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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the National Youth Festival in Karnataka's Hubbali on Thursday, an event that is being held on the National Youth Day which is celebrated on the birth anniversary of Swami Vivekanand to honour his ideals, teachings and contributions.
Two days after the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) took stock of the situation prevailing in Uttarakhand's Joshimath town due to land subsidence, the National Crisis Management Committee (NCMC) under the chairmanship of Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba reviewed the situation on Tuesday. Gauba, official sources said, stressed at the meeting that the immediate priority should be complete and safe evacuation of all the residents in the affected zone, and precedence should be given to demolition of the vulnerable structures in a safe manner.
Originating from Pak, deadly shipment of uranium seized at Heathrow airport
Counter-terror cops and security services in the UK have launched a probe after a deadly shipment of uranium was seized at London's Heathrow airport, a media outlet reported.
The undeclared nuclear material can be used in a dirty bomb and it was destined for Iranian nationals in the UK, originated from Pakistan and arrived on a flight from Oman, The Sun reported.
Naqvi hails Bhagwat's remarks on Muslims, says spirit of partnership leads to path of development
Former minority affairs minister and senior BJP leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi hails RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat's remarks on Muslims, saying the spirit of partnership and not the battle to dominate leads to the path of development.
Bhagwat has said that Muslims have nothing to fear in India, but they must abandon their "boisterous rhetoric of supremacy".
In an interview to Organiser and Panchjanya, Bhagwat said, "The simple truth is this, Hindusthan should remain Hindusthan. There is no harm to Muslims living today in Bharat... Islam has nothing to fear. But at the same time, Muslims must abandon their boisterous rhetoric of supremacy."
"We are of an exalted race; we once ruled over this land, and shall rule it again; only our path is right, rest everyone is wrong; we are different, therefore we will continue to be so; we cannot live together; they (Muslims) must abandon this narrative. In fact, all those who live here whether a Hindu or a communist must give up this logic," the RSS chief said.
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Update: 6 stabbed in Paris train station, attacker shot by police
An attacker wounded six people in an unprovoked blade attack in Paris' busy Gare du Nord train station before being shot and wounded by police, France's interior minister said, praising the swift intervention of police for helping prevent any fatalities.
The suspect attacked several people, including a police officer, with a bladed weapon during the morning rush hour, Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin told reporters at the scene. He said the unnamed assailant was currently between life and death in hospital after being shot in the chest, according to French media. Darmanin thanked the police for their effective and courageous reaction.
"Without the extremely rapid intervention, there would surely be deaths, he said, detailing how the suspect was neutralized within one minute of attacking his first victim.
New therapies, not tobacco ban, key to combating lung cancer: Nobel laureate
The key to combating lung cancer is the development of novel immunotherapies and diagnostic techniques and not a complete ban on tobacco that is impossible to enforce, says American Nobel laureate Harold Varmus.
"I don't think bans work very well. But I do think that not just in India and every country, including the US, where we still have 18 per cent of our population smoking, we have people using nicotine vapes instead of cigarettes. All these are risk factors for cancer," the scientist told PTI in an interview at Ashoka University in Sonepat, Haryana.
Varmus won the 1989 Nobel Prize in Medicine - along with American immunologist Michael Bishop -- for the discovery of gene mutations that can lead to the transformation of a normal cell into a tumour cell and result in cancer.
Midair urination case: Delhi police challenges order denying Shankar Mishra's custody
A sessions court is likely to take up the matter later in the day.
Another magisterial court had sent Mishra to 14-day judicial remand on Saturday, denying police his custody.Judiciary expected to follow principle of separation of powers: LS Speaker Om Birla
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla says judiciary is expected to follow the principle of separation of powers as defined in the Constitution. He says there is a need to improve the productivity of the legislature and its image in the eyes of people.
"Legislatures in our country have always respected the powers of the judiciary. The judiciary is also expected to follow the principle of separation and balance of powers conferred by the Constitution," Birla says at the 83rd All India Presiding Officers Conference in New Delhi.
Uttarakhand govt announces Rs 1.5 lakh relief for those affected in Joshimath
"Each family will be given immediate interim assistance of Rs 1.50 lakh. Apart from the two hotel buildings which are marked 'unsafe', no other building is being demolished. Till now, cracks have been noticed in 723 buildings," the secretary to Uttarakhand chief minister, R Meenakshi Sundaram, said.
Cracks have appeared in more than 700 buildings in Joshimath town of Uttarakhand and over 130 families have been shifted to safer locations, according to the district administration.
NIA arrests two more terror operatives in Shivamogga ISIS conspiracy case
The National Investigation Agency says it has arrested two terror operatives in connection with the Shivamogga ISIS conspiracy case. The operatives, identified as Mazin Abdul Rahman and Nadeem Ahmed KA, were arrested on charges of pushing terror activities in India.
Four other accused persons had been arrested in the case earlier.
The case was registered on September 19 last year and was re-registered by the NIA on November 4 last year.
Arunachal cabinet nod for action plan to unlock hydropower potential
During the first cabinet meeting of the year, chaired by Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Tuesday, the council of ministers decided that some important stalled projects, which were being executed by independent power producers (IPPs), will now be handed over to central public sector undertakings (CPSUs) for development.
HC permits Johnson & Johnson to manufacture and sell its baby powder; quashes Maha govt order revoking license
A division bench of Justices Gautam Patel and S G Dige permitted the company to manufacture, sell and distribute the products.
Several hurt in Paris station attack, attacker 'neutralised', say French media reports
French media are reporting that people have been stabbed at a Paris train station and the interior minister says several people were injured before police rapidly neutralised the attacker.
Media reports, quoting unnamed police sources, say police opened fire early Wednesday morning on the attacker who was armed with a knife and injured several people.
Paris police say the incident at the Gare du Nord station is now over but are offering no other immediate details. (AP)
Bengaluru metro pillar collapse: FIR filed against 8, including construction company director
Those named in the FIR include Nagarjuna Construction Company (NCC), its director Chaitanya, supervisor Lakshmipathi and JE Prabhakar.
"We'll take action for sure. It's utter negligence by the company," says the minister.
ED conducts searches in Karnataka in connection with Mangaluru cooker blast
The Enforcement Directorate conducted searches at some locations in Karnataka's Mangaluru on Wednesday as part of a money-laundering probe linked to a cooker bomb blast in the city last year, official sources told PTI. The ED officials conducted searches at a building in Mangaluru, where a Congress party office is also located, apart from some other locations as part of gathering documents and evidence in the case filed under the criminal sections of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).
A bomb blast took place in an auto rickshaw on the outskirts of Mangaluru on November 19 and the man who was allegedly handling the explosives in the three-wheeler, Mohammed Shariq, is the main suspect in the case.
Supreme Court agrees to give urgent hearing to plea challenging Caste Census in Bihar
The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to give an urgent hearing to a petition challenging the Bihar government's notification for conducting the caste sensus in the state. A lawyer mentioned the plea before the SC and a bench led by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud said it will hear the petition on Friday.
Meanwhile, another petition was moved in the Supreme Court recently by a social worker who said in his petition, "That the cause of action arose on/from the impugned Notification dated 06.06.2022 issued by Deputy Secretary, Government of Bihar, whereby the decision of the government to conduct caste census has been communicated to the media and public at large."
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First Published: Jan 11 2023 | 7:37 AM IST
