News Headlines : 29th January 2022

  • Beating the Retreat Ceremony held with musical extravaganza at Vijay Chowk in National Capital; One thousand indigenous drones dazzle the sky to mark the event.
  • President Ram Nath Kovind condoles demise of social workers and Padma Shri awardee Baba Iqbal Singh.
  • Prime Minister Narendra Modi highlights strong relationship between India and Israel on 30th anniversary of diplomatic ties.
  • India supplied the fourth batch of medical assistance consisting of 3 tons of essential life-saving medicines to Afghanistan. The same was handed over to the Indira Gandhi Hospital, Kabul.
  • India had already supplied 3 shipments of medical assistance, consisting of 500,000 doses of COVID vaccine and essential life saving medicines to Afghanistan.
  • Campaigning gains momentum for first two phases of assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh.
  • IAS officer Sushil Khodwekar, arrested in the TET exam mark manipulation case, has been sent to police custody till January 31 by a court in Pune.
  • Over 165 crore doses of COVID vaccines administered in the country so far.
  • Health Minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya virtually reviews COVID-19 situation and vaccination progress with eastern states.
  • Rajya Sabha chairman M Venkaiah Naidu will hold a virtual meeting with leaders of various parties & groups in the House on the agenda for Budget session beginning January 31.
  • Government says, over 7,400 Air India employees will get EPFO cover for social security benefits.
  • An encounter breaks out between terrorists and security forces at the Naira area of Pulwama.
  • Prime Minister Narendra Modi to share his thoughts in Mann Ki Baat programme on All India Radio at 11.30 AM tomorrow.
  • Lok Sabha Speaker convenes all-party meeting tomorrow, ahead of Budget Session of Parliament.
  • Janata Dal (United) leader & Bihar CM Nitish Kumar will campaign virtually for Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections. Party president Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh, Union Minister RCP Singh will also campaign for the UP Polls, Janata Dal (United) said in an official statement.
  • Veteran singer Lata Mangeshkar’s health condition has marginally improved. Her ventilator support was removed two days ago. She will continue to be under observation in ICU. 
  • Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will lay the foundation stone of ‘Amar Jawan Jyoti’ in Chhattisgarh on Feb 3, says CM Bhupesh Baghel.