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Here are the Highlights of January 21:

5:00 pm: Anil Baijal, Lieutenant Governor of Delhi: Met delegation of protestors from Shaheen Bagh. Assured them to convey their concerns to appropriate authorities. Appealed to call off their agitation in view of continued inconvenience to locals due to blockade of road.

4:50 pm: Saffronart selected to host two auctions featuring the seized assets of fugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi on behalf of the Enforcement Directorate (ED). A Live Auction in Mumbai on 27 February 2020 will be followed by an Online Auction on Saffronart’s platform on 3-4 March 2020.

4:40 pm: National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has taken cognizance of complaint of viral videos of children participating during protest against at Shaheen Bagh,Delhi.Commission has sought a report on it within 10 days from District Magistrate,South East Delhi.

4:35 pm: Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI): India Under 19 beat Japan Under 19 by ten wickets to register their second successive win in .

4:32 pm: Pavan Varma, JD(U): Nitish Kumar hasn't clarified party's stand on NRC-CAA so far. He should clarify his stand on the issue. I will remain with the party or not will be decided once Nitish ji replies to my letter. When parties like Akali Dal which has been BJP's ally has taken a stand on the issue and are not coming with BJP in Delhi election then JDU should also clarify its stand.

4:30 pm: Mumbai's Esplanade Court sends gangster Ejaz Lakdawala to judicial custody till 27th January. He will be produced before the court tomorrow again, in another extortion case.

4:24 pm: Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, G Kishan Reddy: It (NPR) is a constitutional obligation on states, they should not object against this. We will continue to sensitise them, disclosing information for NPR is voluntary.

4:20 pm: Railway Protection Force (RPF) DG: We're a step ahead in operation against e-ticketing racket. We've unearthed an oragnised gang. Its kingpin is probably sitting in Dubai. We're investigating the members of the gang, the manner in which the money is going to banks&some companies.

4:17 pm: The court also tells him that when he comes to Delhi, he will reside at the given address. He will inform the DCP telephonically and send an email if he is not in Delhi or Saharanpur.

4:14 pm: Modification of the bail conditions of Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad: Delhi's Tiz Hazari Court modifies his bail conditions in connection with Daryaganj violence matter. Azad can visit Delhi but he will have to inform DCP crime before coming here.

4:10 pm: West Bengal government to bring Anti-CAA resolution in the state assembly at 2 pm on 27th January. This resolution will be brought in a special assembly session

4:07 pm: EAM: Deeply distressed by tragic news of passing away of 8 Indian tourists in Nepal. Our Embassy in Nepal has been closely following the situation. Embassy officials are stationed at the hospital&providing necessary assistance.Our thoughts are with bereaved families.

4:03 pm: CBI books M/s Frost International Ltd and its directors Uday Desai and Sujay Desai for cheating 14 banks to the tune of Rs 4,061.95 crore. Look Out Circulars issued against the 14 accused, including the Directors and Guarantors, to prevent them from leaving the country.

4:00 pm: Gangster Ejaz Lakdawala has been produced before Mumbai’s Esplanade Court at the end of his police remand. He was arrested from Patna by Mumbai Police's anti extortion cell.

3:55 pm: CBI books M/s Frost International Ltd and its directors Uday Desai and Sujay Desai for cheating 14 banks to the tune of Rs 4,061.95 crore. Look Out Circulars issued against 13 accused, including the Directors and Guarantors, to prevent them from leaving the country.

3:50 pm: Jammu&Kashmir: Local women participate in huge numbers for Jammu province&Kashmir province battalion recruitment drive in Doda district.Danish Rana, IPS Chairman,Recruitment Board says, "Enthusiasm in the women is commendable despite cold weather&rain,they appeared for the tests"

3:45 pm: Former Aam Aadmi Party leader and Former NSG Commando Surender Singh: I am fighting elections on NCP ticket. I got offer to fight elections from all parties but I chose NCP. I will reveal more information tomorrow.

3:35 pm: 2013 Dabholkar murder case: Pune Sessions Court has rejected the bail application of accused Vikram Bhave

3:25 pm: Delhi CM and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) candidate from New Delhi seat, Arvind Kejriwal at the Returning Officer's office, as he is yet to file his nomination. His token number is 45.

3:21 pm: Malappurram DC,Kerala:We've conducted a meeting with political parties&local magistrate after intelligence reports that few people are trying to spread wrong info. We'll be monitoring social media&also call a meeting at village level to appeal to them to protest peacefully.

3:18 pm: Sunil Yadav, BJP candidate against AAP's Arvind Kejriwal: People need a local MLA, not a CM, who addresses their problems. They want their representative to stay with them. Arvind Kejriwal left this area and bought a house in Civil lines. He doesn't spend time with people here.  People have to make an appointment to meet and tell their problems. This election will be local versus others

3:14 pm: Chief Minister of Kerala Pinarayi Vijayan has written to External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar requesting his ministry to intervene for rendering assistance to families of 8 people from Kerala who were found dead in a hotel room of a resort in Daman, Nepal.

3:10 pm: AAP's Saurabh Bharadwaj: Around 35 candidates are sitting at RO office without proper nomination papers,even without names of 10 proposers.They're insisting unless their papers are complete&file nomination,they won't allow CM Kejriwal to file nomination.BJP is behind these people

3:00 pm: Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh approaches YouTube to remove a video allegedly portraying PM Narendra Modi as Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, after he received a complaint of the same.

2:52 pm: Ministry of Civil Aviation has received advisory from Ministry of Health&Family Welfare on Novel Coronavirus in Wuhan of China. Health screening of passengers coming from China to Kolkata, Delhi & Mumbai to be undertaken at pre-immigration counters installed with thermal cameras.

2:45 pm: Kerala: A special court sends Allan Shuhaib&Thaha Fasal, students of law & journalism respectively of Kannur University, to NIA custody for a day. They were arrested by police for alleged links with Naxals in Kozhikode in November. The duo will be produced before court tomorrow.

2:40 pm: Ministry of Home Affairs: The 2021 census will be the first census to be conducted with a mixed-mode approach-a mobile app (created in-house by Registrar General of India office). Facility for online self enumeration for the public during population enumeration phase. While confidentiality about your data is guaranteed by Census Act, 1948; the same law specifies penalty for both public & census officials for non-compliance or violation of any provision of the Act.

2:35 pm: Awantipora, Pulwama (J&K) encounter: One Indian Army jawan and one SP of J&K Police have lost their lives during the encounter.

2:30 pm: Jammu & Kashmir: Union Minister of State of Youth Affairs & Sports, Kiren Rijiju, inaugurates an indoor stadium in Bhagwati Nagar area of Jammu. He says, "Cycline track & yoga centre will be constructed at the complex"

2:25 pm: PM Narendra Modi, to chair 32nd interaction through PRAGATI- ICT-based, multi-modal platform for Pro-Active Governance&Timely Implementation, tomorrow. In the last PRAGATI meeting, 9 projects worth over Rs 61,000 Cr related to 16 states & UT of Jammu & Kashmir were discussed.

2:20 pm: Mayor of Srinagar tweets, "Srinagar receives its Swachhata Certificate from Ministry of Housing&Urban Affairs,Central Govt&joins list of cities that are now “OPEN DEFECATION FREE”. Another achievement after Srinagar gets 45th Rank in Cleanest Cities in country.

2:15 pm: Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Lucknow: JNU mein desh virodhi naare lage. Mujhe batao jo Bharat Mata ke 1000 tukde karne ki baat kare use jail mein dalna chahiye ya nahi? Bharat Mata ke khilaaf is desh mein naare lage toh jail ki salakhon ke peeche daal dunga.

2:10 pm: Amit Shah in Lucknow: At the time of partition, Hindu, Sikh Buddhist&Jain constituted 30% of population in Bangladesh and 23 % in Pakistan. But today, it's just 7% & 3%, respectively. Where have these people gone? Those who are protesting against CAA, I want to ask them this.

2:05 pm: Delhi: Newly elected president of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), JP Nadda to meet party general secretaries at party headquarters later today.

2:00 pm: Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Lucknow: Modi ji lekar aaye, aur CAA ke khilaf, yeh Rahul baba and company, Mamata, Akhilesh ji, behen Mayawati, saari ki saari brigade CAA ke khilaf 'kau kau kau' karne lage.

1:55 pm: Brazil Ambassador to India: Over 80 businessmen are coming from Brazil. We'll have series of important meetings on Jan 27, concentrating mostly on some areas that we've identified as having a great potential for bilateral relations. It includes energy,agriculture&defence industry

1:49 pm: Brazil Ambassador to India: On Jan 25, there will be a series of high-level meetings. We'll exchange over 15 agreements with govt & institutions. A plan of action will be launched by 2 leaders (President & PM Modi) for our strategic relationship which we want to make more dynamic

1:43 pm: Brazil's Ambassador to India, André AranhaCorrêa do Lago, on President Jair Bolsonaro being the chief guest at celebration: He is very excited to participate in the most important day of the year. It is the most prestigious invitation India can make.

1:35 pm: Mumbai: A woman was allegedly gang-raped in Nehru Nagar area last night. Case registered, all 4 accused have been arrested. Further investigation underway.

1:30 pm: Jammu & Kashmir Police: DGP Dilbag Singh accompanied by IGP Kashmir Vijay Kumar, DIG CKR VK Birdhi, SSP M Haseeb Mughal tours parts of Srinagar city. Interacts with Police Personnel at Police Station Nigeen & complements Srinagar Police for busting Jaish terror module.

1:20 pm: Chandigarh: High Court stays Central Administrative Tribunal order quashing the appointment of Dinkar Gupta as Punjab Director General of Police (DGP)

1:10 pm: Nepal: 8 tourists from Kerala found dead in a hotel room of a resort in Daman. SP Sushil Singh Rathore of District Police Office, Makwanpur says, "We are yet to identify the name of the deceased. They were using gas heater in the room, suffocation might have caused their death."

1:00 pm: Telangana: Directorate of Revenue Intelligence sleuths seized 1335 kg of cannabis worth Rs 2 crores&arrested 2 ppl on the outskirts of Hyderabad yesterday. Cannabis was being transported from Bhadrachalam to Karnataka's Bidar&was concealed inside paddy husk in a lorry

12:55 pm: Delhi: The plea filed by JNUSU members including JNUSU president Aishe Ghosh, Vice President Saket Moon and others seeks directions of the Court to restrain the JNU administration from imposing late fees on students for registrations in Winter Semester-2020.

12:50 pm: Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF): An encounter broke out between the troops of CRPF and terrorists in Pulwama at around 1215 hours today. Further details awaited.

12:45 pm: Jawaharlal Nehru University Student Union (JNUSU) has approached Delhi High Court challenging the Inter Hostel Administration's decision amending the Hostel Manual.

12:40 pm: Chennai: Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) President MK Stalin chaired party executive meeting at party headquarters 'Anna Arivalayam'. 6 resolutions passed at the meeting including against NRC/NPR, and for granting Indian citizenship to Sri Lankan Tamil refugees.

12:35 pm: Enforcement Directorate (ED) has attached assets totaling Rs.107.73 crores of Directors of Fair Deal Supplies Ltd, under Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA) in a bank fraud case.

12:30 pm: Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi in Srinagar: Under 'Himayat' program, Rs. 16 crore has been granted for Jammu and Kashmir and 12,000 young people have been trained. AIIMS being established in Samba and Awantipora

12:25 pm: Kashmir Zone Police: Encounter has started in Awantipora. Police & security forces are on the job. Further details shall follow.

12:20 pm: Ayodhya case: A curative petition has been filed by the 'Peace Party' in Supreme Court.

12:15 am: Bengaluru: Protest held against Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and National Register of Citizens (NRC) at Chandni Chowk, Shivajinagar

12:12 pm: Andhra Pradesh: TDP MP Galla Jayadev granted bail by Mangalagiri Magistrate Court. He was arrested yesterday while he protesting in Amaravati against the State Cabinet's approval for 3 capitals.

12:10 pm: Shyam Jaju, Delhi BJP In-charge: We have decided that Sunil Yadav will remain our candidate against Arvind Kejriwal. We are assured of his victory in the upcoming Assembly elections.

12:05 pm: Pavan K. Varma, National Gen Secy of Janata Dal (United): I've written to CM Nitish Kumar⁩ today asking him how JD(U) has formed an alliance with BJP for  given his own views on BJP&the massive national outrage against divisive CAA, NPR&NRC scheme

12:00 pm: Andhra Pradesh Special Assembly: Speaker walks out of the assembly without announcing any adjournment, after TDP MLAs created ruckus over the arrest of Guntur MP Jayadev Galla yesterday. Jayadev Galla was protesting in Amaravati against the State Cabinet's approval for 3 capitals

11:55 am: Rajiv Gandhi assassination case: Supreme Court today asked Tamil Nadu Government to file a detailed status report within two weeks, regarding the issue of release of Rajiv Gandhi's assassination convicts. Court has posted the matter for further hearing after two weeks.

11:50 am: Supreme Court has asked Parliament to rethink whether Speaker should have power to decide disqualification of legislators. The Court was hearing a plea relating to disqualification case of Manipur Forest and Environment Minister T Shyamkumar. Supreme Court has also asked the Manipur Speaker to take a decision on disqualification of State Forest and Environment Minister T Shyamkumar, in four weeks.

11:48 am: Haryana: Former Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda appeared before an Enforcement Directorate court in Panchkula in connection with Associate Journal Limited (AJL) case. Next date of hearing on February 25.

11:45 am: Bihar: Two persons charred to death after a fire broke out at a shop under Mahua police station limit in Vaishali, earlier today.

11:40 am: Nepal PM KP Sharma Oli: The time has come to resolve all pending issues through dialogue in the lasting interest of our two countries. Stable&majority government in both countries is an opportune moment. My govt remains committed to working closely with govt of India towards this

11:30 am: PM Modi: India and Nepal are working on several cross-border connectivity projects such as road, rail, and transmission lines. Integrated check posts at major border points between our countries are greatly facilitating mutual trade and movement.

11:25 am: PM Narendra Modi: India is committed to simplify and ease traffic with all friendly countries in the neighborhood and to further facilitate contacts between us in areas such as business, culture, education, etc.

11:17 am: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli jointly inaugurate the 2nd Integrated Check Post (ICP) at Jogbani-Biratnagar, built with Indian assistance to facilitate trade & people’s movement

11:15 am: The BJP will field a fresh candidate against Delhi's Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal from New Delhi assembly seat. Sources in the party confirmed that Sunil Yadav, the BJP candidate announced in the list will be replaced.

11:12 am: Haryana Home Minister Anil Vij on reports of him asking CM ML Khattar to remove CID chief Anil Kumar Rao: He is not giving me intelligence inputs despite asking for it repeatedly. It can pose a major threat to tranquility & harmony in the state... I have no dispute with the CM.

11:10 am: President of Brazil Jair Messias Bolsonaro will be on a state visit to India from 24-27 January 2020 at the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. President Bolsonaro will be the Chief Guest at India’s 71st Republic Day Parade on 26 January.

11:08 am: Raj Purohit, BJP on Mumbai malls,eateries&pubs to remain open 24 hrs says Aaditya Thackeray: If a culture of 'alcohol' gets popular, it'll lead to increase in crime against women & there will be thousands of Nirbhaya cases. He should think whether such culture is good for India.

11:05 am: Supreme Court agrees to hear next week, applications of telecom companies Vodafone Idea, Tata Teleservices and Bharti Airtel seeking modification of its earlier order to permit them to negotiate payment schedule with the Department of Telecommunications (DoT).

11:00 am: Congress announces another list of 5 candidates for Delhi elections.

10:50 am: Sanjay Raut, Shiv Sena: When alliance govt is formed, be it NDA or UPA, setting up of co-ordination committee, eases working of govt. Our 3 parties have different ideologies but, govt runs on Common Minimum Programme (CMP). Committee will look into CMP&also controversial issues.

10:40 am: Rajinikanth on protests over his remarks on E.V. Ramasamy 'Periyar': I did not make up what I said, there are even published stories in media on it,I can show them. I will not apologize

10:30 am: Amaravati Joint Action Committee has called for bandh in the capital region villages against police lathi-charge on farmers protesting against 3 capital formation. All 29 villages are observing bandh.

10:15 am: J&K: NH-44 closed due to heavy snowfall around Jawahar Tunnel. Hundreds of trucks stranded between Ramban and Jawahar Tunnel(JT).Efforts are on to clear snow from the road around the tunnel and resume traffic movement

10:00 am: DGP commendation medal along with certificate that was awarded to Davinder Singh, J&K Police Deputy SP (suspended) has been forfeited after his arrest. He was arrested on charges of trying to assist terrorists to travel outside Jammu and Kashmir.

9:45 am: Preeti Tomar, wife of AAP leader and former state minister Jitendra Tomar to replace him as the candidate from Tri Nagar. Delhi High Court had cancelled MLA election of Jitendra Tomar over false information in affidavit

9:30 am: Tajinder Pal Singh Bagga, BJP candidate from Hari Nagar: BJP will win more than 50 seats in the upcoming Assembly elections, Kejriwal ji is afraid of this. That is why documents were burnt at Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) office, 15 days before the polls

9:15 am: Gujarat: Latest visuals from Raghuveer Market in Surat where fire broke out, earlier today. Fire under control, cooling operation underway.

9:00 am: Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh government promotes state tourism through decal work on Lucknow-Delhi Tejas express.

8:50 am: Lucknow: Women continue to protest at Ghanta Ghar against and National Register of Citizens (NRC). Police have registered 3 FIRs in connection with the ongoing protest.

8:35 am: Himachal Pradesh: Jakhu area of Shimla received snowfall.

8:20 am: Cricket Australia: Indian legend Sachin Tendulkar and West Indies great Courtney Walsh will coach the Ponting XI and Warne XI respectively in the Bushfire Cricket Bash on Saturday, February 8.

7:50 am: Non-bailable cases filed against TDP MP Jayadev Galla. He had taken part in protest yesterday. Galla was produced before Mangalagiri Magistrate post-midnight and was remanded to custody till January 31

7:38 am: Gujarat: Fire breaks out in Raghuveer Market in Surat. 40 fire tenders at the spot

7:32 am: Delhi's Tis Hazari Court to continue today the hearing on application filed by Bhim Army Chief Chandrashekhar Azad, seeking modification in his bail conditions

7:30 am: Union Home Minister Amit Shah to address a public meeting in Lucknow today, under BJP's public awareness campaign on Citizenship Amendment Act.

7:25 am: Prime Minister Narendra Modi & Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli to jointly inaugurate today, the 2nd Integrated Check Post (ICP) at Jogbani-Biratnagar, built with Indian assistance to facilitate trade & people’s movement

7:20 am: Delhi polls: BJP releases second list, Tajinder Pal Bagga to contest from Hari Nagar seat

 

7:10 am: J&K: A Kashmiri youth, Zubair Ahmad has made a 'snow car' that is garnering the interest of locals in Srinagar. He says, "I've been doing this since childhood. I can build anything using snow, even Taj Mahal, I just need resources. I want to create something for the world to see".

 

7:00 am: Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan: We will implement the 'One Nation, One Ration Card' scheme by 1st June in the whole country. Under this scheme, a beneficiary will be able to avail benefits across the country using the same ration card.