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7:35 pm IST: Ludhiana: Police detained one person from railway station with foreign currency worth Rs 22 Lakh 61 thousand (20500 Euro & 42800 Dirham).

7:31 pm IST: Bhubaneswar: TMC MP Sudip Bandyopadhyay sent to judicial custody for 14 days

7:30 pm IST: Delhi HC directs Centre and Punjab to work out plan to stop paddy straw burning in state, which is major contributor to air pollution in Delhi

7:19 pm IST: Pinaka Rocket converted to a Guided Pinaka was successfully test-fired from Launch Complex-III, ITR, Chandipur in Odisha

7:04 pm IST: Fire in a scrap yard in Mankhurd area of Mumbai. At least 12 fire engines at spot.

7:09 pm IST: BJP MLA Ashish Shelar to be the next Mumbai Cricket Association President. Post was vacant after Sharad Pawar resigned

7:07 pm IST: TCS MD Natarajan Chandrasekaran to be the next Tata Sons Chairman

6:57 pm IST: Himachal Pradesh: Two Students of NIT Hamirpur hailing from Mandi district gone missing in Shikari area of the districts

6:55 pm IST: Bareilly (Uttar Pradesh): Three persons of a family died due to electrocution while repairing a handpump in Bhojipura

6:41 pm IST: Kolkata Police tells RSS that it cannot give permission for a rally on January 14. Asked to fix alternative date. RSS filed PIL in the Calcutta HC regarding denial of permission from Kolkata police for rally. Hearing on PIL tomorrow.

6:36 pm IST: Manipur: One dead and two injured after terrorists fired on a car in Noney village near Imphal

6:02 pm IST: Ranji Trophy 2016-17 final Day 3: Mumbai puts in a strong performance to take a 108 run lead

5:56 pm IST: Ok Jaanu movie review by audience: Live update

5:46 pm IST: Two naxals surrendered before police in Narayanpur district of Chhattisgarh

5:42 pm IST: Index of Industrial Production for November 2016 stands at 175.8, which is 5.7% higher as compared to level in the month of November 2015

5:38 pm IST: December 2016 Consumer Price Index at 3.41 percent. November was 3.63 percent

5:30 pm IST: Lisa Haydon announces pregnancy; Ae Dil Hai Mushkil actress shows baby bump in bikini [PHOTO]

5:27 pm IST: India A defeat England by 6 wickets. Ajinkya Rahane top scores with 91

5:21 pm IST: 2017 Honda City facelift unveiled: India launch soon

5:19 pm IST: CBI has arrested a Sub-Inspector,Railway Protection Force in Pune for demanding & accepting a bribe of Rs. 2,000 from the complainant

5:18 pm IST: Delhi Court sends Khoirom Ranjeet (chief of a terror group in Manipur) to seven days police custody. His aide sent to two-day police custody.

5:12 pm IST: Government can now take over Dawood Ibrahim's properties

5:10 pm IST: Ind vs Eng final score: Rishabh Pant plays a blitzkrieg, as Rahane and Raina take India 'A' to thumping win

5:03 pm IST: Maruti Suzuki Ignis India launch: Expected price, specs, bookings and more

4:59 pm IST: 'Nobody can ask me to leave India,' Alencier Ley's unique reaction to support director Kamal gets good response; celebs support

4:42 pm IST: Andhra Pradesh Government agrees to release 2.5 tmc ft of Krishna water to Tamil Nadu to meet drinking water needs of Chennai: AIADMK

4:36 pm IST: Corruption Perception Index for 2016 to be released on January 25; India's ranking will be keenly watched

4:30 pm IST: Delhi police seized a suspicious bag containing Rs 12 lakh (new currency notes) in Gandhi Nagar Police Station area

4:13 pm IST: Sultanpur (Uttar Pradesh):10 persons including 3 women injured in a car-jeep collision

4:08 pm IST: Punjab CM Parkash Singh Badal files nomination, says SAD ready for polls.

4:05 pm IST: 2017 Bajaj Pulsar 200NS Fi to be launched by January-end: Report

4:03 pm IST: Schools in Noida shut till January 15 due to cold wave: Noida DM

3:46 pm IST: Sensex rises 106.75 points to end at 27,247.16

3:43 pm IST: Congress releases next list of 23 candidates for upcoming Punjab assembly elections

3:33 pm IST: Budget 2017: NITI Aayog not in favour of raising income tax exemption limit

3:29 pm IST: The EC has censored Sakshi Maharaj for violating the Model Code of Conduct provisions 

3:28 pm IST: Bengaluru David Guetta concert: French DJ's show cancelled due to local election, says IGP Bengaluru

3:19 pm IST: Deputy CM Sukhbir Singh Badal filed nomination from Jalalabad for upcoming Assembly polls

3:08 pm IST: Moradabad (Uttar Pradesh): Police arrested two suspects with Rs 1 crore during checking in Kundarki.

3:06 pm IST: Naam Tamilar Katchi party workers organise Jallikattu despite SC's ban; later detained by Police.

3:02 pm IST: BJP's CEC to take place on 15 & 17 January to decide candidates for upcoming Assembly polls

2:45 pm IST: The Supreme Court dismisses plea filed by lawyer Prashant Bhushan challenging the proposed Whistle Blower Act.

2:40 pm IST: SC hinted that if Sahara Group does not pay the amount to SEBI by February 6, Subrata Roy might be sent to jail.

2:36 pm IST: Hollywood actor Vin Diesel & Deepika Padukone arrived in Mumbai earlier today to promote their upcoming film XXX: Return of Xander Cage.

2:35 pm IST: Supreme Court rejects plea filed by Sahara Group seeking extension of time to pay an amount of Rs 600 crore to SEBI.

2:29 pm IST: Lodha panel wants former Test players to select Irani Trophy Team

2:17 pm IST: India launches second Scorpene-class stealth submarine INS Khanderi, as Chinese subs spotted in Pakistan harbour

2:15 pm IST: Air India to reserve six front-row seats for women passengers from January 18

2:11 pm IST: Bihar: Four killed as CISF jawan opens fire on colleagues in Aurangabad

2:07 pm IST: MRF to invest Rs 4,500 crore for tyre project in Gujarat

1:50 pm IST: The India cricket team jersey 2017 is here

1:24 pm IST: India's annual Hajj quota increased to 1.70 lakh, biggest expansion in 29 years

1:09 pm IST: Kerala Blasters duo Sandesh Jhingan, CK Vineeth now with Bengaluru FC

12:55 pm IST: CRPF jawan alleges discrimination between army and paramilitary forces 2 days after BSF jawan's video went viral

12:44 pm IST: Lalu Prasad Yadav to get Rs 10,000 pension under JP Senani Samman scheme in Bihar

12:20 pm IST: PIL filed by ex-serviceman in Delhi HC seeking status report of all paramilitary forces in India over allegations of BSF Jawan in his video.

12:15 pm IST: SC orders Delhi HC to hear Sonu Sardar's appeal and dispose it in two months; Sardar is accused of killing 5 persons of a family in 2004.

12:00 pm IST: NGT pulled up both MCD and Delhi Govt; seeks detailed report by tomorrow over budget allocated by govt for salaries of sanitation workers.

11:20 am IST: CRPF jawan injured in pressure bomb explosion in Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh.

11:15 am IST: SC says draft of Jallikattu judgement has been prepared but not possible to deliver it before Saturday, when it is to be organised in TN. 

11:05 am IST: Two terrorists arrested from Delhi's Mayur Vihar including commander-in-chief of insurgent group KCP P Meitei who was wanted in terror attacks in Manipur. 

11:01 am IST: SC turns down plea seeking its intervention to pass judgment on Jalikattu before Saturday, says "unfair to ask bench to pass order".

11:00 am IST: Two Indian National Lok Dal workers dead after unknown assailants opened fire at INLD leader Pradeep Godara's farm last night in Sirsa, Haryana. 

10:24 am IST: Indian soldier who had crossed LoC after surgical strike will be released soon

10:11 am IST: Air Quality Index (AQI) from Delhi NCR: in Anand Vihar at 585, in RK Puram at 382, in Mandir Marg at 326, in Gurgaon at 316 (AQICN). 

10:00 am IST: Will talk to Priyanka Chopra about casting her in Bollywood movie, says Sarvann director Karaan Guliani.

9:45 am IST: Information commissioner who allowed inspection of 1978 DU records removed from charge.

9:30 am IST: Indian soldier Chandu Chavan to be released soon. 

9:00 am IST: Second Scorpene class submarine Khanderi launched in Mumbai.

8:45 am IST: Sri Lankan navy apprehends two Indian nationals with a boat and 53 kg cannabis from Pudukkottai. 

8:20 am IST: Amazon Canada withdraws Indian flag doormat after Sushma Swaraj intervenes.

8:10 am IST: Punjab Assembly elections 2017: So, is Sidhu the CM candidate for Congress?