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8:17 PM

Eight trapped as 4-storey building collapses in Lucknow, had cracks after earthquake

Eight people are feared trapped under rubble after a four-storey residential building collapsed in Uttar Pradesh's capital Lucknow today, reports NDTV

7:56 PM

SC sets aside Allahabad HC order in YES Bank-Dish TV dispute, orders fresh adjudication

The Supreme Court Tuesday set aside the Allahabad High Court order refusing to entertain the Yes Bank plea challenging police investigation into an FIR lodged by the Essel Group in connection with the bank-Dish TV dispute on pledging of shares.

 

A bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justices PS Narasimha and JB Pardiwala also directed that its earlier order of November 30, 2021 staying police investigation in the FIR shall remain in operation till the high court has disposed of the Yes Bank's plea against the FIR.

7:45 PM

BJP should accept MCD poll defeat, allow mayoral election: Delhi Dy CM Sisodia

Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Tuesday asked the BJP to accept their defeat in the MCD polls and help ensure the smooth conduct of mayoral elections.

 

The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) House was adjourned on Tuesday without electing a mayor and deputy mayor amid a ruckus by some councillors.

7:32 PM

7 dead as California mourns 3rd mass killing in 8 days

A gunman killed seven people at two agricultural businesses in Northern California, plunging the state into mourning again in the wake of its third mass killing in eight days.

 

Officers arrested a suspect in Monday's shootings, 67-year-old Chunli Zhao, after they found him in his car in the parking lot of a sheriff's substation, San Mateo County Sheriff Christina Corpus said.

7:02 PM

Himachal Pradesh CM Sukhu meets Home Minister Amit Shah in New Delhi

Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukvinder Singh Sukhu called on Union Home Minister Amit Shah here on Tuesday.

 

The home minister's office put out a tweet on their meeting along with photos showing the chief minister presenting a memento to Shah.

6:51 PM

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El –Sisi arrives in Delhi to attend R-day celebrations

6:49 PM

Twitter faces lawsuits over unpaid rent for US HQ, UK office

More landlords are taking Twitter to court over unpaid rent at the social media company's headquarters in San Francisco and its British offices the latest legal headaches for billionaire owner Elon Musk, who has been trying to slash expenses.

 

Twitter is facing a lawsuit over allegations it failed to pay rent for its head office, according to California court documents. The owner of its premises in central London, meanwhile, said it's taking the company to court over rental debt.

6:29 PM

Power outages continue in Pak despite minister's claim of full restoration

Large parts of Pakistan on Tuesday experienced periodic electricity outages despite the government's claim that the power supply was fully restored across the country following a nationwide breakdown, the second in nearly four months.

 

The country sank into darkness due to the sudden breakdown of electricity on Monday morning after frequency variations hit the national grid, disrupting normal life and affecting millions of people.

6:04 PM

'Pack up', Congress to Bommai, says it will come to power in Karnataka

Asking Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai and Ministers to "pack up" with assembly polls around, Karnataka Congress president D K Shivakumar on Tuesday said his party will come to power and purify the 'Vidhana Soudha' with 'Ganjala' (cow urine), alleging that it was polluted by corruption during the BJP rule.

 

Also, hitting out at the ruling BJP and Bommai for leveling "false allegations" against previous Congress regime led by him, Leader of Opposition Siddaramaiah challenged the Chief Minister to constitute a Supreme Court Judge led inquiry commission to probe both tenures, if his government has the guts.

5:59 PM

Poonawala was outraged at Shraddha Walkar going to meet another friend: Delhi Police

The Delhi Police on Tuesday said Shraddha Walkar had gone to meet another friend which Aaftab Poonawala didn't like and he became violent.

 

Police on Tuesday filed a 6,629-page charge sheet against Poonawala in the Mehrauli murder case in the Saket court here which extended his judicial custody by two weeks to February 7.

 

5:38 PM

Maurya's remarks 'personal'; Samajwadi Party follows ideals of Lord Rama: Shivpal Yadav

Distancing his party from Swami Prasad Maurya's controversial remarks on Ramcharitmanas, senior Samajwadi Party leader Shivpal Singh Yadav on Tuesday said the party follows the ideals of Lord Rama and Lord Krishna and that Maurya's statement was his "personal opinion".

 

SP MLC Maurya had kicked up a controversy by alleging that certain verses of the Ramcharitmanas promoted social discrimination.

5:34 PM

‘Very sad that we were not even consulted’: wrestlers over formation of Oversight Committee to run WFI

India’s fabled wrestlers Sakshi Malik and Bajrang Punia on Tuesday took to Twitter to express their disappointment over Sports Ministry appointing an Oversight Committee, led by six time boxing world champion MC Mary Kom, to run Wrestling Federation of India (WFI), reports Indian Express

4:58 PM

"Grave concern": Kiren Rijiju on Supreme Court making public secret reports

In a spiraling conflict over judicial appointments, Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju today objected strongly to the Supreme Court making public the government's objections to candidates recommended for judges, NDTV reports

4:54 PM

Digvijaya's remarks on surgical strikes ridiculous, armed forces do not need to give proof: Rahul

Snubbing Digvijaya Singh for questioning surgical strikes, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday termed his comments "ridiculous" and said the armed forces are doing their job "exceptionally well" and do not need to give any proof.

 

Gandhi, who faced a volley of questions from the media on Singh's remarks on surgical strikes and the Pulwama terror attack, said he and the party completely disagreed with his statement.

4:45 PM

Assam BJP to improve performance in 2024 LS polls, says CM Himanta Sarma

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday said the BJP will improve its performance in the state in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections though he refused to predict the number of seats it is likely to win.

 

The saffron party had bagged nine out of 14 Lok Sabha seats in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, its best show so far in the northeastern state.