LIVE News Updates: Amit Shah says he is ready for debate on CAA

I will give time within 3 days to anyone who wants to discuss with me the issues related to the Citizenship Amendment Act, says Amit Shah at Times Now Summit.

Jammu and Kashmir: Police in Awantipora has arrested a terrorist associate linked to proscribed terror outfit JeM. He has been identified as Tawfeeq Ahmad Bhat resident of Mongahama.

Supreme Court will tomorrow hear the CBI's appeal against Jharkhand High Court's order of granting bail to Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Yadav, in the fodder scam case.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday said hate speeches like 'goli maro' and 'Indo-Pak match' should not have been made by BJP leaders during the recent Delhi Assembly election campaign and that such remarks may have resulted in the party's defeat.

Shah, however, said the BJP does not fight elections just for victory or defeat but believes in expanding its ideology through polls.

"Statements like 'goli maro' and 'Indo-Pak match' should not have been made. Our party has distanced itself from such remarks," he told at a Times Now programme.

Vyapam scam case: CBI has submitted a closure report in connection with Namrata Damor's death; CBI has considered Namrata's death as a suicide in its closure report.

Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, Delhi: There are total 40 suspected patients till now; 38 have been tested negative and have been discharged. Two of them are in hospital and their reports are awaited

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Thursday appointed Indian-origin politician Rishi Sunak as the new finance minister in a Cabinet reshuffle.

Sunak, the son-in-law of Infosys Co-founder Narayana Murthy, will join Home secretary Priti Patel on the top government bench as UK Chancellor of the Exchequer.

Earlier, Pakistani-origin Sajid Javid resigned as Chancellor in a shock move in one of the biggest shakeups since Johnson won a thumping majority in the December 2019 general election.

Japan announces first death of a person infected with COVID-19: AFP News Agency.

Delhi's Patiala House Court grants 12-day police custody of Sanjeev Chawla, who was allegedly involved in a match-fixing racket that was busted by the Delhi Police in 2000. He was presented before a Delhi court after his extradition from London, UK.

The Bombay High Court on Thursday expressed concern over the delay in commencement of trial in the cases of killing of rationalist Narendra Dabholkar and activist Govind Pansare, and said there should not be a "failure" in delivery of justice.

A division bench of Justices S C Dharmadhikari and R I Chagla said it has been seven years since Dabholkar was shot dead and five years since Pansare was killed.

The bench observed that while the probe agencies are still carrying out investigation with regard to the absconding accused in the Pansare case and recovery of weapon used in the killing of Dabholkar, the trial should commence at the earliest against those arrested.

"There should be some certainty (about the trial).

There should be no failure of justice delivery...both for the victims and their families and also the arrested accused...since they also have fundamental rights," the court said.

The court was hearing petitions filed by families of Dabholkar and Pansare, seeking court supervision in the probe being carried out in the two cases.

DGCA has suspended the license held by SpiceJet Pilot in Command and First Officer of Dubai- Mangalore flight, for a period of 135 days, for runway edge light damage during landing at Mangalore airport on 31st October 2019.

2012 Delhi gang-rape case: Delhi's Patiala House Court adjourns for 17th Feb, the hearing on the plea of the State and victim's parents seeking issuance of the death warrant, as a petition challenging the rejection of mercy plea of convict Vinay is pending before Supreme Court.

Union Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Coronavirus: We are monitoring the 3 cases in India very minutely. We have traced their contact history. We are really grateful that everybody is contributing. We are doing everything, so do not panic.

MEA renames Delhi’s Pravasi Bhartiya Kendra as Sushma Swaraj Bhawan and Foreign Service Institute as Sushma Swaraj Institute of Foreign Service.

Mumbai: The fire which had broken out at Rolta company in Andheri East, has now been brought under control.

PL Punia says: I stated BJP-RSS ideology. PM&govt is attacking constitution. It was drafted by freedom fighters. But these are people who had burnt copies of constitution,today they're bowing down. Godse had first touched Gandhi ji's feet&then shot him dead. Everyone knows this drama.

Now Yogi government should clearly say that they have lied to the citizens for three years. Criminals are having a field day in the state. There are bomb explosions in the courts of the state capital. Right from the capital to the Remote areas, no one is safe. What kind of system is this?, tweeted Priyanka Gandhi

GN Azad, Congress on visit of foreign envoys to J&K: They are taking foreign envoys&making them meet army generals,police,some selected pro-BJP groups,half a dozen members of civil society.This is further exposing GoI&giving an impression that everything is not well in Kashmir.

Ahmedabad Municipal Corp is building a wall in front of slum along the road connecting Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Intl Airport to Indira Bridge. The US Pres is scheduled to visit Ahmedabad during his 2-day India visit. Bijal Patel,Mayor says,"I haven't seen it,don't know about it".

Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) has directed that the word ‘Bangladesh’ be either removed or replaced in a pro-Citizenship Amendment Act ad film which was scheduled to be run on television channels from January this year.

A bench of Justice Arun Mishra and Justice Indra Banerjee to hear tomorrow, the plea challenging the custody of former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah under the Public Safety Act (PSA).

SpiceJet spokesperson: On Feb-13, a passenger travelling on SpiceJet flight SG-88 operating between Bangkok and Delhi was suspected of COVID-19. The passenger was quarantined by Airport Health Organisation (APHO) after landing in Delhi.

Rajasthan: 13 people injured in gas cylinder blast in Mohalla Sheikhpura, Sikar; 9 seriously injured referred to a Jaipur hospital

Now Yogi government should clearly say that they have lied to the citizens for three years. Criminals are having a field day in the state. There are bomb explosions in the courts of the state capital. Right from the capital to the Remote areas, no one is safe. What kind of system is this, tweeted Priyanka Gandhi

A fire has broken out at a spare parts factory in Mundka, Delhi. 17 fire tenders are present at the spot. More details awaited.

A Delhi Court sends all accused arrested, in connection with the alleged molestation of students during a cultural festival at the all-women Gargi College in Delhi, to judicial custody for 14 days

Mumbai: A level-III fire has broken out at Rolta company in Andheri East. 8 fire tenders are present at the spot. More details awaited.

Three people were injured in a blast in a Lucknow court compound on Thursday afternoon, a lawyer present at the spot said.

Sanjeev Lodhi, joint secretary of the Lucknow bar association, claimed he was the target.

The explosion took place in the Lucknow collectorate in Hazratganj, near the district magistrate's office and barely a kilometre from the Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Sabha.

Scores of angry lawyers crowded the area following the incident.

'Vinay Sharma was kept in illegal confinement. He was illegally tortured in Tihar jail prison. I am here only to seek justice, where can I go for justice? That is why I am pleading here before this SC for justice,' lawyer AP Singh told the Supreme Court.

Delhi: All India Mahila Congress leaders, including Sushmita Dev and Alka Lamba, protest outside Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas office, against the rise in the prices of non-subsidised 14 kg Indane gas in metros which came into effect yesterday.

'The social investigation report, medical status report, and nominal role of the petitioner Vinay Sharma has not been taken into consideration by the President while rejecting the mercy petition', AP Singh, lawyer of convict Vinay argued before the Supreme Court.

Sanjeev Chawla, who was allegedly involved in a match-fixing racket that was busted by the Delhi Police in the year 2000, has been extradited from London and has been brought to Delhi.

Lucknow: Opposition MLAs protest in assembly during Governor Anandiben Patel's speech, over different issues including CAA/NRC and law and order.

Political parties will have to specify reasons for selecting candidates having pending criminal cases against them on their website. Political parties will publish details of pending criminal cases against candidates on social media platforms and newspapers , says SC.

Political parties shall submit report of compliance to EC within 74 hrs of selecting candidate with pending criminal cases: SC

If parties fail to comply with its directions on candidates with pending criminal cases, EC shall bring it to notice of apex court: SC

At least 6 people injured after portion of a footover bridge at Bhopal railway station collapsed this morning. The injured have been sent to a hospital. More details awaited.

The bandh call given by some pro-Kannada organisations to demand implementation of a report which recommended job reservation to Kannadigas had little effect on normal life in Bengaluru and other parts of the state on Thursday.

Barring a stray incident of stone pelting at a bus in Dakshina Kannada district, the bandh was peaceful in the morning hours.

Buses and autorickshaws plied as usual defying the bandh call given by the 'Karnataka Sangathanegala Okkoota', a consortium of organisations in Karnataka.

The organisers of the bandh are demanding implementation of the Sarojini Mahishi report which recommended that preference be given to natives of Karnataka in Central government and private jobs in the state.

The father and two uncles of a 23-year-old woman have been arrested in Pratapgarh for allegedly beating her to death in May last year.

Thirteen people were killed and 31 others injured as the bus in which they were travelling collided with a truck on the Agra-Lucknow Expressway.

The accident took place on Wednesday night in Firozabad. All the injured have been admitted to the Sefai medical college.

Vishwa Deepak, Medical Officer, Emergency Ward of Sefai Mini PGI, said: "At least 31 injured patients have been admitted to the hospital and 13 were brought dead."

Superintendent of Police (Rural) Rajesh Kumar said: "The sleeper bus was going from Delhi to Motihari (Bihar). The double-decker bus hit the container truck from behind."

Taking cognizance of the accident, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath directed the District Magistrate and Senior Superintendent of police to reach the spot and oversee relief work.

He also issued directives for proper treatment of the injured.