Breaking News HIGHLIGHTS: BJP Thought Of Me As A 'Use & Throw', Says Harak Singh After Joining Congress
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When Congress wins with full majority on Mar 10, that will be my apology (on saying there are no apologies in politics). BJP thought of me as a 'use & throw', I was very upset. I didn't break my friendship with HM Amit Shah till the last moment, as I had promised: Expelled Uttarakhand BJP Minister Harak Singh Rawat after joining Congress today.
Aam Aadmi Party released a list of star campaigners for the upcoming Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections. The list names AAP chief and Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia, Sanjay Singh, Bhagwant Mann and others.
PM Modi congratulated the people of Tripura on statehood day. Addressing the citizens, PM Modi said, "Today Tripura is becoming land of opportunities. The double engine govt is working continuously to meet the small needs of the common people of Tripura. Tripura is performing well today on many parameters of development."
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose grand statue, made of granite, will be installed at India Gate, tweets Prime Minister Narendra Modi "This would be a symbol of India’s indebtedness to him," he added in a tweet.
"There should be no politics on the merger of Amar Jawan Jyoti & National War Memorial. It has become a trend to give a political angle to every initiative done by the Centre: 1971 war veteran and former Army Dy Chief Lt Gen JBS Yadava (Retd)
He further said that Amar Jawan Jyoti should be merged with National War Memorial. There should be only one war memorial in the country
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates a new circuit house in Gujarat’s Somnath.
Equity benchmark Sensex slumped nearly 700 points in opening trade on Friday, tracking intense selling pressure across the counters amid a negative trend in global markets and sustained foreign fund outflow.
The BSE gauge was trading 690.51 points or 1.16 per cent lower at 58,774.11 in early trade. Likewise, the Nifty fell 194.10 points or 1.09 per cent to 17,562.90.
Bajaj Finserv was the top loser in the Sensex pack, shedding 2.59 per cent, followed by Infosys, Dr Reddy's, Tech Mahindra, Sun Pharma, Wipro and IndusInd Bank.
On the other hand, PowerGrid and HUL were the only gainers.
In the previous session, the 30-share BSE index ended 634.20 points or 1.06 per cent lower at 59,464.62. Similarly, the NSE Nifty plunged 181.40 points or 1.01 per cent to 17,757.
The national capital witnessed a foggy morning on Friday with visibility dropping to 200 metres as the city recorded a minimum temperature of 7.6 degrees Celsius, normal during the season.
According to the India Meteorological Department, the Safdarjung observatory -- considered the official marker for the city - reported moderate fog and visibility at 200 metres.
The city will witness generally cloudy sky with light rain or drizzle on Friday and the maximum temperature is likely to settle around 19 degrees Celsius, the IMD said.
The relative humidity at 8.30 am on Friday was 95 per cent, the weather office said.
Delhi's air quality was reported to be in very poor category on Thursday as the AQI value at 8 am was 382, the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data showed.
The flame of Amar Jawan Jyoti is not being extinguished. It is being merged with flame at National War Memorial. It was an odd thing to see that the flame at Amar Jawan Jyoti payed homage to martyrs of 1971 & other wars but none of their names are present there: GoI Sources
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday greeted the people of Manipur, Meghalaya, and Tripura on their statehood day and praised them for their "vibrant contributions" to the country's development.
The three states were formed on this day 50 years back in 1972 with the enactment of the North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971.
"Greetings to the people of Manipur, Meghalaya, and Tripura on their Statehood Days. These states are making vibrant contributions to India's development. Praying for their constant progress," Modi tweeted.
Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs, Anand Sharma, has written to Home Minister Amit Shah and urged "the government to consider legislative action to deal with all manifestations of hate speech."
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Prime Minister Modi will be inaugurating a circuit house near the Somnath temple today. The inauguration will be followed by a virtual address by PM Modi. "At 11 AM tomorrow, 21st January would be inaugurating a new Circuit House at Somnath. It is situated near the Temple and will benefit many pilgrims," PM Modi tweeted.
In other news, the Central Election Committee (CEC) of the Congress will meet on Friday at 4 pm through video conferencing for the selection of candidates for the Uttarakhand assembly polls. Both Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi will be inaugurating the Youth Manifesto of the party today for the upcoming UP Election.
Samajwadi Party (SP) chief and former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav will contest the 2022 Assembly Polls from Karhal constituency in Mainpuri district, the party's national spokesperson Ashutosh Verma said on Thursday.
Notification for the second phase of assembly elections in UP will be issued today, thus nominations can be filed from today. Nominations will be filed till January 28. Scrutiny of nomination papers will be done on January 29 and withdrawal of nominations can be done till January 31. Voting will be held on February 14 for second phase of UP ELections.
Meanwhile, the weather in Delhi is getting foggy.
"There will be partly cloudy sky with possibility of light rain or drizzle towards evening on Friday. There will be shallow fog in the morning," the IMD bulletin said.
Minimum temperatures are also likely to rise by 2-4 degrees Celsius over northwest India during the next three to four days.
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