Highlights: JNU admin cuts off electricity supply to stop BBC documentary screening

Students at Delhi's Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) claim that the administration has cut off electricity supply in order to prevent the screening of the BBC documentary ‘India: The Modi Question’ on campus. The documentary link has been circulated among students. They are now watching the documentary on their mobile phones outside the JNUSU office. Read more

Deputy chief minister Brajesh Pathak said, "Nine rescued so far, operations on at full steam to rescue all others safely. Heavy earthmovers, expert rescuers, SDRF, NDRF teams are working." 

"Army has been called. Their teams are reaching soon", said Lucknow district magistrate SP Gangwar.

Uttar Pradesh DGP told media that five people have been rescued from the debris of building collapse in Lucknow, ANI reported. “8 families were inside when building collapsed. As per our estimate, 30-35 people should be (trapped). CM is monitoring the situation,” DGP further said.

Samajwadi Party spokesperson Abbas Haider's family members are trapped in the debris of building which collapsed in Lucknow's Wazir Hassan area. His mother and wife are trapped while the 7-year-old child has been rescued, said SP spokesperson Abdul Hafiz Gandhi said. Abbas Haider had gone out for Namaz when the incident happened.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday took to Twitter to welcome Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi who will be the chief guest for this year's Republic Day parade.

Deputy chief minister Brajesh Pathak reached the site of a multi-storey building which collapsed in Lucknow's Wazir Hassan area and said the efforts are underway to ensure that all people trapped under the debris are rescued. “Building collapsed suddenly. 3 dead bodies have been found and sent to the hospital. NDRF, fire brigade personnel present at the spot, rescue operation underway”, the deputy CM said.

A multi storey building has collapsed in Lucknow's Wazirganj area, heart of the city on Tuesday evening. Several people feared trapped inside. District administration has rushed JCB machine for rescue operation.

RRR movie's 'Naatu Naatu' song that recently created history bywinning Golden Globes award has been now officially nominated for Oscars 2023 in Original Song category.

Bombay High Court on Monday directed Mumbai Police to not take any action against actor Rakhi Sawant, until February 1, ANI reported. Sawant is accused of spreading objectionable videos and photos of a female model on the internet. After the model filed a complaint, the actor was charged.

US President Joe Biden on Tuesday urged a ban on assault weapons after California shootings, news agency AFP reported.

Air India on Tuesday has termed the suspension of licence of pilot-in-command by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation as ‘excessive’ and said it would assist him with an appeal against the action referring to the urination case. The airline stated that it had closed its internal investigations into the actions of its staff during the incident involving passenger Shankar Mishra, who allegedly urinated on his co-passenger on board flight from New York to Delhi on November 26. Read more

Aircraft Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El –Sisi on Tuesday arrived in Delhi. Abdel Fattah El –Sisi will be the chief gues for this year's Republic Day parade and during his visit, he will meet President Droupadi Murmu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and EAM Dr S Jaishankar during his visit.

Narendra Modi government has called an all-party meeting on January 30 ahead of the Budget Session of Parliament, reports ANI.

The sports ministry stated on Tuesday that three of the five names on the Oversight Committee were suggested by the protesting wrestlers, who are now claiming that they were not kept in the loop, ANI reported.

Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh, Shri Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, on Tuesday called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi. 

Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Tuesday imposed a fine of Rs. 10 Lakh on Air India over delaying in referring the incident of Paris-Delhi flight to its Internal Committee.

An earthquake of magnitude 5.8 on the Richter Scale hit Nepal at 2:28 pm on Tuesday, ANI reported citing National Center for Seismology (NCS). Tremors were also felt across parts of Delhi NCR and north India.

Earthquake tremors were felt across Delhi-NCR region. The tremors lasted for more than 30 seconds. Read more

Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu calls on Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi.

Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday disassociated himself and the Congress from Digvijaya Singh's controversial statement on the Indian armed forces' surgical strikes against terrorists, calling them 'Digvijaya's personal views'. Read more

Finland may reconsider whether to move jointly with Sweden toward NATO membership after fresh objections to Sweden from Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, according to Finnish foreign minister Pekka Haavisto, reported AFP. Read more

The regional meteorological centre, Delhi, has predicted thunderstorms with light to moderate intensity rain in adjoining areas of Rampur, Etah, Ganjdundwara in Uttar Pradesh and light intensity/intermittent rain in and around Hissar, Barwala in Haryana during the next two hours.

The bodies of four Indians, who died in a Nepal plane crash on January 15, have reached Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh.

Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh chairs the apex committee meeting of Aero India at Kalaburagi airport via video-conferencing, which was also attended by Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai. 

The French foreign ministry said that it had repatriated 15 women and 32 children from Jihadist camps in Syria, reported AFP.

Ahead of Republic Day, security checks were conducted in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir.

A huge iceberg measuring 1,550 square kilometres has broken off the Antarctic ice shelf near a research station, the British Antarctic Survey announced.

Union Minister for Communications, Electronics & Information Technology, Ashwini Vaishnaw, and Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan test the made in India mobile operating system - ‘BharOS’ - developed by IIT Madras.

An accident near Bhong, Shoghi-Mehli Bypass road in Shimla at around 9 pm on Monday left three people dead and one injured. The injured person has been referred to IGMC Shimla for treatment, reported ANI.

"Some people in India still haven't gotten over the colonial intoxication. They consider BBC above the Supreme Court of India and lower the country's dignity and image to any extent to please their moral masters," tweets Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju on documentary critical of PM Modi.

Power returns to most cities across Pakistan, a day after a nationwide breakdown left the country of 220 million people without electricity, reports AFP.

Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Anil Chauhan visited Andaman & Nicobar islands and paid homage to Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose on his 126th birth anniversary.

Passenger, accused of misbehaving with female cabin crew member on SpiceJet Delhi-Hyderabad flight, arrested, officials said. Read more

Mumbai airport customs officials have arrested two foreign nationals in separate cases and seized foreign currency worth $90,000 concealed in books and over 2.5 kg of gold in paste form, respectively. 

Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim, who is on his 40-day parole, was spotted on Monday cutting a cake in Haryana with a sword.

The San Mateo County Sheriff's Office said the suspect of the incident reported near Highway 92 is in custody and there is no ongoing threat to the community at this time.

Law enforcement officials are currently responding to another shooting incident in California with multiple victims in the city of Half Moon Bay, according to US media. Read more

US carmaker Ford plans to cut up to 3,200 jobs across Europe and move some product development work to the United States, Reuters reported.