 | Oscar-bound short film lifts veil on Iranian women rejecting male dominationSet in Luxembourg's airport, it tells the story of a 16-year-old Iranian girl freshly arrived from Tehran who, with trepidation, takes off her veil to escape an unhappy fate dictated by men. |
 | US Consul General launches literacy grant for Odisha womenMohapatra and Pujafula Pattanayak, in collaboration with SWATI. It will produce a handbook for women’s advocates providing information on laws, |
 | All six floors of fire-ravaged building in Hyderabad brought downThe demolition was taken up on the advice of the NIT Warangal experts who found that the structural stability of the building had turned weak. |
 | Exam paper leak: Gujarat Anti Terror Squad nabs Malkangiri teacherInvestigation revealed that the question papers were leaked reportedly by an organised gang from multiple coaching centres in Vadodara and Ahmedabad. |
 | ‘See if Hopcoms building is within Cubbon Park or not’: Karnataka High CourtIn order to know the factual situation and to seek a fact-finding report, the court ordered the survey. |
 | ‘Common area belongs to flat owners, not builder’: Madras High CourtDisposing of a writ petition filed by Abbotsbury Owners Association, Alwarpet in Chennai, regarding non-FSI area, justices R Subramanian and K Kumaresh Babu, said, |
 | Kota suicides: 22-year-old NEET aspirant ends life; second death in one monthGiven the growing menace of student suicides, the Gehlot government in Rajasthan now plans to bring in 'Rajasthan Coaching Institute Bill 2023'. |
 | Peshawar mosque blast that killed 100 was 'targeted revenge attack': Pakistan policeLow-level militancy, often targeting security checkpoints, has been steadily rising in the areas near Peshawar that border Afghanistan since the Taliban seized control of Kabul in August 2021. |
 | Death toll from Pakistan mosque suicide bombing rises to 100Also, on Tuesday mourners were burying the bombing victims at different graveyards in Peshawar and elsewhere. Authorities have not determined who was behind the bombing. |
 | Markets trade lower in initial trade amid weak global trendsThe 30-share BSE benchmark Sensex declined 203.74 points to 59,296.67.The broader NSE Nifty dipped 52.8 points to 17,596.15. |
 | Denied compensation, five of family attempt immolation at Pragathi BhavanHowever, the tahasildar’s investigation found that the same land was allocated to different persons in the subsequent years by the same board. |
 | Hilary Duff is optimistic about reboot of 'Lizzie McGuire'The 2001 series starred Duff as the titular character, who navigates the personal and social issues of her teenage years. |
 | Song Joong-ki and Katy Louise Saunders are married, expecting first child togetherThe "Reborn Rich" actor, who confirmed his relationship with Saunders in December through his agency HighZium Studio, said the couple registered their marriage today. |
 | TS police recruitment: List of additional candidates to be published todayThe board also said that it will release the list of eligible candidates on its website (www.tslprb.in) on January 30. |
 | Off the cuffWeeks after taking charge as DMK Madurai city secretary, MLA G Thalapathi recently called on finance minister Palanivel Thiaga Rajan at the latter’s house. |
 | Gujarat: Another paper leaked, clerk recruitment exam cancelledProtests erupted across Gujarat and candidates, who reached the examination centers from far-off places, expressed anger over the development. |
 | Fishing for innovationLocal fishers got a whiff of his invention and approached him. |
 | Peroorkada flyover in Thiruvananthapuram: LA proceedings to be delayedAs some landowners are reluctant to surrender their land, it will take 6 more months to finish proceedings, say sources |
 | Overcoming sufferingIn Hinduism, there is, again, a recognition of the pervasiveness of dukha due to the gulf between desires or expectations and actual experience. |
 | Every death of a child diminishes us as a societyTheir absence for weeks from classes or interaction with other inhabitants failed to create an alarming blip. |
