Today News Headlines for School Assembly, January 30, 2026: Education budget expectations

Almost seven years after the BJP government in Uttarakhand enacted a law to stop “forced religious conversions”, court records show the statute may be falling short of a basic legal test: evidence. Read here.

The two factions of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) were set to make an announcement on reunification on February 8, before the untimely demise of Ajit Pawar came as a setback.

Economic Survey tabled in Parliament today as India prepares for its first Sunday Budget on February 1. The Indian economy will grow between 6.8 per cent and 7.2 per cent in the fiscal year that starts in April 2026, the Economic Survey tabled today by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha stated.

Railways approves Baikunth-Urkura 4th line. Train connectivity to improve on the Howrah-Mumbai corridor.

International

US cybersecurity chief at centre of ChatGPT security controversy. Madhu Gottumukkala, the interim chief of the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), triggered multiple security alerts after he uploaded sensitive government contracting files to a public version of ChatGPT last summer, reported Politico, citing four Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officials familiar with the matter.

US President Donald Trump has threatened to impose a 50% tariff on aircraft made in Canada and sold in the United States, escalating a trade dispute with Ottawa and Prime Minister Mark Carney, the Associated Press (AP) reported.

Texas orders investigation into alleged H-1B visa abuse. The development comes after Texas Governor Greg Abbott earlier directed public universities and state agencies to freeze H-1B visa petitions immediately.

Education

BITS Pilani withdraws from Times Higher Education (THE) Rankings. However, it also said that it remains open to re-engaging with THE in the future should the ranking framework evolve towards greater transparency, consistency, and verifiability.

Sports

World No.1 Aryna Sabalenka advances to the Australian Open Final with a dominant win.

Days after citing security concerns to pull out of the T20 World Cup in India, the Bangladesh government cleared its shooters to compete in the Asian Shooting Championships in New Delhi.

The first T20I between Australia and Pakistan at the Gaddafi Stadium will be held today.