The big news: Road, rail traffic affected as Dalits call for Mumbai bandh, and 9 other top stories
Other headlines: Lalu Prasad's sentencing in a fodder scam case was postponed, and India and China are reportedly locked in a standoff in Arunachal Pradesh.
A look at the headlines right now:
- Train services delayed in Mumbai as Dalit activists block tracks, a few buses affected after call for bandh: Five people were injured in the protests on Tuesday and at least 100 were detained, and a complaint was filed against Jignesh Mevani and Umar Khalid for making allegedly provocative speeches at Bhima Koregaon.
- CBI court to pronounce quantum of sentence for Lalu Prasad Yadav in fodder scam case on Thursday: The bench found RJD leaders Raghuvansh Prasad Singh, Manoj Jha and Tejashwi Yadav guilty of contempt of court.
- Months after Doklam, India and China are locked in a standoff in Arunachal Pradesh, say reports: Chinese troops are believed to have crossed into Indian territory in late December with machinery to build roads.
- Defence Ministry clears purchase of guided bombs, Barak missiles worth Rs 1,714 crore: The weapons will enhance the capabilities of the Indian Air Force and the Indian Navy, the government said.
- Ahead of polls, Karnataka wants to hold EVM hackathon to clear doubts about its functioning: State Information Technology Minister Priyank Kharge wrote to the Election Commission asking for 250 randomly selected machines for the test.
- Donald Trump threatens to cut off US aid until Palestine agrees to hold peace talks with Israel: The US had received ‘no appreciation or respect’ from Palestine in return for the financial aid, the American president said on Twitter.
- Decomposed male corpse found on Jawaharlal Nehru University campus: The corpse has been sent to the mortuary at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences.
- Rajya Sabha completes all Zero Hour, Question Hour business for the first time in 15 years: ‘The Rajya Sabha today made history,’ said Chairperson Venkaiah Naidu.
- Toll in Iran protests increases to 14, supreme leader claims country’s ‘enemies’ have caused unrest: The chief of Tehran’s Revolutionary Tribunal said that rioters arrested after the first three days of demonstrations would face harsh punishment.
- Parliament passes amendments to Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code: The amended code prohibits owners of defaulting firms from bidding for assets auctioned during bankruptcy proceedings.
