Breaking News January 9 | Highlights

An earthquake of magnitude 4.2 on the Richter scale was recorded in Himachal Pradesh's Kareri district on Saturday. READ MORE

Maharashtra minister Uday Samant on Saturday said the state government will take a decision by January 20 about reopening colleges with 50 per cent capacity.

A high school student from Gurugram, Aryan Jain, is among the winners of an app development challenge organised by NASA. 

Madhya Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel on Saturday gave assent to an ordinance which penalizes religious conversions through fraudulent means including those for the sake of marriage.

Air traffic to and fro Kashmir was restored on late Saturday afternoon after several flights were cancelled in the morning due to fresh snowfall in Srinagar and some other parts of the valley, officials said.

"The flight operations resumed at the airport late afternoon and many flights arrived and then departed from here," an official of the Airports Authority of India said.

He said air traffic was restored after weather improved in Kashmir valley and the runway at the airport was cleared off the snow.

Earlier in the morning, the flight operations were affected because of accumulation of snow on the runway.

Several flights were cancelled in the morning, while many others were delayed due to bad weather and poor visibility.

The air traffic to and fro the valley was also affected earlier this week. It remained suspended for four days from Sunday the wake of heavy snowfall and was restored o Thursday.

A Sriwijaya Air plane lost contact after taking off from Indonesian capital Jakarta on Saturday. The plane was en route to Pontianak in West Kalimantan province when it lost contact. READ MORE

The vaccination drive against coronavirus will kick off on January 16, 2021. READ MORE

The import of live birds is being banned in Delhi. the Ghazipur poultry market will remain closed for 10 days: Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal, on the escalating scare of bird flu in the country

We have sent some samples to a lab in Jalandhar, the reports will come by day after tomorrow. Delhi Govt will take the necessary decision based on reports: Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal 

Earthquake of magnitude 3.3 on the Richter scale hit Uttarkashi in Uttarakhand. 

Jammu and Kashmir: Pakistan violated ceasefire in Nowshera sector of Rajouri district at about 12:30 am.

Odisha recorded 206 new COVID-19 cases and 244 recoveries on January 8. The number of active cases in the state is 2,124.

36 new COVID19 cases and 51 recovered cases in Puducherry today.

• Total number of cases: 38,425
• Total active cases: 328
• Total recovered cases: 37,461
• Death toll: 636

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President JP Nadda offers prayers at Radha Gobind Temple in Bardhaman. 

Kerala Congress (M) leader Jose K Mani has resigned as Rajya Sabha MP. "Since I have shifted from United Democratic Front (UDF) to Left Democratic Front ( LDF), it's my moral responsibility to give up the MP post," Jose K Mani told ANI.

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar ordered audit of all hospitals in state on an urgent basis following the fire incident at Bhandara District General Hospital that claimed lives of 10 people.

PM Narendra Modi inaugrated the 16th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas convention. Here are the highlights from his speech:

• Today we have been connected with internet from various corners of the world but our minds are always connected with 'Maa Bharti'.
• In the past years, Non-Resident Indians have strengthened their identity in other countries. 
• India used to import PPE kits, masks, ventilators and testing kits from outside but today our nation is self-reliant. Today India is ready to save humanity with two 'Made in India' COVID-19 vaccines. 
• When India stood in the face of terrorism, world too got the courage to face this challenge. Today, India is using technology to end corruption. Money worth lakhs and crores are directly being credited to account of beneficiary.
• The ongoing campaign in India to empower the poor of the country is being discussed around the world. We have shown that in the sector of renewable energy, a developing country too can take lead. 

Madhav Singh Solanki, a veteran Congress leader who served as Chief Minister of Gujarat four times, passed away on Saturday at the age of 93. He was also former External Affairs Minister of India in the 1991-92. 

As many as ten newborn babies died after a fire broke out at a hospital in Maharashtra. According to the details, the fire was reported in the Special Newborn Care Unit of a hospital, in the wee hours on Saturday. All the infants were between a month and three months old.

Twitter permanently suspends outgoing US President Donald Trump's account "due to the risk of further incitement of violence". After the suspension of his personal Twitter account, US President Donald Trump tweeted from his official @POTUS account but the tweets were taken down within minutes.