Bhaskar Updates: Vikram Dev Dutt will be the next Director General of DGCA, cabinet committee approves the appointment

IAS officer Vikram Dev Dutt will be the next Director General in the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA). The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved his appointment on Saturday.

Today’s other big news…

Mill roof and wall collapse in Madhya Pradesh’s Shivpuri district, 4 dead, 6 injured

Four people were killed and six others injured when the roof and wall of a mill collapsed in Madhya Pradesh’s Shivpuri district on Saturday. The accident happened in Karaira. There is a groundnut mill near Sheopura village on the Jhansi-Shivpuri highway. Suddenly the roof and wall of the mill collapsed at around 5.30 pm on Saturday evening. Read the full news here…

Airforce sergeant made fake call of bomb in Rajdhani Express, arrested

On Saturday, a person called at the New Delhi Railway station and informed about the presence of a bomb in the Rajdhani Express going from Delhi to Mumbai. The call came at 4.15 pm. Soon after, Delhi Police and Bomb Disposal Squad started searching the train. With the help of technical surveillance, the caller was identified and his details were extracted. During investigation, the accused caller was found drunk in the train.

After his arrest, he told that he had made a false call to stop the train. He has been identified as Sergeant Sunil Sangwan of the Indian Air Force. He is posted at the Air Force Station in Santa Cruz, Mumbai. Delhi Police is probing the matter.

UP pilgrims returning from Nepal bus overturns, 60 injured

The bus of Indian pilgrims returning from Nepal lost control and overturned in a pit on Saturday. At least 60 passengers were injured in the accident. The bus had 70 pilgrims from PPganj and Campirganj in UP’s Gorakhpur district, who were returning from Triveni Dham in Nepal. The accident took place on the India-Nepal border, 500 meters away from the Thuthibari border.

Fraud of Rs 44 lakh with cricketer Umesh Yadav, case filed against friend

Indian cricket team fast bowler Umesh Yadav was allegedly cheated of Rs 44 lakh by his friend and former manager Shailesh Thackeray. Fraud was done in the name of buying a plot in his name in Nagpur, Maharashtra. A case has been registered against Shailesh on the complaint of Umesh Yadav, a resident of Nagpur. Nagpur DCP Ashwini Patel said that Umesh had given Rs 44 lakh to Shailesh Thackeray to buy a property in his name. Shailesh committed fraud by purchasing property in his own name and not in the name of Umesh Yadav.

Flight time changed due to fog but agent did not inform passengers, Scoot Airlines replies to DGCA

Singapore’s budget airline Scoot took off from Amritsar airport on January 18 without 17 passengers. DGCA had sought a report from the airline in this regard. The airline responded on Saturday. The airline said that the flight timings on that day had been changed due to fog. Their travel agent did not inform the passengers about the change in timings. Due to this the passengers could not board the plane.

Indian Secular Front (ISF) workers clash with police in Kolkata, many workers and policemen injured

Workers of the Indian Secular Front (ISF) were allegedly attacked by workers of the ruling Trinamool Congress in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district. In protest against this, ISF workers clashed with the police on Saturday. Many policemen and agitators were injured in this. Naushad Siddiqui, the lone ISF MLA leading the protest, has been detained.

Center orders blocking of tweets sharing BBC documentary on PM Modi

The central government has ordered the blocking of tweets sharing a BBC documentary critical of PM Narendra Modi. The tweets through which the YouTube link of the documentary has been shared have also been blocked. According to sources, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has issued instructions for this. All videos shared on YouTube of the first episode of the documentary have been asked to be blocked. Twitter has been ordered to block over 50 tweets containing links to YouTube videos of the documentary ‘India: The Modi Question’.

Egyptian President El-Sisi will be the chief guest at the Republic Day celebrations, the Egyptian army contingent will also participate in the parade

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi will be the chief guest at India’s 74th Republic Day celebrations. The Foreign Ministry said that President al-Sisi is visiting India at the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. This is the first time that the President of the Arab Republic of Egypt has been invited as the chief guest on the Republic Day. A contingent of the Egyptian army will also participate in the Republic Day parade.

CBI raids 18 locations in Mumbai, Bhopal, recovers Rs 94 lakh

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) team raided 18 locations in Mumbai and Bhopal in connection with three cases related to illegal remittances abroad during 2014-2016. During this, Rs 94.37 lakh cash has been recovered. Along with this, many objectionable documents and electronic gadgets were also recovered.

NGO files petition in Supreme Court opposing making marital rape a crime

An NGO has opposed making marital rape a crime. NGO Purush Aayog Trust has filed an application in the Supreme Court through President Barkha Trehan. It has been said in the application that doing so will destabilize the institution of marriage. The application seeks the court’s intervention in the petitions relating to criminalization of marital rape and provision of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) that provides protection to the husband of an adult wife against forced sexual intercourse.

Name of Ahom Madams of Assam sent for recognition as UNESCO World Heritage Site

Ahom ‘madams’ (resting places of royal families) of Assam have been nominated by India for recognition as UNESCO World Heritage Site. This is the only nomination from the country. Assam CM Himanta Sarma gave this information.

2 blasts in Narwal area of ​​Jammu, 6 people injured; security forces cordoned off the area

Two blasts took place in Narwal, Jammu on Saturday. 6 people were injured in these. Police has reached the spot. The injured have been admitted to hospital. After the blast, security forces have cordoned off the area and search operation is underway. The blasts took place a day after the entry of Bharat Jodo Yatra in Jammu. However, the site of the blast is at a distance of 58 km from the Yatra.

TMC leader Kuntal Ghosh arrested in West Bengal teacher recruitment scam case

ED has arrested TMC leader Kuntal Ghosh in West Bengal teacher recruitment scam case. He is accused of taking a bribe of Rs 19 crore. ED says that Kuntal was questioned for 24 hours on Saturday, but he was not cooperating in the investigation. Many documents have also been recovered from his house. After this the investigating agency arrested Kuntal from his house.

Mini bus falls into ditch in Jammu and Kashmir’s Billawar, 5 killed and 15 injured

A road accident took place in Billawar of Jammu and Kashmir. A mini bus skidded off the road and fell into a ditch in Dhanu Parol village. Five people, including a woman, died and 15 others were injured in the accident. All have been admitted to the hospital. The deceased have been identified as Bantu, Hans Raj, Ajit Singh, Amru and Kaku Ram.

NIA action in Karnataka BJP leader Praveen Netaru murder case, charge sheet filed against 20 PFI members

NIA has filed a charge sheet against 20 members of banned organization PFI in connection with the murder of BJP Yuva Morcha leader Praveen Netaru in Karnataka’s Dakshina Kannada district. The agency filed the charge sheet under sections 120B, 153A, 302 and 34 of the IPC and sections 16, 18 and 20 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 in the Special Court in Bengaluru.

Of the 20 people against whom the charge sheet has been filed, 6 are absconding. Rewards have also been announced for those who give their information.

6.5 magnitude earthquake hits Argentina, no casualties reported

The tremor was felt in Argentina at 3:39 am. Its intensity was measured at 6.5 on the Richter scale. So far, no information about any damage has been revealed in this earthquake.

Chris Hipkins, 44, will be the next Prime Minister of New Zealand; Was elected MP for the first time in 2008

Chris Hipkins will be the next Prime Minister of New Zealand and leader of the Labor Party. He was the only candidate in the race for the new PM, after which this decision was taken. He would still need the formal endorsement of New Zealand’s Labor caucus on 22 January.

Chris Hipkins, 44, was first elected MP in 2008. At present he is the Minister of Police, Education and Public Service. Chris will take over as PM after Jacinda Ardern resigns in February. However, it is not known how long he will remain in this post. This is because there will be general elections in New Zealand in October 2023.

NIA raids in Ludhiana court blast case, seized Rs 10.16 lakh

The National Investigation Agency raided two places in Punjab today i.e. Friday (January 20) in connection with the Ludhiana court bomb blast case. In this raid, the NIA claimed to have seized Rs 10,16,000 in cash, mobile phones, SIM cards and diaries containing objectionable material.

On 23 December 2021, there was a bomb blast in Ludhiana Court. One person was killed and six people were injured in the incident. In this case, the NIA had arrested terrorist Harpreet Singh on 02 December 2022.

Indian-origin Nikki Haley may contest US presidential election, said – Biden cannot have a second term

Nikki Haley, a prominent leader of the Republican Party, has indicated to contest in the presidential election to be held in 2024. He said he felt she could be the “new leader” and take the country in a new direction. He said – Joe Biden should not have a second term as the President of America.

British Sikh Army officer sets record, travels 1,397 km alone in Antarctica in -50 degree Celsius temperature

Captain Harpreet Chandy, a 33-year-old British Indian-origin female Sikh military officer, has set a world record for completing her expedition alone in the polar regions for the longest time without any help. Chandy is also a physiotherapist. He completed the 1,397 km journey alone in Antarctica. She braved the challenges alone in -50 degree Celsius temperature. Harpreet is also known as Polar Preet. Earlier, he had set a record for traveling alone on the South Pole.