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News Digest: January 24-30, 2022

January 24

• Indian opener Smriti Mandhana named the ICC Women’s Cricketer of the Year for the second time.

Indian opener Smriti Mandhana named the ICC Women's Cricketer of the Year for the second time.

January 25

• Recipients of Padma awards announced on the eve of Republic Day.

• Delhi recorded coldest January day in nine years, with maximum temperature plunging 10 degrees below normal.

• Dalit bridegroom’s home attacked by residents in Madhya Pradesh’s Sagar district after he took out wedding procession. Dilip Ahirwar was perhaps the first Dalit man from his area, about 150 km from capital Bhopal, to ride a horse to his wedding.

January 26

• Protests erupt in Bihar over alleged irregularities in the Railway Recruitment Board’s examination procedure.

January 27

• Air India officially handed over to TATA Group.

• Missing Arunachal boy handed over to Indian Army by China’s People’s Liberation Army.

January 28 

• Dr. V. Anantha Nageswaran appointed new Chief Economic Advisor.

• Indian hockey team beat China to win Bronze at Women’s Asia Cup.

January 30

• Rafael Nadal wins Australian Open, becomes first man to win 21 tennis grand slams titles.

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