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Opinion | A Star Cornered: The Jana Nayagan Row Might Just Be A Gift In Disguise
- Jan 09, 2026 18:51 pm IST
- TM Veeraraghav
Ultimately, 'Jana Nayagan' will get a certification and will be released. But the damage - or the momentum - may already be inflicted. And, when it does, all this courtroom drama will only bolster its opening at the box office.
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"Not Accurate": Centre On Trump Aide's 'PM Didn't Call' US President Remarks
- Jan 09, 2026 18:08 pm IST
- Edited by: Samiran Mishra
India has rejected remarks by the United States Commerce Secretary, Howard Lutnick, suggesting that a long-discussed India-US trade agreement failed to materialise because Prime Minister Narendra Modi did not place a phone call to US President Trump.
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Rats Behind Rs 8-Crore Chhattisgarh Heist? 26,000 Quintals Of Paddy Missing
- Jan 09, 2026 18:03 pm IST
- Reported by: Anurag Dwary
If you thought bank lockers were the only place for big robberies, Kawardha's paddy procurement centres in Chhattisgarh may change your mind.
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Delhi Assembly To Streets: BJP Protests Atishi's 'Insensitive' Sikh Guru Remark
- Jan 09, 2026 17:45 pm IST
- Reported by: Ishika Verma
After days of chaos during the Winter Session over Leader of the Opposition Atishi's alleged "insensitive" remarks on Sikh Guru Tegh Bahadur, the Delhi BJP on Friday escalated its protest.
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Punjab Man, Wife Who Dumped Friend's Chopped Body In Drum, Arrested: Cops
- Jan 09, 2026 17:45 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
Ludhiana Police on Friday arrested a man and his wife for the brutal murder of a 35-year-old man whose dismembered body was recovered from an abandoned plot near the Jalandhar Bypass, officials said.
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Ex-Soldier In Himachal Pradesh Loses Rs 98 Lakh To Digital Arrest Scam
- Jan 09, 2026 17:36 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
A retired soldier of Bilaspur in Himachal Pradesh has been duped of Rs 98 lakh after being kept under 15 days "digital arrest" by the fraudsters, officials said on Friday.
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UP Man Killed In Road Accident 2 Days Before Daughter's Naming Ceremony
- Jan 09, 2026 17:32 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
A 30-year-old man was killed on Friday after his motorcycle was hit by a speeding tractor here, officials said.The accident occurred near the Ujjapur village turn, leaving the rider critically injured.
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"Cancer Research" Project In Madhya Pradesh Under Scanner Over Financial Irregularities
- Jan 09, 2026 17:20 pm IST
- Reported by: Anurag Dwary
A government-approved research project that promised breakthroughs in treating serious diseases like cancer using Panchagavya, a mix of cow dung, cow urine and milk-based preparations, has come under a cloud in Madhya Pradesh's Jabalpur.
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Opinion | The Pawars Are Talking Again, And So Are Thackerays. Here's Why
- Jan 09, 2026 16:54 pm IST
- Amitabh Tiwari
Maharashtra's political landscape is witnessing unprecedented realignments as the state prepares for municipal corporation elections across 29 bodies, a poll that comes four years behind schedule.
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On Camera: 2 Men On Scooter Assault Zepto Rider In Bengaluru After Collision
- Jan 09, 2026 16:50 pm IST
- Reported by: Reethu Rajpurohit
A delivery rider of the quick-commerce giant Zepto was assaulted by two men in Bengaluru on the night of January 4. The incident took place at around 8 pm near the 29th Cross Junction, Kaggadasapura.
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Mamata Banerjee Leads Rally, Judge Leaves Courtroom Amid I-PAC Raid Hearing
- Jan 09, 2026 16:34 pm IST
- Reported by: Rittick Mondal
- Edited by: Rohit Paul
The face-off between the Centre and the West Bengal government over the Enforcement Directorate's raids on the Indian Political Action Committee (I-PAC) and its co-founder Pratik Jain escalated on Friday.
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'Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam In Jail Due To Congress': Asaduddin Owaisi Explains
- Jan 09, 2026 16:25 pm IST
- Edited by: Debanish Achom
AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi has pinned the long jail stay of student activists Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam squarely on the Congress party.
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"Shield Against Terror": Amit Shah Launches National IED Data System
- Jan 09, 2026 16:15 pm IST
- Reported by: Aishwarya Jain
Union Home Minister Amit Shah launched the National IED Data Management System, a first of its kind digital platform aimed at strengthening Indias fight against improvised explosive device threats.
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Stepmother Burns Child's Private Parts With Hot Spatula For Bedwetting In Kerala: Cops
- Jan 09, 2026 16:04 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
A five-year-old girl's private parts were allegedly injured with a hot steel spatula by her stepmother for bedwetting, police said here on Friday.
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Probe Agency ED Flags Alleged Goa Election Link In I-PAC Raids In Kolkata
- Jan 09, 2026 15:53 pm IST
- Reported by: Anushka Kumari
The Enforcement Directorate's (ED) ongoing investigation into an alleged coal smuggling syndicate has brought to light a possible connection with election-related activities in Goa, sources told NDTV.
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Srinagar Sees Season's Coldest Night At -6 Degrees Celsius
- Jan 09, 2026 15:30 pm IST
- Reported by: Nazir Masoodi
On Thursday, Srinagar recorded its coldest night of the season at minus 6 degrees Celsius as Jammu and Kashmir continues to be under the grip of an intense cold wave.
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Ex-Madhya Pradesh Minister's Daughter Among 3 Killed In Indore Accident
- Jan 09, 2026 14:57 pm IST
- Reported by: Anurag Dwary
- Edited by: Harshit Sabarwal
The victims included Prerna Bachchan, daughter of former Home Minister Bala Bachchan, and Prakhar Kasliwal, son of Congress state spokesperson Anand Kasliwal.
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Two UK-Bound Air India Flights Diverted Due To Bad Weather
- Jan 09, 2026 14:21 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
Two Air India flights enroute to different UK cities were diverted to nearby airports there due to inclement weather on Thursday, according to the airline.
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"Workers Of Both NCPs Want To Unite, Family Tensions Sorted": Ajit Pawar
- Jan 09, 2026 14:20 pm IST
- NDTV News Desk
The workers of NCP's two factions want to unite and all tensions within the Pawar family have been resolved, Maharashtra's Deputy Chief Minister and NCP chief Ajit Pawar has told NDTV in an exclusive interview