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National Guard troops to remain in Washington, DC, until year-end
Trump said this month that for now he was dropping his push to deploy National Guard troops in Chicago, Los Angeles and Portland, Oregon, which had provoked legal challenges
 "National Guard troops to remain in Washington, DC, until year-end")
FAA warns pilots of risks over eastern Pacific, citing 'military activity'
The notices come after nearly four months of US military strikes against boats in the Caribbean Sea and the eastern Pacific that the US alleged were trafficking drugs
 "FAA warns pilots of risks over eastern Pacific, citing 'military activity'")
Minneapolis protesters win court ruling limiting ICE use of force
US District Judge Katherine Menendez on Friday isssed a temporary injunction limiting when Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents can deploy chemical irritants into crowds
 "Minneapolis protesters win court ruling limiting ICE use of force")
Centre plans collateral-free microloans for gig and domestic workers
A new scheme will provide loans of up to ₹10,000 to gig workers and domestic helps, modelled on PM-SVANidhi, to support entrepreneurship and small business ventures
 "Centre plans collateral-free microloans for gig and domestic workers")
Trump wants tech giants to fund power for AI data centres; they'd love to
Under Trump's plan, grid operator PJM Interconnection LLC will hold an auction for tech companies to bid on 15-year contracts for new electricity generation capacity
 "Trump wants tech giants to fund power for AI data centres; they'd love to")
Tylenol pregnancy study contradicts Trump's claims on link with autism
The Lancet paper comes after the Trump administration linked the use of Kenvue Inc.'s Tylenol to autism in September and advised pregnant women to avoid the drug
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Trump thanks Iran for cancelling executions of political prisoners
The Republican president also suggested on his social media site that more than 800 people had been set to be executed in Iran, but he said they now won't be
 "Trump thanks Iran for cancelling executions of political prisoners")
Gold price dips ₹10 to ₹1,43,390, silver falls ₹100, trades at ₹2,91,900
The price of 22-carat gold decreased by ₹10, with ten grams of the yellow metal selling at ₹1,31,440
 "Gold price dips ₹10 to ₹1,43,390, silver falls ₹100, trades at ₹2,91,900")
Delhi: Traffic curbs on Jan 17, 19, 20, 21 for Republic Day rehearsals
During this period, traffic crossings at Kartavya Path at Rafi Marg, Janpath, Man Singh Road and the C-Hexagon will remain closed
 "Delhi: Traffic curbs on Jan 17, 19, 20, 21 for Republic Day rehearsals")
First flight with 231 deported Venezuelans from US lands in Caracas
The flight's arrival comes 13 days after Maduro was captured along with his wife, Cilia Flores, during a military intervention in Caracas
 "First flight with 231 deported Venezuelans from US lands in Caracas")
Cold wave grips Delhi, north India; check fog, snow, and rain forecast
IMD warns of cold wave and dense fog over Delhi and north India, with snowfall likely in the western Himalayan region and isolated rainfall forecast over parts of the northern plains
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BMC election results 2026: Here's a list of winners across top wards
Mumbai BMC election vote counting: The counting process for 227 municipal wards of India's richest civic body started at 10 am on Friday
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Best of BS Opinion: Power, memory, and the steep cost of chasing shine
Here are the best of Business Standard's opinion pieces for today
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India's top 20 startups dominated valuations, fundraising in 2025
While the average valuation of the top 20 startups was $1.78 billion, the remaining 80 had an average valuation of just $0.42 billion, nearly one-fourth of the top cohort
 "India's top 20 startups dominated valuations, fundraising in 2025")
Margin pressures drag down Reliance Industries' profit to 4-quarter low
Retail, oil & gas divisions remain laggards
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India and EU will have the 'mother of all deals', says Piyush Goyal
Goyal said there would be no compromise on the country's interests and that all sensitive issues, such as the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism and dairy, would be addressed to India's satisfaction
 "India and EU will have the 'mother of all deals', says Piyush Goyal")
Tiger Global case: Treaty protection for grandfathered investments narrow
The Supreme Court's Tiger Global ruling narrows grandfathering protection, allowing tax authorities to scrutinise pre-2017 investments at exit under GAAR and anti-abuse norms
 "Tiger Global case: Treaty protection for grandfathered investments narrow")
Air India, Singapore Airlines sign cooperation framework to deepen ties
The agreement was signed here between Air India Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director Campbell Wilson, and SIA Chief Executive Officer Goh Choon Phong on Friday, it said
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Recognition in sight: Long-ignored IPKF may finally get official honour
Why are IPKF martyrs not being officially recognised and appropriately honoured and its veterans only allowed a silent felicitation? And is the government really changing its mind on this now?
The alpha illusion: Is Bollywood's hypermasculinity biology or spectacle?
Even physiology resists the fantasy: Alpha males carry stress levels comparable to those at the bottom of the hierarchy. Power is labour
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