BJP aims to break AAP's dominance in Delhi's assembly elections, leveraging its successes in other states. The party faces challenges including Kejriwal's strong support base and lack of a strong contender, but sees opportunities in AAP's alleged corruption and infrastructural failures.
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Captains Devi Sharan and S.P.S. Suri, involved in the IC-814 hijacking, faced another peril in 2011 during the Libyan civil war, getting held at gunpoint before escaping. Their subsequent flights faced hurdles, including denied airspace entry, but they managed to return to Delhi safely.
Interpol issues its first 'Silver Notice' to track international laundered assets, aiding 52 countries, including India, which targets fugitive economic offenders. The initiative, requested by Italy, helps share alerts globally to locate and seize criminal assets under national laws, enhancing asset recovery efforts.
Congress expressed satisfaction over Arvind Kejriwal's defeat in Delhi, attributing AAP's ouster to its misrule and scams. Congress spokesman Jairam Ramesh stated that the election result was a referendum on Kejriwal and highlighted Congress's role in exposing AAP's corruption, with hopes of winning Delhi in the future.
India celebrated its 76th Republic Day with a grand parade showcasing military strength and cultural heritage in New Delhi. Highlights included a focus on women's empowerment, an Indonesian contingent, and debut displays of the Pralay missile and SANJAY battlefield surveillance system.
A 56-year-old woman in Pune and two individuals in Kolkata have died from suspected Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS). The recent cases add to a cluster of 127 GBS cases identified in Maharashtra since January 9. The disease has also claimed the life of a 41-year-old man from Pune.
A city-based doctor, Dr. Ashish Srivastava, has been accused of murdering his wife Priyanka Sharma by sedating and drowning her in a bathtub during their vacation in Thailand. Her father, Satyanarayan Sharma, reported the incident, alleging long-standing marital issues and harassment. An FIR has been filed and an investigation is underway.
Haryana security personnel fortified the Punjab border, detaining farmer leaders to stop their 'Delhi Chalo' march. The police removed protest structures and cleared roads closed for a year. The seventh round of discussions on minimum support price (MSP) laws took place in Chandigarh. Farmers faced heavy barricading upon their return to Punjab, with ongoing support from state officials.
Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee announced that the party will focus on the central government's alleged deprivation of West Bengal's funds as the main campaign theme for the upcoming assembly elections. He emphasized the establishment of micro-level committees to address electoral fraud concerns.