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News Highlights: Ministry of Urban Development serves second notice to Mahua Moitra to vacate govt houseDefence Minister Rajnath Singh concluded his visit to the UK after a meeting with British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and interacting with members of the Indian diaspora at a community reception. In today's developments, 827 cases of Covid-19 sub variant JN.1 have been reported from 12 states thus far. President Droupadi Murmu presented the Swachh Survekshan Awards, 2023 in Delhi. Thank you for staying with DH as we brought you the major updates throughout the day. Good night.
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Former Lok Sabha MP Mahua Moitra.

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UK-India Defence Partnership more important than ever: Defence Secretary Grant Shapps

Ministry of Urban Development serves second notice to Mahua Moitra to vacate government house

India beat Afghanistan by six wickets in first T20I

Hafiz Abdul Salam Bhuttavi, founding member of Lashkar-e-Tayyiba (LeT) and deputy to Hafiz Saeed is 'Confirmed Deceased'

We are progressively seeing younger patients suffering heart attacks, warn health experts

Mamata Banerjee seeks classical language status for Bengali, writes to PM Modi

Security checks of vehicles being done in Srinagar, ahead of Republic Day

Afghanistan score 158/5 in first T20 International against India in Mohali

Papua New Guinea declares state of emergency after violent protests kill 16

Budget Session of Parliament to begin from January 31 and likely to continue till February 9

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the interim budget on February 1

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Awami League leader Sheikh Hasina sworn in as prime minister of Bangladesh for fifth term

Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah writes to Defence Minister Rajnath Singh

The decision to not allow Karnataka tableau at this year's Republic Day parade has hurt the sentiments of Kannadigas...it is requested to allow Karnataka to showcase its tableau in the Republic Day Parade 2024 instead of limiting it to 'Bharat Parv' exhibition at the Red Fort, the letter reads.

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee writes to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, appealing to him to declare Ganga Sagar Mela a National Fair. She also requests him to make a visit to Ganga Sagar

Our ED is idiot, says Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury over agency's summons to Farooq Abdullah

The installation ceremony of Mar Raphael Thattil, who was elected as the new Major Archbishop of the Syro-Malabar Church, was held at the Church Headquarters, Mount St. Thomas, Kakkanad

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate Atal Setu - the Mumbai Trans Harbour Link, which is India's longest bridge built on the sea and will see the movement of more than 70,000 vehicles every day, on January 12

Admiral Fahad Abdullah S Al-Ghofaily, Chief of Staff, Royal Saudi Naval Forces is on a four-day official visit to India from January 10-13, 2024

The visit is a testimony to the longstanding relationship between the navies of Saudi Arabia and India.

NIA raids 32 places in 4 States, 2 UTs in 3 terror-gangster cases; seizes arms, ammunition, cash

I think this is an important decision to strengthen parliamentary democracy. Anyone can go to the Supreme Court. Going to the Supreme Court doesn't mean the verdict is wrong. The decision I took is justifiable, says Maharashtra Speaker Rahul Narwekar on his verdict on Maharashtra MLAs

Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweets, 'Met a Muslim community delegation. During our interaction, I presented the sacred Chadar, which will be placed during the Urs of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti at the esteemed Ajmer Sharif Dargah.'

Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) has taken over the security of Indian Council of Medial Research, National Institute of Virology ICMR-NIV, Pune (Maharashtra)

The force took over the security of the institute today. With this induction, total units under CISF security cover have risen to 358.

TCS reports 8.2 per cent growth in net profit at Rs 11,735 crore in 2023 December quarter

Net direct tax collection rises 19 pc to Rs 14.70 lakh crore till January 11, reaches 81 pc of full-year target: Govt data

Infosys revises FY'24 revenue growth guidance to 1.5-2 pc from 1-2.5 per cent given earlier: Statement

Infosys Q3 net profit declines by 7.3 pc to Rs 6,106 crore; revenue up 1.3 pc at Rs 38,821 crore: Company filing

Dr Vidhu P Nair appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Angola. He is presently Ambassador of India to Turkmenistan: Ministry of External Affairs

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh concluded his visit to the UK on Thursday after a 'warm meeting' with British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and interacting with members of the Indian diaspora at a community reception

Amit Shah to attend Vibrant Gujarat Summit tomorrow

Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra vans are ensuring that PM Modi's guarantees reach the public and they take benefits of Centre's schemes: Union Minister Anurag Thakur as he launches Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra vans in Maharashtra's Mumbai

Gujarat aims to become a global hub for semiconductor and electronics manufacturing: CM Bhupendra Patel

Raveesh Kumar, presently Ambassador of India to Finland, has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Czech Republic: MEA

Tremors rock Lahore, Islamabad and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa cities: Pakistan's Geo News

Earthquake of magnitude 6.1 on Richter scale hits Afghanistan, tremors felt in North India

PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti’s car met with an accident en route to Anantnag in J&K today. The former CM & her security officers escaped unhurt without any serious injuries: PDP Media Cell

Police and forensic team conduct investigation in connection with the alleged gangrape of two Mahadalit minor girls in Hinduni village, Patna, Bihar

BJP workers protest against the attack on ED officials in Sandeshkhali, North 24 Parganas, West Bengal

Members of Tamil Nadu Students Federation wave a black flag to Governor RN Ravi at Salem.

The protestors were later detained by Police.

A total of 827 cases of JN.1 series variant have been reported from 12 states in India till 11th January 2024. Highest number of cases (250) reported in Maharashtra, Ani reported citing sources

COAS General Manoj Pande says, 'our deployments in Manipur are synergized and are in coordination with the state administration. We have soldiers from both communities who sleep, eat and live together'

President Droupadi Murmu presents the Swachh Survekshan Awards, 2023 in Delhi; Maharashtra adjudged India's cleanest state, followed by Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh

Indore and Surat were adjudged the 'cleanest cities' in the country.

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Supreme Court agrees to hear on January 12 plea of Union Minister Nisith Pramanik seeking anticipatory bail in a 2018 attempt-to-murder case

People need to be educated that girl or boy’s birth decided by man’s chromosomes not woman, says Delhi High Court in dowry death case, reported PTI 

Telangana CM Revanth Reddy meets Google Vice President Chandrasekhar Thota, Wings of Fire author Arun Tiwari and cancer robotic surgeon Dr Chinnababu Sunkavalli in Hyderabad

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman says, 'PM had the vision that without fusing technology and finance, the newly created international financial services centre is not going to be really coming out with full energy,' at the ongoing Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit.

Supreme Court extends interim bail of NCP leader Nawab Malik by six months interim bail in money laundering case, reports PTI

NCP leader Nawab Malik.

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High Commissioner Santosh Jha met State Minister for Defence Hon. Premitha Bandara Tennakoon and discussed ongoing defence cooperation and avenues to further strengthen the strong bilateral defence ties

Shooter Rhythm Sangwan wins India's 16th Paris Olympics quota after winning bronze in 25m sports pistol event in Asian qualifiers.

Shooter Rhythm Sangwan.

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Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel speaks at a seminar on semiconductor and electronics during Vibrant Gujarat Summit 2024 in Gandhinagar

NIA conducts raids in connection with Sidhu Moose Wala murder case in Sonipat, Haryana, reports PTI.

'Around 100 chartered planes will land at the Ayodhya airport on 22nd January for pran pratishtha,' says UP CM Yogi Adityanath. 

National Investigation Agency is conducting searches at 32 locations in Delhi, Haryana and Punjab in a terror-gangster case, reports ANI

Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia launches Ayodhya to Ahmedabad flight services of IndiGo Airlines

Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath receives the boarding pass for the first tri-weekly flights between Ahmedabad and Ayodhya.

Jio’s Hathway Digital and Hinduja Group’s IndusInd Media & Communications along with 14 other companies are interested in buying Siti Networks, reported Business Standard.

Siti Networks, an Essel Group entity provides broadband, digital cable tv, HD service.

UK PM Sunak agreed with the Indian Defence Minister on the need for UK and India to work in the domains of trade, defence and technology, reports ANI

UK Prime Minister Sunak expressed hope that the ongoing Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations could be brought to a successful conclusion soon. He also underlined his keenness, and that of his Government, to strengthen the defence and security pillar of the bilateral relationship, including through Government backing for stronger business and technology partnerships with Indian counterpart entities.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh stated that the UK and other like-minded countries should work with India to strengthen a peaceful and stable global rules-based order, including through partnering with India in its inexorable rise, which can be strengthened, reinforced and speeded up with friendly collaboration.

Chhattisgarh government has approved an annual free train travel scheme for people who want to go for darshan at Ayodhya temple, reports PTI

The decision was taken on Wednesday at a meeting of the state cabinet chaired by Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai, an official said.

24 train to Delhi from various parts of the country are running late due to dense fog.

Republic Day parade rehearsal being held at Kartavya Path, Delhi Police advises o avoid the Vijay Chowk and crossings in the vicinity of the landmark.

Indian diaspora welcomes Rajnath Singh by raising 'Bharat Mata ki jai' slogans at the High Commission of India, London

The Defence Minister also attended a community reception at India House in London as the final engagement of his UK visit on Wednesday evening.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh calls on UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak during his London visit

'Poker-faced & wide awake': Suchana Seth's extraordinary 16-hour cab ride from Goa to Chitradurga

Suchana Seth sat with an impassive face during her 16-hour, 400-km cab ride from Goa to Chitradurga on January 8. She spoke just a few times, murmuring one-line sentences, sat quietly on the back seat and did not doze off even for a fleeting second.

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