Top news of the day: Supreme Court delivers split verdict on Chandrababu Naidu’s plea to quash FIR against him; consecration rituals begin at Ram temple in Ayodhya, and more
The HinduSkill Development scam case | SC delivers split verdict on Chandrababu Naidu’s plea to quash FIR against him The Supreme Court on January 16 upheld the registration of offences under the Indian Penal Code and remand order issued against former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu in the skill development ‘scam’ case. Consecration rituals begin at Ram temple in Ayodhya Rituals in the run-up to the January 22 Ram Mandir consecration ceremony started at the temple complex in Ayodhya on January 16, its chief priest said. On January 22, the minimum essential rituals needed for the “Pran Pratishtha” of the idol of Ram Lalla will be conducted, temple trust general secretary Champat Rai had told reporters. Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra passes through violence-hit areas of Manipur Manipur Congress chief Keisham Meghachandra Singh and former Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh, both from the Meitei community, were missing from Mr. Gandhi’s entourage as enthusiastic crowds lined up the narrow roads while moving from Imphal to Kohima.