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Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the 38th National Games, signalling continued focus on high-performance sport and multi-discipline development. The event brings together athletes from across states and services, with federations using it as a key domestic benchmark.
Payments infrastructure firm Juspay has closed a $50 million funding round led by WestBridge Capital, pushing its valuation to about $1.2 billion. The deal includes primary and secondary components and gives liquidity to early investors and employees, as the company looks to scale globally.
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar was killed in a plane crash in Baramati, with four others also reported dead. The aircraft reportedly crash-landed after taking off from Mumbai, and the cause is yet to be officially confirmed as investigations begin and tributes pour in across the political spectrum.
Two suspected Nipah virus cases have been identified in West Bengal, with testing reported at the VRDL, ICMR, AIIMS Kalyani. The Centre has deployed a National Joint Outbreak Response Team and shared guidance with the state surveillance system as containment and contact-tracing measures are stepped up.
Indian authorities said they have contained a Nipah virus outbreak after confirming cases in West Bengal. The Health Ministry said contacts were traced, quarantined and tested, while other countries in the region stepped up health screening for travellers arriving from India.
India’s Budget Session begins on January 28 and will run till April 2, with a break between phases. The government is preparing to table the Economic Survey and present the Union Budget 2026-27 on February 1, which falls on a Sunday this year.
Microsoft has announced Maia 200, its next-generation custom AI accelerator aimed at improving the economics of AI inference. The company says the chip is built on a 3nm process, features a redesigned memory system, and is already deployed in a US data centre, with more regions planned.
Parliament begins its Budget Session on January 28 and will sit till April 2 in two phases, with a recess in between. The session opens with the President’s address to a joint sitting, followed by the tabling of the Economic Survey and the presentation of the Union Budget 2026-27 on February 1 — a Sunday this year.
India and the European Union have signed a Security and Defence Partnership on the margins of the EU-India Summit in New Delhi. The pact is designed to structure cooperation across areas such as maritime security, cyber-defence and counterterrorism amid a more volatile global security environment.
Microsoft has introduced Maia 200, its next-generation AI accelerator for inference workloads. The company says it is engineered to improve the economics of AI token generation and will be deployed in Azure data centres, aiming to boost performance and efficiency for running large models.
The RBI has rescheduled open market operation (OMO) purchase auctions to January 29 and February 5 to infuse durable liquidity worth ₹1 lakh crore. The move is intended to ease liquidity conditions by buying government securities via the RBI’s e-Kuber system, with results announced the same day as the auctions.
The European Union and India have signed a Security and Defence Partnership on the margins of the EU–India Summit. The pact sets out a framework for cooperation across areas such as maritime security, cyber, and counterterrorism, aiming to translate existing engagement into more regular dialogue and concrete outcomes.