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9:59 PM

3 injured in powerful blast in Manipur's Ukhrul town a day before Republic Day celebrations

At least three people were injured, including one seriously, in an explosion in Ukrul town in Manipur on Wednesday, a day before the Republic Day celebrations, police said. The incident took place at Gandhi Chowk in the town in the evening.

8:02 PM

Supreme Court illuminated in tricolour on the eve of Republic Day

7:34 PM

President Murmu on the eve of 74th Republic Day

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7:22 PM

G20 presidency is an opportunity to promote democracy: President Murmu

7:18 PM

3 people injured in an explosion in Manipur's Ukhrul, say police

7:07 PM

President Droupadi Murmu's Address to the Nation on the eve of the 74th Republic Day

6:56 PM

R-Day celebrations: Multi-layer security cover in Delhi

A multi-layer security cover has been put in place ahead of Republic Day celebrations in the national capital to thwart any untoward incident, officials said.Police have stepped up anti-sabotage checks, verification drives and patrolling.Around 6,000 security personnel will be deployed and a total of 24 help desks will be set up in the New Delhi district for those who will attend the celebrations, the officials said.

 

6:56 PM

First Made-in-India COVID-19 nasal vaccine to eb launched tomorrow

Union Health Minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya will launch 'iNCOVACC', the world's first made-in-India nasal vaccine on Thursday, official sources said. According to the sources to ANI, Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech's Intranasal heterologous booster dose is likely to be available in the market by February first week. Recently, Bharat Biotech announced iNCOVACC® (BBV154) as a booster dose in the country.

5:35 PM

Delhi Police detains protesters sloganeering outside Jamia University

4:56 PM

DGCA amends Civil Aviation Requirement

Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has amended its Civil Aviation Requirement (CAR) for passengers who are unable to board due to denied boarding, cancellation of flights and delays in flights. The amendment will allow the passenger, who is downgraded involuntarily and is carried in a class lower than that for which the ticket is purchased, to be reimbursed by the airline as follows: For Domestic Sector: 75% of the cost of ticket including taxes. For International Sector: 30 per cent of the cost of ticket including taxes for flights of 1,500 km or less. 50 per cent of the cost of ticket including taxes for flights between 1,500km to 3,500km. 75 per cent of the cost of ticket including taxes for flights more than 3,500km, said DGCA.

4:54 PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacts with NCC cadets, NSS volunteers

2:51 PM

Anil Antony's views on BBC documentary "immature," says Tharoor

Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Wednesday rejected the views of Anil Antony, son of party colleague and former defence minister A K Antony, on a controversial BBC documentary on Gujarat riots and termed as "immature" his argument that it was an infringement into India's sovereignty.

 

Anil had tweeted on Tuesday that placing the views of the British broadcaster over Indian institutions would undermine the sovereignty of the nation. He has since resigned from all posts he was holding in the Congress party, citing "intolerant calls" and "abuses" over the matter.

2:44 PM

Four students detained for allegedly creating a ruckus outside Jamia over screening of BBC series

Four students have been detained for allegedly creating a ruckus outside Jamia Milia Islamia University over the screening of the BBC documentary today, said Delhi Police

2:33 PM

Prez Murmu approves conferment of Jeevan Raksha Padak Series of Awards– 2022 on 43 persons

President Droupadi Murmu has approved the conferment of Jeevan Raksha Padak Series of Awards– 2022 on 43 persons which includes Sarvottam Jeevan Raksha Padak to 7, Uttam Jeevan Raksha Padak to 8 and Jeevan Raksha Padak to 28 persons. Four awardees are posthumous.

2:30 PM

SFI plans screening of BBC's Modi documentary at Jamia campus, university says 'will not allow'

Left-affiliated Students' Federation of India (SFI) Wednesday announced it will screen the controversial BBC documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the Jamia Millia Islamia campus at 6 pm.

The university administration, however, said no permission has been sought for the screening of the documentary and "we will not allow" it.

2:21 PM

Congress files plaint against BJP Prez Nadda, Karnataka CM, after MLA's Rs 6,000 per vote remark

The Congress in Karnataka on Wednesday lodged a complaint with the police against BJP national President J P Nadda, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai and MLA Ramesh Jarkiholi levelling allegations of offering bribes to woo voters in the ensuing assembly polls in the state.

 

State Congress President D K Shivakumar, legislature party leader Siddaramaiah who are signatories of the complaint have requested the police to register a case and conduct an inquiry.

 

The complaint comes following an alleged announcement of Rs 6,000 per vote in the assembly elections due in May, by Gokak BJP MLA Jarkiholi.

2:18 PM

All security measures in place for Bharat Jodo Yatra along Srinagar-Jammu highway: CRPF

Security forces are on alert and have put in place all measures along the Srinagar-Jammu National Highway for the safety of Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Yatra, officials said on Wednesday, a day before it is scheduled to reach Kashmir.

CRPF Deputy Inspector General (Operations), South Kashmir, Alok Avasthi said the force is anyway always on alert.

2:07 PM

EC revises polling date to Feb 26 for two bypoll seats in Maharashtra

The Election Commission (EC) has "revised" the date of polling, from February 27 to February 26, for bypolls in two assembly seats of Maharashtra's Pune district after it was informed about the dates clashing with scheduled class 12 and graduation exams there.

1:51 PM

Chopper carrying Sri Sri Ravi Shankar makes emergency landing in TN

A helicopter carrying Art of Living founder Sri Sri Ravi Shankar and three others made an emergency landing at the Ukiniyin tribal hamlet in Tamil Nadu's Erode district on Wednesday.

The spiritual leader was travelling to Tirupur from Bengaluru.

1:39 PM

BJP govt trying to 'cover up' PSI scam in Karnataka: Randeep Singh Surjewala

The Congress on Wednesday accused the ruling BJP in Karnataka of attempting to 'cover up' the Police Sub-Inspector recruitment scam in which already an ADGP rank officer has been arrested.

The grand old party said the prime accused in the case, R D Patil has written to the Lokayukta alleging that the investigating officer of the scam had demanded Rs 3 crore to shut the case and already Rs 76 lakh has been paid.

1:20 PM

Status of 2-day nationwide bank strike will be known on Jan 27

The status of the two-day strike announced by the bank unions will be known on January 27 when another round of conciliation meeting between the unions and the management will be held.

1:18 PM

Microsoft Teams down for thousands of users in India

Microsoft Corp's Teams app was down for thousands of users in India on Wednesday, according to outage tracking website Downdetector.com.

The website, which tracks outages through a range of sources including user reports, showed there were more than 1,800 incidents of people reporting issues with Microsoft Teams in India.

12:37 PM

People thinking for nation's sovereignty, integrity can't remain in Cong: BJP spokesperson Shergill

BJP spokesperson Jaiveer Shergill on Wednesday seized on the resignation of Kerala leader Anil Antony from his posts in the Congress to take a swipe at his former party, claiming those who think for the nation's sovereignty and integrity can no longer remain there.

"Self-respecting individuals who think for the nation, for nation's sovereignty & integrity can no longer remain in the Congress. It's not 'mohabbat ki dukan' but 'chamchon ka durbar' which dominates Cong," he said, echoing Antony's charge of sycophancy in the party.

12:06 PM

CJI announces launch of service to provide verdicts in some scheduled languages

Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud Wednesday said the electronic Supreme Court Reports (e-SCR) project will now start providing apex court judgements in various Indian scheduled languages from Republic Day.

As soon as the bench assembled for the day, the CJI told the lawyers the apex court will operationalise the part of the E-SCR project on Thursday for providing verdicts in some local scheduled languages free of cost.

12:05 PM

India-Pak were on brink of nuclear war after Balakot strike, claims Mike Pompeo

Former US secretary of state Mike Pompeo wrote in a book published Tuesday that India and Pakistan came close to nuclear war in 2019 and that US intervention prevented escalation.
 

"I do not think the world properly knows just how close the India-Pakistan rivalry came to spilling over into a nuclear conflagration in February 2019," the likely future presidential contender wrote in "Never Give an Inch," his memoir of his time as Donald Trump's top diplomat and earlier CIA chief.

11:53 AM

Govt expects 5-7 countries to sign up for adopting India tech stack by March

The government expects five to seven countries to sign up for adopting India-developed technology platforms like UPI and Aadhaar by March for accelerating digitisation, according to Union minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar.

11:47 AM

Telangana BJP chief slams CM Rao for not attending all-party meet on G20

Telangana BJP president Bandi Sanjay Kumar has likened the Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao-led government to the Nizam rule and claimed that his "autocratic" rule will soon end.

 

"While he has ample time to pay tributes to the titular Nizam (who passed away last week) and offered condolences to his family members, he has no time to attend the all-party meeting organized by the prime minister for nation-building," Kumar said.

11:46 AM

Tripura: Poll official suspended for 'defacing' PM Modi's photo

A sector officer of Sabroom assembly constituency in poll-bound Tripura has been suspended for allegedly "defacing" a poster of Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a drive to remove hoardings and banners from public places, an official said.

 

The action was taken a day after the ruling BJP had urged the Election Commission to take steps against poll officials who defaced PM Modi's photograph in banners and hoardings put up in public places in the state, instead of removing them.

11:38 AM

Indian man shot dead in US by 3 masked men

A 52-year-old Indian man died in the US after three masked men opened fire at him, leaving his wife and child injured, police said.

Pinal Patel and his family had arrived home from work when three masked individuals with guns targetted them last week on Thoroughbred Lane in Georgia, the Bibb County Sheriff's Office said.

11:17 AM

Bharat Jodo Yatra in Ramban, Banihal cancelled due to poor weather, landslides

"Due to poor weather conditions and landslides in the area, the afternoon leg of Bharat Jodo Yatra in Ramban & Banihal has been cancelled...Yatra will resume the day after, January 27th at 8 am," Congress General Secretary in-charge Jairam Ramesh said in a tweet.