Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday said that the ongoing war in Ukraine might never have happened if Donald Trump had retained the US presidency in 2020. Putin described the conflict, which began with Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, as a "crisis" and linked it to what he called the "stolen" 2020 election.

“I cannot but agree with him that if he had been president, if his victory had not been stolen from him in 2020, then perhaps there would not have been the crisis in Ukraine that arose in 2022,” Putin told Russian state media, as reported by The Daily Mail.

The extradition of Tahawwur Rana, convicted in connection with the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, to India., has been approved by the US Supreme Court.

Pakistani-origin businessman Tahawwur Hussain Rana, who was convicted for his role in the 26/11 attacks on Mumbai that resulted in the death of 164 people, could now be extradited to India. Rana's co-conspirators included, among others, David Headley.

Drug firm Lupin on Friday said it has received approval from the US health regulator to market a generic HIV medication in the US market.

The company has received tentative approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) under the US President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) for Abacavir, Dolutegravir and Lamivudine tablets, the Mumbai-base drug maker said in a statement.

The electronics manufacturing business from Tata Group, Tata Electronics today announced the acquisition of a controlling 60 per cent stake in Pegatron Technology India Private Limited (“PTI”). The financial details of the deal were not available, but this will allow the company to expand its local iPhone manufacturing.

This follows Tata Electronics’ acquisition of Wistron’s India operations in March 2024.

An explosion took place on Friday (January 24) morning at an ordnance factory in Maharashtra's Bhandara district. At least, eight people were killed in a blast at the ordnance factory, police said. There were 14 employees working in the section at the time of the blast, of whom three were rescued alive and one was dead, added the police.

Rescue and medical teams have been dispatched to the site to search for survivors, a defence spokesperson confirmed to PTI.

A day after Punjab Police personnel deployed in the security of AAP convenor Arvind Kejriwal were withdrawn, the former Delhi chief minister on Friday dubbed it as "pure politics".

"I regret that personal security has been politicised," he said addressing a press conference here.

Bandra Magistrate Court on Friday extended the police custody of the accused, who allegedly stabbed actor Saif Ali Khan at his residence last week, till January 29.

The court observed that there is substantial progress in the matter and to investigate other consequential aspects is necessary. The offence is serious and triable by the sessions court.

A Supreme Court bench headed by Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna will hear a plea filed by former Haryana minister and five-time MLA Karan Singh Dalal seeking a policy for the verification of Electronic Voting Machines.

When the matter came up for hearing on Friday before Justices Dipankar Datta and Manmohan, the bench said the case shall be placed before the Chief Justice along with similar petitions.

Zee Entertainment on Thursday reported a 179.7 per cent rise in its consolidated net profit at Rs 163.6 crore for the third quarter of the financial year 2024-25 (FY25). During the same period last year the company had reported a net profit of Rs 58.5 crore. Sequentially, however, the company reported a 21.9 per cent drop in profit after tax from Rs 209.4 crore in the last quarter.

Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Maharashtra government to invest Rs 3.05 trillion in the state across key sectors such as new energy, retail, hospitality, and high-tech manufacturing. This investment is expected to generate three lakh jobs in the state.

The MoU was signed at the World Economic Forum in Davos. Speaking about the partnership, Anant Ambani, director of Reliance Industries, said, “RIL has always been deeply committed to the idea of New India, under the visionary leadership of our honourable Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

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