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Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday said the BJP's 45 per cent vote share in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections reflected a decisive mandate, and its tally was higher than that of Shiv Sena (UBT) despite contesting fewer seats.
Even as the citizens of Bengaluru are staring at another possible Metro fare hike, the BJP and Congress have begun a blame game over the issue.
India will continue to press Iranian authorities to grant early consular access to the 16 Indian crew members of a commercial vessel that was detained last month, the Indian embassy in Tehran said on Saturday.
Shiv Sena (UBT) president Uddhav Thackeray on Saturday described the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections held on January 15 as a strange and desperate fight for his opponents.
US President Donald Trump called for an end to Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's 37-year-old rule
A woman from the Kuki tribe, who was gang-raped after she was kidnapped by a group of men from Manipur's capital Imphal just after the Meitei-Kuki ethnic clashes broke out in May 2023, has died of an illness aggravated by the trauma.
In a bizarre murder in Uttar Pradesh's Ghaziabad, three friends killed a man with a gas cylinder and then set his body ablaze because they were afraid he would 'sacrifice' one of them to get rich, as suggested by an occultist.
Top officials from the EU and the South American bloc Mercosur signed a free trade agreement on Saturday in Paraguay, paving the way for the European Union's largest ever trade accord after 25 years of negotiations.
A courtroom fell silent when a simple yellow pencil snapped under the force of a thin kite string. At the Madhya Pradesh High Court, Indore Bench, the danger of Chinese kite string, popularly known as manjha, was not argued in words but demonstrated.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said on Saturday that this week's Trump administration announcement on the composition of a Gaza executive board was not coordinated with Israel and ran counter to government policy.
A Hindu man was beaten to death in the Gazipur district of Bangladesh while trying to protect his shop employee from an assault, police said on Saturday.
US President Donald Trump on Saturday declared that he would charge a 10 per cent tariff on European countries because of their opposition to America's Greenland takeover.
A 21-year-old woman was mauled to death by a leopard in the Nichlaul Range of the Sohgirwa Wildlife Sanctuary here on Saturday, officials said.
Uttar Pradesh Police here have arrested a woman and her lover on Saturday for allegedly strangulating her husband to death, officials said.
Drones, suspected to be from Pakistan, were spotted at two locations in the Ramgarh sector of Samba district in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, the fourth such sighting in a week.
Adani Group Chairman Gautam Adani on Saturday said that Vishakha Group's coordinated industrial ecosystem spanning solar glass, aluminium, polymer films and advanced materials represents a new model of Indian manufacturing.
A Spanish carnival group dressed as Stephen Hawking performed at Cadiz, raising awareness about ALS but sparking mixed reactions and accusations of mockery online.
Assam is set for a massive infrastructure boost as Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to perform the Bhoomi Pujan for the Kaziranga Elevated Corridor project on Sunday, January 18.
Days after she set the cat among the pigeons by walking out with documents during Enforcement Directorate raids on political consultancy firm I-PAC, Mamata Banerjee has urged the Chief Justice to protect people from being argeted by agencies.
Singur, which changed the course of West Bengal politics in 2006, is once again at the centre of a controversy 18 years later. Back then the question was about why set up industry on fertile agricultural land.
The social and cultural consciousness of western Rajasthan has been dominated by the legacy of Jodhpur and its royal lineage. And in that is embedded the image of one man, Bapji. King at the age of four, yet deeply connected to the soul of Marwar.
US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor received warm public responses after sharing positive views on Mumbai, with users welcoming early engagement and renewed diplomatic outreach.
The civil aviation regulator DGCA has imposed a penalty of Rs 22.20 crore on IndiGo and taken strict enforcement action against its senior management after a probe found serious planning, operational and regulatory lapses.
Nipah virus (NiV) is a zoonotic illness that is transmitted to people from animals, and can also be transmitted through contaminated food or directly from person-to-person.
The strictest pollution curbs under Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP-4) have been reimposed in Delhi-NCR as the AQI began inching towards 450, or the severe+ category, on Saturday.
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) remained firm on its stance of not travelling to India for the T20 World Cup 2026 during a meeting with International Cricket Council (ICC) officials on Saturday.
Indonesian authorities are searching for a plane carrying three government workers and seven crew members after contact with the aircraft was lost on Saturday, officials said.
IndiGo pilot Gurdish Singh surprised his daughter by making a special announcement over the intercom during a Mumbai to Nagpur flight.
In a major anti-corruption operation, the Bengaluru Lokayukta has arrested three excise officials after catching them red-handed while allegedly accepting a Rs 25 lakh bribe. The payout was reportedly part of a much larger Rs 80 lakh demand.
US Congressman Rich McCormick, a member of Trump's Republican party, said that unlike India, Pakistan does not bring investments to the United States and vice versa.
Taking allegations of being the 'B-Team' of the BJP head on, AIMIM President Asaduddin Owaisi has said the reason his party is doing well in states like Bihar and even the Maharashtra civic polls is that it actually has a gameplan to fight the BJP.
Indian entrepreneur grants month-long paid leave to employee caring for ill mother, boosting morale and productivity.
An anti-inflammatory diet focuses on whole and nutrient-dense foods that help to reduce chronic inflammation in the body. Inflammation is one of the major causes of chronic conditions like heart disease, diabetes, arthritis, and even some cancers.
As many as 19 government Bills remain pending in the Rajya Sabha, with the oldest, pertaining to population control, dating back to 1992.
School Assembly News Headlines Today (January 18): Staying updated on important national, international, sports, and education news sharpens the mind and helps students become informed citizens.
The body of a missing tourist from Kerala was recovered on Saturday from the frozen Sela Lake in Arunachal Pradesh's Tawang district following an intensive search operation.
An Indian man visiting a remote village in China's Yunnan province became an unexpected attraction at a local tribal festival, with villagers clicking over 1,000 photos of him after he embraced local traditions.
An eight-year-old boy found himself alone at a hospital as he arranged the postmortem examination of his mother, who died of HIV-related infection, until local police stepped in to help him with legal formalities and the last rites.
A food delivery robot was crushed by a Brightline train in Miami after it was left stuck on the tracks for at least 15 minutes.
Manipur's Thadou tribe draw attention to what they called eckless, irresponsible, and inherently dangerous decision to start the census exercise in the border state without first removing Any Kuki Tribes from the ST list.
Malaika Arora demonstrates the power of Chandra Namaskara in a new yoga video shared by celebrity yoga trainer Vanshika Pandey.
JEE Mains Admit Card: The NTA has released the JEE Mains examination admit card today, January 17. Candidates can download it through the direct link here.
A smart city with no drinking water, quipped Rahul Gandhi as he arrived in Indore, India's so-called cleanest city, to meet victims of the contaminated water tragedy in the city's Bhagirathpura area.
Mumbai will get a new mayor by the end of this month, following the BJP and Eknath Shinde's Shiv Sena's big win in the BMC election. Uddhav Thackeray's Shiv Sena faction has lost control of the richest municipal body in the country.
Dominika Patalas-Kalra, a Polish national, shares five practical tips for travellers to India, encouraging local exploration and open-mindedness.
Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde's Shiv Sena has started moving its elected representatives in Mumbai to a five-star hotel, a day after it emerged as the kingmaker in theBrihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections.
Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Saturday said if God is willing, the party could have its mayor in Mumbai, remarks coming a day after the BJP-Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena combine won the civic elections in the financial capital.
India's Gen Z believes in the BJP's development mode, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in Bengal today, citing the party's landslide victory in the recent local body elections in Mumbai.
Nutritionist Deepshikha Jain has shared a video on Instagram breaking down different yoghurt combinations and how each one supports a specific health goal.
Previously, scientists relied on ground-based or airborne radar to map the subglacial topography.

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