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The Bharatiya Janata Party and its allies secured a major political victory in Maharashtra's local elections, most significantly gaining control of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation in Mumbai. This ends the Shiv Sena's roughly three-decade control of India's richest civic body, marking a significant setback for Uddhav Thackeray's party. Prime Minister Modi cited the win as proof of support from younger voters, while the opposition Congress party questioned the election process. In a separate development, the state declared three days of official mourning following the death of prominent politician and Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar in a plane crash. Senior politician Sharad Pawar stated he saw no conspiracy in the death.
The Indian Space Research Organisation faced a significant setback when its PSLV-C62 rocket mission failed shortly after launch, resulting in the loss of 15 satellites. This marks the second consecutive failure for this type of rocket, prompting the agency to initiate a detailed analysis. On social media, platform X experienced a second major service disruption in four days, affecting users in India and globally. Separately, a clip from an Islamic pilgrimage was falsely shared online with claims it showed a mass exodus from India. Modi was also involved in various cultural and religious activities across the country.
The Indian National Congress party launched criticisms against the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party on two fronts. It questioned the transparency of the BJP's internal election process for selecting a new party chief and accused the BJP of mistreating a prominent Hindu religious leader, a Shankaracharya, during the Magh Mela festival. In the context of Maharashtra's local elections, the Congress party managed to win some seats to establish a small foothold, while the BJP dominated the results and the AIMIM party expanded its presence. Separately, the Congress party is mourning the death of its longtime leader and former government minister, Suresh Kalmadi, who passed away at age 81.
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The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its allies have won major victories in local elections in Maharashtra, ending Shiv Sena's long control in Mumbai and Pune. Concurrently, the opposition Indian National Congress has publicly questioned the BJP's internal election process for selecting its new chief, asking 'where is the election' in a critical statement. This political scrutiny comes amid the death of former BJP leader Suresh Kalmadi.
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) launched a PSLV-C62 rocket carrying satellites, but the mission failed. The rocket deviated from its planned flight path shortly after liftoff, an event ISRO described as an 'anomaly'. This is the second consecutive failure for ISRO's PSLV rocket, raising questions about the reliability of the workhorse launch vehicle. A detailed analysis of what went wrong has been initiated.
Ajit Pawar, a veteran politician and Deputy Chief Minister of the Indian state of Maharashtra, was killed in a plane crash. The aircraft, which also carried the pilot, split on impact and caught fire. The pilot, Captain Sumit Kapoor, was reportedly not originally scheduled to fly that day. The state government has announced three days of official mourning, during which all government offices will remain closed.
The social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, was down for thousands of users worldwide, including in India. The outage prevented people from accessing the service.
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Jan 29
Trump's former acting cyber chief reportedly uploaded sensitive files to ChatGPTA report alleges that Madhu Gottumukkala, who served as acting chief of the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency under President Trump, uploaded sensitive government files to the AI chatbot ChatGPT. The files reportedly contained critical information about agency operations and infrastructure. Gottumukkala is said to have gained access to the files after being granted special permissions and then misused that access.