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1 Tourist Dead, Another Missing After Slipping Into Frozen Arunachal Lake
- Jan 17, 2026 08:47 am IST
- Press Trust of India
Two tourists from Kerala drowned in the Sela Lake in Arunachal Pradesh's Tawang district on Friday, police said. The body of one of them was recovered, while a search was underway to trace the other, they said.
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"Public's Mandate Is Supreme": Ajit Pawar Accepts Defeat In Civic Polls
- Jan 17, 2026 06:08 am IST
- Indo-Asian News Service
Following the near-clear results of the 29 municipal corporation elections in Maharashtra, Deputy Chief Minister and NCP chief Ajit Pawar has officially conceded defeat in several key urban centres.
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Suspecting Affair, Man Kills Sister-In-Law, Neighbour In UP
- Jan 17, 2026 05:15 am IST
- Press Trust of India
A 35-year-old man in UP's Fatehpur district allegedly killed his neighbour and his sister-in-law, suspecting them of being involved in a relationship, police said on Friday.
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Rs 1,000-Crore Illicit Funds Routed Via Mule Accounts, CBI Charges 19
- Jan 17, 2026 00:20 am IST
- Press Trust of India
The CBI has registered an FIR against a branch head of Punjab & Sind Bank andThe CBI has registered an FIR against a branch head of Punjab & Sind Bank and 18 others for allegedly opening mule accounts which were used to conceal and layer funds over R
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Mumbai Chose Development, Voted Against Those In Power For 25 Years: E Shinde
- Jan 17, 2026 00:16 am IST
- Press Trust of India
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Friday the people of Mumbai have voted against those in power for 25 years and opted for "development brand", in a dig at the Thackeray cousins Raj and Uddhav.
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"Mumbaikars Chose Substance Over Divisiveness": K Annamalai
- Jan 17, 2026 00:14 am IST
- Press Trust of India
Reacting to his party's victory in the civic polls in Maharashtra, BJP leader K Annamalai on Friday said people trust the triple-engine leadership and they have rejected "divisive propaganda.
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Refunds For December Disruptions Processed, IndiGo Tells Aviation Regulator
- Jan 17, 2026 00:13 am IST
- Press Trust of India
Domestic carrier IndiGo has processed refunds to all passengers affected by flight cancellations between December 3 and 5, aviation safety regulator DGCA said on Friday.
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Suvendu Adhikari Files Rs 100-Crore Defamation Suit Against Mamata Banerjee
- Jan 17, 2026 00:12 am IST
- Press Trust of India
West Bengal opposition leader Suvendu Adhikari on Friday filed a defamation suit against Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, seeking Rs 100 crore in damages for allegedly linking him to a coal scam.
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Rahul Gandhi To Visit Indore Amid Contaminated Water Deaths, Gets 'Surprise' Welcome
- Jan 17, 2026 00:08 am IST
- Reported by: Anurag Dwary
As political temperatures rise over the contaminated water crisis in Indore, Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi is scheduled to arrive in the city on Saturday, a visit that has already triggered sharp reactions across party lines.
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As BJP Eyes Mumbai Mayor Post, Shinde Sena Could Throw Spanner In Works: Sources
- Jan 17, 2026 00:07 am IST
- Reported by: Puja Bhardwaj
- Edited by: Rohit Paul
As of midnight, the BJP had emerged as the single largest party, but there is no scenario - barring implausible ones like a tie-up with Uddhav Thackeray's Shiv Sena - in which it can govern the corporation without the support of Shinde's Shiv Sena.
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'No Role In Such Ventures': MEA Distances Itself From 'Battle Of Galwan'
- Jan 17, 2026 00:00 am IST
- Press Trust of India
Ahead of the release of Salman Khan's movie "Battle of Galwan", the Ministry of External Affairs on Friday said issues regarding film-making in India are looked after by "relevant authorities".
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Shiv Sena UBT Reclaims Parbhani Civic Body Amid Statewide Mahayuti Sweep
- Jan 16, 2026 23:49 pm IST
- Indo-Asian News Service
While the BJP-led Mahayuti alliance has swept several municipal corporations across Maharashtra on Friday, Parbhani from the underdeveloped Marathwada region has emerged as a major outlier.
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'Non-Hindu Prohibited Area' Boards Put Up In Haridwar's Har Ki Pauri
- Jan 16, 2026 23:07 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
Amid demands to declare the Haridwar Kumbh area in Uttarakhand a Hindu zone and restrict entry to non-Hindus at all religious places and Ganga ghats within it, signs reading 'Non-Hindu prohibited area' were put up at Har Ki Pauri on Friday.
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2 Women, Jailed With Relative Gangster For Murder, Win Pune Civic Polls
- Jan 16, 2026 23:03 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
Two relatives of gangster Suryakant alias Bandu Andekar, currently lodged in jail in connection with the murder of his grandson, were elected from ward number 23 in the Pune civic polls on Friday.
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Republic Day Parade Enclosures Named After Indian Rivers "To End VIP Culture"
- Jan 16, 2026 23:03 pm IST
- Asian News International
Ahead of Republic Day celebrations, Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh on Friday announced a move to end the "VIP culture" during the annual parade at Kartavya Path, as they would now be named after Indian rivers.
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"Mother Of All Deals": Piyush Goyal On India-EU Trade Agreement
- Jan 16, 2026 23:02 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Friday said the free trade agreement between India and the 27-nation bloc EU, the negotiations for which are at the last leg, will be the "mother of all deals".
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16-Year-Old Stripped And Paraded Naked For 1.5 km By Girl's Family In Ujjain
- Jan 16, 2026 22:47 pm IST
- Reported by: Anurag Dwary
An incident highlighting mob justice and public humiliation has sparked outrage in Madhya Pradesh's Ujjain, after a 16-year-old boy was allegedly stripped naked, tied with ropes, and paraded for approximately 1.5 km by members of a girl's family.
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'Zubeen Garg Was Intoxicated, But Made To Drink A Lot': Assam Cops On Motive
- Jan 16, 2026 22:28 pm IST
- Reported by: Ratnadip Choudhury
The Assam special investigation team (SIT) that is looking into the death of singer and cultural icon Zubeen Garg has announced similar findings as the police in Singapore, but has also added that there could have been a motive behind it.