Breaking News on February 1

A woman suspected to be infected with coronavirus admitted to All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Rishikesh. The woman is being treated and is kept under observation. She had recently returned to India from Wuhan, China.

Three personnel of Chhattisgarh Armed Force (CAF) were injured after they allegedly opened fire at each other in Bijapur, today. The injured personnel is undergoing treatment in the hospital.

3 people arrested in Kerala for spreading false information about Coronavirus on social media. 

IndiGo: In line with the WHO guideline to contain the spread of Coronavirus, IndiGo will be suspending its Kolkata-Guangzhou from February 06 until February 25, and Guangzhou-Kolkata from February 07 until February 26, 2020. These are purely temporary and precautionary measures.

"We understand that these measures will cause inconvenience to our customers and we will be refunded the full amount to the impacted passengers," it added. 

Congress President appoints Sh. Rigzin Jora as President of Ladakh Territorial Congress Committee and other office-bearers.

UP CM and BJP leader, Yogi Adityanath in Rohini said: "Kejriwal can't provide clean drinking water to people of Delhi. A survey says that Delhi uses the most polluted drinking water. But Kejriwal govt provides Biryani to the people sitting in protest at Shaheen Bagh and other places."

AAP leader Sanjay Singh said: "Today many protestors took back their protests in Mumbai. I believe that right now organisers of protests should use their calm and intelligence, so BJP's agenda of gaining profit by violence does not take place. You all should rethink about your protests."

Rs 9,02,22,340 cash has been seized till 1st February. 501 (485 FIR’s/16 DD entries) entries lodged under violation of Model Code of Conduct. 323 FIRs registered under Arms Act, 347 persons arrested. As on 1st February, a total of 6,19,141 hoardings/banners/posters are removed under Defacement of Properties Act by the local bodies. 

State-owned telecom firms BSNL and MTNL will get fund infusion of around Rs 37,640 crore mainly for 4G spectrum and implementation of voluntary retirement scheme, according to Budget document 2020-21.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday said India will host the G-20 Presidency in 2022 and Rs 100 crore has been allocated for this purpose.

Delhi High Court to hear Tihar Jail authority's plea shortly.

LIC employees' unions on Saturday opposed the Centre's plan to sell a part of its shares in the state-run insurance behemoth through an initial public offer (IPO), insisting that the move is "against the national interest".

 The third private train of the IRCTC would run between Indore and Varanasi, Railway Board Chairman Vinod Kumar Yadav said on Saturday.

People were evacuated from Haldiram's building in sector 65 of the city after ammonia gas leak was reported from there, officials said. 

The Tripura High Court on Saturday granted bail to former PWD minister Badal Chowdhury as the police did not file a chargesheet against him 87 days after he was booked in a Rs 638 crore graft case.

Gold prices rose by Rs 199 to Rs 41,199 per 10 gram in futures trade on Saturday as the speculators increased their holdings on positive spot demand. 

Pakistan, which is facing its worst locust attack in decades, has declared national emergency to tackle the insects destroying crops on a large scale in Punjab province, country's main region for agricultural production.

Market benchmark Sensex plunged over 450 points in afternoon session on Saturday after the Union Budget projected widening of fiscal deficit for the current financial year.

The 30-share BSE index was trading 452.14 points, or 1.11 per cent, lower at 40,271.35 at 1320 hours. Similarly, the 50-share NSE Nifty cracked 111.70 or 0.93 per cent, to 11,850.40.

The minimum temperature at most places in Kashmir went up on Saturday providing some relief to the residents, even as the meteorological office forecast mainly dry and cold weather over the next few days in the valley.

A key accused in the killing of Special Sub-Inspector Wilson in Kanyakumari district was arrested here on Saturday, police said. Sheikh Dawood, who was allegedly financing the killers of the SSI, was staying in the district under the guise of a fisherman when he was held, police added.

Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Saturday said the government is ready to talk to the protesters at Shaheen Bagh to clear their doubts over the amended Citizenship law, but it should be in a "structured form". 

Ten Muslim leaders including former BSP MP Kadir Rana and former Congress MP S Saeeduzzaman appeared in court here in connection with inciting communal tensions by making inflammatory speeches related to the 2013 Muzaffarnagar riots.

Services of public sector banks were impacted on Saturday as nation-wide strike by employee unions entered its second day.

The country's largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) on Saturday reported a 1.6 per cent increase in sales at 1,54,123 units in January.

Public sector lender Canara Bank on Saturday said its Managing Director and CEO R A Sankara Narayanan has retired.

Synchronised action of central banks and accommodative monetary policy has delivered half a percentage boost to global growth, IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva has said, cautioning that the Coronavirus outbreak in China posed a major threat to the global economy.

The national capital recorded a dip in the minimum temperature on Saturday morning due to the cold northwesterly winds from the hills.

The President of India, Ram Nath Kovind rejects mercy plea of convict Vinay Sharma.

Indians who arrived in the Air India special flight from Wuhan (China) at Delhi Airport today, are being taken to the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) Chhawla Camp. They will be kept in isolation for 14 days at the camp for medical observation.

Coronavirus: Another flight to evacuate Indians from Wuhan scheduled to leave Delhi airport at 12:50 pm on Saturday, says Air India. 

Market benchmark Sensex slumped over 200 points in opening session on Saturday ahead of the release of the Union Budget to be presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman later in the day.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has praised China's efficiency in detecting the coronavirus outbreak, isolating the virus and supporting other countries in combating the situation, Chinese Ambassador to India Sun Weidong said on Friday.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday greeted the Indian Coast Guard on its raising day, appreciating its efforts to keep the country's coasts safe. The Coast Guard came into being in 1977.

The Jamia Millia Islamia Alumni Association has filed a police complaint against BJP leaders Anurag Thakur, Parvesh Varma and Kapil Mishra, alleging that their actions and speeches led to the Jamia firing incident on Thursday.

Tension spiralled in Jamia Nagar on Thursday after a man fired a pistol at a group of anti-CAA protesters, injuring a Jamia Millia Islamia student before walking away while waving the firearm above his head and shouting "Yeh lo aazadi" amid heavy police presence in the area.

The death toll from the novel coronavirus outbreak in China has risen to 259 with total confirmed cases surging to 11,791 amid stepped up efforts by a number of countries to evacuate their nationals from Hubei province, the epicentre of the virus, officials said on Saturday.
Chinese health authorities have announced that the death toll has risen to 259 with total confirmed cases increasing to 11,791, the biggest increase since China began reporting the spread of the virulent virus on January 21.

Air India's jumbo B747 plane, evacuating 324 Indian nationals from the coronavirus-hit Wuhan in China, landed here on Saturday morning, officials said.
The plane reached Delhi around 7.30 am, they said.

"With 324 passengers, special flight has taken off for India from Wuhan. It may reach Delhi at 7.30am," said an Air India spokesperson at 1.19 am on Saturday.

There are five doctors from Ram Manohar Lohia (RML) Hospital and one paramedical staff on board, said the Air India spokesperson.