India

The five terrorists, who were were working towards executing sensational incidents like terror attacks and causing IED explosions, were nabbed in two phases.

According to Met officials, westerly disturbances in the hill areas are responsible for the fresh spell of cold wave that is likely to continue for the next four days.

The gathering of around 350 Sikhs from Moga, Barnala, Ludhiana, Patiala, Sangroor districts came as farmers' body Kisan Union (Ekta) (Ugraha) extended its support to the protesters here.

In his address at the Raisina Dialogue, Jaishankar said India pulled out of the RCEP as the offer made by countries of the bloc did not match India's expectations.

To enable the standing committees to consider the demands for grants of various ministries and departments and prepare their reports, the House will adjourn on February 11 to meet again on March 2.

French diplomatic sources said the country's position remains unchanged and clear: that the Kashmir issue must be settled bilaterally between India and Pakistan.

Mangaluru Police have made elaborate security arrangements and a roll call of police officers was held at the police grounds here Tuesday.

SSI Vincent Wilson was on duty at a check-post along the Tamil Nadu-Kerala border when he was shot at after stopping a car coming towards Nagercoil from Thiruvananthapuram late in the night.

The department has issued an order appointing 11 designated officers for the task and directed them to ensure that CCTV footage of last 60 days is preserved.

The announcement came following Jaishankar's meeting with Vladimir Norov, the secretary-general of SCO, a transnational group that comprises China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Pakistan and India.

The rakes were last used on August 8, 2019 when Pakistan stopped the Samjhauta Express at the Wagah border leaving nearly 117 passengers stranded, citing security concerns after the nullification of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir.

While Congress hinted at a 'bigger conspiracy', government sources said it was the 'success of security apparatus that a serving Dy SP was arrested and booked on terror charges'.

The humidity level recorded at 8.30 am was 95 per cent and the visibility at the Safdarjung observatory was 800 metres during the same period.

The court further directed the state government to file its counter affidavit on January 31, detailing steps being taken in this regard.

The court had earlier deferred the order by a month till January 14 as Judge Saurabh Kulshrestha, who had conducted the trial, was on leave.

Bollywood actor Deepika Padukone had recently visited JNU and stood in solidarity with students attacked by masked goons inside the campus in Delhi on the evening of January 5.