G R Infraprojects share price gained 8.99 per cent at Rs 1,374.20 a piece on the BSE in Thursday’s intraday trade after the company emerged as the L-1 bidder for a Rs 262.28 crore railway infrastructure project awarded by Western Railway.

The EPC contract involves the gauge conversion of 38.9 km of track in the Kosamba-Umargam section of the Vadodara division.

The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has said that from February 1 people can’t use special characters in Unified Payments Interface (UPI) identity (ID). All such information has to be alphanumeric.

The move aims to improve the popular digital payments platform’s security and ensure compliance with technical specifications.

The Election Commission of India (ECI) has issued a strong response to AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal, cautioning him against conflating the issue of increased ammonia levels in the Yamuna with his serious allegations of mass poisoning, which he equated to an act of war between two nations.

The poll body has asked Kejriwal to substantiate his claims with specific evidence, failing which action may be taken against him for promoting disharmony, inciting enmity between groups, and creating public unrest.

Amid a row over a Punjab vehicle which was found parked near Punjab Bhavan in poll-bound Delhi, AAP leader Sanjay Singh claimed on Thursday that the BJP planted that car with a fake number plate over which they will file a written complaint.

Speaking to ANI, Singh asserted that there is no scope to blame anyone now as everything is crystal clear in the matter.

A regional jet of American Airlines crashed into a military Black Hawk helicopter midair near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport outside Washington, DC, on Wednesday night. At least 18 bodies have been recovered so far, according to CBS News.

The PSA Airlines Bombardier CRJ700 regional jetliner, operating as American Airlines Flight 5342, was approaching the airport after departing from Wichita, Kansas, when it struck a Sikorsky H-60 helicopter.

“At least 30 people have lost their lives and 60 others have been injured in the stampede at the Maha Kumbh venue in Prayagraj,” said Vaibhav Krishna, DIG Mahakumbh. He added that the stampede took place between 1-2 a.m., when a huge crowd broke the barricades, which led to casualties.

Multiple casualties took place as a stampede broke out at the Sangam area of the Maha Kumbh early Wednesday (January 29, 2025) as crores of pilgrims jostled for space to take a holy dip on the occasion of Mauni Amavasya.

Mukesh Ambani, India's richest man, is reportedly mulling to invest in the ambitious 'Stargate AI' project led by US President Donald Trump. The project is valued at USD 500 billion and has the backing of OpenAI, Oracle and Japanese company Softbank. Trump has dubbed it the largest AI infrastructure project in history. He said there is global competition for AI leadership, but Stargate is setting the standard.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday accused Arvind Kejriwal of falsely alleging that the Haryana government mixed poison in the Yamuna and dared the AAP supremo to make public the DJB report that he cited to level the charge on the BJP-ruled state.

In response, the AAP said the Delhi Jal Board "confirmed" that charges levelled by Kejriwal are true, and challenged the BJP to get the ammonia level in the river checked by a joint team of engineers from Haryana and Delhi with an Election Commission oversight.

Bharat Heavy Electricals (BHEL) shares jumped 4.5 per cent in Wednesday's trade, logging an intraday high at Rs 196.1 per share. The stock advanced after the company posted its healthy Q3 results.

Around 9:26 AM, BHEL share price was up 4.16 per cent at Rs 195.4 per share on BSE. In comparison, the BSE Sensex was up 0.22 per cent at 76,071.10.

In her first press briefing on Tuesday (local time), US Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said that the US Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) found that about $ 50 million was used to fund 'condoms in Gaza'.

Calling the funding "preposterous", Leavitt said that the government is focused on being good stewards of American Dollars.

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