Breaking news on January 11

The Congress election committee met here on Saturday and discussed 18 seats for the assembly tickets in Delhi, sources said, adding that 11 tickets have been finalised by the leadership.

The Congress has to finalise candidates for 70 seats as Delhi goes for polls on February 8.

The party may release its first list on Monday, sources told news agency IANS.

Making a strong political statement, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee made a public appearance at citizenship law protest in Kolkata. The visit came minutes after she met Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is on a two-day visit to the city.

Praising the contribution of personalities from West Bengal in shaping India's global image, PM Modi said that leaders like Bankim Chandra Chatterjee and others also held up a mirror to Indians so they could be more confident in their past.

PM Modi lamented that it was unfortunate that not all Indian figures received the same attention in history textbooks of post-independence India as some of them did.

A lot of history must be re-worked to reflect the contributions of every person who had been involved in shaping the Indian civilisation, said PM Modi.

Every freedom fighter should get their due, said PM Modi as he called upon the public to commemorate the 250th birth anniversary of Raja Ram Mohan Roy in 2022. The 250th birth anniversary of Raja Ram Mohan Roy falls in the same year when India will celebrate its 75 years of freedom.

Speaking at an event in the Old Currency Building in Kolkata, PM Modi said that he wanted India to be the world's top cultural heritage destination.

The government wants to promote Sanskrit across the country, said PM Narendra Modi, who is on a two-day visit to Kolkata.

Fire breaks out in a shoe manufacturing factory in Mayapuri Phase-2. 20 fire tenders have rushed to the spot. No causality reported till now.

Congress President Sonia Gandhi has made critical remarks about the passage of the Citizenship Amendment Act, stating at the Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting that the act was passed amid strong protests.

A Hizbul Mujahideen militant was on Saturday arrested from Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam district by the security forces. Security forces said that the militant had been inciting the locals to rise up against Centre's decision to abrogate Article 370, as per reports.

Eight persons killed, several others injured in explosion at the industrial and medical gas manufacturing factory in Gujarat's Vadodara district, say police officials.

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee: While speaking to Prime Minister, I told him that we are against CAA, NPR and NRC. We want that CAA and NRC should be withdrawn. 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee met on Saturday at Raj Bhawan, amidst ongoing protests across the city against the amended Citizenship Act.

Dean, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) said, "In case, any outsider/an unauthorized student/guest is found staying in the rooms (of any hostel at JNU), necessary action will be initiated against the resident student, as per administration rules".

A 5-member team has been constituted by the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) administration to look into the matter of 5th January.

Members of RSS-affiliated ABVP on Saturday organised a major students' march inside the Delhi University (DU), denouncing alleged Left violence and supporting the Citizenship Amendment Act.

Classes and other relevant academic activities in Jawaharlal Nehru University for 2020 Winter Semester will begin from January 13, 2020..

Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday arrived in the city on a two day-visit amidst protests against Citizenship Amendment Act outside the airport.

Locals hold protest against National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) at Dholunalla toll plaza on Kullu-Manali National Highway, demanding clearance of snow on the highway.

The centre has invited suggestions and questions from students, parents and teachers for the third edition of 'Pariksha Pe Charcha' on January 20 when Prime Minister Narendra Modi will share valuable tips with the students appearing in their examinations.

2 resident doctors at Nair Hospital allegedly attacked by a family of a 13-year-old patient who died today morning; Case registered. Doctors stage protest against the attack, the hospital’s OPD closed.

Nobel laureate Abhijit Banerjee on upcoming Union Budget said: "Fiscal deficit has been breached by a huge margin already. In that sense, I don't think that it's a big deal to breach it more. I wouldn't be supporting fiscal tightening right now."

Nobel laureate Abhijit Banerjee on Centre's reported plan to cut school education budget by Rs 3000 Crore, said: "The federal govt provides very little of the funding in education. Education is a state subject, and it is mostly funded by state. Cutting Rs 3000 Cr is like a drop in the ocean."

Chief Minister of Jharkhand Hemant Soren meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi today.

Flight records from crashed Ukranian jetliner to be sent to France for decoding 

 Chief Minister of Kerala Pinarayi Vijayan met Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union (JNUSU) President Aishe Ghosh at Kerala House.

'Women India Movement' holds protest against Citizenship Amendment Act and National Register of Citizens at Town Hall in Mangaluru. 

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan met Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union (JNUSU) President Aishe Ghosh at Kerala House in New Delhi.

Former Delhi Youth Congress President Jagdish Yadav joins AAP in the presence of CM Arvind Kejriwal and MP Sushil Gupta. He was last serving on the INC Delhi Manifesto Committee and Election Committee. He had contested Delhi assembly election in 2015 from Rithala constituency.

Indian Air Force Chief Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria on the induction of first Sukhoi-30 fighter aircraft squadron in Thanjavur in South India said: "It will be part of Southern Air Command. From the point of view of Air Force operational capability, it will be a huge addition."

New Army Chief General MM Naravane addresses the media. Here are the highlights: 

- The security of the country will be foremost priority

- Emphasize will be training 

- Our soldiers are our strength 

- Formation of CDS was necessary 

Jawaharlal Nehru University VC M Jagadesh Kumar is interacting with university students. VC M Jagadesh Kumar said: "The terror created by some of the activist students went to such an extent that many of our students had to leave the hostels. From past several days, we have enhanced security in the campus to make sure that innocent students are not hurt."

Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO): After completing extensive trials on the Shore Based Test Facility, the LCA Navy did an arrested landing on INS Vikramaditya successfully today at 10:02 AM. Commodore Jaideep Maolankar did the maiden landing.

According to state disaster management authority, 663 roads including 4 National Highways are still closed, 2646 electricity supply schemes are disrupted and 200 water supply schemes hampered, due to snowfall.

Indian Coast Guard carried out a medical evacuation of a Myanmar national off Porbandar coast at high seas on 10/11 January from a civil vessel 'MV Fortune Wing'.

Supreme Court's five-judge bench of Justices NV Ramana, Arun Mishra, RF Nariman, R Banumathi and Ashok Bhushan to hear curative petitions in cfiled by 2 death row convicts in Nirbhaya case Vinay Sharma and Mukesh, on January 14.

For the first time, Naval Light Combat Aircraft today landed on aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya. This is the the first time an indigenous fighter aircraft has landed on an aircraft carrier.

The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)-developed Light Combat Aircraft landed with the help of an arrester wire. Aeronautical Development Agency is working with the Navy to develop the fighter.

BJP leader Ram Madhav in Vadodara said: "There were 2 major restrictions in J&K. One was the internet services that are about to be restored. The other was leaders under detention, regarding that the Government will be releasing 20-25 leaders in phases. J&K is like any other part of the country now."

Case registered under section 67B of the Information Technology Act against a man from Almora for allegedly posting on social media an objectionable video of children in 2019.

Delhi Police sources: 37 persons have been identified by Special Investigation Team (SIT) from the 60-member WhatsApp group 'Unity Against Left'.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today to unveil Dynamic Architectural Illumination with synchronized light and sound system of Rabindra Setu (Howrah Bridge), as a part of 150th-anniversary celebrations of Kolkata Port Trust.

Iranian Pres Hassan Rouhani said: "Armed Forces’ internal investigation has concluded that regrettably, missiles fired due to human error caused the horrific crash of Ukrainian plane&death of 176 people. Investigations continue to identify and prosecute this great tragedy and unforgivable mistake."

Historian, researcher and writer M Chidanadamurthy passed away in Bengaluru. He was also known for his campaign to preserve Hampi monuments.

At least 12 people injured in a collision between a bus and a car following which three more vehicles collided into the bus due to low visibility because of fog on Agra - Lucknow Expressway, earlier today. Injured have been shifted to trauma centre in Lucknow.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said: "I am excited to be in West Bengal today and tomorrow. I am delighted to be spending time at the Ramakrishna Mission and that too when we mark Swami Vivekananda’s Jayanti. There is something special about that place."

"Yet, there will be a void too! The person who taught me the noble principle of ‘Jan Seva Hi Prabhu Seva’, the venerable Swami Atmasthananda Ji will not be there. It is unimaginable to be at the Ramakrishna Mission and not have his august presence," he added. 

At least 12 people injured in collision between a bus and a car in Uttar Pradesh's Unnao district following which three more vehicles collided into the bus due to low visibility because of fog on Agra - Lucknow Expressway, earlier today. Injured have been shifted to trauma centre in Lucknow.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday condoled the demise of Sultan Qaboos bin Said al Said of Oman, describing him as a beacon of peace for the region. Sultan Qaboos,79, died on Friday.

"I am deeply saddened to learn about the passing away of His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said al Said. He was a visionary leader and statesman who transformed Oman into a modern and prosperous nation," Modi wrote on Twitter. The prime minister said the sultan was a beacon of peace for the region and the world. 

The national capital records cold morning at 7.4 degrees Celsius.

The illegal apartment complexes in Maradu are to be demolished today and tomorrow. Section 144 of the CrPC to be enforced on land, air and water in the area.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said: "I am deeply saddened to know about the horrific road accident in Uttar Pradesh's Kannauj. Several people have lost their lives in the accident. I express my condolences to the bereaved families and wish speedy recovery to the injured persons."

Oman’s Sultan Qaboos bin Said died on Friday evening, state media said early on Saturday without mentioning a cause of death, and a three-day period of national mourning was declared.  

Iranian authorities are planning to announce the cause of the crash of a Ukrainian Boeing 737 passenger plane on Saturday, the Fars news agency reported citing a source.