Mainly a couple of news in media, one is election of JP Nadda as BJP and PM interactions with school students. Few more news in continuation with protest for and against CAA

National

PM Modi interacts with students during ‘Pariksha Pe Charcha 2020’

A program organized in Talktora Stadium, New Delhi, attended by 2000 students and teachers, broadcasted by all most every news channel and AIR.

PM Modi told the parents inspire children to do things that bring out inner potential.

CAA Row!!

Seems will extend further.

WB CM Mamata Banerjee appealed to governments of all NE states and opposition ruled states that before taking any decision on conducting NPR, the state governments should study it carefully. She also appealed to all states to pass resolution against CAA.

Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan: PM Modi gave lame excuse that NRC was not even discussed. But Home Minister Amit Shah had made clear that it’ll be implemented across the country. Any act in our country should be constitutional, Kerala will not implement any act that has RSS behind

In INC ruled state MP, Rajgarh Collector Nivedita prevented BJP workers from holding a demonstration in support of CAA, in Rajgarh.

FIR registered for violation of Section-144 and 124 persons have been named in the FIR. 17 accused arrested.

Former CM and BJP leader, Shivraj Singh Chouhan said on it “this will prove to be the final nail in the coffin of INC Govt, we will launch a massive people’s movement against this. We will register FIR against the Collector, if FIR is not registered we will go to court.”

Yesterday, a senior leader of INC and senior lawyer Kapil Sibbal, said that it’s beyond jurisdiction of States not to implement CAA. This is later supported by Haryana ex CM, Bhupendra Singh Hudda, Former Law Minister, and Salman Khurshid.

While One Leader from same party, said that all INC ruled states will bring resolution against CAA.Overall, situation is opposition is to oppose only because state has to do nothing with CAA. No one know how states will implement it, even resolution they passed?

SC issues notice to Center on schemes for minorities. The petitioner says, spending Rs 4,800 Cr towards teaching skills to minorities promoting culture is a violation of right to equality. Court to hear the matter in March. SC judge, Justice Rohinton Fali Nariman recuses from hearing liquor baron Vijay Mallya’s petition against the confiscation of his properties by the Enforcement Directorate; Court directs the matter to be listed before an appropriate Bench.

SC refuses to grant immediate stay on issuance of Electoral Bond Scheme, for the purpose of donations to political parties, notified by the Central government on January 2, 2018.

The petitions is filed by Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR), Communist Party of India (CPM) and others, seeking a direction for stay on electoral bonds.

An electoral bond is like a promissory note that can be bought by any Indian citizen or company incorporated in India from select branches of State Bank of India.

The citizen or corporate can then donate the same to any eligible political party of his/her choice.

The bonds are similar to bank notes that are payable to the bearer on demand and are free of interest. An individual or party will be allowed to purchase these bonds digitally or through cheque.

SC: in Unitech real estate case, SC today accepted the Union of India’s (UOI) proposal to take over the management of the real estate company, Unitech, and to appoint a former IAS officer Yudvir Singh Malik as its CMD.

Muzaffarpur shelter home case: Brajesh Thakur, 18 others convicted for sexually assaulting girls

A Delhi Court on Monday convicted 19 persons, including main accused Brajesh Thakur, in connection with sexual and physical assault of girls at a shelter home in Bihar’s Muzaffarpur district.

ADJ, Saurabh Kulshreshtha convicted Thakur for aggravated sexual assault under POCSO Act and gang rape. The court acquitted one of the accused in the case.

Case was….

The matter had come to light after the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) submitted a report to the Bihar Govt on May 26, 2018, highlighting the alleged sexual abuse of minor girls in the shelter home for the first time.

On May 29, 18, the Bihar government shifted the girls from the shelter home to other protection homes. An FIR was lodged against the 11 accused in the case on May 31, 18.

The SC on Aug 2, 18 took cognizance of the alleged sexual assaults of about 30 minor girls in Muzaffarpur’s shelter home and transferred the probe to the CBI on Nov 28.

Enforcement Directorate has arrested CC Thampi of Holiday Group.

He and his 3 companies, Holiday City Centre, Holiday Properties and Holiday Bekal Resorts were under ED investigation, under Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 for an aggregate amount of Rs. 288 crores.

Thampi, who was issued show-cause notices over Rs 1,000-crore fraud by the ED in 2017, was facing a probe involving the purchase of a property in Kerala.

ED had earlier claimed that Thampi had emerged as a link in a case involving Congress president Sonia Gandhi’s son-in-law Vadra and was questioned for his alleged links with Vadra and controversial arms dealer Sanjay Bhandari.

Agency sources had said the businessman was also under the scanner for his reported dealings with some politicians and bureaucrats.

Income Tax Department conducts raids at locations of Bharat Hotel MD Jyotsna Suri and her associates. I-T raid also underway at location of her close associate Jayant Nanda.

Rupee settles 3 paise down at 71.11 against US dollar on higher crude prices

Security

As per security forces, 3 terrorists killed today by security forces during an encounter in Shopian (JnK) were affiliated to proscribed terrorist outfit Hizb-ul-Mujahideen.

One of the terrorists killed has been identified as Adil Sheikh, responsible for looting eight weapons from the residence of former PDP MLA Ajaj Mir from Jawahar Nagar, Srinagar on Sept 29, 2018.

The other terrorist killed in the encounter is Waseem Wani, a resident of Shopian while the identity of the third terrorist is Jahangir.

JnK DGP Dilbag Singh, claimed that Hizbul Mujahideen is on the verge of being completely wiped out in South Kashmir.

UP ATS has arrested a suspected ISI agent in Varanasi, following specific inputs

In the month of July 2019, military intelligence agencies received inputs regarding a youth from Varanasi passing on critical information to Pakistani Intelligence agencies over WhatsApp.

The agency worked on this input through months of discreet surveillance and analysis with the support of other central agencies.

After an initial round of questioning and examination of a mobile device, his involvement with the Pakistani intelligence agency was evident and arrested on Jan 19. As per some media sources, he has visited Pak twice, in 2017 and 18. He also given information about army movements in Jodhpur. Many more thing yet to come out.

IAF Chief RKS Bhadauria at Thanjavur air base: The integration of the air launched version of the BrahMos missile with the SU-30MKI fighter has been done fully indigenously by BrahMos Aerospace, HAL and the Air Force.

He said that the decision to deploy the Su-30 MKI at Thanjavur was taken due to its strategic location.

International

Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina said that Bangladesh has always maintained that the CAA and NRC are internal matters of India- Gulf News

Political

J P Nadda, formally and unanimously elected BJP President.

He was already working as interim president of BJP and supposed to be close to PM and Amit Shah.

Nadda, an affable, low-profile leader from Himachal Pradesh has worked closely with Shah in several Assembly and the just-concluded Lok Sabha concluded elections.

He has great responsibility of leadership as his predecessor president has given historical victory to party.

INC leader Rahul Gandhi will hold a meeting on 28th January in Jaipur with students, youth and farmers, on Citizenship Amendment Act, unemployment and the present economic condition of the country. INC leader Rahul Gandhi will hold a meeting on 28th January in Jaipur with students, youth and farmers, on Citizenship Amendment Act, unemployment and the present economic condition of the country.

States

Karnataka

CISF, DIG Anil Pandey: We have found traces of Improvised explosive device (IED) from a bag lying at ticket counter at Mangaluru airport, we have safely evacuated it.

He also added, according to CCTV footage, a suspect kept the bag at Mangaluru airport and was seen leaving in auto while concealing face. Suspected object was detected timely local bomb disposal team is working on its disposal.

AP

Cabinet approves four bills to be placed in the House. The cabinet also gives nod to the recommendations of the high power committee on state’s all round development and decentralization of governance.

Heavy security presence at Prakasam Barrage in Vijawada; Section 144 of CrPc imposed in Vijaywada and Guntur areas to facilitate smooth functioning of the State Assembly and movement of public representatives.

Chhattisgarh

Locals of Naxal-affected village Palamadgu in Sukma build road themselves for better connectivity. District Collector says, “Road construction work is underway under National Rural Employment Guarantee Act. But it’s good if locals are contributing in development work”

Bihar

Five women from Myanmar, detained in possession of 3 lakh US dollars at Gaya airport, yesterday. Further investigation underway.

India in International Frame

Aljazeera

In Kashmir, an empty bed signifies a life lost

CNN

The recession in global car sales shows no sign of ending

Reuters

BJP picks JP Nadda as president amid mounting challenges