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THE HEADLINES:
President Droupadi Murmu to address the nation today on the eve of 74th Republic Day.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi to hold talks with President of Egypt, Abdel Fattah El-Sisi in New Delhi today.
Government convenes all party meeting on 30th of this month, ahead of Budget Session of Parliament.
Supreme Court simplifies procedure for passive euthanasia.
England to take on Germany and Netherlands to clash with South Korea in quarterfinals of FIH Men's Hockey World Cup in Bhubaneswar.
In cricket, India becomes No. 1 ODI team in ICC Rankings after 3-0 series win over New Zealand.
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President Droupadi Murmu will address the nation today on the eve of the 74th Republic Day. The address will be broadcast from 7 PM on the entire national network of All India Radio. The event will also be telecast over all the channels of Doordarshan in Hindi followed by the English version. Broadcast of the address in Hindi and English on Doordarshan will be followed by broadcast in regional languages by regional channels of Doordarshan. AIR will broadcast regional language versions from 9:30 PM onwards on its respective regional networks.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold talks with President of Egypt, Abdel Fattah El-Sisi in New Delhi today. The two leaders will have a bilateral meeting and delegation-level talks on bilateral, regional and global issues of mutual interest.
The Egyptian President arrived in New Delhi yesterday evening on a three-day visit to India. President Sisi will be the Chief Guest on India’s 74th Republic Day. President Sisi is accompanied by a high-level delegation, including five Ministers and senior officials. A military contingent from Egyptian Army will also participate in the Republic Day parade function.
President Sisi will be accorded a ceremonial welcome at the Rashtrapati Bhavan today. President Droupadi Murmu will host a State Banquet in honour of the visiting dignitary in the evening.
Our correspondent reports that the visiting dignitary will also interact with Indian Business community at a business event during his visit.
"India and Egypt enjoy warm and friendly relations marked by civilizational, cultural and economic linkages and deep-rooted people-to-people ties. The two countries work closely at multilateral and international platforms. Bilateral trade between India and Egypt achieved a record high of 7.26 billion dollars in 2021-22. The trade was fairly balanced, with 3.74 billion Indian exports to Egypt and 3.52 billion imports from Egypt to India. More than 50 Indian companies have invested around 3.15 billion dollars in diverse sectors of Egyptian economy, including chemicals, energy, textile, garment, agri-business, and retail. Suparna Saikia, AIR News, Delhi."
The government has convened an all-party meeting on the 30th of this month, ahead of Budget Session of Parliament. The meeting will be held at 12 noon in Parliament House Complex. Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi, Union Ministers and floor leaders of political parties representing both the House of Parliament will attend it. The government will seek cooperation from all political parties to ensure smooth functioning of both the Houses of Parliament during the session.
The Budget Session of Parliament will commence from 31st of this month. The session will start with the Address by President Droupadi Murmu to the joint sitting of both Houses in the Central Hall at 11 a.m. The Economic Survey will also be tabled in both the Houses on the first day of the session. The Union Budget 2023-24 will be presented on 1st of February.
President Droupadi Murmu will present the National Awards for the year 2022 on the 13th National Voters’ Day today in New Delhi. The theme of the day for this year is Nothing Like Voting, I Vote for Sure. It is dedicated to voters, conveying individuals' feelings and aspirations towards participation in the electoral process through the power of their vote.
We spoke to Chief Electoral Officer of Himachal Pradesh Manish Garg:
The Supreme Court has modified its 2018 order on passive euthanasia to make the procedure of removal of life support from terminally ill patients less cumbersome for the patients, their families and the doctors. The Supreme court removed the condition that mandated a magistrate's approval for withdrawal or withholding of life support to a terminally ill. A five-judge Constitution bench headed by Justice KM Joseph said, the document will now be signed by the executor of the "living will" in the presence of two attesting witnesses, preferably independent, and attested before a notary or Gazetted Officer. The bench also said, the witnesses and the notary shall record their satisfaction that the document has been executed voluntarily and without any coercion or inducement or compulsion and with a full understanding of all the relevant information and consequences.
A living will also known as an advance directive is a legal document that specifies the type of medical care that an individual does or does not want in the event they are unable to communicate their wishes.
Euthanasia is the act of deliberately putting an end to a person’s life in order to eliminate pain or suffering.
Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has informed that over 38 lakh students have registered for Pariksha Pe Charcha this year, which is 50 percent more compared to the previous year. Addressing a press conference in New Delhi, Mr Pradhan said out of these students, around 16 lakh are from the State Boards from across the country.
Pariksha Pe Charcha is an annual event being held every year since 2018. Prime Minister Narendra Modi conceptualised Pariksha Pe Charcha -- a unique interactive programme - wherein students, parents, and teachers across the nation, and also from overseas interact with him.
In Uttarakhand many places including Dehradun is receiving heavy rainfall since last night. According to MET department heavy snowfall is likely to occur at isolated places in Dehradun.Uttarkashi,Chamoli and Pithoragarh Districts. Thunderstorm accompanied with intense shower occurred at isolated places in Dehradun, Tehri, Pauri, Nainital, Champawat, Udham Singh Nagar and Haridwar Districts.
Meawhile, Northern Railway PRO, RK Rana said that 17 trains are running late due to fog today.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has said that relief and rescue operations are going on in the disaster affected areas of Joshimath. Talking to the media in Dehradun, he said the state government is making all efforts to deal with the situation. Mr Dhami said Prime Minister Narendra Modi himself is monitoring the entire relief and rescue operations. He said eight major institutes are engaged in the survey work in Joshimath.
The Song Naatu Naatu from India's blockbuster film RRR and two documentaries from the country -- 'All That Breathes' and 'The Elephant Whisperers' -- have made it to the final nominations list at the 95th edition of the Academy Awards. Nominations in all 23 categories were announced in a global livestream yesterday.
The Naatu Naatu song from SS Rajamouli's period-action movie, RRR bagged an Oscar nomination in the category of Best Original song.
Earlier, the song won a Golden Globe award in the same category.
The Academy Awards ceremony will be held on 13th of March.
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change is setting up a pavilion on the theme Mission LiFE during ‘Bharat Parv’ being held from the 26th to the 31st January at Red Fort in New Delhi. The pavilion will be set up on the occasion of celebration of the 74th Republic Day to sensitise and educate the masses on LiFE actions which can promote sustainable living and help tackle climate change.
In the FIH Hockey Men’s World Cup, the last two quarter finals will be played at the Kalinga stadium in Bhubaneswar today. While England will take on Germany, the Netherlands will clash with South Korea.
Belgium and Australia have already reached the semi finals of the World Cup. While Australia toiled hard for a 4-3 win over Spain in the first quarterfinal, Belgium did not face much problem in their 2-0 win over New Zealand in the second.
In Australian open, Indian duo R. Bopanna,S. Mirza will face N. Skupski, D. Krawczy in the Semifinal of Mixed Doubles event today in Melbourne. Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna entered the mixed doubles semi-finals after receiving a walkover in the quarter-finals. The Indian duo was to play against Latvian and Spanish pair of Jelena Ostapenko and David Vega Hernandez.
In Cricket, India claimed the top spot in the ICC Men’s ODI Rankings after a series whitewash against New Zealand at the Holkar stadium in Indore. With the 90-run win over Tom Latham’s side in the third and final ODI last evening, the men in blue overtook both England and New Zealand to capture the top spot in the ODI rankings with 114 points.
Chasing a target of 386 runs, New Zealand were all out for 295 in 41.2 overs. Devon Conway with 138 off 100 balls and Henry Nicholls with 42 runs from 40 deliveries, made valuable contribution for the Kiwis.
TODAY'S NEWSPAPERS HEADLINE:
Days after Pakistan PM Sharif said his country has learnt its lesson from three wars and wants to live in peace, India invites Pak's foreign minister, writes The Indian Express.
Former US secretary of State, Mike Pompeo's new book reveals that both Indian and Pakistani officials believed the other side was preparing to use nuclear weapons after the 2019 Pulwama suicide attack, writes Hindustan Times.
In hi-tech push, the Indian Army has started the process to procure robotic mules and jetpacks, reports The Asian Age.
Calling it a "tragic start to 2023" The Times of India reports that the US has seen 6 mass killings in 3 weeks, causing 39 deaths.
And finally, showing a photograph of vehicles stuck in a jam amid snowfall in Manali, The Tribune reports that Punjab, Haryana and Delhi are likely to have widespread rainfall till Thursday.
THE HEADLINES ONCE AGAIN:
And in cricket, India becomes No. 1 ODI team in ICC Rankings after 3-0 series win over New Zealand.