News Highlights: PM congratulates Tshering Tobgay for winning elections in Bhutan

Crowd management concerns: Trust cancels Ayodhya city tour of new Ram Lalla idol

National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) personnel have been deployed to ensure safety of the worshippers at the Gangasagar Mela in West Bengal

US designates China, Pakistan as 'Countries of Particular Concern' for severe violations of religious freedom

India to chair & host UNESCO's World Heritage Committee for the 1st time from 21st to 31st July 2024 in New Delhi: Permanent Representative of India to UNESCO, Vishal V Sharma

Republic Day parade rehearsal under way.

Parade rehearsal in full swing at Kartavya Path despite Delhi's dense fog.

Vibrant Gujarat Summit 2024: Dutch companies to sign multiple MoUs.

A vehicle crashed into a gate of the White House complex on January 8.

Driver was taken into custody as 'the cause and manner' of the incident is being investigated.

PM Modi extends greetings on Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas.

13 Indian fishermen repatriated from Sri Lanka, reach Chennai.

High Commission of India in Colombo, Sri Lanka, in a post on X informed that Indian fishermen who arrested for poaching in Sri Lankan waters, returned to Chennai this morning.

Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (TNSTC) holds an indefinite strike.

The TNSTC, in its state wide strike, demands pay rise, vacancy in bus driver and conductor posts and release of Dearnance Allowances (DA) for retired workers.

Two Delhi police inspectors killed in a fatal crash.

Dense fog engulfs Bhopal.

Mumbai police recover Rs 3.70 crore lost in cyber fraud.

Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde to attend Ram temple consecration.

In a post on X, Shiv Sena's chief leader confirmed his attendance for the January 22 Ram temple inauguration.

Mozambique Prez arrives in Ahmedabad for the 10th Vibrant Gujarat Summit.

15 kg IED planted by Naxalites has been recovered in Chhattisgarh.

The IED planted near Potkapalli of the Kistaram police station area, was aimed at harming the soldiers of 212 Battalion CRPF and District force who were there on a joint operation.

PM Modi holds bilateral meeting with Timor-Leste President Jose Ramos-Horta.

Maldives Association of Tourism Industry (MATI) issued a press release condemning the derogatory comments made by Dy Ministers on social media platforms, directed towards the PM Modi.

Members of the United Teachers Federation (UTF) hold a protest in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh.

Section 144 imposed in parts of MP's Shajapur.

Prez Droupadi Murmu presents the National Sports Awards 2023.

Cricketer Mohammad Shami receives Arjuna Award.

Para-archer Sheetal Devi receives the Arjuna Award.

Ojas Pravin Deotale receives the Arjuna Award

UP CM Yogi Adityanath offers prayers at Hanumangarhi Temple in Ayodhya

Railways land-for-jobs linked money laundering case, ED issues charge sheet.

German Ambassador to India talks about India-Germany trade, says it is 'by far the biggest trade balance of any EU partner in India.'

India plans new airport in Lakshadweep's Minicoy.

Amid ongoing diplomatic row between India and Maldives over PM Modi's Lakshadweep visit, India plans new airport for both military and civilian operations in Lakshadweep.

PM Modi to join Mahila Morcha programme as part of BJP's women outreach strategy.

Fire breaks out in a factory in Delhi's Narela area, dousing operations under way.

Watch: Indian army takes part in Exercise Desert Cyclone

Tamil Nadu government asks the TNSTC to get back to work.

Tamil Nadu government has asked the TNSTC workers to get back to work stating that four out of the six demands they made, were met.

Oil tanker in Telangana bursts into flames after hitting a transformer.

Indian Navy's P8I landed at Guam, on January 8, to participate in Ex Sea Dragon 24. The exercise aims to enhance synergy and interoperability amongst participating navies from US, Australia, South Korea & Japan through professional interactions on the ground & in the air: Indian Navy

PM Modi, CEO of UAE-based DP World discuss potential investment plans in India

Black flag protest was organised against Governor Arif Mohammed Khan in Idukki District

The 10th edition of Vibrant Gujarat Summit begins tomorrow.

Kuldiep Singh, Advisor (Security), Govt of Manipur on the security situation in Moreh's Manipur

PM Modi holds bilateral meeting with Mozambique President Filipe Nyusi in Gandhinagar, Gujarat.

NDRF Assistant Commandant Praveen Kumar, assisting the Chlorine Gas Leak situation in Dehradun

"The leakage in the chlorine gas cylinder has been neutralised now. And the leaked cylinder has been buried in a pit with water filled inside it. So that the leakage will happen in the water and the poisonous gas will not be exposed. We have to wait until the cylinder is completely empty before burying it in the soil, ensuring a secure resolution to the incident."

Start-up CEO held for killing minor son says she and her husband are estranged: Goa police

Earthquake of magnitude 6.0 hit Near West Coast of Honshu, Japan, at about 2:29 PM.

PM Narendra Modi inaugurates Vibrant Gujarat Global Trade Show in Gandhinagar.

"I haven't been to Maldives ever. I know that India has always helped that country. I don't know what is the reason behind this controversy. I believe that our Foreign ministry will be able to tell the reason," says former Jammu and Kashmir CM Farooq Abdullah on India-Maldives row.

Farooq Abdullah

"On January 22, the whole world will celebrate Diwali," says Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on Ram Mandir Pran Pratishtha ceremony

Fire at a godown in Bykampady industrial area

Mangaluru: An accidental fire in a godown in Bykampady industrial area gutted body sprays, sanitizers and candles in the early hours of Tuesday.

C R Ranganath, regional fire officer, Mangaluru range told DH that the fire and emergency service received the call about fire at a godown of Primacy Industries Limited at 12:50 am.

Fire tenders from Kadri and Pandeshwara rushed to the spot. In addition, fire tenders from MCF and New Mangalore Port Authority to rushed to the spot too. After five hours, the flames were extinguished.

The cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained. According to preliminary investigation, the loss is around Rs 20 lakh.

Watch | PM Modi at Vibrant Gujarat Global Trade Show in Gandhinagar

International Cricket Council (ICC) rates as “unsatisfactory” the pitch for the second Test of the ICC World Test Championship series between South Africa and India at Newlands in Cape Town, South Africa

Rear Admiral Upal Kundu, takes charge as Chief of Staff at Southern Naval Command, Kochi, Kerala

Goa: Start-up company CEO, accused of killing her 4-year-old son, remanded in six-day police custody by Mapusa court

Goa murder | "The body of the 4-year-old boy found has been shifted to a hospital in Aimangala. After the postmortem of the body, it will be handed over to Goa Police," says Kumar Naik, Health inspector at Hiriyur government hospital in Karnataka's Chitradurga district.

The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) conducted the first meeting of the Committee constituted to prepare Guidelines with respect to misleading advertisements in the coaching sector on 8th January 2024. The Committee discussed the Draft of the Guidelines.

The Guidelines shall be applicable to all the coaching institutes, whether online or physical and cover all forms of advertisement regardless of form, format or medium. The Guidelines prescribe conditions when an advertisement by a coaching institute shall be construed to be misleading advertisement as defined under the Consumer Protection Act 2019, which inter-alia include concealing important information related to the course opted by the successful candidates [courses opted by successful candidates (whether free or paid), duration of course etc.

Music maestro Ustad Rashid Khan dies: Doctors

"Paid homage to Pujya Bapu at his statue in Tavistock, London," posts Defence Minister Rajnath Singh .

Delhi Metro has started a travel safety campaign in the wake of a recent incident at Inderlok station where a woman was fatally injured after her saree was trapped in the door of a moving coach.

The Central Bureau of Investigation has conducted searches at around 12 places including Surat, Amreli, Navsari, Mumbai and Buxar in a case related to the leakage of question & answer papers of the General Departmental Competitive Examination (GDCE) conducted by the Railway Recruitment Centre, Western Railways, Mumbai which led to the recovery of digital evidence and incriminating documents: CBI

Suchana Seth, founder of a startup who was arrested earlier today on charges of killing her four-year-old son at a Goa hotel, being taken for medical examination in Bengaluru.

Police arrest Youth Congress Kerala state president Rahul Mankoottathil from his residence in connection with a secretariat march last month that had turned violent.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh receives a guard of honour at the Horse Guard Parade Ground in London.

3 lakh visitors expected daily; Ayodhya being redeveloped after studying global examples

French President Emmanuel Macron appointed 34-year-old Education Minister Gabriel Attal as his new prime minister. He will be France's youngest prime minister and the first to be openly gay: Reuters

"As far as Maldives is concerned, I think the PM only took a walk and enjoyed the pristine waters (in Lakshwadeep). If anybody says anything about India, there will be natural consequences,” says Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on the ongoing India-Maldives row.

To promote the 'Ab Delhi Hogi Saaf' campaign led by CM Arvind Kejriwal, 'Jan Jagran Abhiyan' will start tomorrow

"To promote the 'Ab Delhi Hogi Saaf' campaign led by CM Arvind Kejriwal, 'Jan Jagran Abhiyan' will start tomorrow. It will be a marathon sanitation drive in which we (Mayor, Deputy Mayor, and other party workers) will walk for 10-12 km. We have already removed 80% of all GVPs (garbage vulnerable points) in Delhi; now the goal is to get rid of all GVPs," says Delhi Mayor Shelly Oberoi while speaking on the MCD sanitation drive.

India Coast Guard and Steel Authority of India Ltd (a Maharatna CPSE) took a significant step aimed at enhancing the Indigenous Content in shipbuilding through a Memorandum of Understanding MoU for the supply of indigenous marine-grade steel: Indian Coast Guard

Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath has given instructions to declare a holiday in all educational institutions across the state on January 22, in view of Ram Temple 'Pran Pratishtha' ceremony. The CM has also said that liquor shops will remain closed in the state on the day.

Japan's flying car startup SkyDrive participates in Vibrant Gujarat, eyes India

India badminton duo Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty receive Khel Ratna 2023

On Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit, José Ramos-Horta, President of Timor-Leste says, "I am very marvelled by everything that I see..."

On Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit, President of Mozambique Filipe Jacinto Nyusi says, "...We discussed a lot of things together, not only agriculture but power. We have a lot of Indian companies in Mozambique...We'll need it to do something more like fishing & tourism..."

Fire broke out in the forest range of Bandipore district of Jammu and Kashmir due to prolonged dry weather

Visuals of PM Modi and UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan at the Ahmedabad Airport.

PM Modi, UAE Prez Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan hold roadshow in Ahmedabad

PM Modi congratulates the winners of the National Sports and Adventure Awards 2023

Fuel prices at petrol pumps will be indicated in Kannada language also in the state from tomorrow: Hardeep Singh Puri

On invitation for the Pran Pratistha ceremony of Ram Temple in Ayodhya, Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri says, "...Who has been invited & not invited is well known...Some people who have been invited have said that they don't want to go, so it is their lookout. People will not judge them if they go or not, but if they criticise Sanatana Dharma..."

Chief Minister of Odisha Naveen Patnaik inaugurated Malkangiri Airport today

Maharashtra | Nagpur bench of Bombay High Court today granted bail to former minister and Saoner MLA Sunil Kedar in an alleged bank scam. Kedar had approached the HC through his lawyers after a Sessions court had last week rejected the stay on his conviction and bail plea

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee remembers Indian classical vocalist Ustad Rashid Khan on his passing away

"Saddened beyond words": Sonu Nigam on Ustad Rashid Khan's demise

Karnataka Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot tests positive for Covid-19. He is quarantined at his residence.

UP CM Yogi Adityanath and Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust general secretary Champat Rai in Ayodhya to attend Ramleela, being performed by a group of women from Uttarakhand.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh leaves from UK Ministry of Defence after a bilateral meeting with his British counterpart, Grant Shapps, in London

Australia opt to bowl against India in third and final women's T20

Maldives Association of Travel Agents and Tour Operators writes to EaseMyTrip CEO Nishant Pitti to re-pen flight bookings to Maldives

Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw releases new rule book for Rail Construction, in Delhi.

Jharkhand cabinet today approved SOPs in the case of summons issued to the state government officials by any agency which is not from the state. Under the newly formulated SOPs, if any officer receives a summon then he/she needs to inform the Cabinet and Vigilance Department through their departmental head.

Ministry of Home Affairs has sought a detailed report from the West Bengal government over attacks on ED teams in the state on January 5: Sources

Ahmedabad, Gujarat: Several Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs) signed between India and UAE in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.

Enforcement Directorate (ED) director, Rahul Navin met West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose, this evening, at Raj Bhawan, Kolkata.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh holds 'fruitful discussions' with UK counterpart Grant Shapps on security and defence industrial cooperation

Bhutan's People's Democratic Party wins election in Himalayan kingdom and returns to power, reports AP

Enforcement Directorate (ED) Director Rahul Navin leaves Raj Bhavan in Kolkata after meeting West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose.

Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announces Campa and Atomberg Technologies as the official partners for the BCCI Domestic and International Season 2024-2026

India score 147 for six against Australia in third and final women’s T20I at Mumbai.

Malappuram, Kerala: Karipur Airport Customs received gold bars worth Rs 2 crores from the toilet of a plane.

Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma tweets, "Unknown hackers made an attempt to hack my Facebook account this evening. Preliminary information suggests the hacker might be operating from Pakistan. Investigation is underway to identify the perpetrators"

On the evening of 9th January, acting on specific information from BSF regarding a drone's presence, a joint search operation was initiated by BSF and Punjab Police on the outskirts of Village Dal in Tarn Taran District.

On economic collaborations between India and Israel, Ambassador Naor Gilon says, "We have surpassed the 10 billion dollar mark in trade between Israel and India...India and Israel are natural partners in the high-tech sector."

Israel's envoy to India, Naor Gilon on establishing Centres of Excellence in Andhra Pradesh's Vijayawada

Telangana: Former Indian Cricketer Kapil Dev attended the inaugural event of a School in Muchintal, earlier today.

Kolkata, West Bengal: On the death of Indian classical vocalist Ustad Rashid Khan, Singer Usha Uthup says, "We are all very hurt and very devastated by this news. He was one of the finest vocalists and one of the finest consummate musicians of the classical world...."

Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah alleges that the Central Government has rejected all proposals sent by the state to include the state's tableau at this year's Republic Day Parade

Uttar Pradesh Congress President Ajay Rai says, "It is the government's right if they want to shut schools or liquor shops on the day of Ram Temple 'Pran Pratishtha' ceremony..."

J&K | Indian Army's Romeo Force rescued a civilian from a 300-foot-deep gorge, where his car met with an accident in the Poonch district: Romeo Force, Indian Army.

London: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh says, "Both India & UK want strong strategic relations between the two nations. We want to strengthen the comprehensive strategic relations..."

Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweets, "Heartiest congratulations to my friend Tshering Tobgay and the People’s Democratic Party for winning the parliamentary elections in Bhutan. Look forward to working together again to further strengthen our unique ties of friendship and cooperation."

National Conference MP Farooq Abdullah on India-Maldives row

Goa SP Nidhin Valsan on the murder of a four-year-old boy in Goa

Delhi: On invitation for the Pran Pratistha ceremony of Ram Temple in Ayodhya, Congress leader Salman Khurshid says, "I have not received an invitation. If any of my friends want to take me with faith, I will go there..."

The body of the four-year-old child, who was allegedly killed by his mother - Suchana Seth - at a hotel in Goa, was handed over to his father Venkat Raman in Karnataka's Chitradurga after post-mortem.