Houthis Order All US, UK Staff of UN to Leave Yemen: Live Breaking News Headlines & Updates, January 23, 2024

Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels have ordered all US and British staff of the United Nations and its agencies to leave the country within a month, a UN official told AFP.

A case has been filed against former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi and other party leaders for 'violence, provocation, assault', Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Tuesday.

The Maldives has granted permission for a Chinese vessel to make a resupply call, but it will not undertake any "research", the Indian Ocean archipelago nation's foreign ministry said Tuesday.

The Doomsday Clock has been set to remain at 90 seconds from midnight, which, the experts said, is the closest we have ever been to human destruction. 

Karpoori Thakur awarded the Bharat Ratna (posthumously). Karpoori Thakur was a former Bihar Chief Minister and was known for championing the cause of the backward classes.

Australia has identified the Russian mastermind behind a crippling cyber attack, unmasking the 33-year-old hacker for the first time on Tuesday, January 23, and linking him to an international crime syndicate. Hackers infiltrated Australian private health insurer Medibank in November 2022, stealing sensitive medical records and leaking them on the dark web.

A bulldozer action has been initiated against the illegal construction in the Naya Nagar region in Mumbai, a day after clashes erupted between two groups on Mira Road.

Illegal Constructions Razed Off in Naya Nagar

PM Narendra Modi met and interacted with Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar 2024 awardees in Delhi on Tuesday, January 23, 2024.

PM Modi Meets With Rashtriya Bal Puraskar 2024 Awardees

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde made a strong statement on January 23, declaring, "Jo Ram Ka nahin vo kisi kaam ka nahin" (Those who are not for Lord Ram are of no use). He asserted that those who opposed the Ram temple lacked the right to invoke the name of Ram Lalla. CM Shinde praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for realizing the dreams of Balasaheb Thackeray and millions of Lord Ram's devotees, terming the previous day's events as historic.

Jo Ram Ka Nahin Vo Kisi Kaam Ka Nahin

Rahul Gandhi addressed a press conference following the clashes between the Congress workers and Guwahati police on Tuesday, January 23, 2024. He said, “Whatever the Assam CM is doing against the Yatra, it benefits the Yatra. The publicity that we might have not got, by doing this the Assam CM & Union Home Minister Amit Shah are helping us. Now, the main issue in Assam is the Yatra.” It is their intimidation tactics, though message of Nyay is reaching the people, he added.

Rahul Gandhi Slams Himanta Biswa Sarma

Andhra Pradesh Congress chief YS Sharmila interacts with travellers in a bus in Srikakulam.

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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, on Tuesday, January 23, said that for 20 years, she tried to make Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose's birth anniversary a national holiday but failed. "Please forgive me," she added.

A clash broke out between the police and Congress workers in Assam's Guwahati today, January 23. As per news agency ANI, the clash erupted during Congress' Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra.

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A clash broke out between the police and Congress workers in Assam's Guwahati today, January 23. As per news agency ANI, the clash erupted during Congress' Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra.

BJP national president JP Nadda, along with Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel and state president CR Patil, inaugurated the party office in Gandhinagar Lok Sabha Constituency today.

JP Nadda Inaugurates Party Office in Gandhinagar

Maratha reservation activist Manoj Jarange Patil, on Tuesday, January 23, began his padayatra from Ranjangaon in Pune towards Mumbai. "We will continue to march toward Mumbai. I am sure we will get permission to hold a protest at Azad Maidan or Shivaji Park," he said.

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Tesla chief and X owner Elon Musk recently said there needs to be a revision of the UN bodies at some point. "India not having a permanent seat on the Security Council, despite being the most populous country on Earth, is absurd," his tweet said.

Heavy security has been deployed in the Mira Road area adjacent to Mumbai after communal clashes erupted in the area. Local police, Mumbai Police, Palghar Police, Thane Rural Police, RAF (Rapid Action Force), MSF (Maharashtra Security Force) and SRPF have been deployed in the area.

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In Uttar Pradesh, a Muslim woman who delivered her child on January 22 on the day of Ram Temple Pran Pratishtha named her newborn baby Ram Rahim. The child's grandmother, Husna Banu, named the newborn "Ram Rahim".

India has reportedly overtaken Hong Kong to become the world's 4th-biggest stock market. According to a report in Bloomberg, the combined value of shares listed on Indian exchanges reached USD 4.33 trillion as of Monday's close versus USD 4.29 trillion for Hong Kong.

India Overtakes Hong Kong

On Tuesday, January 23, devotees gathered in large numbers at Ram Temple in Ayodhya, the day after the Pran Pratishtha ceremony, to offer prayers. People thronged the Ayodhya Ram Temple to offer prayers to Lord Ram as the temple was opened to the public today.

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