TODAY NEWS ON February 07, 2025

News Headlines for CAT, CLAT and IPM aspirants

Source: THE HINDU

National News

• Women, children were handcuffed too; deportees had their feet tied with ropes, faces covered with masks
• Civilian dead after alleged ‘police torture’ in Jammu
• Centre silent on Trump order cancelling Chabahar port waiver
• New website for Civil Services Examination prelims registration has errors: applicants
• What was ‘gross’ about the 12 Bills kept pending for 3 years: Supreme Court to Tamil Nadu Governor
• India, U.S. agree to draft comprehensive framework on defence cooperation for 2025-2035
• Opposition attacks government over ‘inhumane’ deportation by U.S.
• Investment worth ₹4.40 lakh crore received during Bengal Business Summit, says WB CM
• U.S. deportation of Indian migrants: Centre to take action against human traffickers, says Jaishankar
• ‘Give charge to elected body’: Supreme Court to Kabaddi federation administrator
• GBS cases surge to 170, WHO provides support to Pune medical staff
• Children, teens in India under-represented in drug-resistant tuberculosis case numbers, find studies

International News

• Sheikh Hasina’s speech: Bangladesh summons Indian High Commissioner
• “Bangladesh has become a land of terrorists and fighters”, says Sheikh Hasina after demolition of residence of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
• Trump team considers demanding WHO reforms, including American in charge
• Zomato to rebrand itself as ‘Eternal’, unveils new logo

Headlines in detail

Women, children were handcuffed too; deportees had their feet tied with ropes, faces covered with masks

Hands cuffed, feet tied with ropes, and face covered with a mask — 18-year-old Robin Handa arrived in Amritsar on Wednesday (February 5, 2025), days after the United States Border Security Police arrested him from U.S.-Mexico border on January 22, 2025. He was amongst the 104 Indians who were deported from the U.S. and brought back to India in an American military aircraft on Wednesday (February 5, 2025), following U.S. President Donald Trump’s hardline stance on illegal immigration.

Civilian dead after alleged ‘police torture’ in Jammu

A civilian was shot dead by the Army in north Kashmir’s Baramulla after he allegedly sped away from a checkpoint on Thursday. In Jammu’s Kathua, another civilian was found dead after allegedly facing torture in police custody. An official identified the victim as Waseem Ahmad Mir, a resident of Baramulla’s Sopore.

Centre silent on Trump order cancelling Chabahar port waiver

A day after U.S. President Donald Trump signed an order that could impose sanctions on India for its investment in Iran’s Chabahar port, the Union government remained silent regarding the order and its implications. The U.S. order, titled the ‘National Security Presidential Memorandum’, specifically named the port as it called for “maximum economic pressure” on the Iranian government, directing U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to cut off Iran’s recourse to all funds, including through oil exports, ports, and ancillary businesses.

New website for Civil Services Examination prelims registration has errors: applicants

Spelling mistakes and failure to generate one-time passwords are among several glitches reported by applicants applying online for the preliminary Civil Services Examination (CSE) 2025 to be conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) in May. Months after the alleged scam by sacked Indian Administrative Service (IAS) probationer Puja Khedkar, who forged documents to clear the exams, the UPSC introduced changes. These updates now require applicants to submit documents, including educational, caste and physical disability certificates, at the stage of the preliminary examination, unlike in previous years, when these documents were only uploaded after a candidate qualified for the Mains examination.

What was ‘gross’ about the 12 Bills kept pending for 3 years: Supreme Court to Tamil Nadu Governor

The Supreme Court on Thursday asked what Tamil Nadu Governor R.N. Ravi found so “gross” about the 12 Bills the State government sent him for assent that they were kept pending for over three years. A Bench of Justices J.B. Pardiwala and R. Mahadevan recapped the trajectory of 12 Bills, mostly to do with higher education and the appointment process of Vice-Chancellors in State Universities, for the benefit of the Governor, whose office was represented by Attorney General of India R. Venkataramani.

India, U.S. agree to draft comprehensive framework on defence cooperation for 2025-2035

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh held the first telephonic conversation with the new U.S. Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth on Thursday during which the two leaders “agreed to work together to draft a comprehensive framework on defence cooperation, aimed at structuring the bilateral collaboration for 2025-2035.” The conversation has taken place ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s planned trip to Washington next week.

Opposition attacks government over ‘inhumane’ deportation by U.S.

The Opposition cornered the government on Thursday, both inside and outside the Parliament, on the issue of deportation of 104 Indian migrants from the U.S. Citing the warm personal relationship between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and U.S. President Donald Trump, and the BJP’s claim of making India the Vishwaguru (world leader), they questioned why migrants were “deported in shackles” on Wednesday (February 5, 2025).

Investment worth ₹4.40 lakh crore received during Bengal Business Summit, says WB CM

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said investment proposals worth ₹4.40 lakh crore were received during the two-day Bengal Global Business Summit, 2025, emphasising that the State remains the “safest and smartest” place to invest. “We are extremely happy to share that We have received investment proposals worth ₹4,40,595 crore during this event,” the Chief Minister said at the concluding session of BGBS 2025.

U.S. deportation of Indian migrants: Centre to take action against human traffickers, says Jaishankar

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, while making a statement on deportation of Indian migrants from the U.S. in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday (February 6, 2025), said that the Centre will take exemplary actions against human traffickers. The Minister’s statement in the Rajya Sabha came amid Opposition protests over the treatment meted out to 104 Indians, who were deported from the United States.

Sheikh Hasina’s speech: Bangladesh summons Indian High Commissioner

Dhaka has summoned the Head of Mission of Indian High Commission in Bangladesh on Thursday (February 6, 2025) after Sheikh Hasina delivered a speech from India, accusing Chief Adviser of Bangladesh’s interim government Muhammad Yunus of making a “meticulous plan” to murder her. The official has been summoned hours after Ms. Hasina’s speech was broadcast on all online platforms of her party, the Awami League.

“Bangladesh has become a land of terrorists and fighters”, says Sheikh Hasina after demolition of residence of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman

Bangladesh has become the “land of terrorists and fighters”, Sheikh Hasina has said in a major speech delivered online from New Delhi. The nearly hourlong speech was streamed on the web pages of the Awami League soon after a “bulldozer rally” by a mob demolished the historic 32 Dhanmondi residence of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman early on Thursday (February 6, 2025).

‘Give charge to elected body’: Supreme Court to Kabaddi federation administrator

The Supreme Court on Thursday (February 6, 2025) asked the Amateur Kabaddi Federation of India (AKFI) administrator former Judge S.P. Garg to hand over charge to its elected governing body by February 11. A Bench of Justices Surya Kant and N. Kotiswar Singh said though there were certain issues that needed a closer look, it was an ad hoc arrangement to facilitate players to participate in the upcoming Asian Kabaddi Championship scheduled to be held between February 20 and 25 in Iran.

GBS cases surge to 170, WHO provides support to Pune medical staff

The suspected cases of Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) in Pune have surged to 170, with five suspected deaths of GBS until Wednesday. World Health Organisation (WHO) is providing support to Maharashtra’s health authorities to combat the GBS epidemic in Pune.

Children, teens in India under-represented in drug-resistant tuberculosis case numbers, find studies

Studies have found that children and teenagers treated for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis, including those in India, are under-represented in case numbers, with researchers calling for a “focus for case-finding efforts” in this age group. A tuberculosis (TB) patient is said to be multidrug-resistant when the bacteria strain causing the infection has become immune to at least two effective drugs.

Trump team considers demanding WHO reforms, including American in charge

The Trump administration has been considering a plan for reform at the World Health Organisation, including putting an American in charge, for it to remain a member of the global health agency, according to two sources familiar with the plan and a proposal document reviewed by Reuters.

Zomato to rebrand itself as ‘Eternal’, unveils new logo

Food and delivery platform Zomato said on Thursday (February 6, 2025) it will rename the company to “Eternal” and unveiled a new logo, a move that comes more than two years after it began using the new name internally.