Delhi News Live Updates, January 27, 2023: The Students’ Federation of India (SFI) has announced that it will screen the BBC documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Dr B R Ambedkar University Delhi on Friday. The university, however, said that students have not sought permission to do so and “screening was not permitted on campus”. This is the SFI’s third attempt to hold the screening of ‘India: The Modi Question’ after authorities at Jawaharlal Nehru University and Jamia Millia Islamia refused permission to screen it at their respective campuses.
In other news, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has arrived at the Talkatora stadium in New Delhi for the ‘Pariksha Pe Charcha’ programme. The programme is an annual event conducted by the prime minister to address questions related to board exam stress and anxiety. This year, nearly 38 lakh students have registered for Pariksha Pe Charcha. Follow our Live blog for Live Updates of the event.
Meanwhile, the BJP’s two-day state executive meeting, the party’s first after its defeat in the MCD polls, will begin Friday. Dissecting the results of the civic elections last year, which ended the party’s 15-year reign over the municipality, is among the chief items on the agenda for the meeting, sources said, adding that the party will particularly analyse civic wards where it did well in addition to those where it was found wanting. The meeting, to be chaired by Delhi BJP working president Virendra Sachdeva, comes after the party’s National Executive meeting which was held on January 16 and 17, as per tradition.
“Pariksha pe Charcha is my exam too. And I am happy to give this exam. kids ask their questions, they share their problems and it is a pleasure for me. My country’s youth, what it thinks and what it goes through, what its dreams are, to know all this is a big pleasure for me.” PM Narendra Modi said.
He said the aim of the programme is for him to understand the pressure on students.
A Delhi court on Friday allowed the plea by actor Jacqueline Fernandez to travel abroad. She has been allowed to travel to Dubai from January 27 to 30, to attend the PepsiCo India conference.
The Delhi court has adjourned the bail plea by Air India urination case accused Shankar Mishra. The police sought an adjournment as the Investigation officer didn’t turn up before the court. Mishra’s lawyer senior advocate Ramesh Gupta told ASJ Harjyot Singh Bhalla, “this is unfair. They should be ready, and always be ready. It can’t be an excuse IO is not there. Every minute is important. Just because you are representing the victim you have all the right and I as an accused don’t have any right ?” The matter has been adjourned for Monday.
In other news, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has arrived at the Talkatora stadium in New Delhi for the ‘Pariksha Pe Charcha’ programme. 
A Delhi court will hear the bail plea of Shankar Mishra, who is accused of urinating on a fellow passenger on an Air India flight, shortly. 
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Pariksha pe charcha 2023 has begun at Talkatora stadium with students from different schools welcoming the audience. The Minister of Education Dharmendra Pradhan has arrived at the venue to interact with school students teachers and parents. 
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A 29-year-old passenger, who was on a flight to Dubai, was deboarded from the plane in Delhi after he posted a tweet saying he “hijacked” the plane. Police said he made the false tweet after he got angry with the airline staff
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal thanked L-G V K Saxena for giving him and AAP MLAs an appointment and stated that he is going to Punjab on Friday and will request the LG for some other time, according to government sources.
Delhi L-G V K Saxena has asked Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to come and see him with his cabinet ministers and any 10 MLAs tomorrow at 4 pm at Raj Niwas.
Kejriwal had written to Saxena questioning his decision of not meeting him and around 60 AAP MLAs on the first day of the recently-concluded session of the Delhi Legislative Assembly.
Kejriwal had then led a march from the Assembly to Raj Niwas demanding a meeting to discuss the Constitutional separation of papers between the LG and the elected government.
The 74th Republic Day parade Thursday at the newly developed Kartavya Path, the revamped Rajpath, in New Delhi witnessed the participation of several women contingents, including those of Central Reserve Police Force, Border Security Force, Delhi Police and Indian Navy.
The celebrations commenced with the homage ceremony at the National War Memorial where Prime Minister Narendra Modi led the nation in paying tribute to fallen soldiers.
The chief guest for this year’s parade was Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi. The parade kicked off with a march by a 144-member contingent of the Egyptian Armed Forces, which was for the first time participating in it.
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The 74th Republic Day parade at Kartavya Path came to an end around 12 pm on Thursday. As many as 23 tableaux, 17 from states and Union Territories and six from various ministries and departments, participated in the parade showcasing a plethora of cultures from across the country.
Soon after the spectacle came to an end, Prime Minister Narendra Modi greeted the crowd amid cheers, after bidding adieu to President Droupadi Murmu and her Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, the chief guest at the event. Follow here for more.
The cheetah was featured prominently on the Central Public Works Department (CPWD) tableau in the Republic Day Parade on Thursday, highlighting its theme of biodiversity conservation.
The CPWD tableau was a nod to Project Cheetah, through which cheetahs were brought from Namibia and released in Kuno National Park in September 2022. The government had then termed the project as the “world’s first inter-continental large wild carnivore translocation project”. Read more.
The BJP’s two-day state executive meeting, the party’s first after its defeat in the Delhi civic elections, will begin on Friday. This follows the party’s National Executive meeting that was held on January 16 and 17. The meeting, according to party sources, will be followed by an overhaul of the state unit.
“The party’s performance in the MCD elections, the AAP’s high jacking of the MCD House twice this month, and the failure of the AAP Delhi government are on the agenda for discussion,” a party source said. Read here.
The Delhi Police have busted a gang which was allegedly smuggling liquor from Delhi to Bihar in over 25 drums taking a cue from the Telugu blockbuster Pushpa: The Rise.
The police said they recovered all the bottles from a warehouse in Sanjay Gandhi Transport (SGT) Nagar. According to the police, the accused were transporting liquor bottles in drums covered in wood sawdust and concealed, which was inspired by the 2021 Allu Arjun movie where the protagonist is seen smuggling items by hiding them with wood. Read more here.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked a Ghaziabad court to defer proceedings in a case against journalist Rana Ayyub to a date after January 31.
Ayyub is facing charges of money laundering over raising money through crowdfunding in the name of providing Covid relief. While hearing a plea challenging the summons issued to her to appear before the court on January 27, the bench passed the direction citing paucity of time to complete the hearing on Wednesday. Read more.
The Miranda House Archiving Project, which aims to trace the college’s history and that of its students, inaugurated its first physical centre on Wednesday — with a twist.
The Project has utilised an unused space in a corner of its library building, with a permanent exhibit showcasing a timeline of the college’s history as well as rare photographs chronicling the lives of students and staff members. Read Arushi Bhaskar’s piece here.
The first-ever contingent of women armed police battalion of CRPF. (Express Photo)
The Delhi police pope band comprising of 35 women constables participated in the parade for the first time. (Express Photo)
In another first, BSF women contingent participated in the parade as camel riders. (Express Photo)
AAP candidate for the post of MCD Mayor Shelly Oberoi Thursday approached the Supreme Court with a plea seeking to conduct the Mayoral elections in a time-bound manner.
The party said that the matter is expected to be heard on Friday.
An all-woman contingent of the Assam Rifles during the Republic Day parade in New Delhi on Thursday. Praveen Khanna
In a first, India and Egypt have decided to flag cross-border terrorism, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi and visiting President of Egypt Abdel Fattah El-Sisi condemned the use of terrorism as a foreign policy tool.
This is significant given India’s criticism of Pakistan over the years over cross-border terrorism and for using terror as an instrument of state policy.
The Egyptian side signed off on this formulation that targeted Pakistan, a fellow member at the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation. New Delhi feels Cairo has a more nuanced and positive position towards India, especially at the OIC, which issues statements against India on Kashmir, and the situation of minorities in the country.
“How can they delete my name from the electoral roll… Am I dead? Today you are not allowing me to vote, tomorrow you may delete my name from the ration card, then from land records… where will this injustice end?” said Hemlata, whose name was allegedly deleted from the voter list ahead of the 2022 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections.
She moved court last year with a complaint that she faced discrimination based on caste, and received a ruling in her favour. Following the order of the SC/ST court, Gautam Buddha Nagar police Tuesday registered an FIR against three government officials.
A resident of Roshanpur village in Gautam Buddha Nagar district, Hemlata takes care of work at home and the farm while her husband Mahendra Kumar is a labourer.
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