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News Highlights: Few flights delayed due to fog and low visibility in DelhiPrime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Ayodhya and said the whole world is waiting for the historic Ram temple consecration ceremony on January 22, but appealed to people not to come to the city for the event. He also inaugurated Ayodhya Dham Junction railway station and flagged off six Vande Bharat trains and two Amrit Bharat trains. Several flights were delayed due to fog and low visibility in the national capital. Thank you for staying with DH as we brought you the major updates throughout the day. Good night.
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Security heightened near the public meeting venue of PM Modi, in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh:.

Biden admin sidesteps Congress again, approves military equipment sale to Israel

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PM to flag off Jalna-Mumbai Vande Bharat service through video link from Ayodhya on Dec 30

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will flag off the inaugural run of the Jalna-Mumbai Vande Bharat Express through video link on Saturday, a Central Railway official said.

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A CR release said the PM will virtually flag off the 8-coach service while addressing a function at the redeveloped Ayodhya Dham railway station in Uttar Pradesh. He will also flag off two Amrit Bharat and five other Vande Bharat services between different cities.

In its inaugural run, the 02705 Jalna-Mumbai Vande Bharat train will tentatively depart from the Marathwada city at 11am and will arrive in the metropolis at 6:45pm.

PM Modi to be welcomed in Ayodhya on Saturday by over 1,400 artistes

 Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be welcomed by various groups of artistes from across the country as he arrives here Saturday to inaugurate the redeveloped Ayodhya railway station and a new airport before the consecration ceremony at the Ram temple on January 22.

In a statement, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's office said more than 1,400 performers will present folk art and cultural programmes in a total of 40 stages set up along the route from the airport to the railway station, Ram Path.

People will be happy after seeing PM Modi in Ayodhya: Chief Priest Of Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra, Acharya Satyendra Das

Around 80 flights reported delayed due to weather conditions till 8.30 am today at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport: Sources

Visuals of the new Amrit Bharat train, which PM Narendra Modi will flag off in Ayodhya today.

Folk artists perform in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh

Visuals from Ayodhya ahead of PM Modi's visit to the city.

Heavy security arrangements ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Ayodhya today

Union minister VK Singh (Retd) says, "Prime Minister Modi is inaugurating the airport today. Ayodhya airport is ready, flights will also start from today...Ayodhya has been transformed completely."

Two people died and 55 got injured after a travel bus overturned in the Tamhani Ghat area of Raigad under the Mangaon police station area at around 7:30 am today.

The airport has been built in Ayodhya and AAI has completed it in a record time of 20 months: Airport Authority of India(AAI) chairman Sanjeev Kumar

Airport Authority of India(AAI) chairman Sanjeev Kumar says, "The airport has been built in Ayodhya and AAI has completed it in a record time of 20 months. Air connectivity is important for Ayodhya. PM Modi will inaugurate it today. We are happy today and I hope people across the country will be happy...."

Five killed, several injured in road accident in Pudukottai, Tamil Nadu

Enforcement Directorate (ED) issues 7th summon to Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren under PMLA and asks him to record his statement in the ongoing land scam case: Sources

UP Minister Jitin Prasada says, "It's a historic day today and the resolution taken by PM Modi to renovate Ayodhya is getting fulfilled in front of people. The airport terminal has been made operative for the public. We have got the opportunity to work for a new Ayodhya city..."

Preparations under way in Ayodhya ahead of PM Modi's visit

Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel inaugurates 'Ahmedabad Flower Show 2024' organised by Amdavad Municipal Corporation, in Ahmedabad

Five people including a woman died and 19 were injured in a road accident near Pudukkottai district earlier today in Tamil Nadu

PM Modi to arrive in Ayodhya shortly, will inaugurate airport, revamped railway station

I would like to tell everyone that Lord Ram doesn't only belong to Hindus, they belong to everyone in the world. It's written in the books: National Conference leader Farooq Abdullah

PM Modi arrives in Ayodhya, to inaugurate airport, revamped railway station shortly

Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia, MoS Civil Aviation General VK Singh (Retd) at the Maharishi Valmiki International Airport Ayodhya Dham.

PM Modi holds roadshow in Ayodhya ahead of airport, revamped railway station inauguration

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PM Modi waves at people during Ayodhya roadhshow

Supporters of PM Modi as he conducts roadshow in Ayodhya

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PM Modi's roadshow in Ayodhya ends

PM Modi arrives at Ayodhya Dham Railway Station, to inaugurate it shortly

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PM Modi inaugurates Ayodhya Dham Junction railway station

PM Modi takes tour of  revamped Ayodhya Dham Junction railway station, accompanied by Ashwini Vaishnaw and Yogi Adityanth

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PM Modi flags off 6 Vande Bharat trains and 2 Amrit Bharat trains in Ayodhya

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Vande Bharat train inaugurated in Ayodhya amid 'Jai Shri Ram' chants

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PM Modi waves at passengers on board Vande Bharat express after inaugurating it

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PM Modi to inaugurate Maharishi Valmiki in Ayodhya shortly

Amit Shah attends Pujya Purani Swami Smriti Mahotsav organised by Swaminarayan Gurukul Vishwavidya Pratishthanam (SGVP)

PM Narendra Modi at the Lata Mangeshkar Chowk in Ayodhya

PM Narendra Modi inaugurates Maharishi Valmiki International Airport Ayodhya Dham, in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh

Prime Minister Narendra Modi met two children in Ayodhya and took selfies with them and also gave them autographs

First flight takes off from Delhi for the newly constructed Maharishi Valmiki International Airport, Ayodhya

Here's a video of people boarding the first ever flight to Ayodhya

Prime Minister Narendra Modi participates in a public programme in Ayodhya

Wait of a thousand year is about to end, says Jyotiraditya Scindia in Ayodhya

PM Modi has come to Ayodhya today to lay the foundation stone for a 'New Ayodhya' in 'New India', says UP CM Adityanath

PM inaugurates and lays the foundation stone of multiple development projects worth more than Rs 15,700 crore in the state

PM Modi is now addressing the crowd

PM Modi calls today a 'historic day'

World is eagerly waiting for the 22nd January, says PM

Strength of 'vikas', 'virasat' will take India forward: PM Modi in Ayodhya

Whole world waiting for historic moment of 'pran pratishtha' ceremony in Ayodhya on January 22: PM Modi

These infrastructure-related works will once again establish modern Ayodhya with pride on the map of the country. Today's India is beautifying its pilgrimage sites and is also immersed in the world of digital technology, says PM Modi

The development of Ayodhya will generate new employment opportunities for the people here, says PM Modi

Former Babri Masjid petitioner, Iqbal Ansari, welcomed PM Modi in Ayodhya by showering flower petals, earlier today

On this day in 1943, Subhash Chandra Bose unfurled the flag at Andaman and announced India's independence, says PM Modi

A country has to protect its heritage to attain progress, India is taking both the new and old and moving forward, says PM Modi

I urge the 140 crore people of India to light a 'Shree Ram Jyoti' in their houses on January 22 when the Ram temple consecration takes place in Ayodhya, says PM Modi

Today, I have the privilege of inaugurating Ayodhya Dham Airport and Railway Station. I am happy that Ayodhya Airport has been named after Maharishi Valmiki. Maharishi Valmiki introduced us to the works of Lord Ram through Ramayana, says PM Modi

Today after the Vande Bharat trains and Namo Bharat trains, the country has got a new series of trains... This has been named as Amrit Bharat trains... The power of all these three trains will help in the development of the Indian Railway, says PM Modi

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There was a time Lord Ram was 'living under a tent', now he will get a concrete house like four crore poor who got pucca house, says PM Modi

Swearing-in ceremony of new Rajasthan ministers begins at Raj Bhawan

CrPC section 144 imposed in Noida, GreaterNoida for Dec 31, Jan 1

Gujarat, under leadership PM Modi and guidance CM Bhupendra Patel is gearing up for the upcoming 10th Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit (VGGS) 2024-themed ‘Gateway to the Future’

So far, 28 countries and 14 organisations have been confirmed as partner countries and organisations respectively for the upcoming VGGS in January 2024.

The first flight that took off from Delhi for the newly constructed Maharishi Valmiki International Airport, landed at Ayodhya Airport

PDP Chief Mehbooba Mufti was stopped by Police at DKG road for security reasons

Union Home Minister Amit Shah along with Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel attends the foundation stone laying ceremony of the NCDFI office building and NCDFI eMarket Awards 2022-23, in Gandhinagar

Fire breaks out at a factory in the Gangiyal area of Jammu, more details awaited

Delhi's Patiala House Court on Saturday allowed the application moved by accused persons challenging their arrest and custody in a money laundering case

28 countries, 14 organisations confirmed for upcoming 10th Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit (VGGS)

Australia score 258 for 8 against India in second women's ODI in Mumbai

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman chairs review meeting with public sector banks in Delhi

Vijay Kumar Singh (IAS) appointed as special chief secretary to Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann

Tamil Nadu CM M K Stalin arrives at Raj Bhavan to meet Governor R N Ravi

The launch of PSLV-C58/EXPOSAT Mission is scheduled at 09:10 hrs IST on Monday, January 1, 2024. The launch is planned from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota

Prime Minister Narendra Modi waves to the crowd during a roadshow in Ayodhya

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Last year, there were 123 terror-related activities. This year, it is 46. So, there's a 63 per cent decline in such activities, says J&K DGP R R Swain while addressing the annual press conference in Jammu

Wrestler Vinesh Phogat returns her Khel Ratna and Arjuna Awards at New Delhi’s Kartavya Path

External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar tweets, 'Honoured to present the first copy of my book ‘Why Bharat Matters’ to PM Modi this evening.'

Few flights delayed due to fog and low visibility in the national capital

An Indian boat and 9 fishermen were caught from the International Marine Boundary Line by the Pakistan Marine Security Agency: Dharmesh Makwana, Deputy Superintendent, Fisheries Officer, Okha

Vande Bharat Express flagged off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi earlier today reached Bengaluru Cantt Junction from Coimbatore Junction

Three engineering students drown in Karnataka's Kodagu

Three students of the Coorg Institute of Technology (CIT) in Ponnampet drowned while swimming in a stream. According to the police, the deceased are K G Rashik Kushalappa, U S Sudesh Ayyappa, both hailing from Srimangala, and M C Akash Biddappa from Ponnampet. 

The trio had been to Arjihole, situated five kilometers away from the college, around 1 pm. After having food by the banks of the stream, they had entered the water for swimming.

However, they drowned after getting caught in the currents, said police. 

All the students were doing their second year of engineering. A case has been registered and probe is under way.

BJP leader C T Ravi gets PhD degree from KSOU

Former minister and BJP leader C T Ravi has completed his PhD degree in Political Science from Mysuru-based Karnataka State Open University (KSOU).

“It is a proud moment for me to share with You all that I have successfully defended my PhD Thesis “A Study on Coalition Governments in Bharat - Issues and Challenges” submitted to the Political Science Department of KSOU, Mysuru. I did the research and completed my thesis under the guidance of Prof. Dr K J Suresh of the KSOU. Today, I take this opportunity to thank every individual who supported and blessed me in my journey to study about a very relevant topic close to my heart." (sic) Ravi posted on X on Friday.

The PhD degree will be conferred to him during the next convocation of KSOU.

Australia beat India by 3 runs in second women's ODI to take unassailable 2-0 lead in three-match series in Mumbai

Dense fog covers shrouds parts of Delhi. Visuals from the Akshardham area

CCB sleuths arrest man over possesion of MDMA worth Rs 5 lakh

The CCB sleuths arrested a man on Saturday for allegedly attempting to sell MDMA worth Rs 5 lakh for New Year’s celebrations. The arrested is Mahammad Rameez, alias Lemon Tea Rameez (33) from Ullal.

Commissioner of Police Anupam Agrawal said that he was arrested on the charges of attempting to sell MDMA to college students and the public for New Year celebrations in Ullal. Acting on a tip off, the police conducted a raid near the Fiza Mall ground, opposite KS Hegde Hospital at Deralakatte, and seized 100 grams of MDMA.

The commissioner said that the arrested had procured the MDMA from Bengaluru for distribution during the New Year celebrations in Ullal. The police also seized two mobile phones and a digital weighing machine. The total value of the seized property is Rs 5,11,000. The arrested has a criminal background including charges of dacoity, conspiracy to commit dacoity and attempt to murder cases at Ullal police station, and a dacoity case in Konaje police station limits.

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