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We will defend, preserve Tamil culture against attack by Modi govt: Rahul Gandhi

• The Congress leader said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has no respect for the people and culture of Tamil Nadu
• He also criticised the major economic policies of the present NDA government like Goods and Services Tax (GST) and demonetisation

Sharad Pawar visits Serum Institute in Pune in wake of fire that killed 5 people

• Pawar visited the affected building around noon and took stock of the situation

Covid vaccination drive: Nearly 14 lakh beneficiaries inoculated in India

• The highest number of 1,84,699 Covid-19 vaccinations in the country has been reported from Karnataka, followed by Andhra Pradesh (1,33,298), Odisha (1,30,007) and Uttar Pradesh (1,23,761)

Maharashtra govt to start jail tourism in state from 26 January

Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray and Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar will inaugurate the jail tourism initiative at Yerawada Central Jail on the Republic Day,

Border row: India, China to hold 9th round of senior military-level talks Sunday

• Tensions rose in May when New Delhi detected incursions by Chinese troops in Ladakh along with a massive deployment of Chinese military personnel. India too quickly moved in its troops to counter further incursions

Declare Netaji birth anniversary national holiday: Mamata urges Centre

• She also said a monument, named after Azad Hind Fauj, will be built in Rajarhat area and a state-funded university, which is also being set up, will be dedicated to Netaji

Aero India: 2021 edition to go hybrid, negative Covid-19 test report must

• The next edition of Aero India, considered Asia's largest aerospace exhibition, will be held in its traditional venue of Bengaluru from 3 to 5 February
• This year, Aero India 2021 would be a hybrid show, which means delegates would be present either physically or virtually

A year after Wuhan lockdown, China reports small rise in COVID-19 cases

• The northeastern province of Heilongjiang recorded 56 new cases and neighbouring Jilin province had 13

Petrol, diesel prices touch new all-time highs

Petrol and diesel prices were hiked by 25 paise per litre each, according to a price notification from oil marketing companies.

PM Modi distributes land allotment certificates in Assam, next stop Kolkata

• Under the Assam govt's programme, PM Modi distributed land pattas/allotment certificates to over one lakh beneficiaries in Sivasagar
• Later, the Prime Minister will fly to Kolkata to inaugurate a permanent museum dedicated to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose on the freedom fighter's 125th birth anniversary

Tata Altroz iTurbo launched at ₹7.73 lakh. Check details

The Altroz i-Turbo is launched at an introductory ex-showroom price increment of ₹60,000 above the Altroz Revotron petrol variants, the company said in a statement.

Replica of Ram temple, Ayodhya's heritage to be showcased in UP's R-Day tableau

• A group of artistes, including two women dancers will be part of the tableau and one person will be dressed up as Lord Ram

Republic Day parade: Delhi traffic police advisory for full dress rehearsal

The parade rehearsal will start at 9.50 am on Saturday from Vijay Chowk and will proceed to the National Stadium.

PMC bank case: Two top officials of Viva Group arrested after ED raids

• On Friday, the ED conducted searches at five locations in office premises residences of Directors of the Viva Group in connection with the PMC bank scam case

16 trains to Delhi delayed as thick fog engulfs north India

According to the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), visibility recorded in Palam at half-past six in the morning was 300 meters.

Noida Police invokes Section 144, no protest, private drones allowed till 31 Jan

• Nobody would be allowed to roam around with sticks, rods, or firearms in public spaces except for divyangs and vision-impaired people, the order read

Pakistan Airlines pays $7 mn to jet company after plane seized in Malaysia

This comes a week after the Malaysian authorities seized a PIA Boeing-777 at the Kuala Lumpur airport on the orders of a local Malaysian court, over the non-payment of aircraft lease dues owed to the Dublin-based AerCap.

'Honour is ours': Modi's reply to Brazil President's 'Dhanyawaad' for vaccine

• Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has thanked PM Narendra Modi for providing two million doses of vaccines to his country, one of the worst-hit nations by the Covid-19 pandemic

India records 14,256 new covid-19 cases, over 3 lakh vaccinated in a single day

• The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 10,300,838 pushing the national COVID-19 recovery rate of 96.78%
• A total of 13,90,592 persons were vaccinated to date and 3,47,058 persons vaccinated on a single day

Flight services hit in Kashmir due to snowfall

The snowfall began early in the morning and was continuing when the last reports came in.