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PTI quoted Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal as saying that 75 tricolours on flagpoles have been installed in Delhi so far to mark the 75th year of Independence. The target is to install 500 more.

ANI reported that the Supreme Court has granted protection till Monday, 31st Jan from arrest to SAD leader Bikram Singh Majithia after the Punjab & Haryana HC had dismissed his anticipatory bail plea. SC asked the Punjab government not to take any coercive steps until Monday, the day when it'll hear his anticipatory bail plea.

According to the State Department, the US has warned of 'global security' risks of Russia's aggression in Ukraine, reported AFP.

NDTV reported that according to sources, Tata Sons chairman is likely to meet PM Modi today ahead of the official handover of Air India. The airline board is expected to resign today.

ANI reported that around six people died in Amsari village, Buxar, Bihar, last night under mysterious circumstances. A police investigation has begun. "This happened due to spurious liquor. What is the administration doing? If there is a liquor ban, how are they getting it?" relatives of the deceased say.

ANI reported that responding to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's letter to Twitter stating that his number of followers was seeing a drop, Twitter spokesperson said, "Follower counts are a visible feature and we want everyone to have confidence that numbers are meaningful and accurate. Twitter has zero-tolerance approach to platform manipulation and spam. We fight spam and malicious automation strategically and at scale with machine learning tools, and as part of those consistent and ongoing efforts to ensure a healthy service and credible accounts, follower counts can and do fluctuate." The spokesperson added, "We remove millions of accounts each week for violating our policies on platform manipulation and spam. You can take a look at latest Twitter Transparency Center update for more context. While some accounts notice minor difference, in certain cases number could be higher."

AFP reported that major Australian energy firm Woodside announced Myanmar pullout.

ANI reported that the Sensex tumbled 888.89 points and is currently at 56,969.26. Nifty shed 255.70 points and is currently at 17,022.25.

According to ANI, India reported 2,86,384 new Covid cases, 573 deaths and 3,06,357 recoveries in the last 24 hours. This takes the number of active cases to 22,02,472 (5.46%) and the daily positivity rate to 19.59%, while the total vaccination stands at 1,63,84,39,207.

Cold wave conditions persist in Delhi and other parts of the country, reported ANI. The current temperature in the national capital is 8.4 degrees Celsius.