News in Brief (Jan 28): S Jaishankar replaces Sujahtha Singh as foreign secretary
New Delhi, Jan 28: Get the latest national and international news updates here:
11.10 pm: Sujatha Singh resigns as Foreign Secretary, S Jaishankar replaces her.
6.40 pm: Around 100 Adivasis converted in Birbhum district of West Bengal.
5.20 pm: PM Narendra Modi likely to visit China, dates to be decided during Sushma Swaraj's visit to China on Jan 31.
4.30 pm: Lebanese Hezbollah group claims responsibility for attack targeting Israeli military convoy
4.13 pm: BJP leaders Ram Madhav, JK Sharma meet J&K Governor NN Vohra to brief him about BJP-PDP talks on govt formation.
4.10 pm: Delhi SIT interrogate Amar Singh for two hours, ask him 20 questions
Amar
Singh:
I
am
not
against
Shashi
Tharoor,
just
want
the
truth
to
come
out
#WhoKilledSunanda
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TIMES
NOW
(@TimesNow)
January
28,
2015
4.03 pm: Trinamool Congress leader Mukul Roy says he has not done anything immoral and will cooperate with CBI
3.45 pm: Social activist Anna Hazare threatens fresh Lokpal stir, claims Modi govt has gone back on its promise
3.35 pm: Allahabad HC commutes Surinder Koli's death sentence into life imprisonment
3.20 pm: Supreme Court stops Google, Yahoo from showing ads for sex determination tests.
2.47 pm: Amar Singh summoned by the SIT in the Sunanda Pushkar murder case. SIT says Shashi Tharoor to be called in soon (Amar Singh summoned by SIT)
2.32 pm: Wont compromise on character, crime and corruption. If opposition parties have evidence against our candidates they can order an inquiry: Arvind Kejriwal
1.55 pm: "India was originally a Hindu nation, the word secular was added later to preamble," says Shiv Sena
1.25 pm: High drama at Kolkata court, suspended TMC MP Kunal Ghosh refuses to get out of police van
1.15 pm: Australian Open: Sania Mirza and Bruno Soares storms into mixed doubles semifinals with 6-2, 6-2 victory over Casey Dellacqua & John Peers
1.10 pm: Arvind Kejriwal claims BJP is releasing fake stings against AAP ahead of polls, threatens to file complaint with EC
12.45 pm: Our defence minister, external affairs minister and myself have been NCC cadets in the past: PM Modi at NCC Rally
12.12 pm: BJP plans intensive campaigning in Delhi with a week to go before polling, conducting booth level meets
11.30 pm: HC issues notice to Centre and IB on plea of Greenpeace activist against her offloading from a flight to London. PTI
11.18 am:
We
hope
that
Barack
Obama's
"mann
ki
baat"
was
heard
clearly
by
Modi
ji:
Manish
Tewari,
Congress
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ANI
(@ANI_news)
January
28,
2015
11.13 am: Ace boxer MC Mary Kom meets PM Narendra Modi (Mary Kom meets Narendra Modi)
10.43 am: BJP appoints Power Min Piyush Goyal, Commerce and Industry Min Nirmala Sitharaman to counter AAP on power and economic related issues: Sources
10.20 am: West Bengal: National Investigation Agency arrests 4 in Burdwan blast case
10.00 am: Tamil newspaper Dinamalar gets threat letter which reads, 'yesterday Charlie Hebdo, tomorrow Dinamalar'
9.40 am: Last rites to be performed in Col Rai's hometown of Ghazipur, UP
9.34 am: Col Munindra Nath Rai was awarded Yudh Seva medal for gunbattle last year at 66th R-Day Parade
9.33 am: BJP legislators to meet in Jammu today, Ram Madhav to take part in the meet: Sources
Wreath
laying
ceremony
for
martyr
Col.
MN
Rai
who
lost
his
life
in
the
operation
in
Tral
(J&K)
yesterday
pic.twitter.com/WbucMsQbNh
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ANI
(@ANI_news)
January
28,
2015
9:10 am: Im not angry at anyone, & if I was soft for BJP then why did Arvind Kejriwal give me offer to be CM?: Kiran Bedi on Arvind Kejriwal's claim
If
I
keep
commenting
on
what
people
are
commenting
when
will
I
work?:
Kiran
Bedi
on
Arvind
Kejriwal's
claim
pic.twitter.com/t8A9WM0lnB
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ANI
(@ANI_news)
January
28,
2015
9:00 am: Punjab Kesari Lala Lajpat Rai was a unique personality who was ahead of his time. I salute this proud son of India on his (Lala Lajpat Rai) birth anniversary: PM Modi's tweet
WB
CM
just
announced,
Kolkata
is
to
become
first
wifi
enabled
city,
going
to
start
from
5th
Feb:
Derek
O'Brien,
TMC
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ANI
(@ANI_news)
January
27,
2015
8:30 am:
8:15 am: Pak reiterates its call on India to bring planners & perpetrators of the February 2007 Samjhota Express terrorist attack to justice: Pak NSA
8:00 am: Pak is a leading partner of the international community in counter-terrorism,We also expect the same commitment from others: Pak NSA
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