TODAYS TOP NEWS
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1. ISRO has confirmed that the integration of the GSLV-F15 rocket with the NVS-02 satellite has been completed, setting the stage for a launch scheduled on 29 January 2025, at 6:23 AM IST from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota.
2. The process of appointing the next chief election commissioner was set into motion with the government forming a search committee under Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal to shortlist names for the next Election Commission chief.
3. Aam Aadmi Party convener Arvind Kejriwal yesterday released the manifesto of the party.
4. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the ‘Utkarsh Odisha: Make in Odisha Conclave’ today at Janata Maidan in Bhubaneswar. More than 7,500 delegates, including many from 20 foreign countries, are going to attend the two-day conclave.
5. The Telangana Education Commission, headed by Chairman A Murali, submitted its report to state Chief Secretary Santhi Kumari regarding the implementation of the Midday Meal Scheme and mess facilities in government schools and residential institutions.
6. Union Steel Minister HD Kumar Swamy on his maiden visit to Bokaro today inspected the Bokaro Steel Plant. Mr Swamy is on a two-day official visit to Jharkhand. During his visit, he inaugurated a new Air Separation Unit.
7. Health Ministry has deputed a high-level multi-disciplinary team to Pune, Maharashtra to support the State health authorities given the spurt in suspected and confirmed cases of Guillain Barre Syndrome in Pune.
A man suspected to have contracted Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) has died in Maharashtra’s Solapur district, while the number of cases of the immunological nerve disorder in Pune rose to 110.
8. Uttarakhand has become the first state in the country to fully implement the Uniform Civil Code (UCC). The UCC seeks to establish a uniform and equal set of rules across personal laws relating to marriage, divorce, succession, and inheritance, for all citizens in the state, excluding the Scheduled Tribes, irrespective of religion or gender.
9. M. Mohan was appointed as the Director of ISRO’s Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre (LPSC) in Thiruvananthapuram.
10. Telangana state government has deposited Rs 579 crore directly into the bank accounts of 6.87 lakh beneficiaries under the newly launched Rythu Bharosa and Indiramma Atmiya Bharosa schemes. The funds were transferred on Monday, a day after the official launch of four welfare schemes during the Republic Day celebrations on Sunday.
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LEGAL REPORT
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1. A Special CBI court in Chandigarh awarded life imprisonment to former Himachal Pradesh Inspector General of Police and seven other policemen for the custodial death of an accused in connection with the rape and murder of a minor schoolgirl in Shimla’s Kotkhai in 2017.
2. Calcutta High Court has reserved its order on the appeal of the West Bengal government on the death sentence of the RG Kar Medical College case convict Sanjay Rai.
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1. Over 15 fire tenders and several ambulances have reached Delhi’s Burari to rescue people after a 4-storey residential building collapsed. The Delhi Fire Department said that so far two people have been rescued while others are still feared to be trapped. The building is said to have collapsed at around 7 in the evening. The rescue mission is still ongoing.
2. In Hyderabad, : 1 injured as two boats catch fire in Hyderabad’s Hussain Sagar lake.
A fire broke out at Hussain Sagar Lake, during a fireworks display organized as part of the ‘Bharata Mata Maha Harathi’ event. 15 persons escaped to safety from the location, after it broke out. The program, held at People’s Plaza on Necklace Road, was organized by Bharat Mata Foundation and Union Minister and Telangana BJP state President G Kishan Reddy participated in the programme to commemorate the 76th Republic Day celebrations.
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1. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is set to present the Union Budget for the fiscal year 2025-26 on the 1st of next month. The upcoming budget is anticipated to unveil the government’s economic priorities, and fiscal strategies to deal with the pressing domestic and global challenges.
2. Union Minister of Commerce & Industry, Shri Piyush Goyal, set an ambitious goal of attaining 10,000 Geographical Indication (GI) Tags by 2030. This announcement was made at the GI Samagam event in New Delhi, organized by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT).
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ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
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Government launches global e-marketplace for media and entertainment industry, WAVES Bazaar : Information and Broadcasting Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and Culture Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat launched WAVES Bazaar, WAH Ustaad challenge and WAVES Awards in New Delhi. The Union Ministers also launched ‘Create in India Challenge’ Season 1, inviting international participation as a part of WAVES 2025 which is the world’s first Audio Visual and Entertainment Summit, to be held next month.
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DEFENCE News
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1. The Border Security Force (BSF) has neutralized five Pakistani intruders at Punjab border and has apprehended 30 Pak nationals during infiltration from Pakistan into the Indian Territory, in the last one year from January, 2024 to January 26th, this year.
2. Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi held bilateral interactions with the Chief of Staff of Indonesian Navy Admiral Muhammad Ali in Delhi. The interactions sought to deepen maritime cooperation and strengthen ties between the two countries.
3. Recently Indian Navy’s INS Sarvekshak has successfully concluded a major hydrographic survey in Mauritius. This survey covered over 25,000 square nautical miles. The formal handover of the survey results took place on 23 January 2025.
4. India’s Ordnance Parachute Factory (OPF) in Kanpur has commenced the production of ejection parachutes specifically designed for the TEJAS MK-1A fighter aircraft. This development marks a significant milestone in India’s efforts to achieve self-reliance in defence manufacturing, particularly in the aerospace sector.
5. The Border Security Force (BSF) Punjab Frontier is organizing the 4th edition of the ‘Bordermen Marathon-2025’ from February 23. This annual marathon would start from Golden Gate, Amritsar to Attari Border.
28 Jan (Tuesday)
Vedic Ritu/ Hemant
Drik Ritu : Shishir (Winter)
पक्ष :: Krishnapaksh
Vikram Samvat – 2081
Shaka Samvat – 1946
Month :
Purnimanta : Magha 15, Pingala
Amanta: Pausa 29, Pingala
Nakshatra: Purva Ashadha (up to 8:58 am)
Uttara Ashadha
Tithi : Chaturdashi (up to 7:36 pm)Amavasya
Rahu : 03:23 PM – 04:45 PM
Yamaganda: 09:56 AM – 11:17 AM
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