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12:07 PM

Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra re-enters Assam after facing night halt in Arunachal

Rahul Gandhi-led 'Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra' resumed its second leg of the Assam journey today, after a night halt in Arunachal Pradesh. The Yatra re-entered Assam through Rajgarh in Biswanath district and is currently proceeding towards Nagaon district in the central part of the state. The march, being carried out on foot and bus, conducted its first round of Assam Yatra from Thursday to Saturday afternoon. The Yatra has again started its second round and is scheduled to travel through the state till March 25, covering a total of 833 km. Later in the day, a public meeting is scheduled to be held at Kaliabor in Nagaon. It will attended by Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and Gandhi, among others.

11:09 AM

WATCH | PM Modi performs puja at Sri Kothandarama Swamy temple in Dhanushkodi

11:05 AM

PM Modi visits Arichalmunai in Tamil Nadu, pays floral tributes at seashore

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday visited Arichalmunai, which is said to be the place from where the Ram Setu was built. PM Modi is visiting various temples in Tamil Nadu as part of his Ramayana-connect visits in the state. The PM paid floral tributes at the seashore. He did 'pranayama' (breathing exercise) there and also offered prayers using the sea water.

10:35 AM

Senior Congress leader Mallu Ravi appointed as Special Representative of Telangana govt in Delhi

Former Congress MP Mallu Ravi has been appointed as Special Representative of the Telangana government in New Delhi. Ravi held the same post when the late Y S Rajasekhara Reddy was Chief Minister in undivided Andhra Pradesh. Telangana government has also appointed Congress leaders Vem Narender Reddy, Mohammed Ali Shabbir and Harkara Venugopal Rao as advisors in different roles. 

9:58 AM

CM Eknath Shinde witnesses Tata Mumbai Marathon 2024

9:44 AM

Meghalaya Statehood Day: May the state scale new heights of progress in times to come, says PM Modi

Wishing the poeple of Meghalaya a happy Statehood Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, 'Today is an occasion to celebrate the incredible culture of Meghalaya and the achievements of the people there. May Meghalaya scale new heights of progress in the times to come.'

9:11 AM

NASA regains contact with mini-helicopter on Mars

NASA has re-established contact with its tiny helicopter on Mars, after an unexpected outage prompted fears that the hard-working craft had finally met its end. Ingenuity, a drone about 1.6 feet (0.5 meters) tall, arrived on Mars in 2021 aboard the rover Perseverance and became the first motorized craft to fly autonomously on another planet. Data from the helicopter are transmitted via Perseverance back to Earth, but communications were suddenly lost during a test flight on 18 January, Ingenuity's 72nd lift-off on Mars.

8:54 AM

Maharashtra state commission to assess backwardness of Marathas: CM Shinde

Maharashtra state Commission for Backward Classes is set to conduct a survey from January 23 to asses the social, economic and educational backwardness of the Maratha community. Chief Minister Eknath Shinde  chaired a meeting on the Maratha reservation issue at his official residence in Mumbai and gave instructions to divisional commissioners, collectors, commissioners of municipal corporations and other senior officials.

This announcement comes on the day when Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange started a protest march to state capital Mumbai from Jalna with thousands of supporters. The Maratha community has long since been demanding reservation in government jobs and education under the Other Backward Class (OBC) category. 

8:20 AM

Govt will soon fence Myanmar border, restrict free movement into India: Amit Shah

India would fence the border along Myanmar in a bid to restrict free movement into India, Union Home Minister Amit Shah announced at passing out a parade of Assam Police commandos. This development comes amid an increasing influx of Myanmar soldiers fleeing into the country to escape ethnic clashes. "India's border with Myanmar to be protected like border with Bangladesh," Shah said.

7:54 AM

Tata Mumbai Marathon 2024 flagged off from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus

7:46 AM

Dense fog disrupts flight, train operations by several hours in Delhi

Nearly 11 trains to Delhi are reportedly running late, and several flights have been delayed per their schedule due to fog and poor visibility conditions in Delhi causing inconvenience to passengers.

7:32 AM

Delhi airport issues advisory for passengers in view of flight operations affected by dense fog

7:27 AM

Nikki Haley raises concerns over Trump's 'mental fitness'

Indian American leader and Republican leader Nikki Haley attacked former US President Donald Trump while raising concerns over his 'mental fitness' after the former President confused her with former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, The Hill reported.

7:27 AM

Passengers wait long hours as several flights delayed and cancelled due to dense fog in Delhi-NCR

7:27 AM

Himachal Pradesh: 5-story building collapses in Shimla; no casualties

A building with five stories collapsed in Shimla after cracks developed on the road near it. No casualties were reported. The collapse in the Ghandal village of Dhami area damaged the road, causing traffic disruptions.