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Akasa Air has ordered an additional 150 Boeing 737 Max planes at list price, valued over $20 billion, at an Indian Air show. Union Civil Aviation Minister Scindia, citing the order and the overall demand from Indian airlines, said, “The time is ripe for Airbus and Boeing to set up their final assembly lines in India.
As per some reports, many expectant Hindu parents, influenced by their beliefs, are seeking a C-section to get their babies delivered on January 22, the date of Ram Temple consecration in Ayodhya. However, Medical experts say pushing the date forward by weeks could have a bearing on the child’s development.
In a fresh set of guidelines to address student suicides in coaching centers, the Education Ministry has made completing age 16 or passing XII board exams mandatory for enrollment into coaching centers and prior registration compulsory to run coaching institutes. In addition, they have been barred from recruiting convicts of any offense involving moral turpitude as tutors.
Tharamangalam Police in Salem district of Tamil Nadu has filed a case against a man for force-feeding a live rooster and raw blood-stained meat to a Jallikattu bull. The complaint lodged by Arun Prasanna of People for Cattle in India (PFCI), with video evidence, says it’s unethical to feed bulls, a herbivore, and meat and can lead to unknown diseases.
PM Narendra Modi has released six stamps carrying images of Hindu deities and mythical characters of Ramayana to commemorate the Ayodhya Ram Temple inauguration on January 22. He has also presented an album containing similar stamps released by other nations, calling Ram “A global role model.”
Khelo India Youth Games 2024 in Tamil Nadu was flagged off today by PM Modi and TN CM Stalin at the Jawaharlal Nehru Outdoor Stadium in Chennai. The games that commence today and conclude on the 31st of January 24 will be broadcast live on DD Sports.
Indian Navy destroyer INS Vishakapatnam rescued cargo vessel MV Genco Picardy hit by a drone late Wednesday night. MV Genco Picardy, with 22 crew members, nine of them Indians, raised a distress call after a drone attack some 60 nautical miles south of the Port of Eden.
The SC has refused to give a time extension to surrender sought by 11 convicts of the Bilkis Bano gangrape case. The gangrape and murder convicts had filed petitions seeking more time to surrender, citing family responsibilities. Rejecting their pleas, the apex court has asked them to comply with the Jan 8 order directing them to surrender within two weeks.
Rape Convict and Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh to step out of jail again with his 9th parole in 4 years. Ram Rahim was sentenced to 20 years in jail for raping two women. In 2023 alone, he was out for about 91 days, with three parole granted to him. Sunaria Jail in Haryana’s Rohtak district.
The Andhra Pradesh government has unveiled the ‘Statue of Social Justice’ — a 206-foot-tall statue of BR Ambedkar — in Vijayawada today. Purportedly the world’s tallest statue of the leader, the statue is also likely to be listed among the 50 tallest statues in the world.
Statue of Social Justice - Statue of Dr BR Ambedkar