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Thirteen students detained for organising a screening of the BBC documentary on the 2002 Gujarat riots at Jamia Millia Islamia on Wednesday have been released, officials said, reported PTI.
A meeting of all core group leaders of Tripura is going on with BJP President JP Nadda at his residence. Home Minister Amit Shah also attended the meeting.
Air raid sirens heard across Ukraine as authorities report Russian attacks in several locations, reports AP.
Two were rescued and a girl is still trapped under the rubble after a house collapsed in Agra Dharamshala. The Horrific accident happened in Dharamshala located on Agra City Station Road. Houses collapsed in the morning due to the ongoing excavation work in Dharamshala. The people who were sleeping in the house got buried under the house. Efforts are on to rescue the buried people.
Taking cognizance of the accident, Chief Minister Yogi Adiynath directed the District Magistrate and senior police officers to go to the spot and conduct the relief works, an official statement said.
"The back part of about 5 to 6 houses collapsed outside the city station located at Dhuliaganj under Hariparvat police station area, the construction work of Dharamshala was going on, in which 3 people of a family were buried, all have been rescued and taken to the hospital," Anjani Kumar Singh, ADM, Agra said.
The United States says it will send 31 Abrams tanks to Ukraine, reversing claims they are unsuitable for use in a war with Russia, as reported by the news agency AP.
The Facebook and Instagram accounts of former US President Donald Trump will be reinstated by Meta after a ban of two years, according to New York Times. Trump's accounts on Facebook and Instagram were suspended by Meta following the January 6, 2021 Capitol riot.
Trump's account on Facebook was the most followed one at the time of suspension with hundreds of millions of followers, the New York Times reported citing Meta.
On Jan 7, 2021, the day after hundreds of people stormed the Capitol in his support, Meta suspended Trump from its platforms, citing the risk of inciting further violence. His accounts on other popular social media platforms, such as YouTube and Twitter, were also deactivated that week.
According to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Trump has started his own social network, Truth Social, in which he has a financial stake and where he is obligated to make his posts available exclusively for six hours before he can share them on other sites, reported New York Times.
In November last year, Twitter reinstated Trump's account after Elon Musk took over as the CEO of the micro-blogging platform.
We support the free press in the world & highlight the importance of democratic principles like freedom of expression, and religion that strengthen democracy. It's the point we make around the world & in India too: US Dept of State on India banning BBC documentary on PM Modi being a matter of press freedom.
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UN General Assembly President Korosi To Visit India From January 29-31
The President of the United Nations General Assembly, Csaba Korosi is all set to make an official visit to India from January 29 to 31 and will hold key meetings on priorities of the General Assembly. During his visit, the UNGA President will meet with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar in New Delhi, while continuing on topics raised during their last meeting in December like India's engagement with the UN body, the official statement of the UNGA read.
These priorities are also expected to be on the agenda when Korosi visits India's G20 Secretariat, and meets with a delegation led by Amitabh Kant, the G20 Sherpa. His trip will also include conversations with government officials, leading national scientists and academics, and include field visits related to sustainable water use, according to the UNGA statement.
President Korosi's official visit, at the invitation of the Indian government, coincides with the assassination anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi and Martyrs' Day, which the President will commemorate by laying a wreath at Rajghat.
Halwa Ceremony To Be Held On Thursday In Presence Of Finance Minister
The customary "Halwa ceremony" will begin the compilation of budget documents on Thursday in the presence of finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman.
"The Halwa ceremony, marking the final stage of the Budget preparation process for Union Budget 2023-24, will be held tomorrow in the presence of Union Finance & Corporate Affairs Minister Smt. @nsitharaman, in the Budget Press situated inside North Block," the finance ministry said in a series of tweets.
The Halwa ceremony this time takes place on Republic Day.
It stated that, like the previous two Union Budgets, the Union Budget 2023–24 will also be delivered electronically.
In the past, this ceremony was used to begin printing the Budget. However, for the first time, Budget 2021–22 was distributed without the use of paper. Since India became an independent nation on November 26, 1947, the documents had not been printed for the first time.
On February 1, 2023, the Union Budget for 2023–24 is scheduled to be presented.
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