Breaking news on January 2

YSR Congress Party (YSRCP): Gummadi Suresh was a benami for Chandrababu Naidu’s son Nara Lokesh in purchasing lands in the region. Chandrababu Naidu’s brother-in-law Nandamuri Balakrishna had purchased 498.3 acres of land in Chanderlapeta.

YSR Congress Party (YSRCP): The Andhra Pradesh Assigned Lands Act of 1977 was given a go-by the government for the acquisition of land by the people close to the government. Official records go to prove that 4069.95 acres was involved in the insider trading during the period.

YSR Congress Party (YSRCP): On December 30, 2014, the then government had passed the Capital Region Development Authority Act. Between June and December, people close to the government had resorted to insider trading on benami names and bought plots at nominal cost.

Sheena Bora case: Indrani Mukerjea files bail application in CBI Special Court in Mumbai.

K Muraleedharan,Congress MP from Kerala said: "Governor says Assembly's resolution is valueless. Kerala CM has the responsibility to warn Guv like it was done in West Bengal. And if he doesn't resign,he can't walk through streets. If he doesn't show dignity of Guv, we'll show him how to do."

Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets Governor Vajubhai Vala at Raj Bhavan in Bengaluru. Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa also present.

The United States warns its air carriers to avoid Pakistan airspace, it may be a risk & possible threat of attacks on US airlines (commercial and US state carrier) by Pakistan extremist and militant groups.

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal announces an ex-gratia of Rs 1 crore to the family of Amit Baliyan, a Delhi Fire Services personnel who lost his life today during fire fighting operations at a factory in Peeragarhi.

Meeting of Shiv Sena, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and Congress leaders is underway in Mumbai, over portfolio distribution. Deputy CM Ajit Pawar & other leaders Shiv Sena's Eknath Shinde, Congress' Balasaheb Thorat and Ashok Chavan also present.

RSS' Joint General Secretary Krishna Gopal said: "The freedom to ask questions independently and fearlessly is Hindutva. When there is no freedom to question, it is Ahindutva and there, if you dare to speak, it is termed blasphemy."

Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the proposal of Ministry of Home Affairs for extension of deputation tenure of IPS Abhinav Kumar, Inspector General,Border Security Force (BSF) beyond 31.10.2019 and up to 27.07.2021,in relaxation of IPS Tenure Policy.

Lalji Desai, Rashtriya Seva Dal on a line in Congress Seva Dal booklet reading,'Savarkar had physical relationship with Nathuram Godse' said:"Writer has written it on basis of evidence.But that's not imp for us. In our country today,everyone has legal right to have their own preferences."

Manindra Agrawal, Deputy Director, IIT Kanpur said: "Some reports have surfaced in media that the institute has started a probe whether a poem by poet Faiz is anti-Hindu or not. This is misleading. Reality is that the institute has received a complaint from some sections of the community that during protests march taken out by students certain poem was read, subsequently certain social media posts were made which were inflammatory. So, the institute has set up a committee to look into all these complaints."

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said: "The labs will shape the nature of research and development."

Prime Minister Modi at the DRDO event said: " I am satisfied that work was done sincerely on the suggestion of setting up 5 labs in the field of Advanced Technologies and today five such institutes are coming up in Bengaluru, Kolkata, Chennai, Hyderabad and Mumbai."

Prime Minister Modi said: "Young India will change India's future."

PM Modi said: "This decade is very important for India." 

PM Modi at DRDO said: "Communication between new and old India is important."

Delhi AIIMS Professor Suresh Chandra Sharma appointed chairman of National Medical Commission (NMC).

Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot said: "The number of deaths of infants in the state is the least now as compared to the last 5-6 years. Medical arrangements are excellent. Still, we are making efforts to reduce Infant Mortality Ratio (IMR) & Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR)."

The Chief of Defence Staff, General Bipin Rawat has issued directions that a proposal to create Air Defence Command be prepared by June 30, 2020. He also set out priorities for execution of synergy by June 30 and December, 31 2020.

Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat meeting three services' chiefs. This is the second time the CDS is holding meeting with the services' chiefs after taking over

Income Tax Department is conducting searches at 25 locations in Delhi NCR and Pune. Searches are underway at the properties belonging to Sushen Mohan Gupta and Pune based industrialist Dinesh Munot, in connection with Agusta Westland chopper scam.

TMC leader Madan Mitra on 'Central govt rejected the proposal of West Bengal tableau for Republic day parade in Delhi' said: "It's not new in the history of Bengal. Delhi is afraid of Bengal. They can cancel the tableau of Bengal in Delhi but Bengal will cancel NRC and CAA in Bengal."

PM Modi in Tumakuru said: "There was a time in the country, when one rupee was sent for the poor and farmers, but only 15 paisa used to reach them and rest 85 paise was consumed by middlemen. Today, all the money that is sent from Delhi is deposited in the farmers' account."

Raveesh Kumar, MEA said: "We did reach out to countries across all geographical regions, we did write to our missions to share our perspective on Citizenship Amendment Act and National Register of Citizens with the host government."

Govt sets up new desk to look after all matters related to SC verdict on Ayodhya, says official order

Raveesh Kumar, MEA on India-Japan Summit: We are in touch with the Japanese side, we do hope that very soon we will come to finalisation of the date.

Kashmir Zone Police: Broadband high-speed internet connectivity restored at 80 government hospitals including health centers and offices linked to the Department of Health across Kashmir.

Sensex rallies 320.62 points to end at 41,626.64; Nifty jumps 99.70 points to 12,282.20.

Maharashtra Home Ministry has released a statement: "To tackle the menace of Naxalism in the state, we are considering to enact Public Security Act on the grounds of Chhattisgarh. After discussions with Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, Public Security Act will be implemented in Maharashtra also."

Prime Minister Narendra Modi released the 3rd installment of Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi. He also distributed Krishi Karman Awards to farmers in Tumakuru.

One Delhi Fire Services personnel who was trapped and later rescued has succumbed to his injuries at a hospital. A fire broke out at a factory in Peeragarhi early morning today.

Congress, its allies and ecosystem created by them are standing against India's Parliament: PM Modi on CAA in Karnataka

Anti-CAA protestors should raise their voice against Pak's atrocities of the past, says Modi in Karnataka. Asks what stops them from protesting against Pakistan.

We can't leave minorities from Pakistan to their fate; have the responsibility to protect them, says Modi in Karnataka while defending CAA.

6 killed, 13 injured as bus falls into deep gorge in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district

After meeting Election Commissioner over Tamil Nadu local body elections, DMK President MK Stalin said: "In CM Edappadi K. Palaniswami's Salem constituency, results have not been declared even after the conclusion of counting of votes. DMK has won but results are not being declared."

A Delhi court extends judicial custody of rest of the accused persons till 16th January. Two of the accused in the case were granted bail earlier. 

Officials in Lebanon are claiming that ex-Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn fled Japan using a French passport. Ghosn had citizenship of three countries - France, Brazil and Lebanon. 

RFI France reports: "Japanese authorities allowed former Renault and Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn to carry an extra French passport in a locked case while he was out on bail, which explains how he managed to leave the country for Lebanon. Prosecutors raided his Tokyo residence on Thursday, ahead of an investigation into his disappearance."

News agency Associated Press is reporting that Taiwan's top military commander, Gen. Shen Yi-ming has died in an air force helicopter crash Thursday morning. Out of thirteen people on board the helicopter, only five managed to survived. As chief of the general staff, Gen. Shen Yi-ming was responsible for overseeing the island's defense against China, which threatens to use military force to annex what it considers it own territory.

The helicopter was flying from Taipei to the northeastern city of Ilan for a new year's activity when it crashed. 

Periyar University in Salem Tamil Nadu is set to announce its UG, PG Result 2019 today. IndiaTvNews.com is bringing you all the Live Updates from Periyar University Result for UG and PG courses in its education section. You can follow these steps mentioned in the story to check the Results on your mobile or desktop. 

Periyar University Result 2019: Periyar University UG, PG results to be announced soon. Check details

The Government of Tamil Nadu established the Periyar University at Salem on 17th September 1997 as per the provisions of the Periyar University Act, 1997. The University covers the area comprising four districts namely Salem, Namakkal, Dharmapuri and Krishnagiri. The University got the 12(B) and 2f status from the University Grants Commission, New Delhi and respectively reaccredited by the NAAC with “A” grade in 2015. 

Pope Francis, who hit headlines on New Year for slapping a woman on hand while trying to free himself, has apologised for his lack of patience and action. In his new year's wishes to the public in St. Peter's Square on Wednesday, Francis confessed to losing his patience with the woman while he was strolling in the square Tuesday night to admire the Vatican's Nativity scene. 

Cameras captured the scene when the woman, from behind a barrier, reached out and grabbed the pope's hand, pulling him violently toward her. Francis reacted sharply, exclaimed something and then slapped her hand so she would let him go. Frowning in anger, he turned and strode away. 
In his impromptu remarks Wednesday, Francis said “so many times we lose patience. Me, too." He then added “I say ‘excuse me’ for the bad example" he gave in the incident Tuesday.

(Inputs from AP)

N. Korean Korean Central Television broadcast is reporting that the country is set to showcase a new strategic weapon to the world very soon. According to NKCT: "He confirmed that the world will witness a new strategic weapon to be possessed by the DPRK in the near future." 

Kim Jong-un earlier skipped his New Year speech for the first time since taking power seven years ago. 

TV Reports also said that Kim in his party meeting warned Washington of a "shocking actual action."

US President Donald Trump had responded to the statements saying he still trusts Kim. 

A three-day meeting of the National Executive Board of the National Self-Service Association of the RSS is being held in Indore starting today. RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat will be presiding the three-day meet. RSS is likely to deliberate on the confusion surrounding the Citizenship Amendment Act. The meeting will be attended by Senior RSS Pracharaks and Sangathan leaders. 

A Singapore bound IndiGo flight from Mumbai was diverted to Nagpur due to oil leakage, yesterday. IndiGo statement says, "Aircraft is currently undergoing technical inspection. An alternate aircraft was arranged to accommodate passengers which took off with a delay of over 5hrs"

WiFi services launched in Delhi Metro's Airport Express line by Mangu Singh, Managing Director of Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC).

Closely monitoring the situation; fire personnel are trying their best to take control over the situation, said Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on fire incident in Delhi's Peeragarhi. 

Nine prisoners from the Agra jail walked free on Wednesday because of a man they had never met, known or even heard of. These nine prisoners had completed their sentence but were serving an extended term because they could not pay the penalty imposed on them. All of them had been convicted for petty crimes.

Social worker Pravendra Kumar Yadav gifted freedom to these nine prisoners by paying their penalty amount which added up to Rs 61,333. IANS

Sensex jumps 117.44 points to 41,423.46 in opening session; Nifty rises 35.45 points to 12,217.95

The US embassy in Baghdad announced the suspension of all public consular operations until further notice following an attack by pro-Iranian protesters on the mission. A statement issued by the embassy on Wednesday said that "due to militia attacks at the US embassy compound, all public consular operations are suspended until further notice".

The US Consulate General in Erbil, the capital of Iraq's semi-autonomous region of Kurdistan, "is open for visa and American citizen services appointments", it added.

The statement came hours after the supporters of the Kataib Hezbollah (KH) militia group, a faction of Hashd Shaabi or the Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), who stormed the embassy withdrew from the perimeter of the embassy.

All schools up to 10th standard in Patna to remain closed till 5th January, in view of cold wave condition

A Chinese national was arrested on Wednesday in Karachi for allegedly beating up a traffic constable who tried to stop him from parking his car in a no-parking zone. The incident happened at Qayyumabad area.

Traffic police constable Amir, who was posted at Zaman Town traffic section, tried to prevent the Chinese national from parking his car there, which was a no-parking zone. This enraged the Chinese national, who beat up the constable and tried to flee from the scene.
 

Delhi: Air Quality Index (AQI) at 418 in 'severe' category in Anand Vihar, at 426 in 'severe' category in RK Puram, and at 457 in 'severe' category in Rohini according to Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) data

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be participating in various programmes in Karnataka, today. The first programme will be a visit to Sree Siddaganga Mutt in Tumakuru

21 trains are running late due to low visibility in the Northern Railway region