Top news updates of the day
1. The Joint Parliamentary Committee reviewing the Waqf (Amendment) Bill on Monday approved all amendments proposed by the ruling BJP-led NDA members. At the same time, the committee rejected every modification suggested by the opposition. The committee chairman Jagdambika Pal told reporters after the meeting that amendments adopted by the committee will make the law better and more effective.

2. Uttarakhand made history on Monday by becoming the first state in India to implement the Uniform Civil Code (UCC), fulfilling a key promise made by the ruling BJP during the 2022 Assembly election campaign. Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami announced the implementation, unveiled the notification and introduced the rules for the UCC. A dedicated portal for the mandatory online registration of marriages, divorces, and live-in relationships was also launched as part of the initiative.

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3. US President Donald Trump announced sweeping retaliatory measures against Colombia on Sunday. The actions include tariffs and sanctions after Colombia refused entry to two US military aircraft carrying migrants being deported. Colombia, the third largest US trading partner in Latin America, swiftly responded, threatening a 50% tariff on US goods. The country's leftist president, Gustavo Petro, later posted on X that he directed his trade minister to increase tariffs on US imports by 25%.

4. Indian star Smriti Mandhana has been named the ICC Women's ODI Cricketer of the Year 2024. The left-handed opener scored 747 runs from 13 innings in 2024. Mandhana hit a record four ODI centuries last year at an average of 57.86. She hit 95 boundaries and six sixes in the ODI format last year.

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5. The man-eater tiger that terrorised the remote hamlets of Pancharakolli in Kerala's Wayanad district was found dead behind a house outside the forest on Monday morning. There were blood stains and marks of fresh and old wounds on the carcass. The carcass of the animal was found by the Rapid Response Team around 6.30 am.

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