Heart for India Foundation (HFI) founder and president princess Francoise Sturdza of Switzerland participated in the Republic Day celebrations at the Panchayat Union Primary School & Government High School at Nanmangalam.
Supreme Court refuses to stay NPR
The Supreme Court today issued notices to Central government on fresh petitions moved before it challenging the constitutional validity of Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), National Register of Citizens (NRC) and National Population Register (NPR) exercise.
Legislative Council to be abolished in AP
In a big development, Andhra Pradesh Cabinet on Monday (January 27) approved the draft bill to abolish the legislative council. The information was shared by YSRCP MLA Gudivada Amaranth to ANI.
Nadda questions Kejriwal’s support to “anti-nationals”
BJP president J P Nadda on Monday accused Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal of “supporting those who want to break India”, as he raised the issue of AAP government not giving police the permission to prosecute ex-JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar and others in a sedition case. He also sought to know from the AAP national convener “whether acting against anti-nationals would hurt his vote bank”.
Mumbai continues to sleep
The much-touted Mumbai nightlife experiment received a tepid response on the first night of its implementation on Sunday, primarily due to the lack of awareness about the new regime. Cleared by the state Cabinet on 22 January, the “Mumbai 24 Hours” policy allows shops, eateries and theatres in malls and mill compounds located in non-residential areas to remain open round-the-clock. The policy came into force from the 26 January midnight. In upscale Nariman Point and Worli areas, several shopping malls remained closed during the night.
Country first
The nation celebrated the 71st Republic Day on Sunday with a grand military parade and exhibition of its history, cultural diversity and strategic weaponry at the Rajpath.
Health is wealth: Sarath Kumar
Healthy mind in a healthy body. I sincere follow my father’s advice and do exercise regularly, says actor Sarath Kumar. Vaanam Kottatum starring Sarath Kumar, Radhika, Vikram Prabhu, Aishwarya Rajesh, Madonna Sebastain and Shanthanoo is releasing next month, Produced by Maniratnam, it is directed by Dhana.
Action all the way in “Master”
After Kaithi, Lokesh Kanagaraj is busy directing Vijay for a movie titled Master. The film has a huge star cast including Vijay Sethupathi, Malavika Mohanan, Andrea Jeremiah, Shanthanu Bhagyaraj and Arjun Das roles.
Peru opposition crushed at elections
Peru’s Keiko Fujimori-led opposition suffered a crushing blow at legislative elections, losing dozens of seats in the Congress it had dominated since 2016, according to early results. According to a rapid count by the Ipsos research firm, Fujimori’s Popular Force party’s share of the vote has dropped from 36.3 per cent in 2016 to just 6.9 per cent. Having dominated Congress with 73 of the 130 seats, it is now set to be only the sixth largest party with less than 20 seats, according to projections.
