Overview
- Aajtak reports that U.S. forces seized Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro and that he is being held in a New York detention center with trial proceedings underway, as a court rejected his claims to head‑of‑state immunity and prisoner‑of‑war protections.
- Explainers note Washington does not recognize Maduro’s presidency, and they say any immunity appeal to international courts appears unlikely to succeed.
- President Trump said Prime Minister Modi is “not happy” over U.S. tariffs tied to Russian oil purchases, drawing a sharp response from former Indian envoy Dilip Sinha who called the tariffs unfair and out of step with international law.
- Reliance Industries’ shares fell 4.42% after Bloomberg-linked reports on Russian crude shipments, but the company publicly denied receiving such cargo in recent weeks and said it does not expect January deliveries.
- Uttar Pradesh’s Special Intensive Revision draft roll removed 2.89 crore names—about 18.7% of prior voters—with claims and objections open until February 6, as Maharashtra’s reported BJP–Congress arrangement in Ambarnath unraveled and Congress suspended its local leaders involved.