Breaking Highlights, Top Alerts of January 20
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07:38 pm: Andhra Pradesh IT Minister Nara Lokesh received Dr. Kalam Innovation in Governance Award 2018 in Delhi. The award, initiated by Dr. Kalam Centre, is conferred for exemplary work in improving governance (ANI)
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06:58 pm: 2 Americans, 2 Canadians abducted in Nigeria are freed and in good condition (AP)
06:56 pm: 5 people of Suresh Pujari gang arrested by Anti Extortion Cell. 3 persons were arrested by Mumbai police, 2 by Thane Police. The five were involved in firing incidents in Ulhasnagar & KN Park Hotel in Bhiwandi, Thane (ANI)
06:41 pm: CBI arrested three people for demanding and accepting bribe of Rs. 1.80 lakh, allegedly on behalf of SDM Saraswati Vihar, from owner of a club in Delhi's Pitampura after his club was sealed by the SDM (ANI)
06:37 pm: Terrorists hurl grenade towards police station in J&K's Shopian, no injuries reported (ANI)
06:27 pm: French interior minister announces that Paul Bocuse, a master of French cuisine, has died at 91 (AP)
06:17 pm: India beat Pakistan by two wickets in Sharjah to win Blind Cricket World Cup
06:10 pm: Odia actors Mihir Das, Anu Choudhury and former BJD MLA Ranjan Baliarsingh joins BJP in the presence of Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan in Bhubaneswar (ANI)
05:56 pm: 37 trains arriving late, 19 rescheduled & 11 cancelled today due to low visibility/operational reasons in Delhi (ANI)
05:52 pm: BJP President Amit Shah & Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath visited Kaal Bhairav temple (ANI)
05:39 pm: IOC President Thomas Bach offers "sincere thanks" to governments of North and South Korea for Olympic unity deal (AP)
05:38 pm: Two buses of Gujarat government set ablaze by unidentified people in Mehsana; passengers were made to get down before the act, no injuries reported (ANI). Click Here To Read More
05:36 pm: Body of unidentified 30-year-old man found near Railway track in Gomti Nagar in Lucknow; police have sent body for postmortem (ANI)
05:35 pm: Capital investment in Indian Railways are expected to almost triple b/w 2013-14, last yr of Congress govt & 2018-19, last yr of 1st term of our govt. Such massive ramp up of capital investments couldn't have been possible without support of PM & FM, says Piyush Goyal (ANI)
05:34 pm: Distraught to hear of three more civilians caught in the crossfire on the border. The people of J&K are the worst victims of the acrimony between the two neighbouring countries. I pray that the hostility on the borders ends soon, says J&K CM Mehbooba Mufti (ANI)
05:33 pm: Government of India has entered into an agreement with ONGC today for strategic sale of its 51.11% equity share-holding in HPCL at a consideration of Rs. 36,915 crores: Ministry of Finance (ANI). Click Here To Read More
05:32 pm: I am really hurt by the incidents being reported by you lately. We have decided to make strong provisions. If such incidents of rape with girls below 12 is proved true, we will make an act of capital punishment for the accused in this session, says Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar (ANI)
05:31 pm: There was no hearing, we were not given a chance to explain our stand. We appeal to the President to hear our view too, MLAs will meet President also, says Manish Sisodia,Delhi Deputy CM (ANI). Click Here To Read More
04:48 pm: Rajput Karni Sena claims it has been invited by Sanjay Leela Bhansali to watch Padmaavat (ANI)