School Assembly News Headlines For February 5: Top National, International & Other News

News Headlines for School Assembly, February 5th: From the second round of trilateral Russia-Ukraine-US peace talks to Yuki Bhambri breaking into the top 20 in ATP doubles rankings, here are the top news highlights of the day.

Top National News:

– The Enforcement Directorate (ED) recorded a conviction rate of 94.82% in cases under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), the government told Parliament.

– West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that she has written several times to the Election Commission on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) and remarked, “justice is crying behind the door”. Banerjee today appeared in-person before the apex court during the hearing of her plea against the SIR exercise in West Bengal.

Top International News:

– Iran’s First Vice President Mohammad Reza Aref signed a resolution aimed at clarifying the traffic code to allow women to get licences to ride motorcycles.

– A Hindu student has been expelled from the hostel of his college on charges of making objectionable remarks and religious insult, which came at a time when minorities were being repeatedly threatened and persecuted under the Muhammad Yunus-led interim regime.

– A second round of US-mediated peace talks between Russia and Ukraine has begun in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday, with Moscow demanding Kyiv accept its conditions to end the four-year conflict, warning it will continue its invasion otherwise.

Top Sports News:

– Yuki Bhambri on Tuesday became only the second Indian tennis player after the legendary Rohan Bopanna to enter the top 20 in ATP doubles rankings, after his third-round appearance at the Australian Open alongside Andre Gorannson.

Top Business News:

– Indian benchmark indices ended little changed on Wednesday, snapping a two-session upswing, as a sharp selloff in information technology stocks capped gains amid fresh worries over rapid advances in artificial intelligence. By the close, the Nifty edged up 48.45 points, or 0.19 per cent, to settle at 25,776, while the Sensex added 78.56 points, or 0.09 per cent, to finish at 83,817.69.

Top Education News:

– The University Grants Commission (UGC) has taken strict action against Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar Bihar University (BRABU), Muzaffarpur, Bihar, by returning dozens of PhD theses that contained material copied from AI sources.