This is the Catchup on 3 Things by The Indian Express and I'm Flora Swain.
Today is the 23rd of January and here are the headlines.
The Indian stock market has seen a significant downturn since the Sensex hit an all-time high of Rs 85,978.84 on September 27 last year. Over the past four months, the benchmark index has dropped by 10,000 points, or 11.79%, causing major losses for investors. The NSE Nifty Index also fell by 12.38%. Large-cap stocks experienced the biggest losses, with a 13.27% decline, driven by heavy selling from foreign investors, marking a sharp reversal in market fortunes.
A SIM card from the village of Bara Andulia in West Bengal’s Nadia district, near the Bangladesh border, was linked to Shariful Islam, the man accused of stabbing actor Saif Ali Khan. While it may seem surprising, villagers aren’t shocked, as many locals work in Mumbai’s hotels and bars, where Shariful also found employment. His father, Md Ruhul Amin Fakir, revealed that Shariful entered India illegally through a middleman last year, worked in West Bengal, and then moved to Mumbai.
Before taking over as chairperson of ISRO, Dr. V Narayanan visited his hometown, Melakattuvilai in Tamil Nadu, where nearly 600 people gathered to celebrate his achievements. Coming from a farming family, he studied under kerosene lamps until his house was electrified in ninth grade. Narayanan played a key role in developing India’s cryogenic engine program, which powers the LVM3 launch vehicle. Speaking to The Indian Express, he shared insights on his journey and upcoming ISRO missions, marking seven years at LPSC.
Six days after a 35-year-old woman went missing in Hyderabad, her husband Wednesday claimed he had killed her and disposed of her body parts at different locations, including the neighbouring Jillellaguda lake, the police said. The police, however, said they are verifying the claims by the 45-year-old ex-serviceman from the Prakasam district in Andhra Pradesh, who said he dismembered his wife’s body after killing her and cooked the parts in a pressure cooker. The man, identified as Gurumurthy, works as an outsourced security guard at the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) facility in Kanchan Bagh. They said they had not found any body parts of the woman, P Venkata Madhavi, said to have been dumped by Gurumurthy.
For the second time in a month, U.S. President Donald Trump expressed support for the H1B visa program, emphasizing the need for "very competent" people. Speaking at a White House press conference with Oracle CTO Larry Ellison, Softbank CEO Masayoshi Son, and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, Trump stated that while he appreciates both sides of the argument, he values skilled individuals entering the U.S., even if they train others with fewer qualifications, stressing that it’s not limited to engineers but applies to all levels.
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