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After 27-year-old drowns screaming for help in Noida, residents say area death trap; cops blame builder
January 19, 2026 20:44 IST
One of the two companies named by police, however, issued a statement saying it no longer had possession of the plot, and residents pointed to the absence of basic road safety in the area, including the absence of street lights, barricades and reflectors.
Delhi air turns ‘severe’, may see slight improvement today
January 19, 2026 05:45 IST
This comes a day after the anti-pollution watchdog, Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM), invoked the strictest anti-pollution measures under Stage IV of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) in Delhi-NCR.
Real estate group booked in Rs 250-crore fraud following directions from Delhi court
January 19, 2026 05:41 IST
The case was registered on January 15, sources in the police said, following a complaint by a private firm, which alleged that it was cheated in a township development project on around 8.86 acres of prime land in Dhuneila village in Gurgaon.
UP to emerge as healthcare hub for north India, says Adityanath
January 19, 2026 05:41 IST
CM inaugurates the UP-IMRAS digital platform to streamline approvals for clinical trials and medical research
Delhi Metro expansion gets boost: Govt clears Rs 3,386 crore for three corridors
January 19, 2026 10:42 IST
The expansion of the Metro network, CM Rekha Gupta said, will help in easing congestion and reducing pollution, making Delhi more modern.
3 of family arrested for kidnapping toddler near her father’s shop in Delhi
January 19, 2026 05:33 IST
Two minors, aged 7 and 10, who were allegedly forced into begging by the accused were also rescued along with the 3-year-old.
Lucknow to host three-day 86th All India Presiding Officers’ Conference from today
January 19, 2026 05:31 IST
The conference will be addressed and attended by Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh Narayan Singh, Governor Anandiben Patel and CM Yogi Adityanath among others
Mumbai Mayor will be from Mahayuti: Eknath Shinde, as BMC tussle drags on
January 19, 2026 07:28 IST
While the Shinde Sena has claimed that its 29 newly elected corporators were called to the hotel for an “orientation session”, the Opposition has alleged “resort politics”.
Why PM in Bengal said ‘In last 100 years, so much work did not take place in 24 hours’
January 19, 2026 05:14 IST
Modi flags off three Amrit Bharat trains, 1 Vande Bharat, launches projects over Rs 4,000 crore during his two-day visit
Mauni Amavasya ritual bath marred by seer’s alleged ‘mistreatment’, SP chief Akhilesh demands probe
January 18, 2026 23:12 IST
"Is the Shahi Snan on Mauni Amavasya happening for the first time? The BJP's misgovernance and failed arrangements are solely responsible for this situation," SP chief Akhilesh Yadav alleged.
2 years of Harni boat tragedy: Families move district consumer forum for Rs 1-cr compensation each from school
January 19, 2026 16:56 IST
Families mark second year of tragedy Sunday, gathering outside the sealed premises of the Harni Lake Zone and mourning the loss of their loved ones
Solving Crime | Underworld threat, fake license plate and CCTV cameras just 2 km apart: How Karnataka police tracked a Pune businessman’s killer over an affair
January 19, 2026 09:18 IST
A web of extra-marital affairs that led to a murder and a suicide.
Karnataka BJP alleges Rs 2,500 crore bribery scam; demands excise minister’s resignation
January 18, 2026 22:54 IST
Three Karnataka Excise Department officials were allegedly caught accepting a bribe of Rs 25 lakh on Saturday.
5-km padayatra in every Karnataka constituency against MGNREGA repeal: Karnataka Deputy CM D K Shivakumar
January 18, 2026 22:45 IST
Congress workers will take to the streets at the panchayat level to see that MGNREGA is implemented again, D K Shivakumar told reporters.
Rather than pursuing grand themes, make small films: Serbian director Goran Radovanovic
January 18, 2026 22:37 IST
“Indian audiences are highly educated and sensitive. The Indian film Court was extremely successful in Europe and was screened at several small film festivals,” said Radovanović
Textile project by women mapping their Govandi neighbourhood exhibited at Kochi Biennale
January 18, 2026 22:35 IST
Titled Har Gully, Ek Gaon, the textile art project started as an exercise to map the routes the women took from their houses to a local community space named Awaz. It ended up becoming a colourful visual record of the shared history of the area, what exists and what they wish existed.
CM in Davos | Maharashtra govt committed to India’s economic growth: Fadnavis
January 18, 2026 22:27 IST
The Chief Minister also said Marathi received the status of an ‘Abhijaat Bhasha’ classical language with the support of the Centre under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Gujarat schools asked to achieve 100 percent APAAR registration by Jan 31
January 18, 2026 22:19 IST
Gujarat has nearly 53,500 schools – private and government primary and secondary schools – with an estimated enrolment of 1.15 crore students.
Abar Jitbe Bangla Yatra in Nadia | Abhishek counters PM: ‘People of Bengal won’t bow down before tyrants in Delhi’
January 18, 2026 22:10 IST
Accuses Centre of ‘punishing’ people of Bengal by withholding funds to the state.
Fadnavis to focus on governance challenges once local body polls end in Maharashtra
January 18, 2026 22:03 IST
Apart from that the foremost task he has cut out for himself is to restore the image of a tough administrator through good governance within the next 3.5 years and refurbish the image of Mahayuti government by ushering in greater transparency and accountability in the system.
Launches Rs 830 crore Central projects, flags off 3 Amrit Bharat trains | From Singur, PM attacks Mamata: ‘Bengal to get industry when maha jungle raj ends’
January 19, 2026 02:24 IST
Calls TMC govt ‘cruel’, asks people to punish it in election
Rahul Gandhi to address Cong district chiefs from Haryana and Uttarakhand on January 21
January 18, 2026 21:06 IST
The Congress has organised a training programme aimed at strengthening its organisation in both states, with 33 district presidents from Haryana and 27 from Uttarakhand participating in sessions scheduled from January 13 to 22.
Dhami proudly calls himself a soldier of Badal, not Guru Gobind Singh, says Punjab CM Bhagwant Singh Mann
January 18, 2026 21:07 IST
Says Akal Takht is 'above all of us', asserts that they have 'no intention of interfering in religious institutions'
Koregaon Bhima panel tells chief secretary to submit info on letter sought by Ambedkar
January 18, 2026 21:15 IST
Commission Summons Maharashtra Chief Secretary Over Sharad Pawar’s Alleged Secret Note to Uddhav Thackeray.
‘They are Shiv Sainiks’: Raut says Shinde and his leaders, too, are against BJP mayor
January 18, 2026 20:09 IST
The BJP emerged as the single largest party in the BMC with 89 seats, while the Shinde-led Shiv Sena won 29 seats, taking the Mahayuti past the halfway mark.
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