Highlights: Punjab CM Channi to contest polls from Chamkaur Sahib and Bhadaur

A controversy over the alleged purchase and potential use of Pegasus spyware reignited last week after the New York Times (NYT) reported that India bought the sophisticated malware as part of a $2-billion weapons package. Read More 

Gunmen killed a Christian cleric and wounded his colleague as they were driving home from church in Pakistan’s northwestern city of Peshawar on Sunday, police said.

Mahatma Gandhi's great grandson Tushar Gandhi on Sunday lamented that the number of people who follow the teachings of the Father of the Nation is shrinking in the country, while the ideology of his assassin, Nathuram Godse, is becoming dominant.

Bharatiya Janata Party leader Kirit Somaiya on Sunday hit out at Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut for his "wine is not liquor" comment and said that the latter is saying so because he has a partnership with a wine company and has a big investment in the business which gives him a profit of ₹100 crores annually.

Rafael Nadal becomes the first men's player to win 21 Grand Slams, defeats Daniil Medvedev 2-6, 6-7, 6-4, 6-4, 7-5 in the final to win his second Australia Open title. 

Israel's figurehead president met the powerful crown prince of Abu Dhabi on Sunday on the first official visit to the United Arab Emirates by the country's head of state, the latest sign of deepening ties between the two nations as tensions rise in the region.

The BJP has announced the names of its candidates for all 60 assembly seats in Manipur for next month's elections. Chief minister N Biren Singh has been fielded from Heingang constituency.

Jasbir Singh Khangura, former MLA of the Congress party Punjab's Qila Raipur in Punjab, resigned from the party.

At Mann Ki Baat, PM Modi lauds Manipur youth's record of doing 109 push ups in one minute.

PM Modi talks about the demise of Collarwali tigress at Mann Ki Baat, saying that India's love for nature and animals is appreciated worldwide. He also remembered elite horse Virat.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Mann Ki Baat talked about a Tamil Nadu man named Tayammal, who donated ₹1 lakh to a school, from the money he saved by selling coconut water.

PM Narendra Modi said he received as many as 75 postcards from Croatia on the occasion of ‘Azadi ka Amrut Mahotsav’ for 75th year of independence.

Prime Minsister Narendra Modi read out a postcard sent to him from an Assam girl Ridhima, studying in class 7, who said she dreams of India becoming the cleanest nation on its 100th year of independence.

At Mann ki Baat, Prime Minister Narendra Modi urges people to visit National War Memorial.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses nation in year's first episode of Mann Ki Baat.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and President Ram Nath Kovind on Sunday paid tribute to Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat in New Delhi on his death anniversary. Read here.

New chief economic advisor V Anantha Nageswaran to address a press conference on January 31 at 3.45pm in New Delhi after the presentation of the economic survey by Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the Parliament.

Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi and chief minister MK Stalin on Sunday paid tributes to Mahatma Gandhi as the nation observes his death anniversary today.

Health minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Sunday took to Twitter to announce that 75% of India's adult population has been fully vaccinated against Covid-19.

India continued its downward swing in fresh Covid-19 cases on Sunday with 2,34,281 fresh infections, down from Saturday's 2,35,532. New fatalities, however, saw a rise to 893 from yesterday's 871.

Ambassador of Israel to India Naor Gilon on Saturday (January 29) shared a video of the illuminated Masada Fortress in Israel to celebrate 30 years of full diplomatic relations between the two countries.

Five terrorists of LeT and JeM were killed in dual encounters in the last 12 hours, Kashmir Police said in a statement. JeM commander terrorist Zahid Wani and a Pakistani terrorist were among those killed, the statement added. Read here.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi to address the nation via the ‘Mann Ki Baat’ today at 11.30am. Read here.