Delhi Police has beefed up security in the national capital ahead of the Republic Day celebrations. According to the officials, over 8,000 security personnel have been deployed in the city, and security has been tightened with the help of technology and human intelligence surveillance.
Six people were found dead in a remote desert area of San Bernardino County in California, US.
SpiceJet on Wednesday received a bomb threat call for its Darbhanga-Delhi flight that later turned out to be a hoax, and the aircraft landed safely at the airport in the national capital, officials said.
A major fire broke out after a blast at Asmi Industrial Complex in Mumbai's Goregaon on Wednesday evening. Eight fire tenders rushed to the spot, ANI reported.
Ukraine said Wednesday it would continue to target Russia’s military in the Belgorod region, hours after Moscow accused Kyiv of shooting down a plane carrying dozens of Ukrainian prisoners. In a statement that did not mention the crash, the Ukrainian army said it would “continue to take measures to destroy delivery vehicles and control airspace to eliminate the terrorist threat, including in the Belgorod-Kharkiv direction.”
Saudi Arabia is preparing to open its first alcohol store in the capital Riyadh which will serve exclusively non-Muslim diplomats, according to a source familiar with the plans and a document.
A fire broke out in a high-rise building in Goregaon area in Mumbai, Maharashtra on Wednesday, January 24, 2024. Eight fire tenders rushed to the spot. No injuries or casualties have been reported so far.Fire Breaks Out in High-Rise Building in Goregaon Area
Maharashtra | Fire breaks out in a high-rise building in Goregaon area of Mumbai. Eight fire tenders rushed to the spot. No injuries/casualties reported. Details awaited.— ANI (@ANI) January 24, 2024
Sources claim that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has asked his Cabinet colleagues not to travel to Ayodhya in February. This follows the massive influx of devotees to Ram Mandir on January 22, the day following the Pran Pratishtha ritual. According to reports, the ministers would go to the Ram Mandir in March for darshan.PM Modi Urges Union Ministers to Defer Ayodhya Visits
In today's Cabinet meeting, PM Narendra Modi advised all his cabinet colleagues to refrain from visiting the Ayodhya Ram Temple for now. The PM suggested that, due to the heavy rush and to prevent inconvenience to the public caused by VIPs with protocols, Union Ministers should… pic.twitter.com/Qns5FSVCaK— ANI (@ANI) January 24, 2024
PM Narendra Modi will visit Bulandshahr in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday, January 25 to inaugurate multiple development projects worth over Rs 19,100 crores. According to Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), the projects are related to several sectors like rail, road, oil and gas and urban development and housing.PM Modi to Visit Bulandshahr on January 25
PM Modi will visit Bulandshahr in Uttar Pradesh on 25th January to inaugurate multiple development projects worth over Rs 19,100 crores. The projects are related to several sectors like rail, road, oil and gas and urban development & housing: PMO
(file pic) pic.twitter.com/sifKIVv1Lq— ANI (@ANI) January 24, 2024
According to the National Centre for Seismology, an earthquake with a magnitude of 4.3 on the Richter Scale hit Pakistan today at 04.04 pm.Earthquake in Pakistan
An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.3, on the Richter Scale hit Pakistan today at 04.04 pm: National Centre for Seismology pic.twitter.com/3mlcmfzU9w— ANI (@ANI) January 24, 2024
Mumbai, January 24: Devotees thronged in large numbers to Ayodhya on Tuesday, the first morning after the Pran Pratishtha ceremony of Ram Lalla at the Ram temple. Security was steeped up at the Ayodhya Ram Temple, which witnessed a heavy rush of devotees at its main gate to have 'Darshan' of Lord Ram Lalla since the grand temple was thrown open to the public on January 23.
Former Bihar chief minister and socialist leader Karpoori Thakur will be awarded the Bharat Ratna posthumously, the Rashtrapati Bhavan announced on Tuesday. Thakur, also revered by his followers as 'Jannayak', was known for his efforts to strengthen the backward castes. Meanwhile, PM Narendra Modi said he was delighted that the government decided to confer Bharat Ratna on the beacon of social justice, Karpoori Thakur.
The Maharashtra government on Tuesday razed ‘illegal’ structures and encroachments in the Naya Nagar area of Mira Road in Maharashtra's Thane, where a clash between two groups of people was reported on the eve of the Ram temple ‘pran pratishtha’ ceremony in Ayodhya. In Another news from Maharashtra, one woman died after a boat carrying five women capsized in Maharashtra's Gadchiroli district on Tuesday. The other four are still missing. Meanwhile, a search operation is underway to find the rest of the women.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said an FIR has been registered against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and others for violence and damaging public property during the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra. Among the others whose names have been included in the FIRs include KC Venugopal and Kanhaiya Kumar. A Myanmar military aircraft skidded off the runway at Mizoram's Lengpui Airport on Tuesday during a mission to airlift Myanmar army personnel who had sought refuge in the northeastern state following intense clashes with rebel groups in their country. At least eight on board were injured in the incident.
The death toll from a landslide that struck southwest China's mountainous Yunnan province has climbed to 31, with scores of others still missing, local authorities said on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Maldives on Tuesday released a statement on reports of the Chinese research vessel or 'spy' ship Xiang Yang Hong 3 and confirmed its docking in Male. China made a "diplomatic request" for "rotation of personnel and replenishment", the government of Maldives said in a statement. The Maldives also said the island nation "has always been a welcoming destination for vessels of friendly countries".
US President Joe Biden spoke to British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak about the Red Sea, Gaza and Ukraine. "They talked about what's going on in the Red Sea and the need for a continued international multilateral approach to disrupting and degrading Houthi capabilities," White House spokesman John Kirby told reporters in Washington. Elon Musk on Tuesday called the absence of India as a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) "absurd." The Tesla CEO said that the current structure of the UNSC does not adequately represent the world's most populous nations and called for an overhaul.