Breaking news on February 12

The Department of Military Affairs, headed by Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat, will have three joint secretaries from the Army, Navy and the Air Force, sources said on Wednesday.

The Rajya Sabha recorded 96 percent productivity in the first phase of the budget session that concluded on Tuesday.

 A masked man robbed Rs 1.5 lakh at gunpoint from a public sector bank in west Delhi's Tilak Nagar on Wednesday morning, police said.

Six people, including two children, suffered burn injuries on Wednesday evening when a fire broke out in a 'chawl' room due to leakage in a cooking
gas cylinder in Mumbai, said a civic official.

 Security has been put on high alert in the Valley amid rumours about the critical health condition of separatist Kashmiri hawk Syed Ali Shah Geelani.

All post-graduate examinations scheduled for tomorrow have been postponed, in the view of Karnataka bandh called by pro-activists.

Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday accepted the resignation of AICC Delhi in-charge P C Chacko and Delhi Congress chief Subhash Chopra, and appointed Shakti Sinh Gohil in Chacko's place.

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday announced a grant of Rs 16 crore for different minority religious institutions in the state. The grant will help build pilgrim facilities and community halls in these institutions for visitors.

After successfully running two Tejas Express trains between New Delhi-Lucknow and Mumbai-Ahmedabad, the IRCTC is all set to launch its third such service - Kashi Mahakal Express - between Varanasi and Indore on February 16, officials said on Wednesday. The train will be flagged off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

The swab samples of 40 of the total 41 people quarantined in Maharashtra after returning from the Chinese regions affected by novel Coronavirus
outbreak have tested negative, the state government said on Wednesday.

Punjab Government today issued the instructions to cancel the holidays/ leaves of all the key staff engaged in the reporting and management for COVID-19.

A Delhi court on Wednesday extended the judicial custody of Sharjeel Imam, a JNU student facing sedition charges.

Directorate of Revenue Intelligence sleuths have seized 2.5 kg gold worth over Rs 1 crore in three separate operations held at Hyderabad and Mumbai airports and arrested eight people, officials said on Wednesday.

Acting on a specific tip-off, the police in central Kashmir's Budgam district arrested five terror associates and seized arms and ammunition and other incriminating material from their possession.

Two persons were killed and around 20 others injured, when a bus carrying pilgrims from Uttar Pradesh rammed into a paddy-laden truck in Odishas
Bhadrak district on Wednesday, officials said.

23 CCTV footages have been examined by Police, three of them are focused on ground where the festival was on. Initial probe suggests that College was at fault, the college authorities had not informed Police about the festival. Further probe on.

Retail inflation rises to 7.59 per cent in January 2020 from 7.35 per cent in December 2019.

Arvind Kejriwal is likely to retain all the cabinet ministers who were part of his previous government, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) sources said on Wednesday.

Newly-elected BJP MLA from Delhi's Vishwas Nagar, OP Sharma said, Arvind Kejriwal is a corrupt man, he sympathises with terrorists, plays the role of Pakistan Army spokesman, raises questions on Indian Army and supports tukde-tukde gang. Indeed, terrorist is the appropriate term for him.

 The state executive meeting of the Maharashtra BJP will be held at Nerul in Navi Mumbai on February 16.

Maharashtra government to make singing national anthem in colleges compulsory from 19th February, Maharashtra minister Uday Samant said.

The judge does not want to fix a date for hanging the convicts and is supporting them. I appeal to the Supreme Court to issue the death warrant as the Patiala House Court is in no mood to issue a fresh death warrant.

Delhi BJP Chief Manoj Tiwari meets newly-elected MLAs at the party office.

Gold fell Rs 128 to Rs 41,148 per 10 grams on Wednesday in the national capital amid fall in global prices of the yellow metal, according to HDFC Securities.

Extending its gains for the second session, market benchmark Sensex rallied 350 points on Wednesday, propelled by HUL, ICICI Bank, Kotak Bank, RIL and HDFC Bank amid a positive trend in global equities.

AICC Delhi in-charge P C Chacko resigned from his post on Wednesday after the party's poll debacle in the assembly elections.

People responsible for maintaining law and order in Delhi should take action, Sisodia said on firing incident on AAP MLA's convoy

All cabinet ministers to take oath along with Kejriwal on Feb 16, says Sisodia. 

Addressing media, AAP leader Manish Sisodia said that Delhi people voted for Arvind Kejriwal development model.

"Arvind Kejriwal to take oath as Delhi chief minister on Feb 16 at Ramlila Maidan," AAP leader Manish Sisodia said.

Delhi CM designate Arvind Kejriwal arrives at Raj Bhavan to meet Governor Anil Baijal.

City Crime Branch (CCB) Bengaluru: One person, Girish, has been arrested in connection with betting on yesterday's India vs New Zealand ODI match. Rs 55,000 cash and a mobile phone was seized from his possession.

Mumbai: Case of molestation filed against actor Shahbaz Khan at Oshiwara Police Station. FIR registered under IPC sec 354 (Assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty) & 509 (Word, gesture or act intended to insult modesty of a woman). Investigation on.

Jammu & Kashmir: A building in Talab Tillo area of Jammu collapsed after a fire broke out there, around 3 AM last night. The fire was later doused off by the fire tenders. The rescue operation is still underway. More details awaited.