TODAYS TOP NEWS
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1. 💐The Festival of Harvest, Lohri, 🔥 is being celebrated today. It is mainly celebrated in Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, and the surrounding regions. This festival is associated with the joy of ripened crops and the sun’s northward journey.
2. The President Smt. Droupadi Murmu extended her greetings to the citizens on the eve of Lohri, Makar Sankranti, Pongal and Magh Bihu, which are being celebrated tomorrow and on the 14th of this month.
3. Vande Bharat Sleeper to run without RAC, fares set higher than Rajdhani
Passengers will also have to pay a minimum fare equivalent to a 400-km journey, irrespective of the actual distance travelled.
4. Two suspected cases of Nipah virus have been detected at the Virus Research and Diagnostic Laboratory at AIIMS Kalyani, West Bengal.
5. The Navi Mumbai International Airport will be named after the people’s leader, late D B Patil, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said.
6. Vice President Shree C P Radhakrishnan said that education should be used to reduce inequalities, empower marginalised communities and ensure that development reaches every corner of the country. Speaking at the 9th convocation ceremony of Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi.
7. An Indian rocket failed during the third stage of its flight within minutes of launch on Monday, resulting in the loss of 16 satellites and marking a second consecutive failure of what the country’s space agency calls its trusted workhorse. The four-stage Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) lifted off successfully from the Sriharikota island spaceport off the Andhra Pradesh coast but experienced an anomaly about six minutes later while it was about 328km over the Indian Ocean just off Sri Lanka.
8. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday (January 10, 2026) participated in the 726th birth anniversary celebration of Jagadguru Ramanandacharya Maharaj at the Magh Mela in Prayagraj and said the saint community works to unite the entire society. The Chief Minister alleged that those who claim to champion secularism are silent on the violence against the Hindu minority in Bangladesh.
9. Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah is on a three-day visit to Gujarat.
10. Several parts of northern India will continue to witness freezing temperatures as cold wave to severe cold wave conditions are likely over isolated places in Delhi and the National Capital Region, Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh over the next few days, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has warned.
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LEGAL REPORT
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1. The Madras High Court on Monday (January 12) passed a John Doe order protecting personality rights of renowned actor and Rajya Sabha MP Kamal Haasan from illegal use of his image and likeness as well as commercial merchandising.
2. Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam chief and actor Vijay was questioned for nearly six hours by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in New Delhi on Monday in connection with the Karur stampede case.
3. London-based doctor and popular YouTuber Sangram Patil was detained at Mumbai international airport on Saturday (January 10, 2026) morning in connection with a defamation case filed by a notice under section 35(3) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS).
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A 25-year-old man was found dead after he purportedly fell from the terrace of his friend’s house in Northwest Delhi’s Azadpur area on Sunday evening, police said, adding that his family has raised suspicions of foul play.
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DEFENCE News
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1. The Ministry of Defence announces free passes for the Full Dress Rehearsal of the Republic Day 2026 Parade at Kartavya Path. The Full Dress Rehearsal of this year’s Republic Day will be held on January 23.
2. The Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) successfully flight-tested its Man Portable Anti-Tank Guided Missile with top attack capability against a moving target in Hyderabad.
3. India’s first solar-powered spy drone to become part of the Army: The Indian Army has signed a Rs 168 crore deal with a Bengaluru-based startup for solar-powered spy drones, a move expected to strengthen the Army’s future warfare readiness.
The system, called the Medium Altitude Persistent Surveillance System, or MAPSS, has been developed by Bengaluru-based NewSpace Research & Technologies under the Defence Ministry’s iDEX innovation programme.
4. DRDO has successfully flight-tested the Man Portable Anti-Tank Guided Missile with top-attack capability against a moving target in Maharashtra. The third-generation fire-and-forget missile strengthens India’s indigenous defence capability and is a major step towards Aatmanirbhar Bharat.
5. An Indian army officer from Bengaluru, Major Swathi Shantha Kumar, has won the UN Secretary General’s Award 2025 for her project Equal Partners, Lasting Peace.
Major Swathi is currently serving on an United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) and her efforts are said to have significantly enhanced gender parity through the effective deployment and integration of the Indian Engagement team.
13 Jan(Tuesday)
Vedic Ritu/ Hemant
Drik Ritu : Shishir (Winter)
पक्ष :: Krishnapaksh
(In Purnimanta calendar)
Vikram Samvat – 2082
Month : Magha 10,
(In Amanta calendar)
Shaka Samvat – 1947
Month :Pausa 26
Tithi : Dashami (up to 3:18 pm)Ekadashi
Nakshatra : Vishaka / Anuradha
Rahu : 03:16 PM – 04:36 PM
Yamaganda : 09:54 AM – 11:15 AM
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