Highlights: Blast in Delhi's Sadar Bazar kills one, 3 injured

A 35-year-old man died while three others were injured in a blast reported at a shop in north Delhi’s Sadar Bazar. Police said a portion of the roof of a ground floor and a staircase next to it had collapsed because of the impact of the explosion. Police suspect the blast to be caused after a water pipe in the building burst. Read more

A massive fire broke out at a market in Masjid Bunder area in south Mumbai's Abdul Rehman Street on Saturday evening. Around four fire engines have been rushed to the location and no injuries have been reported so far, according to an official. The fire was reportedly caught at 8:15 pm and the cause has not been ascertained so far. Read more

The 35-year-old man, identified as Gulab, who was injured in the incident, has succumbed to his injuries, police say. (ANI)

District Collector Anish Shekhar has issued standard guidelines in view of the Covid-19 alert. (ANI)

The 7th accused Ankush had conspired to shield his brother Amit Khanna. (ANI)

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal writes to LG VK Saxena on LG Office's statement on Delhi MCD mayor elections

Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati filed a plea seeking Supreme Court's immediate intervention in delaring the land subsidence a national disaster and direct the National Disaster Management Authority to actively support the residents in Joshimath. (ANI)

According to a co-passenger in the New York-Delhi Air India flight, the ‘traumatised’ female passenger was made to wait for around 2 hours by Air India pilot before she was allocated a seat.

Delhi's Patiala House Court on Saturday declined accused Shankar Mishra's custody to Delhi Police. He has been sent to a 14-day judicial custody. Manu Sharma, Mishra's counsel, has now moved a bail application. Court will be hearing the matter on January 11.

The accused of Air India urinating case has been produced before the court after conducting medical examination in Safdarjung Hospital, Delhi. 

Vasai court adjourned actor Sheezan Khan's bail plea. Next date of hearing is January 9. (ANI)

Accused Shankar Mishra being taken out of IGI police station. He was arrested by Delhi police from Bengaluru last night. He will be produced before a court today. (ANI)

@NCWIndia has taken cognizance. Chairperson @sharmarekha has written to @DGPHaryana to arrest the accused at the earliest and ensure that victim is provided medical treatment free of cost. NCW has also sought a time bound-investigation in the matter, the commission said in a tweet.

Cricketer Rishabh Pant's knee surgery was successfully conducted yesterday at a private hospital in Mumbai. He is under the supervision of the medical team and is recovering fast, reported ANI citing.

After Air India passenger Shankar Mishra was arrested in Bengaluru for urinating at his co-passenger on a flight from New York to Delhi, the air carrier said it had issued show cause notice and de-rostered a pilot and four cabin crew members pending investigation. Read more.

Punjab cabinet minister Fauja Singh Sarari has resigned from his post on Saturday.

A fire broke out on the seventh floor of a building near Girdharnagar Circle in the Shahibaug area of ​​Ahmedabad on Saturday. The fire tenders were rushed to the spot.

AP protests outside LG House alleging "unconstitutional appointment of presiding officer in the MCD".

Republican Kevin McCarthy became the US House speaker early Saturday after quelling a rebellion by GOP conservative hardliners.

Shankar Mishra, the Air India flyer who had allegedly urinated on a co-passenger while being drunk on a flight from New York to Delhi, has been arrested in Bengaluru, Delhi Police officials said.

"Beekeeping is being done under National Horticulture mission.Honey extraction machines provided. It'll generate income for women working here. We're likely to extract 600-700kgs of honey from first harvest, said CEO of district panchayat to ANI, emphasising on how bee keeping is empowering women in Chhattisgarh's Balrampur district.

As Delhi shivers at 2.2 degrees Celsius, recorded at its representative station- Safdarjung, flights were impacted on Saturday. Around 34 domestic departure flights from Delhi airport delayed due to bad weather and other related issues, while over 12 arrival flights are delayed at the airport from different destinations, ANI reported.

Tribal bodies stepped up their demand to “free” the Parasnath hills in Jharkhand's Giridih district from the “clutches” of the Jain community. "There will be a revolt in five states if the government fails to free Marang Buru from the clutches of Jains. "We want the government to take steps based on documentation...The 1956 gazette mentions it as `Marang Buru' (hill deity or supreme source of power)... The Jain community had lost a legal battle for Parasnath in the past,” International Santhal Council Working President Naresh Kumar Murmu had claimed on Thursday.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said Friday it was India's duty to become the voice of the global South, or the developing world, which is facing several challenges at present and is looking at New Delhi with high hopes, PTI reported.