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ED, I-PAC move Calcutta HC over searches on firm's office, Pratik Jains residence

Justice Suvra Ghosh, before whom the matters were mentioned, is likely to take them up for hearing on Friday (January 9)

CM launches JK e-Pathshala tele education channel

Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Jan 8: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today launched JK e-Pathshala Direct to Home Channel-53, a dedicated educatio

Kavinder reviews preparations for 6th Khelo India Winter Games

Excelsior Sports Correspondent LEH, Jan 8: Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh, Kavinder Gupta, today in a meeting, reviewed the ongoing preparations f

ACB unearths scam worth 2,000 crore in Rajasthans midday meal scheme

The ACBs probe found that the officials associated with the scheme and CONFED allegedly changed rules in collusion to exclude eligible firms from

BJP dismantled schemes meant for poor in country: Naseer

Cong launches MG-NREGA Bachao Sangram * Karra for taking struggle to grassroot level Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Jan 8: AICC general secretary

BJP will win Bengal polls, implement Ayushman Bharat: Nadda

KOLKATA, Jan 8 : BJP president JP Nadda on Thursday expressed confidence that the party would win the West Bengal Assembly elections and ensure t

Sakeena Itoo inaugurates Shri Aurobindo Gyan Kendra at JU

Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Jan 8: The University of Jammu today inaugurated the Shri Aurobindo Gyan Kendra at the Dhanvantri Library, providi

DG YSS orders fresh trial for selection of Cricket U-14 boys

Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Jan 8: The Director General (DG) Youth Services & Sports (YSS) has today ordered fresh selection trial matc

Shopian Taekwondo Cship concludes

Excelsior Sports Correspondent SRINAGAR, Jan 8: District Shopian Taekwondo Championship 2025-26 concluded with a formal closing ceremony and priz

Media can play crucial role in highlighting benefits of VB G RAM G: Sat Sharma

PIB Jammu holds workshop at Samba Excelsior Correspondent SAMBA, Jan 8: Press Information Bureau (PIB), Jammu today organised a media workshop he

Union MinisterSarbananda Sonowal inaugurates and lays foundation stone for projects at Chennai and Kamarajar Ports

NASA Cuts Space Station Mission Short After An Astronaut's Medical Issue

NASA is cutting a mission aboard the International Space Station short after an astronaut had a medical issue.

Internet, telephone cut off in Iran after protests erupt in Tehran

Internet access and telephone lines in Iran were cut out immediately after protesters took to the steets in Tehran on Thursday night, January 8,

Overseas electors, those temporarily away from Bengal exempt from in-person SIR hearings: CEO

A relative can appear in the hearing on behalf of the elector, a notice by the CEOs office said

Indian Ambassador to US Kwatra meets House Speaker Mike Johnson

NEW YORK, Jan 8 : Indian Ambassador to the US Vinay Kwatra met Speaker Mike Johnson at Capitol Hill, thanked him for his solidarity with Indias c

Preserving Wular Lake Govts top priority: Javed Rana

Excelsior Correspondent SRINAGAR, Jan 8: Minister for Jal Shakti, Forest, Ecology & Environment and Tribal Affairs, Javed Ahmed Rana today reaffi

Vocal for local campaign core pillar of PMs vision of Aatmanirbhar Bharat: Koul

BJP honours participants in Swadeshi Mela Excelsior Correspondent SRINAGAR, Jan 8: BJP general secretary (Org) Ashok Koul today emphasized that t

BSP condemns closure of Katra Medical College

Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Jan 8: J&K unit of Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), has strongly condemned the abrupt closure and withdrawal of MBBS per

What is NASA Project Anchor and can gravity blackout happen ever? Here's complete truth about viral claim, what will happen if we lose gravity and people reactions

What is NASA Project Anchor and can gravity blackout happen ever? A viral claim says Earth will lose gravity for seven seconds in 2026 due to a N

The Raja Saab X Review: Prabhas' Horror-Fantasy Gets Mixed Reviews

Early reactions on X (formerly known as Twitter) raise a toast to Prabhas' screen presence while director Maruthi's direction is being given a la

DC Ramban reviews implementation of Mission YUVA

Excelsior Correspondent RAMBAN, Jan 8: Deputy Commissioner Ramban, Mohammad Alyas Khan today chaired a review meeting to assess the progress and

Centre focusing on growth of food processing, hopes for more steps in Budget: Chirag Paswan

NEW DELHI, Jan 8 : Union Minister Chirag Paswan on Thursday said the government has taken several steps to boost the food processing sector and h

NHAI organises health check-up, blood donation camp

Excelsior Correspondent KATHUA, Jan 8: As a part of Road Safety Month initiatives, National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) organised a health

Dhaka suspends visa service in India, seeks US visa bond exemption

DHAKA, Jan 8 : Bangladeshs interim government on Thursday said it has asked its key missions in India, including at New Delhi, to suspend visa se

Passenger traffic at Mumbai airport grows 1.3 pc to 55.5 mn in 2025

MUMBAI, Jan 8 : Passenger traffic at Mumbai International Airport saw a modest growth of 1.3 per cent to 55.5 million during 2025 against 54.8 mi

Umar Khalid is not my mentor, Sharjeel Imam tells Delhi court

He had never spoken to Mr. Khalid in the five years he spent at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), Mr. Imams counsel said on his behalf

Murders, other crimes have come down in city, say Greater Chennai City Police

Greater Chennai City Police Commissioner A. Arun said there were 105 murder cases each, reported in 2023 and 2024. In 2025, only 93 murder cases

Can't allow dogs to roam inside hospital wards: Supreme Court

U.K. PM Starmer, Trump discuss security and Russia deterrence in Arctic region

Mr. Starmer had said he stood with Denmark in its defence of Greenland, saying no one else should determine the future of the vast territory

After demolition, Sambhal to fine violators 75 lakh for encroachment

Youth Congress cadre hang KTR effigy over Rahul Gandhi remark, he hits back

Youth Congress activists hung an effigy of Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president KT Rama Rao (KTR) in Telanganas Jangaon, on Thursday, J

Auto driver bludgeons passenger over loud music, sets body ablaze

Trump pulls US out of India-led solar alliance, key climate pact

7 RSS men get life for killing CPM worker

Jonathan Ross military past, father and Iraq connection explained amid Minneapolis ICE shooting

Jonathan Ross military past, father and Iraq connection has come under focus after the ICE officer fatally shot Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis.

City police investigating the assault on constable at Marina beach

Trump backs bill letting him slap up to 500% levy on India

Series of bomb hoaxes hits court work in 7 states

Government Intensifies Crackdown On Spurious Cotton Seed Sellers Amid farmers' Crisis

The fake seeds smuggled from Maharashtra and Gujarat have low germination, poor yields, bollworm vulnerability, and need excessive herbicide use

Haryana seeks ICU CCTV feed to 'curb Ayushman misuse'

UN says U.S. has 'legal obligation' to fund agencies after Trump withdraws from several organisations

The 31 UN-related agencies include the UN's population agency and the UN treaty that establishes international climate negotiations

Bangladesh imam who incited mob to lynch Dipu held

Denmark, Greenland Envoys Met With US officials Over Trump's Takeover Call

Denmark and Greenland's envoys to Washington have begun a vigorous effort to urge U.S. lawmakers as well as key Trump administration officials to

'Ashamed of you!': Trump explodes at GOP senators after Senate vote to curb his war powers

Who is Minneapolis ICE agent Jonathan Ross and has Renee Nicole Good shooter photo and social media profiles surfaced?

Who is Minneapolis ICE agent Jonathan Ross and has Renee Nicole Good shooter photo and social media profiles surfaced is now a key question after

Raid drama in Kolkata as Didi tails ED on I-PAC trail, cries vendetta

NPP failed in running GHADC, says Pala

By Our Reporter SHILLONG, Jan 8: Meghalaya Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) president, Vincent Pala, has said that the NPP has failed on all fro

Ahobilam PHC Staffer Held In Rs 1 Crore Scam

DSP Pramod said a deeper probe was underway to ascertain the full extent of the misappropriation and to determine whether others were involved in

Group files complaint over encroachment of PWD road in WGH

From Our Correspondent PHULBARI, Jan 8: A West Garo Hills-based group has expressed frustration over administrative inaction regarding the illega

Centre approves Rs 70 cr for road, bridge project in East Jaintia Hills

By Our Reporter SHILLONG, Jan 8: The Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (MDoNER) has sanctioned Rs 70.14 crore for the project Const

Over 300 vehicles penalised for tinted glass in EKH

By Our Reporter SHILLONG, Jan 8: In an intensified crackdown, more than 300 vehicles have penalised in recent months for violating the ban on tin

Mining dept directs EJH DC to probe dynamite blast

By Our Reporter SHILLONG, Jan 8: The Mining and Geology Department has directed the East Jaintia Hills Deputy Commissioner to conduct an inquiry

BJP launches campaign to trace 'missing' & 'absent' voters in UP

Adimulam Pulls Up Officials Over Protocol Violations

The MLA also expressed anger over the absence of officials from the electricity department, Roads and Buildings, and Panchayat Raj at the Praja D

Complaint against illegal teer counters in West Garo Hills

From Our Correspondent TURA, Jan 8: Combined groups from Phulbari in West Garo Hills have filed a complaint to the Superintendent of Police again

SBI Shillong Branch to host centenary celebration

By Our Reporter SHILLONG, Jan 8: State Bank of India (SBI) Shillong Branch will be celebrating 100 years of continuous banking service, marking a

DC Edit | Grand Alliance Wont Sway TN

What the BJP and the AIADMK forgot was that the pushy attitude could only help them make showy claims of spearheading a grand coalition but it co

Health dept to hold talks with agitating ASHA workers today

By Our Reporter Shillong, Jan 8: The state Health Department has invited the Meghalaya ASHA Workers Union (MAWU) for talks following the suspensi

11-year-old boy saves 9-year-old sister from leopard in Sangli

India likely to face 500% US tariff for buying Russian oil

NEW YEAR/WASHINGTON, Jan 8: US President Donald Trump has greenlit a sanctions bill that could impose 500 per cent tariffs on countries like Indi

19-year-old set afire in front of college

Govt gearing up to 'universalise' facial authentication for supplementary nutrition

Foundation laid for new slaughterhouse in Saidapet

Emily in Paris Season 6 release update: When will filming begin and premiere happen? Here's cast members, story direction, production plans and what to expect

Emily in Paris Season 6 release update confirms that Netflix has renewed the series. The show will return in 2026. Filming is planned for Q2 2026

'Shame! Quit your job': Protesters clash with ICE agents after fatal shooting of Minneapolis woman

Dilip Cherian | Lateral Entry: Reform On Paper, Retreat In Practice

Lateral entry isnt inherently bad. Indias civil services can benefit from outside expertise economists, technologists, scientists especially as

Hyderabad: Traffic advisory for Sankranti festival

Accordingly, moderate traffic congestion is expected at the Kacheguda and Secunderabad railway stations as well as major bus terminals.

Kerala Government Medical College Teachers Protest From January 13

The KGMCTA has been voicing demands such as removing anomalies in the pay revision order, clearing unpaid salaries and DA arrears, addressing tem

Supreme Court reserves its verdict on Justice Verma challenge

Two big Social Security changes are being considered in Washington heres what it means

Lawmakers in Washington are discussing two major Social Security changes. One plan could remove federal taxes on benefits, while another could ch

Avatar: The Last Airbender Season 2 release date, first look and what to expect update on Netflix: New cast members, official storyline

Avatar: The Last Airbender Season 2 release date, first look and what to expect update explains Netflixs plans for the next chapter. The story co

UP moves to attach assets of doctor accused of sexual exploitation, forced conversions

Bengal Governor Receives Death Threat, Security Tightened At Lok Bhavan

Security was tightened at Kolkata Lok Bhavan on late Thursday night after West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose received a threatening email statin

Woxsen Teams Project Figures in Global Top 50 Tech Ideas

The ranking places the project among a small group of research efforts worldwide examining how robotics could change healthcare practices.

Ambernath netas suspended by Congress join BJP

Security Agencies Puzzled Over Disappearance of 30 Underground Maoists

There is no evidence to suggest that these individuals continued in the party and subsequently died, sources said.

Chris Redd opens up about SNL exit, addiction, and breaks silence on dating Kenan Thompson's ex-wife

Comedian Chris Redd opens up about his struggles with addiction and personal turmoil during his time on Saturday Night Live. He admits to having

Start-Up Vertical Inaugurated In Nizamabad

KREST is a start-up vertical under Kakatiya Sandbox, a non-profit organisation working for the economic transformation of north Telangana co-foun

INTUC Chief Unveils AP Electricity Employees Union Diary, Demands OPS Revival

He demanded immediate recognition of their contribution and equal treatment on par with other employees.

Lung cancer cases to rise sharply by 2030, says study

Hyderabad: Cyber Cops Arrest 43 Fraudsters in December

Investment fraud remains most used tactic to dupe people

CM Inaugurates Pongal Gift Presentation

Among the total 2,22,91,710 beneficiaries are also residents of the Special camps for Sri Lankan Tamils who would also be able to celebrate Ponga

Teen shooter accuses coach of rape in Surajkund hotel, FIR filed

EPS Rules Out Return for Sasikala, OPS

He also reiterated his firm stand against readmitting leaders who were earlier expelled from the AIADMK.

AP Cabinet Nod for Logistics Corporation, Rs.200-Cr MSME Boost

The Cabinet chaired by Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu cleared the construction of the AP Judicial Academy at Amaravati at a cost of Rs.165.3

NDMC plans 2,000 CCTV cameras, targets 100% renewable energy by 2028

Intervention shows she has lot to hide: BJP

TGCSB Alerts Public About Sankranti Digital Fraud

Cybercriminals take advantage of heightened online activity and digital transactions to target unsuspecting individuals, director Goel said.

Amid oppn outcry, CPM questions Didi's role

Trump to 'kill' Ali Khamenei? US senator sends warning to Iranian leader amid violent protests

Graham's comments come amid heightened tensions following Trump's threat of an intervention in the protests in Iran. The US president had earlier