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Actor and BJP MP Kangana Ranaut on Thursday congratulated her party leadership, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, after the BJP secured a historic victory in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections — India’s richest civic body.
Chaotic scenes broke out aboard an IndiGo flight from Mumbai to Thailand’s Krabi after the pilot declined to operate the aircraft, citing the end of his permissible duty hours.
Mumbai/IBNS: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Mahayuti alliance has scripted a historic victory in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections, bringing an end to the Thackeray family’s 28-year control over Asia’s richest civic body.
A high-level Indian delegation, led by Union Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying & Panchayati Raj, Rajiv Ranjan Singh, concluded a successful visit to Israel from January 13–15, 2026, to participate in the Second Global Summit on “Blue Food Security: Sea the Future 2026” held in Eilat.
An Air India aircraft suffered damage to one of its engines early Thursday after it sucked in a baggage container while taxiing at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport amid dense fog, the airline confirmed.
The Indian Army engaged drones spotted over the Jammu and Poonch sectors on Wednesday evening, NDTV reported, quoting defence sources.
India on Thursday issued an urgent advisory asking its citizens to leave Iran and announced plans to evacuate them amid escalating security concerns in the country, media reports said.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Chief Minister Eknath Shinde’s Shiv Sena are poised for a sweeping victory in elections to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), according to four exit polls, signalling a possible end to decades of Thackeray-led dominance over India’s richest civic body.
New Delhi/IBNS: In a massive setback to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, the Supreme Court on Thursday stayed all First Information Reports (FIRs) registered by state police against the Enforcement Directorate (ED) officers in connection with the I-PAC raid row till next hearing.
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor has expressed “serious concern” over US President Donald Trump’s announcement of an additional 25 percent tariff on all countries, including India, that trade with Iran.
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Thursday said it was “very much disturbed” by the chaos that erupted in the Calcutta High Court during the hearing on the Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) petition against West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over the I-PAC raid row, media reports said.
New Delhi/IBNS: In a setback for Vijay-starrer Jana Nayagan, the Supreme Court on Thursday declined to grant an urgent hearing on a petition filed by the makers of the upcoming Tamil film, which is embroiled in a certification row, media reports said.
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court will on Thursday hear the Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) petition against West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who has been accused of resisting the central probe agency’s raid at the I-PAC office and at the residence of firm head Pratik Jain last week, media reports said.
ONGC and Oil India shares surged on Wednesday as global crude oil prices stayed firm.
Calcutta HC dismissed TMC’s case against ED in IPAC raid row giving jolt to TMC.
Indian stock markets closed lower with Sensex falling 250 points, Nifty slipping below 25,750.
Amid US tariff threats, India’s trade with Iran faces fresh challenges
10-minute delivery dead! Govt crackdown forces Blinkit, Swiggy and Zomato to backtrack after gig workers revolt
Modi to flag off India’s first Vande Bharat Sleeper ahead of Bengal polls — no waiting list, premium fares revealed!
Suspected Pakistani drones were detected near the International Border (IB) and the Line of Control (LoC) in the Samba, Rajouri and Poonch districts of Jammu and Kashmir, triggering a high alert among security forces, officials said.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday inaugurated the Vibrant Gujarat Regional Conference for the Kutch and Saurashtra regions in Rajkot, asserting that India is advancing with “remarkable certainty” at a time of heightened global uncertainty.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday inaugurated the Vibrant Gujarat Regional Conference for the Kutch and Saurashtra regions in Rajkot, asserting that India is advancing with “remarkable certainty” at a time of heightened global uncertainty.
A Kashmiri man was arrested after allegedly attempting to offer namaz inside the Ram Temple complex in Ayodhya, sources told India Today.
Tension erupted between two communities in Tripura’s Unakoti district on Saturday following a dispute over subscription collection for a local fair, leaving at least five to six people injured and several houses damaged by fire, media reports said.
Ayodhya Food Commissioner Manik Chandra Singh on Saturday announced a complete ban on the sale and consumption of non-vegetarian food in hotels and restaurants across Ayodhya Dham, citing the city’s religious and cultural significance.
Social media platform X has blocked 3,500 posts and removed nearly 600 accounts after the Centre flagged widespread circulation of obscene content on the platform, NDTV reported, quoting government sources.
At least six people were injured when a small aircraft crashed near Jalda A Block in the Raghunathpali area of Rourkela, Odisha, on Saturday, according to media reports.
New Delhi/IBNS: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Saturday approached the Supreme Court seeking an urgent hearing in the case concerning West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s alleged resistance to the agency’s raid at the IPAC office and its head, Pratik Jain's residence, media reports said.
Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal has concluded a two-day visit to Brussels on January 8–9, marking a significant step forward in negotiations for the India–European Union Free Trade Agreement (FTA).
New Delhi/Kolkata/IBNS: A major political storm erupted after the Enforcement Directorate (ED) carried out coordinated raids on January 8 at six locations in West Bengal and four in Delhi linked to election management firm I-PAC.
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