Breaking News, January 10 | HIGHLIGHTS

Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh called on British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak at 10 Downing Street here on Wednesday and discussed a wide range of bilateral issues.
According to senior officials familiar with the discussions, defence, trade and regional issues were on the agenda of the talks. The progress of the ongoing free trade agreement (FTA) negotiations was also touched upon.

Members of a sextortion gang allegedly duped an Ayurvedic doctor of more than Rs 8 lakh in the name of deleting an "obscene" video of him in east Delhi's Khichripur area, police said on Wednesday.
According to the FIR, registered at cyber police station in east district, the 71-year-old doctor said he had received a video call on July 13 last year, which he attended.

 Director General Assam Rifles (DGAR) Lt Gen PC Nair on Wednesday told Moreh-based civil bodies that "all their grievances will be looked into and studied but it is for the people of the border town, particularly the women, to actively act towards restoration of peace." During his visit to Moreh in Manipur's Tengnoupal district, the DGAR aimed "to open channels of communication and enhance coordination between security forces and the civil society groups", a statement said.

Ram temple construction committee chairperson Nripendra Mishra and VHP working president Alok Kumar on Wednesday called on RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat here and formally invited him to attend the January 22 consecration ceremony in Ayodhya.

SpiceJet will soon launch flights to Lakshadweep as well as to Ayodhya, its chief Ajay Singh said on Wednesday and emphasised the latest fund infusion will help the airline become more stronger. Addressing the shareholders at the company's annual general meeting, Singh also said it will deploy a large chunk of the funds worth Rs 2,250 crore to grow the airline.
 

The UK government on Wednesday unveiled plans to deploy Royal Navy warships to the Indian Ocean region later this year to operate and train with Indian forces, signalling what it described as the growing importance of the strategic relationship between the two countries.

The National Centre for Good Governance, an apex-level autonomous central government institution, commenced a capacity-building programme for 38 officers of the Jammu and Kashmir Administrative Service working under various capacities, an official statement said on Wednesday. The inaugural session was chaired by V Srinivas, Director General of NCGG and Secretary of the Department of Reform and Public Grievance (DARPG).

Maharashtra assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar on Wednesday held that the Eknath Shinde-led faction of the Shiv Sena was the "real political party" when rival groups emerged on June 21, 2022.

A couple died allegedly after inhaling some toxic gas from a coal brazier that they left burning in their room in Delhi's Dwarka area on Wednesday, police said.
Manav and Neha’s two-month-old child who survived the incident was rushed to a hospital for treatment, they said.

Perfumers of Kannauj, a Uttar Pradesh town famous for its fragrance industry, have prepared some special perfumes for Ram Lalla which will be sent to Ayodhya for the consecration ceremony of the Ram temple on January 22.
These special types of perfumes and fragrant water will be presented to the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust, Kannauj Attars and Perfumes Association president Pawan Trivedi said on Wednesday.

The man accused of stabbing South Korean opposition leader Lee Jae-myung in the neck told investigators that he wanted to kill him to prevent him from becoming the country's president, police said Wednesday.
Lee was released Wednesday from the hospital after eight days of treatment, including surgery. Police said they believe the suspect acted alone when he attacked Lee, 59, in the southeastern city of Busan on Jan

 AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi on Wednesday said that the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) has from the beginning been a minority institution that has contributed to India's development.
His comments come a day after the Union government told the Supreme Court that AMU cannot be a minority institution given its "national character" during the hearing of the case about the dispute over the institute's minority status.

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday held talks with his Maldivian counterpart Mohamed Muizzu, who is on a five-day state visit, amid a diplomatic row with India over derogatory remarks by his ministers against Prime Minister Narendra Modi. President Muizzu was accorded a red carpet welcome and a 21-gun salute. Official media reported that Xi and Muizzu held talks, without sharing the details

The RSS on Wednesday condoled the demise of music maestro Rashid Khan and said he was a “great soul” who took the Rampur-Sahaswan gharana tradition to “new heights”.
Khan, who made Hindustani classical music accessible to countless listeners, died at a Kolkata hospital on Tuesday after a four-year battle with prostate cancer. He was 55.

Pakistan's jailed former prime minister Imran Khan on Wednesday failed to get any relief from the court to contest next month's general elections. The appellate tribunals of the Lahore High Court (LHC) upheld the returning officers' (ROs) decision to reject the founder of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party's nomination papers for two National Assembly constituencies in the Punjab province of the country.
Pakistan will go to polls on February 8.

In a major relief for Imran Khan's party ahead of general elections, a high court on Wednesday declared as unconstitutional the election commission's decision revoking the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party's cricket ‘bat’ electoral symbol and rejecting its intra-party polls.

Amid an ongoing diplomatic row with the Maldives, Syed Tanveer Nasreen, the former director of the Indian Cultural Centre in the island nation, has underscored that the prevailing situation is not isolated but a manifestation of a prolonged anti-India sentiment, fostered by foreign powers. Nasreen, who served as the director of the Indian Cultural Centre at the High Commission of India in Male, Republic of Maldives, from 2019 to 2023, shared insights into the growing influence of China and Pakistan in countering India's soft power.

Delhi: General Secretary in-charge Communications Jairam Ramesh and Congress General Secretary KC Venugopal release the road map and pamphlet of the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra.

Pakistan's Supreme Court upholds death sentence of late former military ruler Pervez Musharraf in high treason case, as per media reports.

Giant bell, weighing 2400 kg, offered for Ram temple in Ayodhya by a delegation of people from Etah, said Temple trust in a statement.

Kolkata: West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee pays tribute to Indian classical vocalist Ustad Rashid Khan.

Delhi excise policy money laundering case: Delhi Court extends judicial custody of AAP MP Sanjay Singh and former Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia till January 20.

The world looks at India as an important pillar of stability, an engine of growth in the global economy, said PM Modi.

We have set a goal of making India a developed country in next 25 years, said PM Narendra Modi at Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit 2024 in Gandhinagar.

 Delhi: AAP MP Sanjay Singh brought to the Rouse Avenue Court for hearing on the Delhi Excise Policy Case.

Guwahati, Assam: BJP National President JP Nadda offers prayers at Maa Kamakhya Temple.

 Fans gather outside Hrithik Roshan's residence in Mumbai to wish him on his birthday as the actor turns 50.

 Delhi: Congress National President Mallikarjun Kharge holds meeting with Congress Frontal Organisation.

Narendra Modi most successful Prime Minister in India's history, says Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani.

Gujarat is the gateway of modern India's growth, says Mukesh Ambani.

Indian Navy chief Admiral R Hari Kumar unveils Drishti 10 Syarliner drones manufactured by Adani Defence in Hyderabad.

Chennai: Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin distributes Pongal hampers to all rice ration card holders.

UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan address the Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit 2024 at the Mahatma Mandir Convention & Exhibition Centre in Gandhinagar.

Delhi: A thin layer of fog grips the city as cold wave continues.

An earthquake of magnitude 4.1 on the Richter Scale strikes the Andaman Islands at 07:53 am, as per National Center for Seismology.

 Delhi: Traffic congestion was seen in Ring Road near Sarojini Nagar as a truck met with an accident. 

Republic Day parade rehearsal underway at Kartavya Path in Delhi.

 Delhi: People take shelter in night shelter homes as the cold wave continues in the national capital.

People sit around the bonfire to keep themselves warm as the cold wave continues in Uttar Pradesh.

Donald Trump warned of "bedlam" if his prosecution goes ahead after a panel of US appeals court judges appeared deeply skeptical of his legal claim that as a former president, he should be immune from prosecution.

Maharashtra: Rain lashes parts of Mumbai.