Modi meets Rajnath, set for ‘bigger role’ in BJP
New Delhi, January 27
Newly elected BJP president Rajnath Singh remained closeted with Narendra Modi for over two hours on Sunday, renewing speculations of a bigger role for the Gujarat Chief Minister at the national level. The leaders refused to divulge much about the meeting but confirmed that the discussion revolved around the 2014 Lok Sabha elections.

Newly elected BJP president Rajnath Singh (L) with Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi during a meeting at his residence in New Delhi on Sunday. — PTI

India moves closer to nuclear triad
Successfully test-fires ballistic missile from underwater platform
New Delhi, January 27
India on Sunday moved a step closer to integrate a nuclear missile with INS Arihant - its nuclear-powered indigenous submarine, which is all set for final sea trials. Once done, it will complete the crucial third leg of India’s nuclear triad - the ability to fire nuclear weapons from land, air and sea.

42% vote in DSGMC poll, counting on Jan 30
New Delhi, January 27
Elections to the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) were held on Sunday, with 42 per cent voters coming out to exercise their franchise across 46 wards. (More stories on Punjab page)

Cong buys time on Telangana
New Delhi, January 27
With deadline on announcing its stand on the demand for creation of a separate Telangana state approaching, the Congress today said the decision would take a “little more time.” On December 28, Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde had convened a meeting of leaders of various parties in Andhra Pradesh and promised to take a decision within a month on the demand for a separate statehood. The deadline expires on Monday.
Telangana leaders cry betrayal

245 killed in Brazil nightclub fire
Santa Maria (Brazil), Jan 27
At least 245 persons died today when a fire tore through a nightclub packed with university students in the southern Brazilian city of Santa Maria, the police said. The death toll from the inferno stood initially at 70 but rapidly increased as firefighters searched the charred remains of the “Kiss” club, believed to have been packed with 300-400 revellers at the time of the blaze.