{"id":65413,"date":"2026-01-29T18:22:27","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T12:52:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/?p=65413"},"modified":"2026-01-30T12:56:20","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T07:26:20","slug":"news-in-short-29-01-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/current-affairs\/29-01-2026\/news-in-short-29-01-2026","title":{"rendered":"News In Short 29-01-2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Lala Lajpat Rai<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Syllabus: GS1\/History&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>In News<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Prime Minister paid tributes to Punjab Kesari Lala Lajpat Rai on his birth anniversary.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>About Lajpat Rai<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>He was a lawyer, journalist, and freedom fighter.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>He was born on 28 January, 1865&nbsp; in a Punjabi Hindu family in Dhudike.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In 1886, Lala Lajpat Rai moved to Hisar, practiced law, co-founded the Hisar Bar Council, and established the district branches of the Indian National Congress and Arya Samaj.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>He also contributed to newspapers like The Tribune and helped Mahatma Hansraj found the Dayananda Anglo-Vedic School in Lahore.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In 1914, he left law to fully dedicate himself to India\u2019s freedom struggle.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>He was elected President of the Indian National Congress in the Calcutta Special Session of 1920.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In 1921, he founded <strong>Servants of the People Society, <\/strong>a non-profit welfare organization.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>He also founded the Punjab National Bank and&nbsp; the Lakshmi Insurance Company&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Literary works&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>He was a prolific writer and authored several works like \u2013 \u201cUnhappy India\u201d, \u201cYoung India: An Interpretation\u201d, \u201cHistory of Arya Samaj\u201d, \u201cEngland\u2019s Debt to India\u201d and a series of popular biographies on Mazzini, Garibaldi and Swami Dayanand.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Philosophy&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>He was of the view that Hindu society needed to fight its own battle with caste system, position of women and untouchability.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>He believed that everyone should be allowed to read and learn from the Vedas irrespective of one\u2019s caste or gender.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Death&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>On 30 October 1928, Lala Lajpat Rai led a non-violent protest in Lahore against the Simon Commission.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>He was brutally beaten by police superintendent James A. Scott and later succumbed to his injuries on 17 November 1928.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Legacy&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>He led protests against injustices like the Jallianwala Bagh massacre, and championed unity within Hindu society while advocating social reforms.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>He offered everything he had to liberate India from the chains of slavery.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>His life of sacrifice will continue to remain a source of inspiration for every generation of the country<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Source :<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pib.gov.in\/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2219418&amp;reg=3&amp;lang=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PIB<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Tulu Language<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Syllabus: GS1\/Culture<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Context<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Karnataka government has expressed support for declaring <strong>Tulu as the State\u2019s second additional official language.<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Currently, Kannada is Karnataka\u2019s sole official language, while English is used as an additional official language.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>About Tulu<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>With a recorded history of over <strong>3,000 years<\/strong>, Tulu is predominantly spoken in the coastal districts of Udupi and Dakshina Kannada in Karnataka.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It has its <strong>own script<\/strong> and is one of only five literary <strong>Dravidian languages<\/strong>, the other four being Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, and Malayalam.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The language is gaining global recognition, with <strong>academic research in Germany and France<\/strong>, and inclusion in <strong>Google Translate<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Do you know<\/strong><strong>?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>In 2023, the Karnataka government constituted a committee headed by <strong>educationist Mohan Alva<\/strong>, which recommended declaring Tulu as the State\u2019s <strong>second official language<\/strong> under <strong>Article 345 of the Constitution<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/karnataka\/karnataka-govt-favourable-to-declaring-tulu-as-official-language-minister\/article70561076.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>TH<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Bulleh Shah<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Syllabus: GS1\/History&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>In News<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Recently, the shrine of 17th-century Punjabi Sufi poet Bulleh Shah in Mussoorie was vandalised.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Bulleh Shah<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>He was born Abdullah Shah in 1680 in Kasur (present-day Pakistan).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>He hailed from a Syed family and was educated in Persian, Arabic, and the Quran.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>He was a disciple of Shah Inayat Qadri.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Teaching and Philosophy<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>He rebelled against caste, orthodox religion, and patriarchy, promoting universal love, tolerance, and spiritual equality through his Punjabi kafis.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>He drew inspiration from Sufism, Nath yogis, and the Bhakti movement, embracing Vedantic Monism and seeing divinity in all human and religious opposites.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Legacy&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>He was laid to rest outside Kasur, and today his tomb attracts devotees worldwide.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>His kafis continue to inspire artists and films, while awards in his name honor literary contributions.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Despite fame and vandalism, Bulleh Shah\u2019s focus remained on love, compassion, and humanity.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Source :<a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/explained\/explained-history\/bulleh-shah-shrine-mussoorie-10499499\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">IE<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Joint Sitting of Both Houses of Parliament<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Syllabus: GS2\/ Polity&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Context<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A protest by the Opposition during the President&#8217;s Address to a joint sitting of Parliament on the first day of the Budget Session triggered sharp political exchanges.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Constitutional Position of the President\u2019s Address<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Article 87<\/strong> of the Constitution mandates the President to <strong>address both Houses<\/strong> of Parliament assembled together:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>At the commencement<\/strong> of the first session after a general election.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>At the first session <\/strong>of each year.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Address outlines the<strong> policy priorities of the elected government, <\/strong>approved by the Union Cabinet.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It is a <strong>constitutional and ceremonial exercise, <\/strong>reflecting collective executive responsibility rather than the personal views of the President.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-background has-fixed-layout\" style=\"background-color:#ebecf0\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Joint Sitting of Two Houses&nbsp;<\/strong><br><br>&#8211; <strong>Article 108<\/strong> of the Indian Constitution provides a constitutional mechanism for resolving legislative deadlocks between the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha regarding ordinary bills.<br>&#8211; <strong>A deadlock is deemed to have taken place<\/strong> under any one of the following three situations after a bill has been passed by one House and transmitted to the other House:<br>a. if the <strong>bill is rejected by the other House;&nbsp;<\/strong><br>b. if the<strong> Houses have finally disagreed<\/strong> as to the amendments to be made in the bill; or<br>c.&nbsp;if <strong>more than six months have elapsed<\/strong> from the date of the receipt of the bill by the other House without the bill being passed by it.<br>&#8211; <strong>The president can summon<\/strong> both the Houses to meet in a joint sitting for the purpose of deliberating and voting on the bill.<br>a. Voting is by simple majority of members present and voting.<br>&#8211; The joint sitting is presided over by the <strong>Speaker of the Lok Sabha<\/strong>, or in her absence, the <strong>Deputy Speaker,<\/strong> and then <strong>the Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha.<\/strong><br><br><strong>Historical Instances of Joint Sitting<\/strong><br>&#8211; Dowry Prohibition Bill, 1961.<br>&#8211; Banking Service Commission (Repeal) Bill, 1978.<br>&#8211; Prevention of Terrorism Bill, 2002 (POTA).<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/government-demands-apology-from-opposition-for-protesting-during-presidents-address-to-parliament\/article70562029.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>TH<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Enforcement Directorate (ED)<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Syllabus: GS2\/ Governance<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Context<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Supreme Court agreed to examine whether the Enforcement Directorate (ED) is entitled to invoke the writ jurisdiction of constitutional courts to seek relief.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Directorate of Enforcement (ED)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Origin:<\/strong> It was established in<strong> 1956<\/strong> with the formation of an <strong>&#8216;Enforcement Unit&#8217; <\/strong>under the aegis of the <strong>Department of Economic Affairs <\/strong>and handles Exchange Control Laws violations under <strong>Foreign Exchange Regulation Act, 1947 (FERA 1947).&nbsp;<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It was renamed as the <strong>Enforcement Directorate in 1957,<\/strong> with administrative control later shifting to the <strong>Department of Revenue.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It is a<strong> multi-disciplinary organization<\/strong> mandated with<strong> investigation of the offence of money laundering and violations of foreign exchange laws.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The statutory functions of the Directorate<\/strong> include enforcement of following Acts:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>The Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA): <\/strong>It is a criminal law enacted to prevent money, ED has been given the responsibility to enforce the provisions of the PMLA.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 (FEMA):<\/strong> It is a <strong>civil law <\/strong>enacted to consolidate and amend the laws relating to facilitate <strong>external trade and payments.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The Fugitive Economic Offenders Act, 2018 (FEOA): <\/strong>This law was enacted to <strong>deter economic offenders from evading the process of Indian law<\/strong> by remaining outside the jurisdiction of Indian courts.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-background has-fixed-layout\" style=\"background-color:#fff2cc\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>What are the Writs?<\/strong><br><br>&#8211; In India, the Supreme Court is vested with the power to issue prerogative writs under <strong>Article 32<\/strong> of the Constitution, while High Courts exercise a similar jurisdiction under <strong>Article 226.&nbsp;<\/strong><br>&#8211; The Constitution recognises <strong>five such writs:<\/strong><br>a. <strong>Habeas corpus<\/strong> (to secure the release of a person from unlawful detention),&nbsp;<br>b. <strong>Mandamus <\/strong>(to compel a public authority to perform a statutory or public duty),&nbsp;<br>c. <strong>Prohibition<\/strong> (to restrain a lower court or tribunal from acting beyond its authority),&nbsp;<br>d. <strong>Certiorari<\/strong> (to quash an order of a lower court or tribunal for lack of jurisdiction or illegality), and&nbsp;<br>e. <strong>Quo warranto<\/strong> (to question the legality of a person\u2019s claim to a public office).<br>&#8211; While Article 32 enables the Supreme Court to issue writs <strong>primarily for the enforcement of fundamental rights<\/strong>, Article 226 vests High Courts with <strong>broader authority<\/strong>, including the enforcement of <strong>legal rights<\/strong> and the <strong>review of administrative action.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/can-the-ed-file-writ-petitions-before-courts-explained\/article70560835.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>TH<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Gita Mittal Committee<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Syllabus: GS2\/ Social Justice<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>In News<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Supreme Court extended the tenure of the Justice Gita Mittal Committee by six months till July 31, 2026, to continue overseeing humanitarian relief for Manipur violence victims.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>About the Committee<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>This all-women panel, formed in August 2023 under Articles 32 and 142, comprises former judges Justice Gita Mittal (Chairperson, ex-CJ J&amp;K HC)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It probes violence against women, ensures medical\/psychological aid, compensation, rehabilitation, legal support, and property restitution amid Meitei-Kuki clashes since May 2023.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The panel has submitted 42 reports directly to SC, covering victim aid, skill development, and housing, despite no formal extension since July 2025.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source: TH<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Blue Category of Industries<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Syllabus: GS3\/ Environment<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>In News<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has classified <strong>Common Effluent Treatment Plants (CETPs)<\/strong> under the <strong>new Blue Category as Essential Environmental Services (ESS)<\/strong>, incentivizing pollution control infrastructure.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>CETPs are centralised facilities designed to treat industrial effluents from a cluster of industries.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>About Blue Category of Industries<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Blue Category includes essential environmental services (ESS). These are facilities necessary to control, abate, and mitigate pollution arising from domestic activities &amp; industrial activities.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>ESS are facilities that directly contribute to pollution control and environmental management. For example: Sewage Treatment Plants (STPs), Common Effluent Treatment Plants (CETPs), Waste-to-Energy Plants etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Know About Pollution Index (PI) Framework<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>CPCB&#8217;s PI methodology <\/strong>assigns equal weight to air emissions, water effluents, and hazardous waste generation, guided by the Precautionary Principle.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Categories: <\/strong>Red (PI \u2265 80, highly polluting), Orange (55\u201379), Green (25\u201354), White (PI &lt; 25, minimal impact), and Blue (ESS override).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source: AIR<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Discombobulator<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Syllabus: GS2\/IR; GS3\/Defence<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>In News&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Recently, US President Donald Trump claimed&nbsp; that American forces used a secret weapon called the <strong>\u201cdiscombobulator\u201d<\/strong> during a military operation in Venezuela which resulted in the capture of President Nicol\u00e1s Maduro and his wife.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Discombobulator<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It may not be a single weapon but a combination of multiple systems.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It could involve high\u2011pitched sounds and blinding effects to temporarily deafen, blind, or confuse.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It may be deployed individually or in combination for maximum effect.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Systems that Disorient People<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Active Denial System (ADS):<\/strong> Directed energy \u201cheat ray\u201d causing intense burning sensation on skin, forcing people to disperse without lethal injury.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Vortex Ring Generator:<\/strong> Uses high-pressure air pulses to strike targets or deliver irritants, causing nausea and confusion.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Acoustic Hailing Devices (LRAD \/ Sonic Cannons): <\/strong>Emit high-intensity directional sound waves leading to vertigo, nausea, confusion and temporary incapacitation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Visual Dazzlers:<\/strong> High-intensity laser systems producing temporary blindness and battlefield disorientation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Systems that Disable Equipment<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Electronic Warfare (EW) Systems<\/strong>: Jam or manipulate enemy radars, sensors and communication networks, degrading air defence capability.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>High Power Microwave (HPM) Weapons:<\/strong> Microwave pulses used to burn out or disable electronic circuits without physical destruction.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Cyber Weapons:<\/strong> Similar to past tools like Stuxnet, used to sabotage critical systems digitally as part of SEAD (Suppression of Enemy Air Defences).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Graphite Munitions:<\/strong> Non-lethal weapons dispersing carbon filaments to short-circuit power grids and disrupt electricity supply.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source: IE<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><strong> In News <\/strong><\/p>\n<li class=\"ms-5\"> The Prime Minister paid tributes to Punjab Kesari Lala Lajpat Rai on his birth anniversary. <\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><strong> About Lajpat Rai <\/strong><\/p>\n<li class=\"ms-5\"> He was a lawyer, journalist, and freedom fighter.\u00a0 <\/li>\n<li class=\"ms-5\"> He was born on 28 January, 1865\u00a0 in a Punjabi Hindu family in Dhudike. <\/li>\n<li class=\"ms-5\"> In 1886, Lala Lajpat Rai moved to Hisar, practiced law, co-founded the Hisar Bar Council, and established the district branches of the Indian National Congress and Arya Samaj.\u00a0 <\/li>\n<p><a href=\" https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/current-affairs\/29-01-2026\/news-in-short-29-01-2026 \" class=\"btn btn-primary btn-sm float-end\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-65413","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-current-affairs"],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65413","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=65413"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65413\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":65448,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65413\/revisions\/65448"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=65413"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=65413"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=65413"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}