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• On 26 January, 1950; the Constitution of India was implemented in the country that is why we celebrate 26 January as Republic day every year.


• It had replaced the Government of India Act, 1935 into the governing document of India.


• On this day, national holiday is declared by the Indian Government. The new Indian Constitution was sketched and approved by the Indian Constituent Assembly and decided to celebrate it on 26th of January every year as India became a republic country.

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• International Customs Day is not a public holiday. It falls on Saturday, 26 January 2019 and most businesses follow regular Saturday opening hours.


• It also focuses on the working conditions and challenges that custom officers face in their jobs.

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• A longtime ally of U.S. President Donald Trump was arrested on Friday for lying to Congress about the 2016 campaign’s efforts to use stolen emails to undercut his Democratic rival in the latest arrest of the Special Counsel probe into possible election manipulation.


• A longtime ally of U.S. President Donald Trump was arrested on Friday for lying to Congress about the 2016 campaign’s efforts to use stolen emails to undercut his Democratic rival in the latest arrest of the Special Counsel probe into possible election manipulation.


• Roger Stone, a 66-year-old self-proclaimed Republican “dirty trickster,” declared himself innocent hours after a large team of FBI agents raided his home in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

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• H-1B visa is popular among Indian IT professionals who corner more than 70% of the 85,000 visas that the US grants every year.


• The United States on Friday announced that premium processing of applications for H-1B visa in all categories subject to Congress-mandated caps will resume on Monday after it was suspended temporarily to clear the backlog of applications for the work visas popular among Indian IT professionals.

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• The base is located close to the Malacca Straits, a narrow strip vital to China and to world sea trade as its navy expands its maritime influence, including sending warships and submarines to the Indian Ocean region and to India’s neighbourhood.


• The naval air station (NAS) Shibpur was commissioned as INS Kohassa by Indian navy chief, Admiral Sunil Lanba, on Thursday.

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• The reforms, approved by the cabinet, would open up a new era for the tourism industry, which was devastated by Islamist violence after the September 11, 2001, attacks in the United States, Minister of Information Fawad Chaudhry said.


• The reforms, approved by the cabinet, would open up a new era for the tourism industry, which was devastated by Islamist violence after the September 11, 2001, attacks in the United States, Minister of Information Fawad Chaudhry said.


• The new visa regime comes after some countries eased travel advisories on Pakistan in light of improvements in security.

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• Contingents of the Navy, India Army Service Corps and a unit of Corps of Signals (transportable satellite terminal) will all be led by women officers.


• “This Republic Day parade will be an amazing display of ‘Nari Shakti’ (women power), as many contingents will be led by women, besides an all-women contingent of the Assam Rifles,” Maj Gen Rajpal Punia, Chief of Staff, HQ Delhi Area said, reports PTI.


• Maj Khushboo Kanwar, 30, and mother of a child, who will lead a contingent of the Assam Rifles, the oldest paramilitary force in the country, was brimming with pride


• Capt Shikha Surabhi from the Corps of Signals will perform bike stunts alongside her male teammates as part of daredevils, a major attraction every Republic Day.

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• The reptiles, the largest around three metres, are being lured into metal cages and moved elsewhere in the western state of Gujarat on the back of pickup trucks.


• So far about a dozen had been extracted “from dyke number three of the reservoir which has been identified as a probable site for the seaplane jetty,” a source told AFP on Friday.


• Local forestry official Anuradha Sahu said the instruction had come from the state government “for safety reasons as the tourist influx has increased” to the riverside edifice.

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• Baghel said the waiver would be applicable on irrigation tax imposed till October 2018. “I announce that ‘Sinchai Kar’ (irrigation tax) amounting to Rs 207 crore till October 2018 will be waived off.


• Around 15 lakh farmers will benefit from this,” Baghel was quoted as saying by news agency ANI.


• The announcement that would benefit around 15 lakh farmers was made by Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel during his Republic Day speech in Raipur on Saturday.

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• Former President Pranab Mukherjee, who was conferred the country’s highest civilian honour Bharat Ratna on Friday, is an elder statesman who has made lasting contribution to the country’s progress in nearly five-decade public life, steered governance and inspired youth towards excellence in academics and other fields.


• Mukherjee worked with two prime ministers - Manmohan Singh and Narendra Modi - and had excellent equation with both of them.


• President, Mukherjee laid a lot of stress on innovation and on boosting country’s rankings in higher education as none of Indian universities is in the top 100 rankings.

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• She said even central banks, banks, insurance companies and almost all industries would need to take climate change into account.


• While some industries may be impacted more and some relatively less, all need to do their bit, she added.


• "It's very easy to be lost in the headlines but what we really want to do ... is not focus on the headlines. So I'm not going to give you the economic outlook," Lagarde said.

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• The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) in collaboration with Indian Air Force (IAF) released a new standard for Aviation Turbine Fuels (ATF) which can be used as bio-jet fuel on all military and civilian aircraft.


• The new specifications will allow Indian standards of bio-jet fuel to align with current international standards.


• A committee comprising of domain experts was tasked to originate the required standards. It formulated Indian Standard IS 17081:2019 Aviation Turbine Fuel (Kerosene Type, Jet A-1) containing Synthesised Hydrocarbons, after a series of deliberations over the past nine months.

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• The duo put up 154 runs for the opening wicket and in doing so, Rohit and Dhawan went past legendary duo Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag in an elite partnership list.


• India openers Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan put together a stunning partnership to deflate the New Zealand bowlers early on in the second ODI of the five-match series at the Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui on Saturday.

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• Follow all the live updates from the third day of action as Saurashtra and Karnataka contest the second Ranji Trophy 2018-19 semi-final.


• Ronit More’s five-for gave Karnataka the upperhand on the second day of their semi-final against Surashtra.

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• Numaligarh Refinery Limited (NRL) received best Miniratna PSU in strategic performance financial category award at an award function held In New Delhi.


• Numaligarh Refinery Limited is a mini ratna company in Assam owned by Bharat Petroleum. It is a joint venture between Bharat Petroleum, Oil India and Government of Assam.

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• he Leaders of Malaysia’s royal houses, known as the “Conference of Rulers” elected 59 years old Sultan Abdullah.


• who is the ruler of the Malaysian state of Pahang as new King for the period of 5 years under a system of rotational monarchy which is unique to Malaysia following the abdication of previous monarch Sultan Muhammad V after 2 years on the throne.

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• The Indian Space Research Organisation successfully launched the PSLV C 44 carrying kalam sat and Microsat R last night at 11.37 precisely.


• Speaking after the launch, ISRO chairman, Dr.K.Sivan termed the mission as a grand success.


• Space Kidz India- a group of college students and the members of a Chennai based organization built Kalamsat. Kalamsat is the first to use PS4 (the fourth stage of the vehicle) as a platform to orbit around the earth.

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• Demise of Hindi fiction writer and essayist, Jnanpith awardee as well, Krishna Sobti passed away,in New Delhi at the age of 93.She was born on 18th February, 1925 in Gujarat Punjab, British India.


• Her writings insinuate Punjabi, Urdu, and afterwards Rajasthani languages. Her works mainly underscores the issues of female identity.

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