On his first day in office, President Donald Trump issued a stern warning to BRICS nations, reiterating that any country pursuing de-dollarisation would face a 100 per cent tariff on trade with the United States. The statement was made during a press conference in the Oval Office on Monday, shortly after Trump was sworn in as the 47th President of the United States.

Trump’s remarks were in response to ongoing efforts by some BRICS members — including Russia and China — to reduce the dominance of the US dollar in global trade.

Sebi is looking at introducing a system where an investor can sell shares as soon as they are allotted in an Initial Public Offering (IPO) to curb grey market activity, chairperson Madhabi Puri Buch said on Tuesday.

The chief of the capital markets regulator also announced that the top two proxy advisory firms are on the verge of launching a portal which will be a repository of related party transactions and will be useful in judging the governance standards in a company for any stakeholder.

In his first post on Truth Social after assuming office as the 47th President of the United States, Donald Trump announced the dismissal of four senior government officials appointed by his predecessor, Joe Biden, and warned that more removals are forthcoming.

“Our first day in the White House is not over yet! My Presidential Personnel Office is actively in the process of identifying and removing over a thousand Presidential Appointees from the previous Administration, who are not aligned with our vision to Make America Great Again,” Trump wrote in his post.

With just two weeks remaining for the Delhi Assembly elections, the ruling AAP and the Opposition BJP have escalated their verbal attacks, with the latest point of controversy being a comment made by AAP convener and former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, likening the saffron party leaders as “Raavan in disguise of a golden deer”.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) unveiled its second manifesto for the Delhi Assembly elections on Tuesday, focusing on education, welfare, and youth empowerment. The party promised free education "from KG to PG" for underprivileged students in government institutions if voted to power.

Releasing the second segment of BJP's Sankalp Patra, MP Anurag Thakur highlighted the party's dedication to Delhi's youth.

Describing it as "another mighty blow to Naxalism", Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday said 14 Naxalites were killed in a joint operation by the CRPF, SoG Odisha and Chhattisgarh Police along the Odisha-Chhattisgarh border.

With the resolve for a Naxal-free India and joint efforts of security forces, Naxalism is breathing its last today, Shah said.

Expressing gratitude to US President-elect Donald Trump for 'providing the necessary clarity and assurance,' the Chinese short-form video service app TikTok has confirmed that it was in the process of restoring service in the United States. This development comes after Trump pledged to restore access to TikTok, which had stopped functioning in the US on Saturday night to comply with the Biden dispensation's ban order.

Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Monday alleged that the Mahayuti government's handling of the appointment of guardian minister was a sign of internal discord in the alliance.

The state government on Saturday announced guardian ministers for 36 districts of the state, but a day later, issued an order to stay the appointments for Nashik and Raigad.

NCP's Aditi Tatkare was appointed as the guardian minister for Raigad, while BJP leader Girish Mahajan was given the responsibility of Nashik.

Sanjay Roy, convicted of raping and murdering a trainee doctor at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, was sentenced for life on Monday (January 20). The court has also imposed a fine of Rs 50,000 on the convict.

During a hearing in the Sealdah Court, Roy maintained his innocence, claiming he was framed. "I haven’t done this. I have been framed... You decide whether I have been framed or not," he said.

Actor-politician, Tamizhaga Vetri Kazhagam chief Vijay on Monday vowed support to farmers opposed to the proposed airport at Parandur near here, and alleged some 'gain' for the ruling DMK dispensation in the project and asserted that people understood it.

Vijay, without directly naming the DMK, said while in opposition, the party opposed initiatives like the 8-lane expressway project in the state and asked why a similar stand was not taken in respect of the Parandur airport project.

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