ICC Women U19 T20 World Cup: India beats South Africa to win second successive title
An utterly dominant India flaunted their embarrassment of riches to win a second successive U-19 Women’s T20 World Cup title with a nine-wicket shellacking of South Africa in Kuala Lumpur on Sunday (February 2, 2025), the triumph giving a peek into the game’s most perfectly calibrated youth structure.
Maha Kumbh: Medical force on high alert ahead of Basant Panchami Snan on February 3
Ahead of the Basant Panchami Amrit Snan at the ongoing Maha Kumbh, the entire Prayagraj division’s medical infrastructure has been put on high alert, the Uttar Pradesh government said on Sunday (February 2, 2025) .Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has directed that all doctors across Mahakumbh Nagar and the entire division remain vigilant to ensure the safety and well-being of millions of devotees, it said.
Delhi Assembly elections: Budget fulfils Modi’s guarantees; BJP only party to respect middle class, says PM Modi in rally
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, addressing his final rally on Sunday (February 2, 2025) ahead of the Delhi Assembly elections, said that only the BJP respects the middle class of the country and the Union Budget presented on Saturday (February 1, 2025) was to ensure that “Modi’s guarantees” were fulfilled.
After Manipur, Assam destroys poppy plantations
After Manipur, Assam has begun destroying poppy plantations. On Sunday, the police in western Assam’s Goalpara district used tractors to destroy poppy plants on more than 56 acres of a sandbar in the Brahmaputra River. The destroyed crop of the opium-producing plant was worth ₹27.20 crore. People living on some sandbars or ‘chars’, which are usually difficult to reach, have been known to grow cannabis. Officials said this was one of the first instances that poppy cultivation was reported from sandbars.
Local authorities recommend derecognition of 90 madrasas in Uttar Pradesh’s Bahraich
The local authorities in Bahraich have recommended to the Uttar Pradesh government to cancel the recognition of 90 madrasas in the district for their alleged failure to generate Automated Permanent Academic Account Registry (APAAR) IDs under the Centre’s ‘one nation, one student’ initiative. APAAR is a specialised identification system designed for all students in the country.
ED’s crackdown on overseas ‘illegal’ wealth: assets worth about ₹16,000 crore in 16 foreign jurisdictions attached
From large tract of lands, residential premises and commercial properties, to bank accounts, overseas assets valued close to ₹16,000 crore across 16 foreign jurisdictions have been attached or frozen in the recent past by the Enforcement Directorate in more than 30 cases involving major business houses and prominent persons, including the founder and former chairman of Indian Premier League Lalit Modi, and the uncle-nephew duo Nirav Modi and Mehul Choksi.
Kejriwal accuses BJP of hooliganism, launches social media campaign ahead of Delhi polls
AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday (February 2, 2025) launched a scathing attack on the BJP, accusing it of resorting to “hooliganism” as the Delhi Assembly elections near. Addressing a press conference, Mr. Kejriwal claimed that AAP is heading towards a “decisive win” in the February 5 polls, which has left BJP leaders, particularly Union Home Minister Amit Shah, “baffled and desperate”.
Fresh arrest in Sambhal violence case
A man has been arrested in connection with the violence during survey of a mosque last year, officials said on Sunday (January 2, 2025). Additional Superintendent of Police Shreesh Chandra told PTI that the arrested individual has been identified as Arshad, a resident of Khaggu Sarai locality .“The accused was identified based on video footage of the incident and was arrested on Saturday,” he said.
Published – February 02, 2025 06:50 pm IST
