News Flash: 2012 Army troops movement story was true: Manish Tewari

New Delhi, Jan 9: Get all news updates in brief from India and other countries here on Saturday, Jan 9, 2016.

9:15 pm: GST is not being passed because BJP & PM Modi do not want it. BJP is deceiving people: Jairam Ramesh, Congress.

9:00 pm: I also did this to make other citizens aware, please come up where are these issues: Vijay Hingorani who sued BMC after falling into manhole.

8:40 pm: Fire in 'agarbatti' factory in Ghaziabad, 1 dead.

8:10 pm: Mumbai: Man sues BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation(BMC) for Rs 1.5cr after he broke his leg by falling into manhole.

7:50 pm: We strongly condemn such terrorist attacks, wherever it takes place: Le Yucheng,Chinese ambassador to India on Pathankot Attack.

China is also a victim of terrorist act. We share the feeling and anger of Indian people: Le Yucheng pic.twitter.com/hEEhhPIvSm

— ANI (@ANI_news) January 9, 2016

7:40 pm: For now Governor's rule has been imposed in J&K: Jitendra Singh, MoS PMO on Mehbooba Mufti's swearing in as CM.

7:30 pm: Around 7 persons injured in a grenade blast in Meghalaya's Williamnagar.

7:25 pm: India beat Western Australia XI by 64 runs in a 50-over warm-up match in Perth.

7:10 pm: I was in the standing committee of Defence then & unfortunate but the story (Army troop moving towards Delhi in 2012) was true: Manish Tewari,Former I&B Minister, when asked on veracity of 2012 Indian Express Army troops movement story.

Indian express troop movement story was true says Manish Tewari(Former member of parl standing committee on defence) pic.twitter.com/t5D9gelFK1

— ANI (@ANI_news) January 9, 2016

6:50 pm: Sania Mirza-Martina Hingis beat Angelique Kerber-Andrea Petkovic 7-5, 6-1 to clinch Brisbane International Women's Double title.

6:30 pm: People take out candle march to pay tribute to jawans who lost their lives in Pathankot Attack.

5:23 pm: Was briefed in great detail on how our forces neutralised such a serious terrorist attack: PM Narendra Modi after visiting Pathankot

5:33: Terror alert in Punjab's Batala town in Gurdaspur district. Police and security agencies activated.

5:19 pm: Samajwadi Party hits out at BJP for raking up Ram temple issue. The matter is in court, says SP leader

4:49 pm: Jharkhand police bust a naxal hideout in Khunti village, recovers 3 rifles, cylinder bombs and more than 600 bullets.

4:10 pm: To please few political leaders of South, govt has allowed this barbaric tradition: Jairam Ramesh,Cong on jallikattu

4:02 pm: UAE arrests 2 men for posting selfie in front of hotel fire on New Year's Eve

3.13 pm: Sanjiv Ranjan appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Republic of Argentina.

3: 02 pm: No decision to extend trial period of Odd-even, will examine the 15-day data & then decide the future course of action: Gopal Rai

2.20 pm: Allies PDP and BJP today dismissed speculation about any differences or new conditions between them over formation of new government in Jammu and Kashmir.

1.53 pm: At least four persons injured in a grenade blast in Meghalaya's Williamnagar: DGP Rajiv Mehta.

1.45 pm: A bullet-riddled body of an Assistant Sub-Inspector has been found in Vasihali district of Bihar on Saturday.

1.23 pm: Clash reported between ABVP and NSUI students over Ram Janmabhoomi seminar in DU today.

1.10 pm: Bihar: 10-phase Panchayat elections to begin from 24th of April.

1.05 pm: Illegal arms factory busted in West Bengal

1.00 pm: IIT topper from Hyderabad found dead at US University, suicide suspected

12.35 pm: Ghulam Ali to perform at Netaji Indoor Stadium in Kolkata on January 12.

12.10 pm: A girl & a boy went missing in Mumbai. Girl fell in the water while clicking a selfie & the boy had jumped in to rescue her.

11.59 am: German Chancellor Angela Merkel says she will consider changes in law to make it easier to deport migrants who commit crimes.

11.48 am: PM Modi arrives in Pathankot.

11.45 am: Mehbooba Mufti to take oath as J&K CM next week.

11.10 am: BJP MP Manoj Tiwari has rubbished reports which said he called actor Aamir Khan a traitor.

11.05 am: Delhi University students protest against Subramanian Swamy's seminar on building Ram temple.

10.59 am: Dadri lynching: Victim Akhlaq's kin get four flats in Greater Noida

10.35 am: Reaction of Nawaz Sharif now is similar to Yusuf Gilani after 26/11.He also phoned Dr.Manmohan Singh and promised action-Mani Shankar Aiyar.

10.30 am: John Kerry blames China for 'failed' soft approach to N. Korea

10.15 am: AAP govt vs Centre: Delhi home secretary's powers curtailed, kept in charge of only 3 home subjects

10.10 am: NSUI protests over Ram Janmabhoomi Seminar in DU

9.55 am: Jammu and Kashmir is likely to undergo a spell of Governor's rule this weekend.

9.45 am: FBI hacks world's largest child porn site, 1,300 arrested

9.30 am: Head of PACL Nirmal Singh Bhangoo arrested by CBI over alleged $6.8 billion investment scam.

9.25 am: Turkey claims to have foiled ISIS raid on training camp, Iraq denies any battle.

9.15 am: Mumbai's kaali-peeli taxis to get an app this month.

9.12 am: DRDO successfully conducted test firing of new tank ammunition Pene­­tration-Cum Blast & Thermobaric Ammunition in Odisha on 6th Jan 2016.

9.05 am: Govt to measure success of Swachh Bharat Mission, rank 75 cities on performance.

8.56 am: We met Mehbooba ji to express our condolences, & there was a little talk about the immediate constitutional requirement: Ram Madhav

8.52 am: Airports won't be named after netas, proposal being considered by the civil aviation ministry: Reports

8.50 am: Delhi out of Unesco's heritage city tag race; eyes on Nalanda in 2016

8.45 am: Kamal Haasan to speak at Harvard during India Conference 2016

8.35 am: Security tightened at Pathankot airbase ahead of PM Modi's visit today.

8.30 am: Terror outfit Jaish-e-Mohammad mocks Indian defence agencies

8.20 am: Delhi Metro sets new travel time limits for commuters, new rules to come into effect from Monday. Decision has been taken to decongest stations.

8.15 am: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to visit the Pathankot air base station on Saturday to take stock of the security situation after the terrorist attack.