Breaking News January 8
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Breaking News January 8:
04:45 pm: Home Minister Rajnath Singh in Lok Sabha: Cabinet approves Schedule Tribe (ST) status to six communities in Assam namely Tai Ahom, Koch Rajbongshi, Chutiya, Tea Tribes, Moran and Matak.
04:03 pm: Sensex ends 130.77 pts higher at 35,980.93; Nifty up 30.35 pts to 10,802.15
04:00 pm: RBI appoints Nandan Nilekani as chairman of committee to assess the digitisation of payments in India
03:50 pm: Income Tax Dept to SC: Order of re-opening of tax assessment for year 2011-12 of Congress President Rahul Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi and Congress leader Oscar Fernandes has been passed against them but the order has not been given effect to as per SC’s order.
03:20 pm: Norway Prime Minister Erna Solberg meets External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj in Delhi.
02:52 pm: Delhi's Patiala House Court adjourns Sunanda Pushkar death case till January 14
02:49 pm: Congress walks out of Lok Sabha during debate over the Citizenship Amendment Bill, 2016
02:42 pm: I want to clarify that Citizenship Amendment Bill is not for Assam alone or for the betterment of migrants coming from a particular country. This Bill is also for migrants who have come from the Western borders and have settled down in Rajasthan, Punjab, Delhi and Rajasthan: Home Minister Rajnath Singh in Lok Sabha
02:34 pm: We are committed toward NRC. There will be no discrimination in NRC. All the necessary steps will be taken to deal with illegal migrants: Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh in Lok Sabha
02:06 pm: Australia to 'carefully consider' Saudi woman's asylum plea: Official (AFP)
02:01 pm: CBI chief was removed at 1 AM in the night because he was about to begin an investigation in the Rafale scam. Now that he has been reinstated, some justice has been done. Now let's see what happens: Congress President Rahul Gandhi (ANI)
01:30 pm: One terrorist killed in encounter in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama; weapon recovered. Operation still in progress
01:24 pm: Islamic State counterattack in east Syria leaves 32 dead
01:03 pm: At least 20 injured as man stabs students at primary school in Beijing, China
12:49 pm: Union Minister Thawar Chand Gehlot tables Upper Caste Reservation Bill in Lok Sabha
12:30 pm: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu to meet Congress President Rahul Gandhi, later today
12:22 pm: The government had taken this action of sending two senior officers of the CBI on leave on the recommendation of the CVC, says Finance Minister Arun Jaitley (ANI)
12:03 pm: Supreme Court seeks Vedanta's response on Tamil Nadu's appeal against NGT order to reopen Tuticorin plant
11:59 am: Army patrol party attacked by terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama; area cordoned off, internet services temporarily suspended
11:46 am: I welcome the 10% reservation announced by the Centre for economically weaker sections of the upper caste. PM Narendra Modi's policies have helped to uplift the poor in the country: BJP MP Anurag Thakur (ANI)
11:44 am: Supreme Court issues notice to West Bengal government on BJP's plea seeking permission to hold Rath Yatra in state
11:40 am: Delhi's Patiala House Court reserves order on ED plea seeking the issuance of an open-ended non-bailable warrant against Manoj Arora in a money laundering case. ED has claimed that Manoj Arora is a close aide of Robert Vadra
11:28 am: Rajya Sabha adjourns till 2 pm as SP members protest CBI action against former UP CM Akhilesh Yadav
11:16 am: IPS Kumar Rajesh Chandra, presently working as DG, Bureau of Civil Aviation Security appointed as Sashastra Seema Bal Director General
11:11 am: Government allows an Iranian bank to open branch in Mumbai: Gadkari
10:46 am: Supreme Court rules Monsanto patents claim valid on GM cotton (Reuters quoting company source)
10:22 am: Supreme Court reinstates Alok Verma as CBI Director, however, he cannot take major policy decisions
10:01 am: The BSP welcomes reservation for economically weaker sections of upper castes, says party chief Mayawati
09:29 am: Sensex falls over 50 points in early trade, currently at 35,798.08; Nifty opens at 10747.70
09:02 am: Srilankan Navy apprehends four Indian fishermen near Delft Island
08:36 am: Major pollutants PM 2.5 and PM 10 in 'Poor' category at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport, according to the Air Quality Index (AQI) data (reports ANI)
08:24 am: Pakistan violates ceasefire violation along the Line of Control in Poonch sector of Jammu and Kashmir
07:59 am: Delhi: 14 train arrivals delayed due to fog conditions/low visibility
07:44 am: Ex-Nissan chief Ghosn in Tokyo court says acted 'with approval of appropriate executives' and is being 'wrongly accused and unfairly detained'
07:32 am: Investigations underway after former Gujarat BJP MLA Jayantilal Bhanushali was shot dead by unknown assailants onboard Sayji Nagri Express between Kataria-Surbari stations Monday night
07:25 am: PM Modi and US President Trump took positive note of growing bilateral cooperation in defence, counter-terrorism and energy and coordination on regional and global issues. They agreed to continue to work together for further strengthening the bilateral relations in 2019
07:23 am: PM Modi and US President Trump exchanged New Year greetings in a telephonic conversation last evening. They expressed satisfaction at the progress in India-US strategic partnership in 2018. They appreciated developments such as the launch of the 2+2 Dialogue mechanism
07:01 am: BJD to hold protest rally at Delhi's Talkatora Stadium today, demanding hike in MSP for common paddy to Rs 2930 per quintal and implementation of Swaminathan Commission report . Odisha Chief Minister and BJD President Naveen Patnaik to address the rally and will lead delegation to submit memorandum to the President
06:27 am: Amazon eclipses Microsoft as most valuable publicly traded company in U.S. as see-sawing stock market continues to reshuffle corporate America's pecking order
06:22 am: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un leaves for China for his fourth summit with President Xi Jinping
