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Supporters of Independent MP from Purnea, Pappu Yadav on Sunday held a protest in Patna's Ashok Rajpath demanding cancellation and re-examination of the BPSC exam.

Independent MP from Purnea, Pappu Yadav has called for a 'Bihar Bandh' today. Visual showed Pappu Yadav's supporters blocking roads, burning tyres and demanding cancellation of the BPSC exam.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday visited the exhibition at the Viksit Bharat Young Leaders Dialogue 2025 at Bharat Mandapam. During his visit, PM Modi interacted with the participants and saw their projects.

The Department of Youth Affairs successfully kicked off the two-day Viksit Bharat Young Leaders Dialogue at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi On Saturday.
 

Two elderly women on their way to the Parish church for morning prayers were struck by a state-run bus in this district on Sunday.

The women were hit by a KSRTC bus while trying to cross a busy road in Ollur here, police said.

The deceased were from nearby Chiyyaram.

AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday claimed that the BJP will demolish all slums in Delhi if it is voted to power in the upcoming assembly elections.

Addressing a press conference in the Shakur Basti area here, the former chief minister accused the BJP of prioritising land acquisition over the welfare of slum dwellers.

"They want your votes first and your land after the elections," Kejriwal said, referring to the BJP.

He also criticised the BJP's 'Jahan Jhuggi Wahan Makaan' scheme, terming it an eyewash.

"In the past five years, they have constructed only 4,700 flats for slum dwellers," he added.

Kejriwal also alleged that the BJP has plans to take over the land currently occupied by slum dwellers without addressing their housing needs.

"They will demolish all the slums and acquire the land without any concern for the people living there," he said.

The government wants to establish a permanent framework to continue the work of district agrometeorological units (DAMUs), which had been operating in an ad-hoc manner until their closure last year, Ministry of Earth Sciences Secretary M Ravichandran has said.

PTI had reported in August last year that the government intended to revive DAMUs, which provided block-level weather-related information to lakhs of farmers, before their closure last year following recommendations from Niti Aayog. "As part of the pilot project, the Earth Sciences Ministry and the Agriculture Ministry provided weather information to farmers. Agricultural meteorologists in DAMUs analyze how weather conditions will affect crops. Their primary role is to offer advice to farmers. The system functioned well, but it should not remain ad-hoc; it needs to be made permanent," Ravichandran told PTI.
 

 A search operation to track down terrorists, whose movement near the Line of Control (LoC) in Akhnoor sector was reported last week, entered the second day on Sunday with forces deploying drones and other latest equipment, officials said.

The operation was launched by different units of the Army in Bhattal area on Saturday after the villagers reported the suspicious movements in the Jogiwan forest area. They suspected these were infiltrating terrorists.

The search operation is going on with more troops mobilised to cover more area even as there was no trace of the suspected persons so far, the officials said.

The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has introduced a 'water ambulance' at the Sangam during the Maha Kumbh to ensure the safety of devotees. The ambulance, equipped with medical facilities and staffed by doctors and senior NDRF officials, will operate 24/7 throughout the event.

The North Eastern Railway (NER) has ordered a high-level investigation and formed a four-member probe committee to investigate the causes of the lentil collapse incident at the Kannauj Railway station in Uttar Pradesh, said Chief Public Relations Officer (CPRO) of NER, Pankaj Kumar Singh.
 

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will represent the Indian government at the swearing-in ceremony of US President-elect Donald Trump as the 47th US President.

He is set to attend the swearing-in ceremony at the invitation of the Trump-Vance Inaugural Committee, according to a Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) press release.
 

The joint search and rescue operations are underway at the rat-hole coal mine at 3 Kilo Umrangso area in Assam's Dima Hasao to locate 5 other trapped workers.

The rescue teams of the Indian army, Indian Navy, NDRF and other agencies have retrieved four bodies from the flooded rat-hole mine. 9 workers were trapped inside the mine after water entered into the mine.

The Telangana government has revoked its earlier orders allowing an increase in ticket prices for actor Ram Charan starrer 'Game Changer'.

Complying with the High Court directives, the government said early morning shows will not be permitted in future 'until public interest, health and safety are duly considered'.

The orders withdrawing permission for screening the movie with enhanced rates would be effective from January 16, an official statement said on Saturday night.

A four-member team headed by Jharkhand State Minority Commission (JSMC) chairman Hedayatullah Khan was formed to probe into the alleged mob lynching of a man in Seraikela-Kharswan district in December last year, officials said on Sunday.

JSMC has taken cognizance of the incident after All India Minority Welfare Front spokesman Sarfraz Hussain, in a letter, demanded a judicial enquiry into the alleged mob lynching of Sheikh Tazuddin in Adityapur.

"We have formed a four-member team headed by Khan on Saturday and decided to investigate the matter," a top functionary of the commission said.

Around 25 trains to Delhi are running late due to foggy conditions in the national capital. Additionally, several flights have been delayed at IGI Airport due to the dense fog.

President Droupadi Murmu on Sunday paid tributes to spiritual leader and social reformer Swami Vivekananda on his birth anniversary, saying he inspired youths to work towards nation-building and serve humanity.

His legacy continues to inspire countless people around the world, Murmu said in a post on X.

Swami Vivekananda was born on January 12, 1863.

A fire broke out in a chemical factory in Noida in the early hours of Sunday, a senior police official said.

As per the Deputy Commissioner of Police of Noida, the fire broke out in a chemical plant named Shri Banke Bihari Aromatics at around 3.25 am today.

Acting swiftly on the incident, the fire service unit immediately rushed to the spot with 32 fire tenders and engaged in a firefighting operation. Firefighting efforts are underway to douse the fire.
 

Devotees on Sunday take a holy dip at Triveni Sangam in Prayagraj ahead of MahaKumbh 2025.

The city continues to experience cold conditions and fog engulfed the city. Visuals showed the Triveni Sangam area covered in fog.

'Golf carts' are seen running on the famous Mall Road of Mussoorie, the queen of hills, to reduce traffic pressure and provide smooth traffic facilities to local citizens and tourists.

This scheme has been started under the direction of Dehradun District Magistrate Savin Bansal. Under this initiative, the Municipal Council is running four golf carts on Mussoorie Mall Road in the first phase. Ten more golf carts will soon join this fleet.

The collapse of an under-construction structure at Kannauj Railway Station has left six people seriously injured but they are out of danger, said a top police official on Saturday. 

Speaking to ANI, Kanpur Commissioner K Vijayendra Pandian said that no casualties have been reported in the incident and out of 28 rescued people, 15 individuals have been discharged from the hospital after treatment.

Kerala police have arrested 14 people and registered five cases in connection with the sexual abuse of an 18-year-old Dalit girl in the Pathanamthitta district.

The case was brought to light after the girl alleged that as many as 62 people had sexually abused her over the last five years.

ISRO on Sunday said the two satellites launched to perform space docking experiments were brought within three metres and then moved safely back in a trial attempt.

The space agency also said the docking process would be done after analysing the data further.

"A trial attempt to reach up to 15 metres and further to three metres is done. Moving back spacecraft to safe distance. The docking process will be done after analysing data further," ISRO said in a post on X.

A thick blanket of fog covered New Delhi on Sunday, as the city experienced a cold spell. 

The minimum temperature recorded in the national capital was 12 degrees Celsius as per the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD). IMD has issued a warning of a wet spell in the city, with thunderstorms and hail expected later in the day.

The two satellites launched by ISRO to perform space docking experiment were 15 metres apart and closing in for an "exciting handshake", the space agency said on Sunday.

The two satellites, SDX01 (Chaser) and SDX02 (Target), are in good condition.

"At 15 metres, we see each other clearer and clearer, we are just 50 feet away for an exciting handshake," ISRO said in a post on X.

Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami participated in a bike rally and public meeting in Karnaprayag, Chamoli, organised in support of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidates Ganesh Shah from Karnaprayag and Anil Negi from Gauchar for the municipal elections. 

During the rally, a large number of women and youth welcomed the Chief Minister by showering flowers.

A 10-month-old child IN Assam has been diagnosed with the Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) virus, marking the state's first recorded case, according to the officials. Superintendent of Assam Medical College and Hospital, Dhruv Jyoti Bhuiyan confirmed the infection, stating that a test was conducted on the child, which returned positive results.