amanta calendar)
Shaka Samvat – 1947
Month :Magha 05
Tithi : Panchami
Nakshatra :Purva Bhadrapada/ Uttara Bhadrapada
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