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No Damage To Delhi Mosque, Drone Footage From Demolition Site Reveals
- Jan 08, 2026 22:34 pm IST
- Reported by: Bismee Taskin Islam
A diagnostic centre, a guest house and a community hall were demolished during an anti-encroachment drive carried out by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) near Faiz-e-Elahi Masjid, close to Ramlila Maidan near Turkman Gate.
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Bangladeshi Muslims To Hit 40% Of Assam Population In Census: Himanta Sarma
- Jan 08, 2026 22:33 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday claimed that "Bangladeshi Muslims" could constitute nearly 40 per cent of the state's population in the next Census.
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Mamata Banerjee To Lead Protest March Tomorrow Against Probe Agency Raid
- Jan 08, 2026 22:32 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will lead a protest march here on Friday against the Enforcement Directorate raids at the office of political consultancy firm I-PAC, Trinamool Congress sources said.
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1,104 Infiltration Attempts Detected Along India-Bangladesh Border
- Jan 08, 2026 22:32 pm IST
- Reported by: Subham Singh
India's eastern frontier with Bangladesh witnessed its most turbulent year in 2025, both in numbers and in narrative.
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WhatsApp Audio Messages Spread Delhi Mosque Demolition Rumour: Police
- Jan 08, 2026 22:32 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
Misleading audio messages circulated on multiple WhatsApp groups were key to fuelling rumours about the alleged demolition of the Faiz-e-Elahi Mosque near the Turkman Gate, even as officers moved swiftly to counter the narrative, an official said.
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India's Russian Oil Bet Faces A 500% Tariff Shock From Donald Trump
- Jan 08, 2026 22:31 pm IST
- Reported by: Subham Singh
- Edited by: Prapti Upadhayay
President Donald Trump's latest warning to Prime Minister Narendra Modi-that the US could "raise tariffs on them very quickly" has taken on new urgency as Washington considers a 500 per cent tariff on countries importing Russian oil.
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Between Akal Takht And The Ballot Box: Punjab's Politics Of Belief
- Jan 08, 2026 21:20 pm IST
- Reported by: Mohammed Ghazali
Punjab's uneasy relationship between faith and state power is once again in sharp focus, with Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann being summoned by the Sri Akal Takht Sahib over alleged "anti-Sikh" remarks.
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Bangladesh Confirms Suspension Of Visa Services In India
- Jan 08, 2026 21:12 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
Bangladesh's interim government on Thursday said it has asked its key missions in India, including at New Delhi, to suspend visa services over security concerns.
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"Temporary Voters" From Other States In Assam Draft Poll Rolls, Alleges Congress
- Jan 08, 2026 21:03 pm IST
- Reported by: Ratnadip Choudhury
The Assam Congress has expressed alarm over the alleged inclusion of "temporary voters" from other states in the draft electoral rolls, published after a Special Revision (SR) of the voter lists.
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Stray Dog Control Can Cost Up To Rs 27,000 Crore, Supreme Court Told
- Jan 08, 2026 20:58 pm IST
- Reported by: Nupur Dogra
- Edited by: Anindita Sanyal
Removing stray dogs from public spaces can cost the government up to Rs 26,800 crore, the Supreme Court was told today.
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Vehicle-To-Vehicle System In India Soon: What It Means for Drivers
- Jan 08, 2026 20:52 pm IST
- Reported by: Ashwine Kumar Singh
The Government of India is preparing to roll out Vehicle-to-Vehicle (V2V) communication technology by end of 2026.
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Newly Installed Speed Breakers Worth Rs 8 Lakh Stolen In Madhya Pradesh
- Jan 08, 2026 20:46 pm IST
- Reported by: Anurag Dwary
In a bizarre theft incident in Madhya Pradesh's Vidisha district, thieves stole several speed breakers installed on city roads to control traffic speed.
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Chhattisgarh Exam Question On Dog's Name With Ram As Option Sparks Outrage
- Jan 08, 2026 20:45 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
A multiple choice question on the name of a dog in an English test paper in government schools in Chhattisgarh's Mahasamund district has triggered controversy and protests after 'Ram' was listed as one of the options.
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Himachal High Court Receives Bomb Threat Email, Security Heightened
- Jan 08, 2026 20:44 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
A search operation was conducted in the Himachal Pradesh High Court on Thursday after a bomb threat was received through an e-mail by court authorities, officials said.
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E Coli Detected In Bhopal Water After 20 Die In Indore Contamination
- Jan 08, 2026 20:31 pm IST
- Reported by: Anurag Dwary
- Edited by: Prapti Upadhayay
Groundwater in several parts of Bhopal, including Khanugaon, Adampur Cantonment, and Vajpayee Nagar, has tested positive for E coli bacteria.
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'Democracy On Sale': BJP Slams Congress' Rs 50,000 Ticket Fee For Assam Polls
- Jan 08, 2026 20:13 pm IST
- Reported by: Ratnadip Choudhury
A major political controversy erupted in Assam on Thursday over the Congress party's decision to require ticket aspirants for this year's Assam polls to pay Rs 50,000 while giving their party ticket application forms
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BMW's 2026 India Plan: 10 New Cars, 17 Upgrades, And More Local Sourcing
- Jan 08, 2026 20:10 pm IST
- Reuters
BMW will launch 10 new cars in India this year, including EVs and its popular MINI brand, while boosting local sourcing to lower costs as luxury car sales in the country remain stubbornly small, its India CEO told Reuters.
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Odisha Man Stripped, Beaten, Paraded In Public Over Relationship With Minor
- Jan 08, 2026 19:59 pm IST
- NDTV News Desk
A man was stripped naked, tied up, brutally beaten up by a mob and paraded through the streets in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district on allegations of a relationship with a minor girl.
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'Campaigned For PM Modi Twice, He Broke My Party': Uddhav Thackeray
- Jan 08, 2026 19:56 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Thursday said that he had campaigned to make Narendra Modi the prime minister in 2014 and 2019, but the latter is out to destroy his party.
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Congress To Seek Disqualification Of Ambernath Councillors Who Joined BJP
- Jan 08, 2026 19:55 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
Maharashtra Congress on Thursday said it would initiate legal action to seek the disqualification of 12 councillors in Ambernath who were elected on the party's symbol and subsequently joined the BJP, terming the move illegal and unconstitutional.