Read all live updates and breaking news from across the country here on International Business Times, India:
- Jammu and Kashmir: 3 terrorists killed, 1 soldier injured in encounter in Handwara district's Khan Mohalla
- People not obliged to stand up for National Anthem within film or documentary.
- Tunnel found at the International Border in Samba, Jammu and Kashmir.
- Bandipora encounter -- three Army personnel killed.
Here are all the live updates:
8 pm IST: Congress' candidate from Uttarakhand's Lalkuwa Harish Chandra Durgapal's son Pankaj attacked and is in critical condition
7:27 pm IST: "We'll appoint Buli Basumatary as archery coach next week. Later, we will give short-term training in Punjab-Pallab Lochan Das," says Assam Sports Minister
7:26 pm IST: West Bengal: Absconding accused Umar Faruq wanted for his involvement in a FICN Case has been arrested by the NIA from Golapganj market area. Umar Faruq was arrested while he was on his way to hand over the samples of Fake Indian Currency Notes of Rs 2,000 to another FICN racketeer
7:19 pm IST: Buli Basumatary, once a national-level gold medallist archer, is now living life as a street vendor in Chirang, Assam.
7:18 pm IST: Bandipora Encounter: Chetan Cheeta, Commandant 45 BN , CRPF airlifted to Delhi. Condition is stable but critical, next 48 hours crucial. Chetan Cheeta evacuated from Srinagar to AIIMS Trauma Centre, Delhi for further treatment. He got injured while fighting terrorists in Bandipora
7:08 pm IST: Delhi police arrests a sharp shooter of Naveen Khati gang carrying a reward of Rs 50,000 on his head; recovers two pistols and nine cartridges
6:05 pm IST: Gunshots heard in Khan mohalla in Handwara, Jammu and Kashmir. Security forces have sealed the area. Three terrorists killed, one security personnel injured.
5:32 pm IST: Car catches fire near toll plaza in Rajnandgaon in Chhattisgarh. Police at the spot
5:01 pm IST: Bhopal ISI espionage case: Accused mastermind Balram, Manish, Mohit and Dhruv sent to police remand till February 18. Manoj and Sandeep sent to jail.
4:53 pm IST: CBI registers a graft case against North Eastern Railway official Alok Singh for allegedly demanding Rs 20 lakh from an advertiser.
4:46 pm IST: Hindu Jagran Manch stages protest against celebrating Valentine's Day in Agra
4:36 pm IST: A live bomb concealed in a box found at Khodiyarpara area of Rajkot in Gujarat. Bomb squad successfully defused it. Investigation is underway.
4:21 pm IST: Guntur collector review report concludes that Rohith Vemula was not a Dalit,certificate obtained by fraudulent means to be cancelled. "Notice served to Vemula family, informing them of report findings. Response sought as to why the certificate should not be cancelled," Guntur collector told ANI
4 pm IST: The police in Himachal Pradesh's Kullu district arrests a Nigerian drug smuggler from Delhi with 1.55 kg heroin worth Rs 4 crore
3:58 pm IST: Hideout in Chajla forest of Mendhar in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district busted in a joint operation by army and police. Arms and ammunition were recovered.
3:38 pm IST: An eight-member delegation of British Parliamentarians called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi today
3:09 pm IST: Enforcement Directorate attaches assets worth Rs.78.25 crore under PMLA in coal scam case against B.S. Ispat Ltd., and others.
2:55 pm IST: Bihar Topper Scam: Patna HC grants conditional bail to mastermind Bachcha Rai. Rai to get bail if not convicted by lower court within one month
2:00 pm IST: J&K: BSF detects a tunnel at International Border in Ramgarh Sector of Samba
1:00 pm IST: Triple Talaq case: SC says it would not hear Uniform Civil Code issue while hearing the Triple Talaq case, as it is a separate issue. "It's a matter of human rights, so we would deal with it properly," said the SC.
12:00 pm IST: SC clarifies that people are not obliged to stand up when the National Anthem is played as and in part of a film or documentary.
11:55 am IST: WPI inflation for the month of January at 5.25 percent. December WPI was at 3.39 percent.
11:50 am IST: Jammu and Kashmir: Encounter over in Bandipora, three Army personnel lost their lives; one LeT terrorist killed. Arms and ammunition recovered.
11:00 am IST: Delhi: An Army Havildar posted in Territorial Army HQ at Shershah road allegedly shot himself dead with his service rifle.
10:50 am IST: Nursery admission case: HC stays Delhi government's notification of Jan 7. Nullifies neighbourhood criteria.
10:00 am IST: Pakistan has to shut down its terrorism factory, the key issue in India-Pak relations said Foreign Secy Subrahmanyam Jaishankar.
7:00 am IST: Encounter underway between security forces and terrorists in Hajin area of Bandipora district in Jammu and Kashmir.
