BREAKING highlights: Sidhu Moosewala case accused attacks jail inmates, security personnel at Punjab jail

Sidhu Moosewala case accused gangster Deepak Tinu has attacked three inmates and jail security personal in Goindwal jail in Punjab. The injured have been rushed to Tarn Taran civil hospital.

Five people were killed and a boy was injured in a head-on collision between the car they were travelling in and a truck in Punjab's Batala on Sunday evening, police said.

The victims, most of whom were members of a family, were returning to their village after attending a wedding function when the accident took place, they said, reported PTI. 

President Joe Biden is heading to the U.S.-Mexico border on Sunday, his first trip there as president after two years of hounding by Republicans who have hammered him as soft on border security while the number of migrants crossing spirals.

Biden is due to spend a few hours in El Paso, Texas, currently the biggest corridor for illegal crossings, due in large part to Nicaraguans fleeing repression, crime and poverty in their country. They are among migrants from four countries who are now subject to quick expulsion under new rules enacted by the Biden administration in the past week that drew strong criticism from immigration advocates, reported AP. 

In view of cold wave, winter break in Delhi private schools extended till Jan 15, reports PTI.

Joshimath 'sinking': Centre holds key meet, top officials to visit Uttarakhand tomorrow to assess situation, reports PTI.

All schools in Jharkhand, from KG to std 5, to remain closed till 14th January due to cold wave. Regular classes to resume from 16th January, reported ANI. 

On 'urination' incident, Tata Sons says Air India's response should have been 'much swifter'.

A 55-yr-old man, Nabi Yahya Khan alias KGN Lala arrested by ATS for calling Mumbai ATS Control Room and threatening with a 1993 Mumbai blast-like explosion in the city and riots and crimes in next 2 months. He has several cases against him. ATS handed him over to Azad Maidan Police, reported ANI. 

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said he had a telephonic conversation with PM Narendra Modi on the emerging situation in Joshimath, and discussed what steps have been taken for the rehabilitation and safety of people in the area. Dhami said PM Modi has assured all possible help to save Joshimath and its people.

Uttarakhand government has declared Joshimath’s all nine municipal wards as disaster affected area with regard to land-subsidence and landslides. The action was taken under section 23 of Uttaranchal Disaster Mitigation, Management and Prevention Act 2005. Ranjit Kumar Sinha, secretary disaster management has issued a notification in this regard.

Himachal Pradesh government has increased VAT on diesel by around ₹7.40.

Prime Minister's Office to hold high level meet on Joshimath crisis.

The Delhi Police on Sunday arrested a man for allegedly stabbing his wife with a screwdriver till death in the Jahangirpuri area of the national capital - two days after being released from jail, reported ANI.

India logged 163 new coronavirus infections, while the active cases declined to 2,423, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Sunday. The Covid case tally was recorded at 4.46 crore.

A total of 7 MLAs- Dr Dhani Ram Shandil, Chander Kumar, Harshwardhan Chauhan, Jagat Singh Negi, Rohit Thakur, Anirudh Singh and Vikramaditya Singh took oath as cabinet ministers.

Himachal cabinet expansion: Ex-CM Virbhadhra Singh's son among others takes oath.

42 trains running late in the Northern Railway region due to fog: Northern Railways.

Senior BJP leader and former speaker of UP Legislative Assembly Keshari Nath Tripathi passed away on Sunday.

Russia's overnight bombing of regions in eastern Ukraine killed at least one, local officials said on Sunday, after Moscow ended a self-declared Christmas ceasefire and vowed to push on with combat until it reaches a victory over its neighbour, reported Reuters.

The swearing-in ceremony of the new members of the Himachal Pradesh Cabinet will take place on Sunday morning. The ceremony will be held at the Raj Bhawan in Shimla.

China on Saturday lifted quarantine requirements for inbound travellers on Sunday, ending almost three years of self-imposed isolation even as the country battles a surge in Covid cases, reported AFP.