In Athletics, India’s Jyothi Yarraji broke her own national record and won the gold medal in the women’s 60m indoor hurdles at the Meeting de Nantes Métropole 2025 in France, Yesterday.

Jyothi Yarraji, who already holds the national record in women’s 100m hurdles, clocked 8.04 seconds to win the final A at the Pierre-Quinon Metropolitan Stadium.

In the heats, the 25-year-old improved her previous record of 8.12 seconds, set at the Asian Indoor Championships in 2024, by finishing in 8.07 seconds. South Africa’s Marione Fourie 8.05 seconds and Finland’s Saara Keskitalo 8.13 seconds followed her in the final.

Meanwhile, another Indian hurdler, Tejas Shirse, set a new national record in the men’s 60m hurdles earlier this week, clocking 7.65 seconds in Luxembourg.

India’s preeminent cardiac surgeon K.M. Cherian, who performed India’s first coronary bypass surgery, died in Bengaluru on Saturday (January 25, 2025). Only a couple of days ago his biography Just an Instrument was launched virtually at the Kerala Literary Fest. He collapsed suddenly when attending a wedding in Bengaluru.

His son, Sanjay Cherian, shared a note that said, “It is with profound grief that I inform you all that my beloved father, Dr. K.M. Cherian, passed away around 11:55 p.m. last night [January 25]. Dad and I had attended a wedding reception in Bengaluru and as we were leaving, he suddenly collapsed...” He also said that Dr. Cherian was rushed to Manipal Hospital where he was declared dead. The funeral will be held on January 30.

Born on March 8, 1942, Dr. Cherian worked for over 50 years in the field of cardiology, training under some world-renowned leaders in the field. He is credited with performing the first heart–lung transplant in India, the second cardiac transplant, and strangely, for his profession where people stick to their chosen specialisation, he was also a pioneer in paediatric cardiac surgery. He also set up Frontier Lifeline Hospital in Chennai and Frontier Mediville, a large medical science park on the outskirts of Chennai, to help spur research into indigenous cardiac valves, among other technology. Sources said he was attending a wedding in Bengaluru, when he suddenly collapsed.

Doordarshan has been honoured with the award in the Electronic Media category for its comprehensive campaign on Voter Awareness and Education.

Doordarshan has been recognised for its coverage, including the “Chunav Ka Parv Desh Ka Garv” series during the Lok Sabha Elections 2024.

Doordarshan Director-General Kanchan Prasad received the honour from President Droupadi Murmu on Saturday (January 25, 2025).

“The campaign, conducted across the nation during the Parliamentary Elections 2024, showcased Doordarshan’s commitment to fostering an informed and active citizenry,” said the Press Information Bureau (PIB).

About 154 species of birds were spotted during the third Sundarban Bird Festival. Aimed at the promotion of avifauna, the estimation exercise was held from January 22 to January 26, during which birders recorded 51 species of migratory birds and 103 species of resident birds.

Forty birders across six teams spotted 31,926 birds during the exercise. About 100 bird species were recorded in the core area of the Sundarban Tiger Reserve, 90 species were spotted in the buffer zone, and 129 species outside the protected area. I

In the Matla forests of the Sundarbans, 108 species of birds were recorded, Kalas recorded 95 species, and Sajnekhali recorded 64 species (the lowest). In the National Park West area, 81 species were recorded, the National Park East area recorded 70 species, and the Basirhat area recorded 73 bird species.

The offices of the Superintendent of Police and the Circle Officer of Sirathu were awarded the ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management Certificate for meeting international standards and excellent performance, a senior officer said Sunday.

In a post on X in Hindi, the Kaushambi Police on Sunday said, "The Superintendent of Police office and the Circle Officer, Sirathu, office were awarded the ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management Certificate for meeting international standards and excellent performance."

Kaushambi Superintendent of Police Brijesh Kumar Srivastava said the SP office has been recognised for meeting international standards for administration, surveillance, maintaining law and order, timely redressal of public grievances and prevention and investigation of crime.

Indian Grandmaster Iniyan Panneerselvam has clinched the 9th Johor International Open chess tournament title in Malaysia with a dominating performance. Iniyan defeated Vietnamese GM Nguyen Van Huy in the final round in an impressive performance. The 22-year-old Grandmaster from Erode in Tamil Nadu accumulated 8.5 points in nine rounds of the tournament. He outperformed four International Masters and one Grandmaster, finishing 1.5 points ahead of his closest competitor in a field of 84 participants from 8 countries.

In the Women’s Hockey India League (HIL), Odisha Warriors lifted the inaugural edition title after they registered a hard-fought 2-1 victory over JSW Soorma Hockey Club in the Final at the Marang Gomke Jaipal Singh Munda Astro Turf Hockey Stadium in Ranchi yesterday. Rutuja Dadaso Pisal gave the Warriors the lead in the second quarter but Penny Squibb equalised for Soorma soon after. However, Rutuja found the back of the net again as the game came to a close and sealed the victory for the Warriors. She was also named Player of the Match.

In the award ceremony, Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren presented the trophy to Odisha Warrior’s skipper Neha Goyal. In a social media post, Mr Soren congratulated and extended his best wishes to all other teams and their players who displayed their wonderful game in the HIL. Other award winners from the season include Jyoti of JSW Soorma Hockey Club as Player of the Tournament, Yibbi Jansen of Odisha Warriors and Charlotte Englebert of JSW Soorma Hockey Club as Top Scorer of the Tournament, Savita Punia of JSW Soorma Hockey Club as Best Goalkeeper of the Tournament and Sonam of JSW Soorma Hockey Club as Upcoming Player of the Tournament.

Today in Men’s HIL, Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers will take on Delhi SG Pipers at Rourkela from 6 PM, followed by another clash between JSW Soorma Hockey Club and Vedanta Kalinga Lancers from 08:15 PM at Rourkela itself.

Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) is looking to launch a “when-listed” platform for trading of shares of companies that have finished their initial public offering (IPO) and are yet to be listed on stock exchanges, its Chairperson Madhabi Puri Buch said on Tuesday.

The new platform, when launched, will help reduce trading of shares in the grey market prior to the listing. The regulator is also working with both the exchanges to set up a “when-listed” platform. Buch said

“We are actively considering “when-listed” trading. Today, we are at T+3 (trading plus three working days) from the closure of the issue to listing but even in those three days there is a lot of (grey market). So, we feel that if investors want to do that (grey market trading), why not give them an opportunity (to trade) in a proper regulated way?” Buch said at the 13th AIBI annual convention.

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) is planning to introduce a “when-listed” platform, which will allow trading companies’ shares in a period between allotment of shares post the closure of the initial public offering (IPO) bidding process and the official listing on stock exchanges.

According to Sebi Chairperson Madhabi Puri Buch, it will facilitate the trading of such unlisted shares in a regulated manner.

As many as 100 villages located in the forested regions of Odisha are set to receive funds directly in their own bank accounts to carry out forest protection, management and convergence works in respective community lands.

The Project Appraisal Committee (PAC) of Union Ministry of Tribal Affairs has approved Community Forest Resource (CFR) plans for 100 villages in phase I under Forest Right Act while the Odisha government has proposed to implement it in 400 villages.

“The State has sought funds of ₹64 crore for 400 CFR plans. It was advised by the PAC that CFR plans for 100 villages may be taken in phase-I. Depending on the learnings from these, the CFR projects for other 300 villages may be placed in subsequent years,” the proceeding of PAC meeting stated.