Live Breaking News Headlines & Updates, January 17, 2019: Three Children Died After Being Buried in Sand in Bihar's Katihar

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17 Jan, 23:59 (IST)

Three children died after being buried in sand in Katihar's Chilpada area. The children were playing in a pit near a road construction site.

17 Jan, 23:13 (IST)

Bus and pick up transport vehicle collide on Kalyan-Ahmednagar highway near Pimpri Pendhar village in Pune. Three people die and 15 have been reportedly injured.

17 Jan, 22:01 (IST)

Jaipur Municipal Corporation has banned non-vegetarian food and alcohol at events held at government community halls in the city.

17 Jan, 20:54 (IST)

Huge explosion close to Bogota police school in Colombia. More reports to follow.

17 Jan, 20:49 (IST)

Tenure of CBI Special Director Rakesh Asthana and three other CBI officers curtailed by Appointments Committee of the Cabinet, with immediate effect.

17 Jan, 19:34 (IST)

Central Bureau of Investigation conducts a raid at the official premises of Sports Authority of India (SAI).

17 Jan, 15:39 (IST)

Delhi airport sources: On 18 January & 20-26 January airspace will remain suspended at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport from 10:35 am to 12:15 pm for rehearsal and Republic day parade. There will be relaxation in the suspension on 19 January.

17 Jan, 15:22 (IST)

Images captured by Indian Remote Sensing Satellite Cartosat-2 showing key areas in and around Kumbh Mela 2019.

17 Jan, 14:28 (IST)

Jammu and Kashmir: 3 persons injured after terrorists hurled grenade on security forces at Zero Bridge in Srinagar today. Injured have been admitted to a hospital and are currently stable. More details awaited.

17 Jan, 12:36 (IST)

Prayagraj: President Ram Nath Kovind offers prayer at Kumbh Mela 2019. CM Yogi Adityanath and Governor Ram Naik also present.

17 Jan, 12:29 (IST)

Delhi: Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad who was undergoing sinus treatment, discharged from AIIMS.

17 Jan, 12:01 (IST)

Mumbai Dance bar matter: Supreme Court allows orchestra, tips can be given but showering of cash and coins is not allowed inside bars.

17 Jan, 11:42 (IST)

BJP National General Secretary(Organization) Ram Lal admitted to Kailash Hospital in Noida due to high fever.

17 Jan, 11:28 (IST)

NGT: National Green Tribunal (NGT) today asked Volkswagen to deposit Rs 100 crore by 5 PM tomorrow in emission case or else face punitive action including arrest of carmaker's country MD and seizure of all properties in India.

17 Jan, 10:26 (IST)

Alok Sharma, Bhopal Mayor: In last year's budget of Municipal Corporation introduced a provision that if cows die a unnatural or untimely death we'll make 'gau mukti dham' (cremation ground) for them. As soon as we get a plot, 'gau mukti dham' will be constructed.

17 Jan, 09:22 (IST)

IMD: Earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale strikes Nicobar Islands region.

17 Jan, 09:09 (IST)

Haryana: Security tightened in Panchkula ahead of pronouncement of sentence of Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh and three others in journalist Ramchandra Chhatrapati murder case.

17 Jan, 08:30 (IST)

BJP leader BS Yeddyurappa says that "We are not indulging in any poaching. It is CM Kumaraswamy who is indulging in horse-trading, not BJP, CM himself is offering money and ministerial posts."


Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah on Wednesday confirmed that he has been diagnosed with swine flu. The top politician tweeted to inform his supporters and party cadres, further claiming that he hopes to recover at the earliest. The treatment is currently underway at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), where he is expected to remain admitted for the next couple of weeks.

British Prime Minister Theresa May remains in-charge of the mess that has become Brexit as she survived a no confidence vote called by opposition members of parliament. She emerged victorious in a 24-hour ordeal that first saw her Brexit Bill defeated by a massive landslide but was given the majority vote 325 for and 306 against her continuing as prime minister.

Amid speculations and disquiet among a section of judges of the apex court, President Ram Nath Kovind appointed Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Dinesh Maheshwari as judges of the Supreme Court of India on Wednesday. All these appointments will take effect from the date they charge of their offices.

BJP rebel Shatrughan Sinha, who has been representing the Patna Sahib constituency for the last two terms in the Lok Sabha, could be challenged by Bhar's deputy CM Sushil Kumar Modi in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. Party insiders are firm that the BJP top brass is mulling over a strong candidate to defeat Sinha in the general polls.

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(The above story first appeared on LatestLY on Jan 17, 2019 08:25 AM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website latestly.com).

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