On Swami Vivekananda's birth anniversary, PM Modi hails potential of India's youth

Here are the live news updates for January 12, 2018.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the 22nd National Youth Festival (NYF) through video conferencing on Friday. The five-day festival, held at the Gautam Buddha University in Greater Noida, commenced on the occasion of the birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda.

12 January 2018

17:07 IST

Top Congress leaders arrive at party president Rahul Gandi's home.

The leaders include P Chidambaram, Salman Khurshid, Randip Surjewala, and Vivek Tankha

12:10 IST

Earlier today, the Prime Minister paid homage to the spritual leader: 

"I bow to Swami Vivekananda on his Jayanti. Today, on National Youth Day I salute the indomitable energy and enthusiasm of our youngsters, who are the builders of New India."

I bow to Swami Vivekananda on his Jayanti. Today, on National Youth Day I salute the indomitable energy and enthusiasm of our youngsters, who are the builders of New India. pic.twitter.com/1aXEqvVRgY

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) January 12, 2018