A minor in Odisha was sentenced to 20 years of imprisonment for the alleged rape and murder of a 5-year-old child. The accused, who was a 17-year-old neighbor of the victim, faced trial as an adult under the Juvenile Justice Act. The case triggered public outcry and the child's parents demanded a CBI probe.
Dinesh Gundu Rao, the health minister of Dakshina Kannada district, has objected to the decision of the Railway ministry to extend the Bengaluru - Kannur train to Kozhikode. Rao has written a letter to the railway minister, Ashwini Vaishnaw, requesting a reconsideration of the decision.
Barrister Varun Ghosh, the first-ever India-born member of the Australian Parliament, took his oath on the Bhagavad Gita, making history. Ghosh, representing Western Australia, has been chosen as the newest Senator in the Federal Parliament. Australian politicians, including Foreign Minister Penny Wong and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, welcomed him warmly.
A Hyderabad student, Syed Mazahir Ali, was robbed and attacked in Chicago and was later admitted to a local hospital. According to his wife, Syeda Ruquiya Fatima Razvi, who lives in Hyderabad, she received a call about 6 pm on February 4 from a friend of his, informing about the incident.
The UP Metro rail corporation and National Capital Region transport corporation plan to roll out full-fledged Metro corridors in Kanpur and Meerut by 2024-25. The Kanpur corridor will have 21 stations and cater to around 1.5 lakh commuters daily. The Meerut corridor, running along RapidX, will have 13 stations and is expected to be completed by March 2025.
Indian-American Jaiprakash Gulvady admitted to fraudulently obtaining US citizenship by providing false documents and lying. He arrived in the US on a temporary visa, married a US citizen and became a lawful permanent resident. After divorcing his American wife, he married an Indian woman, but lied on his naturalisation application, obtaining US citizenship in 2014.
Varija Shah, who couldn't join the Indian Air Force due to her height, pursued her dream of flying helicopters in the US. She trained at Hillsboro Heli Academy and became one of the few Gujarati women to have a pilot's license. Shah plans to become a commercial rotorcraft pilot and fly helicopters in the US.
Governor Raghubar Das praises state govt's focus on religious institutions in his maiden assembly address. Congress legislators walk out of the Budget session. Das highlights the completion of Shree Mandira Parikrama Prakalpa, SAMALEI project, and ongoing activities around the Lingaraj shrine under the EKAMRA project.