News Highlights: All accused in Parliament security breach case sent to judicial custody till January 27

US VHP places over 40 billboards displaying messages of Ram Mandir 'Pran Pratishtha'

Polls open in Taiwan's critical elections watched closely by China

Polls opened on Saturday in Taiwan's presidential and parliamentary elections which China has framed as a choice between war and peace and are happening as Beijing ramps up pressure to get the island to accept its sovereignty.

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Bus catches fire in Telangana's Erravalli village, killing one and injuring five

US strikes Houthi targets in Yemen for a second consecutive day

Ahead of Ayodhya's Ram temple consecration, a civil engineer from Nagpur has made an 11-feet replica of the temple at his home

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Ram Janmabhoomi soil to be gifted to invitees of consecration ceremony

The soil of Ram Janmabhoomi that was taken out during the digging of the foundation will be packed in boxes and presented to the guests attending the consecration ceremony on January 22, the temple trust said on Friday.

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ED issues 4th summons to Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal, asks him to appear on Jan 18 in Delhi excise policy case: Officials

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.

The Enforcement Directorate has issued fresh summons to Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal in the Delhi excise policy case.
The AAP convenor has been asked by the central agency to appear on January 18. This is the fourth summon issued to Kejriwal by the ED in the case.

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Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan celebrates 'Bhogi' at Raj Bhavan in Hyderabad

Telangana Governor & Puducherry LG Tamilisai Soundararajan celebrates 'Bhogi' at Raj Bhavan in Hyderabad, Telangana.

The festival marks beginning of the four-day Pongal festival.

Gunner Gurpreet Singh lost his life while performing an operational task in Baramulla Sector

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Gunner Gurpreet Singh hails from Gurdaspur, Punjab and is survived by his mother Smt Lakhwinder Kaur. In this hour of grief, the Indian Army stands in solidarity with the bereaved family & is committed to their well-being: Indian Army’s Chinar Corps

Delhi's Safdarjung recorded a minimum temperature of 3.6°C today; lowest in this season: IMD

'Why is there anti-Hindu thinking,' asks Anurag Thakur after video of sadhus being thrashed in Bengal goes viral

On a viral video showing a group of sadhus being purportedly thrashed by a mob in the Purulia district, Union Minister Anurag Thakur said, "Appeasement politics has created such an environment. Law and order have collapsed in West Bengal. The question is why is there such anti-Hindu thinking?"

Former Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray writes to President Droupadi Murmu, inviting her to participate in Aarti at Kalaram Temple in Nashik on January 22

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IndiGo flight from Mumbai to Guwahati diverted to Dhaka due to bad weather

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IndiGo flight 6E 5319 from Mumbai to Guwahati was diverted to Dhaka, Bangladesh due to bad weather. An alternative crew is being arranged to operate the flight from Dhaka to Guwahati due to operational reasons. Updates were given to the passengers onboard and they were served refreshments.

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PM Modi urges people to light 'Shree Ram Jyoti' on Jan 22 while virtually addressing Aai Shree Sonal Maa's birth centenary

Suchana Seth's husband arrives at Goa police station for questioning

Seth, who is the CEO of an AI start-up, allegedly smothered her son to death in a service apartment in Candolim in north Goa, packed his corpse in a bag and hailed a taxi to go back to Bengaluru but was arrested mid-way on January 8 in Chitradurga in Karnataka.

I am healthy, cheerful and working, responds Stalin to 'false information' about his health

Sachin Tendulkar receives an invitation to attend 'Pran Pratishtha' ceremony of Ram temple on Jan 22 in Ayodhya

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Kite festival on 'Makar Sankranti' also tribute to Lord Ram: Delhi L-G

India's Vijayveer Sindhu bags 17th Paris quota place for country, clinching silver in men's 25m rapid fire pistol at Asia Olympic Qualifiers in Jakarta

Indian tourists in Maldives upbeat for Lakshadweep's footfall surge after PM Modi's visit

No major issue in the world is decided without some consultation with India. We have changed and the world’s view of us has changed: External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar

Massive fire breaks out in a building at Khoni Palava near Dombivli

Four fire tenders are present at the spot. No casualty reported yet.

Because we are independent, we need to learn how to manage our interests by dealing with different people, says EAM Dr S Jaishankar on being asked about India being a part of different groupings like Quad & BRICS

Rohit Sharma has been a great captain he's got five IPL trophies, he took us to the World Cup final. I think he is been one of our great captains of IPL and India. We have to manage his workload: Yuvraj Singh

Tamil Nadu DGP Shankar Jiwal and Chennai Police Commissioner Sandeep Rai Rathore celebrated the Pongal festival in Chennai Saint Thomas Mount police ground

Telangana CM Revanth Reddy along with Deputy Chief Minister Bhatti Vikramarka Mallu called on Union Minister of Industry & Commerce Piyush Goyal in Delhi

Reviewing the Counter Infiltration Grid, Northern Army Commander Lt Gen Upendra Dwivedi along with China Corps commander Lt Gen Rajeev Ghei and Vajr Division commander visited forward Battalions in the Machhal Sector in the Kashmir valley

Ram Mandir: Doors to be installed by January 19, process of cleaning, grinding stones for third floor is under way

NDRF personnel deployed on Sagar Island, keeping in view the safety of the devotees who have gathered here in large numbers for the Gangasagar Mela

Tamil Nadu MPs delegates met Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Delhi

Guests to get Ram temple's soil as 'gift' on consecration ceremony

Ruling party candidate Lai Ching-te emerges victorious in Taiwan presidential election as opposition concedes

Lai Ching-te. 

External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar will visit Iran on January 14-15, 2024 as part of the ongoing high-level exchanges between the two sides: MEA

At over 67 lakh, Delhi's DMRC records highest ridership on New Year day in 6 years

Traffic slows down at Hyderabad to Vijayawada highway as people travel back to their villages ahead of the Sankranti festival

Indian Army launching 'Operation Sarvashakti' to counter Pakistan's attempts to revive terrorism in J&K

Indian football team loses to Australia 0-2 in AFC Asian Cup opening group match in Qatar

Illegal mining case: ED issues 8th summon to Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren and asks to appear between January 16-20: Sources

Amrit Mahotsav' event organised at the Badi Chhawani area ahead of Shir Ram Mandir Pranpratishtha ceremony

Northeast no longer 'last line' for development: Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma

Badrinath- Kedarnath Temple Committee conducted a cleanliness drive at Yog Badri Pandukeshwar ahead of Lord Ram Mandir Pranpratishtha programme, earlier today

Democratic Progressive Azad Party (DPAP) President Ghulam Nabi Azad attends Lohri celebrations event in Jammu

Accused in Parliament security breach case brought to Patiala House Court

Ram temple coverage: DD to install about 40 cameras, do 4K live broadcast

Rumours being spread to create sensation: Tamil Nadu CM Stalin on son being made Deputy CM

IAF aircraft wreckage: Odisha man’s family waits for body to perform last rites

Should not expect normal relations without solution on border: Jaishankar's stern message to China

Strength of Indian Army lies in its apolitical character: Western Command chief

Sabarimala gears up for 'Makaravilakku' festival on Jan 15

Indian women hockey team loses 0-1 to USA in Olympic Qualifiers in Ranchi

Parliament security breach case: Court sends all accused to judicial custody till January 27

Politics is politics, can't guarantee every country will support us: Jaishankar on India-Maldives row