TODAY NEWS ON January 06, 2025

News Headlines for CAT, CLAT and IPM aspirants

Source: THE HINDU

PM inaugurates Delhi section of RRTS; Meerut to be accessible in 40 minutes

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday (January 5, 2025) inaugurated a 13-km-long section of the Rapid Rail Transit System (RRTS) between New Ashok Nagar in Delhi and Sahibabad in Uttar Pradesh, connecting the National Capital to Meerut in U.P. Till now, the Namo Bharat Train operated from Sahibabad to Meerut.

Government launches two special categories visas for international students

India has launched two special category visa for international students intending to pursue higher education in academic institutions in the country. The ‘e-student visa’ and ‘e-student-x’ visa have been introduced by the Ministry of Home Affairs and all applicants will have to use the ‘Study in India’ (SII) portal launched by the government, officials said.

With PM Modi expected to visit Paris in February, deals to buy Rafale fighter jets, Scorpene subs for Navy reach final stage

Two large defence deals in the pipeline between India and France are being finalised, amid expectations that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Paris in February for the Artificial Intelligence Action Summit to be hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron.

FDI in India growing rapidly: Piyush Goyal

Foreign Direct Investment inflows into the country are surging, with investors from the Middle East, Japan, European Union, and the U.S. recognising India’s status as a top investment destination, driving rapid economic growth and generating millions of new jobs, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal has said.

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar reiterates he made a mistake twice going with RJD

Days after Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad said INDIA bloc is ready to welcome him in its fold, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Sunday (January 5, 2025) said he made a mistake twice going with the RJD and will not repeat it. The Janata Dal (United) chief was interacting with reporters during his ongoing Pragati Yatra in Muzaffarpur.

Hezbollah leader Nasrallah was killed last year inside war operations room, aide says

Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah was killed in an Israeli airstrike last year while inside the militant group’s war operations room, according to new details Sunday (January 5, 2025) disclosed by a senior Hezbollah official.

In Dallewal’s case, Supreme Court balances his right to expression and the state’s duty to save his life

The Supreme Court, in the case of farmers’ leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal who is fasting unto death, treads a fine line between protecting his freedom of expression and ensuring the state’s duty to preserve his life.

GRAP 3 curbs revoked in Delhi-NCR amid dip in air pollution levels

The Centre’s panel on Delhi-NCR’s air quality on Sunday (January 5, 2025) revoked stage 3 curbs under the Graded Response Action Plan after witnessing a dip in air pollution levels owing to favourable meteorological conditions, especially improved wind speed, according to an official order.

Farm outfits seek Modi’s intervention to save Dallewal’s life

After separate Kisan Mahapanchayats in Punjab and Haryana, both the Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) and the Samyukt Kisan Morcha - Non-Political (SKM-NP) have decided to strengthen protests against the Centre’s policies. The outfits have also been trying to gather public support to the hunger strike being held by SKM-NP leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal.

Quarantine animals infected by bird flu, Centre tells States after tiger, leopard deaths in Nagpur

With Maharashtra reporting India’s first case of avian influenza among animals, the Union Animal Husbandry Ministry sent a circular to all States on Sunday (January 5, 2025), urging them to quarantine infected or symptomatic tigers and other feline species to prevent transmission of the disease to other animals or humans.

Coast Guard chopper crashes in Porbandar killing three

An Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) of the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) crashed during landing at Porbandar in Gujarat on Sunday (January 5, 2025) morning killing three personnel — two pilots and one air crew diver — on board, according to defence sources.

India is out of the ICC World Test Championship final after losing the fifth Test in Sydney

Australia defeated India by six wickets on Sunday (January 5, 2025). With this win the Australian team has regained the Border-Gavaskar Trophy after a gap of 10 years. With this 1-3, India are out of the World Test Championship final. India was the only team to have played the last two WTC finals. India had lost both the finals against New Zealand and Australia respectively.

Ukraine will ask allies to boost its air defenses at a meeting in Germany, says Zelenskyy

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he will again call on allies to boost its air defenses at this week’s meeting in Germany, as U.S. President-elect Donald Trump takes over later this month with a vow to end the almost three-year war quickly.

Bangladesh cancels visit of judicial officers that was part of India’s MoU with Hasina government

Bangladesh on Sunday (January 5, 2025) cancelled the visit by a delegation of its judicial officials to India. In a circular, the Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs said the officials who were scheduled to attend a training programme in Bhopal between February 10 and 20 has been cancelled. The cancellation is being interpreted as a hint that Bangladesh will reconsider some of the agreements and MoUs that were signed during the Hasina era as the training of judicial officials was part of one such bilateral MoU.