Jammu & Kashmir Panchayat By-Elections Postponed | Live Breaking News Headlines & Updates, February 18, 2020

Office of the Election Authority, Chief Electoral Officer (J&K): Notifications dated 15th & 17th February issued for Phase 1 and 2 (Panchayat by-elections) respectively and the schedule issued on 13th February for other phases of Panchayat by-elections are hereby withdrawn.

Indian Air Force: Indian Air Force's C-17 military aircraft to visit China on February 20 to evacuate Indian nationals from coronavirus-hit Wuhan.

Maharashtra: Nagpur bench of Bombay High Court issues notices to the state govt and the Nagpur Police Commissioner on a petition filed by Bhim Army, challenging the police's decision to not allow Chandrashekhar Azad to hold a public meeting at Reshimbagh ground on February 22.

Ashraf Ghani secures second term as Afghan president: final results.

Delhi High Court issues notice to Central Government, National Anti-Profiteering Authority, CGST Authorities on Johnson & Johnson's petition.

Pakistan to remain in Financial Action Task Force (FATF) grey list. Turkey and Malaysia supported Pakistan.

INX media case: Special Court reserved order on regular bail of all the six bureaucrats and will pronounce the order tomorrow at 3 pm. All these bureaucrats are currently on interim bail.

UP Budget 2020-21: Provision of Rs 500 crores for Ayodhya Airport and Rs 92 crores 50 lakhs for Airports under the Regional Connectivity scheme.

Karnataka: Fire breaks out behind Prestige Lakeview Habitat in Bengaluru. Fire tender on the spot.

Ahmedabad: Walls opposite Motera Stadium are being painted with images of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump and slogans, ahead of US President's visit to Gujarat on 24th February.

BJP leader Muralidhar Rao has been appointed by party President JP Nadda as an observer for Jharkhand BJP to elect its leader for the party in state legislative assembly.

Government sources: Debbie Abrahams was issued an e-Business Visa on 7th October 2019, valid till 5 Oct 2020 to attend business meetings. Her e-Business Visa was revoked on 14 February 2020 on account of her indulging in activities which went against India's national interest.

Bengaluru: Congress MLAs stage a walkout in the Karnataka Assembly session, alleging that they were not allowed to discuss issues related to #CitizenshipAmendmentAct and other subjects.

UPPSC PCS main exam admit card 2020 released online at uppsc.up.nic.in.

Defence Ministry: Government has decided to rename 'The Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses' (IDSA) in Delhi as ‘Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses’. The decision has been taken to honour the commitment and legacy of late Manohar Parrikar.

Congress leader Shashi Tharoor has moved an application in a Delhi court, to travel to UAE, Paris & Norway between February and May. The court has issued a notice and the matter will be taken up on February 22.

Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray: If NRC is implemented then it will affect not only Hindus or Muslims but also Adivasis. Centre has not discussed NRC as of now. NPR is a census, and I don’t find that anyone will be affected as it happens every ten years.

"Nitish Kumar's Prerogative, Respect Him": Prashant Kishor On Expulsion.

Supreme Court adjourns the plea of liquor baron Vijay Mallya seeking a stay on the proceedings initiated by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to declare him a fugitive economic offender and confiscate his assets. Matter to be heard in March after Holi break of the court.

China will accept applications for exemptions from trade-war tariffs on imports of US medical equipment from March 2, the government said Tuesday, as the country battles to contain the new coronavirus epidemic.

Products that qualify include patient monitors, blood transfusion equipment and instruments to measure blood pressure, according to a list released by the Customs Tariff Commission of the State Council.