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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will deliver a keynote address at the national launch ceremony of 'Azadi Ke Amrit Mahotsav se Swarnim Bharat Ke Ore' today at 10:30 AM via video conferencing. The program will unveil yearlong initiatives dedicated to Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav by the Brahma Kumaris.

During the event, PM Modi will also flag off seven initiatives of Brahma Kumaris. These include My India Healthy India, Aatmanirbhar Bharat: Self Reliant Farmers, Women: Flag Bearers of India, Power of Peace Bus Campaign, Andekha Bharat Cycle Rally, United India Motor Bike Campaign, and green initiatives under Swachh Bharat Abhiyan.

Later in the evening, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Prime Minister of Mauritius Pravind Kumar Jugnauth will jointly inaugurate the India-assisted Social Housing Units project in Mauritius virtually at around 4:30 PM. The two dignitaries will also launch the Civil Service College and 8MW Solar PV Farm projects in Mauritius that are being undertaken under India’s development support.

UP BJP will launch the election campaign today for the assembly election 2022.

The Central Election Committee (CEC) of Congress is meeting today to seal the names of the candidates for the Manipur assembly election 2022. The meeting will be a virtual one and be held today at 5.30 pm. The list of candidates may also be released after the meeting. The screening committee of Congress will also discuss the Uttarakhand assembly poll 2022 candidates. The meeting will be held at 4 pm.

Vice Chief of Army Staff Lt Gen. CP Mohanty will address the five-day conference of GCTC i.e. Global Counter-Terrorism Council today.

23:41 PM (IST)  •  20 Jan 2022

Delhi gym owners protest outside CM's house, demand they be allowed to reopen their centres

New Delhi, Jan 20 (PTI) Delhi Gym Association representatives and owners of gyms across the city Thursday staged a protest outside Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's residence, demanding they be allowed to reopen their fitness centres which have been shut for over 20 days due to the spike in Covid cases.

Gyms were closed in the city during the yellow alert which was sounded by the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) when the positivity rate of COVID-19 cases had crossed 0.5% in December last year.

The protesters also carried empty liquor bottles to argue that if liquor vends can remain open gyms can too.

They said that all the other activities are kept open but gyms are always the first ones to be closed. They argued that in the neighbouring states also, gyms are open and no spike in the cases of Covid is seen from the gym.

Delhi Gym Association Vice President Chirag Sethi said it was unfair on the part of the Delhi government and the DDMA to close gyms when everything else, even liquor shops, is open.

In the last 20 months our gyms have been closed for 9 months. How are we going to survive like this? How will we pay rent, fixed electricity and water charges, take care of our family? In evening, if your kid goes out where you want them to go, at a wine shop or to a gym which makes their body and mind healthy, Sethi said.

In Delhi, there are 5500 gyms and over 1 lakh people are dependent on the fitness industry for their livelihood.

Gyms build immunity, it's easy to track people in gyms in case someone is found Covid positive compare to a restaurant or weekly markets. The businesses that promote immunity are asked to shut but wine shops are open, Sethi lamented.

Delhi on Thursday reported 12,306 fresh COVID-19 cases and 43 more fatalities due to the viral disease, while the positivity rate dipped to 21.48 per cent, according to data shared by the city health department.

This is the highest number of deaths reported in a day since June 10, 2021, when 44 fatalities were recorded.

23:40 PM (IST)  •  20 Jan 2022

UP polls: Rahul, Priyanka to release youth manifesto on Friday

New Delhi, Jan 20 (PTI) Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will on Friday release the party's youth manifesto for the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections.

Both leaders will address a special press conference at the party's headquarters.

This is one of the rare occasions when both leaders of the Congress Party will be jointly addressing the media.

The party is going to the polls with youth and women in focus and has announced that it will reserve 40 per cent of tickets for women in Uttar Pradesh.

22:38 PM (IST)  •  20 Jan 2022

Abu Dhabi fire: Mortal remains of 2 deceased Indians to reach Amritsar tomorrow

 Abu Dhabi fire | Embassy of India in UAE has completed all formalities for repatriation of mortal remains of the 2 Indians deceased in the Jan 17 incident. Remains will reach Amritsar tomorrow morning: Indian envoy to UAE, Sunjay Sudhir said, as reported by ANI.

22:36 PM (IST)  •  20 Jan 2022

Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan writes to PM Modi over non-inclusion of state's tableau in Republic Day parade

22:36 PM (IST)  •  20 Jan 2022

Actor Siddharth summoned by Chennai police over his controversial tweet on badminton player Saina Nehwal

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