Mumbai/IBNS: Resort politics has resurfaced in Mumbai after Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde asked all newly elected corporators from his Shiv Sena faction to assemble at a five-star hotel, a day after the results of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections were declared.
Malda/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that India’s Gen Z strongly believes in the BJP’s development model, citing the party’s historic victory in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections.
Indian Navy's First Training Squadron (1TS), comprising INS Tir, INS Shardul, INS Sujata, and Indian Coast Guard Ship Sarathi, arrived at Changi Naval Base, Singapore, on 15 Jan 2026.
Kolkata/IBNS: As the Indo-Pacific region increasingly shapes global geopolitics and trade, Northeast India is emerging as a crucial strategic link connecting South Asia to Southeast Asia and beyond.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday unveiled India’s first Vande Bharat sleeper train from Malda in West Bengal, marking a significant step forward in the modernisation of Indian Railways and long-distance rail connectivity.
The menace of Chinese manja once again cast a deadly shadow across parts of India this festive season, claiming multiple lives despite a nationwide ban on the sharp, glass-coated kite strings.
New Delhi/IBNS: The first two commercial flights carrying Indian nationals from Iran landed in Delhi late on Tuesday night, marking the return of citizens amid weeks of unrest in the country.
Kolkata/IBNS: Violence erupted in Beldanga of West Bengal’s Murshidabad district for the second consecutive day on Saturday as protests over the death of a local migrant worker in Jharkhand escalated, media reports said.
Kolkata/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday flagged off the country’s first Vande Bharat Sleeper Train at Malda in West Bengal.
Haridwar/IBNS: Amid demands for a ban on the entry of non-Hindus at Har Ki Pauri in Uttarakhand’s Haridwar, banners restricting such entry have been put up at several religious sites and Ganga ghats within the Haridwar Kumbh area, media reports said.
Kolkata/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Saturday flag off India's first Vande Bharat Sleeper Train from Malda, West Bengal on the first day of his weekend-trip to poll-bound West Bengal.
Actor and BJP MP Kangana Ranaut on Thursday congratulated her party leadership, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, after the BJP secured a historic victory in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections — India’s richest civic body.
Chaotic scenes broke out aboard an IndiGo flight from Mumbai to Thailand’s Krabi after the pilot declined to operate the aircraft, citing the end of his permissible duty hours.
Mumbai/IBNS: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Mahayuti alliance has scripted a historic victory in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections, bringing an end to the Thackeray family’s 28-year control over Asia’s richest civic body.
A high-level Indian delegation, led by Union Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying & Panchayati Raj, Rajiv Ranjan Singh, concluded a successful visit to Israel from January 13–15, 2026, to participate in the Second Global Summit on “Blue Food Security: Sea the Future 2026” held in Eilat.
An Air India aircraft suffered damage to one of its engines early Thursday after it sucked in a baggage container while taxiing at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport amid dense fog, the airline confirmed.
The Indian Army engaged drones spotted over the Jammu and Poonch sectors on Wednesday evening, NDTV reported, quoting defence sources.
India on Thursday issued an urgent advisory asking its citizens to leave Iran and announced plans to evacuate them amid escalating security concerns in the country, media reports said.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Chief Minister Eknath Shinde’s Shiv Sena are poised for a sweeping victory in elections to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), according to four exit polls, signalling a possible end to decades of Thackeray-led dominance over India’s richest civic body.
New Delhi/IBNS: In a massive setback to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, the Supreme Court on Thursday stayed all First Information Reports (FIRs) registered by state police against the Enforcement Directorate (ED) officers in connection with the I-PAC raid row till next hearing.
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor has expressed “serious concern” over US President Donald Trump’s announcement of an additional 25 percent tariff on all countries, including India, that trade with Iran.
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Thursday said it was “very much disturbed” by the chaos that erupted in the Calcutta High Court during the hearing on the Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) petition against West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over the I-PAC raid row, media reports said.
New Delhi/IBNS: In a setback for Vijay-starrer Jana Nayagan, the Supreme Court on Thursday declined to grant an urgent hearing on a petition filed by the makers of the upcoming Tamil film, which is embroiled in a certification row, media reports said.
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court will on Thursday hear the Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) petition against West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who has been accused of resisting the central probe agency’s raid at the I-PAC office and at the residence of firm head Pratik Jain last week, media reports said.
ONGC and Oil India shares surged on Wednesday as global crude oil prices stayed firm.
Calcutta HC dismissed TMC’s case against ED in IPAC raid row giving jolt to TMC.
Indian stock markets closed lower with Sensex falling 250 points, Nifty slipping below 25,750.
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