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Kokrajhar [Assam], Jan 20 (ANI): Police deployed during a protest between two groups at National Highway, in Kokrajhar on Tuesday. (ANI Video Grab)

Arson, violence, internet snapped: Assam’s Kokrajhar on edge after tensions between Bodos, Adivasis

January 20, 2026 17:12 IST

Car accident on Monday night flares into violence, police deploy Rapid Action Force to control situation

Prime Minister Narendra Modi in conversation with newly elected BJP national president Nitin Nabin. (ANI Photo)

PM Modi: ‘Proud to be a BJP karyakarta. Nitin Nabin is my boss’

January 20, 2026 16:27 IST

Modi heaped praises on new “millenial” president, slams Congress over dynastic politics, also hits out at “urban naxals.”

Howrah-Kamakhya Vande Bharat Sleeper train: It will be operated and maintained by the Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) zone. (Image: Bobins Abraham)

Howrah-Kamakhya Vande Bharat Sleeper train sees huge demand; tickets sold out within hours

January 20, 2026 17:24 IST

Howrah-Kamakhya Vande Bharat Sleeper booking, timing, train route, train fare: The newly launched Vande Bharat Sleeper train on the Howrah-Kamakhya route is experiencing huge demand. The tickets that opened for booking earlier in the day were sold out within hours.

NE infiltration a strategic project aimed at another partition: Ravi

For 4th year, Governor Ravi walks out of Tamil Nadu Assembly without delivering inaugural address

January 20, 2026 15:44 IST

His office said in a press release that his microphone was ‘repeatedly switched off’ and that he was ‘not allowed to speak’. Chief Minister Stalin read out a resolution in the House condemning the Governor’s actions.

Budget

Budget 2026 Date: Key dates, Economic Survey schedule, where and how to watch live

January 20, 2026 15:56 IST

Union Budget 2026 Date, Time: The Economic Survey for 2026-27 is scheduled to be presented to both Houses on January 31 by Chief Economic Adviser V. Anantha Nageswaran, a day ahead of the Budget.

After the Governor left the Assembly, the Chief Minister stood up and informed the House that the Governor had deviated from the policy address, which had been ratified by the state Cabinet.

Governor omits, CM includes: Drama in Kerala Assembly over policy address

January 20, 2026 14:45 IST

2 parts that target the Centre in the policy address, which is ratified by the state Cabinet, was skipped Governor Arlekar when he read it out at the start of the Budget session

It claims digital evidence points to laundering of over Rs 365 crore and has urged the state to register an FIR.

ED claims it uncovered transfer-posting racket by Tamil Nadu minister during raids in separate case, urges state to file FIR

January 20, 2026 12:54 IST

Minister K N Nehru responds: All these matters are under inquiry. I do not wish to comment at this stage, as I do not yet have clarity on the details.

Gold Price Today in India: Check the gold rate in India today, January 21; Carat wise and city wise price list below. (File Image)

Gold Today Rate, January 20: Check 18, 22 and 24 carat gold prices Chennai, Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata and other cities

January 20, 2026 12:04 IST

Today's 18, 22 and 24 Carat Gold Prices in Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Delhi: The price of gold in India today, Tuesday, January 20, is ₹14,728 per gram for 24 karat gold, ₹13,500 per gram for 22 karat gold and ₹11,046 per gram for 18 karat gold

Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi

‘Inaccuracies’ in text, ‘mic switched off’: Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi declines to read out inaugural address, walks out of Assembly

January 20, 2026 12:40 IST

He stated that the Governor's microphone was reportedly switched off repeatedly, preventing him from speaking.

sabarimala

ED raids 21 locations in Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka over Sabarimala gold misappropriation case

January 20, 2026 09:53 IST

ED searched officials of the Travancore Devaswom Board, private individuals, intermediaries, and jewellers as part of a probe into the alleged multi-crore misappropriation of gold and other assets from the Sabarimala Temple.

The train was flagged off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on January 17 from Malda Town railway station.

Howrah-Kamakhya Vande Bharat Sleeper train ticket booking begins; check station-wise fare

January 20, 2026 15:20 IST

Howrah-Kamakhya Vande Bharat Sleeper Train Ticket Booking, Stoppages, Time Table, Price: This new Vande Bharat Sleeper train will enhance long-distance rail connectivity between eastern India and the Northeast, offering a faster and more comfortable travel experience to passengers.

This premium train is being maintained and operated by the Central Railway (CR) zone.

India’s first Push-Pull Rajdhani Express marks 7 years of service – check route, stoppages, timings

January 20, 2026 15:18 IST

Push-Pull Mumbai to Delhi (Nizamuddin) Rajdhani Express Route, Train Number, Stoppages, Timings: Launched on January 19, 2019 as a bi-weekly service, the train received an overwhelming response from the passengers. Within just eight months, its frequency was increased to four days a week from September 13, 2019.

Kerala man’s suicide after viral video: Police book woman in abetment case

Kerala man’s suicide after viral bus video: Police book woman for abetment

January 20, 2026 07:53 IST

The State Human Rights Commission has asked the North Kerala DIG to probe the matter and sought a report within a week

Another teen NEET aspirant’s death comes to light in Patna

Another teen NEET aspirant’s death comes to light in Patna

January 20, 2026 07:39 IST

The incident comes to light at a time when Patna has been witnessing protests following the death of another NEET aspirant earlier this month

Chemical analysis of Sabarimala gold samples ‘reveal manner of tampering, substitution’

Chemical analysis of Sabarimala gold samples confirms ‘tampering, substitution’

January 20, 2026 07:39 IST

The Kerala High Court said ‘the apprehensions earlier expressed by this court stand prima facie reinforced’

‘Look at the list of winners…’: Kerala minister Saji Cherian’s remarks on Muslim League trigger controversy, ‘polarisation’ claims

‘Look at the list of winners…’: Kerala minister Saji Cherian’s remarks on Muslim League met with backlash

January 20, 2026 07:37 IST

The CPM leader’s remarks came amid allegations by the Opposition that Kerala’s ruling party was making attempts at communal polarisation ahead of the Assembly elections

No security guard at bank, robbers walk out with gold jewellery worth over Rs 5 crore in Odisha town

Bank without security guard, robbers walk out with gold jewellery worth over Rs 5 crore in Odisha town

January 20, 2026 07:19 IST

Apart from gold jewellery weighing around 3.7 kg, the robbers took away the CCTV digital video recorder of the bank that contained the robbery footage

British doctor Sangram Patil stopped at Mumbai airport as downgraded LOC bars him from leaving India amid police probe.

Parent of young athlete makes extortion claim in Manipur, then backtracks: ‘Miscommunicated’

January 20, 2026 07:08 IST

The video was made by a parent of one of the participants of the National School Games Championship

After acquittal in wife’s murder, Chhattisgarh man arrested in another killing on same date — 7 years later

Acquitted by high court in wife’s murder, Chhattisgarh man is arrested in another killing – exactly seven years later

January 20, 2026 10:27 IST

On January 17, Chhattisgarh Police arrested Suraj Dhruv on charges of allegedly murdering a woman – over a year after he was acquitted by the Chhattisgarh High Court for the murder of his wife.

Trump’s invite to join Gaza peace board: India weighs its options

Trump’s invite to join Gaza peace board: India weighs its options

January 20, 2026 10:24 IST

Delhi has to consider the invitation seriously since a mercurial US President as Trump can deem a refusal as an affront.

India-EU summit on Jan 27: FTA, defence, mobility deals on table

India-EU summit on Jan 27: FTA, defence, mobility deals on table

January 20, 2026 05:30 IST

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is one of the chief guests at the Republic Day celebrations.

PM meets UAE President: Defence, LNG, $200-bn trade target on table

PM meets UAE President: Defence, LNG, $200-billion trade target on table

January 20, 2026 07:21 IST

After their three-and-a-half-hour meeting at 7, Lok Kalyan Marg, Modi posted on X that he was “deeply touched” by the UAE President's “gesture of visiting Delhi this evening”.

shivraj singh chouhan says Congress is trying to mislead the country over the Viksit Bharat-Guarantee

Congress using AI videos to spread misconception about VB-G RAM G, mislead country, says Rural Development Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan

January 19, 2026 22:45 IST

Rural Development Minister terms letter written by Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge and LoP Rahul Gandhi, urging people to join MGNREGA Bachao Sangram, “full of lies and deceit”

India’s first bullet train project advances towards electrification (Image: NHSRCL)

Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train update: India’s 1st high-speed rail project advances towards electrification

January 20, 2026 08:29 IST

Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project current status: The Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project is advancing towards electrification.

New Delhi, Jan 19 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar meets Poland's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski, in New Delhi on Monday. (@DrSJaishankar X/ANI Photo)

Selective targeting on tariffs, says Jaishankar, flags Poland minister’s outreach to Pakistan

January 20, 2026 07:27 IST

In unusually blunt remarks at their bilateral meeting in Delhi Monday, Jaishankar also flagged Sikorski’s visit last October to Pakistan and cautioned that Poland must maintain “zero tolerance for terrorism” and “not help fuel” terror infrastructure in the neighbourhood.

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