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• China recently made a new addition to its already impressive inventory of high-speed trains with a driverless smart bullet train.


• According to CNN Travel, the new train which comes as a preparation for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, would connect the Chinese capital to Zhangjiakou, another town that would host the sporting events.


• It would complete the 108-mile long journey to just 47 minutes from the earlier three hours.

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• Iran signalled it favours a de-escalation after 10 days of heightened tensions with the United States during which both sides fired missiles and Tehran accidentally shot down a passenger aircraft.


• Security was stepped up in Iran's capital after a vigil the previous night for those killed in the air disaster turned into an angry protest and police temporarily arrested the British ambassador for being there.

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• Two World War II-era bombs were made safe in the western German city of Dortmund after around 14,000 people were evacuated, the city said.


• Officials there warning that unexploded bombs dropped by Allied forces during the war might be buried in four sites in a heavily populated part of the city center.


• Workers had detected anomalies during construction work, they announced on the city's official Twitter.

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• Iran’s only female Olympic medallist has said on social media she had left her homeland because she had had enough of being used by its authorities as a propaganda tool.


• Taekwondo champion Kimia Alizadeh, who won a bronze medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics, implied in an Instagram post that she had moved to Europe.


• She wrote on an account she has used for some time, but it was not immediately possible to verify her location.

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• Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) vice-chancellor Tariq Mansoor has sought extra security from the state authorities for himself and his family before the university reopens after month-long winter vacations, citing threats from “lumpen elements and outsiders”.


• He wrote a letter to the Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) in this regard.


• The police would be deployed at the V-C lodge, registrar office and the administrative block on AMU campus, said SSP (Aligarh) Aakash Kulhari.

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• The enumerator for the National Population Register, or NPR 2020, is likely to ask residents about their mother tongue while updating the database from April 2020, along with the house-listing exercise for the Census, according to a senior government official who asked not to be named.


• This is for the first time that language information may be sought under NPR, though this information was previously collected under the Census exercise.

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• Chinese ambassador to India Sun Weidong said the relations between the two neighbours have entered a "sound stage," and hoped that both countries can work together to enhance mutual understanding and friendship.


• Speaking during the celebrations of Chinese New Year here, Weidong said that peaceful existence is needed for economic development and cooperation.


• "President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Modi held two informal summits to co-write the chapter of dragon and elephant dancing together," he said.

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• The Maharashtra State Common Entrance Test (CET) Cell has begun the online application process for MAH MBA CET 2020.


• Eligible candidates can apply for the exam through the official CET website, 'cetcell.mahacet.org'. MAH MBA CET application process will conclude on February 15, 2020.


• The MBA entrance will be held in computer-based mode. The hall tickets for the exam will be available for download from March 1, 2020.

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• IIT-Jodhpur has announced it will offer MBA course at its new 'School of Management & Entrepreneurship' in the academic session beginning in July 2020.


• The MBA program will be a "tech-management combo", the first year of which will be a foundation course, while the second will offer specialization in different areas.

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• The Jawaharlal Nehru University on Sunday extended the date for the winter semester registration till January 15.


• This is the second time that the registration date has been extended in a week. Earlier, it had been extended from January 5 to 12.


• In a circular, the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) said the students can register up to January 15 without any fine.

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• Defending champion Novak Djokovic insisted there are no clear favourites for the next week's Australian Open despite his ominous start to the season.


• The world number two was in fine touch at the ATP Cup, leading Serbia to victory over 23 other nations in the new men's team event, overpowering Davis Cup champions Spain in the final in the early hours.


• His march included wins over dangerous Canadian Denis Shapovalov, world number five Daniil Medvedev and his long-time rival, the top-ranked Rafael Nadal.

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• Jasprit Bumrah received the highest prize of Indian cricket - the prestigious Polly Umrigar Award for the best international cricketer (2018-19) at the BCCI Annual Awards in Mumbai.


•  Spinner Poonam Yadav was named as the best women’s cricketer. The Indian cricket board made these announcement through social media.