Himachal Pradesh CM Sukhu allocates portfolios to cabinet ministers

Himachal Pradesh CM Sukhu allocates portfolios to cabinet ministers

Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu has allocated portfolios to his cabinet ministers. He kept Home, Finance, Planning, Personnel & General administration with himself while Deputy Chief Minister Mukesh Agnihotri was given the charge of Jal Shakti, Transport and Language Arts & Culture department. Vikramaditya Singh has been given the charge of Public Works and Youth Services & Sports department.

PM Modi to flag off Vande Bharat Express from Secunderabad on Jan 15

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will virtually flag off the Vande Bharat Express train from Secunderabad Railway Station on January 15.

Chhattisgarh | Firing between CoBRA battalion & Naxals reported

An incident of firing took place between CoBRA battalion personnel and Naxals while the former's helicopter was about to land at a forward post near theBijapur-Telangana border. No casualties to the battalion have been reported, but Naxalssustained casualties. Searches are underway, the CRPF said.

COVID-19 | So far 8,700 flights have been traced: Union Health Minister

Keeping in view the spread of the COVID-19 fourth wave in the world, we're tracing every port. So far 8,700 flights have been traced. Over 15 lakh passengers have been traced & out of them over 200 passengers have been detected as COVID-19 positive, says Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya

DGCA says operations normal at all Indian airports, no cause for concern amid air traffic disruptions in US

Aviation regulator DGCA on Wednesday said operations are normal at all airports in the country, and as of now, "there does not seem to be a cause for concern" amid air traffic in the United States getting affected due to a technical failure in the system.

An official at Air India, which operates direct flights to five American cities, said there could be some delays for its flights from the US due to possible runway congestion.

HC takes cognisance of Army major's car 'set ablaze' by group of men in Lucknow

The Allahabad High Court has taken suo-motu cognisance of an incident in which an Army major's car was allegedly set ablaze by some unidentified men in the Gomti Nagar area here after he had objected to loud music being played at a hotel.

The Lucknow bench of the high court said from media reports, it has come out that the hotel was being run illegally and as such, it has been established that unauthorised hotels are running in the city.

Section 144 imposed in Lucknow till February 10

Section 144 of the CrPc has been imposed in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, till February 10, in view of Republic Day, Basant Panchami, and other important events

NIA conducts multiple searches in Bengal, Bihar, and Jharkhand

The National Investigation Agency on January 11 conducted searches at multiple locations in Jharkhand, Bihar and West Bengal related to the case of killing of police personnel and looting of their arms and ammunition by CPI (Maoist) people on June 14, 2019 in Jharkhand's Saraikela

The agency conducted these searches at the premises of suspects that included four locations in district Seraikela and one location in district Ranchi of Jharkhand; one location in district Munger of Bihar and one location in district Puruliya of West Bengal

'Ladies ho, andar baith jao': Emirates passenger threatens woman over aisle seat

A woman shared an unpleasant experience she faced on an Emirates flight when a man reportedly kept forcing her to take the middle seat, throwing casual sexism in the mix, even though she had paid for an aisle seat. Read full report here

After snake, rat and lizard found in West Bengal mid-day meal

-- Locals created a ruckus on January 11 after a rat and a lizard were found in the mid-day meal served at a school in Malda, West Bengal.

-- "The case of the dead lizard and rat found in mid-day meal has come to our notice. Strict action is being taken against those who are responsible for it," Nitin Singhania, the District Magistrate of Malda, said.

Odisha CM inaugurates Hockey World Cup 2023

Hockey World Cup 2023 was inaugurated by Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on January 11 in the presence of Union Minister Anurag Singh Thakur and other ministers in Cuttack's Barabati Stadium.

West Bengal | IT Dept searches premises of TMC MLA Jakir Hussain

The Income Tax department is conducting searches at the residential and factory premises of Trinamool (TMC) MLA Jakir Hussain in Murshidabad.

200 of over 15 lakh air passengers screened for COVID-19 found to be positive: Union Health Minister

Till today, more than 15 lakh air passengers screened for COVID-19, of which more than 200 passengers were found to be SARS-CoV2 positive; their samples were sent for genome sequencing and the BF.7 variant was found in many passengers. Our vaccines are effective against this variant: Union Health Minister

United States: Normal air traffic operations resuming gradually after FAA computer system glitch

Normal air traffic operations are resuming gradually across the United States following an overnight outage to the Notice to Air Missions system that provides safety info to flight crews. The ground stop has been lifted.

Bail plea of Shankar Mishra, who urinated on co-passenger, dismissed

Delhi's Patiala House Court has dismissed the bail petition of Shankar Mishra, who had allegedly urinated on a co-passenger onboard an Air India New York-Delhi flight on November 26, 2022. He was arrested by Delhi Police on January 6, 2023, from Bengaluru and is presently in judicial custody.

Term of SBI MD Challa Sreenivasulu Setty extended

The Central Government on January 11 extended the term of State Bank of India (SBI) MD Challa Sreenivasulu Setty for 2 years, effective January 20.

Fighting in Soledar, Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine 'bloodiest' of war so far: Ukraine presidential adviser to AFP

Kharge asks 21 like-minded parties to join Bharat Jodo Yatra

Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge writes to 21 like-minded parties inviting them to the concluding function of Bharat Jodo Yatra on January 30.

90% of Naatu Naatu was written in half a day, says lyricist Chandrabose

Chandrabose, the lyricist of award-winning song ‘Naatu Naatu’ from the movie ‘RRR’, said: “It's a big deal for me. I thank SS Rajamouli and MM Keeravani for giving me the opportunity to write a song for RRR. I wrote 90 percent of the song within half a day and the rest of the 10 percent took 1.7 years. My effort, hard work and patience have paid off.”

PM Modi dials Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on January 11 spoke to Benjamin Netanyahu on the telephoneand congratulated him for getting elected as the Prime Minister of Israel for the sixth time.

United States | FAA computer system glitch latest update:

-- Departures resuming now at Newark and Atlanta due to air traffic congestion in those areas.

-- Departures are expected to resume at other airports at 9 a.m. ET

-- All flights currently in the sky are safe to land.

-- Pilots have been told to check the NOTAM system before they fly.

FAA computer system glitch update:

'No evidence' of cyberattack 'at this point' in US air travel stoppage, says the White House (AFP)

Here's the latest update on the FAA computer system glitch:

United States President Joe Biden has assured that airplanes can land safely. However, the cause of the massive system outage remains unknown as yet

FY23 direct tax collections up to January 10 at 86.7% of full-year target

The Government has informed that after adjusting for refunds, FY23 corporate tax collections up 18.3 percent as of January 10, while personal income tax collections up 21.6 percent. It added that FY23 direct tax collections, net of refunds, up to January 10 at Rs 12.31 lakh crore, up 19.6 percent year-on-year.

Muslims are only talking about equality & equal citizenship, not supremacy

-Muslims are only talking about equality & equal citizenship, not supremacy. For them, diversity is anti-national. He (Mohan Bhagwat) is directly inciting people to do violence against Muslims, says AIMIM MP Asaduddin Owaisi on RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat's statement on Muslims

A blast occurred in front of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Kabul today afternoon, reports Tolo News

All flights across the US have been grounded due to a glitch with the Federal Aviation Administration's computer system

-Over 400 flights delayed within, into, or out of the United States as of Wednesday 5.31 am ET, Reuters reported

Snowfall in some areas in Lahaul-Spiti & Kinnaur, will continue for 3 days

-Snowfall in some areas in Lahaul-Spiti & Kinnaur, it'll continue for 3 days. Moderate snowfall in upper reaches while light to moderate rainfall/snowfall in other areas. Shimla to get light rainfall & there's less probability of snowfall, says S Paul, IMD Shimla.

Flights across the United States affected after the Federal Aviation Administration experienced a computer outage, reports US media

Delhi government notifies new rates of auto-taxi fare

-Passengers will now have to pay Rs 17 per kilometre for non-AC taxis after a minimum fare of Rs 40. Earlier this fee was Rs 14 per kilometre. While the AC taxi fare has been increased from Rs 16 per km to Rs 20 per km.

Delhi government notifies new rates of auto-taxi fare

-Delhi government notifies new rates of auto-taxi fare, Auto meter will now be down from Rs 30 instead of Rs 25 and after that the fare per km will be Rs 11 instead of Rs 9.5.

Highlights of Cabinet decisions

Cabinet approves Rs 2,600 crore incentive scheme to encourage use of RuPay debit cards and BHIM UPI transactions.

Cabinet approves setting up of three co-operatives: Multi-State Co-operative Export Society, Multi-State Co-operative Organic Society, Multi-State Co-Operative Seed Society.

Cabinet approves re-naming of integrated food security scheme as Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana

Cabinet approves re-naming of new integrated food security scheme for providing free foodgrains 

-Cabinet approves re-naming of new integrated food security scheme for providing free foodgrains to Antodaya Ann Yojna and Primary Household beneficiaries as Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana. Under the integrated scheme, as announced in late December, more than 80 crore poor people will get free foodgrain for the entirety of 2023.

Cabinet approves incentive scheme to encourage use of Rupay debit cards and BHIM UPI transactions

-Cabinet states that Rs 2,600 crore to be spent on providing incentives to boost digital payments

Multi-state co-operative export society to act as umbrella organisation for export of surplus goods, services

-Multi-state Co-operative Organic Society to help unlock demand and consumption of organic products in domestic and global markets, help cooperatives and farmer members get high price for their organic products, and act as an umbrella organisation for aggregation, procurement, branding and marketing of organic products.

Cabinet approved setting up of a national level Multi-state cooperative export society

-Cabinet approved setting up of a national level Multi-state cooperative export society under Multi-State Cooperative Societies (MSCS) Act, 2002. It'll help in achieving the goal of 'Sahakar Se Samriddhi 'through the inclusive growth model of cooperatives, says Union Minister B Yadav

Jio launches true 5G in Uttarakhand

-Reliance Jio today announced the launch of its True 5G services in Uttarakhand from Dehradun.

-Commenting on the launch, Honorable Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, Shri PushkarSingh Dhami, said, “I congratulate Jio, the people of Uttarakhand and the people ofDehradun in particular, at the launch of Jio True 5G services. This launch is an important milestone for Uttarakhand and its people, who will benefit immensely from 5G services. Jiohas always been at the forefront, especially when it comes to providing mobile and dataconnectivity in the state.

Sonia Gandhi discharged from the hospital yesterday at 3 pm

-Sonia Gandhi, UPA Chairperson, was discharged from the hospital yesterday at around 3 pm, said Dr Ajay Swaroop, Chairman Board of Management, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital

He (accused Anish) was so violent: Delhi Police PRO

-He (accused Anish) was so violent. He stabbed a uniformed officer multiple times knowing fully well that if he is doing that, he is attempting to murder him. So, we have registered case under such sections. We'll ensure that he gets maximum penalty, says Suman Nalwa, Delhi Police PRO.

It's not a caste census but a caste-based survey, says Bihar Dy CM

-It's not a caste census but a caste-based survey. It will give data about the financial condition of people. If it's wrong then all types of counting be it of Hindus, Muslims, SC, ST & animals are wrong. It was unanimously passed in Assembly by all parties including BJP, states Bihar Deputy CM.

Bombay High Court's Johnson & Johnson verdict

-The court observed that a health oriented concerns in the product, should be reported within one week.
-The Court said "You took a sample in 2019 and then the notice was issued in 2022.
-What do we do when you did not issue a notice to the company for 3 years," it asked the FDA
-When asked if the state drug authority will challenge HC order, an official from Maharashtra FDA told Moneycontrol that they would would see the order and deliberate on further action plan.

PM Modi to flag off world’s longest river cruise-MV Ganga Vilas

-PM Modi will flag off World’s Longest River Cruise-MV Ganga Vilas and he will inaugurate Tent City at Varanasi, UP
-The inaugration will be done on 13th January via video conferencing.
-He'll also inaugurate & lay the foundation stones for several other inland waterways projects worth more than Rs 1000 cr during the event.

NIA Team conducts search operation at residence of prime accused in Coimbatore blast case

-An NIA team conducted a search operation last night at the residence of the prime accused in the car cylinder blast case.
-All four accused in the case were brought to Coimbatore by NIA for this operation.

Delhi's Karkardooma Court frames charges against Tahir Hussain in money laundering case

-Delhi's Karkardooma Court framed charges against ex-MCD councillor Tahir Hussain in a money laundering case.
-Tahir Hussain has been charged with the offence of funding the riots using alleged laundered money.
-As of now Tahir Hussain has not pleaded guilty in the money laundering case

CBI raids underway at more than 50 places in connection with the Food Corporation of India (FCI) scam, DGM arrested 

-CBI raids are underway at more than 50 places including Punjab, Haryana, Delhi and Chandigarh in connection with the Food Corporation of India (FCI) scam case
-The searches were started after the arrest of a deputy general manager (DGM) in the FCI while taking a bribe of Rs 50,000, they said
- Rajiv Mishra, DGM of FCI has been arrestedin connection with nexus b/w FCI officers (technical assistants&ED-level officers),grains merchants,millers incl food grains distributors, involved in supply of low-quality food grain:
-Sources said the agency has started the operation against an "unholy nexus of corruption" in the FCI involving a chain of officers, rice mill owners, grain merchants etc., engaged in the procurement, storage and distribution of food grains, they said.
-The role of the Punjab,Delhi and Haryana state government employees will also be under the scanner, they said.

Bombay High Court's Johnson & Johnson verdict

-The Bombay High Court quashed an FDA order cancelling the license of Johnson and Johnson.

-The company has been granted the permission to distribute and sell baby powder

FIR filed against eight in Bengaluru metro pillar collapse case

-There are 8 accused, including Nagarjuna Construction Company (NCC), its director Chaitanya, supervisor Lakshmipathi and JE Prabhakar, Karnataka Home Minister Araga Jnanendra said
-We'll take action for sure. It's utter negligence by the company: the minister said

Delhi High Court reserves order on suit seeking restraining release of web series on 1997 Uphaar Cinema tragedy

-The Delhi High Court reserved an order on a suit seeking a permanent & mandatory injunction restraining the Production company and others from releasing the web series ‘Trial By Fire’ which is slated for release on Jan 13, on Netflix.

-‘Trial By Fire’ is based on the 1997 Uphar Cinema tragedy.

PM Modi congratulates team RRR for Golden Globe win

-PM Modi congratulated the RRR team for winning the best original song award for the film's iconic "Naatu Naatu" song at the Golden Globe Awards.

-"This prestigious honour has made every Indian very proud," PM Modi tweeted

Latest news today live: Prime Minister Modi speaks at Global Investors Summit

-Prime Minister Modi also said that the CEO of McKinsey has said that 'This is not only India's decade but India's century'
- The PM said "Institutions & credible voices that track the global economy have unprecedented confidence in India. The same confidence is also shared by global investors"