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Top News Headlines of January 11, 2026 | A carefully “graded” opening up of the Indian economy to China is under consideration at the highest levels of government, with any easing contingent on calibrated give-and-take by Beijing, The Indian Express has learned. The discussion comes amid the rapidly shifting global trade landscape and the looming threat of heightened US tariffs.

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) is likely to move the Supreme Court by late Saturday night or early Sunday, alleging interference by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and her administration during its searches on political consultancy firm I-PAC in Kolkata. The West Bengal government, on its part, has filed a caveat before the top court, seeking that no order be passed in the matter without hearing it. A caveat is a precautionary measure in anticipation of a case, and ensures that no ex-parte order is passed.

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The United States and its allies have carried out large-scale air strikes against Islamic State (IS) group targets across Syria, the US military has said, according to the BBC. US Central Command (Centcom) said the strikes were ordered by US President Donald Trump on Saturday as part of Operation Hawkeye Strike. The operation is a response to a deadly IS attack on US forces in Palmyra on 13 December.

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Jan 11, 2026 11:42 PM IST

World News Live Updates | Britain is in talks with NATO to counter Russia and China in the Arctic

Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander said the talks are “business as usual” rather than a response to recent threats by US President Donald Trump to take over Greenland.
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Jan 11, 2026 11:31 PM IST

World News Live Updates | Minnesota Democrats are demanding a broader investigation into Renee Good’s shooting

The Trump administration has defended the officer who shot Renee Good in her car, saying he was protecting himself and fellow agents.
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Jan 11, 2026 10:25 PM IST

Mumbai News Live Updates | Ahead of Maharashtra Board exams: State-level vigilance committee formed for effective implementation of copy-free exam campaign

While district-level vigilance committees have been functioning under the chairmanship of district collectors, this state-level committee to be chaired by the Commissioner of Education will ensure a centralised mechanism for better coordination and monitoring.
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Jan 11, 2026 10:20 PM IST

Pune News Live Updates | Ajit Pawar releases joint manifesto: In Pimpri, both NCPs vow daily water supply, free Metro & bus services

Parties promise scrapping Draft Development Plan
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Jan 11, 2026 10:10 PM IST

Jaipur News Live Updates | Rajasthan ex-minister Mahendrajeet Singh Malviya quits BJP, seeks Congress return: ‘No one in govt listens to poor’

On Sunday, Malviya met state Congress leaders, who said they would discuss his potential return with the high command. He had joined BJP in 2024 to contest Lok Sabha polls from Banwara, which he lost.
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Jan 11, 2026 10:03 PM IST

Mumbai News Live Updates | Two pedestrians killed in separate accidents in Mulund, residents protest heavy vehicle entry

In the first incident, a 70-year-old woman was run over by a speeding BEST bus near the Mulund (West) bus depot, while in another accident, a 37-year-old man was killed after being hit by a dumper in Mulund Colony.
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Jan 11, 2026 09:50 PM IST

World News Live Updates | Hamas says it will dissolve its Gaza government when new Palestinian body takes over

Hamas and the rival Palestinian Authority, the Palestinians’ internationally recognized representative, have not announced the names of the technocrats, who are not supposed to be politically affiliated.
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Jan 11, 2026 09:22 PM IST

World News Live Updates | Secretary Marco Rubio as next Cuban president? Trump says, ‘Sounds good to me’

Trump's comments comes over a week after US military captured deposed Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro in an attack on the country during an overnight operation in Caracas.
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Jan 11, 2026 08:56 PM IST

Mumbai News Live Updates | Mumbai goes to polls but will it fix city’s toxic air

Pollution redressal emerges as a shared poll plank but doubts arise over implementation.
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Jan 11, 2026 08:56 PM IST

Mumbai News Live Updates | Amid Bar association boycott, CJI lays foundation stone for ‘integrated judicial complex’ in North Guwahati

The Gauhati High Court is currently located in the heart of the city, and the site of the relocation is Rangmahal in North Guwahati, located across the Brahmaputra River
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Jan 11, 2026 08:07 PM IST

Pune News Live Updates | Cultural legacy reaffirms itself at the 9th International Pen Festival

40 stalls present exclusive, limited-edition fountain pens from India and abroad.
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Jan 11, 2026 07:58 PM IST

World News Live Updates | Kurdish fighters evacuated from Aleppo after days of violent clashes

State-run news agency SANA reported buses transported the last of the fighters from the Aleppo neighborhood of Sheikh Maqsoud to northeastern Syria.
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Jan 11, 2026 07:31 PM IST

Pune News Live Updates | PMC Election 2026: Date, wards, voters, parties — all you need to know

The term of the elected body ended in 2022, but elections remained on hold following litigation in the Supreme Court over OBC reservation
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Jan 11, 2026 07:26 PM IST

Pune News Live Updates | Pune’s polluted rivers emerge among key issue ahead of civic polls

Many citizens are demanding adequate and more efficient sewage treatment in the city
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Jan 11, 2026 07:21 PM IST

Pune News Live Updates | PMC Election 2026: Who can vote, how to check your name on voter list

To be eligible for voting for the PMC election, the individual must be an Indian citizen aged 18 years or older and have their names listed in the electoral roll for the ward they are voting in.
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Jan 11, 2026 07:02 PM IST

Hyderabad News Live Updates | Year after roof collapse killed 8, Telangana to restart work at SLBC tunnel with ‘advanced methodology’

After the fatal accident, a tunnel boring machine (TBM) was stuck at the outlet of the tunnel. The government said decision has been made to abandon the TBM in favour of more advanced tunnelling methods.
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Jan 11, 2026 06:51 PM IST

World News Live Updates | Iranian president vows to listen to protesters amid brutal police response, violent clashes

Demonstrators flooded the streets in Tehran and violence surrounding the over two-week protests killed at least 116 people, activists said.
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Jan 11, 2026 06:41 PM IST

World News Live Updates | ‘Make a deal before it’s too late’: Trump threatens Cuba following attack in Venezuela

"Cuba ⁠lived, ​for many years, on ⁠large amounts of ⁠OIL and MONEY from Venezuela," Trump ‌said.
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Jan 11, 2026 06:18 PM IST

Bangalore News Live Updates | Unsung Heroes | Karnataka’s barefoot girl who ran into Olympic history with her grit

In Shobha's sports career, 2002 was a significant year: she was selected to represent India in the Asian Athletics Championship in Colombo, Sri Lanka, where she got a silver medal in the heptathlon.
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Jan 11, 2026 05:55 PM IST

Kolkata News Live Updates | ‘Like currency notes’: West Bengal Class 12 marksheets to feature UV security threads to prevent forgery

The threads on the marksheets will be invisible to the naked eye and can only be detected under UV light.
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Jan 11, 2026 05:44 PM IST

India News Live Updates | Howrah to Guwahati: Here’s how India’s 1st Vande Bharat sleeper train could transform travel experience

Howrah-Kamakhya Vande Bharat Sleeper Express: The Howrah-Kamakhya Vande Bharat Sleeper train is expected to offer more comfortable, safe and high-quality travel experience for overnight journeys.
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Jan 11, 2026 05:34 PM IST

Kolkata News Live Updates | Bengal SIR 2.0: ECI formulating new rules to include Adivasi people

There is a sizeable tribal population, especially from Santhal, Oraon, Bhumij, Munda, Lodha, and Birhor groups, in Jhargram, Paschim Medinipur, Purulia, Bankura, and Paschim Burdwan districts of South Bengal.
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Jan 11, 2026 05:15 PM IST

Lucknow News Live Updates | KGMU Lucknow faculty and doctors threaten protest over delay in filing FIR after ‘vandalism’ on campus

Heavy security has been deployed on campus as the KGMU administration expresses concerns for safety after a group led by the women’s panel chief barged in following allegations of 'love jihad.'
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Jan 11, 2026 04:39 PM IST

Pune News Live Updates | PCMC polls: Some bigwigs opt out of race, others hop from one party to another

The PCMC elections are scheduled to be held on January 15.
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Jan 11, 2026 04:07 PM IST

Mumbai News Live Updates | Maharashtra SEC Dinesh Waghmare: Religion-based mayor promises breach poll code, election officers will be protected from political backlash

The third phase of the zilla parishad polls is scheduled to be held before January 31, as mandated by the Supreme Court, said Maharashtra SEC Dinesh Waghmare.
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Jan 11, 2026 03:58 PM IST

India News Live Updates | Amid Trump tariff worries, a Tamil Nadu caution: 30 lakh jobs at risk

State Finance Minister Thangam Thennarasu argued that unresolved Centre-state accounting issues were distorting Tamil Nadu’s fiscal indicators and constraining its borrowing capacity
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Jan 11, 2026 03:31 PM IST

Chandigarh News Live Updates | Success story: How a Chandigarh brand built trust in baby care without celebrity gloss

Founder Himanshu Gandhi on quitting a government job, betting on product logic and winning parents through sampling and substance
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Jan 11, 2026 03:10 PM IST

Chandigarh News Live Updates | ‘She never said Guru’: Mann says BJP spreading hate with Atishi’s ‘edited’ video; questions SGPC’s objection to saroops FIR

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann also responds to allegations made by SAD leaders that his Government was attempting to falsely implicate the party’s president, Sukhbir Singh Badal.
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Jan 11, 2026 02:54 PM IST

Mumbai News Live Updates | BMC 2026 polls: Muslim candidates 19 per cent of total candidates, nearly 80% of them contesting from Muslim-dominated wards

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections, usually centred on basic civic issues such as roads, water supply, housing and garbage management, have this time been marked by a communal pitch. While remarks by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on the possibility of a Muslim mayor have pushed religious identity into the heart of the campaign, drawing criticism from Opposition parties, a closer look at the data shows that while Muslim candidates account for 19 per cent of the total candidates in fray in BMC polls, almost 80 per cent of Muslim candidates are contesting from wards with a high Muslim […]
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Jan 11, 2026 02:42 PM IST

India News Live Updates | New Jalpaiguri-Tiruchirappalli Amrit Bharat Express: Train number, route, stoppages, frequency, time table

New Jalpaiguri-Tiruchirappalli Amrit Bharat train launch: The New Jalpaiguri-Tiruchirappalli Amrit Bharat Express train will pass through multiple cities of West Bengal, Odisha and Andhra Pradesh.
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Jan 11, 2026 02:40 PM IST

Ahmedabad News Live Updates | German Chancellor to stay Monday night in Ahmedabad

From Ahmedabad, the German Chancellor is also scheduled to fly to Bengaluru Tuesday morning.
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Jan 11, 2026 02:27 PM IST

Chandigarh News Live Updates | Military Digest | When Nehru chided General Cariappa for publicly praising his Government

With Chief of Army Staff General Upendra Dwivedi slated to hold an annual press conference ahead of Army Day, a look back at certain events that took place soon after General K M Cariappa took over as the Army chief.
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Jan 11, 2026 02:22 PM IST

Kolkata News Live Updates | Suvendu Adhikari alleges TMC workers carrying bamboo sticks and petrol can attacked his convoy, MHA seeks report from him

The TMC said Suvendu Adhikari’s own security force lathi-charged people and accidentally hit BJP workers.
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Jan 11, 2026 02:11 PM IST

India News Live Updates | Missing letter leads to headmistress’s suspension after exam question ‘hurts religious sentiment’ in Chhattisgarh

A question in the half yearly exam at a government school caused outrage among right-wing groups
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Jan 11, 2026 01:49 PM IST

India News Live Updates | Indian Railways reservation: From Jan 12, Aadhaar-authenticated IRCTC users can book train tickets till midnight

IRCTC ticket booking time: According to railways, the move aims to ensure that the benefits of the reservation system reach genuine passengers and prevent misuse by touts or other unscrupulous elements.
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Jan 11, 2026 01:36 PM IST

Kolkata News Live Updates | Bengal firecracker factory explosion: 1 worker dead, 3 others remain critical

The factory owner is currently absconding, and an investigation is underway to determine the cause of the fire.
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Jan 11, 2026 12:56 PM IST

Chandigarh News Live Updates | ‘No one in family knew law… father’s support prompted me to take it up’

In first visit after being sworn in as CJI, Justice Surya Kant gets rousing welcome in native Petwar village
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Jan 11, 2026 12:40 PM IST

World News Live Updates | Planning a US move? USCIS to hike H-1B and work visa fees from March 1: Here is how much more you will pay

USCIS said the increase reflects inflation between June 2023 and June 2025 and will help fund agency operations.
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Jan 11, 2026 12:38 PM IST

World News Live Updates | Canada Super Visa remains open as Parents and Grandparents Program stays closed in 2026: Eligibility, costs and processing time

The Super Visa allows long stays in Canada and is now the main option for family visits.
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Jan 11, 2026 12:22 PM IST

World News Live Updates | US urges its citizens to flee Venezuela amid reports of paramilitaries

The warning comes about a week after US forces carried out an operation that resulted in the capture of Venezuela’s president, Nicolás Maduro.
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Jan 11, 2026 11:46 AM IST

Chandigarh News Live Updates | AAP targets Badal, SAD and BJP seek action against Atishi as Punjab witnesses day of protests and counter-protests

Amid the Atishi’s video’s controversy, the Speaker of the Delhi Vidhan Sabha issued notices to the Punjab Director General of Police, the Special DGP and the Jalandhar Police Commissioner, seeking their replies within 48 hours over the registration of the FIR.
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Jan 11, 2026 11:40 AM IST

Delhi News Live Updates | NMRC Executive Director removed after calendar features his photos

Prasad had said on Friday that there was “nothing personal, nothing commercial” in the calendar. He had added that it was all in the government interest and not personal. “It’s not as if I have printed anyone’s photo who does not hold an official post,” he had said.
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Jan 11, 2026 11:32 AM IST

Lucknow News Live Updates | Uttar Pradesh weather update: Day temperatures rise 3-6°C, cold to return by mid-week

Temperatures are expected to drop again by 2-3°C from January 12.  
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Jan 11, 2026 11:20 AM IST

Chandigarh News Live Updates | Suspended for ‘inaction against gangsters’, IPS officer reinstated, posted as SSP Ropar

Former Tarn Taran SSP Ravjot Kaur Grewal who was also reinstated recently has been transferred to Punjab Vigilance.
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Jan 11, 2026 11:05 AM IST

Chandigarh News Live Updates | Sikh leader questions visa overstay of Punjab woman who married Pak national during pilgrimage

While noting concerns for the Sikhs in Pakistan, he said, “There is huge resentment in the community. They’re angry that the pilgrim system was misused”.
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Jan 11, 2026 11:00 AM IST

India News Live Updates | Kerala MLA Rahul Mamkootathil arrested in latest case of ‘rape, forced abortion’ against him

The legislator, who has been expelled from the Congress, was arrested late night from a hotel in Palakkad
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Jan 11, 2026 10:35 AM IST

India News Live Updates | PM Modi leads Shaurya Yatra with 108 horses in Gujarat’s Somnath | Watch

Prime Minister Narendra Modi took part in the Shaurya Yatra at the historic Shree Somnath Mandir in Gujarat as part of the Somnath Swabhiman Parv celebrations, paying tribute to warriors who defended the temple through the centuries.
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Jan 11, 2026 10:31 AM IST

Ahmedabad News Live Updates | PM Modi in Somnath: ‘A symbol of our civilisational courage’

PM Modi holds road show, joins Somnath Swabhiman Parv, beginning with offering of prayers at the temple & 72-hour chanting of 'Om'
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Jan 11, 2026 09:54 AM IST

World News Live Updates | Video| Protester scales Iranian Embassy in London, tears down regime flag, hoists pre-1979 symbol

Solidarity protests with Iranian demonstrators have erupted in major European cities, including Paris and Berlin.
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Jan 11, 2026 09:50 AM IST

Chandigarh News Live Updates | Jathiya Devi mountain township: Gram Sabha Bagi passes resolution against land acquisition

Amid rising opposition to the Rs 1,374-crore Jathiya Devi satellite township near Shimla, Gram Panchayat Bagi has passed a resolution refusing to part with any land for the project.
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Jan 11, 2026 09:42 AM IST

Chandigarh News Live Updates | Punjab’s ber cultivation: Farmers elevate ‘poor man’s fruit’, make it commercially viable beyond wheat, paddy

Traditionally growing wild along field boundaries, ber is now emerging as a profitable alternative to water-intensive crops, offering better returns with minimal inputs and significantly lower water use.
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Jan 11, 2026 09:29 AM IST

Delhi News Live Updates | DDA halts conversion of properties from leasehold to freehold

Interestingly, the halt comes on the heels of another land-owning agency under MoHUA —the Land and Development Office (L&DO) —deciding to adopt the Delhi government’s circle rates to determine its conversion charges.
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Jan 11, 2026 09:19 AM IST

Kolkata News Live Updates | Elderly man dies due to cardiac arrest during SIR hearing, kin allege ‘excessive stress’

According to locals, Mondal arrived at the hearing center earlier in the day with all the documents asked from him.
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Jan 11, 2026 09:16 AM IST

Pune News Live Updates | Don’t lose cool, focus on work: Fadnavis after MLA Mahesh Landge targets Deputy CM Ajit Pawar

After addressing the Pawar-Landge tussle, Fadnavis turned his focus to the development works of Pimpri-Chinchwad.
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Jan 11, 2026 08:42 AM IST

Kolkata News Live Updates | Mamata’s protest over ED raid on I-PAC features in TMC’s election campaign song

The TMC has turned this incident into a rallying point, with the campaign song aiming to boost party morale.
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Jan 11, 2026 08:31 AM IST

Kolkata News Live Updates | ‘Gross misconduct’: Chief Secy, Principal Secy draw backlash for accompanying Mamata during ED raid

The presence of West Bengal Chief Secretary Nandini Chakraborty and Principal Secretary Manoj Pant with Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee during the ED raid at I-PAC’s Kolkata office has sparked sharp criticism, with former bureaucrats calling it a serious breach of administrative conduct.
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Jan 11, 2026 08:29 AM IST

Kolkata News Live Updates | You won’t reply, but my duty to inform: CM Mamata Banerjee writes to CEC

Says 77 died due to SIR, hearing process lacks sensitivity
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Jan 11, 2026 08:07 AM IST

India News Live Updates | ‘Never discussed religion in class’: Dreams paused as MBBS course spiked at J&K’s Vaishno Devi medical college

Under instructions from the staff at the institute to leave the campus by 2 pm on Friday, the first batch of MBBS students at the institute, including Bilkis, bid their tearful goodbyes as they began their journeys back home.
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Jan 11, 2026 08:00 AM IST

India News Live Updates | Row over searches on I-PAC: ED to move SC, Bengal govt files caveat

The West Bengal government, on its part, has filed a caveat before the top court, seeking that no order be passed in the matter without hearing it. A caveat is a precautionary measure in anticipation of a case, and ensures that no ex-parte order is passed.
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Jan 11, 2026 07:56 AM IST

India News Live Updates | India looks at ‘graded’ opening of economy to China, easing curbs

Reciprocity from Beijing key factor, investment-related curbs on the table
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Jan 11, 2026 07:53 AM IST

India News Live Updates | German Chancellor Merz arrives tomorrow, ‘first bilateral outside NATO, EU space’

Indian workers in Germany earn 20% more than German counterparts... migration partnership works: Ambassador
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Jan 11, 2026 07:48 AM IST

Mumbai News Live Updates | Ambernath to Navi Mumbai, why BJP vs Shiv Sena battle has flared up in civic polls

While the two Mahayuti partners are allied for 14 municipal corporation polls where the Opposition is strong, they are contesting separately for 15 corporations where they see a chance for solo win.
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Jan 11, 2026 07:40 AM IST

Delhi News Live Updates | Improved accuracy, reduced workload, priority to urgent treatment: AIIMS turns to AI to read X-rays

Provisional reports within 5-10 minutes
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Jan 11, 2026 07:38 AM IST

India News Live Updates | Madhya Pradesh will overhaul water monitoring with robotics, GIS mapping after Indore deaths

The administration said the new system will strengthen oversight and prevent a repeat of the crisis, which exposed serious structural vulnerabilities in supply lines.
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Jan 11, 2026 07:32 AM IST

India News Live Updates | A Garo youth’s death sparks tensions in Meghalaya. Peace meetings and appeals follow

Peace meetings in three different places and appeals for calm from different quarters were issued Saturday to prevent the death of a Garo youth and member of a local civil society organisation in a group assault in Meghalaya Friday from turning into a communal flashpoint. Dilseng Marak, a resident of Phulbari in Meghalaya’s West Garo Hills district, succumbed to his injuries after a group from Garo pressure group ACHIK were assaulted during an altercation Friday afternoon at Goalgaon, in the Rajabala area of the district. According to West Garo Hills SP Abraham Sangma, the incident took place when the ACHIK […]
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Jan 11, 2026 07:29 AM IST

India News Live Updates | 4 states have gig worker laws. But have they really helped?

None of the states have seen the laws come into implementation. Rajasthan, which was the first and saw Congress govt lose power after bringing in the law, says it will "happen soon"
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Jan 11, 2026 07:25 AM IST

Jaipur News Live Updates | Behind Vikram Bhatt’s jail time, an IVF business success story and a Bollywood flop

How a four-film deal between the founder of the giant Indira IVF chain, Dr Ajay Murdia, on his work, and the Bollywood filmmaker has turned into a case of Rs 45-crore “fraud”
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Jan 8, 2026 06:20 AM IST

India News Live Updates | Vaishno Devi medical college tried to expand student pool thrice, was rejected each time

Being able to place all its seats under the All India Quota would have allowed the institute to change the demography in the classroom, officials pointed out.
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