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'Democracy On Sale': BJP Slams Congress' Rs 50,000 Ticket Fee For Assam Polls
- Jan 08, 2026 20:13 pm IST
- Reported by: Ratnadip Choudhury
A major political controversy erupted in Assam on Thursday over the Congress party's decision to require ticket aspirants for this year's Assam polls to pay Rs 50,000 while giving their party ticket application forms
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BMW's 2026 India Plan: 10 New Cars, 17 Upgrades, And More Local Sourcing
- Jan 08, 2026 20:10 pm IST
- Reuters
BMW will launch 10 new cars in India this year, including EVs and its popular MINI brand, while boosting local sourcing to lower costs as luxury car sales in the country remain stubbornly small, its India CEO told Reuters.
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Odisha Man Stripped, Beaten, Paraded In Public Over Relationship With Minor
- Jan 08, 2026 19:59 pm IST
- NDTV News Desk
A man was stripped naked, tied up, brutally beaten up by a mob and paraded through the streets in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district on allegations of a relationship with a minor girl.
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'Campaigned For PM Modi Twice, He Broke My Party': Uddhav Thackeray
- Jan 08, 2026 19:56 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Thursday said that he had campaigned to make Narendra Modi the prime minister in 2014 and 2019, but the latter is out to destroy his party.
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Congress To Seek Disqualification Of Ambernath Councillors Who Joined BJP
- Jan 08, 2026 19:55 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
Maharashtra Congress on Thursday said it would initiate legal action to seek the disqualification of 12 councillors in Ambernath who were elected on the party's symbol and subsequently joined the BJP, terming the move illegal and unconstitutional.
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Fake Marriage, Fake Divorce: UK Visa Plot Unravelled In Gujarat
- Jan 08, 2026 19:44 pm IST
- Edited by: Prapti Upadhayay
Police in Gujarat's Bharuch district say they have uncovered an illegal immigration scheme that relied on fabricated marriage and divorce documents to help a local woman enter the United Kingdom on a dependent visa.
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How Illegal Coal Mining Case Put I-PAC Under Probe Agency Radar, Led To Raids
- Jan 08, 2026 18:54 pm IST
- NDTV News Desk
High drama unfolded on Thursday as the Enforcement Directorate (ED) conducted raids in West Bengal and Delhi, including at the I-PAC office and the residence of its director Pratik Jain in Kolkata.
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"Documents Stolen": I-PAC Head's Family's Big Charge Against Probe Agency ED
- Jan 08, 2026 18:54 pm IST
- Edited by: Anindita Sanyal
The family of Pratik Jain, chief of political consultancy firm I-PAC, has filed a complaint with the police against the Enforcement Directorate, alleging theft of important documents during searches at their home that took place today.
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Opinion | Indore, Gandhinagar, Bengaluru: Why Your 'Clean' City Doesn't Have Clean Water
- Jan 08, 2026 18:51 pm IST
- Bharti Mishra Nath
The recent loss of lives in Indore, the outbreak of typhoid in Gandhinagar, and water contamination-linked illness cases in Bengaluru expose a deep systemic failure - one that forces us to question what 'clean' and 'well-managed' truly mean in India.
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Video: BJP Leader, 73, Touches Feet Of Jyotiraditya Scindia's 31-Year-Old Son
- Jan 08, 2026 18:39 pm IST
- Reported by: Anurag Dwary
- Edited by: Harshit Sabarwal
A video showing BJP MLA Devendra Kumar Jain, 73, touching the feet of 31-year-old Mahaaryaman Scindia, the son of Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia, has gone viral on social media, triggering political and social discussion.
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Blog | Madhav Gadgil: The 'Durable Optimist' Who Believed Science, Too, Has Obligations
- Jan 08, 2026 18:16 pm IST
- Shailendra Yashwant
Gadgil, despite decades of frustration and bureaucratic sidelining, believed that people could organise, that knowledge could travel, and that democracy, however delayed, could still correct its course.
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Rogan Josh To Paneer Tikka: Delhi Government's Menu For Official Events
- Jan 08, 2026 18:04 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
From chicken tandoori and mutton rogan josh to paneer tikka, dal makhani and gulab jamun, the Delhi government has drawn up an extensive menu for its official events in the national capital.
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Hemant Soren To Attend World Economic Forum Meet In Davos
- Jan 08, 2026 17:52 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
In a first, Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren will participate at the World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting in the Swiss ski resort town of Davos this month.
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Forcing Woman To Continue Pregnancy Violates Bodily Integrity: Delhi Court
- Jan 08, 2026 17:50 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
Forcing a woman to continue with her pregnancy violates her bodily integrity and aggravates mental trauma, the Delhi High Court has said while discharging an estranged wife in a criminal case filed by her husband.
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Global Cooperation Is Changing, Not Declining: World Economic Forum
- Jan 08, 2026 17:32 pm IST
- Edited by: NDTV News Desk
The Global Cooperation Barometer 2026 shows that countries and companies are working together in new ways, with more regional, smaller and flexible partnerships.
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Infant Had Breathing Issues Mid-Air, Air India Express Makes Priority Landing
- Jan 08, 2026 17:04 pm IST
- Reported by: Tanushka Dutta
An Air India Express Bengaluru-bound flight from Jaipur made a priority landing after a one-year-old child developed breathing issues mid-flight.
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Video: Man Goes To Set Brother's House On Fire, Ends Up Getting Caught In It
- Jan 08, 2026 17:02 pm IST
- Reported by: Deepak Bopanna
A man who attempted to set his elder brother's house on fire ended up suffering serious burn injuries himself.
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'30 Nation-Building Awards, Now Shown As Criminal': Sonam Wangchuk To Court
- Jan 08, 2026 16:53 pm IST
- Reported by: Nupur Dogra
- Edited by: Saikat Kumar Bose
Activist Sonam Wangchuk, who has always spoken against violence and received 30 awards for nation-building, is now being portrayed as a criminal, the Supreme Court was told today.
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Adani's Mundra Port Becomes Indias 1st To Berth Fully Laden Crude Carrier
- Jan 08, 2026 16:36 pm IST
- Indo-Asian News Service
In a defining moment for India's maritime and energy infrastructure, Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd on Thursday announced the berthing of India's first-ever fully laden Very Large Crude Carrier at its Mundra Port.
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BJP Leader Says 'Don't Need Muslim Votes', Party Distances Itself From Remark
- Jan 08, 2026 16:33 pm IST
- NDTV News Desk
A senior BJP leader from Uttar Pradesh was heard saying that he does not need Muslim votes, and that he will not engage with the community in their "joys and sorrows".