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In Maharashtra Civic Body Where BJP, Congress Allied, Now Shiv Sena Comes Out Tops
- Jan 09, 2026 21:27 pm IST
- Edited by: Rohit Paul
When local body elections are spoken about in Maharashtra, the BMC hogs most of the limelight by virtue of being one of the richest civic bodies in Asia. This time, the relatively unknown Ambernath Municipal Corporation is giving it a tough fight.
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Family Of Murdered Dalit Woman Refuse To Perform Last Rites In UP, Demand Justice
- Jan 09, 2026 21:24 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
Grief simmered in Kapsad village in Sardhana area here on Friday following the murder of a Dalit woman and the alleged kidnapping of her daughter, even as a heavy police force has been deployed to maintain law and order, officials said.
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iPhone Dream Turns Into Rs 51.82 Lakh Crime Spree In Chhattisgarh
- Jan 09, 2026 21:00 pm IST
- Reported by: Anurag Dwary
A woman's iPhone obsession snowballed into a multi-lakh theft operation in Chhattisgarh, complete with gold biscuits, cash-filled suitcases, expensive liquor, and a Harrier SUV bought in cash.
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17 Hyderabad Students Build Payload For Upcoming ISRO Launch
- Jan 09, 2026 20:49 pm IST
- Reported by: Ashish Kumar Pandey
A group of 17 students, aged between 12 and 15, from Hyderabad, designed and built a flight-ready CubeSat payload that will be launched aboard an ISRO mission on January 12 from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC-SHAR) in Sriharikota.
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Union Budget To Be Presented On February 1 (Sunday), Economic Survey On January 29
- Jan 09, 2026 20:01 pm IST
- Reported by: Akhilesh Sharma
- NDTV News Desk
The Union Budget for 2025-26 will be tabled in Parliament on February 1 - a Sunday - and the Economic Survey, which is a precursor to the budget document, will be presented by Chief Economic Advisor V Anantha Nageswaran on January 29.
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12 Killed, 35 Injured After Bus Falls Into 400-Metre Gorge In Himachal Pradesh
- Jan 09, 2026 19:51 pm IST
- NDTV News Desk
- (with inputs from IANS)
At least 12 people were killed and 35 others injured on Friday after a private passenger bus plunged nearly 400 metres into a deep gorge in Himachal Pradesh.
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Assam Opposition Says BJP 'Conspired' To Omit Voters, Files Police Complaint
- Jan 09, 2026 19:38 pm IST
- Reported by: Ratnadip Choudhury
The Congress-led Opposition in Assam filed a police complaint on Friday, alleging vote theft through the ongoing Special Revision (SR) of the electoral rolls in the state.
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'How Could I Leave My Son?' Mother Wraps Blanket On Soldiers Statue In Cold
- Jan 09, 2026 19:30 pm IST
- Reported by: Pradeep Dutta
In a poignant display of maternal love, Jaswant Kaur, the mother of Constable Gurnam Singh, draped a blanket around his statue in Jammu, shielding him from the biting cold.
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Ankita Bhandari Murder Case: Uttarakhand Chief Minister Approves CBI Probe
- Jan 09, 2026 19:17 pm IST
- Indo-Asian News Service
In a significant development, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has approved a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the high-profile murder case of 19-year-old Ankita Bhandari.
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"It Hurts Deeply": Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta On AAP Memes Targeting Her
- Jan 09, 2026 19:15 pm IST
- Reported by: Ishika Verma
Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Friday got emotional while addressing the Delhi Assembly, accusing the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) of repeatedly mocking her through memes and personal attacks over inadvertent verbal slips.
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Opinion | A Star Targeted? Why Jana Nayagan Row Might Be A Gift In Disguise For Vijay
- Jan 09, 2026 18:51 pm IST
- TM Veeraraghav
Ultimately, 'Jana Nayagan' will get a certification and will be released. But the damage - or the momentum - may already be inflicted. And, when it does, all this courtroom drama will only bolster its opening at the box office.
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"Not Accurate": Centre On Trump Aide's 'PM Didn't Call' US President Remarks
- Jan 09, 2026 18:08 pm IST
- Edited by: Samiran Mishra
India has rejected remarks by the United States Commerce Secretary, Howard Lutnick, suggesting that a long-discussed India-US trade agreement failed to materialise because Prime Minister Narendra Modi did not place a phone call to US President Trump.
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Rats Behind Rs 8-Crore Chhattisgarh Heist? 26,000 Quintals Of Paddy Missing
- Jan 09, 2026 18:03 pm IST
- Reported by: Anurag Dwary
If you thought bank lockers were the only place for big robberies, Kawardha's paddy procurement centres in Chhattisgarh may change your mind.
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Delhi Assembly To Streets: BJP Protests Atishi's 'Insensitive' Sikh Guru Remark
- Jan 09, 2026 17:45 pm IST
- Reported by: Ishika Verma
After days of chaos during the Winter Session over Leader of the Opposition Atishi's alleged "insensitive" remarks on Sikh Guru Tegh Bahadur, the Delhi BJP on Friday escalated its protest.
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Punjab Man, Wife Who Dumped Friend's Chopped Body In Drum, Arrested: Cops
- Jan 09, 2026 17:45 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
Ludhiana Police on Friday arrested a man and his wife for the brutal murder of a 35-year-old man whose dismembered body was recovered from an abandoned plot near the Jalandhar Bypass, officials said.
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Ex-Soldier In Himachal Pradesh Loses Rs 98 Lakh To Digital Arrest Scam
- Jan 09, 2026 17:36 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
A retired soldier of Bilaspur in Himachal Pradesh has been duped of Rs 98 lakh after being kept under 15 days "digital arrest" by the fraudsters, officials said on Friday.
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UP Man Killed In Road Accident 2 Days Before Daughter's Naming Ceremony
- Jan 09, 2026 17:32 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
A 30-year-old man was killed on Friday after his motorcycle was hit by a speeding tractor here, officials said.The accident occurred near the Ujjapur village turn, leaving the rider critically injured.
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"Cancer Research" Project In Madhya Pradesh Under Scanner Over Financial Irregularities
- Jan 09, 2026 17:20 pm IST
- Reported by: Anurag Dwary
A government-approved research project that promised breakthroughs in treating serious diseases like cancer using Panchagavya, a mix of cow dung, cow urine and milk-based preparations, has come under a cloud in Madhya Pradesh's Jabalpur.
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Sabarimala Theft: Probe Team Arrests Chief Priest Over Replating Temple Gold
- Jan 09, 2026 17:11 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
The SIT probing the Sabarimala gold case arrested chief priest Kandararu Rajeevaru, citing his close links with prime accused Unnikrishnan Potty and his role in recommending the controversial replating of the Dwarapalaka and Sreekovil gold plates.
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Opinion | The Pawars Are Talking Again, And So Are Thackerays. Here's Why
- Jan 09, 2026 16:54 pm IST
- Amitabh Tiwari
Maharashtra's political landscape is witnessing unprecedented realignments as the state prepares for municipal corporation elections across 29 bodies, a poll that comes four years behind schedule.