The Ghaziabad-to-Jewar rapid rail corridor to Noida International Airport is proceeding on its original alignment after a brief proposal to reroute it via Delhi was explored and then dropped. Plans also include integrating parts of Noida Metro extensions into the RRTS network, while officials cite travel-time, congestion, and emissions benefits from the broader RRTS system.

President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukraine’s intelligence service captured a Russian man believed responsible for killing nine Ukrainian prisoners of war in Russia’s Kursk region, and vowed accountability.

Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will dissolve parliament on Friday, triggering an early general election on 8 February to seek a public mandate for her government.

India’s aviation regulator DGCA imposed a ₹22.20 crore penalty on IndiGo for large-scale flight disruptions in December 2025, citing multiple CAR violations and continued non-compliance with revised FDTL norms, and issued warnings to senior management.

The All India Congress Committee (AICC) has appointed presidents for 71 district units in Tamil Nadu as part of its organisational drive, Sangathan Srijan Abhiyan, ahead of Assembly elections due this year.

Israel’s military said three F-35i fighter jets arrived at Nevatim Air Force Base, bringing its fleet to 48 aircraft out of 50 already purchased under a long-running procurement deal with Lockheed Martin.

Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has called an early lower-house election for February, aiming to capitalize on a 78% approval rating to strengthen her coalition or restore the LDP’s lost majority, party scandals and a newly unified opposition bloc.

A federal judge in Minnesota issued an injunction restricting ICE and other federal immigration agents from retaliating against or using crowd-control weapons on peaceful protesters and observers monitoring immigration enforcement operations in Minneapolis.

The Election Commission of India extended Kerala’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) electoral roll claims-and-objections window to January 30, Supreme Court advice to consider an extension and a request from the state’s Chief Electoral Officer. CPI(M) alleged errors in the draft roll and urged the EC to ensure voters are not burdened for clerical mistakes.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off India’s first Vande Bharat Sleeper Train on the Howrah–Guwahati (Kamakhya) route from Malda Town, cutting travel time by about 2.5 hours and positioning the fully air-conditioned service as an airline-like experience at economical fares. He also announced rail and road infrastructure works in West Bengal worth about Rs 3,250 crore ahead of the 2026 assembly elections.

India’s Enforcement Directorate (ED) has summoned former Rajya Sabha MP V. Vijayasai Reddy to appear on January 22 in connection with the alleged Andhra Pradesh liquor scam, focusing on suspected money laundering linked to an estimated ₹3,500-crore fraud.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia launched more than 200 drones in new attacks across multiple Ukrainian regions, killing at least two people and wounding dozens. He urged allies to boost air-defense support, saying Russia is intensifying strikes while stalling diplomacy.