In top stories of January 21, 2020, we have continuing slugfest over the CAA-NRC and Zomato's acquisition of Uber Eats in India. In sports news, there is good news for U-19 team and bad news for senior team. In entertainment news, Aamir Khan has spoken about the social media trolling while Deepika Padukone has been bestowed with Crystal Award.
In top news of the day on Tuesday, January 21, 2020, India's food delivery sector has become a duopoly as Zomato announced the acquisition of Uber Eats in India. With this, Swiggy remains Zomato's only competition in the market. In another big news of the day, Home Minister Amit Shah has challenged opposition leaders including Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav for a debate on the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).
A piece of tragic news came from Nepal where eight Indian tourists, hailing from Kerala, died after they were found unconscious at a resort.
Meanwhile, the conflict over the CAA and the proposed National Register of Citizens (NRC) continues to plague the JD(U) as a senior leader of the party questioned Nitish Kumar on the decision to stitch an alliance with the BJP for Delhi assembly elections.
In sports news, India's junior cricket team chased down the measly target of 42 inside 5 overs against debutants Japan in the ICC U19 World Cup 2020. In another cricket news, the senior team suffered a huge blow as opener Shikhar Dhawan has been ruled out of the upcoming five-match T20I series against New Zealand due to a shoulder injury.
From the world of entertainment news, Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan has spoken about the social media trolling, saying it doesn't' bother him much. Deepika Padukone who attended the World Economic Forum Annual in Davos, Switzerland has been bestowed with Crystal Award for her contribution towards Mental Health Awareness.
Here are the top eight stories of January 21, 2020
Eight Indian tourists from Kerala die in Nepal
According to Kathmandu police, all eight of the tourists had been staying at a single room in the resort and had turned on a gas heater at night to tackle the cold. The initial probe suggests that the cause of death might be suffocation as a result of that.
Zomato acquires Uber Eats
Food delivery company and restaurant aggregator Zomato on Tuesday said that it has acquired the online food delivery business of Uber Technologies, Inc in India, also known as Uber Eats. The all-stock deal is likely to push Zomato to the top position in India's food delivery market, ahead of Swiggy.
JD(U) leader questions Nitish Kumar on poll tie-up with BJP in Delhi
"It was your personal view, as conveyed to me, that the BJP is destroying institutions, and that there is a need for democratic and socialist forces within the country to regroup, a task for which you actually assigned a senior party official," Pavan Varma wrote in a letter to Nitish Kumar.
Amit Shah challenges Rahul Gandhi, Mamata Banerjee, Akhilesh Yadav to a debate on CAA
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday challenged former Congress president Rahul Gandhi, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, and former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav to a debate on the contentious Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).
ICC U19 World Cup 2020: India win by 10 wickets against debutants Japan, enter quarter-finals
India chased down the measly target of 42 inside 5 overs against debutants Japan in the ICC U19 World Cup 2020 tournament at Mangaung Oval in Bloemfontein.
Shikhar Dhawan ruled out of NZ T20I series due to shoulder injury
Indian cricket team suffers a major blow as opener Shikhar Dhawan has been ruled out of the upcoming five-match T20I series against New Zealand due to a shoulder injury. The 34-year-old picked up the shoulder injury during India's third and final ODI against Australia.
'Crystal Award'-winner Deepika Padukone at Davos 2020
Deepika Padukone has been bestowed with Crystal Award for her contribution towards Mental Health Awareness.
At the event, during her speech, Deepika stated, "My love and hate relationship with this has taught me a lot and I want to tell everyone suffering from this that you are not alone. One trillion dollars is the estimated impact of depression and mental illness on the world economy. In the time it has taken me to accept this award, the world has lost one more person to suicide."
Aamir Khan on social media trolls
During an interaction with a daily, when Aamir was asked if he read comments on the posts he shares on social media, the superstar stated, "Yes, I do read them occasionally. Especially around my film’s release, I definitely do, because I want to know what people feel about the film and my character. That’s the time when I go and particularly look for what people are saying."
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