Afternoon News Headlines (January 22, 2018)

ONI Bureau: — Delhi High Court seeks response from EC within seven days on a writ petition filed regarding notification for Bijepur Bypoll.

— BJD gears up for grand welcome of ‘Ideal Chief Minister’ awardee Naveen Patnaik.

— BJP spokesperson Pitambar Acharya takes dig at CM, says the ‘Ideal Chief Minister’award is sponsored.

— Sandal wood worth Rs 30 lakh seized by police in Sambalpur.

— Switzerland: PM Modi seen to address plenary session of World Economic Forum 2018 tomorrow in Davos.

— Judge Loya death case: Supreme Court fixed first week of February for further hearing.

— Marathi actor Praful Bhalerao (22), known for his role in popular TV series ‘Kunku’, killed in a train accident in Mumbai.

— Delhi: Terrorist Abdul Subhan Qureshi who is also the founder of Indian Mujahideen arrested by Special Cell of Delhi Police.

— Rohan Bopanna-Timea Babos bow out of Australian Open.