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Cash Payments To Be Banned At Toll Plazas From April 1? Here's The Big Update
- Jan 16, 2026 15:52 pm IST
- Edited by: Nikhil Pandey
Starting April 1, cash payments will be banned at all toll plazas, and commuters will have to use either FASTag or UPI to pay tolls.
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Double Setback To Ex-Gangster Arun Gawli, Both His Daughters Lose In BMC Polls
- Jan 16, 2026 15:38 pm IST
- Reported by: Puja Bhardwaj
- Edited by: Chandrajit Mitra
In a double setback to gangster-turned-politician Arun Gawli, both his daughters -- Geeta and Yogita Gawli -- have lost in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections, 2026.
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Bihar Boy, 13, Dies In Crash, Crowd Loots Fish As His Body Lies On Side
- Jan 16, 2026 15:35 pm IST
- Edited by: Prapti Upadhayay
A deeply disturbing incident has emerged from the Sitamarhi district of Bihar, where a tragic road accident was met with shocking insensitivity from local bystanders.
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Budget 2026: Big Tax Relief For Married Couples? All About Joint Taxation
- Jan 16, 2026 15:22 pm IST
- Edited by: NDTV News Desk
Ahead of the Union Budget 2026, married taxpayers in India may get relief. The Finance Ministry is considering optional joint taxation.
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Opinion | Pak Blames India For 'Losing' Afghanistan. Numbers Tell A Different Story
- Jan 16, 2026 14:57 pm IST
- Aditi Bhaduri
As relations between India and Afghanistan continue to be defined economically, it is Pakistan that will be the loser, perhaps an unintended consequence of its own inability to be a good neighbour.
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Will Congress Ditch DMK And Turn To Actor Vijay's Party In Tamil Nadu?
- Jan 16, 2026 14:56 pm IST
- Reported by: Jainendra Kumar
Congress has had an alliance with DMK in Tamil Nadu for nearly two decades. But now some leaders in the state Congress are advocating for an alliance with actor Vijay's party, TVK.
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Girl, 4, Dies After Nilgai Crashes Into Moving Car In Madhya Pradesh
- Jan 16, 2026 14:39 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
A four-year-old girl sitting in her mother's lap died after a nilgai (blue bull) crashed into their moving car, shattering the windshield, in Madhya Pradesh's Guna district, officials said on Friday.
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Explained: Can Delhi Assembly Suspend, Fine Or Expel Atishi In Privilege Case
- Jan 16, 2026 14:39 pm IST
- Reported by: Ishika Verma
The Delhi Assembly on Thursday directed Atishi to submit her written statement by January 19 regarding her alleged "derogatory remark" made against Sikh Gurus in session.
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EPFO Launches Free Doorstep Service For Pension Scheme. Here's How It Works
- Jan 16, 2026 14:35 pm IST
- Edited by: NDTV News Desk
Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has launched a free doorstep service for EPS (Employees' Pension Scheme) pensioners, allowing them to submit their Digital Life Certificate (DLC) without visiting a bank or EPFO offices.
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BJP Starts Process To Elect New Chief, Announcement Likely On January 20
- Jan 16, 2026 14:21 pm IST
- Reported by: Aishvarya Jain
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has formally begun the process to elect its next national president, issuing an official notification under the party's 'Sangathan Parv'.
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Supreme Court Stays Calcutta High Court Verdict Disqualifying Mukul Roy As MLA
- Jan 16, 2026 14:06 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
The Supreme Court on Friday stayed the Calcutta High Court verdict disqualifying senior leader Mukul Roy as an MLA of the West Bengal Assembly after he defected to the TMC from the BJP.
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In Madhya Pradesh, Ladli Behna Costs Soar As State Debt Hits Record Highs
- Jan 16, 2026 14:03 pm IST
- Reported by: Anurag Dwary
- Edited by: Prapti Upadhayay
At a state-level Ladli Behna conference, Chief Minister Mohan Yadav will oversee the transfer of more than Rs 1,836 crore to the bank accounts of 1.2531 crore eligible women.
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Betrayal, Brutality, Vulnerability: The Goldy Brar-Lawrence Bishnoi Split
- Jan 16, 2026 14:01 pm IST
- Reported by: Bismee Taskin Islam
A recent threat issued by Goldy Brar to a Gurugram-based businessman ripped open to the facade of the brotherhood between Brar and Lawrence Bishnoi, who is currently in jail.
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Telangana Speaker To File Report On BRS MLAs' Disqualification Plea In 2 Weeks
- Jan 16, 2026 13:54 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
The Supreme Court on Friday asked the Telangana Assembly speaker to apprise it in two weeks on the status of adjudication of disqualification pleas against BRS MLAs, who had defected to the ruling Congress.
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"Poll Body Gaslighting Citizens": Rahul Gandhi On 'Indelible' Ink Row, BJP Responds
- Jan 16, 2026 13:40 pm IST
- NDTV News Desk
Rahul Gandhi's reaction came after opposition leaders, after voting in Maharashtra municipal corporation elections, alleged that the ink mark on the finger can be easily wiped off.
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NDTV Special: A Sneak Peek Inside Indias First Vande Bharat Sleeper Trains
- Jan 16, 2026 13:38 pm IST
- Reported by: Ratnadip Choudhury
- Edited by: Prapti Upadhayay
A landmark chapter for the Indian Railways is set to begin on January 17, when Prime Minister Narendra Modi flags off the nation's very first Vande Bharat Sleeper trains from Malda in West Bengal.
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Trinamool Congress Takes Welfare Pitch To Big Screen Ahead Of Polls
- Jan 16, 2026 13:08 pm IST
- Reported by: Sreyashi Dey
On a chilly winter evening, tucked away in the cosy screening hall of Nandan, Kolkata's iconic film hub, Trinamool Congress (TMC) MPs and ministers gathered for a private screening of the film Lokkhi Elo Ghore.
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Congress Shows Why It Still Matters In Maharashtra Despite Mumbai Flop Show
- Jan 16, 2026 13:08 pm IST
- Edited by: Chandrajit Mitra
The Congress has put up a flop show in Mumbai, still struggling to move to double figures, with votes still being counted for the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC).
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Video: Chaos On Thailand-Bound IndiGo Flight As Pilot Refuses To Fly After Duty Hours
- Jan 16, 2026 12:43 pm IST
- Reported by: Tanushka Dutta
- Edited by: Pushkar Tiwari
The IndiGo flight from Mumbai to Thailand's Krabi was scheduled to fly out at 4:05 am but was reportedly delayed by more than three hours.