Bhaskar English brings you the biggest updates from Madhya Pradesh and around the world. Here are the top news headlines of the day: 1. SC warns of heavy compensation for dog-bite cases The Supreme Court on Tuesday, January 13, made strong remarks on attacks by stray dogs on children and the elderly. A Bench of Justices Vikram Nath, Sandeep Mehta, and NV Anjaria is hearing the matter. The apex court stated that dogs carry a specific type of virus for which there is no known cure. Read More 2. Indore wards receive polluted water, fear grips residents; live report from ground-zero locations The death toll from contaminated water in Indore’s Bhagirathpura area polluted tap water incident, has risen to 23, while 39 patients remain hospitalized, including 10 in the ICU. Of these, three patients are on ventilators. Fear and panic continue to grip the local population amid the ongoing fatalities. Read More 3. Machine declares 6-month pregnant woman ‘Dead’ in Khajuraho An administrative error in Ikalgaon village near Khajuraho in MP’s Chhatarpur district has led to a 6-month pregnant woman being declared ‘dead’ in government records. As a result, her Aadhaar was blocked and she was denied treatment, medicines, and scheme benefits. Her husband alleged officials mocked them. Read More 4. Trump announces 25% tariff on countries doing business with Iran US President Donald Trump said that he has imposed a 25% tariff on goods from countries that do business with Iran. Trump announced on social media that the tariff would take effect immediately. Read More 5. Digvijaya skips 3rd Rajya Sabha term, stays active in MP politics Senior Congress leader and former MP CM Digvijaya Singh will not seek a third Rajya Sabha term after his tenure ends on April 9. He has informed party leadership that he wants to remain fully active in state politics. Kamal Nath, Arun, and Kamleshwar are in the race to replace him. Read More 6. MP Board revises class 10, 12 exam dates The Madhya Pradesh Board of Secondary Education has released a revised timetable for the 2026 Class 10 and 12 board exams. Dates of Hindi and several other subjects have been changed, and the sequence of exams has been revised. Class 12 exams will now begin from February 10. Read More 7. Big relief for delivery agents: Blinkit removes 10-minute delivery service The e-commerce aggregator, Blinkit, has removed the 10-minute timeline from its quick delivery services in the country, reported news agency IANS. Other quick commerce companies have also followed suit after the Union Minister Mansukh Mandaviya intervened on this matter. Read More 8. Second death after eating abandoned sweets in Chhindwara Another person has died in the food poisoning case linked to sweets left at a hotel in Junnardev, Chhindwara. On January 13, 72-year-old Sundar Lal Kathuria died during treatment. Earlier, a PHE department guard had also died after consuming the sweets. Read More 9. Youth fakes Hindu identity to stay in hotel with woman in Mandsaur A Rajasthan youth was arrested in Mandsaur for allegedly hiding his identity to stay in a hotel with a Hindu woman. He checked in using an Aadhaar card under the name ‘Chetan Prakash’. His real identity as Ashraf Khan was exposed during a UPI payment. Two Aadhaar cards with the same photo were seized. Read More 10. IPL 2026 – RCB’s home games in Navi Mumbai, Raipur Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) are all set to play their home games at two venues for the upcoming IPL 2026 season. The defending champions of the IPL will shift their base to Navi Mumbai, while a couple of their matches will also be played in Raipur. Read More Post navigation 2nd death after eating abandoned sweets in Chhindwara:Unknown person left packet at hotel, guard had died earlier ‘Come alone, you’ll have to do as I say’:Singraulli lecturer allegedly demanded ‘favour’ to pass student; husband file complaint on CM Helpline
