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Uddhav Thackeray compared the attack on JNU students to the 26/11 Mumbai attack and demanded unmasking of the 'cowards' caught on camera brandishing rods. "I watched reports of the violence inside JNU on TV and was instantly reminded of 26/11," the Shiv Sena chief said, assuring students protesting against the attack that he supported them and that they are safe in Maharashtra.

The CBI has told Supreme Court that government officials failed to perform their duty leading to torture and sexual abuse of children in various shelter homes in Bihar and recommended that the state take action against 25 district magistrates and other government employees.

Chief Justice SA Bobde on Monday entrusted the task of reviewing an earlier five-judge bench judgment allowing entry of women in the 10-50 year age group into Sabarimala Ayyappa temple to a nine-judge constitution bench. The bench will start hearing the matter on January 13.

Asserting that the Modi government will not allow terrorism to be normalised, foreign minister S Jaishankar, in a veiled criticism of the UPA, emphasised strategic clarity prevents mistakes like Sharm-el-Sheikh and Havana, controversial formulations seen to have conceded ground to Pakistan over terrorism.

Children excluded from the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam, despite one of their parents figuring in the final NRC, will not be separated from their families till their appeals are finally decided by foreigners tribunals, the Centre told the Supreme Court on Monday.

The escalating geopolitical tensions between the US and Iran took a toll on markets around the world, including in India. While global crude prices jumped above the $70-per-barrel level, the sensex closed 788 points or 1.7% lower at 40,677, the rupee weakened below the 72-per dollar mark and gold prices shot up to above Rs 41,000.

Heat from rising global temperatures is also singeing India, which experienced its warmest decade (2010-2019) on record, with temperatures in the country 0.36°C higher than average, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. The past year was also the seventh warmest on record and was the 22nd straight year of higher-than-average annual temperatures across the country.

On a day marked by expression of widespread outrage across the country and accounts by JNU students of the nightmare on Sunday when no one seemed to be safe, the police said they had received written permission from the university registrar to enter the main campus only at 7.45pm though they had reached the administrative block by 7 pm

The actor talks to TOI about balancing his personal and professional life, and his plans to enter Bollywood.

Assembly elections in Delhi will be held on February 8 in what promises to be a high stake triangular contest with the AAP hoping to retain power on the plank of development and the BJP and the Congress determined to put up a spirited challenge. The last assembly election in 2015 delivered a massive landslide win for AAP, which won 67 seats, leaving only three for BJP.

Harvey Weinstein's rape trial began on Monday with the once powerful film producer hobbling into a Manhattan court while celebrity accusers who fuelled the #MeToo movement demanded justice and an end to workplace sexual harassment. Weinstein has pleaded not guilty to charges of assaulting two women. He faces life in prison if convicted on the most serious charge, predatory sexual assault.

John Bolton, the former White House national security adviser, said on Monday that he was willing to testify at President Donald Trump's impeachment trial if he was subpoenaed. "I have concluded that, if the Senate issues a subpoena for my testimony, I am prepared to testify," Bolton said in a statement.

Finland's new PM Sanna Marin has called for a four day working week, arguing that the change would let people spend more time with their families. "I believe people deserve to spend more time with their families, loved ones, hobbies and other aspects of life, such as culture," she said. Marin also said the standard working day should be reduced to six hours, down from the current eight.

Here are the big sports events lined up for Tuesday (January 7) that comprise action from second T20I between India and Sri Lanka, and the 2nd Test between South Africa and England.

In the latest episode of BB 13, the former flames got into an ugly fight with other wherein Madhurima abused Vishal and called him kutte ka pilla and suwar ki aulad.

Come mid-January and all drone users in India - including those using toy drones - will need to start registering the same along with their details on an aviation ministry portal. Aviation minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Monday said the process of "registering drones will start in a few weeks".

Team India has an enviable record at the Holkar Stadium, where it will be playing the second T20 International match against Sri Lanka on Tuesday, as the hosts have remained unbeaten across all formats at the venue since 2006.

The Commonwealth Games Federation on Monday made it clear that it's yet to decide on whether the medals won during the proposed Commonwealth Shooting Championships in India will be added to the respective countries' final tally of 2022 Birmingham CWG.

TV actress Shiny Doshi, who shot to fame with Jamai Raja is currently vacationing in Vietnam and she is accompanied by the love of her life Lavesh Khairanjani on the trip. Though, Shiny refrains from talking about her personal life, but going by her Instagram account, Shiny and Lavesh both look madly in love.

At 51, Boris Gelfand is showing no signs of stopping. The 2012 world championship challenger remains a force to reckon with even today. In the coming days, however, Gelfand will be in India not to play but to train 14 of the country's best young talents.

A near-perfect Novak Djokovic won both his singles and doubles rubbers as Serbia beat France 2-1 to reach the quarter-finals of the inaugural ATP Cup team event in Brisbane on Monday.