IndiGo vacated 717 slots at domestic airports after India’s aviation regulator DGCA cut the airline’s winter flight schedule by 10% following major disruptions in early December, according to sources.

Karnataka’s Cabinet approved setting up a “Centre for Applied AI for Tech Solutions” in Bengaluru with NASSCOM, with ₹20 crore planned over four years to accelerate AI adoption and digital transformation across sectors.

U.S. President Donald Trump inaugurated a “Board of Peace” at the World Economic Forum in Davos to support efforts to maintain a ceasefire in Israel’s war with Hamas. India did not attend, and only 19 countries were represented at the ceremony despite Trump saying 59 countries had signed on.

India’s Ministry of Mines plans to significantly ramp up mineral exploration from 2026 to 2031, directing the Geological Survey of India to take up 500 exploration projects, including at least 300 focused on strategic or critical minerals.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said India has stopped buying Russian oil after President Donald Trump imposed tariffs tied to purchases of Russian oil. India has called the U.S. action unfair and said its energy policy is based on national interest.

Maharashtra’s Mukhyamantri Majhi Ladki Bahin scheme now has about 1.57 crore women receiving aid after e-KYC and eligibility checks, down from 2.43 crore at rollout. The Women and Child Development department rejected about 86 lakh beneficiaries over 17 months and plans physical verification of over 24 lakh rejected cases.

Sanjay Kaushik, a 58-year-old Indian national, was sentenced in the U.S. to 30 months in federal prison for conspiring to illegally export controlled aviation components from Oregon to end users in Russia.

A U.S. judge in Minnesota ruled that federal officers in a major Minneapolis-area immigration enforcement operation cannot detain or use tear gas on peaceful protesters.

The BJP–Shiv Sena combine neared the winning figure in the 227-seat Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation election, ending Uddhav Thackeray’s party’s more than 25-year control while Shiv Sena (UBT) won 64 seats and consolidated the Marathi vote bank.

Telangana Assembly Speaker Gaddam Prasad Kumar dismissed BRS disqualification petitions against MLAs Kale Yadaiah and Pocharam Srinivas Reddy, leaving three similar petitions pending.

The Supreme Court said the Rajya Sabha Secretary General exceeded an administrative role by drafting a decision that a removal motion notice against Justice Yashwant Varma was inadmissible and said the Lok Sabha Speaker or Rajya Sabha Chairman should decide admission of such motions.

GRAP Stage-III curbs were enforced across Delhi-NCR as the AQI rose into the ‘very poor’ range and forecasts indicated it could enter the ‘severe’ category in coming days.