General&nbsp;Manoj Naravane&nbsp;has taken over as the Chief of Army Staff from General&nbsp;Bipin Rawat. Appointed Vice Chief of Army Staff in September, General Naravane&nbsp;has also served as the head of the Eastern Command.&nbsp;Commissioned into the 7th battalion of the Sikh Light Infantry Regiment in 1980, he is a recipient of the 'Sena Medal'&nbsp;for commanding a battalion in Jammu&nbsp;&amp;&nbsp;Kashmir and 'Vishisht Seva Medal' for his services as the Inspector General of Assam Rifles (North) in Nagaland. He has also been awarded the 'Ati Vishisht Seva Medal'.&nbsp;

General Manoj Naravane has taken over as the Chief of Army Staff from General Bipin Rawat. Appointed Vice Chief of Army Staff in September, General Naravane has also served as the head of the Eastern Command. Commissioned into the 7th battalion of the Sikh Light Infantry Regiment in 1980, he is a recipient of the 'Sena Medal' for commanding a battalion in Jammu & Kashmir and 'Vishisht Seva Medal' for his services as the Inspector General of Assam Rifles (North) in Nagaland. He has also been awarded the 'Ati Vishisht Seva Medal'.

In a rather absurd justification for the prolonged Internet&nbsp;ban in Jammu and Kashmir, Niti Aayog member VK Saraswat said that the service was only used for 'watching dirty films' in Kashmir. However, he immediately clarified his remark, saying what he meant was the shutdown in Kashmir 'did not have significant effect on the economy'. Saraswat, who is also the Chancellor of JNU, said politicians in Kashmir use social media to fuel protests.
"What difference does it make if there's no internet in Kashmir? What do you watch on the internet there? What e-tailing is happening there? Besides watching dirty films, you do nothing there," VK Saraswat said.
Facing fire,&nbsp;VK Saraswat&nbsp;has now backtracked on his comments, saying&nbsp;he was quoted out of context.
&nbsp;"If this misquotation has hurt the feelings of the people of Kashmir, I apologise and would not like them to carry this impression that I am against the rights of the Kashmiris to have internet access," he said.

Lucknow police on Saturday allegedly took away blankets and food items from women sitting on anti-CAA-NRC dharna at the iconic clock tower in the UP's Capital. Several social media users shared videos of police taking away protesters items and water bottles. The police also allegedly switched of lights in the area, but the women are refusing to budge and carrying on with their protest on the line of Delhi's Shaheen Bagh. Lucknow&nbsp;police later stated that blankets were taken away after due process.&nbsp;Reports said that Section 144 has been imposed in Lucknow ahead of Republic Day and Defence Expo.

Wishes for Shabana&nbsp;Azmi's speedy recovery started to pour from all corners after the&nbsp;pictures of veteran actress'&nbsp;car accident went viral.&nbsp;
Calling the accident distressing, Prime Minister Narendra Modi&nbsp;took to Twitter, wished the actress a&nbsp;speedy recovery.&nbsp;
While Anil&nbsp;Kapoor, Tabu, and others&nbsp;went to see the actress who was shifted to&nbsp;Kokilaben&nbsp;Hospital in Mumbai, others took to Twitter to pray for her.&nbsp;
Reportedly&nbsp;Shabana suffered injuries after her car rammed into a truck on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway.

Aam Aadmi Party MLA Adarsh Shastri who quit the party to join the Congress on Saturday, has alleged that Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal demanded 10 crore rupees for a ticket to contest the Delhi Assembly elections. The grandson of former Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri also alleged that the Aam Aadmi Party sold the election tickets for Rs 10-20 crore. Shastri quit after the party denied him a ticket to seek re-election from Dwarka Assembly constituency.

The severe winter spell in north India in the latter half of December was the coldest since 1971, Hindustan Times has reported quoting an analysis by the India Meteorological Department. The maximum temperature in December was 17.5 degree C over northwest India, the lowest since 1971. The average maximum temperature&rsquo;s departure from normal for December was also the lowest since 1971 at - 3.2 degree C. Normal maximum temperature for December in northwest India is 20.7 degree C. December 30 was he coldest day when the maximum temperature over the entire northwest region was 15 degrees C below normal.

A week after the Supreme Court asked the J&amp;K administration to review all orders imposing curbs, the administration on Saturday ordered the restoration of prepaid mobile service in the Valley. 2G mobile data services on postpaid mobiles for accessing the &ldquo;whitelisted&rdquo; sites were also resumed in two Kashmir districts &mdash; Kupwara and Bandipora. The administration has declared 153 sites as &ldquo;whitelisted&rdquo;. The administration has also ordered fixed line internet connectivity with precautions to companies engaged in software services in the Valley.

Actor Shabana Azmi was injured in an accident on Saturday afternoon on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway in Maharashtra's Raigad district. The incident took place around 3.30 pm near Khalapur, over 60 km from Mumbai, when the car in which she was traveling rammed into a truck. She was rushed to MGM hospital in Navi Mumbai and is undergoing treatment. Reports say her husband and lyricist Javed Akhtar was also in the car with her.

The naked and burnt body of a woman was found in a bush near a Wildlife Sanctuary in Bahraich district of Uttar Pradesh on Saturday. Police say that the woman's face and other body parts, bore burn marks from acid or other corrosive chemicals. A few shepherds spotted the body and informed the police, the woman's body has been sent for a post-mortem. A Special Investigation Team has been set up to probe the case.

The Congress on Saturday announced its first list of 54 candidates for the upcoming Delhi Assembly elections on February 8. Congress leader and former Union minister Krishna Tirath has been fielded from Patel Nagar, Haroon Yusuf from Balliamaran, and Arvinder Lovely from Gandhi Nagar. Former Delhi minister Ashok Walia will contest from Krishna Nagar, Kirti Azad's wife from Sangam Vihar, and Alka Lamba from Chandni Chowk. The Congress is yet to name its candidate from AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal's constituency of New Delhi.

An average of 35 unemployed and 36 self-employed people ended their lives every day in 2018, with both categories accounting for over 26,085 suicide deaths during the year, according to data by the National Crime Records Bureau. Interestingly, both categories outnumbered the suicide figures of those working in the farming sector in 2018. NCRB data shows 10,349 people working in the farming sector committed suicide. Overall 1,34,516 suicides were reported in India during 2018, showing an increase of 3.6% compared to 2017.

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Saturday said his organisation has no connection with politics and it works only to uplift the moral, cultural and human values of 130 crore Indians. Speaking at an event for RSS workers in Moradabad, Bhagwat said people from all walks of life are a part of the organisation while some also run political parties. He added, elections mean nothing to the RSS, the RSS works to maintain the values of the country.

Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut on Saturday said that those opposing Bharat Ratna for Savarkar should be put in the same jail where he was lodged. "Those who oppose Bharat Ratna for Veer Savarkar be put for two days in Andaman's cellular jail where Savarkar was lodged. It is only then that they will realise his sacrifice and contribution to the nation," said Raut. Savarkar's grandson Ranjit Savarkar backed Sanjay Raut's statement and "expected" that the party will "now convince Congress leaders not to oppose Savarkar". "I expect that Shiv Sena will now convince Congress leaders not to oppose Savarkar," Ranjit Savarkar said.

After embarrassing&nbsp;the Centre and his party saying anti-CAA&nbsp;protesters should be 'shot like dogs', the Bengal BJP chief Dilip Ghosh has triggered a new controversy with another speech against anti-CAA&nbsp;protesters. Addressing&nbsp;a rally in Howrah, in support of the Citizenship law,&nbsp;Ghosh said 'some creatures called intellectuals have come out on the streets of Kolkata, they were like parasites, who live on our food, but protest against the govt. He went on to say, the real reason reason they were protesting is because they 'did not know who their parents are' and don't have birth certificates to prove their citizenship.

In another enraging incident in UP's Kanpur, a&nbsp;40-year-old woman was beaten to death allegedly by&nbsp;six men who are accused of molesting her teen daughter and were out on bail. According to the police, the woman and another female relative were assaulted by the men at their home in Kanpur&nbsp;last week by the six men. Reports say the men barged into their home and asked the family to withdraw the case. When the family refused, they were badly beaten up, and two women were rushed to a city hospital where the mother finally died on Friday.&nbsp;The Kanpur police have arrested four men for the assault and are now on the lookout for others.&nbsp;

Nirbhaya's mother Asha Devi, has lashed out at senior advocate Indira Jaising after she appealed her to forgive her daughter&rsquo;s rapists who are on death row. An angry Asha&nbsp;Devi&nbsp;said she couldn't believe how the suggestion was even made, the whole country wants her daughter's rapists to hang.&nbsp;
"I have met her many times over the years in the Supreme Court and not once did she ask about my well-being. Today she is speaking for convicts. Such people earn their livelihood by supporting rapists. Hence, rape incidents don't stop," she said.

SMS and voice calling facility will soon be restored on all local prepaid mobiles across Jammu and Kashmir. The 2G mobile data for postpaid mobile users has also been extended to all ten districts of Jammu and two districts of Kashmir, Kupwara and Bandipora. However, the ban on social media will continue in these districts. In a three-page order, the administration asked Internet service providers to offer broadband facility to all institutions dealing with essential services such as hospitals, banks and government offices. In order to facilitate tourism, the broadband Internet services would be provided to hotels and tour and travel establishments.

A Delhi court on Saturday convicted two accused, Manoj Shah and Pradeep Kumar, in connection with kidnapping and raping a 5-year-old girl in Gandhi Nagar in 2013. The court will announce the quantum of sentence on January 30. The court said the child, who was just 5-years-old, experienced exceptional depravity and extreme brutality and in our society minor girls are worshipped as goddesses. The assault took place just four months after Nirbhaya's rape. The two men kidnapped her, shoved objects in her private parts and left her bleeding thinking she was dead. The child was rescued 40 hours later and had to undergo six surgeries.

The National Investigation Agency has registered a case in connection with the arrest of Deputy SP of J&amp;K Police Davinder Singh who was caught while with top Hizbul&nbsp;Mujahideen terrorists. He has been charged&nbsp;under sections of the Arms Act and the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act. Multiple reports quoting sources say that NIA's initial investigations so far have suggested that it wasn&rsquo;t the first time Davinder Singh had helped militants move around. Also, an NIA team is likely to bring&nbsp;Davinder Singh&nbsp;to Delhi for interrogation.&nbsp;Singh&nbsp;was caught in south Kashmir while ferrying two militants to Jammu on January 11.

A call has been given for indefinite closure of Shirdi, the seat of Saibaba, after a row over declaring Pathri his birthplace. According to the Saibaba Sansthan Trust, they have announced the indefinite closure of Shirdi&nbsp;"against rumours". Though they have assured that devotees will not face any difficulty if they arrive at Shirdi.&nbsp;The controversy began after Chief Minister Uddhav&nbsp;Thackeray announced of a grant of ₹100 crore for&nbsp;development of Pathri in Parbhani district, believed to be&nbsp;Saibaba's birthplace by a section of devotees. Though locals at Shirdi&nbsp;claim that there is no record of his birthplace and want the CM to clarify his stand.

BJP working President JP Nadda&nbsp;is set to be elected the new party chief on January 20. According to reports Nadda&nbsp;will be elected unopposed. He will take over from Amit Shah under whose leadership BJP&nbsp;won the 2019 Lok&nbsp;Sabha&nbsp;polls. It is believed that Shah requested to be relieved from the post of party chief after taking charge as the Union Home Minister.&nbsp;According to the schedule announced, the nomination will be made between 10 am and 12.30 am and the scrutiny will take place on the same day.

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