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Ahead of the Union Budget, Chief Justice of India SA Bobde on Friday&nbsp;asked the Centre to take steps to reduce the tax burden on citizens and ensure the country's all-round development. Speaking at an event held to mark the 79th Foundation ceremony of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal in Delhi, Chief Justice Bobde said that "excessive taxation" can be seen as a form of social injustice imposed on the people.

Adani Gas stocks tanked up to 14% on the BSE in Friday's session following reports that the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board of India (PNGRB) has sent a notice to the company for not disclosing crucial information regarding a scheme of arrangement with Adani Enterprises.&nbsp;Adani Gas, however, later clarified that it is in full compliance of the applicable rules and has responded to the regulatory authority.

India's corporate and income tax collection for the current year is likely to fall for the first time in at least two decades, over half a dozen senior tax officials told Reuters, amid a sharp fall in economic growth and cut in corporate tax rates. The tax department had managed to collect only&nbsp;₹7.3 trillion as of Jan 23, more than 5.5% below the amount collected by the same point last year, a senior tax official told Reuters. The government was, however,&nbsp;targeting direct tax collection of&nbsp;₹13.5 trillion for the year ending March 31 - a 17% increase over the prior fiscal year.

The Income Tax department on Friday has said it has detected undisclosed foreign assets of more than&nbsp;₹1,000 crores, apart from domestic tax evasion of more than&nbsp;₹35 crores&nbsp;in raids at multiple premises of Bharat&nbsp;Hotels. Foreign assets include investment in a hotel in UK, immovable properties in UK and UAE and deposits with foreign banks. Seized assets include&nbsp;cash of ₹71.5 lakh, jewellery worth ₹23 crores and expensive watches valued at ₹1.2 crores. Evidence seized during the search reveals that a large amount of black money was stashed abroad by the group, through Trusts formed in the early 1990s.&nbsp;Earlier this week, the Income Tax department had also conducted raids on the premises of Jyotsna Suri, MD of Bharat Hotels.

Speaking at the World Economic Forum (WEF) 2020,&nbsp;IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva on Friday said growth slowdown in India appears to be temporary and she expects the momentum to improve going ahead.&nbsp;She also said the world appears a better place in January 2020 compared to what it was when IMF announced its World Economic Outlook in October 2019.&nbsp;According to her,&nbsp;the factors driving this positive momentum include receding trade tension after the US-China first phase trade deal and synchronised tax cuts, among others. She, however, said a growth rate of 3.3% is not fantastic for the world economy. Fiscal policies should be more aggressive, Kristalina&nbsp;suggested.
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The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has issued fresh summons to senior executives of Air Asia airlines, including CEO Tony Fernandes, for questioning next month in connection with a money laundering case, officials said on Friday.
The ED had earlier asked some of these executives to appear on January 20 but new dates have been given as some failed to appear or sought additional time.
Probe against the airline&nbsp;is related to allegations that Air Asia tried to manipulate government policies through corrupt means to get an international licence.

SBI Cards &amp; Payments Services is trading at a ₹200-250 premium in the grey market ahead of its proposed share sale in February, the Economic Times reported on Friday.
The IPO is aimed at raising ₹9,500 crore and traders expect the price band around ₹600-700 a piece. Those who bet on the premium in the grey market expect the price to gain ₹200-250 once the shares start trading in the secondary market.
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Infosys&nbsp;on Friday&nbsp;informed exchanges that it has not received any request from stock market regulator SEBI to conduct further audits, following media reports that suggested the regulator was looking to appoint a forensic investigator to look into allegations of financial impropriety by the company&rsquo;s management.
The IT major had earlier conducted an independent investigation into allegations contained in the anonymous&nbsp;whistleblower complaints in which it found no evidence of financial impropriety.

The Reserve Bank of India on Thursday doubled the FPIs&nbsp;investment limit via&nbsp;Voluntary Retention Route (VRR) in government and corporate bonds to bring in more foreign funds into the market. VRR&nbsp;was launched&nbsp;on March 01, 2019 with a limit of ₹75,000 crores&nbsp;which has now been increased to ₹1.5 lakh&nbsp;crores.&nbsp;The minimum retention period of the investment shall be three years, the central bank said.

Realty major DLF is planning to develop office spaces of about 20 million square feet in Gurugram and Chennai over the next 6-7 years, news agencies reported citing a company's top official.
About 11 million sq ft will be in Gurugram, while about 7 million sq ft will be in Chennai and the balance in other parts of the country.
According to the reports, the project would attract an investment of about ₹13,000 crore.

Speaking at the World Economic Forum on Thursday, Union Minister Piyush Goyal&nbsp;said if he was not a minister, he would be bidding for Air India. The airline has been in the red for long and the government is now in the process of finalising the contours for its disinvestment. The commerce and railway also said that the Air India is nothing short of a gold mine.&nbsp;Soon after that, Air India Chairman and MD Ashwani&nbsp;Lohani&nbsp;in an interview with NDTV&nbsp;said that prospective buyers of Air India would get an airline with a massive reach as it is the biggest brand of India and everyone in the world knows about it.

Reliance Jio&nbsp;has paid its AGR due of&nbsp;₹177 crores to the government, according to the news agency PTI.&nbsp;Jio becomes the only telecom company to clear the dues within the Supreme Court deadline of 23 January. Mukesh Ambani-led telecom company has paid ₹195 crores to the Department of Telecom (DoT) to clear all statutory dues until January 31, 2020.

Budget airline GoAir on Thursday said it has temporarily suspended some flights due to&nbsp;Airbus&nbsp;and&nbsp;Pratt &amp; Whitney&nbsp;delaying delivery of aircraft and engines. The carrier had ordered 144 PW-powered A320 Neos&nbsp;because of a Directorate General of Civil Association (DGCA)&nbsp;order.
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Artificial Intelligence (AI) and emerging technologies such as virtual personal assistants and chatbots will replace almost 69% of a&nbsp;manager's workload by 2024, according to a prediction by research and advisory firm Gartner on Thursday. AI would automate tasks such as&nbsp;filling forms, updating information and approving workflows. According to the report, by using AI managers, one would be able to invest more time on learning, performance management and goal setting.

Bharti Airtel on Thursday told the Department of Telecom that it will not clear any Adjusted Gross Revenue (AGR) arrears until the Supreme Court hearing next week.&nbsp;Vodafone Idea had informed the DoT the same thing. With this, none of the telcos will be paying as the January 23 deadline ends as per the October 24 apex court order and will wait till next week for their next course of action depending on the outcome of the hearing.&nbsp;Airtel AGR dues are ₹35,586 crores and Vodafone Idea has to pay ₹52,039 crores.
The DoT&nbsp;later said it will not take any coercive action against telcom operators for non-payment of AGR dues until further court orders.

Gas Authority of India Ltd (GAIL), the country's largest gas utility, plans to invest almost ₹45,000 crores over the next five years to expand the national gas pipeline grid and city gas distribution network. The investment is expected to encourage greater use of environment-friendly fuel, its chairman Ashutosh Karnatak said.&nbsp;This is in line with government's push to raise the share of natural gas in India's energy basket to 15% by 2030 from the current 6.2%.

The government is expected to allow direct listing of Indian companies abroad which would allow them to access a larger pool of capital, the Times of India reported. While detailed discussions on the proposal have taken place, a formal decision is awaited, sources told TOI. At present, Indian companies are not allowed to directly list their equity shares on foreign stock exchanges without listing locally. Likewise, foreign companies cannot directly list their equity shares on Indian stock exchanges.&nbsp;Although, they are allowed to list their debt securities on foreign stock exchanges directly through masala bonds and foreign currency convertible bonds.

Addressing media at the World Economic Forum in Davos, US President Donald Trump on Wednesday said India and China have taken 'tremendous advantage' because of their developing country status. Trump said that he would hold discussions with World Trade Organisation chief for reforming the global trade body. If India and China are considered developing countries, the US should also be considered the same, Trump added.

State-owned Oil India Ltd (OIL), the country's second-largest public sector oil and gas producer, has become the first PSU&nbsp;to&nbsp;file a clarification&nbsp;petition in the Supreme Court on the Adjusted Gross Revenue (AGR)&nbsp;matter.
Based on the apex court order, the Department of Telecommunication (DoT) had issued demand notices to Oil India seeking payment of licence fee on total reported revenue, including revenue from sale of crude oil and natural gas which stands at ₹48,500 crore.

According to data from the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi), both new demat accounts, and the total number of such accounts hit a 10-year high in 2019. While new demat account openings rose 12.5% from the previous year to touch 4.5 million, total demat accounts at the end of 2019 stood at 39.3 million, up from 34.8 million in 2018.

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Delta Airlines has been fined $50,000 by the The US Department of Transportation for religious discrimination&nbsp;against 3 Muslim passengers in 2016. A probe found that Delta "engaged in discriminatory conduct" and has the airline has now&nbsp;been ordered to pay damages.
Delta Air removed a Muslim couple from an Ohio-bound flight from Paris, and another Muslim passenger on a Amsterdam-New York City flight in 2016. In both instances the passengers had raised 'no red flags' according to Delta's corporate security, but were removed from the flight after fellow passengers and flight crew became nervous of their behaviour.
Delta maintains that it did not indulge in discriminatory&nbsp;conduct, but agreed&nbsp;that it could have handled both incidents better.

Delta Airlines has been fined $50,000 by the The US Department of Transportation for religious discrimination against 3 Muslim passengers in 2016. A probe found that Delta "engaged in discriminatory conduct" and has the airline has now been ordered to pay damages. Delta Air removed a Muslim couple from an Ohio-bound flight from Paris, and another Muslim passenger on a Amsterdam-New York City flight in 2016. In both instances the passengers had raised 'no red flags' according to Delta's corporate security, but were removed from the flight after fellow passengers and flight crew became nervous of their behaviour. Delta maintains that it did not indulge in discriminatory conduct, but agreed that it could have handled both incidents better.

The number of confirmed deaths from the deadly coronavirus outbreak in China has risen to 41, with authorities on Saturday reporting 15 new fatalities. Over 1,000 people are now reportedly infected with the contagious&nbsp;virus.&nbsp;All of the new deaths took place in the provincial capital of Wuhan, where the virus first emerged. Wuhan and 13 other cities in the province have been locked down in an unprecedented quarantine effort to contain the deadly virus.

The number of confirmed deaths from the deadly coronavirus outbreak in China has risen to 41, with authorities on Saturday reporting 15 new fatalities. Over 1,000 people are now reportedly infected with the contagious virus. All of the new deaths took place in the provincial capital of Wuhan, where the virus first emerged. Wuhan and 13 other cities in the province have been locked down in an unprecedented quarantine effort to contain the deadly virus.

The Pentagon has said that 34 American soldiers have traumatic brain injuries from Iranian airstrikes on a base in Iraq in retliation to US killing General Suleimani on January 3. The Pentagon statement contradicts President Donald Trump&rsquo;s dismissal of injuries among American troops this week. A Pentagon spokesman said that eight of the affected Us troops have returned to the United States from an American military hospital in Germany. The Trump administration at first said that there were no injuries from the Iranian attack on American troops.

The Pentagon has said that 34 American soldiers have traumatic brain injuries from Iranian airstrikes on a base in Iraq in retliation to US killing General Suleimani on January 3. The Pentagon statement contradicts President Donald Trump’s dismissal of injuries among American troops this week. A Pentagon spokesman said that eight of the affected Us troops have returned to the United States from an American military hospital in Germany. The Trump administration at first said that there were no injuries from the Iranian attack on American troops.

A powerful earthquake has killed at least 18 people and injured over 500 in eastern Turkey. Rescue teams searched through the rubble of collapsed buildings for survivors early on Saturday. At least 30 people were missing following the magnitude 6.8 quake. Turkish television showed images of people rushing outside in panic, as well as a fire on the roof of a building.

A powerful earthquake has killed at least 18 people and injured over 500 in eastern Turkey. Rescue teams searched through the rubble of collapsed buildings for survivors early on Saturday. At least 30 people were missing following the magnitude 6.8 quake. Turkish television showed images of people rushing outside in panic, as well as a fire on the roof of a building.

Brazilian President Jair&nbsp;Bolsonaro&nbsp;is at it again. In a video posted on social media on Thursday, he said that Brazil's indigenous people 'were evolving and becoming more and more human like us'.
Bolsonaro&nbsp;who has faced heat for sexist, racist and bigoted comments in the past, was addressing the&nbsp;Amazon council, that has been formed to protect the Brazilian rain forest.
Sonia Guajajara, leader of the Association of Indigenous Peoples,&nbsp;said it would sue the President for racism. Interestingly, racism is considered a serious crime in Brazil and can carry a sentence of up to five years.

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is at it again. In a video posted on social media on Thursday, he said that Brazil's indigenous people 'were evolving and becoming more and more human like us'. Bolsonaro who has faced heat for sexist, racist and bigoted comments in the past, was addressing the Amazon council, that has been formed to protect the Brazilian rain forest. Sonia Guajajara, leader of the Association of Indigenous Peoples, said it would sue the President for racism. Interestingly, racism is considered a serious crime in Brazil and can carry a sentence of up to five years.

Days after The Guardian claimed that Saudi Arabia was behind the hacking of Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos' phone in 2018, a new report, by Wall Street Journal, has revealed that it was, the multi-millionaire&rsquo;s girlfriend who played a role in their personal chats becoming public. According to the WSJ report, federal prosecutors in Manhattan have evidence indicating Lauren Sanchez, Bezos' girlfriend, provided text messages to her brother Michael Sanchez containing intimate chats and flirtatious messages from the Amazon boss. Sanchez sold these messages to the National Enquirer for its article on Bezos. While prosecutors continue to investigate, no one has been charged with a crime yet.

Days after The Guardian claimed that Saudi Arabia was behind the hacking of Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos' phone in 2018, a new report, by Wall Street Journal, has revealed that it was, the multi-millionaire’s girlfriend who played a role in their personal chats becoming public. According to the WSJ report, federal prosecutors in Manhattan have evidence indicating Lauren Sanchez, Bezos' girlfriend, provided text messages to her brother Michael Sanchez containing intimate chats and flirtatious messages from the Amazon boss. Sanchez sold these messages to the National Enquirer for its article on Bezos. While prosecutors continue to investigate, no one has been charged with a crime yet.

A new law allegedly allowing men accused of abusing women under the age of 18 to avoid punishment if they marry their victims, is set to be debated in the Turkish parliament.&nbsp;
The contentious 'marry-your-rapist' bill will essentially introduce a loophole for rapists to escape punishment, say experts.&nbsp;
Women's rights activists&nbsp;and the opposition, Peoples&rsquo; Democratic Party is opposing the law, saying it will legitimise child marriage and statutory rape.
A similar bill which pardoned punishment to rapists in cases where "force, threat, or any other restriction on consent" was presented in the Turkish parliament in 2016, but was dropped after global outrage.

A new law allegedly allowing men accused of abusing women under the age of 18 to avoid punishment if they marry their victims, is set to be debated in the Turkish parliament. The contentious 'marry-your-rapist' bill will essentially introduce a loophole for rapists to escape punishment, say experts. Women's rights activists and the opposition, Peoples’ Democratic Party is opposing the law, saying it will legitimise child marriage and statutory rape. A similar bill which pardoned punishment to rapists in cases where "force, threat, or any other restriction on consent" was presented in the Turkish parliament in 2016, but was dropped after global outrage.

Nepal on Saturday offered to play the role of a mediator between India and Pakistan, saying that it was important for the two countries to hold talks to resolve their issues. A PTI report quoting Nepal govt sources said, dialogue is the best way to resolve all differences, adding that if necessary, Nepal can play the role of a mediator. Nepal also expressed concerns over the uncertainty over the SAARC summit, saying the group should be revitalised. The last SAARC Summit in 2014 was held in Kathmandu, which was attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. India pulled out of the 2016 SAARC summit due to the Uri attack, following which Bangladesh, Bhutan and Afghanistan also declined to participate, leading to the event being called off.

Nepal on Saturday offered to play the role of a mediator between India and Pakistan, saying that it was important for the two countries to hold talks to resolve their issues. A PTI report quoting Nepal govt sources said, dialogue is the best way to resolve all differences, adding that if necessary, Nepal can play the role of a mediator. Nepal also expressed concerns over the uncertainty over the SAARC summit, saying the group should be revitalised. The last SAARC Summit in 2014 was held in Kathmandu, which was attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. India pulled out of the 2016 SAARC summit due to the Uri attack, following which Bangladesh, Bhutan and Afghanistan also declined to participate, leading to the event being called off.

China on Saturday announced plans to build a second hospital within half a month to treat more cases of the deadly coronavirus,&nbsp;as it continues to wreak havoc in the country and abroad with 41 people dead and more than 1,300 infected.&nbsp;Chinese President Xi Jinping held a special government meeting on Saturday to take stock of the crisis. He told public officials that the country is facing a grave situation and China can 'win the battle' against virus epidemic.&nbsp;Travel restrictions have already been put in place in several affected cities, while&nbsp;private vehicles have been banned from the central districts of Wuhan, the source of the outbreak.&nbsp;

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Nirbhaya gang-rape and murder convict Mukesh Kumar Singh has moved the Supreme Court challenging the rejection of mercy petition by President Ram Nath Kovind. The President had rejected Mukesh's mercy petition on January 16. The hanging of all four convicts in the case is to take place on February 1 at 6 am, according to the court order.

Nirbhaya gang-rape and murder convict Mukesh Kumar Singh has moved the Supreme Court challenging the rejection of mercy petition by President Ram Nath Kovind. The President had rejected Mukesh's mercy petition on January 16. The hanging of all four convicts in the case is to take place on February 1 at 6 am, according to the court order.

India's Chief Guest at the 71st Republic Day Parade Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro landed in Delhi on Friday. After&nbsp;receiving a ceremonial reception at the Rashtrapati Bhavan&nbsp;on Saturday,&nbsp;he visited the Akshardham temple and paid tribute to Mahatma Gandhi at the Raj Ghat.&nbsp;Bolsonaro is on a 4-day visit to the country, his first since assuming power in October 2018. The Brazilian President held talks with PM Modi and President Kovind in a bid to "re-energise" the already close bilateral strategic partnership between the two countries. Both sides signed 15 agreements on various issues, including&nbsp;cyber security, oil and natural gas, a pact on mutual legal assistance in criminal matters amongst others according to the External Affairs Ministry.&nbsp;

India's Chief Guest at the 71st Republic Day Parade Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro landed in Delhi on Friday. After receiving a ceremonial reception at the Rashtrapati Bhavan on Saturday, he visited the Akshardham temple and paid tribute to Mahatma Gandhi at the Raj Ghat. Bolsonaro is on a 4-day visit to the country, his first since assuming power in October 2018. The Brazilian President held talks with PM Modi and President Kovind in a bid to "re-energise" the already close bilateral strategic partnership between the two countries. Both sides signed 15 agreements on various issues, including cyber security, oil and natural gas, a pact on mutual legal assistance in criminal matters amongst others according to the External Affairs Ministry.

The&nbsp;Kerala High Court has&nbsp;ordered the state to issue an order to private schools in the state&nbsp;to refrain from imparting religious instructions or education without the state's approval.&nbsp;The Court added that the government holds the right to take action, shut down or de-recognise schools who challenge the order.&nbsp;Hearing a plea challenging the closure of a school which imparted religious instructions, the court noted that, though Article 29 and 30 gives educational institutions the right to establish&nbsp;and administer religious education&nbsp;along with protection of minority rights, it does not override the basic values of the Constitution.
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The Kerala High Court has ordered the state to issue an order to private schools in the state to refrain from imparting religious instructions or education without the state's approval. The Court added that the government holds the right to take action, shut down or de-recognise schools who challenge the order. Hearing a plea challenging the closure of a school which imparted religious instructions, the court noted that, though Article 29 and 30 gives educational institutions the right to establish and administer religious education along with protection of minority rights, it does not override the basic values of the Constitution.

Interacting with the winners of the Pradhan Mantri Bal Puraskar awards, PM Modi shared some tips on skincare with students. PM said he was once asked why his skin is radiant, to which he explained, that he sweats a lot through the day, and then massages his face with the same sweat. "Someone asked me many years ago, how come you have such a radiant face? I had a simple answer. I said I work hard and I sweat so much that I massage my face with it and it gives me a glow", said PM.

Interacting with the winners of the Pradhan Mantri Bal Puraskar awards, PM Modi shared some tips on skincare with students. PM said he was once asked why his skin is radiant, to which he explained, that he sweats a lot through the day, and then massages his face with the same sweat. "Someone asked me many years ago, how come you have such a radiant face? I had a simple answer. I said I work hard and I sweat so much that I massage my face with it and it gives me a glow", said PM.

A top American diplomat has urged India to release political leaders in Kashmir who have been held without charges for over five months. Alice Wells, the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia, also described a recent visit of envoys to J&amp;K as a useful step. Speaking on the new citizenship law, Wells stressed on the principle of equal protection under the law. The CAA excludes only Muslim refugees from neighbouring from giving citizenship.

A top American diplomat has urged India to release political leaders in Kashmir who have been held without charges for over five months. Alice Wells, the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia, also described a recent visit of envoys to J&K as a useful step. Speaking on the new citizenship law, Wells stressed on the principle of equal protection under the law. The CAA excludes only Muslim refugees from neighbouring from giving citizenship.

The Rajasthan Assembly on Saturday passed a resolution against the Citizenship Amendment Act.This is the third state to make such a move to oppose the law. So far, Left-ruled Kerala and Congress-led Punjab have passed such Assembly resolutions demanding the withdrawal of the law, while West Bengal has promised to bring one in the Assembly. Rajasthan, along with Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal, Maharashtra and Bihar, had earlier said that it won&rsquo;t implement the Citizenship Amendment Act or the population and citizen registers.
The resolution passed by the Rajasthan&nbsp;assembly&nbsp;says, the Citizenship law enacted by the parliament "is aimed at distinguishing illegal migrants on the basis of religion" and "such discrimination of people on the grounds of religion is not in consonance with the secular ideas enshrined in the Constitution and is a clear&nbsp;violation&nbsp;of the Article 14".

The Rajasthan Assembly on Saturday passed a resolution against the Citizenship Amendment Act.This is the third state to make such a move to oppose the law. So far, Left-ruled Kerala and Congress-led Punjab have passed such Assembly resolutions demanding the withdrawal of the law, while West Bengal has promised to bring one in the Assembly. Rajasthan, along with Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal, Maharashtra and Bihar, had earlier said that it won’t implement the Citizenship Amendment Act or the population and citizen registers. The resolution passed by the Rajasthan assembly says, the Citizenship law enacted by the parliament "is aimed at distinguishing illegal migrants on the basis of religion" and "such discrimination of people on the grounds of religion is not in consonance with the secular ideas enshrined in the Constitution and is a clear violation of the Article 14".

Thousands of security personnel, facial recognition system, drones and CCTV cameras are part of Delhi Police&rsquo;s security arrangements as India prepares to celebrate Republic Day on Sunday. Officials said sharpshooters and snipers will be deployed on top of high-rise buildings. More than 2000 traffic police personnel have been deployed for smooth flow of traffic and for the facilitation of spectators and visitors to the venue. A city-wide alert is also being exercised in connection with the Republic Day.

Thousands of security personnel, facial recognition system, drones and CCTV cameras are part of Delhi Police’s security arrangements as India prepares to celebrate Republic Day on Sunday. Officials said sharpshooters and snipers will be deployed on top of high-rise buildings. More than 2000 traffic police personnel have been deployed for smooth flow of traffic and for the facilitation of spectators and visitors to the venue. A city-wide alert is also being exercised in connection with the Republic Day.

President Ram Nath Kovind on Saturday urged the youth to remain non-violent when fighting for a cause and stressed on the need to protest using constitutional methods. Without any reference to the anti-CAA protests, he cited Gandhi's gift of 'ahimsa' to humanity, adding that deciding whether an act is right or wrong 'applies to the functioning of our democracy'. "Our Constitution gave us rights as citizens of a free democratic nation, but also placed on us the responsibility to always adhere to the central tenets of our democracy - justice, liberty, equality and fraternity. Yet, on ground, the people comprise the state. 'We the People' are the prime movers of the Republic. With us, the people of India, rests the real power to decide our collective future," he said.

President Ram Nath Kovind on Saturday urged the youth to remain non-violent when fighting for a cause and stressed on the need to protest using constitutional methods. Without any reference to the anti-CAA protests, he cited Gandhi's gift of 'ahimsa' to humanity, adding that deciding whether an act is right or wrong 'applies to the functioning of our democracy'. "Our Constitution gave us rights as citizens of a free democratic nation, but also placed on us the responsibility to always adhere to the central tenets of our democracy - justice, liberty, equality and fraternity. Yet, on ground, the people comprise the state. 'We the People' are the prime movers of the Republic. With us, the people of India, rests the real power to decide our collective future," he said.

On the even of the 71st Republic Day, the govt announced the Padma awardees for the year 2020. Govt announced 7 Padma Vibhushans, 16 Padma Bhushans &amp; 118 Padma Shri awards. Former Union ministers Sushma Swaraj, Arun Jaitley and George Fernandes have been conferred with the Padma Vibhushan posthumously. Boxer Mary Kom has been conferred the Padma Vibhushan, while PV Sindhu has been honoured with the Padma Bhushan. From India Inc, chairman of Mahindra Group, Anand Mahindra has been conferred with the Padma Bhushan. Former Chief Minister of Goa, late Manohar Parrikar has also been conferred with the Padma Bhushan Actor Kangana Ranaut, Karan Johar, Ekta Kapoor and singer Adnan Sami have been given the Padma Shri.

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