Top News of Jan 15 | Two IEDs planted by Maoists defused by security forces in Madpal, Chattisgarh

Twitter is buzzing with news alerts from India and rest of the world. Here are the latest updates from the micro-blogging site in one scroll:

11:20 PM

#Kremlin says no talks about #Putin-Trump meeting yet: Reuters India

11:19 PM

#Brazil jail riot death toll tops 30: police - AFP

10:54 PM

# Paris summit warns #Israel, Palestinians against 'unilateral steps' on #Jerusalem, borders: AFP

10:52 PM

# Have solved three rape cases, paedophile arrested; being interrogated: #DelhiPolice: ANI

10:51 PM

# Fire breaks out in furniture godown in Hyderabad's Kulsumpura police station area. 3 fire engines on the spot trying to control the fire:ANI

10:50 PM

# This was something really special, will stay with me for a very long time: Virat Kohli after defeating #England in the first ODI

10:49 PM

# If you can get your team win &make the country proud, that is the best feeling: #KedarJadhav on his century #INDvENG

10:48 PM

# India vs England first ODI: Kedar Jadhav declared Man of the Match

10:22 PM

# Petrol price hiked by Rs 0.42/litre, Diesel by Rs 1.03/litre; new rates effective from Jan 15 midnight

9:48 PM

# Two IEDs planted by Maoists defused by security forces in Madpal, Chattisgarh: ANI

9:41 PM

# India defeat England by three wickets in first ODI

9:40 PM

# J&K: Sopore Police arrests LeT terrorist Fayaz Ahmad Ganaie, an associate of slain LeT Commander Abu Bakr: ANI

9:18 PM

# Haryana girl Neeraj wins gold as India finish 3rd in medals tally at the 6th Nation's Cup International Boxing tournament in Serbia: PTI

8:41 PM

# Ind vs Eng 1st ODI, Virat Kohli goes for 122, India score 263/5 in 36.2 overs

8:39 PM

#India vs Eng 1st ODI: Kedar Jadhav hit maiden century, India score 262/4 in 36 overs

8:20 PM

#India vs England first ODI: Virat Kohli equals Sachin Tendulkar's record with his 17th ton in ODI chases.

8:02 PM

#Comment on Amazon is as a citizen of India as I felt strongly about it; nothing more should be read into it: Das - PTI

7:45 PM

#DEA Secretary Shaktikanta Das asks Amazon to desist from being flippant about Indian symbols & icons; cautions it against indifference: PTI

7:43 PM

#Gangasagar Makar Sakranti fair stampede: 6 died, 10 hospitalised

7:41 PM

# Navjot Singh Sidhu joins Congress; Captain Amarinder welcomes ‘star campaigner’: ANI

7:39 PM

# Top central ministers, security officials review situation in Manipur where a 75-day economic blockade on highways has hit normal life: PTI

7:37 PM

 # Delhi: PM arrives for BJP CEC meeting to finalise candidates for upcoming UP and Uttarakhand polls: ANI# 

7:12 PM

# Army Chief Gen Bipin Rawat confers Sena Medal on Siachen braveheart Lance Naik Hanamanthappa Koppad posthumously: PTI

7:11 PM

# Ex-Punjab CM Surjit Singh Barnala cremated with full state honours at his native village Barnala: PTI

7:10 PM

#Delhi: President Pranab Mukherjee & PM Modi at Army Day reception. PM Modi presented certificates to army personnel for their innovations:ANI

7:03 PM

#Delhi: BJP CEC meeting to begin shortly: ANI

7:02 PM

#Bahrain executions spark violent protests: AFP

7:01 PM

#Shivpal Yadav releases list of 26 Samajwadi party candidates for Uttarakhand assembly elections: ANI

6: 54 PM

Stampede at Gangasagar Makar Sankranti fair, thousands of devotees present, More details awaited

6:52 PM

# I will fight against the person who has taken Punjab to this situation and defeat him (Parkash Singh Badal): CaptainAmarinderSingh - ANI

6:50 PM

# MoD working on mechanisms to resolve & address such issues: Sources on soldiers complaining of poor quality food, raise other concerns:ANI

6:48 PM

# Heart-rending incident,my condolences. Cancelled 'Dahi-Chura' feast. Politics shouldn't be done to gain mileage: Lalu Yadav on Bihar boat tragedy

6:02 PM

# 350th birth anniversary celebrations of Guru Gobind Singh in Guwahati:ANI

5:58 PM

# Uttarakhand DGP issues guidelines for usage of social media by police personnel, asks to use proper channels for redressal of grievances:ANI

5:57 PM

# Senator Elizabeth Warren embraces her role as a top Democratic foil to US President-elect Donald Trump: AP

5:51 PM

# Five arrested for posing as CBI officials & looting 41 Kg Gold from Hyderabad Muthoot Finance;3.5 kg gold & Rs 5 lakh cash recovered: ANI

5:45 PM

# Delhi: HM Rajnath Singh chaired a meeting on Sunday to review situation in Manipur; Arun Jaitley, Manohar Parrikar were also present: ANI

5:39 PM

# Israeli PM Netanyahu dismisses as "futile" a conference seeking to revive Israeli-Palestinian peace process: AFP

5:33 PM

# Death toll rises to 24 in Patna boat tragedy: Reuters India

5:12 PM

# Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu slams 'futile' Paris peace conference: AFP

5:10 PM

# France says 'serious consequences' if US embassy moves to Jerusalem: AFP

5:09 PM

# India vs Eng 1st ODI: England score 350/7, sets a target of 351 runs for India

4:58 PM

# Amid KVIC calendar row, NCP leader Praful Patel says no controversy should be made as PM Modi used Charkha, Gandhi's gift to nation: PTI

4:57 PM

# Senior BJP leader LK Advani suggests that RSS should include more women in its ranks: PTI

4:55 PM

# Encounter underway between security forces and terrorists in Anantnag's Awoora, Jammu and Kashmir

4:52 PM

# Flag march taken out in Amritsar ahead of Punjab assembly polls: ANI

4:38 PM

# FIR against unidentified boat operators, persons for illegally running entertainment park in connection with #Biharboattragedy: PTI

4:37 PM

# Anti-corruption wing raids many petrol pumps, gas agencies, including one of brother of Union minister #DharmendraPradhan, in #Odisha: PTI

4:36 PM

# Kolkata: Former TMC MP #KunalGhosh being interrogated by CBI since 12.30 PM, today, in connection with #RoseValley and Saradha cases: ANI

4:32 PM

# Going to London & Singapore for my treatment, shortly; will return towards end of March: Amar Singh: ANI

4:31 PM

# Was undergoing treatment in London but was summoned due to the developments here, now going back to complete my treatment: Amar Singh: ANI

4:21 PM

# Iraqi military says Mosul university fully liberated in key step toward retaking the IslamicState-held city: AP

4:20 PM

# Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte threatens to impose martial rule to prosecute his deadly war on drugs: AFP

4:18 PM

# In case of split in Samajwadi Party Amar Singh and Jaya Prada will not be part of any side & won't take part in any campaign: Sources -ANI

4:17 PM

# Maharashtra: Head of Shiv Sena's youth wing Yuva Sena, Aditya Thackeray's BMW collided with another car in Kala Nagar Junction, Mumbai: ANI

4:16 PM

# 18 Democratic lawmakers to boycott inauguration of US President-elect Donald Trump: PTI

4:15 PM

# A whopping 2.8 cr cases are pending in district courts across country which are short of nearly 5,000 Judicial officers: Reports - PTI

4:12 PM

# Authorities say no explosives found on #Germany-bound plane that landed in Kuwait due to bomb threat: AP

4:10 PM

# Amid protests against ban on #Jallikattu, police detains some people in southern TN districts for attempting to organise the sport: PTI

4:09 PM

# To expand DTH, DD plans to come out with new set-top boxes with MPEC-4 technology, provide 104 channels by March-end: DG SupriyaSahu - PTI

4:08 PM
# Swami Agnivesh, @karanjohar , @shakira , Matt Damon, @iamwill, @ForestWhitaker among celebs to attend World Economic Forum 17: PTI 

4:06 PM

# Beginning of new innings on ‘front foot’: Navjot Singh Sidhu on joining Congress: ANI

4:04 PM

# He will be an MLA, Amritsar East seat has been given to him: Captain Amarinder Singh, Cong on Navjot Singh Sidhu: Punjab Polls -ANI

4:03 PM

#Chhattisgarh: During search operations a Maoist's uniformed body with arms and ammunition recovered in Tulsi Dongri by Police

4:00 PM

# Bahraich, Uttar Pradesh: Police arrested 4 persons with sandalwood worth Rs 10 Lakh: ANI

3:59 PM

# I will go to Lambi and fight there to win. I will not lose with God's blessing: Captain Amarinder Singh in Bathinda: ANI

3:58 PM

# Tata's next chief Natarajan Chandrasekaran, @MukeshAambani , Rahul Bajaj, Sunil Mittal, AzimPremji  to attend WEF 17 in Davos: PTI

3:49 PM

# Allowing private FM stations to air news may have security concerns, govt needs to keep it in mind: Prasar Bharati Chief A Surya Prakash: PTI

3:45 PM

# Flight operations at Lucknow Airport, suspended due to a technical snag on Saturday, were restored on Friday: Officials - PTI

3:44 PM

#RajeevSingh, Member (Finance) #PrasarBharatiBoard, will take charge as its interim CEO after S C Panda retires in February: PTI

3:43 PM

#Despite Pak's continuous engagement in proxy war against India, we want to restore peace on the LoC: Army Chief Gen Bipin Rawat: PTI

3:42 PM

#Jawans taking to social media to express complaints could be punished as it lowers morale of troops guarding frontiers: Gen Bipin Rawat: PTI

3:38 PM

# Cold wave persists in Punjab, Haryana. Narnaul in Haryana is coldest at 3.5 deg C. Ludhiana in Punjab registers a low of 5.7 deg C: PTI

3:35 PM

# A Eurowings flight travelling from Salalah in Oman to Cologne in Germany made emergency landing in Kuwait after bomb scare: Reuters

3:30 PM

# Army personnel perform daredevil stunts at the Army Day parade which concluded at Cariappa Parade Grounds in Delhi: ANI

2:57PM

# WB BJP VP Jay Prakash Majumdar sent to 3 days police custody by Bidhannagar ACJM Court for indulging in fraud in connection with TET exams -ANI

2:55PM

# Over 1500 people died due to extreme weather conditions in 2016 including over 53 deaths due to cold wave conditions in UP and Bihar: IMD - ANI

1:52AM

# Beginning of a new inning. On the front foot. Punjab, Punjabiyat & every Punjabi must win !!! : Navjot Singh Sidhu after joining Congres - ANI

1:40PM

# Madurai (Tamil Nadu): Villagers hold Jallikattu in Paraipatti despite SC's ban. Police suspended the event and dispersed the participants - ANI

1:24PM

# Over 1,600 killed due to extreme weather patterns in 2O16: IMD - ANI

1:31PM

# Jammu & Kashmir: Srinagar's Dal Lake freezes due to cold wave conditions in the region - PTI

1:09PM

# Ex-MP from city of Amritsar joining party,family that attacked Darbar Sahib in absence of Punjab leaders-Sukhbir Badal on Navjot Singh Sidhu - ANI

1:03PM

Maharashtra: Police arrest 3 in connection with a gang rape and murder of a 4-year-old in Bhayander - ANI

12:37PM

# China the 'outlier' on India's NSG membership: Obama administration official Nisha Biswal - ANI

12:35PM

#BJP, SP have tacit understanding, claims Mayawati - PTI

12:35PM

# Himachal Pradesh: Rs 40,000 being given to affected families after over 56 houses gutted in fire last night in Tangnu village, Shimla - PTI

12:34PM

# Do not take Congress seriously, it is surviving on oxygen support: Mayawati - PTI

12:05PM

# Bihar Boat Tragedy: Police registers case against owner of an amusement park and unknown others-  ANI

12:04PM

# It's been over 50 days post demoetisation and yet PM has not said how much black money has been recovered: Mayawati - ANI

12:02PM

# If my family members were really indulging in illegal practices then why did they not react so far?: BSP Chief Mayawati - ANI

12:00PM

# I appeal my party workers to celebrate my birthday with simplicity by doing welfare of the needy and underprivileged: BSP Chief Mayawati - ANI

11:59AM

# IndoUS strategic convergence at highest point, hope next govt will prioritise partnership: Obama administration official Nish Biswal - PTI

11:58AM

# 'One China' policy is 'non-negotiable' and 'no one can change it': China tells Donald Trump- PTI

11:56AM

# BSP to go it alone in UP Assembly elections: Mayawati - PTI

11:27AM

# Salute martyrs who sacrificed their lives,our valour is because of them; indebted to them&their families:Army Chief Gen Bipin Rawat on Army Day - ANI

11:14AM

# Delhi: Army Chief Gen Bipin Rawat presents awards and honours on the ocassion of Army Day- ANI

11: 12AM

# Delhi: Army Chief Gen Bipin Rawat honours wife of Siachen braveheart Lance Naik Hanamanthappa with Gallantry ward on Army Day - ANI

10:34AM

Shimla (HP): Number of houses gutted in last night's fire in Tannu village rises to 56. No injuries reported; fire doused now - ANI

10:23AM

# Kerala: Rs 50 lakh in new currency notes seized from 3 persons in Malappuram on Saturday; IT Dept informed - ani

10:22AM

# Bihar: FIR lodged against boat operator in Sonpur Police Station after Bihar Boat Tragedy - ANI

9:48AM

# 15 personnel to be given Gallantry awards,5 of them lost their lives. 14 Units to be given Citation for better all round performance on Army Day - ANI

9:30AM

# Himachal Pradesh: Cold wave grips Shimla; residents face problems as vehicular movement stays affected due to slippery roads - ANI

9:27AM

Peace across LoC is priority but will not shy away from giving befitting reply to ceasefire violations: Army Chief Gen Bipin Rawat on Army Day - ANI

9:12AM

# Uttar Pradesh: Boat capsizes in Hamirpur's Virma river; 1 woman & 2 children dead; 3 missing -ANI

9:10AM

# Villagers in Tamil Nadu's Palamedu offer special prayers, conduct a symbolic jJallikattu event, defying SC's order - ANI

8:46AM

# Himachal Pradesh: 30 houses gutted in fire in Shimla's Tannu village on Saturday night. No injuries reported - ANI

8:34AM

Bihar boat tragedy: PM announces ex-gratia from PMNRF of Rs 2 lakh for next of kin of those deceased & Rs.50,000 for those seriously injured - ANI

8:23AM

# Kerala: Rs 50 lakh in new currency notes seized from 3 persons in Malappuram on Saturday; IT Dept informed - ANI

7:59AM

# TN-Shops & commercial establishments in Palamedu remain closed;black flag shown in protest against ban on Jallikattu; heavy police deployment - ANI

7:56AM

# 21 bodies have been recovered so far, search and rescue ops underway. 3 NDRF teams are at the spot: RK Pachnanda, DG NDRF on Bihar Boat Tragedy

7:50AM

Mumbai: A youth runner falls down on track at half marathon event due to breathing problem; taken to Mobile ICCU van for medical assistance - ANI

7:45AM

Bihar: List of missing persons put up on board at the Patna Medical College & Hospital, family members await info - ANI

7:47AM

# Uttar Pradesh: Flight services resume at Lucknow airport after the technical glitch was rectified - ANI

6:29AM

# Maharashtra Governor Vidyasagar Rao flags off half marathon event in Mumbai starting from CST - ANI

6:22AM

# Chhattisgarh: CBI detain an IT official from Bilaspur for allegedly taking bribe of Rs 6 lakh; taken to Bhilai for questioning - ANI

6:25AM

# Death toll in Bihar's Chhapra boat tragedy reaches 21 - ANI

6:20AM

# BJP's Central Election Committee meeting scheduled to take place later today, to select candidates for Uttarakhand & UP polls - ANI

6:07AM

# India Vs England first ODI match to take place in Pune - ANI

6:00AM

# 26 trains arriving late, 6 rescheduled and 1 cancelled due to fog/operational reasons - ANI