TODAYS TOP NEWS
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1. Delhi is all set to vote for the 70 member assembly. Voting will take place from 7 AM to 6 PM, with over 1.56 crore voters set to cast their ballots for 699 candidates. Counting of votes will take place on Saturday.
2. PM Modi will visit Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj today. He will take a holy dip at the Sangam and offer prayers to Maa Ganga. The Mahakumbh 2025, which commenced on Paush Purnima, 13th January, is the world’s largest spiritual and cultural gathering, attracting devotees from across the globe. The Mahakumbh will continue until Mahashivratri on 26th February.
3. Replying to the discussion in Lok Sabha, PM Modi has said that his government has taken a slew of measures for the welfare of the poor people resulting in upliftment of 25 crore people out of poverty.
3. The Government has said that it is planning to increase installed power generation capacity to 874 GW by 2031-32.
4. Lieutenant Governor of Delhi Vinai Kumar Saxena has appealed to the voters of the national capital to participate in the festival of democracy by casting their vote.
5. The government announced that the late Chaman Arora had been posthumously honoured with the Sahitya Akademi Award 2024 in the Dogri language category for his book ‘Ik Hor Ashwthama’.The Ministry of Culture said.
6. Union Home Minister Amit Shah yesterday chaired a security review meeting on Jammu and Kashmir in New Delhi.
7. The Haryana Cabinet approved an amendment to the Haryana Village Common Land (Regulation) Act, 1961. In the meeting held in Chandigarh under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini, approval was also given to provide a reimbursement amount to the commission agents to compensate for the loss of weight of crops due to moisture in the Rabi procurement season 2024-25.
8. In view of the Delhi Assembly elections, the Haryana government has declared a paid holiday for registered voters of the National Capital Territory of Delhi.
9. The Watershed Yatra will start today with the theme “Jal Laaye Dhan-Dhaanya”. Briefing the media in New Delhi, Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said that the mass outreach campaign to create awareness about Watershed Development activities will run in 6 thousand 673 gram panchayats from 26 states and 2 Union Territories.
10. In Punjab, the Punjab Prison Olympics 2025 commenced at the Central Jail, Patiala yesterday. The event was inaugurated by Patiala Jail Superintendent Varun Sharma.
11. Punjab Government has distributed over 3368 crore rupees as pension to 22.68 elderly beneficiaries until December, last year. Social Security, Women and Child Development Minister Dr Baljit Kaur said.
12. The Central Zoo Authority (CZA) has approved India’s first white tiger breeding centre in Rewa, Madhya Pradesh.
13. India plans to implement the Kavach Automatic Train Protection (ATP) system across its entire railway network within six years, aiming to enhance safety and efficiency. The system, designed to prevent collisions by automatically applying brakes, has earned Safety Integrity Level 4 certification.
14. Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Tuesday announced that the Congress would give 42 per cent seats for Backward Classes candidates (BCs) in the upcoming local body elections, and challenged the BRS and the BJP to follow the suit if they were genuinely committed to the upliftment of the community.
15. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast that thunderstorms accompanied by lightning are likely at isolated places over Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Gilgit, Baltistan, Muzaffarabad, Himachal Pradesh, and Uttarakhand.
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LEGAL REPORT
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1. Delhi Police registered a case against Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party candidate for Delhi Assembly polls from Kalkaji constituency, Atishi on alleged charges of obstructing government work and violating the Model Code of Conduct.
2. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has said that the government will delve deep into the Mauni Amavasya incident in Maha Kumbh and expose the conspirators.
3. Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has decided to impose property tax on commercial establishments operating in slum areas, and is also considering the levy of a Solid Waste Management user charge in the future.
4. US military plane, carrying 205 illegal migrants being deported to India, is scheduled to land at Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport, Amritsar.
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The inflow of Foreign Direct Investments (FDIs) has registered an increase of 26 percent during the first half of the current fiscal year when compared to the same period the previous year. As per the provisional estimates of the Reserve Bank of India, the FDI inflow reached 42.1 billion US dollars till September last year. Minister of State for Commerce and Industry, Jitin Prasada, informed the Lok Sabha.
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ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
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Hrithik Roshan’s upcoming War 2, a significant part of YRF’s Spy Universe, is generating substantial buzz with its star-studded cast, including Jr NTR and Kiara Advani. Reports suggest that the makers aim to wrap up filming by April 2025, targeting an August release.
The film may face a major box office clash with Aamir Khan’s Lahore: 1947 and Rajinikanth’s Coolie.
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DEFENCE News
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1. A memorandum of understanding was signed between the Army’s 4 Corps and the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati for the research, design, and fabrication of bamboo-based composites to replace conventional building materials at high altitudes.
2. The 13th edition of joint military exercise ‘Ekuverin’ between the Indian Army and the Maldives National Defence Force has commenced in the archipelago nation. it was conducted at Chaubatia in Uttarakhand from June 11 to 24. Ekuverin meaning ‘Friends’ in Dhivehi language.
05 Feb (Wednesday)
Vedic Ritu/ Hemant
Drik Ritu : Shishir (Winter)
पक्ष :: Shuklapaksh
Vikram Samvat – 2081
Shaka Samvat – 1946
Month :
Purnimanta : Magha 23, Pingala
Amanta: Magha 07, Pingala
Nakshatra: Bharani (up to 8:33 pm)Krithika
Tithi : Ashtami/
Navami
Rahu : 12:41 PM – 02:04 PM
Yamaganda: 08:31 AM – 09:54 AM
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