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On Denial Of Bail To Umar Khalid, Harish Salve Said "Context" Matters
- Jan 06, 2026 00:26 am IST
- Reported by: Vasudha Venugopal
The denial of bail to activists Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam in the 2020 Delhi riots conspiracy case is very different kettle of fish from ordinary, everyday crimes for which bail and not jail, is the law, Harish Salve said.
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Falling Crude Oil Prices To Keep India Inflation Below 3.4% In FY27: Report
- Jan 06, 2026 00:20 am IST
- Indo-Asian News Service
Crude oil prices are projected to soften significantly to touch around $50 per barrel (bbl) by June 2026, positively affecting the CPI inflation, keeping it decisively below 3.4 per cent in the next fiscal (FY27), an SBI Research report said.
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Maharashtra Village Of 1,300 Records 27,000 Birth, Death Registrations
- Jan 06, 2026 00:20 am IST
- Press Trust of India
The Maharashtra government has formed a SIT to probe alleged irregularities in the Civil Registration System software records after around 27,000 birth and death registrations were generated in a village with a population of 1,300
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'Shocked, Had High Hopes': Sharjeel Imam's Uncle On Top Court's Bail Denial
- Jan 06, 2026 00:19 am IST
- Press Trust of India
Sharjeel Imam's uncle on Monday expressed shock over the Supreme Court's refusal to grant bail to his nephew in the 2020 Delhi riots conspiracy case, but said he respected the verdict.
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Telangana Legislative Assembly Scraps 2-Child Policy For Local Polls
- Jan 06, 2026 00:19 am IST
- Reported by: Uma Sudhir
- Edited by: Raunaq Lekhi
The Telangana Panchayat Raj (Amendment) Bill, 2026, has been unanimously passed by the state legislative assembly, officially abolishing the three-decade-old "two-child norm" for candidates contesting local body elections.
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Jyotiraditya Scindia's Son Hit His Chest Against Car Sunroof, Condition Stable
- Jan 05, 2026 23:45 pm IST
- Reported by: Anurag Dwary
Maha Aryaman Scindia, son of Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia and President of the Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association, hit his chest against the sunroof of a moving car on Monday when he was travelling through the Pichhore constituency in Shivpuri
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AIIMS Bhopal Doctor Dies Weeks After Alleged Anaesthetic Overdose
- Jan 05, 2026 23:28 pm IST
- Indo-Asian News Service
Rashmi Verma, a 24-year-old doctor who had been undergoing treatment at the AIIMS, Bhopal, for the past 25 days after she allegedly took an overdose of an anaesthetic injection, died during treatment.
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4 Students Suffer Burns After Paint Thinner 'Experiment' In Odisha School
- Jan 05, 2026 23:27 pm IST
- Edited by: Akash Majumder
Four students suffered severe burn injuries at a school in Odisha's Rayagada district on Monday while allegedly experimenting with paint thinner on the premises.
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Man Thrown Off 15th Floor Of Building During New Year's Party In Noida
- Jan 05, 2026 23:19 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
Police on Monday said they have arrested two men in connection with the alleged killing of a 28-year-old man who was pushed from the 15th floor of a residential tower during a New Year party in the Bisrakh area of Central Noida.
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Tamil Nadu Deepam Row: Madurai Bench To Deliver Verdict Tomorrow
- Jan 05, 2026 23:14 pm IST
- Reported by: J Sam Daniel Stalin
The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court will deliver its verdict tomorrow in the high-profile writ appeal arising out of the Thiruparankundram hilltop dispute.
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Liberty Not Absolute, Linked To Society's Security: Top Court In Umar Khalid Case
- Jan 05, 2026 22:34 pm IST
- Reported by: Nupur Dogra
The Supreme Court, while denying bail to Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam in the Delhi riots larger conspiracy case on Monday, observed that the Constitution guarantees personal liberty, but it does not conceive liberty as an absolute entitlement.
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PM Modi To Host German Chancellor Friedrich Merz On His 1st India Visit
- Jan 05, 2026 21:50 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz will undertake a two-day visit to India next week to further shore up bilateral cooperation in a range of areas, including trade, investment and defence and security.
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"Yadavs are not Hindus": Samajwadi Leader's Comment Raises Eyebrows
- Jan 05, 2026 21:36 pm IST
- NDTV News Desk
Shivraj Singh Yadav, a leader of Samajwadi Party and a close aide of party chief Akhilesh Yadav, sparked a huge controversy with his remark that "Yadavs are not Hindus".
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Tamil Nadu To Give 20 Lakh Free Laptops To College Students
- Jan 05, 2026 21:20 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin launched here on Monday the free laptop distribution scheme for college students and asserted that it was not a gift but an opportunity for them to rule the world.
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Bengaluru Woman Techie Dies Of Suffocation After Fire Breaks Out At Home
- Jan 05, 2026 21:16 pm IST
- Reported by: Reethu Rajpurohit
A 34-year-old software engineer died of suspected suffocation after a fire broke out at her rented house in Bengaluru on the night of January 3.
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Indore Water Crisis Claims 17th Life, Raises Alarms Over Wider Health Impact
- Jan 05, 2026 21:03 pm IST
- Reported by: Anurag Dwary
- Edited by: Raunaq Lekhi
The death count in Indore's Bhagirathpura water contamination outbreak has risen to 17, intensifying fears that the crisis in India's so-called "cleanest city" is far from over and may be more dangerous than initially believed.
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"Thick Hair" Promise Broken As Woman Accuses Husband Of Hiding Baldness
- Jan 05, 2026 20:48 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
A marriage that began in January 2024 has ended in a police complaint over allegations of deception ranging from hidden baldness to international drug smuggling.
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"Don't Want AI-Generated Forests': Top Court's Rap Over Plea To Cut 473 Trees
- Jan 05, 2026 20:13 pm IST
- Reported by: Nupur Dogra
The Delhi Development Authority or DDA, which sought permission to cut 473 trees in the Delhi Ridge area to complete a road leading to the Central Armed Police Forces Institute of Medical Sciences, was pulled up by the Supreme Court today.
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Top Court Allows Adani Power's Appeal, Sets Aside Order On Customs Duty
- Jan 05, 2026 20:01 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
The Supreme Court on Monday set aside the Gujarat High Court's 2019 verdict which had declined to grant relief to Adani Power Limited over levy of customs duty on electrical energy generated in its power plant located in an SEZ