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News Nation Bureau | Edited By : Srishty Choudhury | Updated on: 23 Jan 2019, 12:08:56 AM
Latest news on January 22, 2019.

New Delhi:

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas in Varanasi today. BJP president will address a rally at Malda in West Bengal. The party aims to bag over 22 seats of the 42 in the Lok Sabha elections due soon. The BJP currently has two Lok Sabha seats in West Bengal - Asansol and Darjeeling. Congress president Rahul Gandhi will start his two-day visit to his parliamentary constituency Amethi today. The Patiala House Court in Delhi will hear the defamation case filed by journalist and former minister MJ Akbar against journalist Priya Ramani who had accused him of sexual harassment during his stint as the editor of The Asian Age in the 90s. The rich and powerful from across the globe have flocked to Davos, the ski resort town on the Swiss Alps for five days from Monday to discuss what’s ailing the world amid fears of the global economy sleepwalking into a crisis, with more than 100 CEOs from India expected to be in attendance.

Former Chief Election Commissioner Navin Chawla: I didn't see this hackathon in London & didn't want to see it either, as EVM used there wasn't of Election Commission. ECI's EVMs are manufactured in secret conditions, are being used since 2006, & yield different results


Delhi Police has received a complaint from the Election Commission of India. The legal action is being taken under section 505 of IPC in the matter. Further investigation shall be conducted as per law.

Kapil Sibal, Congress: He (Ashish Ray) sent me a personal e-mail also. I told him that I will be in London for some personal work & he insisted that I should come as they are going to make an important revelation. So I went

Assam approves 10% quota for economically weaker sections of the general class.

Foreign Press Association ‘strongly disassociates’ itself from Syed Shuja’s EVM rigging claims


Day after sensational claims, the Foreign Press Association did a u-turn on the EVM rigging claims. The association took to Twitter and said that it was, “strongly disassociate itself with any claims made by the speaker Syed Shuja during the #IJA event in London yesterday. Not one of the masked speaker’s accusations have so far been corroborated.”

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced a bonus of Rs 20 lakh each for all the five members of All-India Senior Selection Committee, following team’s Test series win in Australia and first bilateral ODI series win in Australia.

A Delhi Court has taken cognizance of the criminal defamation complaint filed by Vivek Doval, son of National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval and fixed the date of 30th January for witnesses' recording.

Karnataka: CM HD Kumaraswamy & Former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda in Tumkur to pay last tribute to Shivakumara Swami of Siddaganga Mutt. Shivakumara Swami passed away on Monday.



West Bengal: BJP President Amit Shah arrives in Malda. He will address a rally today.



Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Prime Minister of Mauritius Pravind Kumar Jugnauth today, on the sidelines of Pravasi Bharatiya Divas in Varanasi.



Three assailants looted Rs 1.2 Crore from a businessman near Jhandewalan in Delhi on Monday night, the police said. Probe is underway.

Verdict in MJ Akbar's defamation case against on Jan 29


MJ Akbar's defamation case against journalist Priya Ramani: Delhi's Patiala House Court reserves the order on whether to summon Priya Ramani as an accused. The order will be passed on 29th January.

Production warrant issued against Sajjan Kumar


1984 anti-Sikh riots: Production warrant issued against Sajjan Kumar in connection with Sultanpuri case. Next date of hearing is 28 January, reports news agency ANI.

Delhi: Streets waterlogged in parts of the national capital following rainfall this morning. Visuals from Chhatarpur area.



Jammu & Kashmir: Following inclement weather conditions helicopter and ropeway services have been suspended at Vaishno Devi shrine.

26 injured after a bus skidded off road near Swarghat area in Himachal Pradesh


26 people injured after a tourist bus skidded off the road near Swarghat area in Himachal Pradesh’s Bilaspur district. 18 injured shifted to hospital in Nalaghar in Solan district, 8 seriously injured shifted to PGIMER at Chandigarh.

Jammu & Kashmir: Heavy snow around Jawahar tunnel in Qazigand.





Delhi: Heavy rain lashes the national capital; Visuals from Dhaula Kuan and Akbar Road.



Chhattisgarh: A policeman allegedly shot himself with his service revolver in the Raipur Police Lines late last night. Investigations are on and details awaited.

Himachal Pradesh: Shimla received fresh snowfall today.



Munsiyari in Uttarakhand receives heavy snowfall.



Delhi: Visuals from outside Mandi House metro station as the national capital receives rainfall.



Delhi: National capital receives rainfall this morning. Visuals from Prahladpur area.



Siddaganga Mutt seer Shivakumara Swamy will be laid to rest at Tumkuru in Karnataka later today. Thousands of devotees have flocked the town to pay their last respects to the "Walking Godman", who died at the age of 111, due to age-related issues on Monday afternoon.





Delhi: Major pollutants PM 2.5 at 220 and PM 10 at 232, both in 'Poor' category in the area around Indira Gandhi International Airport's T3, according to the Air Quality Index (AQI) data.



Napier, New Zealand: Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli and his New Zealand counterpart, Kane Williamson, Indian women's cricket captain Mithali Raj and her New Zealand counterpart, Amy Satterthwaite pose with winner's trophy ahead of their respective ODI series. Men's ODI series begins on January 23 and women's ODI series begins on January 24.



As many as 15 trains are running late due to fog and low visibility in Delhi.

UK Prime Minister Theresa May unveiled Plan B for the Brexit deal. She presented an alternative path to secure Parliamentary support for a Brexit deal.

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First Published : 22 Jan 2019, 07:07:13 AM

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