Breaking news on January 30

Election Commission observers along with Delhi Police personnel including joint commissioner reach Shaheen Bagh to review the situation ahead of forthcoming assembly election.

National Democratic Meeting (NDA) meeting to be held in Parliament Library at 3:30 pm on Friday. 

Vice President Venkaiah Naidu to chair a meeting of floor leaders of Rajya Sabha at his residence on Friday. 

Najma Akhtar, Vice-Chancellor of Jamia Millia Islamia on firing in Jamia area said: "It is really unfortunate that during this entire time a contingent of police stood there are just watched everything happen. I am proud that my students handled the situation very calmly."

Press conference to be held at Shaheen Bagh at 11 pm tonight. 

Siliguri police have arrested three people in separate incidents and recovered nine mobile phones, three cameras, accessories, one laptop, three ATM batteries from their possession. The accused persons will be presented before a Siliguri court tomorrow.

Five more patients, 4 men, and a woman have been admitted at Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital for suspected coronavirus case. They have been kept at the isolation ward of the hospital. They had returned from China.

NIA arrests two accused, Hira Devi and Shakuntala Kumari, in connection with a terror funding case of People’s Liberation Front of India (PLFI), a proscribed naxal organisation of Jharkhand. The 2 accused are wives of Dinesh Gope, Chief of PLFI.

NIA also conducted search at the house of accused Shakuntala Kumari and Hira Devi in West Bengal's Kolkata, today. Incriminating documents were seized during the search. Efforts are being made to arrest accused Dinesh Gope. Further investigation is underway.

" Whenever a government doesn't have answers, it resorts to maligning those who are fighting to earn a right," said a protester at Shaheen Bagh.

A protester in Shaheen Bagh alleged that policemen stationed near Jamia Millia Islamia University did not move quickly enough to rein in the attacker who opened fire.

An FIR has been registered in Jamia firing incident. Students and alumni of Jamia Milia Islamia University approached New Friends Colony police station to file a complaint.

Protesters at Shaheen Bagh said that Central Government needs to speak with them to know what they have to say.

"We don't expect PM Modi to come here, but can't a single representative come to Shaheen Bagh to meet us?" said a woman protester.

Defence Min Rajnath Singh said: "...If any Muslim brother from Pakistan wants to come to India and stay here, then we have a provision in our citizenship act to give them Indian citizenship. We gave citizenship to 600 Pakistanis in the last 5-6 yrs. Still attempts are made to stoke violence."

"We felt bad when it was claimed that we get Rs 500 to protest," said a woman protester at Shaheen Bagh.

Opposition parties to meet at 9:30 am on Friday at the Parliament to discuss today's Jamia Nagar firing incident and Citizenship Amendment Act, National Register of Citizens (NRC) and National Population Register (NPR).

"Shaheen Bagh is not a platform for any political leader to garner votes," a protester told India TV's Saurav Sharma.

Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad reaches AIIMS trauma centre where Shadab Farooq,a Jamia Millia Islamia student,is admitted. Azad is seeking permission to go inside the center. Farooq was injured after a man opened fire in Jamia area during protests there, earlier today

Ahead of upcoming Assembly Polls in Delhi, BJP will release manifesto on Friday. 

Shaheen Bagh protesters react to Jamia firing incident. The people are protesting against the amended citizenship law and National Register Citizenship (NRC). 

Praveer Ranjan, Special Commissioner of Police met Shadab Farooq, a Jamia Millia Islamia student, at AIIMS Trauma Centre. He was injured after a man opened fire in Jamia area today during protests there earlier today.

During the massive protest at Jamia over the firing incident, Delhi Police has detained two female protesters.

Crime Branch to investigate Jamia's firing incident. 

Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said: "We are banning access to casinos in Goa for the locals from February 1. Only tourists will be allowed. This was the demand of the public, so we did it."

Fugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi further remanded in custody until 27th February, 2020. Five days extradition trial to begin on 11th May. 

CBSE mark sheet of the allegedly minor gunman who brandished a gun and opened fire in Jamia area, earlier today. One student was injured in the incident.

Home Minister Amit Shah said: "Today I have spoken to Delhi Police Commissioner on the firing incident(in Jamia area) that has taken place and instructed them to take strict action. The central government will not tolerate any such incident, it will be taken seriously and the culprit will not be spared."

Amid the massive protests, Delhi Police trying to disperse to the crowd from Jamia. 

Protestors lift police barricades at the Jamia area amid the outrage among the students over firing by gun-wielding man.

Soon after a man opened fire at anti-CAA protesters at Jamia Millia Islamia, thousands have turned up at the university. The situation at the scene is tense. One student was injured as a man opened fire at the university earlier today.

We do not have any confirmation about any Indian being affected by coronavirus: MEA.

Spokesperson of the Chinese Embassy in India, Counselor Ji Rong said: "Chinese Embassy in India has maintained close communication with Indian govt, timely briefed on the development of the epidemic and China’s efforts in epidemic prevention and control."

"Chinese side pays close attention to the report of the emergence of one confirmed case of pneumonia caused by coronavirus in India & will cooperate with the Indian side to jointly strengthen the epidemic prevention and control. We also hope Indian side could continue to render understanding and support to China’s efforts in epidemic prevention and control," he added. 

People protesting outside Raj Ghat against Citizenship Amendment Act and National Register of Citizens (NRC) have been detained by the Police.

Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa to visit India from Feb 7-11: MEA

Sunanda Pushkar death case: Delhi's Rouse Avenue Court dismisses application of Shashi Tharoor to incorporate the tweets of his wife Sunanda Pushkar, before her death. Tharoor's lawyers had sought that tweets by Pushkar, just before her demise, be made a part of the charge sheet.

Sensex tumbles 284.84 pts to end at 40,913.82; Nifty trips 93.70 pts to 12,035.80.

Owaisi blames BJP for fomenting shooting at Jamia. He said: "Thanks to @ianuragthakur and all the 9 PM nationalists who have created so much hatred in this country that a terrorist shoots a student while cops watch Hi @PMOIndia identify him by his clothes."

A Delhi court adjourns the hearing in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots case, involving former Congress leader Sajjan Kumar, for February 7. The court was hearing the case related to Sultanpuri area incident during the 1984 anti-Sikh riots.

Kerala Health minister KK Shailaja said: "20 samples had been sent for tests out of which one was found to be positive. The patient had returned from Wuhan (China) and is now kept in isolation at General Hospital in Thrissur. She is stable."

Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa on Thursday said there are "99 percent chances" of BJP high command giving clearance to the much-awaited expansion of his Ministry by January 31.

Election Commission bans MoS Finance Anurag Thakur for 72 hours from campaigning, BJP MP Parvesh Verma banned for 96 hours.

Fugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi, fighting extradition to India on charges over the nearly USD 2 billion Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud and money laundering case, is to be produced for a regular remand hearing at Westminster Magistrates' Court in London on Thursday.

Dr. Kafeel Khan after being arrested by Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force from Mumbai said, "I was given a clean chit in Gorakhpur children death case, now they are trying to frame me again. I request Maharashtra Govt to let me stay in Maharashtra, I don't trust Uttar Pradesh Police". 

Supreme Court seeks response from the Archeological Survey of India (ASI) on a plea seeking a direction for online tickets for viewing the Taj Mahal at night.

Lawyer of the convicts, AP Singh on Thursday moved a plea in Delhi's Patiala House Court seeking a stay on the date of the execution of the convicts, which is scheduled for February 1. 

Supreme Court refuses to interfere in the Allahabad High Court order granting 2-day parole to Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) MP Atul Rai to attend his oath-taking as a Member of Parliament, in New Delhi. Rai is currently in jail in a rape case

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi leads "Save the Constitution March" in Wayanad as part of anti-CAA protests in Kerala.

Congress calls a meeting of senior party leaders over the National Population Register (NPR), in Delhi on February 4.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh along with Veteran BJP leader Lal Krishna Advani pays tribute to Mahatma Gandhi at Raj Ghat on his death anniversary.

Three Dalit leaders have been arrested here and sent to jail for alleged apprehension of breach of peace, police said. Vikas Median, chief of Dalit outfit Udham Singh Sena, Bhim Army activist Teekam Bodh and one more person were arrested Wednesday evening over apprehensions that they could breach peace in the area, they said. 

Meanwhile, the Bharat band called on Wednesday passed peacefully here and some organisations wrote memoranda against the Citizenship Amendment Act Wednesday evening. 

The Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress has thrown its weight behind the Aam Admi Party for the Delhi polls, with its national spokesperson Derek O' Brien uploading a video endorsing not just Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal but all AAP candidates.

"Vote for @AamAadmiParty, Vote for the candidate from Rajendra Nagar constituency @raghav_chadha, Vote for @ArvindKejriwal and all AAP candidates in Delhi," O' Brien tweeted.

20 trains running late in the Northern Railway region due to various reasons.

M Kamalam, senior Congress leader & former Kerala Minister passes away at the age of 94 in Kozhikode due to age-related ailments.

Manohar Untwal, BJP MLA from Madhya Pradesh's Agar constituency passes away after a prolonged illness.

The Odisha government has decided to include road safety in the school curriculum from the academic session 2020-21 for class 10 students, an official said.

Sensex drops 165.43 pts to 41,033.23 in opening session, Nifty slips 47.65 pts to 12,081.85

20 trains running late in the Northern Railway region due to various reasons.

Pakistan on Wednesday said that terrorists from Afghanistan fired two rockets which landed near a border crossing, forcing authorities to close down the frontier for security purpose. The rockets landed near the Torkham Border Terminal on the Pakistani side but "no casualties occurred", the Foreign Office said.

Three Japanese evacuated from the Chinese city of Wuhan have the novel coronavirus says Japan's health minister: AFP news agency

Dense to very dense fog observed at isolated places over Punjab, Haryana, & Gangetic West Bengal. Moderate fog observed at isolated places over South-West UP & sub-Himalayan West Bengal & Sikkim at 5:30 am today, says IMD

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, state minister Siddharth Nath Singh, BJP state president Swatantra Dev Singh and others take 'holy-dip' at the Sangam Ghat. 

Dense to very dense fog observed at isolated places over Punjab, Haryana, & Gangetic West Bengal. Moderate fog observed at isolated places over South-West UP & sub-Himalayan West Bengal & Sikkim at 5:30 am today.

Three Japanese evacuated from the Chinese city of Wuhan have the novel coronavirus says Japan's health minister, AFP news agency reported.

Death toll in China rises to 169, according to the government: AFP news agency.

Union Home Minister and BJP leader Amit Shah to hold 3 public rallies in Delhi, today. 

Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal to hold roadshows at Timarpur, Model Town, Ghonda and Rohtas Nagar 

Supreme Court's five-judge bench, headed by Justice NV Ramana, to hear today the curative petition of one of the convicts, Akshay seeking commutation of his death sentence to life imprisonment.