Top News of Jan 16 | US official says wife of Orlando shooter has been arrested for obstruction

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11:10 PM

US official says wife of Orlando shooter has been arrested for obstruction - AP

10:50 PM

Don't like word block. Issue to be processed by 1267 Comm based on solid evidence-China Foreign Ministry on resolution against Masood Azhar in UN - ANI

10:32 PM

WB-TMC leader Subir Mukherjee files an FIR against Kailash Vijayvargiya for remarks made against CM Mamata Banerjee on Jan 11 in Kolkata -ANI

10:16 PM

Britain can't negotiate US trade deal until after EU exit: Mogherini - AFP

9:21 PM

"Cycle chalti jayegi, aage badhti jayegi": tweets Akhilesh Yadav after EC said group led by him is SP & is entitled to use 'Bicycle' symbol

9:12 PM

Two Canadians, one Italian, one Colombian among dead in Mexico shooting (Source: AFP)

8:52 PM

Mehbooba Mufti pitches for a South-Central Asia corridor with J&K as nucleus -PTI

8:28 PM

Bombers at Nigeria's Maiduguri University kill professor: AP

8:12 PM

Airports Authority of India plans to partially privatise two of its key airports -- Ahmedabad & Jaipur -- by this fiscal: Officials - PTI

8:02 PM

EC issues notice to Arvind Kejriwal for violation of model code of conduct in Jan 8 speech in Goa,asked to give explanation by 1PM on Jan 19

7:50 PM

IMF cuts fiscal 2017-18 forecast for India's growth to 7.2 percent from 7.6 percent- Reuters

7:40 PM

Airport officials seize 700 g gold disguised as strip pasted b/w layers of paper of corrugated cardboard box from a person at Delhi airport - ANI

7:20 PM

Captain Amarinder Singh to contest from Lambi, Pargat Singh from Jalandhar Cantonment and Navjot Singh Sidhu from Amritsar East. - ANI

6:40 PM

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Europe's fate 'in our own hands', says Merkel after Trump criticism - AP

6:34 PM

Next GST Council meeting on Feb 18 to approve drafts of supplementary legislations; GST will now be rolled out from July 1: Arun Jaitley - PTI

6:24 PM

BJP releases list of 149 candidates for the upcoming elections in Uttar Pradesh: Union Minister JP Nadda - ANI

6:18 PM

BJP releases list of 64 candidates for upcoming elections in Uttarakhand - ANI

6:12 PM

Mexican police officer says gunman kills at least 4 people, wounds 9 others at nightclub at Playa del Carmen resort - AP

6:02 PM

All assesses with GST turnover of Rs 1.5 crore or less,90% of them will be assessed by States &10% by administrative machinery of Centre-FM - ANI

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6:00 PM

Saudi carrier flynas signs deal for 80 Airbus A320 planes - AFP 

5:51 PM

Reliance Industries reports 3.6 pc rise in Q3 consolidated net profit at Rs 7,506 crore. - PTI

5:35 PM

India at 60th place among 79 developing economies in wef inclusive development index; ranks below China(15), Pak(52) -PTI

5:32 PM

CBI files a charge sheet against 4 accused in connection with Vyapam case. - ANI

5:23 PM

Limit on withdrawal from current accounts has been enhanced from current limit of Rs 50,000 per week to Rs 1 lakh per week. - ANI

5:21 PM

ATM withdrawal limits enhanced from current limit of Rs 4500 to Rs 10,000 per day, per card. - ANI

5:16 PM

West Bengal: TMC workers stop BJP MP Babul Supriyo's convoy in Durgapur; show black flag, after he allegedly arrived late for an event. - ANI

5:05 PM

No consensus between Centre and states on administering GST, Dual Control; states to get right to tax in territorial water: Kerala FM. - ANI

4:53 PM

Minimum temperature in J-K less than 5°C; less than 10°C at most places over Himachal Pradesh, U'khand, Rajasthan,Uttar Pradesh & Delhi: IMD - ANI

4:42 PM

Bihar: PIL filed in Patna High Court seeking directions for an independent inquiry into the Bihar Boat Tragedy. - ANI

4:31 PM

Delhi: Member of insurgent group KCP P Meitei, Inugbam Sanatombi Devi's judicial custody extended till 31st January by Patiala House Court - ANI

4:27 PM

40 children injured as bus ferrying them to school skids off road & falls into pit in UP's Mathura: Officials - PTI

4:15 PM

Uttar Pradesh: Police detains 4 people in Agra for carrying Rs 1 crore cash. IT dept informed. Probe underway. - ANI

4:02 PM

26 killed in latest Brazil jail bloodbath - AFP

4:00 PM

Akhilesh Yadav's nameplate as National Pres put below Mulayam Singh Yadav's nameplate of the same designation at SP office in Lucknow

3:35 PM

The way you took the decision of #Demonitization in a minute Modi Ji, you must also do the same for OROP: Rahul Gandhi in Rishikesh

3:20 PM

Chhattisgarh: CRPF recovers IED weighing 10 kg in Bijapur district near an under construction bridge. Successfully defused. - ANI

3:09 PM

After US' 'outlier' comment, China says admission of non-NPT signatories in NSG can't be farewell gift for countries to give each other. (PTI) 

3:03 PM

Large police posse deployed to prevent youths from various parts of TamilNadu from taking part in Jallikattu defying SC ban. (PTI)

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2:56 PM

India slips 3 places to 92nd on global talent competitiveness index; Switzerland tops (PTI) 

2:49 PM

Chhattisgarh: CRPF recovers IED weighing 10 kg in Bijapur district near an under construction bridge. Successfully defused (ANI) 

2:44 PM

Akhilesh was against appointment of a Muslim DGP: Mulayam Singh Yadav in Lucknow (ANI) 

2:40 PM

'Pilot error' caused Turkish cargo plane crash: Kyrgyzstan official (AFP) 

2:32 PM

WhatsApp Case: SC issues a notice to Centre, TRAI & Facebook; sought reply in 2 weeks.Petitioner had raised questions regarding privacy on the app (ANI) 

2:17 PM

The Govt will be responsible for education and rehabilitation of those affected by Kashmir unrest: J&K CM Mehbooba Mufti in Assembly (ANI) 

1:52 PM

Three Indian-origin antiques, illegally exported from India, willingly returned by National Gallery of Australia, Canberra (ANI) 

1:44 PM

Arvind Kejriwal has only one agenda that is to become CM of Punjab and to oppose everything PM Modi does: Sukhbir Badal, Dy CM Punjab (ANI) 

1:35 PM

I am trying my best to save the party and cycle, and if he(Akhilesh) doesn't listen then I will fight against him: Mulayam Singh Yadav (ANI) 

1:20 PM

We will accept whatever the Election Commission decides: Mulayam Singh Yadav to party workers in Lucknow (ANI) 

1:17 PM

Supreme Court dismisses plea which sought video-recording of court proceedings (ANI) 

1:12 PM

SC directs the centre to fill up vacancies of the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes within three months from today (ANI) 

1:10 PM

BJP releases second list of 7 candidates for Assembly elections in Goa (ANI) 

1:01 PM

SC allows woman from Maharashtra to terminate 24 week pregnancy after board of specialists recommended abortion as fetus was underdeveloped (ANI) 

12:58 PM

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley chairs 9th GST Council Meet in Delhi (ANI) 

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12:54 PM

Nearly 100 pigeons dead in Odisha's Kendrapara district in the wake of bird flu scare (PTI) 

12:46 PM

Deeply saddened after Patna Boat Tragedy. Detailed probe will be done: Bihar CM Nitish Kumar (ANI) 

12:14 PM

# Secretaries of following states summoned by SC: Assam, Nagaland, Sikkim, TN, Delhi, Tripura, Bihar, Rajasthan, AP and MP. Next hearing: after 4 weeks- ANI

12:04 PM

# CISF jawan Suresh Gaikwad allegedly commits suicide by shooting himself with his service rifle at Kempe Gowda Airport in Bengaluru

11:55 AM

# Delhi: Senior Uttarakhand Congress leader and state minister Yashpal Arya joined BJP in presence of Amit Shah

11:49 AM

# They are kind of person who always switch parties and make deals, public acknowledge this fact, says Parkash Singh Badal on Sidhu

11:47 AM

# Will ppl forget what he said about Sonia&Rahul Gandhi? Used most derogatory words for Dr.Manmohan Singh sahab: Bikram Majithia,SAD on Sidhu- ANI

11:43 AM

# Will contest elections wherever party says: Navjot Singh Sidhu at Press Conference

11:34 AM

# BJP chose alliance, Sidhu chose Punjab: Navjot Singh Sidhu at Press Conference- ANI

11:27 AM

# Chhattisgarh: 29 pilgrims injured after bus overturns near Telgara village in Kanker last night- ANI

11:23 AM

# Drugs are a reality in Punjab, lives of youth are being destroyed: Navjot Singh Sidhu- ANI

11:24 AM

# I will fight redemption of Punjab: Navjot Singh Sidhu

11:14 AM

# I am born Congressman, I have just come back to my roots- Navjot Singh Sidhu in Press Conference

10:55 AM

# 1984 riots case: Supreme Court directs the Central Government to file a report regarding the status of the case

10:38 AM

# 26 to hang for Bangladesh abductions and murders: court- AFP

10:27 AM

# J-K: Train service on Baramulla-Banihal section suspended for today due to heavy snowfall- ANI

10:27 AM

# Madurai (Tamil Nadu): Villagers protest in support of jallikattu in Alanganallur. Police at the spot - ANI

10:10 AM

# Kyrgyzstan says at least 32 dead after Turkish cargo plane hits houses (ANI)

10:02 AM

# South Korea prosecutors seek arrest of Samsung heir in bribery scandal- AFP

10:00 AM

# Mathura (UP): More than 40 school children injured after a school bus overturns on Surir-Sikandarpur road. All injured admitted to hospital-ANI

9:58 AM

# Accused paedophile Sunil Rastogi has been sent to judicial custody for 14 days by a Delhi court-ANI

9:39 AM

# Tamil Nadu: Villagers hold 'symbolic' jallikattu event in Alanganallur, Madurai after prayers- ANI

9:31 AM

# Kyrgyzstan says up to 15 people dead in Bishkek plane crash- AFP

9:32 AM

# Three injured in fire cracker celebration after rumours spread that local BJP MLA aspirant has got the ticket- ANI

9:00 AM

# Kashmir University examinations scheduled to be held today and tomorrow, postponed due to heavy snowfall- ANI

8:50 AM

# OPDs of all private hospitals in the state to remain closed from 10 am to 5pm in protest against assassination of Allahabad's Dr.AK Bansal

8:17 AM

# J-K encounter: Three terrorists gunned down by security forces in Pahalgam- ANI

8:15 AM

# Despite SC ban we sought permission from authorities to atleast hold traditional prayers at temple:Sundar Raghvan, Associate Madurai on Jallikattu- ANI

7:46 AM

# Ajay Maken, Asha Kumari and Navjot Singh Sidhu to address the media at 11 AM at Congress Headquarters- ANI

7:37 AM

# Kolkata: Fire at Presidency University canteen, six fire tenders being used to douse the flames.The fire is now under control- ANI

6:43 AM

# Delhi fog: 17 trains delayed, 6 rescheduled and 2 cancelled- ANI

Arvind Kejriwal has only one agenda that is to become CM of Punjab and to oppose everything PM Modi does: Sukhbir Badal, Dy CM Punjab

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