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India’s first Vande Bharat sleeper train makes maiden voyage
Malda: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday, January 17, flagged off the country’s first Vande Bharat sleeper train between Howrah and Guwahati (Kamakhya) from Malda Town station in north Bengal. He also…
- World
US lawmakers urge Trump to seek lower Indian tariffs on pulse crops
New York: Two US lawmakers have urged President Donald Trump to push for favourable provisions for pulse crop in any future trade deal with India, saying American producers face a “significant competitive…
- India
Rahul Gandhi meets patients, families of Indore water contamination victims
Indore: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday, February 17 met patients and families affected by the vomiting and diarrhoea outbreak linked to water contamination in Madhya Pradesh’s Indore city. He visited four…
- India
BJP’s saffron sweep: 1,425 seats, 20 corporations in Maharashtra civic polls
Mumbai: The BJP has swept the 2026 civic polls, winning 1,425 of 2,869 seats across 29 municipal corporations, and wresting control of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) from Uddhav Thackeray, ending his…
- India
Bengal SIR: ECI seeks daily report from EROs on document verification progress
Kolkata: Amid controversies over the identity-proof document verification during SIR, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has directed the Electoral Registration Officers (EROs) and the District Magistrates (DMs), who are also the…
- India
Earthquake of 4.1 magnitude jolts Gujarat, no casualties
Ahmedabad: An earthquake of 4.1 magnitude shook Gujarat’s Kutch district in the wee hours of Saturday, January 17 causing panic among locals, though no casualties were reported, officials said. The quake was…
- World
Trump repeats claim of stopping India-Pakistan conflict
New York/Washington: US President Donald Trump has again claimed that he stopped the fighting between India and Pakistan and saved millions of lives, describing it as an “honour”. Addressing an event in…
- Business
RBI issues revised Integrated Ombudsman Scheme 2026
Mumbai: The central bank on Friday, January 16, issued the revised Reserve Bank – Integrated Ombudsman Scheme, 2026, aimed at further improving the efficiency of the resolution of complaints filed by aggrieved…
- Delhi
India-EU free trade agreement to be ‘mother’ of all deals: Goyal
New Delhi: Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Friday, January 16, said the free trade agreement between India and the 27-nation bloc EU, the negotiations for which are at the last…
- India
Instagram reel inspires 18-year-old to launch business, earns Rs 6K daily
An 18-year-old who got inspired by an Instagram reel has launched a business in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, earning him a revenue of Rs 6,000 every day. Honey Khan began his business with…
- India
Rajasthan BLO threatens suicide over order to delete 470 minority voters
A Booth Level Officer (BLO) from Rajasthan’s Hawa Mahal Assembly constituency has threatened to commit suicide after he was allegedly pressured to delete the names of 470 Muslim voters from his booth. A…
- Lifestyle
International Spice Day 2026: Try Asia’s spiciest wraps In Hyderabad
Spicy food in India is not just about taste. It is tradition, identity, and emotion served on a plate. From the first crackle of tempering in hot oil to the bright red…
- Business
Sensex, Nifty close week with gains over positive cues
Mumbai: The Indian equity markets ended marginally higher on Friday, before surrendering most of their intra-day gains in the afternoon session. At the closing bell, the Sensex added 187 points, or 0.23…
- India
Migrants tortured for speaking Bengali in BJP-ruled states: Mamata
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday, January 17, alleged that migrant workers were being tortured for speaking Bengali in Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-ruled states. Banerjee, who headed for north…
- India
Our goal is for India to lead the world in technology: PM Modi
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday, January 16, said India has full faith in the innovation and confidence of its startups, and added that the nation should lead globally in…
