2 min readJan 28, 2025 07:36 AM IST
First published on: Jan 28, 2025 at 07:14 AM IST
The six-nation summit on nuclear disarmament to be held in India is likely to call for restrictions on nuclear weapons in space. The Prime Ministers of India, Sweden, Greece and the Presidents of Tanzania, Mexico and Argentina will adopt their statement on follow-up action on the joint appeal issued last year calling for a freeze in nuclear arsenals.
Arms Control
US president, Ronald Reagan, says US-Soviet arms control talks resuming on March 12 in Geneva are likely to be long and tough. But he told reporters that the US would “stay there at the table with the hope that this time we can arrive at an actual reduction”. The announcement of the new talks, made simultaneously in Washington and Moscow, ends a 14-month hiatus in negotiations.
IT Probes Maruti
Investigation teams from the Income Tax Department have begun a detailed scrutiny of the Maruti cars sold in the black market. Special teams began their work at the premises of the authorised Maruti dealers in Delhi and collected the names of all those who had been delivered cars. Instructions have been issued to carry out such surveys in all the metropolitan cities and dealers in other major cities and towns of the country. Sources said that Finance Minister V P Singh has expressed concern over this business that has generated Rs 20 crore in black money in less than six months.
India In Hockey Final
India scored a thumping 9-1 victory over Japan in the semi-finals of the Asia Cup in Dhaka. In the final, they will meet their traditional rivals Pakistan, who beat South Korea 7-0 in the other semi-final.
This is the front page of The Indian Express published on January 28, 1985. 
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