Overview
- A Sambhal magistrate ordered FIRs against 12 police officers over the November 2024 mosque‑survey violence, with the January 9 directive disclosed this week.
- The Supreme Court directed states to compensate for injuries or deaths from stray‑dog bites and pressed for control measures, listing the matter for January 20.
- Blinkit removed its “10‑minute delivery” claim after labour ministry talks on rider safety, with rivals reported to be preparing similar changes.
- Ladakh suspended the Chadar trek after the Zanskar River began to unfreeze, with conditions to be reassessed after January 20.
- Justice Varma told a parliamentary panel he was not at his residence during the cash‑fire episode, asserted no cash was recovered, and faulted first responders for securing the scene.