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January 11, 2026 16:08 IST

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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January 11, 2026 08:00 IST

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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January 10, 2026 09:48 IST

In the weeks since that May conflagration, Trump has regularly repeated his mediation claim, but India’s continued denials led to a visible strain in the relationship.

Shiv Sena UBT chief Uddhav Thackeray gestures as he speaks during an interview at his residence Matoshree, Bandra east in Mumbai on 09 January 2026.
January 10, 2026 07:15 IST

About the future of the INDIA bloc and MVA, Shiv Sena (UBT) leader tells The Indian Express: "There is confusion, I don’t deny …Hope things work out"

dharamshala
January 10, 2026 06:21 IST

She was "introverted", "good at dancing, drawing", "well-liked". How a young woman as that "went into such depression that she died within four months" is now the focus of a probe

The MEA said Prime Minister and President Trump have also spoken on phone on 8 occasions.
January 10, 2026 06:06 IST

US Commerce Secy claims deal was done; MEA says PM, Trump had 8 calls last yr

sabarimala
January 10, 2026 04:09 IST

Rajeevaru is the first from the Tantri clan at the temple to be arrested in the case. His arrest comes at the peak of the ongoing annual festival at the temple

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee
January 10, 2026 06:31 IST

The ED had searched 10 premises associated with I-PAC, four in Delhi and six in Kolkata, including the residence of its director Pratik Jain, in connection with a money laundering case linked to the coal smuggling scam.

Lalu yadav
January 10, 2026 03:23 IST

The charges were framed in the CBI’s ‘land for jobs’ scam case which include corruption under the Prevention of Corruption Act along with other offences under the IPC including cheating and criminal conspiracy.

Fresh row in Indore: Collector & mayor attend meet in RSS office
January 9, 2026 06:16 IST

Congress questions admn’s ‘impartiality’; BJP says ‘courtesy’ call, nothing wrong.

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January 9, 2026 06:32 IST

List includes India-led ISA; to impact funding, leadership of groupings

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January 9, 2026 08:21 IST

ED is conducting raids at I-PAC offices in Kolkata and Delhi ahead of the Bengal Assembly polls. This has triggere Opposition claims of selective targeting and political vendetta by the Modi government.

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January 9, 2026 08:15 IST

A pioneer in ecological sciences, Madhav Gadgil, 83, died late Wednesday night in Pune after a brief illness. He was one of India’s foremost voices on ecology and environment protection.

National shooting coach booked for ‘sexually assaulting’ minor he trained
January 9, 2026 09:31 IST

The National Rifle Association of India has suspended the coach after an FIR was registered by police in Faridabad

CM Mamata Banerjee with a 'party file' outside Pratik Jain's house during the ED raid. (Express Photo)
January 9, 2026 04:47 IST

The ED searches covered I-PAC’s office on the 11th floor of a Salt Lake building, the Loudon Street residence of its head, Pratik Jain, and the office of a trader in Posta, Burrabazar.

Trump
January 9, 2026 04:46 IST

US Senator Lindsey Graham said the Russia sanctions bill will allow US President Donald Trump to punish countries that ‘buy cheap Russian oil, fuelling Putin’s war machine’.

Vaishno Devi medical college, Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Institute of Medical Excellence, Katra, National Medical Commission, NMC, Indian express news, current affairs
January 11, 2026 09:13 IST

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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January 8, 2026 13:00 IST

Violence erupted about half an hour after bulldozers started  razing the illegal structures on public land around the Faiz-e-Elahi Mosque. Some 30-35 people who had gathered there raised slogans and threw stones.

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January 8, 2026 06:29 IST

College has faced protests against admission to Muslim students

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January 8, 2026 10:27 IST

After publication of draft rolls, Yogi Adityanath and UP BJP president Pankaj Chaudhary task party leaders with getting at least 200 voters enrolled in each booth before the voters' list is finalised.

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January 8, 2026 14:42 IST

While there is growing political pressure to respond sharply to Trump’s comments, the diplomatic establishment has counselled against such statements, calling for restraint and political maturity.

Vivekananda and Manya
January 8, 2026 17:20 IST

CM Siddaramaiah has promised speedy trial, anti-honour killing law after the murder of Manya Patil, 20, allegedly by her father, kin, for marrying a Dalit

India GDP growth: The data released by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation showed that the manufacturing sector is set to rebound strongly this year.
January 8, 2026 16:14 IST

Union Budget will be based on this data, though the First Advanced Estimates will undergo revisions through the year.

devendra fadnavis
January 8, 2026 09:13 IST

Maharashtra Civic Polls: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis intervened after the BJP tied up with the Congress and the AIMIM in Ambernath and Akot, respectively.

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January 9, 2026 12:36 IST

Recommends that an optional adaptive test be held as a pilot ahead of the next JEE (Advanced) exam this year

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