Things Happened Today | 15th January

Rahul Gandhi in Amethi: Rahul Gandhi is on two day visit of his Parliamentary constituency Amethi for the first time after taking charge as Congress President. On his first visit to party strongholds Rae Bareli (Sonia Gandhi’s constituency) and Amethi in Uttar Pradesh, Rahul Gandhi on Monday slammed the BJP, accusing it of continuously “lying” and not honouring its promises made to the people. “The BJP people are continuously lying...one lie after the other. Whether it is pertaining to the Rs 15 lakh in the bank accounts of people or giving a remunerative price to the farmers or construction of roads...,” the Mr. Gandhi said.

Face Detection: From July 1, 2018 there will be new alternative for recognition. The UIDAI (Unique Identification Authority of India), has decided to enable face recognition as another means of authentication from July 1, 2018. However, the face authentication option will be allowed only in fusion mode, along with another authentication option such as biometrics or one-time password (OTP) on the registered mobile number.   

Wholesale Inflation: Wholesale price based inflation eases to 3 months low at 3.58%. It is because of the reduction in price of food items according to the data released by Ministry of Commerce and Industy. In November, the annual rate of inflation based on monthly WPI, was 3.93% (provisional), while in December 2016 it was 2.1%. Inflation in food articles eased to 4.72% in December 2017 from 6.06% in November 2017.

Raghunath Jha: Former Union Minister and senior RJD (Rashtriya Janta Dal) leader passed away on late Sunday at Delhi's Ram Manohar Lohia hospital. Raghunath Jha, 78, was Union Minister of State for Heavy Industries and Public Enterprise in the UPA (United Progressive Alliance) government led by former Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh. He was suffering from kidney ailment.

Pravin Togadia: Vishwa Hindu Parishad international working president Pravin Togadia, who went missing from Ahmedabad after a Rajasthan police team came to arrest him in relation to a 2015 case, was later found on Monday in a hospital. Reports said the leader was found unconscious in an Ahmedabad hospital. Ahmedabad crime branch sources said Togadia, 62, has been admitted in Chandramani Hospital in Shahibaug. He was suffering from low blood sugar.

Army Day 2018: The Army Day is celebrated every year by the Indian Army on January 15 to commemorate the day when General (later Field Marshal) K.M Carriappa took over the command of Army from General Sir Francis Butcher , the last British Commander-in-Chief in 1949 and became the first Commander-in-Chief of Indian Army post Independence. 

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