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January 21, 2026 9:23 PM
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The Supreme Court today said it will constitute an expert committee comprising domain experts to undertake an exhaustive and holistic examination of mining and related issues in the Aravallis. The Court observed that illegal mining can lead to irreversible damage. A bench comprising Chief Justice Su...
January 21, 2026 8:57 PM
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The India International Conference on Democracy and Election Management (IICDEM) is going on at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi. On the first day today, heads of 42 Election Management Bodies (EMBs) took part in the Plenary of the IICDEM. Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, along with Election C...
January 21, 2026 8:50 PM
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The Supreme Court has asked states to devise an appropriate policy for media briefing by police after considering the manual prepared by a senior lawyer assisting it as amicus curiae (friend of the court). A bench of Justices M M Sundresh and N Kotiswar Singh was hearing a batch of petitions regardi...
January 21, 2026 8:46 PM
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Vice President C P Radhakrishnan called upon the young generation to say no to drugs, be careful while using social media and have control over their minds. He was speaking at the Silver Jubilee celebrations of CMR Institute of Technology in Bengaluru today. Asking the young minds not to concede def...
January 21, 2026 8:27 PM
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The Ministry of Power today released a new Draft National Electricity Policy 2026, which aims to transform the power sector for meeting the vision of Viksit Bharat @2047. The Power Ministry said the policy targets per capita electricity consumption of two thousand kilowatt hours by 2030 and over fou...
January 21, 2026 7:12 PM
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The All-India Consumer Price Index for Agricultural Labourers stood at 0.04 per cent in December last year on an annual basis. The Rural Labourers inflation rose to 0.11 per cent last month, according to the data released by the Ministry of Labour and Employment. The data indicated that food inflati...
January 21, 2026 7:05 PM
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A Microlite aircraft of the Air Force, while undertaking a routine sortie, from Air Force Station Bamrauli near Prayagraj, was safely force landed in an uninhabited area. The incident occurred at the pond, which is behind the KP College. The aircraft did not catch fire after the crash due to the wat...
January 21, 2026 6:01 PM
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Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, Anupriya Patel, today launched an online training programme on Artificial Intelligence in Medical Education. The Health Ministry said in a statement that the programme has been designed to provide approximately 50 thousand doctors with a foundational ...
January 21, 2026 5:14 PM
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Prime Minister’s flagship platform for Pro-Active Governance and Timely Implementation, PRAGATI, has marked a significant milestone with the successful conduct of its 50th meeting. Since its launch by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2015, PRAGATI has transformed governance by enabling real-time moni...
January 21, 2026 5:00 PM
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External Affairs Minister Dr S. Jaishankar has said that it is more imperative than ever for nations to collaborate on shared challenges, particularly in combating terrorism. Dr Jaishankar made these remarks during the opening session of talks with his Spanish counterpart, José Manuel Albares Bueno,...
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