Chetan Sharma retained as chairman of BCCI senior selection committee

AAP MLA Dr Balbir Singh sworn in as Punjab Cabinet Minister, says party

Karnataka cabinet expansion soon

State cabinet expansion will be done soon. The party’s high command will take a decision soon on who will be inducted into the cabinet after a meeting: Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai

Kolkata Police STF arrest two suspected terrorists linked with ISIS from Howrah’s Tikiapara: Officer

Accused Shankar Mishra’s lawyer moves bail plea in Delhi’s Patiala Court Court, plea to be heard on January 11

Delhi’s Patiala House Court sends accused Shankar Mishra to 14 days judicial remand

Air India passenger urinating case

Delhi’s Patiala House Court records the submission made by Police that Shankar Mishra has been non-cooperative. It further records that the same court issued a non- bailable warrant against him.

Air India Urination Case | What is ground for police custody? Just because there’s public pressure, don’t do this. Go by law: Court to police, complainant’s lawyer

Air India case: Police tells court Shankar Mishra’s interrogation needed so that cabin crew, captains can identify him

Delhi Police seeks 3-day custody of Shankar Mishra, accused of urinating on co-passenger on Air India flight: Lawyer.

Delhi Police produces Shankar Mishra, accused of urinating on co-passenger on Air India flight, before court

FM to participate in credit outreach program in Kota

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is scheduled to participate in a credit outreach program here on Sunday, an official statement said. The finance minister and Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, who is also the MP from Kota – Bundi, will distribute loans to street vendors, small scale entrepreneurs and cattle rearers under Pradhan Mantri Swanidhi Yojana and Mudra Yojana at Dussehra Ground.

Tunisha Sharma death case

Actor Sheezan Khan’s bail plea adjourned by Vasai court, next date of hearing 9th January

Urinating incident: Co-flyer says Air India pilot made traumatized female wait for 2 hrs before allocating seat

Pilot of the November 26 Air India flight from New York that witnessed the unsavoury event of an inebriated man urinating on a female passenger, made the traumatized flyer wait for close to two hours before allotting her a fresh seat, a co-flyer said in his complaint. Sugata Bhattacharjee, a US-based doctor of audiology who was seated next to the accused in business class on the flight to Delhi, in a handwritten complaint to the airlines stated that the distressed passenger was made to go back to her soiled seat despite four seats in the First Class being vacant.

Govt rebuts claims that statutory regulations were violated during GM mustard appraisal

The Union Environment Ministry on Saturday rebutted the claims made by activists that statutory regulations were violated during the appraisal and approval of GM mustard in India, saying the product was conditionally cleared only after stakeholder consultation. The Coalition of GM-free India, a group of NGOs opposing genetically modified crops, had on Friday released a report alleging that no (independent) health expert ever participated in GM mustard appraisal.

Kanjhawala hit and run incident: Eyewitness Nidhi was arrested in 2020 drug smuggling case

Eyewitness Nidhi, who was riding pillion with Anjali Singh, the 20-year-old who died after her scooty was hit by a car that dragged her for several kilometers in the national capital on New Year’s Day, was earlier arrested in a drug smuggling case, Delhi Police said. Nidhi was arrested in Agra in a Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, (1985) case according to an FIR registered in December 2020. Currently Nidhi is out on bail, police sources said.

Canada’s employment rose in Dec 2022

Canada’s employment rose by 104,000 in December 2022 and the unemployment rate declined to 5 per cent, the national statistical agency said. Statistics Canada said the number of employees increased in the private sector, while it held steady in the public sector, reports Xinhua news.

Sania Mirza to quit at Dubai meet next month

Veteran Indian tennis player Sania Mirza has decided to draw curtains on her illustrious career at next month’s Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championship. The former doubles no.1 has made this announcement to WTA. Sania initially intended to hang up her racquet at the end of last season, but an elbow injury ruled her out of the US Open and forced her to stop playing in 2022 as early as August.

Rishabh Pant’s knee surgery successful, cricketer recovering fast

India wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant has undergone successful knee surgery at the Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital and Medical Research Institute, according to sources. Sources told ANI that the surgery took place on Friday and that the cricketer is now under the supervision of the medical team and is recovering fast.

The CM (Hemant Soren) of the state is a tribal but this govt is anti-tribal. During their tenure, corruption peaked; the time for middlemen and grabbers of tribal land come

– Union HM Amit Shah, in Chaibasa, Jharkhand

Russia-installed official says drone shot down over Crimea’s Sevastopol

The Russian-installed governor of the Crimean city of Sevastopol said on Saturday that air defences had shot down a drone in what he suggested was the latest attempted Ukrainian attack on a port where Russia’s Black Sea Fleet is based. Mikhail Razvozhaev, the Russian-backed governor of the city, made the allegation on the Telegram messaging service, alleging that the incident had occurred in the early hours of Jan. 7, which is Orthodox Christmas.

Global food prices in 2022 hit record high amid drought, war

Global prices for food commodities like grain and vegetable oils were the highest on record last year even after falling for nine months in a row, the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization said, as Russia’s war in Ukraine, drought and other factors drove up inflation and worsened hunger worldwide. The FAO Food Price Index, which tracks monthly changes in the international prices of commonly traded food commodities, dipped by 1.9% in December from a month earlier, the Rome-based organisation said Friday. For the whole year, it averaged 143.7 points, more than 14% above the 2021 average, which also saw large increases.

Air India CEO Campbell Wilson apologises for “condemnable” act of passenger urinating on co-flyer on New York-Delhi flight in Nov: Statement

Air India to review airline policy on service of alcohol in flight, says CEO after an inebriated passenger urinates on co-flyer

AAP leader Fauja Singh Sarari tenders his resignation from the post of a minister in the Punjab cabinet

Reported ANI quoting sources

AI urination case: Air India cabin crew, pilot issued show cause notice and de-rostered

Govt to focus on micro credit facility for street vendors in 2023: Vaishnaw

The government will enhance its focus on providing micro-credit facility in the range of Rs 3,000-5,000 to street vendors in 2023, with the help of digital technologies, Union IT and Telecom Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Saturday. While speaking at Digital India Awards, Vaishnaw said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has allocated around Rs 52,000 crore for taking 4G and 5G services across all nooks and corners of the country for digitally connecting every citizen.

CBI files another FIR in APPSC cash-for-job scam

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed another FIR in the cash-for-job scam of the Arunachal Pradesh Public Service Commission (APPSC) and will formally take over the case, a senior police officer said on Saturday. The CBI filed the FIR on Friday against a case pertaining to all irregularities committed in the examinations conducted by the APPSC since 2014, Special Investigation Cell (SIC) SP Anant Mittal said.

Haryana, Punjab reel under cold wave conditions

There was no let-up in cold wave conditions sweeping Haryana and Punjab, with the minimum temperature at most places settling below normal limits on Saturday. Fog blanketed several parts of the two states, reducing visibility in the early hours of the morning. According to a meteorological department report, the mercury settled at a low of 2 degrees Celsius in Narnaul and Hisar in Haryana.

Visuals: Shankar Mishra is being taken to IGI police station

Air India passenger urinating case: Accused Shankar Mishra in Delhi police custody

Over 96 pc of TMC’s income came from electoral bonds in 2021-22: Audit report

Over 96 per cent of income of the Trinamool Congress in 2021-22 came from electoral bonds, according to the party’s annual audit report, which also showed that its income from these bonds rose from Rs 42 crore in 2020-21 to Rs 528.14 crore in 2021-22. An electoral bond is a financial tool for enabling donations to political parties. The report, which was released on Friday, stated that out of a total income of Rs 545.74 crore of the Trinamool Congress (TMC) in 2021-22, as much as Rs 528.14 crore came from electoral bonds.

AAP protests outside LG House alleging “unconstitutional appointment of Presiding Officer in the MCD”

Gateway to Badrinath on brink of disaster

Joshimath, the gateway to famous pilgrimage sites like Badrinath, Hemkund Sahib and the international skiing destination Auli, seems on the brink of a disaster. Known as the place where Adi Guru Shankaracharya subjected himself to penance centuries ago, Joshimath is sinking gradually with huge cracks developing in its houses, roads and fields. Many houses have suffered subsidence, locals said.

Bharat Jodo Yatra reaches Karnal

The Bharat Jodo Yatra resumed its journey in Haryana on Saturday morning, with scores of people joining the Congress leader Rahul Gandhi-led foot march as it entered Karnal district from adjoining Panipat. Olympic medallist boxer Vijender Singh and senior Congress leaders Bhupinder Singh Hooda and Randeep Singh Surjewala were among those who joined the yatra which began from Kohand village in Gharaunda.

Jetstar flight makes emergency landing in Japan due to bomb threat

A Jetstar flight made an emergency landing at Chubu Centrair International Airport in central Japan on Saturday due to a bomb threat, though no device was found, officials said. The runway at the airport was closed after the flight from Narita airport near Tokyo, bound for Fukuoka in southern Japan, landed at 7:41 a.m. (2241 GMT on Friday), but resumed operations at 12:15 p.m. after safety was confirmed, the spokesman said.

Iran executes two men in connection with protests: judicial authority

Kevin McCarthy clinches votes to become House speaker, breaking through GOP opposition on climactic 15th ballot

Several trains in north India delayed due to fog

Delta says free Wi-Fi coming to many US flights next month

Delta Air Lines will provide free Wi-Fi service on most of its U.S. flights starting in February, CEO Ed Bastian announced Thursday at the CES technology trade show. Bastian said by the end of the year, the airline will outfit more than 700 planes with high-speed, satellite-based broadband service from T-Mobile. It plans to expand free Wi-Fi to international and Delta Connection flights by the end of 2024. The service will use equipment from Viasat, a U.S.-based satellite broadband provider.

Jack Ma to cede control of China’s Ant Group: company

Cold wave and foggy conditions continue to prevail in Delhi

US announces another USD 3 billion military assistance package for Ukraine

The United States has announced another military assistance package of over USD 3.75 billion for Ukraine to fight the battle against Russian aggression taking the total US military assistance for Ukraine to an unprecedented USD 24.9 billion. The latest tranche of assistance will include for the first time 50 M2-A2 Bradley armoured vehicles for the Ukraine military.

Man who urinated on woman on Air India flight arrested from Bengaluru

S Mishra was arrested last night and has already been brought to Delhi. He will be presented before the court today: Delhi Police

PAFF in JK declared as unlawful organisation

Delhi | Safdarjung recorded a minimum temperature of 2.2 degrees Celsius

A minimum temperature of 2 degrees Celsius was recorded at Lodhi Road. These are the lowest temperatures in the respective areas this season: IMD

Delhi airport issues advisory to passengers owing to low visibility conditions

Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi has issued an advisory and launched procedures in view of low visibility conditions caused due to fog. Airport authorities in an advisory to the passengers on Saturday said that several procedures have been undertaken at the airport to counter the menace of low visibility at the airport. They said that all flight operations are presently normal.

Kerala: Police seize 1.70 grams MDMA drug, man arrested

A 37-year-old man has been arrested and 1.70 grams of MDMA drugs and weapons were seized from his possession, the police said. Officials said that the accused, identified as Jafar Ali (37), a native of Tanur Kannantali, was arrested with drugs, weapons, and money.

Caste-based census begins in Bihar today

As the first phase of the caste-based census begins in Bihar from Saturday Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav said that the enumeration exercise will give enable the government to scientifically carry out development work in the state for the benefit of the poor. The caste-based headcount will be conducted across all 38 districts in two stages. In the first phase, which will be over by January 21, the number of all households in the state will be counted.

No Chinese toymaker has BIS licence: Official

As many as 160 Chinese toymakers have approached the Bureau of Indian Standards for the BIS certification mark ISI in the past two years, however none of them has been granted the BIS licence, a top official said. “No Chinese toy manufacturer has been granted a BIS licence till date,” said BIS Director General Pramod Kumar Tiwari addressing a press conference. The event was organised on Friday evening on the occasion of 76th Foundation Day of the BIS.

Flights delayed due to bad weather at Delhi’s IGI

Around 34 domestic departure flights from the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGI), Delhi were delayed due to bad weather and other related issues on Saturday, according to the airport authorities. Cold wave conditions and a dense fog is being witnessed all over North India, including the national capital, which disrupted flight operations at Indira Gandhi International Airport with over 12 arrival flights delayed at the airport from different destinations.