Bangalore airport reported 8% passenger growth to 43.82 million and expanded international connectivity in 2025.
Bangalore International Airport recorded an 8% rise in passenger traffic to 43.82 million in 2025 and a 5% increase in cargo throughput to 520,985 metric tonnes, with sustained growth in flight activity, expanded international departures and network reach to 113 passenger and 37 cargo destinations, prompting BIAL to prioritise further connectivity, airline partnerships and capacity scaling.

Reclaimed Mumbai Coastal Road land must remain open to the public; no residential or commercial development permitted.
Reclaimed land along the Mumbai Coastal Road (South) is to remain ordinarily open for public use, with exceptions only for specific development or maintenance activities; the reclaimed areas, including portions proposed for corporate social responsibility landscaping, must not be used for residential or commercial purposes now or in the future, while landscaping of the promenade and medians and targeted upkeep remain permitted.

ASME Foundation India will host EFx India 2026 at LNMIIT Jaipur from Jan 16-18, 2026.
ASME Foundation India will host EFx India 2026 at the LNM Institute of Information Technology, Jaipur, from January 16-18, 2026. The three day festival brings together engineering students, academicians and industry professionals-with 55 student teams from 19 states registered-to promote innovation, hands on learning, real world problem solving and strengthened industry-student collaboration. The event is supported by GAIL and The Welding Institute (TWI) and returns to LNMIIT Jaipur after 2017.

India-US relations focus on active trade negotiations and an invitation to a critical minerals and AI partnership.
US engagement with India focuses on finalising an active bilateral trade negotiation, with both sides "actively engaged" and a follow-up call scheduled, framing talks around economic reciprocity and fair trade standards. The ambassador also invited India to join a US-led initiative on critical minerals and artificial intelligence, positioning multilateral technology and supply-chain cooperation alongside efforts to resolve tensions arising from recent tariff and immigration measures.

Drinking water quality in Haryana is deteriorating; calls for immediate testing, safe supply and official accountability.
Drinking water quality in Haryana is deteriorating with TDS, fluoride and nitrate levels exceeding permissible limits in many areas; contaminated supply and polluted groundwater are linked to rising stomach, bone, kidney, skin diseases and alleged cancer cases. The report asserts failure to install effective purification or alternative safe supplies, claims departmental responsibility-shifting, and demands immediate provision of safe drinking water, regular testing of sources, and accountability for officials responsible for the lapse.

Net direct tax collections rose 8.82% to Rs18.38 lakh crore; refunds down 17% and government projects Rs25.20 lakh crore target.
Net direct tax collections rose 8.82% to Rs 18.38 lakh crore through January 11, comprising over Rs 8.63 lakh crore from corporate tax and Rs 9.30 lakh crore from non-corporates. Securities Transaction Tax receipts were Rs 44,867 crore and refunds fell 17% to Rs 3.12 lakh crore; gross direct tax collections were about Rs 21.50 lakh crore. The government projects direct tax receipts of Rs 25.20 lakh crore for fiscal 2025-26 and an STT target of Rs 78,000 crore.

Jai Anmol Ambani must reply to a show cause notice; bank to pass a speaking order after hearing him.
The court refused to interdict the show cause notice and directed Jai Anmol Ambani to reply within ten days, appear for a personal hearing on the scheduled date, and directed the bank to, after hearing him or his authorised representative, pass a speaking order to be placed before the court; the effect of that order is to remain subject to the writ petition then pending.

PM Surya Ghar and KUSUM schemes empower households and farmers to generate electricity and reduce dependency on free supply.
The government promotes empowerment through the PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana, which provides means for rooftop solar while requiring partial individual cost contribution; households can consume generated power, feed surplus into the grid, and use small battery backup for continuous supply. The PM KUSUM Yojana similarly aims to empower farmers by enabling distributed solar generation, combining government support with beneficiary involvement to reduce dependence on free government electricity.

Retail inflation rose to 1.33% in December as food and personal care prices increased, still below the RBI lower tolerance limit.
Retail consumer price inflation rose to 1.33% in December 2025, driven by higher prices in food subcomponents and personal care; food inflation remained negative at -2.71% while core inflation reached 4.6%. Urban inflation exceeded rural, headline inflation stayed below the Reserve Bank of India lower tolerance limit for the fourth consecutive month, and analysts expect CPI to rise as food deflation fades, with forthcoming revised CPI and GDP series to inform monetary policy timing.

Coromandel International to establish Corporate Research Centre at IIT Madras Research Park for industry-academia collaboration.
A Memorandum of Understanding establishes a Corporate Research Centre at IIT Madras Research Park to formalise an industry-academia partnership for joint research programmes, technology incubation, talent development and international collaboration, enabling Coromandel to leverage IIT Madras's research infrastructure to translate science into scalable agri solutions focused on agriculture, sustainability and emerging technologies.

ED raid on I-PAC office sparks allegations of political vendetta and calls to counter the narrative.
The article reports an Enforcement Directorate search of I-PAC premises and a director's home in a coal scam-linked money laundering probe, with accused selective targeting of the Bengal office and calls for equivalent searches of other directors. It highlights allegations of politically motivated misuse of investigative powers and records the ED's applications to the Calcutta High Court and the apex court seeking a CBI probe into alleged removal of documents from ED custody.

Sarpanch murder arrests: seven detainees, including two shooters, arrested after inter state intelligence and forensic leads.
Seven accused, including two shooters arrested after intelligence led, inter state operations and transit remand, are linked to a pre planned, point blank killing of a village sarpanch. Investigators say an alleged gangster based abroad orchestrated the conspiracy; the shooters used forged identity documents and moved across multiple states, while five others provided logistics, shelter, weapons and transport. Police attribute the breakthrough to combined technical surveillance, human intelligence and central agency cooperation and frame the arrests within a broader campaign against organised crime and cross border fugitives.

Youth urged to become cyber peace ambassadors to educate on AI-enabled online fraud and protect MSMEs and citizens.
The initiative urges youth to serve as cyber peace ambassadors to educate traders, MSMEs, students and citizens about AI-enabled online financial fraud and safe digital payment use, focusing on skill development, victim reporting guidance, and collaborative implementation of government cyber-fraud measures to protect budget-constrained small and medium enterprises.

Digital banking requires supervisors and banks to prioritise operational resilience, third party oversight, AI governance and continuous supervision.
Digital banking shifts supervisory focus to operational resilience, data integrity, ecosystem concentration, cyber risk and algorithmic governance. Supervision must be technology-neutral, risk-based, proportional and forward-looking, with the supervised entity remaining accountable for outsourced activities. Core supervisory focus areas are operational resilience and cyber readiness; third-party and ecosystem dependency mapping; governance of data, models and AI (explainability and fairness); and technology-enabled continuous supervision supported by SupTech and improved data governance.

POCSO case: court found custodial detention unnecessary after consensual elopement and allowed release with conditions.
Bail in a POCSO Act prosecution was granted after the court found no allegations of forcible sexual assault, close age proximity between the parties, affidavits from the alleged victim and her sister stating no objection, limited investigative steps and that custodial interrogation was unnecessary; release was ordered on a personal bond with surety and conditions to cooperate, not influence witnesses or tamper with evidence, notify address changes and appear during trial.

Building an emergency fund while repaying loans means starting small, prioritising high interest debt, automating savings and cutting expenses.
Balancing emergency fund creation with loan repayment requires starting modest regular contributions while prioritising payoff of high-interest loans; continue small emergency savings to avoid new credit use, automate transfers for EMIs and savings, cut discretionary expenses to free cash, and review budgets periodically to reallocate income toward greater debt reduction or emergency contributions as circumstances change.

Oikoshreem Group's infrastructure, mining, renewable and housing activities raise procurement, licensing and consumer-protection compliance issues.
Oikoshreem Group's infrastructure and mining projects require compliance with public procurement specifications and contract management obligations, while its coal-related services engage commercial coal mining reforms and licensing regimes. Renewable energy and affordable-housing activities implicate project approvals, incentive compliance, and land-use regulatory constraints. Financial and trust operations raise consumer-protection and lending compliance issues where insurance and credit are linked to real-estate sales. Technology and wide channel networks create transparency and data-regulation considerations across these activities.

THINK Gas expands PNG/CNG rollout, commits 30,000+ household connections, tariff-linked price reductions across 10 states.
PNGRB's National Drive 2.0 advances CGD expansion under a Unified Tariff framework. THINK Gas commits to connect 30,000+ households and expand CNG stations across ten states, with a January-March 2026 rollout. It announced retail price reductions-domestic PNG down up to Rs. 5/SCM and CNG down up to Rs. 2.50/KG in select areas-and is deploying an LCNG hybrid supply model and capital investments to ensure supply where pipelines are absent.

TCS profit down after Rs 2,128 crore statutory hit from new labour code implementation; headcount reduced amid restructuring.
TCS's December-quarter net profit fell to Rs 10,657 crore due mainly to a Rs 2,128 crore statutory impact from implementation of the new labour codes; excluding this one-time effect profit would have risen to Rs 13,438 crore. Headcount declined by 11,151 to 5,82,163 amid restructuring and planned layoffs. Revenue rose to Rs 67,087 crore with operating margin at 25.2%. The board recommended a dividend of Rs 57 per share, including a special dividend of Rs 46.

Stock markets closed for Maharashtra civic polls; trading and settlement suspended across equity, derivatives, commodity and EGR segments.
Exchanges designated January 15 as a trading holiday for the capital-market segment due to the municipal corporation elections, suspending trading and settlement activities across equity, derivatives, commodity and electronic gold receipt segments; the state government concurrently declared a public holiday affecting government, semi-government entities, banks and public undertakings within the civic jurisdictions.