The Biggest Stories of January 20, 2016

Human Resource Development Minister Smriti Irani says the suicide of a young research scholar in Hyderabad which has incited large student protests across the country is being misrepresented with "malicious intent" as a Dalit vs non-Dalit confrontation; Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe thinks the relationship with India suffered under the previous regime; The BSE Sensex ends at a fresh 20-month low on Wednesday on increasing concerns the country will be hit hard by the growing turmoil in global markets; and more on the news wrap of the day.