Breaking news on January 6

Finance Ministry Sources: A record 87.5 % eligible taxpayer have opted for Sabka Vishwas (Legacy Dispute Resolution) Scheme, 2019. Till now 161,214 taxpayers out of the total 1.84 lakh eligible taxpayers have already availed the Scheme.

Two men were arrested for allegedly betting on an Australian cricket league's match in Shahdara's Geeta Colony area, police said on Monday. The accused have been identified as Gautam Sharma (34) and Rahul Sharma (28), residents of Geeta Colony, they said.

"On Sunday, we received information about gambling in Geeta Colony. Police raided the area and arrested the accused who were gambling by placing bets on the Big Bash League," Deputy Commissioner of Police (Shahdara) Amit Sharma said.

20 Indian fishermen who were released from Pakistan's Landhi Jail yesterday handed over to Indian authorities at Attari-Wagah border today

BJP President Amit Shah: 52,72,000 missed calls have been received on special number in support of Citizenship Amendment Act from verifiable phone numbers, total 68 lakh calls have been received 

Andhra Police has arrested a 27-year-old man for allegedly raping a 68-year-old woman in Visakhapatnam Rural on January 2.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi at an event in Delhi: As we enter the new year, I have no hesitation in saying that this decade will be for the Indian entrepreneurs.

Supreme Court to hear on January 10, the petitions of former Tata Group chief Cyrus Mistry against Tata Sons

"When students inside universities are not safe then nobody is. Govt is encouraging such violence. In Jamia Milia Islamia also Police fired bullets instead of inquiring. Many were injured, killed & detained. Such acts by govt to shush students' voices is condemnable,"

Sabarimala review petitions will be heard by a 9-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court from 13th January 2020.

Madurai bench of the Madras High Court has granted 15 days ordinary leave (parole) to Ravichandran, a convict in Former PM Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, from January 10

Ministry of Home Affairs: The High-Level Committee (HLC), chaired by Union Home Minister Amit Shah, met in Delhi today & approved additional central assistance of Rs. 5908.56 crores to 7 states from National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF).

 Rs. 616.63 cr approved for Assam, Rs 284.93 cr for Himachal Pradesh, Rs 1869.85 cr for Karnataka, Rs 1749.73 cr for Madhya Pradesh, Rs 956.93 cr for Maharashtra, Rs 63.32 for Tripura&Rs 367.17 cr for Uttar Pradesh for floods/landslides/cloudburst during south-west monsoon 2019 

Director General National Cadet Corps (NCC) Lieutenant General Rajeev Chopra called on Defence Minister Rajnath Singh in Delhi today

We will try to make Delhi a better place to live in, where we can get better air quality and water, and also better infrastructure for people of Delhi. Delhi will get a better government once BJP comes to power.

Prime Minister's Office: Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Senior Minister and Coordinating Minister for Social Policies, Singapore called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi today.

'We heartily welcome Election Commission's announcement of Delhi Assembly polls. This election will serve to lay the foundation of making our Delhi a leader in development. I hope that all the people of Delhi will vote and create a new record.'

Voting for Delhi Assembly Election on February 8, counting on February 11 | LIVE

Model Code of Conduct comes into effect in Delhi from today: CEC Sunil Arora

Polling to be held at 13,750 polling stations: CEC Sunil Arora

DEC Sanjeev Saxena has twice done a comprehensive review of preparedness with Delhi CEO: CEC Sunil Arora

Accretion of 1.87 lakh in Delhi electorate as per electoral roll published with reference to January 1, 2020: CEC Sunil Arora

Term of current Delhi assembly expires on February 22, 2020: CEC Sunil Arora

Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Delhi: Total electors in the final electoral roll of the NCT of Delhi as on 6 January, 2020 are 1,46,92,136

Election Commission begins addressing the media on dates of Delhi Assembly Elections 2020.

Election Commission to hold press conference shortly; date for Delhi assembly elections to be announced.

Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan took part in Jan Jagaran Padyatra in support of Citizenship Amendment Act in Cuttack, Odisha.

A delegation of Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leaders led by party president, Sukhbir Singh Badal today met EAM S Jaishankar and submitted a memorandum to him. Sukhbir Singh Badal says,"Our holiest shrine Nankana Sahab in Pakistan was attacked, also a Sikh youth was murdered in Pakistan."

"We feel hurt that the Pakistan PM hasn't reacted and hasn't given any assurance to Sikh community. We have requested the govt of India that the issue should be taken up at all international forums including UN," he added.

Sensex drops by 763.50 points; currently at 40,701.11

Thamimun Ansari, Manithaneya Jananayaga Katchi MLA from Nagappattinam in Tamil Nadu, came to Assembly wearing a t-shirt with 'no CAA, NPR and NRC' written on it.

Delhi Court to hear bail plea of ​​10 accused in Seemapuri violence case, on January 8. Court-ordered Investigation Officer (IO) to file a separate reports of all the accused, besides presenting CCTV footage before it. Court also pointed out IO's 'sluggish attitude.'

National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) refuses to amend judgement given on 18th December in Cyrus Mistry v/s Tata Sons case, says no aspersions cast against the Registrar of Companies.

Maharashtra: Five injured after a fire broke out in a building at Kamathipura (Nagpada) in Mumbai. More details awaited.

Indian markets felt the jitters of the escalating tensions between the two biggest oil-producing countries Iran and the US.

The benchmark Sensex fell over 530 points during the early trade on Monday as the Brent climbed over 2 per cent to $70 a barrel.

Meanwhile, prices of safe-haven assets also skyrocketed over fears of further military escalation.

Gold prices hit Rs 41,330 per 10 gram on Friday, hitting its highest level.

Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) MLAs have walked out of Tamil Nadu Assembly alleging that Governor Banwarilal Purohit didn't allow DMK President MK Stalin to raise Citizenship Amendment Act issue during Governor's speech.

Sensex at 41,097.69, down by 366.92 points; Nifty drops 96.55 pts to 12,130.10.

 Dense to very dense fog observed at isolated pockets over Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Sikkim, Odisha, Assam and Meghalaya and moderate fog at isolated pockets over East Uttar Pradesh, Gangetic West Bengal and Tripura at 05:30 am.

Three policemen including Nal Band Station House Officer (SHO) Rajiv Chitranshu sent to district lines for issuing a notice to 93 yr old Fasihat Mir Khan, 90 year old Ansar Hussain and deceased Banne Khan in connection with December 20 anti-CAA violence in Firozabad.

1. Sarthak -31 yrs 
2. Kamlesh Mandrijo-30yrs
3. Soori Krishnan-23yrs
4. Gaurav-24yrs
5. Shambhavi-21 yrs (female) 
6. Velentina-26/F
7. Shivam Chaurasia-27yrs
8. Manish Jangid-25 yrs
9. Sheshmanee Sahu-22yrs
10. Aise Ghosh-23yrs/F
11. Ameet Parameswaran-37 yrs 
12. Sucharita-45yrs/F
13. Nikhil Mathew -24yrs
14. Ayush Singh-19yrs
15. Ashwarya Pratap -25yrs
16. Shokat-28yrs
17. Ujjwal -22yrs
18. Deepshikha-19yrs /F
19. Sbimit 21y
20. Kamran 22y

Delhi Traffic Police: Road No 13A between Mathura Road and Kalindi Kunj is closed for traffic movement. People coming from Noida are advised to take DND or Akshardham to reach Delhi.

Students continue to protest outside Gateway of India, Mumbai, against violence in Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU).

Jihadists from Somalia's Al-Shabaab group killed 3 US citizens in an attack on Kenya military base.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel, President of France Emmanuel Macron and UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson issue statement urging Iran to withdraw measures flouting nuclear deal