Top News of Jan 14 | Amit Sharma, District Pracharak of Shree Hindu Takhat shot dead by unidentified men in Ludhiana

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#11:30 PM

MG Setu rehabilitation foundation stone laying program on Sunday at Bihar has been postponed says Nitin Gadkari-ANI

#10:45 PM

Events to take place on Sunday in Delhi and Mumbai, went really well in Hyderabad on Saturday: Harindra Singh, Sunburn organiser

#10:40 PM

Boat tragedy: Bihar CM requests Union Minister Nitin Gadkari to postpone public event scheduled for Sunday which is to be attended by both-ANI

#10:25 PM

Amit Sharma, District Pracharak of Shree Hindu Takhat shot dead by unidentified men near Ludhiana's Jagraon bridge-ANI

#10:20 PM

 Patna boat capsize incident: Death toll rises to 21, Rs 4 lakh compensation each to be given to kin of deceased persons

#10:07 PM

'Dahi-Chura' feast of Makarsankranti on Sunday has been cancelled by JDU in view of the death of 19 persons in Bihar boat tragedy-ANI

#10:00 PM

WB BJP VP Jay P Majumdar, accused of taking Rs 7.2 lakh from examinees of teachers eligibility test (TET) for primary sections, arrested-ANI

#9:30 PM

Patna boat capsize incident: Death toll rises to 19, Rs 4 lakh compensation each to be given to the kin of the deceased persons-ANI

#8:59 PM

Delhi: Former Punjab Chief Minister Beant Singh's daughter Gurkanwal Kaur joins BJP-ANI

#8:45 PM

West Bengal BJP Vice President Jay Prakash Majumdar arrested by Bidhannagar Police for indulging in fraud in connection with TET exams-ANI

#8:44 PM

NOC given to organiser of David Guetta show by Delhi Police.Total gathering of 7500 people approved-ANI

8:34 PM 

Youth killed after being hit by a car in Telangana minister Indrakaran Reddy's convoy in Telangana. Reddy was not present in the car-ANI

#8:27 PM

David Guetta's concert begins in Hyderabad-ANI

#8:22 PM

If someone has to write the political history of India, he cannot write it without including Cho Ramaswamy and his political commentary: PM-ANI

#8:19 PM

Cho's satire made his criticism loveable even to those he criticized: PM Modi-ANI

#8:17 PM

His greatest achievement was that he made Thuglak a weapon against all divisive forces: PM Modi on Cho Ramaswamy-ANI

#8:15 PM

I knew Cho personally for many years, its a personal loss for me. He had a multifaceted personality: PM Modi-ANI

#8:14 PM

In Cho, we all have lost a friend, he offered invaluable wisdom to whoever came his way-ANI

#8:11 PM

PM Modi extends his greetings to the countrymen for Pongal, Makarsankranti, Lohri-ANI

#8:10 PM

PM Modi addresses 47th Thuglak anniversary-a tribute to Cho Ramaswamy via video conferencing in Chennai-ANI

#8:00 PM

Boat capsized in Ganga: 25 swim to safety, 8 rescued and 1 dead. Search operation being carried out for the missing persons-ANI

#7:55 PM

A boat carrying 40 people capsizes in river Ganga in Patna (Bihar). Rescue operations underway-ANI

#7:20 PM

When I had met Cho Ramaswamy,he had said that he wished Jayalalithaa to be there till he lived and that happened,he died after she did: Rajnikanth-ANI

#7:17 PM

We are doing our best to repair DVOR as soon as possible;no international flight effect as of now: Lucknow Airport Dir. PK Srivastava-ANI

#7:05 PM

Chandigarh: Mortal remains of former Punjab CM Surjit Singh Barnala, who passed away on Saturday, brought to his residence-ANI

#6:52 PM

Jet Airways flight 9W 755 Delhi - Lucknow and 9W 756 Lucknow - Delhi cancelled due to technical issues at the Lucknow airport-ANI

#6:41 PM

30 regime fighters, jihadists dead in IS assault in east Syria-ANI

#6:25 PM

One hardcore naxal gunned down in an encounter with police in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada, bore rifle recovered-ANI

#6:24 PM

16 flights affected due to Radar failure at Lucknow airport, diverted to a nearby airport-ANI

#6:00 PM

Lucknow airport Radar BOR not in service. Radar failure reported at 4.30pm. 16 flights affected as of now-ANI

#5:54 PM

Our officials are in touch with the families of such youths, we have been successful in 6-7 such cases: DGP J&K on youths joining militancy-ANI

#5:53 PM 

Request parents to get them back on right path, violence can never be solution to any problem: SP Vaid (DGP J&K) on youths joining militancy-ANI

#5:40 PM

SEBI lowers broker fees by 25 percent, i.e. from Rs.20/- per crore of turnover to Rs.15/- per crore of turnover-ANI

#5:38 PM

Former Punjab CM Surjit Singh Barnala passes away at the age of 91-ANI

#5:20 PM

Consultations mandated by law or as evolved by practice should not be taken as infringement of autonomy of RBI: Finance Ministry-ANI

#5:19 PM

There has been a report in sections of Press that some unions have alleged infringement of the autonomy of the RBI: Finance Ministry-ANI

#5:17 PM

Finance Ministry says that it respects the autonomy and independence of the Reserve Bank of India-ANI

#5:00 PM

Three new Ministers inducted in the Arunachal Pradesh Cabinet: Alo Libang, Bamang Felix and Dr Mahesh Chai-ANI

#4:45 PM

100 per cent he (Navjot Singh Sidhu) is in the Congress, and as Navjot Kaur has announced that he is a candidate from Amritsar East: Amarinder Singh-ANI

#4:43 PM

I had requested my party high command to give me the opportunity of fighting this man, he has completely ruined Punjab: Capt Amarinder Singh-ANI

#4:42 PM

Will fight Patiala and Lambi if my high command wants, so that we defeat Badal, he has done enough damage to Punjab: Capt Amarinder Singh,Cong- ANI

#4:37 PM

Have to defeat Parkash and Sukbhir Badal, ready to fight against Parkash Badal. I've already talked with Cong Pres and VP on this: Amarinder-ANI

#4:22 PM

Have decided to fight Punjab Elections 2017 from Lambi. Will make it official soon: Captain Amarinder Singh, Congress-ANI

#4:19 PM

Member of insurgent group KCP P Meitei, Inugbam Sanatombi Devi's judicial custody extended till 16th January by Patiala House Court-ANI

#4:05 PM

Himachal Pradesh Met Dept issues heavy snow warning for next 72hrs on 15 and 16 Jan for Shimla, Kangra, Mandi, Kullu, Kinnaur, Lahual Spiti and parts of Chamba-ANI

#4:00 PM

Four children charred to death in fire in Gurugram-PTI

#3:54 PM

We are not working against anyone but only working to unite the Hindu community and for its empowerment: RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat-ANI

#3:40 PM

Gujarat beat Mumbai by 5 wickets to win Ranji Trophy for the first time-ANI

3:16 PM

Delhi: Former SP leader Raja Mahendra Aridaman Singh joins BJP- ANI

3:05 PM

Madurai (Tamil Nadu): Defying SC's order villagers in Avaniapuram organised jallikattu, police later dispersed the villagers- ANI

2:58 PM

# Dr Daljit Singh who was AAP candidate for Lok Sabha elections in 2014 joins Congress- ANI

2:55 PM

# BSF troops noticed some suspicious movement of 4-5 people along International Border in Samba district, last night: Dharminder Pareekh, DIG BSF- ANI

2:48PM

#We're issuing permission for David Guetta's concert in Mumbai,rescheduled for Jan 15, at Jio Gardens, Bandra Kurla Complex: Mumbai Police PRO - ANI

2:42 PM

# The way corrupt politicians use money for ill-practices it'll be good if Bapu is removed from notes: Tushar Gandhi,Gandhi's great-grandson - ANI

2:04 PM

# Mulayam Singh Yadav did not summon me, I went to meet him myself to seek his blessings: Naresh Uttam, SP- ANI

1:56 PM

# BJP strongly condemns statement of Anil Vij, its his personal remark and not party's stand. Mahatma Gandhi is our icon: Shrikant Sharma, BJP- ANI

1:53 PM

# One can only expect such kind of objectionable and nonsensical statements from BJP's leaders and ministers: RS Surjewala, Cong on Anil Vij: ANI

1:35 PM

# Om Puri death matter: Film producer Khalid Kidwai interrogated by Mumbai police

1:34 PM

# Jammu and Kashmir CM Mehbooba Mufti Sayeed meets actor Zaira Wasim from Dangal

1:28 PM

# It’s good that calender has Modi’s name instead of Mahatma Gandhi’s name. Narendra Modi is big brand name, Anil Vij, Haryana Minister

12:20 PM

# President of Hyderabad Cricket Association selected has state cabinet rank, how on earth can he qualify as per Lodha Committee rules?: Mohd Azharuddin - ANI

12:15 PM

His word would be the one I would trust on DRS. He is the most intelligent cricketer around: Virat Kohli on MS Dhoni

12:08 PM

Jallikattu: Police lathi charge protesters in Avanivapuram(Madurai). 30 people detainedin Tamil Nadu- ANI

12:03 PM

# Rejection from nomination for Hyderabad Cricket Ass Pres is sad. I have been cleared by court from all charges, says Mohd Azharuddin- ANI

11:55 AM

# Army Chief General Bipin Rawat denies reports of smartphones being banned for Army personnel

11:29 AM

# Former Indian Captain Mohd Azharuddin's nomination for position of Hyderabad Cricket Association President has been disqualified- ANI

11:27 AM

# Punjab: Bhim tank murder case accused Shiv Lal Doda files nomination as independent candidate in Abohar- ANI

11:12 AM

# Haryana: Four children dead after fire broke out in a slum in Kherki Daula area of Gurugram- ANI

10:50 AM

# We don't want an internal inquiry, CBI must inquire.Truth will be out only then: Sharmila, wife of Tej Bahadur (BSF jawan in video)- ANI

10:33 AM

# Permission has been rejected for Sunburn event scheduled for January 15 as organisers don't have requisite clearances: Sources- ANI

10:26 AM

# Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament to summon senior officials of finance ministry after budget session- ANI

9:54 AM

# Wrestler Narsingh Yadav records his statement with CBI in ongoing doping case against him

9:52 AM

# Pakistan can use nuclear weapons against us.Its a nuclear black market selling such weapons to rogue nations: Umar Khattak, Activist- ANI

9:48 AM

Public wants 'mangal' not 'dangal' no matter with what symbol Saifai family contests elections, people will oust them: KP Maurya, BJP

 9:47 AM

# Pakistan is not a country, its a project of the western imperialists,destroyed identity of local ethnicities: Umar Khattak, Pashtun activist

9:41 AM

# We are forming a Pashtunistan liberation army, we will launch an armed struggle against Pakistan: Umar Khattak, Pashtun activist

9:31 AM

# According to UNHCR about 5 lakh people from the area have fled to Afghanistan to escape atrocites of Pak Army:Umar Khattak,Pashtun activist

9:26 AM

# Pakistan has kept hundreds of Pashtun girls in Lahore as sex slaves, kidnapped girls from SWAT & Waziristan:Umar Khattak,Pashtun activist

9:20 AM

# Uttar Pradesh: A police vehicle spun out of control and rammed into a house in Bhadohi; 3 Police personnel injured, out of them 2 critical- ANI

9:12 AM

# Actors Johnny Depp, Amber Heard finalize divorce- Reuters

7:35 AM

# Sony Entertainment Chief Executive Michael Lynton will step down to become chairman of messaging app owner Snap Inc- Reuters

6:34 AM

# Delhi: 25 trains delayed, 6 rescheduled and 8 cancelled- ANI

2:30 AM

# David Guetta's concert in Mumbai rescheduled for January 15th at Jio Gardens, Bandra Kurla Complex- ANI