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Country Bomb Attack On Prison Convoy In Tamil Nadu, Convict Escapes
- Jan 24, 2026 22:53 pm IST
- Reported by: J Sam Daniel Stalin
Two police personnel were injured after a gang threw country-made bombs at a prison escort team transporting a convict in Tamil Nadu's Perambalur district on Saturday, triggering a brief exchange of fire and a high-speed escape by the attackers.
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'You Told Us To Pray In Graveyard': New Row In Madhya Pradesh's Bhojshala
- Jan 24, 2026 22:13 pm IST
- Reported by: Anurag Dwary
"You cannot ask us to offer namaz in kabristan (graveyard)." That single accusation has now pushed the Bhojshala-Kamal Maula mosque dispute back to the doors of the court.
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O Panneerselvam Loyalist, Rajya Sabha MP R Dharmar Returns To AIADMK
- Jan 24, 2026 21:46 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
R Dharmar, a Rajya Sabha MP and a loyalist of ousted AIADMK leader O Panneerselvam, on Saturday rejoined the AIADMK after calling on party general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami here.
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Terrorist Took Shelter In J&K Home, Used Family As Shield Before Being Shot
- Jan 24, 2026 21:40 pm IST
- Reported by: Pradeep Dutta
A Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) commander who was shot dead in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua district on Friday afternoon had used civilians as a human shield when he was cornered by security forces.
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Team Uddhav Files Police Complaint After 2 Corporators Go 'Missing' In Kalyan
- Jan 24, 2026 21:25 pm IST
- Reported by: Anuj Sahebrao Rayate
While the results of 29 Maharashtra Municipal Corporations were declared on January 16, few outcomes have generated as much political churn as the Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation (KDMC) - eclipsing even BMC in terms of post-poll drama.
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16 IEDs, 100kg Explosives Seized As Security Forces Foil Maoist Plot
- Jan 24, 2026 20:09 pm IST
- Indo-Asian News Service
In a major success for security forces combating left-wing extremism in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district, a joint operation on Saturday led to the recovery of a significant cache of improvised explosive devices (IEDs).
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Missing Physiotherapy Student, 22, Found Hanging From Tree In UP
- Jan 24, 2026 19:47 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
A 22-year-old physiotherapy student, who had been missing for two days, was found dead on Saturday with her body hanging from a tree here, police said.
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All You Need To Know About Republic Day's Parade Contingent Commanders
- Jan 24, 2026 19:27 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
For Lt Amit Choudhar who will lead a contingent of mixed scouts in the Republic Day Parade on the Kartavya Path, it will both be a personal milestone and a nostalgic nod to his father who was part of the ceremonial parade in 1990.
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6 Arrested As Nashik Cops Hunt For 'Missing Container' Full Of Rs 2000 Notes
- Jan 24, 2026 19:11 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
Police in Maharashtra's Nashik district have arrested six persons for kidnapping and assaulting a man allegedly involved in the theft' of a container full of Rs 2,000 notes worth "Rs 400 crore".
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683 Roads Blocked, 5,700 Transformers Hit: Snow Disrupts Life In Himachal
- Jan 24, 2026 19:04 pm IST
- Asian News International
Widespread rainfall and heavy snowfall across Himachal Pradesh over the past 24 hours have severely disrupted public utilities, blocking hundreds of roads and affecting electricity and water supply in several districts.
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'No Impact On Gaganyaan': ISRO Chief After PSLV Launch Failure
- Jan 24, 2026 18:57 pm IST
- Asian News International
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chairman V Narayanan on Saturday denied any possibility of delay in the Gaganyaan mission following the failure of the PSLV rocket mission earlier this month.
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Delhi Opens Community Halls For Patients' Families Near Government Hospitals
- Jan 24, 2026 18:23 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
As biting cold prevails across the capital, the New Delhi Municipal Council announced that it has opened its 'barat ghars' (banquet halls) and community halls to shelter relatives and attendants of patients near major government hospitals.
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Vizhinjam Port Is Kerala's Largest-Ever Private Investment: Karan Adani
- Jan 24, 2026 18:21 pm IST
- Indo-Asian News Service
Karan Adani, Managing Director of Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone (APSEZ), on Saturday, said the Vizhinjam International Seaport is the largest investment ever committed by any business house in Kerala.
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4 Feared Trapped As Major Fire Ravages Building In Hyderabad
- Jan 24, 2026 18:03 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
At least three to four people are suspected to be trapped inside a four-storey building at Nampally here, housing a furniture shop and others, after a major fire broke out Saturday afternoon, official said.
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PM Modi Pushes BJP-NDA Pitch In Tamil Nadu As AIADMK Insists On Solo Rule
- Jan 24, 2026 17:21 pm IST
- Reported by: J Sam Daniel Stalin
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his first election rally speech in Tamil Nadu on Saturday, expressed confidence that a BJP-NDA government will come to power in the state after the upcoming Assembly polls.
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Probe Agency Attaches Assets Of Karnataka IPS Officer In Recruitment 'Scam'
- Jan 24, 2026 17:01 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
The Enforcement Directorate has attached assets of Karnataka cadre IPS officer Amrit Paul and a head constable as part of a money laundering probe into alleged irregularities during police sub-inspector (SI) recruitment in the state during 2021-22.
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Murder Or Misfire? Twist After Congress MP's Nephew, Wife's Deaths In Ahmedabad
- Jan 24, 2026 16:42 pm IST
- Reported by: Saurabh Vaktania
What was initially portrayed as a harrowing domestic accident has now been reclassified as a chilling crime.
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Want To Contest Tamil Nadu Polls? Kamal Haasan Invites Applications For MNM Tickets
- Jan 24, 2026 16:34 pm IST
- Reported by: J Sam Daniel Stalin
Actor-politician Kamal Haasan's Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) has invited aspirants seeking to contest in the upcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly polls to submit applications, with a mandatory fee of Rs 50,000.
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Zubeen Garg's Family Writes To PM Modi, Seeks Special Court To Hear Case
- Jan 24, 2026 16:34 pm IST
- Reported by: Ratnadip Choudhury
Family members of Assam's cultural icon Zubeen Garg on Saturday submitted a memorandum to Prime Minister Narendra Modi requesting to set up a special court, expedite trial in Assam, and take appropriate diplomatic-legal action in Singapore.
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"What Is Happening In Bengal...": Amartya Sen Flags Haste In SIR Process
- Jan 24, 2026 15:59 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
Nobel laureate Amartya Sen has voiced deep unease over the SIR process in West Bengal, warning that the exercise is being conducted with "undue haste" and may jeopardise democratic participation, particularly with the assembly elections approaching.