LIVE: SC Grants Maha BJP MLA Nitesh Rane 10-Day Protection From Arrest – Hindustan Times

Follow all the updates here:

• Jan 27, 2022 01:07 PM IST

  ‘Sad and hurt’: Senior Congress leader Harish Rawat on Kishore Upadhyay joining BJP

  “I am sad. I am hurt to such a downfall of him,” Senior Congress leader Harish Rawat. Former Congress Chief of Uttarakhand Kishore Upadhyay was expelled from the party for 6 years for “anti-party activities”. He later joined BJP

• Jan 27, 2022 12:50 PM IST

  Maharashtra BJP MLA Nitesh Rane gets 10-day protection from arrest in attempt-to-murder case

  Supreme Court has granted 10-day protection from arrest to Maharashtra BJP MLA Nitesh Rane and directed him to surrender before the trial court and seek regular bail in connection with an attempt to murder case lodged in Sindhudurg district last month.

• Jan 27, 2022 12:46 PM IST

  DDMA meeting underway, decision likely on Covid-19 curfew in Delhi

  The Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA), chaired by lieutenant governor Anil Baijal, is holding a meeting with the Delhi government to decide on further easing of curbs in the national capital. Read more

• Jan 27, 2022 12:16 PM IST

  Amit Shah offers prayers at Bankey Behari Temple

  

  Amit Shah reached Vrindavan on Thursday morning and offered prayers at the Bankey Behari Temple. He will address a gathering at a college in Mathura later in the day before heading for Dadri and Noida.

• Jan 27, 2022 11:40 AM IST

  Tata Sons chairman N Chandrasekaran in Delhi to meet PM Modi ahead of Air India handover

  Tata Group Chairman N Chandrasekhar is in Delhi to witness the formal transfer, official sources were quoted as saying by news agency ANI. A formal announcement by the Tata Group regarding the Air India handover process will be made today.

• Jan 27, 2022 11:21 AM IST

  Delhi CM Kejriwal unfurls 115-foot national flag at 75 locations across capital to mark 75 years of Independence

  Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal unfurls a 115-foot national flag at 75 locations across the city to celebrate the 75th anniversary of India’s independence.

• Jan 27, 2022 11:02 AM IST

  Budget 2022: Virtual meeting of Rajya Sabha floor leaders on Jan 31

  Virtual meeting of the Rajya Sabha floor leaders, ahead of the budget session of the Parliament, will be held on January 31. It will be chaired by Chairman of the House and Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu.

• Jan 27, 2022 10:48 AM IST

  Ex-Uttarakhand Congress chief Kishore Upadhyay, expelled for anti-party activities, joins BJP

  Former Uttarakhand Congress chief Kishore Upadhyay, who was expelled over “anti-party activities” has joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday.

• Jan 27, 2022 10:46 AM IST

  Govt representatives of Air India to resign at 2.30pm board meeting

  As the Centre hands over Air India to the Tata Group, government representatives of the airline board will resign from their respective positions during a board meeting at 2.30pm today.

• Jan 27, 2022 09:53 AM IST

  After Rahul Gandhi’s complaint over follower count, Twitter says numbers ‘meaningful and accurate’

  Congress leader Rahul Gandhi wrote to Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal on 27th December 2021, stating that “it is perplexing that the growth in my Twitter followers has suddenly been suppressed.” pic.twitter.com/xhbT1UWxXh

  — ANI (@ANI) January 27, 2022

  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, said Twitter spokesperson on Rahul Gandhi’s letter to the micro-blogging platform after his number of followers witnessed a drop.

  “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.

  We remove millions of accounts each week for violating our policies on platform manipulation&spam. You can take a look at latest Twitter Transparency Center update for more context.While some accounts notic minor difference,in certain cases no.could be higher,” Twitter’s statement read.

• Jan 27, 2022 09:13 AM IST

  India logs 2,86,384 new Covid cases, 573 deaths in last 24 hours; active count over 2.2 million

  India has reported 2,86,384 new Covid-19 cases and 573 deaths in the last 24 hours. There were a total of 3,06,357 recoveries since yesterday, while the active cases remained over the 2.2 million mark.

• Jan 27, 2022 08:30 AM IST

  Ex-Congress chief of Uttarakhand, Kishore Upadhyay, expelled for 6 years for ‘anti-party activities’

  Former Congress Chief of Uttarakhand, Kishore Upadhyay expelled from the party for 6 years for “anti-party activities”. He was earlier removed from all posts as a disciplinary action.

• Jan 27, 2022 08:13 AM IST

  Suspected Naxals blow up railway tracks on Howrah-New Delhi route in Jharkhand

  Suspected Naxals blow up a portion of railway tracks on the Howrah-New Delhi line between Chichaki and Chaudharybandh railway stations in Jharkhand’s Giridih, reported news agency ANI. Investigation underway.

• Jan 27, 2022 07:42 AM IST

  PM Modi to host first meeting of India-Central Asia Summit today

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi to host the first meeting of the India-Central Asia Summit, with the participation of the Presidents of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, in a virtual format today.

• Jan 27, 2022 06:39 AM IST

  Air India likely to be handed over to Tata Group today

  Air India is expected to be handed over to the Tata Group on Thursday. The handing over will culminate the over two-decade-long journey to privatise the national carrier. Read more

• Jan 27, 2022 05:44 AM IST

  Goa Assembly polls: TMC delegation to meet EC today to discuss ‘key issues’

  A four-member delegation of the Trinamool Congress (TMC) will visit the Election Commission of India at 12:30pm to discuss ‘key issues’ relating to the upcoming Assembly polls in Goa scheduled to be held on February 14.

Subscribe to our best newsletters

HT Daily Capsule: Dissecting day’s top stories with big questions, numbers and quizzes.