Twitter is buzzing with breaking news and news alerts from India and rest of the world. Here is the live coverage of all breaking alerts and latest updates from the micro-blogging site on one page:
Live Breaking News of February 19:
09:50 am: "For more than 5 hours, our forces endured heavy firing from naxals, in which 2 of our soldiers died, we also gave a befitting reply. More than 20 naxals were killed in the firing.": DM Awasthi, Special DG anti-Naxal operations on Sukma encounter (ANI)
09:17 am: Markets open in red as Sensex slips 70.60 points to 33,940.16; Nifty at 10446.30
09:04 am: Lok Insaf Party's member and MLA Simarjit Singh Bains alleges attack by Congress leaders in Punjab's Ludhiana, while campaigning for upcoming Municipal elections. Bains also alleged that they tried to kill him (ANI)
08:27 am: Two security personnel of State Armed Police Forces killed in collision between a police vehicle and a truck at Lakshmipur chowk in Bihar's Jamui district (ANI)
08:18 am:
Gilgit Baltistan Youth Alliance organised a protest for the release of advocate Ehsan Ali & other jailed political activists, including Baba Jan in Karachi, Pakistan. pic.twitter.com/vNGcuN3cAJ
— ANI (@ANI) February 19, 2018
08:05 am: When the film 'Ae Dil Hai Mushkil' was released, promises were made that Pak artists would not be given work in India, that promise is not being kept. I think time has come when we should take a stand, Pak artists should not get work opportunities in Bollywood: Babul Supriyo (ANI)
07:37 am: Air Quality Index of Delhi's Lodhi Road area show prominent pollutants PM 2.5 and PM 10 remain in 'poor' category (ANI)
07:27 am: Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit Shravanabelagola for the Bahubali Mahamasthakabhisheka Mahotsav today. He will also dedicate to the nation, the electrified Mysuru-Bengaluru railway line. PM Modi to also address a public rally in Mysuru (ANI) Click Here To Read More
07:20 am: Prime Minister Narendra Modi to address today via video conference, the World Conference on Information Technology in Hyderabad (ANI)
06:46 am: Trump accuses FBI of 'spending too much time' on Russia probe (Russian Media)
06:01 am: Gary Oldman wins best actor prize at British Academy Film Awards for 'Darkest Hour.' (The Associated Press)
06:00 am: Frances McDormand named best actress at British Academy Film Awards for 'Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri.' (The Associated Press)
05:59 am: 'Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri' named best picture at British Academy Film Awards (The Associated Press)
