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In Maharashtra Polling officials with EVMs and other election material leave for their respective polling booths ahead of Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation election.

Polling in 29 civic corporations in Maharashtra today: Despite cracks Mahayuti aims top spot; Opp battles to keep challenge alive

January 14, 2026 20:54 IST

Elections will be held for 2,801 seats as 68 candidates were elected unopposed.

ajit pawar- eknath khadse

Ajit Pawar alleges irrigation project fraud, BJP says ‘surprised,’ Khadse says not true

January 14, 2026 20:58 IST

BJP Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule added,''Though I am part of the Mahayuti's coordination committee, Ajit Pawar is the senior minister. The way Ajit Pawar is speaking, we never expected this from him...'

ARTRAC organises 10th Armed Forces Veterans' Day

ARTRAC organises 10th Armed Forces Veterans’ Day to enhance awareness and satisfaction among veterans

January 14, 2026 20:25 IST

A large number of veterans from Shimla district attended the event presided over by Lieutenant General Sukriti Singh Dahiya, Chief of Staff, ARTRAC

deepak tijori

Actor Deepak Tijori files cheating case over Rs 2.5 lakh fraud

January 14, 2026 20:11 IST

Deepak Tijori alleged that the fraud took place in February 2025, when he was seeking investors to raise Rs 25 crore for the production of a film.

fisheries development plan

Develop local markets near fish farmers to boost their income: Haryana minister

January 14, 2026 19:57 IST

Haryana agriculture minister announces plans to strengthen fisheries sector.

According to police, two recent theft cases were registered at Sarangpur police station.

Chandigarh Police recovers 15 stolen vehicles after arrest of 2 teenagers

January 14, 2026 19:57 IST

The accused have been identified as Mohan alias Mona (19) and Karan alias Bhima (19), both residents of Dhanas. Police said the duo targeted two-wheelers parked in different parts of Chandigarh, especially during night hours.

pune civic polls

Ahead of Pune civic polls, cash worth Rs 1 lakh, empty envelopes and voter list seized from 2 SUVs; probe on

January 14, 2026 19:47 IST

The police said the seizures were made from two locked SUVs parked in the Khadimachine area of Pune City.

rajeev gowda

Karnataka Congress leader Rajeev Gowda under fire for ‘threatening’ woman municipal commissioner

January 14, 2026 19:34 IST

Tension gripped Shidlaghatta as municipal council employees staged a protest against Rajeev Gowda after an audio clip purportedly captured threats by the Congress leader against municipal commissioner Amrutha Gowda.

droupadi murmu

Jalandhar declared no-flying zone ahead of President Murmu’s visit

January 14, 2026 19:27 IST

District administration imposes two-day ban on drones and aerial devices from January 15 to 16

punjabi businessman

Leading Punjabi businessman killed in Surrey

January 14, 2026 19:26 IST

Binder Garcha, a 48-year-old businessman, was the owner of Studio 12 Banquet Hall.

Maharashtra public health department launched special menopause clinics across Pune district and other government run hospitals

Maharashtra launches special menopause clinics in hospitals

January 14, 2026 19:21 IST

Initiative in Pune at Aundh Civil Hospital

Lillete Dubey

Lillete Dubey’s ‘Autobiography’ opens WOPA Winter fest with reflection on memory, power and truth

January 14, 2026 19:21 IST

As he begins dictating his life story to Pradnya, a young PhD student portrayed by Sarah Hashmi, the authority or credibility of his voice is steadily challenged.

Persons with disabilities, PwDs, inclusive elections,

PwD voters seek better accessibility during polling process

January 14, 2026 19:07 IST

While the Election Commission has issued guidelines to ensure accessibility at polling stations, ground-level implementation across the city remains uneven, raising concerns among disable voters.

bmc polls

BMC polls: Counting of votes to be carried out in a phased manner on January 16

January 14, 2026 18:59 IST

Congress MLA Aslam Shaikh has criticised the change in the vote-counting process

Chandigarh Punjab winters

Red alert in Punjab, Haryana as cold tightens grip

January 14, 2026 18:53 IST

Day temperatures plunge 7 to 9°C below normal, dense to very dense fog continues across the region

bengaluru police

Bengaluru police arrest 12 in Dubai-linked mule account scam, seize assets worth ₹1 crore

January 14, 2026 18:50 IST

The Bengaluru police said the accused targeted people facing financial distress, opened bank accounts in their names, and later misused the accounts to launder money.

The Panchkula police in Haryana busted a racket involved in online betting on WPLcricket matches

Seven arrested in Panchkula for online betting on Women’s Premier League cricket matches

January 14, 2026 18:31 IST

The Panchula police raided a rented house and arrested the members of the online betting racket on Monday night.

bhagwant mann

Monthly stipend for women to be rolled out in coming budget, says Mann

January 14, 2026 19:54 IST

At Maghi rally, CM reiterates welfare promises, calls recovery of missing saroops a matter of duty

The proportion of deaths among those who test positive for Nipah in West Bengal was 100% in 2007. (File Photo)

Bengal Nipah update: 3 more infected with Nipah in Bengal, over 100 quarantined

January 15, 2026 00:24 IST

Health department officials have intensified Nipah surveillance in North 24 Parganas, Purba Bardhaman, Purba Medinipur, and Nadia

Mumbai police gearing up for Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation elections

28,000 cops, flag marches, and traffic curbs: Mumbai police gear up for BMC polls

January 14, 2026 17:35 IST

In the run-up to the BMC elections on Thursday, the police will coordinate with election squads to address complaints of law-and-order violations or inducements such as cash and alcohol distribution.

Panchkula police, Haryana, theft accused, Deepak, Chandigarh, escape,

Panchkula theft accused escapes during hospital visit, rearrested in Chandigarh within 24 hours

January 14, 2026 17:15 IST

The Panchkula police say they took the accused to General Civil Hospital in Sector-6, Panchkula, after he complained of severe ear pain.

Uttar Pradesh Weather and temperature Update

UP weather update: 3-5°C rise in temperature from Jan 15, light rain next week

January 14, 2026 17:10 IST

Fog is expected to increase in both density and coverage in the region.

Chandrashekhar Khare, false nationalistic pride, science, Indian Knowledge Systems,

‘False nationalistic pride has no place in science’: Renowned mathematician Chandrashekhar Khare

January 14, 2026 22:08 IST

In Pune for the Indo-European Conference on Mathematics, UCLA Professor Chandrashekar Khare said that money should be spent on real science.

organ donation

Even in death, he served: Retired Army soldier saves 4 lives through organ donation

January 14, 2026 16:49 IST

The Army soldier's liver was successfully transplanted at Army Hospital (Research and Referral) in New Delhi, while one kidney and the corneas were transplanted at Command Hospital, Lucknow.

Medaram Jatara, Sammakka-Saralamma temple,

Telangana’s Medaram Jatara and the tribal history of the left swastika

January 14, 2026 17:16 IST

In Medaram village in Telangana’s Mulugu district, tribal researcher M Arun Kumar says the left-facing swastika is a tribal symbol, unlike the right-facing swastika in Hindu tradition.

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