News in Brief (Jan 24): ISIS beheads one of 2 Japanese hostages

New Delhi, Jan 24: Get the latest national and international updates here:

ISIS beheads one of two Japanese hostages. They had given the Japan govt an ultimatum and sought a ransom of $200 million.

After Baba Ramdev, Sri Sri Ravi Shankar also refuses to accept Padma Award.

8.20 pm: US and India are natural partners and the nuclear deal will help India: US President Barack Obama

7.18 pm: Trinamool MLA differs with party's stand on CBI, says there is a reason behind the investigative agency's summoning its leaders.

7.08 pm: Yoga guru Baba Ramdev declines Padma Award.

6.20 pm: Arvind Kejriwal replies to EC notice on bribery remark, says he did not want to bribe voters but expose parties that indulge in bribery.

5.00 pm:

I have the greatest regards for Mamata Banerjee,we should wait & not jump the gun(on Saradha scam): Kirti Azad,BJP pic.twitter.com/8GeLkti932

— ANI (@ANI_news) January 24, 2015

4.30 pm: White House confirms cancellation of Barack Obama's trip to Taj Mahal in Agra.

4.12 pm: Prime Minister Modi congratulates bankers on success of 'Jan Dhan Yojana'

3.50 pm: Siliguri : Students set a welcome stage ahead of US Prez Obama's visit to India

3.10 pm: NIA absolves Liaqat Shah of all terror charges levelled against him by Delhi Police Special Cell.

2.40 pm: 6 metro stations around Rajpath to shut for parts of January 26

1.55 pm: Prashant Bhushan questions Arvind Kejriwal over the party's candidate selection.

1.15 pm: Mehbooba Mufti re-elected as President of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) after winning the elections unopposed.

1.00 pm: "To some degree it looks like Jindal has some kind of an identity crisis, " says US Congressman Joe Crowley.

12.30 pm: Uber resumes services in Delhi despite pending taxi license approval

11.55 am: PM should have invited Arvind Kejriwal as a former CM to Republic Day celebrations: Kumar Vishwas, AAP

11.32 am: Japan vows not to give up on 2 hostages till 'the very end'

11.12 am: Barack Obama may cancel plan to visit Agra: Sources (Obama may cancel his Agra visit)

11.04 am: Bobby Jindal has an identity crisis, says US Congressman Joe Crowley

10.40 am:

BJP CM Candidate Kiran Bedi interacts with local residents of Krishna Nagar in Delhi pic.twitter.com/Yc3nmVbE5b

— ANI (@ANI_news) January 24, 2015

10.05 am: US President Barack Obama to leave Andrews Air Force Base soon for his highly anticipated three-day landmark trip to India

9.35 am: Barack Obama will embark on a three-day India trip in the evening: White House (Obama to embark today evening)

9:13 am: वसंत पंचमी के पावन पर्व पर हार्दिक शुभकामनायें। यह पर्व आपके जीवन मे नव उल्लास और उमंग लेकर आये । Greetings on Basant Panchami: PM tweets

Vizag:Union Minister Venkaiah Naidu participated in Subhas Chandra Bose memorial run, earlier today https://t.co/kwr24wpwne

— ANI (@ANI_news) January 23, 2015

8:45 am:

8:30 am: Have received 4 times blessings,I thank god: Kiran Bedi on meet with frmr PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee, LK Advani, Rajnath Singh & Sushma Swaraj

Delhi: PM Narendra Modi felicitates National Bravery Award winners pic.twitter.com/YO5RW7pF9J

— ANI (@ANI_news) January 23, 2015

8:00 am: PM Narendra Modi felicitates National Bravery Award winners

7:30 am: BSF foiled a minor infiltration bid along Indo-Pak border at Samba (J&K) last night

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