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Stunts, Selfies, And Scorpios: Korba's School Farewell Goes Wrong
- Jan 22, 2026 00:19 am IST
- Reported by: Anurag Dwary
School students in Chhattisgarh's Korba were caught on camera turning city roads into a dangerous playground, leaning out of speeding SUVs, shooting Instagram reels, and posing for selfies, as if traffic laws were optional and lives expendable.
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Weeks After I-PAC Raids, Probe Agency ED Chief Rahul Navin On Kolkata Tour
- Jan 22, 2026 00:00 am IST
- Press Trust of India
ED Director Rahul Navin is expected to reach Kolkata on Thursday for a review of the central agency's work in the eastern region, officials said.
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Builder Sent To 14-Day Judicial Custody In Noida Techie Death Case
- Jan 21, 2026 23:57 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
A builder arrested in connection with the death of the 27-year-old software engineer in Greater Noida was on Wednesday sent to judicial custody for two weeks, as a Special Investigation Team (SIT) stepped up its probe into the incident.
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Jaipur Air Force Aspirant, 18, Killed By Speeding Thar During Morning Jog
- Jan 21, 2026 23:46 pm IST
- NDTV News Desk
An 18-year-old woman preparing for the Indian Air Force physical examination was killed in a hit-and-run collision on a Jaipur expressway on Wednesday morning.
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NDA Races To Wrap Up Negotiations Ahead Of PM's Tamil Nadu Rally On Friday
- Jan 21, 2026 23:28 pm IST
- Reported by: Vasudha Venugopal
The Prime Minister will hold a rally in Madurankatham near Chennai on Friday, signalling the NDA's intent to project itself as the only political formation capable of taking on the ruling DMK in Tamil Nadu in the upcoming Assembly elections.
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Rajasthan To Bring Disturbed Areas Bill To Curb "Demographic Imbalance"
- Jan 21, 2026 23:23 pm IST
- Reported by: Harsha Kumari Singh
The Rajasthan Cabinet led by Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma on Wednesday approved Disturbed Areas Bill, 2026, which aims to protect the properties of permanent residents and the rights of tenants in areas declared as disturbed.
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Bengaluru Congestion World's 2nd Worst, People Lose 7 Days A Year To Traffic
- Jan 21, 2026 23:06 pm IST
- Reported by: Deepak Bopanna
India's tech capital Bengaluru, which is already infamous for its traffic, has now emerged as one of the world's most congested cities, ranking second globally in the latest TomTom Traffic Index (city).
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Bengaluru Man Kills Wife, Friend Helps Him Make It Look Like Suicide
- Jan 21, 2026 22:55 pm IST
- Reported by: Deepak Bopanna
What was first recorded as an unnatural death case after a woman was found hanging in her rented room in Rajarajeshwarinagar has now taken a dramatic turn, with police arresting her husband and his friend on suspicion of murder.
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Delhi Police To Deploy AI-Enabled Smart Glasses For Republic Day Security
- Jan 21, 2026 22:45 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
For the first time, the Delhi Police will deploy AI-enabled smart glasses equipped with an integrated facial recognition system (FRS) and thermal imaging technology as part of enhanced security measures for Republic Day celebrations.
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Madras Court Cancels FIR Against Amit Malviya In Sanatana Dharma Row
- Jan 21, 2026 22:43 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has quashed an FIR registered against BJP leader Amit Malviya for allegedly distorting the comments made by Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin on "Sanatana Dharma".
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Rajasthan Renames Mohammadpura Village As Mohanpura
- Jan 21, 2026 22:34 pm IST
- Indo-Asian News Service
The Rajasthan government has changed the name of Mohammadpura village in Digod tehsil of Kota district to Mohanpura, and issued a formal notification to this effect.
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Can Poll Body Exercise Its Powers Like "Unruly Horse?" Supreme Court On SIR
- Jan 21, 2026 22:13 pm IST
- Reported by: Nupur Dogra
Hearing arguments on the legality of the SIR, the Supreme Court on Wednesday asked if the Election Commission of India enjoys "untrammelled powers" to deviate from its own rules and provisions of the RP Act for the preparation of electoral rolls.
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India's Defence Push: New UAE Deal, Rising Exports And Growing Global Reach
- Jan 21, 2026 21:07 pm IST
- Reported by: Ankita Tiwari
India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have deepened their strategic partnership by signing a $3 billion LNG supply agreement between ADNOC Gas and HPCL (0.5 mtpa for 10 years starting 2028), along with a Letter of Intent (LoI).
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Vehicles Main Cause Of Delhi-NCR Air Pollution: Air Quality Body
- Jan 21, 2026 19:29 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM)told the Supreme Court on Wednesday that vehicular pollution is the highest contributor to air pollution in Delhi-NCR.
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Trucker Who Escaped Death Where Noida Techie Died Demands Murder Charges
- Jan 21, 2026 19:28 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
The accident that claimed the life of software engineer Yuvraj Mehta (27) triggered protests and anguished questions from residents and the victim's family.
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'Not Consulted': Election Body Opposes Bengal Action Against Poll Officials
- Jan 21, 2026 18:54 pm IST
- Reported by: Sreyashi Dey
The West Bengal government didn't take the Election Commission (EC)'s approval before penalising the erring officers linked to Special Intensive Revision (SIR) duties in a case from last year, the poll body has flagged.
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"State Splurging On Freebies Important Matter To Examine": Chief Justice
- Jan 21, 2026 18:42 pm IST
- Reported by: Nupur Dogra
Chief Justice Surya Kant on Wednesday observed that the states splurging on freebies is an "important matter to examine" amid concerns that poorly targeted subsidies could create unsustainable fiscal burdens for future generations.
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Surat's 21-Crore Water Tank Was To Serve 33 Villages. It Collapsed On Day 1
- Jan 21, 2026 18:31 pm IST
- Reported by: Saurabh Vaktania
In a major crackdown following the catastrophic collapse of a newly built water tank in Surat, the Gujarat Police have registered a criminal case and initiated arrests to address what is being described as a "monumental embarrassment" for the state.
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Karnataka Government, Governor At Odds Over Special Session On G RAM G
- Jan 21, 2026 18:30 pm IST
- Reported by: Deepak Bopanna, Reethu Rajpurohit
Karnataka Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot refused to address a joint session of the state legislature that begins Thursday because of a scheduled discussion on the BJP-led centre replacing the Congress-era MNREGA with the G Ram G scheme.