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Azadpur, New Delhi, and Lajpat Nagar Metro stations to be triple-interchange hubs: DMRC

January 17, 2026 11:04 IST

At present, Kashmere Gate is the only station where the three corridors intersect, linking the Red, Yellow and Violet lines.Soon, Azadpur, New Delhi and Lajpat Nagar Metro stations will also function as triple-interchange hubs, DMRC officials said.

Mumbai

Around Town: How a 1965 war veteran started Cannon, Mumbai’s beloved pav bhaji spot near CST station

January 17, 2026 10:48 IST

What began as a humble eatery serving batata vada is now Mumbai’s go-to spot for pav bhaji—a testament to the persistence of a soldier who worked hard to build a legacy of flavour.

Three arrested after stolen SUV tries to mow down police team in West Delhi, two personnel injured, police say

Three held in West Delhi after stolen SUV hits, injures two cops

January 17, 2026 10:44 IST

The accused, residents of Uttar Pradesh, were identified as Mashrur (56) from Sultanpur, Asif (42) from Meerut, and Aqeel (40) from Muzaffarnagar, the DCP added.

Delhi Police bust illegal arms manufacturing unit in Meerut, arrest five and seize pistols and cartridges during Republic Day drive

Illegal arms factory, syndicate supplying weapons to gangsters in Delhi-NCR, UP, Haryana busted; 5 arrested

January 17, 2026 10:30 IST

Police said the arrests followed a special drive launched ahead of Republic Day to curb the circulation of illegal firearms. During the operation, 20 country-made pistols, 12 live cartridges and heavy machinery used to manufacture weapons were recovered, said officers.

Al Falah University

ED attaches Rs 140-cr assets at Al Falah, files chargesheet against univ chairman

January 17, 2026 10:23 IST

Siddiqui was arrested on November 18 last year on charge of money laundering after the university came under the radar of the security agencies following the November 10 Red Fort area blast as three doctors working there emerged as suspects in a terror module probe. The Centre subsequently asked for a forensic audit of all records at the university.

AIIMS tells Delhi High Court it will build 3,000 bed Vishram Sadan to house patients and attendants sleeping outside hospital during winter

Will build 3,000-bed rest house; offered land to DUSIB to set up 80 tents, AIIMS tells HC

January 17, 2026 10:11 IST

Acting on reports on packed night shelters forcing patients awaiting treatment and their attendants to sleep in the open in the cold, the HC had on Wednesday directed DUSIB to temporarily take over subways around major hospitals and make arrangements, including setting up beds.

Family of merchant navy officer Ketan Mehta waits for word after Iran’s Revolutionary Guard seized tanker M T Valiant Roar in Gulf waters

‘Don’t know if he’s safe’: Merchant Navy engineer missing after Iran seizes tanker; family appeals to PM

January 17, 2026 10:13 IST

Mukesh’s 27-year-old son Ketan Mehta, a third engineer in the Merchant Navy, was on board the tanker M T Valiant Roar that was seized by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on December 8.

jalna

Curfew imposed in Jalna, Ambad after protests; heavy police deployment in place

January 17, 2026 09:33 IST

Heavy police deployment has been put in place in the Mukteshwar Dwar area

Shri Banke Bihari Temple Corridor in Vrindavan

First land registry completed for Banke Bihari Temple Corridor in Vrindavan

January 17, 2026 09:13 IST

The property measuring 69.26 square metres in the Biharipura area was registered in favour of the tehsildar (sadar) for the construction of the corridor

yamuna

Imported Rs 8-crore dredger begins work to clean Yamuna

January 17, 2026 08:21 IST

The minister launched the multipurpose Watermaster Amphibious Multipurpose Dredger along with three ‘hopper’ barges at the Najafgarh Drain, which accounts for nearly 70% of the total pollution load entering the Yamuna.

Delhi CM Rekha Gupta chairs high level review on air pollution as government outlines plans to cut PM2.5 levels and expand public transport

More buses, upgrading roads: Govt plan to curb pollution in four years in Delhi

January 17, 2026 08:11 IST

The expansion of the bus fleet in the Capital, a new electric vehicle policy that will incentivise switching to EVs, a boost in traffic force, and a large-scale road development to cut down dust pollution — these are among the steps that the government will focus on to improve Delhi’s air quality, Gupta said, as per a statement issued by CMO.

Ayodhya

Sacred Sarayu to Ram Katha: Ayodhya’s boatmen turn storytellers, bring history alive

January 17, 2026 10:39 IST

At least 60 local boatmen are undergoing training under the UP govt's Smark Naviks’ programme

Delhi government plans open EV database to give real time details of charging station locations, capacity and availability across the city

Real-time data on EV stations in Delhi will soon be a click away

January 17, 2026 07:59 IST

This dashboard is expected to be developed under the Delhi Electric Vehicle Policy 2.0, which is currently in the drafting stage, according to a senior official of the Transport department.

Rohith Vemula

‘Life isn’t what it could have been’: 10 years on, grief over Rohith Vemula endures

January 17, 2026 07:55 IST

Vemula died by suicide on January 17, 2016, inside a hostel room in the University of Hyderabad, weeks after he was expelled from the hostel

Delhi

Air in Delhi may turn ‘Severe’, GRAP 3 curbs imposed

January 17, 2026 07:50 IST

The minimum temperature, meanwhile, slightly rose to 4.3 degrees Celsius on Friday, still three notches below normal. Delhi had recorded a night temperature of 2.9 degrees Celsius on Thursday – the coldest day of the season so far.

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CAQM cites Beijing example, says Delhi Metro may need to double operational network to curb vehicular pollution

January 17, 2026 10:56 IST

It has been recommended that the Delhi Metro, which currently serves 6.5 to 7 million passengers daily on average, can scale the network to 20-30 lines with 450-500 stations.

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‘Will help shift that centre of gravity’: Nobel laureate Duflo on MIT to Zurich shift

January 17, 2026 06:09 IST

“They have no access to air conditioning. They cannot go to the one hotel that has it, they’re not allowed. They literally die of heat exposure,” she said. Social systems, she argued, must be redesigned to protect them: “What do we do to allow people not to work when it’s very hot?”

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School moves High Court to get building back: For Kolkata’s Chinatown, fight for school building shows dwindling of a communitySubscriber Only

January 17, 2026 06:37 IST

The school had opened doors to CISF after court order in wake of R G Kar stir

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UP gears up for Census 2027, 5.5 lakh officials to be trained

January 17, 2026 06:03 IST

As each state and UT will carry out the exercise during a 30-day window within this period, UP has decided to conduct the exercise from May 22 to June 20 this year, said sources in the Directorate of Census Operations in the state.

21 year old man stabbed to death in Jaitpur clash as police apprehend eight including five juveniles, two others injured

1 dies, 2 injured after late-night clash between two groups in Delhi’s Jaitpur, 8 held

January 17, 2026 06:00 IST

ccording to the police, a PCR call was received around 11:18 pm to report the incident on Dharamshala Road in Southeast Delhi’s Mithapur area. When officers reached the spot, they found three young men with stab injuries.

Court pulls up SGACC for deliberate non compliance while rejecting revision plea against release orders

‘Sentient beings can’t be allowed to suffer on account of lame excuses’: Delhi court raps animal shelter for defying order to release 10 dogs to owner

January 17, 2026 05:41 IST

The SGACC had filed a revision petition challenging the court’s release orders. ASJ Vats observed that the conduct of SGACC “clearly demonstrates intentional and deliberate non-compliance with lawful orders passed by the trial court.”

CCTV footage from key National Zoo enclosures missing during period of alleged killing of jackal inside bear enclosure, workers’ union claims

Delhi zoo jackal ‘burned alive’ — then key CCTV footage goes ‘missing’

January 17, 2026 10:15 IST

Internal reports submitted to probe officer

Family of merchant navy officer Ketan Mehta waits for word after Iran’s Revolutionary Guard seized tanker M T Valiant Roar in Gulf waters

Lift collapse at Delhi factory: Owner’s daughter booked, lack of maintenance led to incident, say police

January 17, 2026 05:06 IST

According to the FIR, which was registered on the complaint of Lal Bahadur, a power press operator at the factory, the lift had been facing technical problems for several months.

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Violence and unrest in Murshidabad over migrant worker’s death in Jharkhand; 12 injured, NH blocked for 5 hours

January 17, 2026 04:59 IST

Rail and road blockade lasted for over 5 hours, crippled communication between North and South Bengal

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‘Burnt documents, Mahatma’s bust vandalised’: Inside the ransacked Chakulia BDO office in West Bengal

January 17, 2026 08:20 IST

Among 15 held for mob violence, a local TMC panchayat official; 4 others held on TMC leader’s complaint

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