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• Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hailed US President Donald Trump’s Middle East peace plan as a new opportunity after flying to Moscow to discuss it with President Vladimir Putin.


• “I think there’s a new and perhaps unique opportunity here,” said the Israeli premier, who stood alongside Trump at the White House when the plan was announced and called it a victory for Israel.

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• With Britain Brexiting, a lot of things are changing in the EU. But the absence already keenly felt in Brussels’ halls of power is the British wit made famous around the world by Monty Python and Mr Bean.


• “The first thing (being missed) is the sense of humor” Britain’s EU commissioners brought to meetings, European Commission Vice President Margrethe Vestager told journalists.


• “That may be coming from the Danish point (of view) because I think we share some of the same ways to making ourselves laugh,” the high-ranking commissioner hailing from Denmark said.

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• Britain will finally exit the European Union. The UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson will make an announcement as part of his speech outside Ten Downing on the day.


• The British Parliament square will be decked up with union flags. A large countdown clock will tick to mark the moment. Millions of special 50 pence coins will be out to mark the event. But not all are partying in the country.

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• The death toll in China from the new coronavirus reached 213 on Friday, with overall cases worldwide rising rapidly in an outbreak that the World Health Organization (WHO) declared a global health emergency.


• The death toll in Hubei, the Chinese province at the center of the epidemic, had risen to 204 and there were 9,692 cases of infection nationally as of Thursday, Chinese health authorities said.

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• The two-day nationwide bank strike called by the United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU), demanding early wage revision settlement.


• The early wage revision settlement has been due since November 1, 2017.


• The bank employees' unions decided to go on with the strike after a meeting with the Indian Bank Association (IBA) remained inconclusive.

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• The Madras High Court directed the Tamil Nadu police chief to form a special cell in all police stations to track those making derogatory comments against Constitutional authorities on social media and take necessary action.


• Justice M Dhandapani passed the order on a bail petition by Maruthachalam of Coimbatore, who is alleged to have posted defamatory statements against an advocate and a Constitutional authority.

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• Budget 2020-21 may have a provision that foreign investors in India have long sought, according to two government officials familiar with the matter: an investment protection law that safeguards investments from future changes in policy.


• “A draft law for the protection of foreign investment is almost ready and being vetted. It also includes provisions of several BIPA (Bilateral Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement) and additional statutes.

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• The organisers of an anti-Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) rally in Goa have been booked for allowing children at the rally held late last week in the state.


• According to the police complaint filed by a child rights NGO, Stop Child Abuse Now (SCAN), the organizers of the event had violated child rights by exposing the minors to political ideology and aggressive derogatory language.


• The FIR lodged at Goa Women’s Police station says the atmosphere and the proceedings at the rally subjected the children to psychological abuse and did not provide then a safe environment.

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• All India Sainik Schools entrance exam (AISSE) 2020 results for class 6 and 9 have been released on its official website.


• The PDF released on the website carries a list of roll numbers of candidates who have qualified for the admission. The selected candidates are shortlisted for the next phase of exam i.e., the medical examination.

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• Uttar Pradesh Basic Education Board will release the final answer key of UPTET 2019 exam today, on January 31.


• UPTET preliminary answer key was released on January 14 after which the candidates were invited for objections. Considering the objections and challenges, the final answer key will be released today.


• Candidates will be able to download the final answer key online at updeled.gov.in. UPTET 2019 result will be declared on February 7, 2020.

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• The country's largest lender State Bank of India (SBI) will declare its December quarter results on January 31.


• Analysts expect Q3FY20 profit to rise more than 80 percent year-on-year (YoY) driven by recovery from the resolution of Essar Steel and lower provisions. Pre-provision operating income and NII could also support profitability.

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• Saina Nehwal is not just any other athlete looking to qualify for the Olympics, but the original icon who began the badminton upswing in the country, making India an international force to reckon with.


• At 29, and desperately trying to make it to another Olympics, the 2012 London Games bronze medallist is feeling the burden of that weight.

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• Lionel Messi scored twice as Barcelona hammered Leganes 5-0 to advance to the quarter-finals of the Copa del Rey and deliver a much-needed boost for new coach Quique Setien.


• Messi’s double, as well as goals from Antoine Griezmann, Clement Lenglet and Arthur Melo rounded off an emphatic win at Camp Nou, where Barca successfully bounced back from Saturday’s surprise La Liga loss away at Valencia.

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• Indian women’s team captain Rani Rampal became the first-ever hockey player to win the prestigious ‘World Games Athlete of the Year’ award.


• The World Games announced the winner after 20 days of polling by sports fans worldwide.


• “Indian hockey superstar Rani is The World Games Athlete of the Year 2019! Huge congratulations!,” the World Games said in a statement.

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• Indian-origin technology executive Arvind Krishna has been elected Chief Executive Officer of American IT giant IBM after a "world-class succession process", succeeding Virginia Rometty, who described him as the "right CEO for the next era at IBM" and "well-positioned" to lead the company into the cloud and cognitive era.


• The IBM Board of Directors elected Arvind Krishna as company CEO and member of the Board of Directors effective April 6.

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• IT services major Wipro said its CEO and managing director Abidali Z Neemuchwala has decided to step down from the company.


• Mr. Neemuchwala, 52, will continue to hold the office of the CEO and managing director until a successor is appointed for a smooth transition and to ensure that business continues as usual, the company said in a filing to stock exchange BSE.