Powerlifting world champion Saksham Yadav succumbed to his injuries. He, was injured in a road accident due to fog conditions this morning at Sindhu border in Delhi. 

A 32-year-old man has been arrested from West Bengal for threatening to kidnap Sachin Tendulkar's daughter. 

As fog continued to cover the capital city on Sunday morning, trains services have taken a hit in Delhi and NCR with 73 trains being affected.

Owing to poor visibility due to the fog, at least 28 trains have been cancelled, 36 trains are running late, nine trains have been rescheduled.

Meanwhile, air pollution levels in Delhi have also raised concerns in the city as prominent pollutant PM 2.5 remained in ' very poor' category in the Lodhi Road area.

On Saturday, the national capital experienced its first coldest day of this season with minimum temperature at 4.2 degree Celsius, three notches below the season's average.

The Meteorological department has forecast moderate fog in Delhi with visibility likely to remain low.

Delhi has been battling air pollution for the past many days further lowering the visibility levels. -- ANI

Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Saturday appointed Sharmistha Mukherjee as the new chief of the Delhi Mahila Congress.
   
Gandhi also approved the name of Zaidami Tripura as the Mahila Congress chief for poll-bound Tripura state.
   
Sharmistha, daughter of former president Pranab Mukherjee, is currently the chief spokesperson for the Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee. She is also a classical dancer and a media panelist for the Congress.
   
The post of the Delhi unit of Mahila Congress fell vacant after Barkha Singh stepped down in April last year. Sai Anamika was made the working president of the Delhi Mahila Congress in May.
   
Zaidami Tripura has been general secretary of the Indian Youth Congress and has unsuccessfully contested the last assembly election from Chhawmanu constituency in Tripura in 2013. -- PTI

Faced with increasing number of complaints under the anti-profiteering rules, the finance ministry will soon come out with a standard operating procedure for handling grievances relating to over-charging after Goods and Services Tax roll out.
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Faced with increasing number of complaints under the anti-profiteering rules, the finance ministry will soon come out with a standard operating procedure for handling grievances relating to over-charging after Goods and Services Tax roll out.
    
As many as 170 complaints have been filed before the standing committee and screening committee by consumers against businesses for not passing on benefits of tax rate reduction since the roll out of GST from July 1.
   
Of this, 50 have been referred to the Directorate General of Safeguards for further investigation on profiteering complaint. The probe in five cases has already begun.    

According to sources, it may not be feasible for DGS to scrutinise such large number of complaints and give its report to the National Anti-Profiteering Authority within the stipulated three months. It can also seek an extension of another three months for finalising the report.
   
The standard operating procedure being worked out by the ministry will lay down guidelines for the Standing Committee and the screening committee for handling of consumer complaints.
   
As per the structure of the anti-profiteering mechanism in the GST regime, complaints of local nature will be first sent to the state-level 'screening committee' while those of national level will be marked for the 'Standing Committee'.    

If the complaints have merit, the respective committees would refer the cases for further investigation to the DGS.
    
"An SoP is being worked out to enable expeditious resolution of consumer complaints. The effort would be to ensure that only complaints which have merit are passed on to the DGS," the source told PTI.
   
Once the complaints are referred to the DGS, the directorate is required to study balance sheet, profit and loss account, GST returns and details of invoice wise outward taxable supplies made by the company.
   
It also has to scrutinise the price list prior to and post GST roll out before giving its report to the Anti-Profiteering Authority for further action.
   
"Scrutinising large number of complaints in a short period of three months is not feasible. Hence the finance ministry is contemplating to come out with an SoP so that majority of the complaints are taken care of at the standing or screening committee level," the source added. -- PTI

Pakistan on Saturday said that those providing funds to banned groups, including the so-called charities run by Mumbai attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed, will face up to 10 years in prison along with a hefty fine.
    
The warning was part of a countrywide advertisement in Urdu, which has been published in all major local newspapers of the country.
   
The advertisement lists 72 groups, including Jamat-ud-Dawa, Falah-e-Insaniyat Foundation and Lashkar-e-Taybia of Saeed and Jaish-e-Mohammad of Masood Azhar.    

It said that according to Anti-Terrorism Act of 1997 of Pakistan and under United Nations Security Council act of 1948 it was a crime to provide funding to those groups which have been banned or are on the watchlist.
   
Those giving funds to such individuals or groups may face "five to 10 years in jail or up to Rs 10 million fine or both", it said.
   
Their movable or immovable property can also be confiscated.
   
Pakistan has banned Saeed-led JuD and FIF from collecting donations on Monday, after President Donald Trump accused Islamabad of giving nothing to the US but "lies and deceit" and providing "safe haven" to terrorists.
   
Trump, in a scathing tweet, at the start of the new year said that Pakistan fooled American authorities and got USD 33 billion in the name of fighting terrorism.
   
The government has banned companies and individuals from making donations to the JuD, the FIF and other organisations on the UNSC sanctions list.
   
The advertisement reminds the people that they should make sure that their money given as charity does not end up in wrong hands.
   
The move comes after the US increased pressure on Pakistan to move decisively against all militants groups allegedly operating from its soil. -- PTI

Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday slammed Doordarshan for abruptly cutting off the live telecast of the annual Tyagaraja Aradhana to air an advertisement and termed it "thoughtless" and "insensitive".
    
The musical event is held to honour Telugu saint-composer Tyagaraja in Tamil Nadu's Thiruvaiyaru between January to February. This is a week-long festival where various Carnatic musicians from across the world converge at his resting place.    

Prasar Bharati CEO S S Vempati termed the incident as "unfortunate" and assured of "strict action".
   
Earlier, the minister had thanked the channel for live telecast of the musical tradition.
   
"Thanks @DDNational for live telecast of this musical tradition. Such a treat to watch so many young aspiring musicians, as with every year, joining in the #Aradhana . Music lovers look forward to re-energise themselves by linking here. #Tyagaraja," she said in a tweet.
   
However, her excitement turned to anger when the channel cut-off the programme to air an advertisement.
   
"Yo @DDNational what! You couldn't wait for a few moments more for the Pancharatna Krithi-s to be completed. Advertisement and more. #Aradhana #Tyagaraja. Thoughtless, insensitive," she tweeted.
   
Replying to her tweet, Vempati said, "Absolutely unfortunate madam. Strict action will be taken."
   
Saint Tyagaraja (4 May 17676 January 1847) composed thousands of devotional compositions, most in Telugu and in praise of Lord Rama, many of which remain popular today. Five of his compositions called the Pancharatna Kritis (five gems) are often sung in programs in his honour.
   
"Now live on @DDNational #Aradhana #Tyagaraja in sweet #Telugu, sung by all. Tyagaraja's bhakti was the longing of an earthly being to unite with his maker who he saw in Sri Rama. Tyagaraja cared nothing about living in poor financial condition, just kept pouring out his heart," the minister had tweeted.  -- PTI

The Bihar Congress asserted that Lalu Prasad's conviction in a fodder scam case will not have any impact on the party's ties with the RJD in the state.
    
"The special court's judgement to convict and sentence Lalu Prasad will not have impact on forces fighting for secularism and social justice. Congress-RJD alliance will continue in Bihar," Bihar Pradesh Congress Committee acting president Kaukab Qadri said.
   
The Congress party respects the judicial process and will continue to do so in future, Qadri said in a statement.
   
The RJD chief was today sentenced to three-and-a-half years in jail and fined Rs 10 lakh by a special CBI court in a fodder scam case relating to fraudulent withdrawal of Rs 89.27 lakh from the Deoghar Treasury 21 years ago. -- PTI 

China shares some of the concerns of the United States, about the terrorism problem in Pakistan and Washington is seeking to work with Beijing and other regional players to convince Islamabad, about the need to crackdown on terror safe havens, a senior White House official has said.
    
As Trump Administration is determined to eliminate terrorist safe havens in Pakistan, which is key to bring stability in Afghanistan and in the region, the official hoped that China will play a helpful role in convincing Pakistan that it is in its own national interest to crackdown on these sanctuaries.
   
Pakistan already has deep historical ties going back to many years and they have close military ties, the official said, adding that the economic relationship is also growing with the China Pakistan Economic Corridor.
   
"But, China shares some of the concerns of the US about the terrorism problem. The US is seeking to work with other regional players and China would be one of the main ones to deal with this issue. It won't serve China's interests to have terrorist sanctuaries in Pakistan," the senior administration official said on condition of anonymity.
   
The official was quick to point out that China has been playing a more helpful role in terms of encouraging better relations between Afghanistan and Pakistan.
   
It is taking a more active role in that regard.
   
"So, I would disagree with the assertion that China will not play a helpful role in convincing Pakistan it's in its own interests to crack down on the sanctuaries," the official told a group of reporters on Friday.
   
"Ultimately, China is also working toward a stable Afghanistan. That's going to take them back to the same issue which are the sanctuaries in Pakistan," the official said.
   
China-Pakistan relationship is already very strong and appeared unconcerned over reports that the US decision to freeze approximately USD 2 billion in security assistance to Pakistan would push Islamabad towards Beijing, the official added. --PTI

Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday said terror infrastructure in Pakistan continued to exist and the neighbouring country was leaving no stone unturned to instigate the youths of Jammu and Kashmir against India.
    
He also asked India's top police brass to take strong action in cases of riots and desecration of religious places.
   
Addressing the annual conference of the DGPs and IGPs in Madhya Pradesh's Tekanpur, Singh said terror infrastructure in the form of training camps, launch pads and communication stations continued to exist in Pakistan and Pakistan Occupied Kashmir.
   
He said the neighbouring country was leaving no stone unturned to provide all help, including financial, to terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir and that youths of the state were being instigated against India, sources privy to the home minister's speech said.
   
Singh said Pakistan's encouragement to the separatist anti-India sentiment in Jammu and Kashmir often led to law and order problems.
   
Highlighting the appointment of a representative for initiating dialogue in Jammu and Kashmir, he said it was a matter of satisfaction that security forces were successful in tackling the situation in the state to a great extent.
   
The home minister said the violence perpetrated by Naxals had come down to a great extent and assured that the government would encourage surrender policy for Naxals in the coming days.
   
Referring to the north-east, Singh said insurgency had come down in the region but camps and hideouts of underground outfits in Myanmar was a matter of concern.
   
The home minister said there was a slight increase in communal violence in the country and asked the top police officers to take strong action wherever such incidents and desecration of religious sites take place.
   
Singh also talked about growing incidents of cyber crime, use of Internet and social media by anti-social elements to create tension in the society and asked police officers to be vigilant. -- PTI