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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday inaugurated the "Swarnim Vijay Parv" at India Gate in Delhi. The event commemorates 50 years of India's historic victory in the 1971 war and the Indo-Bangladesh friendship. 
The air quality in the national capital marginally improved and moved to the 'poor' category on Sunday morning. The System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR) portal of the Ministry of Earth Sciences reported an air quality index (AQI) of 256. The area near IIT Delhi logged an AQI of 266, the T3 terminal of the airport reported an AQI of 290, Lodhi Road area reported an AQI of 249.
With 7,774 people testing positive for coronavirus infection in a day, India's COVID-19 tally climbed to 3,46,90,510, while the number of active cases declined to 92,281, the lowest in 560 days, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Sunday. The death toll mounted to 4,75,434 with the addition of 306 new fatalities, according to the data updated at 8 am.
Senior Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh functionary Ram Madhav on Saturday said the real tribute to the Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat, who died along with 12 others in a helicopter crash in Tamil Nadu, would be carrying forward the reforms he had set rolling. Madhav, who is the RSS national executive member, said General Rawat had embarked on a major reformist programme he was half way through when fate snatched him away. Mourning the death of General Rawat, Madhav said, "In his demise, the country has lost a great reformist leader of our armed forces." 
The Punjab government has moved the Supreme Court, challenging the Centre's decision that expanded the BSF's jurisdiction to undertake search, seizure and arrest within a larger 50-km stretch from the international border in Assam, West Bengal and Punjab, as compared to the earlier 15 km. The state government, in its original suit, has said the extension of the territorial jurisdiction of the Border Security Force (BSF) encroaches upon the constitutional jurisdiction of the state. The Union home ministry issued a notification on October 11, amending a July, 2014 enabling provision for the BSF personnel and officers while they operate in the border areas.
An unidentified terrorist was killed in an encounter with security forces in the Baragam area of Awantipora in Jammu and Kashmir. Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Baragam area of Awantipora in the south Kashmir district after specific inputs about the presence of terrorists there, a police official said.Republic Day 2024 : As India's 75th Republic Day Parade kicked off in the national capital, a 30-member band contingent and a marching c...
