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Ajit Pawar's Corruption Charge Against BJP, Then Ally's "Difficulties" Warning
- Jan 03, 2026 19:06 pm IST
- Edited by: Rohit Paul
Adding a new layer of complexity to an already knotty web of alliances in Maharashtra, NCP leader Ajit Pawar has launched a volley against coalition partner BJP, accusing it of corruption in a civic body and implying that it is displaying arrogance.
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'Clean City' Indore Horror: Preventable Leak Becomes Mass Casualty Event
- Jan 03, 2026 18:14 pm IST
- Reported by: Anurag Dwary
- Edited by: Debanish Achom
The tragedy that unfolded in Indore was not sudden; it was scripted over years in official files and ignored warnings, according to internal documents accessed by NDTV.
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"Beginning Of The End": Telangana Police Chief After Top Maoist Commander Surrenders
- Jan 03, 2026 18:05 pm IST
- Reported by: Uma Sudhir
In what is being described as the "death knell" for the PLGA and the Telangana State Committee of the CPI (Maoist), top commanders and several underground cadres surrendered to the Telangana police today.
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In Videos, Armed Men Shoot Assault Rifles To Ring In New Year In Manipur
- Jan 03, 2026 16:59 pm IST
- NDTV News Desk
Videos of armed men shooting in the air with assault rifles in Manipur to celebrate the New Year have gone viral.
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Tamil Nadu Announces New Pension Scheme For Government Staff Ahead Of Polls
- Jan 03, 2026 16:15 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
Fulfilling the over 2-decade-old demand of government employees and teachers, Chief Minister M K Stalin on Saturday announced a new plan, the "Tamil Nadu Assured Pension Scheme," and said it would provide the benefits of the Old Pension Scheme.
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Congress Announces 45-Day 'Save MGNREGA' Campaign From January 10
- Jan 03, 2026 15:50 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
The Congress announced a nationwide 'MGNREGA Bachao Sangram' from January 10 to February 25 to demand the withdrawal of the VB G-RAM-G Act and the restoration of MGNREGA as a rights-based law, the right to work, and the authority of panchayats
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Newspaper Delivery Boy To 26/11 Hero: Maharashtra Police Chief Sadanand Date's Journey
- Jan 03, 2026 15:33 pm IST
- Reported by: Jitendra Dixit
- Edited by: Srishti Kapoor
On November 26, 2008, Sadanand Date entered a hospital for women and children where terrorists Ajmal Kasab and Abu Ismail had opened fire, and continued to engage their gunfire despite sustaining serious injuries.
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Shiv Sena Leader Sanjay Raut Urges Ajit Pawar To Merge NCP Factions
- Jan 03, 2026 15:16 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Saturday said the Ajit Pawar-led NCP should merge with the NCP (SP) headed by his uncle Sharad Pawar, as both factions have joined hands for elections to the Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad civic bodies.
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Congress Announces' MNREGA Bachao Abhiyan' From January 8 To Oppose G RAM G
- Jan 03, 2026 14:22 pm IST
- Indo-Asian News Service
The Congress on Saturday announced a nationwide agitation against the G-RAMG Act from January 8, alleging that it "silently kills" the MNREGA and undermines the legal right to work guaranteed to rural citizens.
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Blasts, Ambushes, Massacres: Top Maoist Barse Deva's Trail Over 20 Years
- Jan 03, 2026 13:59 pm IST
- Reported by: Ashish Kumar Pandey
A 48-year-old senior CPI (Maoist) commander Barse Deva laid down his arms in Hyderabad, marking the end of one of the bloodiest chapters of Left Wing Extremism in central India.
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The Politics Behind IPL Controversy Over Bangladeshi Player In KKR
- Jan 03, 2026 13:19 pm IST
- Edited by: Debanish Achom
BJP leader Sangeet Singh Som today welcomed the Board of Control for Cricket in India's (BCCI) decision instructing Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan-owned Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) to release Bangladeshi pacer Muztafizur Rahman.
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BJP Alleges Rs 100 Crore Flood Relief Scam In Bengal, Cites CAG Report
- Jan 03, 2026 12:43 pm IST
- Asian News International
The West Bengal Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday launched a sharp attack on the All India Trinamool Congress (TMC), citing a 700-page report by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) submitted to the Calcutta High Court.
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14 Maoists Killed In 2 Separate Encounters With Security Forces In Chhattisgarh
- Jan 03, 2026 11:58 am IST
- Reported by: Akhilesh Sharma, Anurag Dwary
While 12 Maoists were killed in Sukma, two died in Bijapur district.
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Rashmi Shukla, Maharashtra's 1st Woman Top Cop, Retires
- Jan 03, 2026 11:54 am IST
- Press Trust of India
Rashmi Shukla, Maharashtra's first woman Director General of Police (DGP), retired on Saturday, having completed 37 and a half years in the Indian Police Service.
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After UP, Rajasthan Mandates Newspaper Reading In Government Schools
- Jan 03, 2026 11:44 am IST
- Press Trust of India
The Rajasthan government has made daily newspaper reading compulsory in all government schools in an effort to promote reading habits, improve vocabulary and enhance general awareness among students.
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Election Commission Details 91.46 Lakh Voter Discrepancy Cases In West Bengal
- Jan 03, 2026 11:32 am IST
- Indo-Asian News Service
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has furnished a breakup of the 91.46 lakh "logical discrepancy" cases identified in the course of "progeny-mapping" during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in West Bengal.
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6-Year-Old Girl Allegedly Raped, Thrown From Roof In UP, 2 Arrested
- Jan 03, 2026 11:14 am IST
- Indo-Asian News Service
In a horrific incident, a six-year-old girl was allegedly raped and thrown off the roof by the assailant in Uttar Pradeshs Bulandshahr district, resulting in her death.
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3-Hour Drama, Security Scare As Drunk Man Climbs Temple Tower In Tirupati
- Jan 03, 2026 10:57 am IST
- Reported by: Ashish Kumar Pandey
A inebriated man climbed the tower of the ancient Sri Govindarajaswamy Temple in Tirupati, leading to a security scare and a three-hours-long operation to bring him to safety.
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How India's Richest Civic Body BMC Earns And What It Spends On
- Jan 03, 2026 10:52 am IST
- Written by: Ankita Tiwari, Subham Tiwari
BMC's revenue has grown steadily over the decade and maintains a strong fixed deposit, interest on which forms a portion of its annual revenue.