Farmers' agitation: Kejriwal said he will observe the fast in response to a call given by the agitating farmers and urged his Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) volunteers, supporters, as well as the people of the country to join in

In India, women hold 17 per cent of the board positions, an increase of only 8.6 per cent since the law was passed, finds Egon Zehnder's report

The information memorandum says that in the event of employee reduction, the successful bidder should, for a period of one year must ensure that the company offer its employees voluntary retirement on terms no less favourable than what the Department of Public Enterprises offers

Bharat Bandh: The meeting between Amit Shah and farmer leaders comes a day before the sixth round of talks between the Centre and farmers

Due to the nationwide January 8 strike, ICAR NET and Utkal University exams have been postponed. Here are some more details.

Share Market Update: BSE S&P Sensex closed 51 points lower at 40,817 and NSE Nifty50 ended 27 points lower at 12,025.

Bharat Bandh 2020 Updates: Banking services across Telangana severely hit by the nationwide strike called by various trade unions protesting the central government's 'anti-people' policies

The state police said over 260 security personnel were also injured, of whom 57 suffered gunshot wounds

The development comes after talks between the Joint Action Committee (JAC) of TSRTC employees and a government panel for third successive day yielded no results.

Several Adivasi groups have called for Bharat bandh on Tuesday including Adivasi Adhikar Andolan, All India Ambedkar Mahasabha and Samvidhan Bachao Sangarsh Samiti.

Jaish-e-Mohammed's Rouf Asghar had stated before a rally in Karachi that the terror outfit will 'bleed India', and even mentioned Ghazi Rashid, who is being considered the brains behind Pulwama terror attack.

The Bharat Bandh strike, which has the support of major bank unions, farmers' unions and teachers' associations, has received significant support from workers all the across the country.

The SC says the government should have referred to the Select Committee comprising the Chief Justice of India, Prime Minister and Leader of Opposition to initiate Alok Verma's removal.

Left parties have also asked its affiliated unions to actively extend their support to the Bharat Bandh call given by these trade unions.

While train services were affected in Patna and Rajgir town, six cops were also injured in Uttar Pradesh. Evoking strong reactions, protestors in Bihar jammed national highways and blocked trains for hours.