Two judges were elevated to the Supreme Court even as the controversy over the collegium’s recommendations grows; a high-powered panel led by the Prime Minster will meet on January 24 to select a new CBI director; Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao’s son KT Rama Rao met with Andhra Pradesh leader Jaganmohan Reddy, inviting YSR Congress party to join a non-BJP, non-Congress Federal Front; As Mumbai awaits new metro line, 17 giant tunnel-boring machines are drilling away all day; and more in our news wrap of the day.
