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Maharashtra signs 19 MoUs worth Rs 14.5 lakh cr on first day at Davos

January 20, 2026 21:40 IST

Plans for infra, manufacturing, renewable energy and digital services; over 15 lakh jobs projected

The new Bailey Bridge in Kolkata will also ease congestion on the Ultadanga flyover. (File photo)

Likely to open this month, here’s how the new Kolkata bridge connecting Salt Lake, VIP Road will ease traffic

January 20, 2026 13:26 IST

Officials said that while the Bailey bridges in Majerhat and Lake Town in Kolkata have 7-foot-high guard walls, the new bridge would have 14-foot-high walls for added support.

12,000 cops, 72 hours: Punjab Police launch Operation Prahar to crack down on gangsters

January 20, 2026 13:28 IST

Gangsters based abroad are also in the Punjab Police's crosshairs as DGP Gaurav Yadav announces massive incentives for busting criminal modules.

Police display foreign currency worth Rs 2.7 crore recovered from accused in a Vadodara theft case initially reported as Rs 10 lakh.

Foreign currency seized from theft accused, complainant under scanner: Police

January 20, 2026 13:06 IST

The Vadodara DCB, which has taken over the case of theft from the local city police, is now faced with ascertaining the source of the forex - currency notes of over 20 countries worth Rs 2.7 crore, recovered from the seven accused arrested in the theft case so far.

BJP’s manifesto included social and development initiatives such as annual free medical check-ups for those above 30, an AIIMS hospital

‘Won’t scrap development plan, provide daily drinking water’: BJP after Ajit’s poll promises

January 20, 2026 12:58 IST

"It will not be possible to provide daily water supply. But we will ensure the alternate day water supply is down with full pressure," said BJP Pimpri-Chinchwad president Shatrughan Kate at a press conference on Sunday.

The 1996 Malta boat tragedy claimed 290 lives, including 170 Indians, mostly from Punjab.

‘We’ve lost our family… have we committed a crime?’: 170 Indians died in Malta boat tragedy. Close to three decades later, case still stuck in court

January 20, 2026 19:27 IST

The CBI lodged a case in 1997. Since then, most witnesses have either passed away, are untraceable or have settled abroad. The Indian Express speaks to families of victims who've been making the rounds of courts and tracks the current status.

VC Renu Vig said the focus in 2026 will be on academic quality, mental health initiatives, sports facilities and major infrastructure upgrades.

PU Senate election for Registered Graduates’ Constituency on Sep 20

January 20, 2026 12:37 IST

Fresh enrolment as a Registered Graduate is on February 23

Party workers celebrate a candidate’s victory in the Maharashtra elections, in Sangli. (PTI Photo)

Why four-member panels in civic polls didn’t see diverse representation of parties ?

January 21, 2026 11:14 IST

Data shows 132 of 208 panels across eight municipal corporations elected candidates from a single party

Though the incident took place in the jurisdiction of Gandhinagar Police, officials from the Crime Branch of Ahmedabad City Police as well as the Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) have joined the investigation to apprehend the murderer

Sec 32 pharmacy firing case: crime branch arrests private lab owner

January 20, 2026 12:31 IST

According to police, Bisht allegedly shared sensitive information about the pharmacy and its owners with gangster Saba Gobindgarh, a close associate of notorious gangster Lawrence Bishnoi.

NCB seizes Rs 52 Lakh in drug money in four days

January 20, 2026 12:27 IST

Acting on the inputs, NCB teams carried out raids at multiple locations across the region. Following sustained questioning, two associates voluntarily deposited the cash that had been parked with them.

Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema addresses a gathering in Barnala to mark Sewa Singh Thikriwala’s 92nd death anniversary.

Directions issued to admin on renovation expenses of Thikriwala haveli: Cheema

January 20, 2026 12:22 IST

January 20 marks the death anniversary of Sewa Singh Thikriwala, who spearheaded the Praja Mandal or self-rule movement against the rulers of Punjab’s erstwhile princely states.

Traffic changes today in Pimpri Chinchwad for Stage 1 of race

January 20, 2026 12:18 IST

These traffic changes will not be applicable to police vehicles and authorised vehicles involved in organisation and administration of the event, the notification said. Following are the road closures and corresponding alternate routes in each of the traffic divisions.

Who are the 29 Sena corporators camped in a hotel and why are they so important

January 20, 2026 12:12 IST

The group includes political heirs, defectors from the Uddhav Thackeray camp and seasoned civic leaders whose numbers could determine control of the richest civic body

200 TPD waste, 30 TPD cow dung to fuel new CBG plant in Dadumajra

January 20, 2026 12:06 IST

The land earmarking ceremony for the project was held on Monday, marking a major step towards scientific waste management and renewable energy generation in the city.

Pune Grand Tour: Fergus Browning tops prologue, Harshveer Singh top Indian

January 20, 2026 12:05 IST

Among the home contingent, Harshveer Singh Sekhon of the Indian National Team emerged as the fastest Indian and the third-fastest Asian. His finish time was 08:42:07 which secured him the 26th starting position for Stage 1. He was followed by Vishwajeet Singh at 08:47:33, and Naveen John at 08:49:44, placing them 35th and 43rd respectively, on the starting grid for Stage 1.

New Delhi, Jan 20 (ANI): Newly elected BJP National President Nitin Nabin takes charge in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Ministers Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh, Nitin Gadkari, and Union Minister and outgoing BJP National President JP Nadda, at the party headquarters in New Delhi on Tuesday. (Narendra Modi Photo Gallery/ANI Photo)

‘You’re the president of all of us,’ says PM Modi as Nitin Nabin becomes BJP’s youngest national president

January 20, 2026 18:56 IST

The leadership change comes as the ruling party prepares for a major organisational overhaul at the national level ahead of Assembly elections in states including West Bengal, Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry.

CM Mann lays foundation stone of Rs 15 cr college in Ajnala border belt

January 20, 2026 11:32 IST

Mann said that infighting is at its peak among the opposition parties as they lack any concrete agenda for the welfare of the people.

The FIR was registered nearly six months after the Supreme Court directed the CBI to conduct a preliminary probe into the alleged abduction of Dr Mohit Dhawan by Chandigarh Police personnel to prevent him from appearing in court.

CBI files chargesheets in two cases against Chandigarh Police officers

January 20, 2026 11:31 IST

First chargesheet filed in 2025 against a Crime Branch Inspector and the second, in 2024, against the then Industrial Area police station SHO and S-I

About 6.5 ml of cobra venom, valued at ₹5.85 crore, was seized, while police are searching for the Ahmedabad-based supplier.

Gang selling ‘cobra venom’ busted in Surat, 7 held: Police

January 20, 2026 11:28 IST

The Surat Special Operation Group has uncovered an illegal cobra venom trade allegedly operating under the cover of a marriage bureau, arresting seven people and seizing venom valued at nearly Rs 5.85 crore.

The decision was taken as part of the Board’s efforts to promote biodiversity conservation and public awareness about wildlife in the Union Territory.

Striped Tiger Butterfly declared ‘State Butterfly’ of Chandigarh

January 20, 2026 11:17 IST

The Administrator also instructed the Department of Forest and Wildlife to take proactive steps to improve wildlife habitats across the Union Territory.

AMTS bus catches fire near Vivanta hotel in Ahmedabad’s Sola area; passengers and staff escape safely.

AMTS bus goes up in flames in Sola, no casualties

January 20, 2026 11:12 IST

The Ahmedabad Fire and Emergency Services (AFES) received the call at about 8 am on Monday and a team from Thaltej fire station reached the spot just outside Vivanta hotel.

In U-turn, Punjab govt now gives clean chit to Banga Gurdwara: ‘No discrepancies in records’

January 20, 2026 11:08 IST

Cheema blames 'miscommunication' between SIT, CM's office; decision on Sukhi resignation today

Traffic snarls on diverted routes as Fergusson College Road and JM Road close for Pune Grand Tour prologue.

Mixed reactions as FC road blocked for 6 hours for cycle race

January 20, 2026 11:07 IST

Officials, however, said that the lower-than-usual vehicular movement helped avert major traffic jams.

Sameer Gaikwad, a key accused in the 2015 murder of veteran CPI leader Govind Pansare, died of suspected cardiac arrest in Sangli on Tuesday.

Key accused in Govind Pansare murder case, Sameer Gaikwad, dies of suspected cardiac arrest

January 20, 2026 11:02 IST

Sanatan Sanstha member Sameer Gaikwad passed away in Sangli. He had filed a discharge application before the court, which was pending.

40% of Haryana government colleges functioning without regular principals; RTI reveals over 4,900 faculty vacancies

January 20, 2026 12:06 IST

According to information obtained through RTI, “every single sanctioned post" for assistant professor is vacant in Anthropology, Electronics, Geology, Management, Biology, IT, Microbiology, Environment, Statistics, and Urdu in Haryana’s government colleges.