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25 Jan, 20:33 (IST)
Rashtrapati Bhavan: The President has been pleased to award Bharat Ratna to Nanaji Deshmukh (posthumously), Dr Bhupen Hazarika (posthumously), and former President Dr Pranab Mukherjee.
25 Jan, 20:33 (IST)
Rashtrapati Bhavan: The President has been pleased to award Bharat Ratna to Nanaji Deshmukh (posthumously), Dr Bhupen Hazarika (posthumously), and former President Dr Pranab Mukherjee.
25 Jan, 20:30 (IST)
Former President of India and veteran politician Pranab Mukherjee will be awarded the Bharat Ratna, according to reports.
25 Jan, 19:52 (IST)
Republic Day 2019: Security heightened at Bhopal Junction railway station.
25 Jan, 19:14 (IST)
President Ram Nath Kovind in his address to the nation on the eve of the 70th Republic Day: It is an opportunity for all citizens of the country to remember independence, equality and brotherhood.
25 Jan, 18:35 (IST)
Supreme Court of India: Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi reconstitutes Ayodhya bench, Justice Ashok Bhushan and Justice Abdul Nazeer now included. The case will be heard on January 29.
25 Jan, 18:09 (IST)
Indian Railway Catering & Tourism Corporation introduces on-the-spot bill generation for payment of food items on trains with Point of Sale (POS) machines.
25 Jan, 17:10 (IST)
Jammu and Kashmir: Grenade lobbed on a police post near General Bus Stand in Anantnag. One police personnel has suffered minor injuries. More details awaited.
25 Jan, 16:22 (IST)
Jammu and Kashmir: National Highway-44 blocked due to a landslide; clearance operations underway.
25 Jan, 15:51 (IST)
INX Media Case: Delhi High Court Reserves Order in the Anticipatory Bail Plea Filed by P Chidambaram
Delhi High Court reserves order in the anticipatory bail plea filed by P. Chidambaram in INX media case.
25 Jan, 15:18 (IST)
Maharashtra: Authorities to soon begin demolition of PNB scam accused diamantaire Nirav Modi's bungalow in Alibag, Raigad district. More details awaited.
25 Jan, 14:44 (IST)
Supreme Court gives go ahead to the govt-owned National Buildings Construction Corporation to start process of completing the two stalled Amrapali housing projects. Court posted the matter for hearing for Feb 11.
25 Jan, 12:11 (IST)
Supreme Court dismisses a petition filed by social activist KR Ramaswamy seeking a CBI probe into the Kodanad estate case.
25 Jan, 11:40 (IST)
CBI is conducting raids at various locations across Delhi-NCR in connection with a fresh case registered in alleged land scam matter involving former Haryana Chief Minister BS Hooda.
25 Jan, 11:15 (IST)
Supreme Court also refuses to stay implementation of 10 per cent reservation to the economically weaker section of general category. A bench of CJI Ranjan Gogoi says “we will examine the issue.”
25 Jan, 10:01 (IST)
Shiv Sena workers created ruckus inside the premises of a movie hall in Navi Mumbai yesterday as it did not display 'Thackeray' movie poster. The movie on Shiv Sena's Bal Thackeray has released today.
25 Jan, 09:19 (IST)
Delhi Police Special Cell has arrested two terrorists in the last two days. During questioning, it was revealed that the terrorists planned to target Lajpat Nagar and a gas pipeline in East Delhi, they had conducted a recce of the two areas.
25 Jan, 08:30 (IST)
11 trains to Delhi are running late due to fog/ low visibility conditions.
New Delhi, January 25: Indian Space Research Organisation-launched world's lightest satellite was successfully placed in orbit on Thursday night. The satellite – designed and built by the students who work with a private organisation called "Space Kidz India" in Chennai – weighs only 1.26 kg and made with a cost of Rs 12 lakh. Named as Kalamsat-V2, the satellite was launched from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota.
In another news, the Electrical Inspector to the Government (EIG) gave “provisional” clearance to Train 18 for three months on Thursday. Though the launch date for the prestigious project is near, Train 18 may have to be sent back to the ICF due to “serious inadequacies” found by EIG. Principal Chief Electrical Engineer (PCEE) of Northern Railway Shailendra Kumar had suggested corrective measures based on which further action would be taken.
The Union Home Ministry on Thursday barred media from printing or publishing in print, electronic or social media the name of sexual assault victims. It wrote letters to the media stating that the name of the victim can only be made public with permission from the court. According to the recent directive, it says ‘identity of the victim if dead or of unsound mind should not be disclosed even under authorisation of the next of kin.’
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