Hello and welcome. You're watching ND TV 24 7. I'm Osama. Sharper Top story is the attack on MBC Pluto consequent to the incident of the suspected drone attack on MBC Pluto in the North Arabian Sea on 23rd December. An Indian Navy team of explosive ordinance disposal specialists had embarked the vessel at Anchorage of Mumbai for sanitation and preliminary analysis based on MVC, Pluto crew inputs and on scene examination, the analysis by Indian Navy's Team of Explosive Ordinance disposal says, and points to a strong possibility of a drone attack. Vishnu show has more details. You know fresh details coming in now from the Indian Navy on their preliminary investigation into the drone strike on MVC Pluto, which was a chemical and oil tanker which was struck by a drone 204 100 plus kilometres west of the Indian coastline deep in the Arabian Sea well south of the Arabian Sea. It limped back to Mumbai yesterday. At that stage, the navy did confirm that there was a drone strike which took place, but now in a statement, they have said, and I'm just reading it out. Based on MV Camp Pluto crew inputs and an unseen examination and analysis by an explosives and ordinance team to a strong possibility of a drone strike. It's been as certain that the explosive charge on the drone detonated completely, causing extensive damage above the water line. You can see images of the Navy chief being briefed on the damage on the left hand side and you've got pictures of the damage which took place on the right hand side of your screen. Remnants of the projectile have been collected by the Indian Navy for further forensic analysis and coordinate with other agencies. The Navy chief has been briefed on the initial analysis undertaken now very significantly and this is a big takeaway of this. In light of the recent maritime incidents in the Arabian Sea, the Indian navy has commenced focused maritime security operations in the region. The presence of Indian navy warships and air surveillance in the region has been enhanced. Actions are being progressed in co ordination with national maritime agencies towards ensuring the safety of merchant marine in the region. So the big breaking news two parts Firstly, the navy reconfirms a drone strike. Explosives experts have said that the explosive completely detonated which resulted in the extensive damage which you can see on the bottom left hand side of your screen. Further, forensic analysis is on. The Navy chief has been briefed and the Navy has now moved into high gear. They've commenced focused maritime security operations. There are Indian Navy warships which have been surged. Air surveillance in the region has been enhanced. Actions are being progressed in coordinations with national maritime agencies towards ensuring the safety of merchant marines in the region. Merchant Marines remember, account for or bring in 90% of trade coming into India from North America and from Europe. In fact, even from the east, it is 90% of all trade comes in through the maritime route, 70% by value. It is critical for India to protect our maritime areas of interest. The sea lanes of community S locks as they are known and, of course, merchant marine ships which are completely enable unable or not equipped at all to defend against drone or cruise missile attacks. All of this comes at a time I should remind you when in the Arabian Sea there are multiple attacks taking place against merchant Marines by Houthi militia Houthi rebels who now control a part of Yemen, India India will track down those behind attacks on merchant navy ships even from the depths of the sea, and take action against them. This is what Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has said on Tuesday at the commissioning of IS in the third of four vishakha class warships developed and designed by the navy. Vishnu gets us this report the IS Mal, India's latest destroyer among the most advanced warships of its class anywhere in the world. The third of four ships of its class, the 7400 tonne destroyer is the first warship to have been named after a city in the northeast. The four ships have cost the exchequer 35,800 drawers or 8950 rows per ship. Speaking on the commissioning of the destroyer, the defence minister made it clear India was watching the drone attacks against merchant vessels in the Indian Ocean with concern and will react. Arab SHYY you know yesterday this ship, the Camp Pluto, a chemical and oil carrier, limped into Mumbai Harbour 48 hours after being struck by a drone more than 400 kilometres off the Indian coastline. While the navy has confirmed that it was a drone strike, there is no clarity on where the weapon was fired from today. The navy chief pointed out that several Indian warships have been deployed at a time when Houthi rebels in Yemen have stepped up their attacks. Even as we speak, we have four destroyers of 15 alpha and Bravo class deployed to counter piracy and drone attacks on merchant shipping. We have air surveillance by sea guardians, PS Donia helicopters and Indian Coast Guard units all deployed jointly to counter these threats. The commissioning of the Imphal comes at a time when there's an unprecedented threat on merchant shipping off the coast of Yemen. In areas held by Houthi rebels. US warships in the area have intercepted dozens of drones. Indian ships deployed in the area will now put themselves in harm's way to protect unarmed merchant vessels to ensure that a key route of maritime commerce remains protected as much as 95% of India's foreign trade by volume and 70% by value moves through ocean rooms. This new show for T, the Delhi police received a call about a blast being heard near the Israeli embassy this evening. The team of Delhi police rushed to the spot but left after the search the perimeter and found nothing suspicious. However, at an empty plot of land just a few metres away from the embassy, the police have found a letter addressed to the Israeli ambassador. They also found a flag wrapped with the letter. The letter has been seized by the police. Israel's deputy envoy Ohad Nakash Kar, in a video statement, said. Our diplomats are safe. Our security teams are working in full Cooper operation with the local Delhi security. Listen in to what is this evening? Several minutes after five, an explosion occurred in close proximity to the embassy. All our workers are safe. All our diplomats are safe. Our security teams are working in full Cooper operation with the local Delhi security and they will investigate the matter further. That we're getting to know from Delhi police sources which seems to be an immediate fallout of that call that the Delhi police received of a blast near the Israeli Embassy is that the police are on alert. In fact, the Delhi police are monitoring this very, very closely with senior officials of the Israeli Embassy inside in the Paharganj area, security has been beefed up is what we are being told by police forces and at the same time, the Delhi police is also monitoring the CCTV cameras very, very closely. So this has been the immediate fallout of this particular incident. But as you mentioned, you know, the entire all the officials there are completely safe. There's been no such injury or casualty, fortunately because of this. But what police sources are telling us is that they're going to investigate this matter and in fact, the entire area, the plot where this call was actually received. Senior officials of the Delhi police rushed to the spot immediately. They drove the entire area and they just found that letter and that wrapped flag. And in fact, that has been seized by the Delhi police that will be sent for forensic examination as well is what they're being told by sources. That is how the investigation will proceed. In fact, in the pagan area and areas close to the Israeli Embassy, all roads, you know, the security has been beefed. Barricading has been done several layers of barricading as we speak is being done by the Delhi police. They're on the vigil. They're keeping a close watch on CCTV cameras as well. And we get to know more about what was behind this blast, perhaps in a day or two, and direct flights connecting Mumbai and Ayuda are expected to begin from January 15th. Remember, Prime Minister Modi will be inaugurating the Ayuda International Airport on the 30th of December. Danish Punjabi has more details. There's a lot of excitement about the airport. The Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, is going there to inaugurate. And it's going to be a grand inauguration by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. And just two days before Prime Minister's visit Uh, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath is going there, uh, to take stock of the situation. If you talk about the flights today, Indigo has announced that they're going to start operations from Mumbai to Ayodhya. Uh, flights from Ahmedabad will also be there. Flights from Delhi will also there. And in fact, the bookings of flights have already started, with prices reaching as high as 45,000 for one site from Bengaluru. Uh, I saw that on a website. A couple of days ago, so prices as high as 45,000 have already reached. So it's going to be a very grand event. Uh uh. The flight operations of the Maria Shut Shir International Airport are expected to start from, uh, sixth of January on fifth of on fifth of January, the first commercial test, The first test. Uh uh, Flight, uh, operation will take place, and from sixth of January, the commercial flight operations will begin. Uh, the grand inauguration. Let me just tell you, it is on 22nd of January and the whole the whole city is going through a massive infrastructure overhaul, including the new airport that we're talking about. And a new railway station is also coming. So, uh, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 30th will inaugurate the new MARATHA Pham International Airport, through which, you know, the flights will be operated from different parts of the country to AOA If I would just like to mention about the, you know, the airport and it's going to be an international airport which will, you know, obviously accommodate large, uh, big, big, big planes as well as well, like Boeing and Airbus. All of them. So uh, on 30th of January. Yes. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is going to inaugurate uh, the, uh uh Maratha Pham Shir Ra International Airport over to you. The consecration of the Ram Temple in Ayo next month to be headlined by Prime Minister Narin. Dr Modi has become, as expected, a political issue ahead of the local by election due in less than four months. Invitation to the January 22nd event have been sent to religious leaders and actors. But it is those sent to opposition leaders and their RSVPs that are making headlines. Here's a report A political row after top CP leaders today underlined the party's decision to skip the Lam Temple inauguration event next month in Ayothya, calling it the politicisation of a religious programmes. EEYH State the B JP, for which the construction of the temple has been a major campaign issue and will be again in the run up to the 2024 general and state elections hit back. If I am sending invites or somebody has been sending invite to all these people who is weaponizing the religion, the ones who are inviting are the ones who are choosing not to go the ones who are choosing not to go are the ones who are weaponizing it because they are the ones who have been trying to speak against a particular religion. The left has spoken out, but all eyes are on the congress and its senior leaders, including party boss Malika Arjun Karge and its matriarch Sonia Gandhi Ahi Rajan Chowdhury, its leader in the outgoing loss. Aha and its former prime minister, Manmohan Singh, have also been invited, but it is not clear if Rahul Gandhi has received one. The congress has been guarded so far. General Secretary KC Venugopal has confirmed the invites but said the party's stance will be known later. The politics has begun and as the date inches closer, the war of words will only intensify with Maria Shakil in New Delhi. Tanish Punjabi in luck now for ND TV, the much awaited Rajasthan cabinet expansion is scheduled for tomorrow. Team Bhajan Lal is all set to induct new ministers in his cabinet. The new chief minister, Bhajan Lal, and his deputies took oath on December 15th with Eye on 2024 looks about polls. The Union Home Minister Amit Shah and BJ P's National President JP Nadda attended meeting with the court committee of the party's Bengal unit. The two leaders, also with the B JP Social Media team and thereafter, might introduce some new workers during the organisational meeting. Earlier in the day, they visited Gurwara and Kalliga Temple, which is not far from Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's residence. The two BJP leaders visit comes within days of Mata's Delhi visit to attend the alliance meeting 35 as Yeah no in faces Bangal Jord, No vote to Hajj or vote for Y, Nara or JJ. Congress too, in fact, is strategizing for looks about polls. Senior leaders went into a huddle at a IC C headquarters to discuss she seat sharing in Bihar. Congress President Malik Arjun Karge as well as Rahul Gandhi also met party leaders from Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir. Navjot Singh Sidhu was spotted at the meeting. Just last week, a group of Congress leaders in a joint statement came down heavily on party, even calling him gunpowder, wanting to blast the party
