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10:37 PM

Trading on NSE will remain closed on Jan 22, with Maha govt announcing holiday on Ram Temple consecration

Trading on the National Stock Exchange will remain closed on January 22, with the Maharashtra government announcing a holiday in connection with the consecration of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya, an official said on Friday. The Maharashtra government has declared January 22 as a public holiday.

10:21 PM

Supreme Court committee headed by CJI designates 11 women lawyers as senior advocates in one go

In a first, the Supreme Court on Friday designated 11 women lawyers as senior advocates in one go. A committee headed by Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud designated 56 lawyers and advocate-on-record (AoR) as senior advocates, 11 of them women. The apex court had on the last occasion designated 18 lawyers as senior advocates in 2021.

9:56 PM

Japan space agency says its lunar spacecraft is on moon but still 'checking its status'

Japan's space agency said early Saturday that its spacecraft is on the moon, but is still "checking its status". More details will be given at a news conference, officials said. The Smart Lander for Investigating Moon, or SLIM, came down onto the lunar surface at around 12:20 am. Tokyo time Saturday (1520 GMT Friday). No astronauts were onboard the spacecraft. If SLIM landed successfully, Japan would become the fifth country to accomplish the feat after the United States, the Soviet Union, China and India.

9:37 PM

Govt working to host 2036 Olympic Games, says PM Modi at opening ceremony of Khelo India Youth Games 2023

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the government is striving to host the 2036 Olympic Games, provide international exposure to sports persons and making India the hub of global sports ecosystem. Inaugurating the Khelo India Youth Games 2023, Modi said in the last 10 years, his government has ended the 'games in sports' alluding to allegations of corruption and irregularities related to sports, during the UPA regime. Many were surprised about had happened after 2014 and Indian athletes have improved their performance

8:44 PM

'This decade will be considered golden period of Northeast': Amit Shah at 76th plenary session of NEC

Union Home Minister Amit Shah these 10 years under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be considered as Golden period of the Northeast. "In these 10 years under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, not only the distance from Northeast to Delhi and the rest of India has reduced due to the creation of infrastructure, but the difference of hearts has also reduced," Amit Shah said while addressing the 71st Plenary Session of the North Eastern Council in Shillong on Friday

8:13 PM

Republic Day 2024: President Macron to be the chief guest, French marching, band contingents to join parade

7:51 PM

AAP holding talks on Lok Sabha seat from Goa with INDIA bloc partners: Arvind Kejriwal

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Friday indicated that it was keen on contesting the upcoming Lok Sabha elections from Goa, with its national convener and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal saying his party was holding talks on a seat in the coastal state with INDIA bloc constituents. Goa has two Lok Sabha constituencies - North Goa and South Goa. However, Kejriwal did not specify which of the two seats the AAP was eyeing to contest

7:25 PM

Andhra Pradesh CM YS Jagan Mohan Reddy unveiled the Statue Of Social Justice in Vijayawada today

7:10 PM

Facility to exchange, deposit Rs 2000 notes to remain closed on January 22: RBI

The facility to exchange and deposit Rs 2,000 notes will not be available at the Reserve Bank offices on January 22, the day of the consecration of the Ram temple in Ayodhya. The Department of Personnel and Training issued an order for a half-day closure for central government establishment on Monday. Public sector banks, insurance companies, financial institutions and regional rural banks (RRBs) across the country will remain closed for half day on January 22.

6:36 PM

FIH Women's Hockey Olympics qualifiers: India fails to qualify for Paris Olympics 2024, Loses to Japan by 0-1

                                                                    

6:21 PM

PM Narendra Modi inaugurates the Khelo India Youth Games 2023 in Chennai in presence of CM MK Stalin

6:12 PM

Total corpus under National Pension System and Atal Pension Yojana crosses Rs 11 trillion: PFRDA Chairman

The Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) Chairman Deepak Mohanty on Friday said the total corpus under the National Pension System and Atal Pension Yojana has crossed Rs 11 lakh crore.The milestone of Rs 11 lakh crore asset under management (AUM) was achieved on January 10, 2024, he told reporters here.The AUM has increased from Rs 10 lakh crore to Rs 11 lakh crore in 4 months 18 days (August 24, 2023 to January 10, 2024), he said, adding the private sector AUM crossed Rs 2 lakh crore

5:40 PM

Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra: Assam will not be run from Delhi, it will be run from here, says Rahul in Lakhimpur

5:22 PM

Money markets will open at 2.30 pm instead of 9 am on Jan 22 following half-day holiday declared by govt: RBI

5:16 PM

Home Minister Amit Shah chairs 11th NESAC meeting, discuss space technology development, usage in North East

4:57 PM

Enforcement Directorate summons Rohit Pawar in alleged money laundering case

The probe agency has summoned Rohit Pawar (NCP leader Sharad Pawar’s nephew) in an alleged money laundering case

4:38 PM

KIIFB Masala Bond case: ED issue notice to Ex-Kerala Finance Minister Thomas Issac

Probe agency Enforcement Directorate (ED) has issued a notice to former Kerala Finance Minister Dr Thomas Issac, asking him to appear before them on Monday, in connection with the masala bond case of Kerala Infrastructure Investment Fund Board (KIIFB)

4:35 PM

IPS officer Daljit Singh Chaudhary appointed as director general of Sashastra Seema Bal

4:28 PM

Here is what PM Modi said at new Boeing India Engineering & Technology Center campus inauguration

"India is becoming one of the most well-connected markets in the world. We have not only built new airports but also increased the airport operational efficiency. In the next few years, the number of domestic fliers is increasing. Keeping mind in this, several airlines have placed numerous orders. This is a testimony to India's position in global aviation."
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4:25 PM

ED issues fresh summons to Lalu Prasad, son Tejashwi Yadav in money laundering case

The probe agency has issuesd fresh summons to Lalu Prasad and  son Tejashwi Yadav to appear in money laundering probe later this month at Patna office,  officials said today

4:21 PM

Lok Sabha elections 2024: SP, RLD finalise seat-sharing deal for upcoming General elections

Samajwadi Party and  Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) finalise seat-sharing deal for Lok Sabha polls; RLD to contest seven in western UP, says RLD spokesperson.

3:01 PM

PM Modi inaugurated the new Boeing India Engineering & Technology Center campus in Bengaluru

2:58 PM

LIVE update: Jindal Steel & Power CFO Ramkumar Ramaswamy resigns

Jindal Steel & Power said that  Sunil Agarwal will take charge as chief financial officer (CFO) in the meantime.

2:57 PM

JN.1 update: India registers 1,378 cases of Covid sub-variant JN.1, shows INSACOG data

A total of 1,378 cases of Covid-19 sub-variant JN.1 have been registered in India so far with Manipur becoming the latest state to have found the presence,  INSACOG said today.

 

Data compiled by the Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG) showed Maharashtra has registered the highest number of variant cases at 320 followed by Karnataka at 234.

2:29 PM

Rape convict Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh get another parole for 50 days

The Haryana government has given its nod to a 50-day parole extension for Gurmeet Ram Rahim, the imprisoned chief of Dera Sacha Sauda. He is currently lodged in Sunaria prison in Rohtak district and was granted 21-day parole in November last year. Ram Rahim is currently serving sentences in two rape cases and facing life imprisonment in two distinct murder cases.

1:54 PM

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurates 35 infrastructure projects of the BRO across 7 states

"When we talk about casual paid labourers of BRO, there was a certain stereotype that was attached with them. They were not considered a part of the organisation. But now, this mentality has changed. This changed mentality will greatly affect them... We have tried to answer all questions in the mind of a casual paid labourer, and they will now be considered a part of BRO and will be entitled to government benefits... Recently, we have ensured a Hardship and Risk Allowance for Permanent civilian personnel of the BRO on lines of the Indian Army. We have increased the ex gratia of casual labourers from Rs 2 lakh to Rs 5 lakh. We have recently given approval for life insurance worth Rs 10 lakh for casual labourers."
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1:46 PM

I-T raids on Odisha coal businessman Ghanshyam Dalmia in Bhubaneswar

 

Income Tax department officials conducted raids at the premises of Odisha coal businessman Ghanshyam Dalmia in Bhubaneswar, earlier today.

1:31 PM

Delhi Airport: No flights scheduled between 10:20 am to 12:45 pm from Jan 19-26

 

Delhi International Airport officials today stated that  no flights will arrive or depart from Delhi Airport between 10:20 am and 12:45 pm IST from January 19 to January 26,

1:24 PM

Latest news update: Supreme Court orders Bilkis Bano convicts to surrender by Jan 21

The Supreme Court has orderd all the convicts to surrender by January 21. The top court dismissed petitions by the convicts in the Bilkis Bano case seeking more time before they surrender.

12:02 PM

Supreme Court upholds AIADMK decision's expelling O Panneerselvam