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An announcement in this regard was made by SAD MP Harsimrat Kaur in Amritsar. Five-time Chief Minister Badal had won the 2017 Assembly elections from this seat by defeating Capt Amarinder Singh with 22,770 votes.

Shah interacted with over 200 leaders from the Jat community in the national capital. He said that both the BJP and the Jat community have similar views on important issues. Describing Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav as an outsider, Shah asked the Jat leaders "why do you bring outsiders in a fight within the house?" Talking to the media after the meeting, Union minister and Lok Sabha MP from Muzaffarnagar, Sanjeev Balyan, said that the Jat community has always supported the BJP.

Virat, a Hanoverian breed horse, was, recently on the eve of Army Day on January 15, and was awarded the Chief of Army Staff Commendation for his exceptional service and abilities.

 With Assembly elections in Punjab around the corner, the President of Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), Sukhbir Singh Badal, on Wednesday announced that former minister Bikram Singh Majithia would take on Pradesh Congress President Navjot Singh Sidhu from Amritsar (East) in addition to his candidature from the Majitha constituency.

 That the incident at the Vidhan Sabha on Tuesday where West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar sharply criticised Speaker Biman Banerjee and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has had its effect on the relationship between the constitutional head and administrative head of the state became evident on Wednesday when the two maintained a formal distance at the Republic Day parade here. Maintaining the protocol, Mamata Banerjee arrived at Red Road at 10.30 a.m., a few minutes before the arrival of the Governor.

Delhi residents, who have been victims of a house theft or burglary, now don't have to visit a police station to lodge a case. Delhi Police Commissioner Rakesh Asthana, on Wednesday launched the citizen service app where common people can lodge E-FIR for the incidents of house theft and burglary.

The Congress on Wednesday changed the seat of former Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat for the February 14 Assembly election and he will now contest from Lalkuan, instead of Ramnagar. The new candidate from Ramnagar is Mahendra Pal Singh. The Congress released its third list of candidates and made changes for three seats -Lalkuan, Ramnagar, and Kaladhungi where Mahesh Sharma is the party's new candidate.

"The event ushered in a new milestone in the history of South Kashmir with the installation of the highest flagpole in entire Jammu and Kashmir. The second highest flagpole is also located at Shopian," the Army said. The foundation stone was laid on October 18, 2021 at the Army Goodwill School, Balapur. During the inauguration ceremony, the Tricolour was unfurled by Lt Gen D.P. Pandey, GOC, Chinar Corps, in the presence of the students of the Army Goodwill School.

The officials of the BSF and Pak Rangers exchanged sweets and pleasantries. The exchange of sweets was suspended in the last two years because of the Covid-19 pandemic whereas earlier in 2018, the BSF skipped the tradition on January 26 over growing incidents of ceasefire violations across the Line of Control (LoC) and the International Border.

Vintage as well as current modern aircraft and helicopters like Rafale, Sukhoi, Jaguar, Mi-17, Sarang, Apache and Dakota displayed different formations, including Rahat, Meghna, Eklavya, Trishul, Tiranga, Vijay and Amrit. Precision at tremendous speeds was on display and thundering aerobatics done with professional skills at Rajpath in the national capital.