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The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Saturday successfully performed the final manoeuvre to inject Aditya-L1 spacecraft -- the first space-based Indian observatory to study the Sun -- into its final destination orbit, nearly 1.5 million kilometres from the Earth.

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is planning to organise a nationwide live telecast of Ram temple consecration ceremony.

Today, January 6, 4 pm, India will see one of the most significant celestial adventures, as the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) is all set to place Aditya-L1, the country’s maiden solar mission, into its final orbit, around 1.5 million kilometres from the Earth. L-1 stands for Lagrange points. The Lagrange points are named after French mathematician Joseph-Louis Lagrange, who first studied them in the 18th century.  At these points, the gravitational forces of two large bodies balance out, creating a region of equilibrium.

The Delhi government has begun preparations for the 2024-25 budget with the Finance Department directing other departments to prepare realistic budget estimates. The Finance Department issued an official statement last week and said that a final review of the budgetary position based on the actual expenditure of last nine months of all the departments will be taken up shortly.

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Tiger population in Uttarakhand rose by 314% in 16 years

The tiger population in Uttarakhand has increased at a rate of 314 per cent between 2006 and 2022, officials said on Saturday. Uttarakhand Chief Wildlife Warden Samir Sinha claimed the tiger population density in Uttarakhand is among the highest in the world. The tiger population which stood at 178 in 2006 rose to 560 in 2022, recording a rise of 314 per cent, Sinha said.

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Alaska Airlines incident: DGCA mandates Boeing 737 Max exit checks by Jan 7

Alaska Airlines Incident Impact Live News Updates: DGCA has directed that the one-time emergency exit checks on the Boeing 737 Max should mandatorily be carried out by all operators by noon on 7th January 2024: DGCA

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Australian opener David Warner ends Test career

Australian opener David Warner played the last of his 112 Tests to end a glittering and controversal career against Pakistan in Sydney on Saturday.

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Palestinian death toll in Gaza rises to 22,722: Ministry

The Palestinian death toll from the ongoing Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip rose to 22,722, the Gaza-based Health Ministry said on Saturday. The Ministry said in a press statement that the Israeli army killed 122 Palestinians and wounded 256 others during the past 24 hours, Xinhua news agency reported. This brings the total number of deaths to 22,722 and injuries to 58,166 since October 7, 2023.

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NEET-PG exam update

NEET-PG exam likely in first week of July; no National Exit Test this year

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ED Lawyer on Mahadev betting app case

Enforcement Directorate Lawyer Saurabh Pandey speaks on ED naming former Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel in the supplementary charge sheet in the Mahadev betting app case.

 

"Investigations are underway, all those will be summoned and called against whom evidence will be found," he said.

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Aditya-L1 Mission: Another grand feat accomplished by Isro , says President Droupadi Murmu

President Droupadi Murmu on Saturday congratulated Isro for successfully placing India's first solar observatory Adiyta-L1 into its destination orbit, and said the mission will benefit the entire humanity. "Another grand feat accomplished by ISRO! As part of India's maiden solar mission, Aditya L1, the observatory has been placed in the final orbit and reached its destination at Lagrange Point 1," Murmu said in a post on 'X'.

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New York state seeks $370 mn from Trump in fraud case

New York's attorney general is seeking $370 million from former president Donald Trump in a fraud case which has seen the real estate mogul accused of fraudulently inflating the value of his properties, court documents showed Friday.

 

"Record evidence... supports disgorgement of $370 million, plus pre-judgment interest," said the filing, significantly more than the $250 million that New York Attorney General Letitia James previously said she would seek.

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Delhi CM Kejriwal accepts Swati Maliwal's resignation as DCW chief

As Swati Maliwal competes for a place in the upper house the parliament, the DCW Chief has submitted her resignation to Delhi CM Kejriwal. Her resignation has been accepted and forwarded to the lieutenant governor, V K Saxena.

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'Open heart' for Cong, but ready to go solo in Bengal if needed: TMC

Clarifying its stance for the upcoming general elections, Trinamool Congress has said that while it is open to the idea of coalition with the Indian National Congress, it can also fight the elections solo if circumstances do not align.

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B'desh to hold elections on Sunday; PM Hasina poised to win another term

Bangladesh will conduct elections on Sunday. Sitting Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is likely to win a fourth straight term in the absence of the main Opposition BNP which is boycotting the elections amidst violence and has called for a 48-hour nationwide strike against the 'illegal government'

 

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Indian Navy trying to hunt down pirates involved in hijacking attempt

Indian Naval forces are trying to hunt down suspected vessels in the North Arabian Sea with pirates involved in an attempt to hijack a merchant vessel with 21 crew members including 15 Indians, officials in the know said.

 

The Indian Navy on Friday thwarted the attempted hijacking of Liberian-flagged vessel MV Lila Norfolk and rescued all its crew members, a PTI report said,

 

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Fire in PoK forest spreads to Indian side, security forces on alert

A fire in the forest area of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) spread to the Indian side. This has led to Indian security personnel operating with heightened awareness to prevent any terrorist infiltration under the cover of the fire blaze, official told news agency PTI. The fire has spread to the forest area along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district, the officials in the know said.

 

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Number of voters in Tripura rises to 2.85 million, sex ratio improves

Number of voters in Tripura has risen to 2.85 million after the revision of the electoral rolls, according to election commission officials.

 

Names of 32,218 people were added to the rolls, while names of 13,231 voters were deleted because of their deaths, Additional Chief Electoral Officer UG Mog told PTI. In the final electoral rolls, the sex ratio has gone up from 989 to 991, which is encouraging, given that more women cast votes than men.

 

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Mahadev betting app case: Former Deputy CM TS Singh Deo responds to Baghel's inclusion in chargesheet