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Team Uddhav Candidate Wins From Thane Ward Where Eknath Shinde Lives
- Jan 17, 2026 13:40 pm IST
- NDTV News Desk
Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde's Shiv Sena has emerged as the single-largest party in the Thane Municipal Corporation in Maharashtra; however, he has lost a key seat in Ward 13 to the rival Thackeray camp.
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PM Modi To Witness 10,000 Bodo Dancers Perform Bagurumba During Assam Visit
- Jan 17, 2026 13:20 pm IST
- Reported by: Ratnadip Choudhury
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will begin his two-day visit to poll-bound Assam today. On Saturday evening at around 6 pm, Prime Minister Modi will participate in a traditional Bodo cultural programme in Guwahati.
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Opinion | Mumbai Polls: How The 'Marathi Manoos' Campaign Ended Up Uniting Others Against It
- Jan 17, 2026 13:17 pm IST
- Amitabh Tiwari
Mumbai's demographic transformation over the past two decades has been dramatic. The city is now home to millions of migrants from across India, who felt directly threatened by the Thackerays' rhetoric.
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Rahul Gandhi Meets Patients, Families Of Indore Water Contamination Victims
- Jan 17, 2026 13:11 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday met patients and families affected by the vomiting and diarrhoea outbreak linked to water contamination in Madhya Pradesh's Indore city.
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Wife Of Key Accused In Nagpur Riots Wins Civic Election On AIMIM Ticket
- Jan 17, 2026 12:29 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
The wife of the key accused in the 2025 Nagpur riots case has won civic polls on an AIMIM ticket from Nagpur. Alisha Khan (29) won from ward number 3 in Ashi Nagar zone of the Nagpur Municipal Corporation defeating Bhagyashree Kanatode of BJP.
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After BMC Drubbing, Uddhav Sena's Balasaheb Post, Raj Thackeray's Open Letter
- Jan 17, 2026 12:03 pm IST
- Edited by: Chandrajit Mitra
The Thackeray cousins have vowed to continue their Marathi identity politics after losing control of the country's richest civic body after 25 years.
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Assam Can Supply Electricity To Bangladesh, Says Tripura Chief Minister
- Jan 17, 2026 11:45 am IST
- Reported by: Ratnadip Choudhury
At a time when anti-Bangladesh sentiment is brewing in India due to the recent attacks on Hindus in Bangladesh, Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha said the Assam government was keen to supply its surplus electricity to Bangladesh through Tripura.
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"Beautiful Girl Can Distract A Man": Congress MLA's "Rape Theory" Sparks Row
- Jan 17, 2026 11:18 am IST
- Reported by: Anurag Dwary
Congress MLA Phool Singh Baraiya went on to say that women belonging to the SC, ST and OBC communities are not beautiful but still get raped because it is written in their scriptures.
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Singer B Praak Gets Death Threat From Bishnoi Gang, Rs 10 Crore Demanded
- Jan 17, 2026 11:05 am IST
- Indo-Asian News Service
Singer B Praak has reportedly received a death threat from a person claiming to be linked to the Lawrence Bishnoi gang, with the caller allegedly demanding Rs 10 crore and warning of serious consequences if the demand is not met, officials said.
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"No Internet, Dangerous Protests": First Flights From Iran Land In Delhi
- Jan 17, 2026 10:26 am IST
- Reported by: Aditya Raj Kaul
- Edited by: Chandrajit Mitra
- (with inputs from ANI)
The first two commercial flights carrying Indians from Iran landed in Delhi late last night, since violent protests erupted against the Khamenei regime.
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Viral Video Shows Rajasthan Students Checking Answer Sheets, Prompts Action
- Jan 17, 2026 10:12 am IST
- Edited by: NDTV News Desk
In the clip, two people, a man and a woman, can be seen checking the answer sheets and mocking students.
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Dense Fog Blankets Delhi-NCR Amid Cold Wave, Air Quality 'Severe'
- Jan 17, 2026 09:59 am IST
- Indo-Asian News Service
Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR) woke up to another harsh winter morning on Saturday, with icy temperatures, dense fog and hazardous air quality combining to intensify discomfort across North India.
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Russian Man Kills Two Women Friends By Slitting Their Throats In Goa
- Jan 17, 2026 09:10 am IST
- Press Trust of India
Russian national Aleksei Leonov was arrested for allegedly killing compatriots Elena Vaneeva and Elena Kasthanova in north Goa on January 14 and January 15 in Arambol and Morjim villages, a police official said on Friday.
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1 Tourist Dead, Another Missing After Slipping Into Frozen Arunachal Lake
- Jan 17, 2026 08:47 am IST
- Press Trust of India
Two tourists from Kerala drowned in the Sela Lake in Arunachal Pradesh's Tawang district on Friday, police said. The body of one of them was recovered, while a search was underway to trace the other, they said.
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"Public's Mandate Is Supreme": Ajit Pawar Accepts Defeat In Civic Polls
- Jan 17, 2026 06:08 am IST
- Indo-Asian News Service
Following the near-clear results of the 29 municipal corporation elections in Maharashtra, Deputy Chief Minister and NCP chief Ajit Pawar has officially conceded defeat in several key urban centres.
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Suspecting Affair, Man Kills Sister-In-Law, Neighbour In UP
- Jan 17, 2026 05:15 am IST
- Press Trust of India
A 35-year-old man in UP's Fatehpur district allegedly killed his neighbour and his sister-in-law, suspecting them of being involved in a relationship, police said on Friday.
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Rs 1,000-Crore Illicit Funds Routed Via Mule Accounts, CBI Charges 19
- Jan 17, 2026 00:20 am IST
- Press Trust of India
The CBI has registered an FIR against a branch head of Punjab & Sind Bank andThe CBI has registered an FIR against a branch head of Punjab & Sind Bank and 18 others for allegedly opening mule accounts which were used to conceal and layer funds over R
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Mumbai Chose Development, Voted Against Those In Power For 25 Years: E Shinde
- Jan 17, 2026 00:16 am IST
- Press Trust of India
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Friday the people of Mumbai have voted against those in power for 25 years and opted for "development brand", in a dig at the Thackeray cousins Raj and Uddhav.