3:16 pm: Kanhaiya Kumar, Umar Khalid, Anirban Bhattacharya, Aquib Hussain, Mujeeb Hussain, Muneeb Hussain, Umar Gul, Rayeea Rasool, Bashir Bhat, among others named in the chargesheet filed in JNU sedition case.
1:22 pm: Cylinder blast causes fire in Kumbh Mela site, no reports of injuries.
11:24 am: Bombay High Court adjourns Maratha Reservation matter till 18th January. The date for filing replies/affidavits also extended till 18th January.
11:20 am: Supreme Court refuses to quash FIR against Anand Teltumbde, one of the accused in the Bhima Koregaon case. However, SC grants him four weeks protection to obtain bail. CJI says, “Investigation is getting bigger & bigger. At this stage quashing of the proceedings is uncalled for.
11:18 am: Supreme Court keeps the PIL filed against Citizenship Act (Amendment) Bill pending. Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi says, bill yet to be passed in Rajya Sabha.
11:16 am: Central Railway: A keyman named Mukesh Kumar did a heroic work after noticing the crack in the track & promptly stopped the motorman of the Panvel up local towards CSMT, and it averted a big possible accident. Railway to reward that motorman accordingly.
