News Highlights | Bengal Governor C V Ananda Bose visits ED officials who were attacked

A fire broke out at a motorcycle showroom in Modasa town of Gujarat

ED summons: Sharad Pawar backs Kejriwal, accuses Centre of misusing power

Backing Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal over Enforcement Directorate summoning him, Nationalist Congress Party President Sharad Pawar on Thursday said that the Centre is misusing power to discourage those who do not have similar political views.

Lucknow Commissionerate holds meeting ahead of Ayodhya event; discusses alternative routes, security arrangements

Encounter breaks out between Jammu and Kashmir security forces and terrorists in Shopian.

Polling begins for Karanpur Assembly seat in Rajasthan, reported PTI

Earthquake of magnitude 3.5 on the Richter Scale strikes Lunglei, Mizoram at 7:18 am

22 trains to Delhi from various parts of the country are running late as the northern region is engulfed with dense fog

BJP national president JP Nadda is to visit the Shimla parliamentary constituency today

BJP National President J P Nadda.

Nadda's visit is considered important ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, he will hold a roadshow in Solan today and after that a public meeting in Shimla

External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar offers prayers at Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal.

PM Modi to visit Rajasthan today; to attend DGP-IGP national conference, reported ANI

Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Advocate for Shrikanth Pujari (arrested for alleged involvement in the riots after the Babri Masjid demolition in 1992), Sanjeev Badasaka says "If the Court passes an order in our favour then he may be released tomorrow evening...The matter has been posted for bail orders...Today by 2 pm, the Court will release an order."

Gangster Vinod Upadhyay killed in encounter with UP STF in Sultanpur

Foreign-made weapons, 300+ cartridges, Rs 5 crore cash, 100+ liquor bottles have been recovered during searches conducted by the ED against former INLD MLA Dilbag Singh and his associates in Haryana's Yamunanagar, PTI reported citing sources

ED raid underway at the residence of former West Bengal Bongaon Municipality Chairman Shankar Adhya in Bangaon, in connection with a ration scam case

A team of ED was allegedly attacked during a raid in West Bengal's Sandeshkhali

A Hindu temple attacked with pro-Khalistan graffiti in California's Hayward.

Hindu temple attacked with pro-Khalistan graffiti.

The Vijay’s Sherawali Temple in Hayward, California sustained a copycat defacement just two weeks after the Swaminarayan Mandir attack and one week after a theft at the Shiv Durga temple in the same area, said The Hindu American Foundation (HAF) in a post on X.

India to provide $75 million to Nepal for reconstruction efforts in earthquake-hit areas says EAM S Jaishankar on his visit to Nepal.

EAM Jaishankar and Prime Minister of Nepal Pushpa Kamal Dahal.

MLC Parvathareddy Chandrasekhar Reddy got injured after his car collided with a lorry in Dagadarthi.

He has been admitted to the hospital and according to doctors, he is out of danger.

Indian Navy is closely monitoring a hijacked ship 'MV LILA NORFOLK'. There are 15 Indian crew on board the Liberian-flagged vessel which was hijacked near Somalia's coast, reported ANI citing Military officials

Reportedly, Indian Navy aircraft have been keeping a watch on the ship and communication has been established with the crew.

Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath inaugurates 'Know Your Army - Festival' at Surya Khel Parisar, Lucknow Cantt.

The event will continue till January 7.

ED is conducting searches at 6 locations in Maharashtra, in connection with a Maharashtra Co-operative Bank alleged scam, reported ANI

ED searches premises of Baramati Agro, firm owned by MLA Rohit Pawar, grand nephew of Sharad Pawar, in Maharashtra: Officials

Elgar Parishad case: SC extends stay imposed by Bombay HC on operation of bail order given to activist Gautam Navlakha

Gautam Navlakha.

AAP nominates DCW chief Swati Maliwal for Rajya Sabha; renominates Sanjay Singh, ND Gupta: Party sources

A fire broke out at a factory in Uttar Pradesh's Amroha earlier today

A worker of the factory was reportedly killed. More details are awaited.

Centre orders CBI probe into substandard medicines in Delhi govt hospitals

Gave directions for audit of medicines, health secy didn't follow directions and should be suspended, says Delhi minister Saurabh Bharadwaj

Parliament security breach: Five of six accused give consent before Delhi court to conduct their polygraph test

Merchant vessel MV Lila Norfolk was hijacked by the pirates 300 nautical miles east of Somalia

The ship was sailing from Port Du Aco (Brazil) and was bound for Khalifa Bin Salman in Bahrain. Indian Navy warship INS Chennai is moving towards it even as the force is communicating with the crew: Military officials

Union Home Minister Amit Shah attends the 58th annual All India Conference of Director Generals and Inspector Generals of Police in Jaipur

Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy meets Defence Minister Rajnath Singh in New Delhi

Delhi court sends alleged Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist Javaid Ahmad Matoo to seven-day police custody

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh meets veteran BJP leader Murli Manohar Joshi to extend greetings on his birthday

Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives in Jaipur, Rajasthan. Governor Kalraj Mishra and CM Bhajanlal Sharma receive him at the airport

West Bengal Governor C V Ananda Bose visited ED officials who were attacked and admitted to a hospital in Kolkata

Assam Rifles apprehends two drug peddlers possessing 132 kg of Marijuana