News updates: Employment for Delhi's youngsters will be top priority in next 5 years, says Kejriwal

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9:02 PM

5.3 million devotees take Holy Dip at Sangam on Day 8 of Maha Kumbh

8:09 PM

RBI forms new committee for bank license, chaired by former DG Jain

7:26 PM

LS Speaker Birla voices concern over decline in number of sittings of legislative bodies

7:07 PM

Employment for Delhi's youngsters will be my top priority in next 5 years: Kejriwal

6:54 PM

Delhi Election 2025: Parvesh Verma accuses Kejriwal of misusing Punjab funds

BJP candidate from New Delhi assembly constituency for Delhi Election 2025, Parvesh Verma says, "The 'accused' Arvind Kejriwal who was MLA from here and also the CM - he didn't do any work. But, when MCC is in effect - the way he has started distributing chairs using the money from Punjab - I have filed a complaint to the Election Commission and I hope they will take appropriate action..."

6:54 PM

Two Naxals killed in encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh's Gariaband district: Police

6:27 PM

Lok Sabha Speaker Birla releases new edition of book on parliamentary practices, procedures

6:26 PM

RG Kar verdict: Bengal Guv calls for stronger measures for women's safety

In the backdrop of a Kolkata court pronouncing life imprisonment till death for the prime accused in the RG Kar hospital rape-murder case, West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose on Monday said that judicial punishment is important, but it would not be able to address broader societal issues contributing to increasing incidents of violence against women.

Bose also asked the government to launch a drive to create awareness in society about women's security and alert the law enforcement machinery to take timely and decisive action against atrocities on women.

Punishment, no matter how severe, does not end the problems. The rising incidences of rapes, assaults, and murders are alarming and reflect a deeper societal malaise, Bose said in a statement.

5:32 PM

Mother of R G Kar hospital rape-murder convict confines herself to home after son gets life term

5:25 PM

BJP hits out at Siddaramaiah govt over Karnataka's absence in Davos

BJP state president B Y Vijayendra on Monday hit out at Chief Minister Siddaramaiah for Karnataka's absence at World Economic Forum in Davos, alleging that the Congress government has no roadmap, urgency or attempt to reclaim the state's lost glory of being the 'Startup Capital of India'.

 

Taking to the social media post 'X', he accused that even after Siddaramaiah-led Karnataka lost the prestigious title of 'Startup Capital of India' to Maharashtra, the government remains in a deep slumber.

 

Their inaction speaks louder than words. No roadmap, no urgency, no attempt to reclaim the state's lost glory, he said.

 

"Adding insult to injury, Karnataka is absent from WEF (World Economic Forum) 2025 in Davos, where other states like Maharashtra, AP, TN, and Telangana are pitching for global investments. Congress's priorities are clear: freebies over future, stagnation over innovation," he alleged.

 

Accusing the Siddaramaiah government in Karnataka of "Zero Development Sarkar," he said that the Congress had failed the state.

 

"From leading India's tech revolution to missing on the global stage, @INCKarnataka apathy is pushing Karnataka into irrelevance," he further alleged.

4:47 PM

Amit Shah sheds crocodile tears for Andhra after using Jagan as puppet for five years: YS Sharmila

Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee president YS Sharmila on Monday accused Union Home Minister Amit Shah of shedding crocodile tears by saying the state was devastated during 2019-2024. Responding to Shah's criticism of the YSRCP regime during a recent event near Vijayawada, Sharmila remarked that Reddy had completely aligned with the BJP-led NDA government, supporting all its bills in Parliament. "For five years, Jagan was your foster son and a mere rubber stamp, endorsing every bill in Parliament. You used the YSRCP to your advantage for five years, plundering the state, only to now shed crocodile tears over the devastation caused under its regime," Sharmila wrote in a post on X.

4:45 PM

Soldier killed in Jammu-Kashmir encounter with terrorists

An Indian Army soldier was killed following an overnight encounter with terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Sopore area, officials said on Monday. The soldier was injured in the exchange of fire with terrorists in a hideout at Zaloora Gujjarpati in Sopore police district and died as he was being evacuated from the scene of the gunbattle, they said.

4:23 PM

Case registered against Rahul over remarks 'threatening country's sovereignty'; Cong says political stunt

A police case has been registered in Assam against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his purported recent remarks "threatening the sovereignty of the country", with the opposition party dismissing the complaint as a ‘political stunt' on Monday. A complaint was filed at Panbazar police station here by advocate Monjit Chetia on Saturday evening against remarks made by Gandhi, the Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha, during the inauguration of the Congress' new national headquarters in New Delhi last week, police said.

4:11 PM

Maha Kumbh: Akharas asked to adhere to allotted bathing time on next 'Amrit Snan' on Jan 29

With the second 'Amrit Snan' of the Maha Kumbh on Mauni Amavasya next week expected to draw around 100 million pilgrims, the 13 akharas participating in it have been asked to stick to their allotted bathing time in the Triveni Sangam here. The Mauni Amavasya bathing ritual on January 29 is being considered special due to the belief that the auspicious planetary combinations on the day are occurring after 144 years.

3:48 PM

All of us demanded death sentence but court gave life imprisonment: CM Mamata Banerjee

I am not satisfied, says West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee on life-term sentence given to Sanjay Roy.

3:35 PM

Zomato's revenue in food delivery business up 22% in Q3

Revenue in the food delivery business increased nearly 22% in the quarter, while revenue from Blinkit, the market leader in India's quick commerce space, surged more than two-fold.

 

3:21 PM

News update: Zomato Q3 net profit down 57% to Rs 59 crore; revenue rises over 64%

Zomato's Q3 FY25 net profit fell more than 57 per cent year-on-year to Rs 59 crore.

2:43 PM

Agusta Westland scam: SC defers bail hearing of British national to Feb 18

The top court on Monday deferred to February 18 the bail hearing of alleged middleman Christian Michel James, accused in the Rs 3,600-crore AgustaWestland corruption case. A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta adjourned the hearing after the CBI counsel sought time.

2:39 PM

Andhra Pradesh CM to meet investors in Zurich on his way to Davos

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu reached Zurich, Switzerland on Monday as part of his visit to the World Economic Forum (WEF), government said. At the Zurich Airport, Europe TDP Forum members and Telugu NRIs accorded a grand welcome to the Chief Minister-led delegation that includes, IT Minister Nara Lokesh, Industries Minister TG Bharat and other officials, said an official press release.

2:38 PM

Two persons killed, 12 children hurt as truck collides with private bus in Chhattisgarh

A teacher and a driver were killed and 12 students returning from a tour were injured in a collision between a private bus and a truck in Chhattisgarh's Kondagaon district on Monday, police said. The accident occurred near Chikalputi village on National Highway 30 under the City Kotwali police station limits.

1:43 PM

Vijay expresses solidarity with farmers in their protest against proposed Parandur airport

Not against development or airport, but it must not be set up in fertile farmland: Actor-politician Vijay addressing farmers near Chennai.

1:30 PM

RG Kar case: We pray for highest penalty to maintain people's faith in society, says CBI lawyer

I have not done anything, still, I have been held guilty, Sanjay Roy tells Kolkata court. 

1:05 PM

Delhi HC issues notice on bail plea of AAP's Naresh Balyan, hearing on Jan 23

The Delhi High Court on Monday issued notice to Delhi Police on a bail plea moved by Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Naresh Balyan in a case under the stringent Maharashtra Control of Organized Crime Act (MCOCA). Recently the trial court has refused to grant bail to him in the case.

12:59 PM

Supreme Court asks J-K HC registrar to ensure proper VC facilities at Jammu court

The Supreme Court on Monday directed the registrar general of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court to ensure proper video conferencing facilities at a special court in Jammu hearing the 1989 Rubaiya Sayeed kidnapping and the 1990 Srinagar shootout cases involving jailed JKLF chief Yasin Malik and others.

The top court also directed the registrar general of the Delhi High Court to ensure proper video conferencing facilities at Tihar jail also where Malik is lodged in connection with another terror financing case.

12:29 PM

Lakhimpur Kheri case: SC seeks report from UP Police on Ashish Mishra 'influencing' witnesses

The top court has sought a report from Uttar Pradesh Police on allegations that accused Ashish Mishra, the son of Union minister Ajay Mishra, was influencing witnesses in the 2021 Lakhimpur Kheri violence case. A bench of Justices Surya Kant and N Kotiswar Singh directed the Lakhimpur Kheri superintendent of police to file the report in the court after a fact-finding inquiry.

11:55 AM

Take decision on Balwant Singh Rajoana's mercy petition by March 18: SC asks Centre

The top court has directed the Centre to take a decision by March 18 on the mercy petition of death row convict Balwant Singh Rajoana, convicted in the 1995 assassination case of then Punjab chief minister Beant Singh. "We are granting you time by way of a last chance. Either you take a decision or otherwise we will hear it on merits," a bench headed by Justice B R Gavai told Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, who appeared for the Centre.

11:46 AM

News update: SC stays proceedings in defamation case against Rahul Gandhi for remarks on Shah

10:58 AM

Police file cases against 6 for assaulting SC teen, making him fall at their feet in TN's Madurai

The Usilampatti police in Tamil Nadu's Madurai district booked cases against six persons allegedly for assaulting a Scheduled Caste teenager and forcing him to prostrate before them, a police official said on Monday. The police action followed a complaint preferred by the 19-year-old boy in connection with an incident on January 16, the official said.

10:38 AM

People of Delhi suffering in battle of supremacy between AAP govt, Centre: Sachin Pilot

Ahead of the Delhi polls, Congress leader Sachin Pilot on Monday said the people of the capital are suffering in the battle for supremacy between the AAP-led city government and the BJP-led central government, and that his party has emerged as the "better option". Speaking to reporters here, he exuded confidence that the people of Delhi will vote for the Congress this time. "There is a battle of supremacy between the Delhi government and the central government and the people (of the city) are suffering in this," Pilot said. The Congress party has emerged as the "better option" and people will give the mandate to it in the Delhi assembly elections, he said.

10:28 AM

Cannabis worth Rs 1.33 crore seized in Arunachal Pradesh's West Kameng

Cannabis worth about Rs 1.33 crore was seized in Arunachal Pradesh's West Kameng district, police said on Monday.n A total of 1,654.22 kg of cannabis was seized in a well-coordinated raid in Betchilling village in Kalaktang police station area, Superintendent of Police Sudhansu Dhama said.