LIVE News Updates: Modi govt’s New Year Gift- Railway passenger fares hiked

On the eve of the New Year, the Railways Ministry on Tuesday announced a hike in the basic passenger fare.

The revised fare will be effective from January 1, 2020.

A man has been booked for allegedly divorcing his wife by pronouncing triple talaq in Delhi.

Police registered a case on Saturday based on a complaint lodged by the woman. In her complaint, the woman said she got married to Shujauddin on November 20, 2017.

She used to live with her husband and in-laws at Sahibabad. Soon after marriage, her husband started ill-treating her and physical assaulting her, the FIR stated.

On September 5, her husband visited her parents at Sadiq Nagar and picked up a fight with her and assaulted her before giving triple talaq, she alleged.

Police said investigation is underway.

BJP MP GVL. Narasimha Rao has filed petition with Rajya Sabha Chairman seeking to initiate breach of Parliament proceedings against Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan after Kerala Assembly passed resolution against CAA calling it 'illegal nad unconstitutional'.

Internet services in all government-run hospitals and SMS to all mobile phones will be restored from December 31 midnight in the Kashmir Valley, Jammu and Kashmir official spokesman Rohit Kansal said on Tuesday.

On December 10, some short message service (SMS) were enabled on mobile phones in order to facilitate students, scholarship applicants, traders and others.

The Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) and zonal railways have announced special late night services on New Year's Eve, officials said.

While the BEST plans to operate 20 extra buses on seven routes connecting the city's sea fronts to railway stations, the Western and Central railways will ply eight and four services respectively on Tuesday night.

The WR will ply eight services after midnight between Churchgate and Virar stations, and CR will operate four -- two between Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT)-Kalyan andtwo between CSTM-Panvel on Harbour line.

A major fire broke out at a Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) workshop in Peth Road area here late Monday night.

The blaze was doused on Tuesday morning but caused a damage worth around Rs 4 lakh though nobody was injured, an official said.

Some 800 scrap tyres and other materials were gutted in the fire that started around 9.30 pm on Monday, he said.

SMS services to be restored from December 31 midnight in Kashmir valley, says Jammu and Kashmir Principal Secretary Rohit Kansal

The Delhi government's naming committee on Tuesday decided to rename Pragati Maidan metro station as Supreme Court metro station.

Making the announcement, Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said the committee in its meeting also decided to rename Mukarba Chowk and its flyover after Kargil war martyr Captain Vikram Batra and MB Road as Acharya Sri Mahapragya Marg.

As a measure to avert any untoward incidents on New Year's Eve, over 2,000 police personnel will be deployed at 112 points, including inner city malls, crowded markets and border areas across Gurugram, a police officer said on Tuesday.

“As we know, Gurugram is the destination for celebration of New Year's Eve. Residents and party lovers will celebrate and organise events in different places here. I urge people to celebrate in a peaceful manner. If any untoward incident happens to anyone, they should not panic. Gurugram Police will be there with you for help,” Deputy Commissioner of Police Shashank Kumar Sawan said.

The air quality of the national capital improved significantly from 'severe' to 'very poor' category on Tuesday.

Delhi's overall Air Quality Index (AQI) crossed 300 on Tuesday morning which falls in the 'very poor' category, as against 440 on Monday.

An AQI between 0-50 is considered 'good', 51-100 is 'satisfactory', 101-200 'moderate', 201-300 'poor', 301-400 'very poor' and 401-500 as 'severe'. An AQI above 500 falls in the 'severe plus' category.

General Bipin Rawat, who will take charge as the country's first Chief of Defence Staff on Wednesday, will wear a new uniform specifically designed for the newly-created post.

The colour of the uniform will remain olive green but it will have all components of the three services' uniforms.

Shiv Sena MP Omraje Nimbalkar and BJP MLA Rana Jagjitsinh Patil have been booked for attempt to murder following cross-complaints against them amid the ongoing panchayat polls in Maharashtra's Osmanabad district, police said on Tuesday.

Indore adjudged country's cleanest city for fourth time in a row in central government cleanliness survey.

Bhopal at second position in first quarter results (April to June) of Central govt cleanliness survey.

Rajkot gets second position in second quarter results (July-September) of central govt cleanliness survey.

The third position was grabbed by Surat in the first quarter and Navi Mumbai in the second quarter

The Indian Railways has renamed its security force RPF (Railway Protection Force) as Indian Railway Protection Force Service.

The ministry has accorded organised Group A status to RPF and renamed it, according to an order issued on Monday.

"Consequent upon grant of organized group A status ( OGAS) to RPF in the light of Cabinet decision arising from honourable court's orders, it is hereby informed that RPF will be known as Indian Railway Protection Force Service," the order stated.

Four people, including a government employee, arrested after the violence during anti-citizenship law protests here were released on court orders.

According to prosecution, they were released as the police have given them clean chit in its report filed in a court.

Earlier, 40 cases were registered and 73 people detained in connection with the anti-Citizenship (Amendment) Act protests in the district. Also, the police's special investigation cell has started investigation into the violence cases.

15 persons injured after a bus carrying 57 people, rolled down a deep gorge near Bilaspur on National Highway. Injured shifted to hospital, says Additional SP Bilaspur Police

A Delhi Court has granted bail to two people accused in Zafarabad violence case.

CBI over the weekend, raided and searched the residence and official premises of former Telugu Desam Party (TDP) MP Rayapati Sambasiva Rao

A civilian was injured in a landmine blast in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday, officials said.

Deputy Commissioner, Poonch, Rahul Yadav told PTI that the civilian stepped on the mine in the border belt of Baigyaldara resulting in the blast.

He has been hospitalised.

Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Assembly passes resolution demanding withdrawal of Citizenship Law

Tamil Nadu: Protest held against the Citizenship Amendment Act in Madurai

Tamil Nadu: Scuffle breaks out between police and Mahila Congress supporters at State Congress Office in Chennai, while they were protesting against the Citizenship Amendment Act by making rangoli

Seelampur violence case: The two accused have been granted interim bail for three weeks by Delhi Court

General Manoj Mukund Naravane on Tuesday took charge as the Chief of Army Staff, succeeding Bipin Rawat.

Gen Naravane served as vice chief of the Army before taking charge of the 1.3 million strong Army.

In his 37 years of service, Gen Naravane served in numerous command and staff appointments in peace, field and highly active counter-insurgency environments in Jammu and Kashmir and the Northeast.

He also commanded a Rashtriya Rifles battalion in Jammu and Kashmir.

NCP Chief Sharad Pawar writes letter to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, extending his support to protest against National Register of Citizens and Citizenship Act

Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi met Congress Ministers of Maharashtra government at his residence today. Senior party leaders including Mallikarjun Kharge and KC Venugopal also present.

Samajwadi Party Chief Akhilesh Yadav flags off a cycle march of party MLAs against Citizenship Amendment Act, NRC and NPR from party office to the state Assembly

Outgoing Army Chief Gen Bipin Rawat on Tuesday thanked all the army personnel and their families for extending full support to him in his three year tenure at the helm of the 1.3 million force.

After a farewell Guard of Honour, Gen Rawat also hoped that the Army will rise to greater heights under the new chief Lt Gen M M Naravane.

When asked wether the Army is better prepared now to face the security challenges facing the country he said: "Yes, we are better prepared."

Meeting between Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and Congress Ministers of Maharashtra government, underway at Rahul Gandhi's residence. Senior party leaders including Mallikarjun Kharge and KC Venugopal also present

India’s first Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat receives his farewell Guard of Honour as the Army Chief at South Block

Army Chief General Bipin Rawat who has been appointed as the first Chief of Defence Staff of the country, pays tribute at National War Memorial.

Lodhi Road - 3.7 degree Celsius Aya Nagar - 4.2 degree Celsius Palam - 4.2 degree Celsius

A zilla parishad employee here in Maharashtra has been arrested for allegedly taking bribe from a person for facilitating clearance of the latter's payment, the ACB said on Tuesday.

The accused, Deepak Salve, a senior assistant in the zilla parishad's education department, allegedly demanded Rs 15,000 from the person for forwarding his file to authorities concerned for payment of Rs 9.58 lakh for the construction work of a school at Asose village, it said in a release.

The aggrieved person approached the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), which laid a trap and caught the accused while accepting the bribe amount from the complainant at the zilla parishad office on Monday, the release said.

The accused was arrested and booked under provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act, the ACB added.

Dense fog in Jammu; minimum temperature will be at 4°C as per India Meteorological Department weather forecast.

2 persons dead & 4 injured in a collision between two buses & a car near Bojka village on Jaisalmer-Jodhpur National Highway, due to dense fog & low visibility

Winter tightened its icy grip across large parts of north India, particularly the national capital. As many as 34 trains are running late due to low visibility in the Northern Railway region. The delay in train varies from 15 hours to one hour. Long-distance trains such as Bhubaneshwar- Anand Vihar Odisha Sampark Kranti Express (12819) was delayed by 15 hours on Tuesday morning whereas Puri- Anand Vihar Neelanchal (12875) is running late by 13 hours. Lucknow- Delhi Gomti Express is running late by 5 hours while Amritsar- New Delhi Intercity is late by over an hour.