ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY

• 2001 A massive earthquake hits Gujarat, India
• 1950 India becomes a republic
• 1905 The world's largest diamond is found in South Africa

NATIONAL

• Bharat Parv 2020 to be celebrated from 26th to 31st January. The Central theme of this year’s Bharat Parv is ‘Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat’ and ‘Celebrating 150 Years of Mahatma Gandhi’.
• Rajasthan Assembly passes resolution against CAA. The House also asked the Centre to withdraw the new fields of information which have been sought for updating the National Population Register (NPR) 2020.

ECONOMY

• Debashish Panda nominated to SBI Central Board. He is appointed with immediate effect replacing the earlier nominee Ravi Mittal, according to a bank filing

DEFENCE

• Six Army personnel awarded Shaurya Chakras; 19 top officers get PVSM. A total of 151 Sena Medals, eight Yudh Seva Medals to have been announced on the occasion of Republic Day.

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