LIVE News Updates: Union Budget 2022-23 to be presented by Nirmala Sitharaman on Feb 1 in Paperless form

Union Budget 2022-23 to be presented by Nirmala Sitharaman on Feb 1 in Paperless form

Maha Minister and Congress leader Ashok Chavan tests Covid-19 positive

External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar tests Covid-19 positive

Maha Anti-Corruption Bureau summons Param Bir Singh for third time in corruption case

Javed Akhtar opposes Kangana's 6th attempt to transfer defamation case

Bulli Bai App founder Neeraj Bishnoi police custody extended till January 31, 2022

As on January 27, 22,02,472 active COVID cases in India, says MoHFW

Tata Group gets official handover of Air India

DCGI grants regular market approval for Covishield, Covaxin for adult population use

Charanjit Singh, the hockey legend, passed away today

Weekend curfew, odd-even for shops lifted in Delhi

Delhi HC's Division Bench reduces penalty on Juhi Chawla from Rs 20lakh to Rs 2lakh in 5G Lawsuit

Delhi High court reserves order on petition of Ansal brothers and others

Congress Parliamentary Strategy Group to be held tomorrow, headed by Sonia Gandhi

75 tricolours installed in Delhi to mark 75th year of Independence: Delhi CM

PTI quoted Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal as saying that 75 tricolours on flagpoles have been installed in Delhi so far to mark the 75th year of Independence. The target is to install 500 more.

SC grants protection from arrest to SAD leader Bikram Singh Majithia

ANI reported that the Supreme Court has granted protection till Monday, 31st Jan from arrest to SAD leader Bikram Singh Majithia after the Punjab & Haryana HC had dismissed his anticipatory bail plea. SC asked the Punjab government not to take any coercive steps until Monday, the day when it'll hear his anticipatory bail plea.

US warns of 'global security' risks of Russia's aggression in Ukraine

According to the State Department, the US has warned of 'global security' risks of Russia's aggression in Ukraine, reported AFP.

Tata Sons chairman likely to meet PM ahead of official handover of Air India

NDTV reported that according to sources, Tata Sons chairman is likely to meet PM Modi today ahead of the official handover of Air India. The airline board is expected to resign today.

Six people die under mysterious circumstances in Bihar

ANI reported that around six people died in Amsari village, Buxar, Bihar, last night under mysterious circumstances. A police investigation has begun. "This happened due to spurious liquor. What is the administration doing? If there is a liquor ban, how are they getting it?" relatives of the deceased say.

Twitter spokesperson responds to Rahul Gandhi's letter

ANI reported that responding to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's letter to Twitter stating that his number of followers was seeing a drop, Twitter spokesperson said, "Follower counts are a visible feature and we want everyone to have confidence that numbers are meaningful and accurate. Twitter has zero-tolerance approach to platform manipulation and spam. We fight spam and malicious automation strategically and at scale with machine learning tools, and as part of those consistent and ongoing efforts to ensure a healthy service and credible accounts, follower counts can and do fluctuate." The spokesperson added, "We remove millions of accounts each week for violating our policies on platform manipulation and spam. You can take a look at latest Twitter Transparency Center update for more context. While some accounts notice minor difference, in certain cases number could be higher."

Major Australian energy firm Woodside announces Myanmar pullout

AFP reported that major Australian energy firm Woodside announced Myanmar pullout.

Sensex tumbles 888.89 points

ANI reported that the Sensex tumbled 888.89 points and is currently at 56,969.26. Nifty shed 255.70 points and is currently at 17,022.25.

2,86,384 new Covid cases, 573 deaths and 3,06,357 recoveries in the last 24 hours

According to ANI, India reported 2,86,384 new Covid cases, 573 deaths and 3,06,357 recoveries in the last 24 hours. This takes the number of active cases to 22,02,472 (5.46%) and the daily positivity rate to 19.59%, while the total vaccination stands at 1,63,84,39,207.

Cold wave conditions persist in Delhi

Cold wave conditions persist in Delhi and other parts of the country, reported ANI. The current temperature in the national capital is 8.4 degrees Celsius.