LIVE News Updates: CAA needs a revamp, says Delhi’s former LG, Najeeb Jung

I feel that Citizenship Amendment Act needs a revamp. They should either include Muslims or remove other names. Make it inclusive,matter will get dismissed. If PM calls these people & talks,the matter will get resolved, said Delhi's Ex-Lt Guv, Najeeb Jung, outside Jamia Millia Islamia

Troops of Assam Rifles in an operation with police apprehended 2 underground cadres of United Tribal Liberation Army from Imphal, Manipur, yesterday. They have been handed over to police for further investigation, says Eastern Command, Indian Army.

IMF's World Economic Outlook report: India’s growth is estimated at 4.8 percent in 2019, projected to improve to 5.8 percent in 2020 and 6.5 percent in 2021

The growth markdown largely reflects a downward revision to India’s projection, where domestic demand has slowed more sharply than expected amid stress in nonbank financial sector and a decline in credit growth, reports by IMF's World Economic Outlook report

I won't like to discuss what transpired between him & me.Going to Supreme Court without informing me...My view is that approval is needed, said Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO):After injection of GSAT-30 communication satellite into an elliptical Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GTO) on Jan 17, 2020, all the 3 orbit raising manoeuvers have been completed successfully as planned using satellite's propulsion system.

Karnataka: Mangaluru Police releases photographs of suspect and the autorickshaw he was seen leaving in, in the CCTV footage. A suspicious bag was found at Mangaluru Airport today.

Petition filed in Supreme Court seeking directions to police to open Kalindi Kunj Shaheen Bagh stretch closed since Dec15, due to protests against Citizenship Amendment Act. It is filed by advocate Amit Sahni against Delhi HC order which had asked Delhi Police to look into matter.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will hold a meeting on 28th January in Jaipur with students, youth and farmers, on Citizenship Amendment Act, unemployment and the present economic condition of the country.

Telecom companies Vodafone Idea, Tata Teleservices and Bharti Airtel have filed application in the Supreme Court seeking modification of its earlier order to permit them to negotiate payment schedule with the Department of Telecommunications (DoT).

“On 22nd January, I will hold a rally against CAA and NRC, in Darjeeling. Don't worry about CAA and NRC, I am with you,“ says West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee in Siliguri.

Arvind Kejriwal, Delhi CM and AAP candidate from New Delhi seat says, I was supposed to file my nomination at 3 pm today but the office closes at 3 pm. I was told I'll have to file nomination but I said how can I leave them (people at road show) and go? I'll go to file nomination tomorrow.

Amaravati: Telugu Desam Party (TDP) MP Jayadev Galla detained during protest rally held by farmers against cabinet nod on setting up 3 state capitals in Andhra Pradesh.

Asha Devi, 2012 Delhi gang rape victim's mother says, Their tactic to delay hanging has been rejected.I'll be satisfied only when they're hanged on Feb 1.Just like they're delaying it one after other, they must be hanged one by one so that they understand what it means to toy with law

IAS officers, Rajeev Singh Thakur and Shantanu to be appointed Joint Secretaries of the newly-created Department of Military Affairs under Chief of Defence Staff.

2012 Delhi gang-rape case: Supreme Court dismisses Special Leave Petition (SLP) filed by convict Pawan Kumar Gupta as the Court did not find any fresh ground in the matter. Pawan has claimed that he was a juvenile at the time of crime,& the Delhi High Court had ignored this fact.

Jagat Prakash Nadda elected unopposed as the National President of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

Muzaffarpur shelter home case: A Delhi Court convicts 19 accused including NGO owner Brajesh Thakur in connection with sexual & physical assault of girls at a shelter home in Bihar's Muzaffarpur district. One accused acquitted.

Court to hear arguments on sentence on January 28 at 11 am.

Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) DIG Anil Pandey: We have found traces of Improvised explosive device (IED) from a bag lying at ticket counter at Mangaluru airport, we have safely evacuated it.

Several students gathered at Mandi house on Monday to protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act and National Register for Citizens.

Students, belonging to different universities, raised slogans demanding "Azadi" from the new citizenship law and carried posters which read "We stand united against CAA' and 'Agar Tum decent hote toh dissent ko samajhte' (If you were descent, you would have understood dissent).

The students will be marching from Mandi House towards Jantar Mantar.

Nirbhaya case: Supreme Court to pronounce its order at 2:30 pm on Special Leave Petition (SLP) filed by Pawan Kumar Gupta. Pawan has claimed that he was a juvenile at the time of crime, and the Delhi High Court had ignored this fact.

2012 Delhi gang-rape case: AP Singh, lawyer for convict Pawan K Gupta states before SC three-judge bench that Pawan's age was 17 years, 1 month and 20 days, when the offence was committed, that's why his role should be considered as a juvenile in the case.

AP Singh, lawyer for Pawan K Gupta, starts arguing before SC three-judge bench. On July 9, 2018, your (Pawan) petition was dismissed by this court , but now how come you are coming with some new information, how this will be maintainable?, Justice Ashok Bhushan observed.

The Left government in Kerala on Monday decided to inform the Centre that it would not cooperate with any official procedures regarding the updation of the National Population Register (NPR).

The decision in this regard was taken at a special cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan in Thiruvananthapuram.

The government also decided to inform the Registrar General and Census Commissioner under the Union Home Ministry it was unable to cooperate with anything with regard to the updation of the NPR.

Chief of Defence Staff Gen Bipin Rawat, Air Force Chief RKS Bhadauria and DRDO chairman G Satheesh Reddy witness Suryakiran Aerobatic Team display at the Thanjavur air base during the SU-30 MKI fighter induction ceremony.

Veteran Congress leader and father of Randeep Singh Surjewala, Shamsher Singh Surjewala passes away following prolonged illness; Rahul Gandhi visits Randeep Singh Surjewala at AIIMS, Delhi.

Jammu & Kashmir: 3 terrorists killed today by security forces during an encounter in Shopian were affiliated to proscribed terrorist outfit Hizb-ul-Mujahideen.

Deputy Chief Fire Officer, Delhi says, All the documents related to Delhi Transport Department have been gutted in the fire that broke today. Investigation has been initiated.

The Supreme Court will hear at 12.45 pm on Monday the plea of a death row convict in the 2012 Nirbhaya gangrape and murder case against a Delhi High Court order dismissing his claim that he was a juvenile when the crime was committed.

Supreme Court issues notice to the Uttar Pradesh Government after hearing a plea filed by a petitioner, challenging the validity of changing name of district Allahabad as Prayagraj.

Andhra Pradesh Cabinet approves four bills to be placed in the House. The cabinet also gives nod to the recommendations of the high power committee on state's all round development and decentralization of governance.

Fire doused, cooling process underway at Delhi Transport Department office at Civil Lines.

Income Tax Department conducts raids at locations of Bharat Hotel MD Jyotsna Suri and her associates. I-T raid also underway at location of her close associate Jayant Nanda.

Uttar Pradesh Anti Terrorist Squad (ATS) has arrested a suspected ISI agent in Varanasi, following intelligence inputs.

Rajasthan: 7 people killed, 1 injured after collision between a car and a truck on National Highway 58 in Salasar, Churu district.

It is just a tactic to delay the execution. His petition was cancelled in 2013 by SC. Review petition was also dismissed by the court. He's doing it just to waste time. But all the convicts must be executed on 1 Feb only, says Asha Devi, mother of 2012 Delhi gang-rape victim.

A protestor pulls hair of Madhya Pradesh’s Rajgarh Deputy Collector Priya Verma, after she hits BJP workers and drags them. The clash broke out during a demonstration in support of CAA.

"The intellectual persons who are being paid by the state govt and are not supporting this (the Citizenship Amendment Act and National Register of Citizens) are the dogs of Trinamool,” says BJP MP Soumitra Khan in Basirhat.

Delhi: Fire breaks out at Delhi Transport Department office at Civil Lines, 8 fire tenders rushed to the spot

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal’s mega roadshow: Kejriwal will be contesting from New Delhi. Top AAP leaders to join the Chief Minister for the roadshow, according to News18.

House arrest of party leaders and Amaravati JAC leaders condemnable. Suppression of public voice is undemocratic and against the constitution. Even during the Emergency it was much better, says Former Andhra Pradesh CM N Chandrababu Naidu.

The test fire of 3,500-kilometre range ballistic missile known as K-4 from a nuclear capable submarine was successful, sources in Defence Research and Development Organsiation (DRDO) said on Sunday.

Britain's Prince Harry expressed "great sadness" on Sunday at the way he and his wife Meghan had to give up their royal titles as part of a separation settlement with the Queen.

"It brings me great sadness that it has come to this," Harry said in his first remarks on Saturday's historic agreement, made during a public address and posted on the couple's Instagram account.

"Our hope was to continue serving the Queen, the commonwealth, and my military associations, but without public funding. Unfortunately, that wasn't possible," he told supporters of his Africa-based charity for youngsters with HIV at an event in London.

Heavy security presence at Prakasam Barrage in Vijawada; Section 144 of CrPc imposed in Vijaywada and Guntur areas to facilitate smooth functioning of the State Assembly and movement of public representatives.