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 pic.twitter.com/URodwaPxix

— 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 pic.twitter.com/OW5ogOCrG6

— 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

— 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

— 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 pic.twitter.com/FA6POmaUQS

— 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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