News Headlines for School Assembly, January 31st: From India’s banking sector reaching a record low of 0.5 per cent in NNPAs to 1.52 crore mobile numbers being blocked due to a cyber fraud crackdown, here are the top news highlights of the day.
– The Modi Government’s Sanchar Saathi app has seen wide public adoption, recording over 20 crore portal hits and more than 2 crore downloads, positioning it as one of the government’s most widely used citizen-facing cyber safety tools.
– According to sources within the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), Sunetra Pawar is set to become Maharashtra’s Deputy Chief Minister after the death of his husband Ajit Pawar.
– The Donald Trump administration lifted key sanctions on Venezuela’s oil industry, authorizing US companies to buy, sell, transport and refine Venezuelan crude as the White House declared Washington intends to control the nation’s oil sales “indefinitely” following the dramatic military raid that captured Nicolas Maduro.
– Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Friday said that the country is ready to resume nuclear talks with the United States, but only “on an equal footing.”
– Novak Djokovic defeated Jannik Sinner 3-6, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 in the semi-final to set up the Australian Open men’s singles final against Carlos Alcaraz.
– India’s banking sector has reached a turning point in its long-running balance sheet clean-up, with net non-performing assets (NNPAs) falling to a record low of 0.5 per cent, according to the latest Economic Survey 2025-26.
– Shares bought on January 30 cannot be squared off on February 1, despite the stock market remaining open on budget day. This is due to a settlement holiday, which disrupts the normal settlement cycle and could impact short-term trading strategies.
– Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday said he has directed the state Education Department to rewrite history textbooks for high school students, signalling a possible revision of how Assam’s past is taught.
– Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan featured in the theme song of the Muslim Students Federation (MSF) — the student wing of the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) — the Students Federation of India (SFI) alleged.
– The Supreme Court on Friday directed all states and Union Territories to ensure that girl students in private and government schools are provided bio-degradable menstrual sanitary pads for free.
