News updates: PM declares 38th National Games open in Dehradun, congratulates Uttarakhand for UCC

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9:36 PM

US pauses foreign assistance to Pakistan for re-evaluation

8:55 PM

Kejriwal's 'poison in Yamuna' remark political stunt of AAP to influence Delhi voters: Haryana CM

AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal's remark that the BJP is "mixing poison in the Yamuna" is a "political stunt" by the AAP aimed at influencing voters in the Delhi polls and deflecting attention from its own failures, Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini said on Tuesday.

He also alleged that the Delhi government has not taken any step to upgrade the Wazirabad water treatment plant in the national capital, according to an official statement here.

Saini said that the issue has been raised with the Election Commission.

The remarks made by Kejriwal is a "political stunt" by the Aam Aadmi Party aimed at influencing voters in the upcoming Delhi Assembly elections and deflecting attention from its own failures, the chief minister said.

8:55 PM

No defamation of leader if Atishi said BJP trying to buy MLAs with huge money: Delhi court

A Delhi court on Tuesday dismissed a criminal case filed by a BJP leader against Chief Minister Atishi, saying there was "absolutely no defamation of the media head of the BJP" if the AAP leader "accuses the BJP of trying to buy their MLAs with huge sums of money".

 

In his judgment, special judge Vishal Gogne said while such tactics may be "part and parcel" of political strategy, a court of law couldn't be a party to the creation of a chilling effect on freedom of speech by admitting or acting upon such efforts to silence whistleblowers or smaller political opponents.

 

The judge therefore underlined there was "absolutely no defamation of the media head of the BJP if the leader of the AAP accuses the BJP of trying to buy their MLAs with huge sums of money".

8:39 PM

Kejriwal's charges of poisoning Yamuna water, attempt at genocide in Delhi highly objectionable: Delhi LG

"AAP chief Kejriwal's charges of poisoning Yamuna water, attempt at genocide in Delhi highly objectionable," Delhi LG writes to CM Atishi.

8:16 PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi declares 38th National Games open in Dehradun

8:16 PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulates Uttarakhand govt for implementing UCC

7:34 PM

Two Central Industrial Security Force battalions to come up in Nuh, Haryana: CISF

One amongst them is the newly approved Mahila Battalion. These two Battalions along with the existing 5th Battalion, Ghaziabad and 11th Battalion, Greater Noida will play a significant role in addressing the contingency policing requirements of the Delhi NCR Region.

7:33 PM

Union Home Minister Amit Shah holds a roadshow in Delhi's Badarpur area

7:33 PM

No casualities from the plane on fire at Gimhae airport in South Korea - Yonhap citing fire authorities

7:17 PM

Kejriwal lives in 'sheesh mahal'; biggest liquor scam took place in Delhi under him: Rahul

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi launched a blistering attack on AAP convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday, saying the former chief minister came talking about bringing in clean politics but the biggest "liquor scam" took place in Delhi under his watch.

 

Kejriwal started off with a promise of bringing in a new kind of politics but he now lives in a "sheesh mahal", Gandhi told a public rally in Patparganj here for the February 5 assembly polls.

 

Gandhi took a swipe at former deputy chief minister and AAP leader Manish Sisodia too, calling him, along with Kejriwal, the "architect of the liquor scam".

 

Gandhi urged people to vote for the Congress' candidate Anil Chaudhary as Sisodia had "run away" from the Patparganj constituency after indulging in corruption.

 

Gandhi said the AAP chief was nowhere to be found when the poor needed him the most and when there was violence in Delhi, an apparent reference to the February 2020 riots.

6:15 PM

Boeing reports $11.8 bln loss, largest since 2020

5:33 PM

Burari building collapse: Rescue operation underway at the incident site

A newly constructed four-storey building near Oscar Public School collapsed in North Delhi's Burari area, yesterday. So far, 12 people have been rescued and three bodies have been retrieved from the debris.

4:59 PM

Supply of homes priced up to Rs 1 crore falls 30% in 2024: PropEquity

Fresh supply of affordable and mid-income homes costing up to Rs 1 crore fell 30 per cent last year to nearly 199,000  units across nine major cities, according to PropEquity. Real estate data analytics firm PropEquity on Tuesday pointed out that India's top nine cities, where a majority of Indians migrate for jobs, are "staring at a housing crisis". PropEquity attributed this fall in new supply of affordable and mid-income homes to a shift in developers' focus towards luxury housing.

4:56 PM

78% employees in India aim for prioritising family: Report

Amid debate over striking a work-life balance and L&T chairman SN Subrahmanyan recommending a 90-hour work week, a report has revealed that 78 per cent of employees interviewed said their aim is to prioritise family. According to global job site Indeed's 'Future Career Resolution' report, there is a significant shift in the priorities of Indian employees, with nearly four in five (78 per cent) stating they aim to prioritise family time with spouses, children and parents over career advancement in 2025.

4:53 PM

Sri Lanka ends ban on vehicle imports

Cash-strapped Sri Lanka has officially lifted the ban on the vehicle import which was put in place in 2020 to ease the pressure on foreign exchange reserves due to the Covid-19 pandemic, authorities said on Tuesday. This will be with effect from February 1. President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has issued a gazette dated January 24 which ended the ban on vehicle imports imposed in early 2020 with the COVID outbreak. The ban was continued when Sri Lanka suffered its economic crisis triggered by forex shortage.