India News LIVE: Governor instructs West Bengal DGP to arrest TMC leader Shahjahan Sheikh

After the guideline related to the extension of winter break in Delhi's school, the Department of Education of Delhi government issued a clarification that the said order was issued incorrectly. The department stated, “An order extending winter break was incorrectly issued. The order has been withdrawn immediately. A decision on the same will be taken tomorrow morning.”

West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose on Saturday instructed the Director General of Police (DGP) to arrest TMC leader Shahjahan Sheikh. The governor ordered the state’s police chief based on a complaint received by the peace room of Raj Bhavan.

Sources said that the complainant alleged that Shahjahan Sheikh had crossed over the border and has links with members of terror-outfits.
 

The Bhajanlal Sharma government in Rajasthan has changed the name of 'Indira Rasoi Yojana' to 'Shri Annapurna Rasoi Yojana'. The state government reviewed the scheme and issued orders to change the name. A notification has been issued to change the name of the scheme in all hoardings and online portals as well.

Three workers were injured in a cylinder blast at Balaji Ice Factory in the Uppalwadi MIDC area of ​​Nagpur, Maharashtra at around 4.30 pm. During the blast, the wall of the factory collapsed and vehicles parked nearby were damaged. Due to the ammonia gas leakage at the blast site, the residents in the area felt difficulty in breathing. An official said that injured workers were immediately taken to the hospital for treatment.

Former Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray on Saturday said that on January 22, he along with his supporters will hold a maha aarti on the banks of the Godavari river. Talking to media personnel, he said, "Balasaheb Thackeray's birth anniversary is on 23rd January, but on 22nd, the consecration ceremony of the Ram Temple will take place. On that January 22, we will visit the Kalaram temple, where we will hold a maha aarti on the banks of the Godavari river."

A massive fire broke out at an oil company in Gujarat's Valsad. Several fire tenders along with other concerned authorities rushed to the spot and initiated a rescued operation. Efforts were being made to control the fire. 

#WATCH | Gujarat: A massive fire broke out at an oil company in Valsad. Fire tenders are present at the spot. More details awaited. pic.twitter.com/prSK7leJe3

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Indian Navy Chief Admiral R Hari Kumar on Saturday responded to the incident of hijacking of a ship by the pirates. He said, "It seems that after seeing our aircraft and drones operating all over the ship hijacked by them, the Pirates ran away from the Lili Norfolk in the night of 4-5 January itself. The Marine Commandos had to sanitise the vessel for any traps or other issues."
 

Delhi Traffic Police on Saturday said that traffic is affected on Mathura road in the carriageway from Ashram Chowk towards Apollo Hospital as a major fire has broken out under Modi Mill Flyover alongside Mathura road. 

The Delhi Fire Department later stated, a call regarding a fire in a forest near Modi Mill Flyover, Mathura Road was received. A total of 7 fire tenders rushed to the spot. So far no injuries have been reported. 
 

Additional Director General of Police (ADG) Piyush Mordia briefed media personnel on the police administration’s meeting with Shri Ram Janambhoomi Teerth Kshetra General Secretary Champat Rai regarding the security ahead of January 22.

The police official said, "Ayodhya Police had a meeting with the authorities of Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Trust regarding the upcoming 'Pran Pratishtha' ceremony. The motive was to gain the details of the sequence of the events. Police have been deployed and AI CCTV cameras have been installed in the whole district, especially areas around the Ram Temple. Our manpower would be deployed in a way that no one would face any kind of problem."
 

Several police teams along with bomb disposal squad and dog squad on Saturday inspected the premises of Tirunelveli District Science Center after the centre received a bomb threat via email.

Earlier, on Friday, similar threats were received on email by museums in Mumbai. 
 

The Mumbai police on Saturday said that another FIR registered against NCP (Sharad Pawar faction) MLA Jitendra Awhad in Mumbai's Ghatkopar Police station under IPC section 295A for his statement that Lord Ram was a non-vegetarian. This complaint was filed by BJP MLA Ram Kadam. 

Union Minister of Women and Child Development and Minority Affairs, Smriti Zubin Irani and Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan to visit Jeddah, Saudi Arabia from 07-08 January 2024.

Karsevak Shrikanth Poojary released after 10 days from the Hubballi jail. Talking to media personnel after walking out of the jail, he said "Police did not give me a warrant before arresting me. I will visit Ayodhya on 19th January to attend the Pran-Pratishtha (consecration) ceremony of Ram Temple."

Delhi Court on Saturday allowed Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Sanjay Singh to physically visit to file his nomination forms for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections. Singh is currently lodged in jail in connection with a money laundering case related to Delhi's alleged new excise policy scam. 

Maharishi Valmiki International Airport in Ayodhya is witnessing a surge in daily passengers. Airport AGM Vinod Kumar said, "180 passengers are coming from Delhi and the same number of passengers are going to Delhi. It is an Indigo flight to Delhi. After that, there are two non-scheduled flights to Delhi. There is only one commercial flight from Indigo. Within the next week, the routine will begin. After today, there would be more flights on January 10."
 

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) attached a residential house in Jammu and Kashmir in connection with a case of weapons seizure. The NIA attached four properties owned by members of dreaded gangster Lawrence Bishnoi’s organised terror-crime syndicate. As per the probe agency, all these properties were found to be proceeds of terrorism, used for hatching terror conspiracies and executing serious crimes. 

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on  Saturday visited the exhibition stalls set up for the Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra program in Gorakhpur’s Surajkund.
The chief minister will also inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of 29 development projects.
 

On Saturday, former President Ram Nath Kovind-led panel on 'One Nation, One Election' invited suggestions from the public 'for making appropriate changes in the existing legal administrative framework to enable simultaneous elections in the country.'

Congress' Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Saturday demanded President rule in West Bengal. This comes after ED team was attacked in the state.

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday said he will "very soon" take a decision on whether he will attend the Ram Temple consecration ceremony in Ayodhya on January 22.

Kharge and former party chief Sonia Gandhi have been invited for the event and the Congress had earlier said that their decision would be conveyed at the "right time".

Besides them, Congress' leader in the Lok Sabha, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, has also been invited for the ceremony.

The Trinamool Congress on Saturday said it has an "open heart" for the Congress regarding seat-sharing in West Bengal for the Lok Sabha elections, but it was also prepared to go solo if the talks fail.

Speaking to PTI, TMC's leader in Lok Sabha Sudip Bandopadhyay said what local Congress leaders are thinking about the sharing of seats is immaterial as the final decision will be taken by the top brass of the two parties.

"Our leader Mamata Banerjee has already said that we have an open heart for the Congress. Now, what they will do is up to them. Whether there will be an in West Bengal will be decided by Sonia Gandhi and Mamata Banerjee. What local Congress leaders think is immaterial," he said.

A 25-year-old woman was seriously injured when she was allegedly stabbed by her cousin for rejecting his marriage proposal in Banda district of Uttar Pradesh, police said on Saturday.

Gyan Prakash (26), who is the son of the woman's maternal uncle, is on the run, they said.

The woman was staying at her maternal uncle's house in DM Colony under the Kotwali police station area. She and Prakash were studying law in the same college, said Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Lakshmi Niwas Mishra.

The Indian Space Research Organisation's (ISRO) first solar mission Aditya-L1 will enter halo orbit at 4pm on Saturday. 
 

An offence has been registered against a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA for allegedly slapping an on-duty police constable in Maharashtra's Pune city, police said on Saturday.

A video of the incident that occurred on Friday surfaced on social media, in which Sunil Kamble, the legislator from Pune Cantonment constituency, hit an on-duty constable at Sassoon General Hospital here.

Based on a complaint lodged by the constable, a case has been registered against Kamble under section 353 (assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty) of the Indian Penal Code, an official said.

Four people died and as many were injured in Jaisalmer when a speeding car hit two pedestrians before colliding with a stationary pickup van, police said on Saturday.

Four people, including the driver, were travelling in the car. Shortly before the accident, one of the occupants of the car had uploaded on his social media account a video of the four consuming alcohol in the vehicle, they said.

The incident took place on Friday night when the car was going towards Barmer from Akal village in Jaisalmer. A police team tried to stop the car at a checkpoint but its driver did not stop, police said.

India has recorded a single-day rise of 774 COVID-19 cases while the number of active cases stands at 4,187, the Union health ministry said on Saturday.

Two deaths -- one each from Tamil Nadu and Gujarat -- were reported in a span of 24 hours, according to the ministry's data updated at 8 am.

A court granted interim bail to Sameer Mahendru, an accused in Delhi liquor scam case. 

Delhi woke up to another chilly morning engulfed by fog as the minimum temperature remained below 10 degrees Celsius on Saturday. The minimum temperature settled at 6 degree Celsius.

The Karnataka cabinet has cleared 60 per cent Kannada signage across the entire state. This move comes after violent stir by activists.

The first Jallikattu event of the year began at Thachankurichi village in Tamil Nadu's Pudukkottai district this morning. Around 500 bulls are participating in this event here.

Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde on Saturday inspected the Mumbai Trans Harbour Link. 

The Mumbai Police have made first arrest in connection with the Mahadev betting app case. Accused Dixit Kothari have been arrested.

In Rajasthan's Mount Abu, the minimum temperature settled at of 4 degree Celsius on Saturday morning. Due to bone-chilling cold, a layer of frost formed on many vehicles.

An earthquake of magnitude 5.1 on the Richter Scale struck Tajikistan on Saturday morning, the National Center for Seismology said. According to the NCS, the tremors were felt around 6.42am. 

As cold wave tightens its grips over north India, a layer of fog enveloped Delhi causing disruptions in train services on Saturday. 

Several trains scheduled to arrive at the New Delhi railway station are facing delays.

Members of various tourist taxi associations in Meghalaya on Friday took part in a strike in protest against the new penal law on hit-and-run cases.

However, they later called off the protest and will resume normal services from Saturday morning.