11 Maoists Surrender Before Fadnavis at Gadchiroli Police HQs

"Saddened by the demise of Padma Awardee and eminent botanist, Dr. KS Manilal Ji. His rich work in botany will continue to be a guiding light for generations of upcoming botanists and researchers. He was equally passionate about the history and culture of Kerala. My thoughts are with his family and friends in this hour of grief. Om Shanti," posts PM Modi

During the meeting, Diljit Dosanjh broke into an impromptu rendition of ‘Dhiaan Dhar Mehsoos Kar’ during his New Year 's Day meeting with the Prime Minister. PM Modi tapped the table synced to Dosanjh's tunes.

Punjabi actor-singer Diljit Dosanjh on Wednesday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

“A fantastic start to 2025. A very memorable meeting with PM @narendramodi Ji. We talked about a lot of things including music of course!” Dosanjh wrote on X, while sharing some pictures of his meeting with the prime minister.

On Uttarakhand municipal elections, BJP MP Anil Baluni said: "BJP will sweep the municipal elections (in Uttarakhand). In my Lok Sabha constituency, which has couple of nagar nigams, we will win both the seats as per the feedback that we have received. Besides, the triple-engine government in Ramnagar will also win."

On 'Mukhyamantri Samipesu' event, Tripura CM Manik Saha says, " Mukhyamantri Samipesu, I gave this name, people from across Tripura come for this event...every week, on Wednesday, from 11 am, I listen to them. They speak about their issues and I work to solve them. This event was started in 2023, such 37 sessions have taken place so far..."

On Loharu girl student's death allegedly by suicide, Renu Bhatia, Chairperson, Haryana Commission for Women says, " It is very unfortunate that in Haryana, which is 'Beti Bachao Beti Padao' state, such incidents are happening. As I got the information, I called up the SP and directed to register FIR against the principal and administration of the college...as per the call records, the man Rahul who got arrested, he had WhatsApp messages and video calls...fee was just an excuse...I feel from further investigations, more things will come out"

On Kerala CM alleged Pinarayi Vijayan's remarks against Sanatan Dharma, VHP National Spokesperson Vinod Bansal says, "He is also part of the INDI Alliance. The same voice comes from Tamil Nadu, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh... Some want to abolish Sanatana Dharma and some call it a disease... And now they have started to malign the saints... It was not expected from a Chief Minister to stoop down so low for their cheap politics..."

Maharashtra CM says, "Today a bus service has been started between Aheri and Gardewada. This is the first time a bus service has started after 77 years... There is a transformation because our police fought against the Naxalites and the villagers also cooperated... A new outpost was also opened in Pengunda today. Now, the police and the government dominance is visible in a maoist dominated area... Today I am here to inaugurate the mining plant, its foundation stone was laid in 2019... We are trying to give employment to 50,000 people..."

On Arvind Kejriwal's letter to RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat, BJP MP Yogender Chandolia says, "... The work of creating and cutting votes in Delhi elections has been going on for years. How could he (Arvind Kejriwal) write to Mohan Bhagwat?... He should have written to Anna Hazare and asked for his comment on himself... If Anna Hazare speaks in his (Arvind Kejriwal) favour otherwise he should apologise... He is only doing politics to misguide the people..."

RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav says, "... In the new year, we have resolved that this time we will end unemployment and migration from Bihar. We will form a new government in the new year. We will form such a government where there will be education, medicine, income, irrigation, hearing and action... where bureaucracy will be abolished... If the blessings of all the people are with us, then we will succeed in our resolution... In this new year, we have to take Bihar ahead..."

"In the new year, my uncle (chacha) Nitish Kumar will be voted out. He has been in power for 20 years. Soil gets ruined if the same crop is sown for so long. So, it is time for the departure of Nitish ji and the NDA," said RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav.

On Loharu girl student's death allegedly by suicide, Congress leader Rashid Alvi says, "If any of BJP leaders are involved in any crimes, then will the BJP own it? Even if I believe that a relative of a Congress leader runs a school, then what has Congress got to do with it? Does Haryana govt's responsibility end? BJP govt's are anti-Dalit."

Prayagraj illuminated by thousands of lights to host Maha Kumbh. 

India's GDP emission intensity reduced by 36 pc between 2005 and 2020: Report submitted to UNFCCC.

"On this New Year, we have resolved to eliminating unemployment, stopping migration, and forming a new government focused on education, healthcare, employment, irrigation, and public action - a government of the people, where bureaucracy is removed, and everyone’s voice is heard. With everyone's support, we aim to make Bihar a leading state," says RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav

On Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav criticising Yogi govt over preparations for Maha Kumbh, UP Deputy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya says, "Akhilesh Yadav keeps dreaming about what happened at Kumbh during his tenure in 2013. In his tenure, he organise the Kumbh properly, while the BJP successfully organised the Ardh Kumbh in 2019. Similarly, we are fully prepared (to organise Maha Kumbh) in 2025."

Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan says, "... The government has decided to store the DAP in advance and Rs. 3850 crore have been allotted for it... Another decision is to export rice... The minimum export price on rice has been removed...  Today, a MoU has been signed between India and Indonesia regarding the trade of non-basmati white rice. India will export one million metric tonnes of non-basmati white rice..."

Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan says, "... Today, the Union Cabinet has agreed to extend the PM Fasal Bima Yojana till 2026. The total budget is Rs. 69,515,071 lakhs. The risk coverage will be from the sowing of the crop to the storage... Last year, more than 8 crore applications from farmers were received and more than 4 crore farmers benefitted... The farmers received Rs.1,70,000 crores as claim... This scheme is going to be extended till 2026..."

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis says, "North Gadchiroli has become free from naxalism. South Gadchiroli will also be free from naxalism. Due to the initiatives of the police and district administration, not a single youth from the district has joined the naxals in the last four to five years. Recruitment of naxals has ended in Maharashtra. Many naxals have been neutralized and arrested. Tarakka, who was a part of Naxal movement for 38 years and worked to spread it in Maharashtra, has surrendered today.  In the coming time, naxalism will be eliminated from Maharashtra. The coordination that Home Minister Amit Shah has set up has helped in cornering naxalism. Other states in the country will also adopt the model of Maharashtra's C-60."

On Nasir Hussain's letter regarding teaching Urdu in private schools, Bal Mandir School Secretary, Trilok Chand Jain says, "... Neither is this his (Nasir Hussain) jurisdiction, nor has the Central government issued any such order... It is illegal to issue this order and should be cancelled as soon as possible..."

Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis says, "This is a very important police station because this area was dominated by Maoists. Our police have established their outpost by demolishing the Maoist dominance... The area is being developed, a road is being developed which will connect us with Chhattisgarh... Mobile towers are also being installed..."

AAP's National Spokesperson Priyanka Kakkar says, " Did Sudhanshu Trivedi raise any question regarding the law and order?  He doesn't have the guts to talk to Amit Shah and ask him why the law and order situation in Delhi deteriorated in the last  2-2.5 years...what is the point of abusing Arvind Kejriwal? Day and night they (BJP) keep verbally abusing Kejriwal..."

On Manipur CM N Biren Singh's statement, UP Minister Sanjay Kumar Nishad says, " 'Janta Janardan hey'...those do work, they at times make mistakes as well. When he realised it, he apologised. It should be considered as a good thing and people must not do politics on this..."

On Loharu girl student's death allegedly by suicide, BJP MP Subhash Barala says, "It is unfortunate when a daughter has to commit suicide due to non-payment of fees. The people of the educational institutions should work with more sensitivity. It should be their responsibility to look after their students... As per the information, the educational institute belongs to influential people from Congress... There should be an investigation under the leadership of CM Nayab Singh Saini and those responsible should be punished..."

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla says, "Happy New Year to all the countrymen. This new year has come with new resolutions and ideas so that we can take the country forward... Every person in society should contribute to taking the country forward... We are working on the possibilities of tourism in Kota... This year will be the year of setting up new industries..."
 

On PM Fasal Bima Yojana, Union Minister of Electronics & IT Ashwini Vaishnaw says, "Farmers will continue to get DAP at Rs 1,350 per 50 kg bag, which costs more than Rs 3,000 in other countries... This package will cost about Rs 3,850 crore... Since 2014, PM Modiji has ensured that farmers do not have to bear the brunt of market fluctuations... Fertiliser subsidy from 2014-24 was Rs 11.9 lakh crore which is more than double the subsidy given from 2004-14..."

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Bihar Government's Tourism Minister Nitish Mishra says, "...The Tourism Department is responsible for creating Brand Bihar...Today, on the first day of the year, the calendar prepared by the department has been launched. In this calendar, we have shown those places of Bihar which people may not know. Our only effort is to establish Bihar as a prominent place from the point of view of national and international tourists..."

Following the death of a 40-year-old business owner who died by suicide on Tuesday in Delhi's Model Town area, the family of the deceased, identified as Puneet Khurana, accused his wife and her family of mentally torturing and harassing Puneet.
 

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader V Muraleedharan on Wednesday condemned Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan's remarks on Sree Narayana Guru and Sanatana Dharma, alleging it was a strategy to gain support from organized vote banks linked to terrorists and enemies of the country.
 

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Praveen Khandelwal on Wednesday lashed out at Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener Arvind Kejriwal, saying that the Delhi government's treasury was empty and the announcements made by the former Chief Minister were merely a ‘political stunt.’
 

As the nation is celebrating the commencement of the New Year 2025, Aam Aadmi Party national spokesperson Priyanka Kakkar on Wednesday hoped that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would also do healthy politics this year.
 

Stepping up his attacks on Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) BJP MP Sudhanshu Trivedi on Wednesday said that every senior leader of their party has been put in jail for corruption, whether it was Chief Minister, Deputy CM or Leader of the Party in Parliament.
 

Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Manoj Kumar Jha on Wednesday appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying, ‘Enough is enough,’ he should visit Manipur at least once. He accused the Manipur Chief Minister Biren Singh of living in ‘denial’ and said that the apology issued by him should have come earlier.
 

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Sudhanshu Trivedi on Wednesday launched a scathing on the AAP and its convenor Arvind Kejriwal and pointed out 10 issues which Kejriwal had promised to change, but he did things contrary to his promise.
 

The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has declared 2025 as the 'Year of Reforms.' With this declaration, the MoD aims to transform the Armed Forces into a technologically advanced, combat-ready force capable of integrated multi-domain operations.
 

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Wednesday extended greetings on the occasion of the New Year and stated that they will make this year a historic year with new achievements.

Congress leader Sandeep Dikshit on Wednesday demanded the resignation of Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh, accusing him of failing to resolve the ongoing conflict in the state.

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Sanjay Singh on Wednesday took a dig at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), saying that their words should not be taken seriously. He said that people would laugh at the BJP for questioning AAP national convener Kejriwal who gave free electricity, water, education, and treatment to the people of Delhi.
 

Japan's House of Representatives Speaker Fukushiro Nukaga, visited the Indian Embassy in Tokyo and signed the condolence book opened in memory of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who passed away in Delhi on December 26.
 

Ahead of the upcoming 2025 Delhi assembly elections, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Virendraa Sachdeva on Wednesday wrote a letter to Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener Arvind Kejriwal, asking him to give up his ‘bad habits of lying and cheating.’

Uttar Pradesh's Minister of Panchayati Raj Om Prakash Rajbhar and SBSP National Chief General Secretary Arvind Rajbhar met with Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the PM residence in New Delhi on the eve of New Year 2025.

Home Minister of Karnataka, G. Parameshwara expressed his gratitude to the public and the police department, highlighting the smooth conduct of New Year celebrations for the first time.
 

North India feels the winter chill as temperatures dip on New Year's Day, with temperatures continuing to plummet across several states. Delhi recorded a minimum temperature of 7 degrees Celsius on Wednesday, with a thin layer of fog covering parts of the national capital. On Tuesday, the city recorded a temperature of 10.2 degrees Celsius at 8:30 am.

Delhi police have identified more than 25 ‘illegal’ immigrants from Bangladesh and have started the process to deport them to their home country, an official said, adding that the police have also managed to crackdown on a racket in connection with issuing fake Aadhar cards.
 

Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Yadav on Wednesday extended greetings on the occasion of the New Year and wished for a prosperous year ahead. ‘Happy New Year to everyone. May everyone be happy, prosperous, may everyone be blessed, work by eliminating discrimination,’ Yadav told reporters
 

Communist Party of India (Marxist) or CPI(M) leader Brinda Karat has come down hard on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President JP Nadda over his silence on the ‘Mini-Pakistan’ remarks made by Maharashtra Minister Nitesh Rane.
 

Om Prakash Rajbhar, the National President of the Suheldev Bhartiya Samaj Party (SBSP), shared updates on the party's preparations for the upcoming elections in Delhi and Bihar. Rajbhar confirmed that the organization's work is progressing swiftly in both Bihar and Delhi, where assembly elections are due this year.

Double Olympic medalist Manu Bhaker extended her New Year greetings on Wednesday as the world entered 2025. India welcomed 2025 with celebrations across the country, and people in various cities marked the occasion with joy and enthusiasm. New Year celebrations began in many cities with parties, cultural events, live music performances, and themed decorations. Taking to her official X handle, Manu said, 'Here's to the highs and lows, goods and bads of 2024- cheers! Let's welcome 2025 with new resolutions that make our lives better.'
 

Communist Party of India (CPI) MP P Sandosh Kumar on Tuesday wrote a letter to Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis to register his protest against the 'controversial' remarks by Minister Nitish Rane on the state of Kerala, and demanded immediate action against him.
 

President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday extended New Year greetings to citizens and urged them to renew their commitment to working together to create a brighter, more inclusive, and sustainable future for India and the world.
 

Maharashtra BJP President and state Revenue Minister, Chandrashekhar Bawankule, met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Tuesday, where he sought the Prime Minister's blessings and extended an invitation for him to visit Koradi for the darshan of Aai Jagdamba.
 

"Happy 2025! 
May this year bring everyone new opportunities, success and endless joy. May everybody be blessed with wonderful health and prosperity." - PM Modi posted on X.

The Lakshadweep Yuva Morcha, the BJP's youth wing, has alleged that the recent directive issued by the Deputy Collector of Agatti, instructing Praveg Limited to halt construction activities in the disputed area of Thinnakara Island, has brought to light the "true nature of the ongoing political games played by opposition parties."
 

Shimla's iconic Ridge, known for its panoramic views and festive charm, became a hub of activity on New Year's Eve as hundreds of locals and tourists gathered to welcome 2025.
 

Popular tourist destinations in Uttarakhand, including Kedarkantha, Harshil, and Dayara, saw a significant increase in footfall on New Year's Eve, with over 5,000 tourists staying at key spots in Uttarkashi District.
 

Mallikarjun Kharge extended his New Year greetings along with a message urging individuals to reaffirm their commitment to inclusive progress, unity in diversity, social justice, equality, and the protection of the Constitution.

Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, wished everyone a Happy New Year, hoping it brings new enthusiasm, joy, and happiness as the nation welcomed 2025. ‘Happy New Year to all of you. I hope this year brings new enthusiasm, joy, and happiness to your life. Wishing everyone a very Happy New Year!’ Rahul Gandhi said in a post on X.