India

During their visit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Japan's Shinzo Abe will pay tribute to the Japanese soldiers killed in Manipur during World War II.

The suburbs of Ghaziabad (441), Noida (426), Greater Noida (449), Faridabad (390) and Gurgaon (370) also breathed extremely polluted air.

Union Minister Nityanand Rai also said as per available data, 927 Sikhs and Hindus from Afghanistan and Pakistan have been granted Indian Citizenship since 2016.

Besides Guwahati, protesters also clashed with the police in Dibrugarh district where the police fired tear gas shells and rubber bullets at demonstrators.

The six people -- identified as Zahid, Naseem, Tahir, Amar Singh, Banno and Balu -- were booked after a complaint was lodged against them by the woman's father.

'Private sector representatives are of the view that reservation is not a solution but are willing to partner in enhancing and expanding current recruitment policy for the marginalised sections,' the minister said.

The top court's ruling came on a plea by Google India, seeking quashing of defamation complaint initiated prior to the amendments in the IT Act.

The Cyberabad police investigating the case had said the four were aged 20 and above, but the age of two accused came into focus after their parents claimed on Monday that their children were minors.

The maximum and minimum temperature in Delhi too dipped to 22 C and 9 C respectively and a meteorology department forecast said the night temperature will further decrease to 7.4 C on Wednesday.

European Union's Ambassador to India Ugo Astuto said that there have been contacts between the EU and India on the Kashmir issue and stressed that normalcy has to be brought back in the Valley.

Anand Narasimhan with the top story of the day.

Filed through his lawyer AP Singh, Akshay's petition maintains that he does not deserve death given the environmental conditions in the national capital.

On Human Rights Day, Pakistan's PM Imran Khan said he condemns the 'atrocities' inflicted on the people of Kashmir, who are struggling for their right to self determination.

Minister of State for Finance Anurag Thakur also said that demonetisation had reduced the cash inflow in informal economy and thereby curbed the notes in circulation.

The new data from SIPRI's Arms Industry Database shows that sales of arms and military services by companies listed in the top 100 have increased by 47 per cent since 2002.

The minimum temperature in Delhi was 16 degrees Celsius while the humidity was recorded at 66 per cent. The Air Quality Index in the city was recorded at 356 at 8.45 am.