BREAKING highlights: Former Union minister Sharad Yadav dies at 75, says daughter in Facebook post

Former Union minister Sharad Yadav dies at 75, says daughter.

US President Joe Biden said Thursday that he was "cooperating fully" with a Justice Department review after classified documents were found at his private residence in Wilmington, Delaware, AFP reported.

The ministry of home affairs (MHA), after receiving a detailed report on the Kanjhawala incident case, has asked the Delhi Police to invoke Section 302 of the IPC against the accused persons and immediately suspend the cops deployed in three PCR vans and two police pickets, and conduct an enquiry on disciplinary action in a time frame manner, government officials said.

Kanjhawala horror: Centre suggests suspension of Delhi cops deployed in PCRs, at police pickets.

Pune-bound Spicejet flight being checked at Delhi airport after call claims bomb on plane, reports ANI.

The Hubballi‑Dharwad Police denied that there was a breach in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's security cover during a roadshow on Thursday, ahead of the inaugural ceremony of the National Youth Festival in Karnataka city.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday took stock of the situation in Joshimath where cracks have been witnessed in buildings and other structures, officials said.

Retail inflation eases to 5.72% in December from 5.88% in November: Govt data.

CBI says raids are underway against former union finance secretary Arvind Mayaram in Delhi and Jaipur in a corruption case.

A young man breaches security cover of PM Modi to give him a garland, pulled away by security personnel, during his roadshow in Hubballi.

Authorities in Joshimath have started the process for the demolition of hotel Malari Inn - one of the two badly damaged hotels amid heavy police deployment.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is holding a roadshow in Hubballi, Karnataka.

Authorities in Joshimath will soon begin the demolition of hotel Malari Inn - one of the two badly damaged hotels.

Fifteen pilgrims were injured when a mini bus skidded off the the road and rolled down a gorge in Jammu and Kashmir's Udhampur district on Thursday, PTI reported.

Two persons are feared dead in Sarbal, Ganderbal after a snow avalanche hit the region. Officials have so far recovered body of one person.

The body of a Bajrang Dal activist was found in the Netravati river in Bantwal taluk of Dakshina Kannada district on Thursday, PTI reported. 

Delhi Rohini Court has denied bail to Ashutosh, one of the accused in the Kanjhawala woman's dragging death case. 

Centre has said that 18,600 toys were seized pan-India from retail stores, including Hamleys and Archies, for lack of BIS quality mark.

Consumer protection regulator has issued notices to Amazon, Flipkart and Snapdeal for alleged sale of toys without BIS quality mark, PTI reported.

Information and Broadcasting ministry cracks down on fake news peddling YouTube Channels. Busted channels are part of the fake news economy. The channels use fake, clickbait and sensational thumbnails and images of television news anchors of TV Channels to mislead: PIB 

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Delhi's Rohini court reserves order on bail plea of accused Ashutosh after hearing the submissions of Delhi Police & defence counsel. His counsel said accused wasn't in the car at the time of incident. Police said he mislead and harboured other accused persons. (ANI)

AAP reverts to DIP Secretary saying, "at the outset, it is submitted that demand of approx ₹164 crores is arbitrary, perverse & contrary to facts & provisions of law & extant policies" and to "provide the copies of those ads whose cost you seek to recover from us".

Tamil Nadu assembly unanimously adopts a resolution urging the Union Government to continue the 'Sethusamudram Project' as it helps Tamil Nadu & India's economic growth. (ANI)

Situation is stable on northern borders but unpredictable. We have been able to resolve five of the seven issues that were on the table. We continue to talk both at the military and diplomatic levels. We've enough reserves to deal with any contingency, Army chief General Manoj Pande said. (ANI)

A team of five forensic experts from National Forensic Science University, Gandhinagar, Gujarat is visiting Sultanpuri on the request of Harendra K Singh, DCP, Outer District to investigate the case: Delhi Police (ANI)

The fire broke out around 6 am in FB block market of Bidhannagar near Kolkata. 12 tenders reached the spot. It has been brought under control.