In the latest development, the Centre has increased the Minimum Support Price (MSP) for Jute by Rs 315 per quintal or 6 per cent year-on-year for 2025-26. The new MSP of Rs 5,650 per quintal will yield a 66.8 per cent profit for the producers. The MSP rates will strongly benefit West Bengal, Assam, Bihar etc.
In a major win for India, the Neutral Expert appointed by the World Bank regarding the Indus Water Treaty (IWT) has upheld India's stand emphasising its only authority to address any dispute.
In a shocking incident, a 26-year-old student from Telangana was allegedly shot dead in the US by unidentified persons, his family members said here on Monday. K Ravi Teja had gone to the US in 2022 and had completed MS eight months ago. She was looking for a job, they said. The family has urged the government to help in bringing back his mortal remains here as early as possible.
Outgoing US Ambassador Eric Garcetti on Sunday said that PM Modi and US President Joe Biden have taken the India-US partnership to new heights. Garcetti, who met PM Modi before returning to the US, added that the compelling and consequential US-India relationship has attained new heights with the significant increase in trade, visa approvals, and investments, among other factors. 
Amid the sub-freezing temperature forecasts for Monday, the day President-elect Donald Trump is slated to be sworn in as the 47th President of the United States, the inauguration event has been shifted to inside the Capitol Rotunda. This implies that it will be for the first time in the last 40 years that a president will not be sworn in on the Capitol steps. 
Saif Ali Khan was attacked late Wednesday night at his Bandra residence. Several initial reports had earlier claimed that his eldest son Ibrahim took his father to Lilavati Hospital. But, the actor was taken to the hospital by eight-year-old Taimur in an injured condition. On Friday, the doctors of Lilavati Hospital in a press conference told the media that Taimur was the person with Saif came inside the hospital. When the team of doctors was asked whether Saif Ali Khan had come to the hospital by auto, they clearly said that no one had seen such a thing. Doctor Niraj said that Saif came inside with complete bravery along with his younger son, holding his hand
The 36th match of the Big Bash League 2025 was interrupted by a fire at The Gabba on Thursday, January 16. The fire extinguisher was spotted trying to put off the fire at the DJ booth and then the stewards ordered an evacuation from the nearby stands at the iconic stadium in Brisbane.
After 14 days of fasting, political strategist Prashant Kishor ended his hunger strike shortly. The announcement, which will include the launch of the next phase of his Satyagraha movement, comes as Kishor prepares to break his fast over the BPSC exam row. Before doing so, he took a symbolic dip in the holy river Ganga near Ganga Path in Patna, marking a significant moment in his protest.
Delhi Assembly election: AAP National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal along with his wife offered prayers at Pracheen Hanuman Mandir in Connaught Place. He will file his nomination from the New Delhi Assembly Seat later in the day. He along with his wife arrived at the Pracheen Hanuman Mandir in Connaught Place to offer prayers.
Former Union minister Sharad Pawar on Tuesday dismissed Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s remarks that the BJP’s victory in the Maharashtra assembly polls ended the politics of betrayal started by Pawar in 1978. NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar in a press conference said Union Minister Amit Shah to maintain 'decorum of Home Minister's post'. Amit Shah had slammed Pawar during his speech on Sunday at a state BJP convention in the temple town of Shirdi.
The Election Commission of India on Monday accepted the AAP's request for a vote transfer of party's Patparganj candidate Avadh Ojha. The development comes after a delegation of AAP leaders, including Delhi CM Atishi, party national convenor Arvind Kejriwal, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and party MP Sanjay Singh met top EC officials at the Election Commission of India.
Bangladesh’s foreign ministry on Sunday summoned Indian High Commissioner Pranay Verma over border tensions. The development came hours after Dhaka alleged that India was trying to construct fences at five locations along the Indo-Bangla border, in violation of a bilateral agreement.
Amid the increasing tensions in the INDIA bloc, Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) MP Sanjay Raut on Saturday announced that his party will go solo in the upcoming municipal corporation in Mumbai and Nagpur.Delhi Kiski conclave: BJP MP Kamaljeet Sherawat talks about Delhi Assembly elections. 
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday hailed the completion of the Genome India Project (GIP). Addressing an event related to the Genome India Project completion, he said the Genome India Project marks a defining moment in the country's biotechnology landscape. My best wishes to those associated with the project, he added.
The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday stayed the proceedings going on in trial court in the Harihar temple-Shahi Jama masjid dispute case in Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal. The Allahabad High Court ordered the halt of trial proceedings while hearing the petition of the Intezamia Committee of Sambhal's disputed Shahi Jama Masjid.
Delhi Assembly elections 2025: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday announced the schedule of the Delhi Assembly polls 2025, setting the stage for a high-octane election battle between the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The national capital will vote on February 5 and the results will be declared on February 8. The Congress is the third biggest party in Delhi, striving for a revival of its electoral ground. The grand old party drew nil in the last two elections. It is unlikely that Congress would do any miracle. 
Pakistan Test captain Shan Masood has shattered an all-time Pakistan record during the second Test against South Africa at Newlands, Cape Town. 
It was one man, who carried India through the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. He was overbowled, mismanaged and eventually forced to take a back seat as Jasprit Bumrah-less India ran out of steam in the fifth and final Test against Australia in Sydney. India required one big final effort from their saviour Bumrah, who had a legendary series with 32 wickets, having bowled 151.2 overs across five matches. However, it wasn't to be as Australia cruised to the 162-run target to win the Border-Gavaskar Trophy after 10 years and qualify for the World Test Championship final.
As Delhi gears up for the upcoming Assembly elections, the political battlefield is heating up between the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). On Saturday, AAP leader and former Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal held a press conference, accusing the BJP of relying solely on negativity and insults to win the elections.