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• Hyderabad Police Intensify Drive against Banned Chinese Manja
  
  Ahead of the Sankranti festival, Hyderabad Police intensified their special drive against Chinese manja and seized contraband worth Rs 43 lakh during the last four days.The police have stepped up enforcement against the banned Chinese manja (synthetic/nylon kite string) to...
• Trinamool Govt Will Be Overthrown in West Bengal; BJP Will Restore Democracy: Giriraj Singh
  
  Union Minister Giriraj Singh on Monday launched a sharp attack on the Trinamool Congress government in West Bengal, claiming that the BJP's political fight in the state is not an ordinary electoral contest but a struggle between terrorism and democracy.He asserted that...
• India, US to Hold Trade Talks on Tuesday, Trump-Modi Friendship Is Real: America's Envoy
  
  India and the US continue to be actively engaged in trade talks and the next meeting between the negotiators of the two countries is scheduled for Tuesday, America's newly-appointed Ambassador to New Delhi, Sergio Gor, said on Monday.Addressing staffers and journalists as...
• Mumbai Remarks Twisted for Political Gains: TN BJP Leader Defends Annamalai
  
  A.N.S. Prasad, spokesperson of the Tamil Nadu BJP strongly defended party leader K. Annamalai, accusing political rivals in Maharashtra of deliberately distorting his remarks on Mumbai to provoke controversy during the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) election...
• Political Spat over ED Raid on I-PAC Points to Larger Operational Issues in Federal Structure
  
  An Enforcement Directorate (ED) raid conducted last week in Kolkata at the premises of a political consultancy group professionally linked with West Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress has turned into a centre-state confrontation, again leading to questions over operational...
• Anyone involved in terrorism is threat to country and should be hanged: Ajit Pawar
  
  Ahead of the forthcoming Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections scheduled for January 15, 2026, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader and Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Monday said that his party's sole focus is development. Pawar outlined the...
• Polavaram-Nallamalla Sagar Project Will Not Harm Anyone: CM Chandrababu Naidu
  
  Amid the ongoing dispute with Telangana over the sharing of river waters, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Monday defended the proposed Polavaram-Nallamalla Sagar link project, saying it will not harm anyone.He wondered what was wrong with using water...
• Police Suspect Sexual Assault in B'luru Techie Murder Case
  
  The murder of a woman software professional has taken a new turn, with police investigating the case on suspicion that the accused sexually assaulted the 34-year-old techie before killing her, police said on Monday.The incident was reported under the Ramamurthynagar police...
• PMK Founder Ramadoss' Faction Expels 3 MLAs for Anti-party Activities
  
  The faction of the Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) led by party founder S. Ramadoss on Monday announced the expulsion of three sitting legislators, accusing them of repeatedly engaging in activities detrimental to the party despite multiple warnings.In a detailed statement, PMK...
• NCP's Supriya Sule bemoans 'unusual' alliances in Maha civic polls, claims EC doing nothing
  
  Nationalist Congress Party (SP) working president Supriya Sule has raised serious concerns over the manner in which political alliances are being formed in Maharashtra's local body elections, alleging misuse of money power and accusing the Election Commission of remaining a...
• Why Gold Paste Smuggling Has Become Smugglers' Weapon of Choice in India
  
  With the prices of gold skyrocketing, India is witnessing a significant increase in the number of smuggling cases. While the Customs and the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) are cracking down on such cases, the worry is that smugglers are replying with newer...
• K'taka Man Arrested for Posting Objectionable Comments against Cong Woman MLA
  
  The Karnataka Police have arrested a man for posting objectionable comments on the Instagram account of Congress MLA Nayana Motamma.The accused has been identified as Yakshit Raj, a resident of Ramanagar, police said on Monday. Nayana Motamma represents the Mudigere...
• BSF Trooper Dies in Fire Incident in J&K'S Bandipora
  
  A Border Security Force (BSF) trooper was killed on Monday in a fire incident in Jammu and Kashmir's Bandipora district.A statement by the fire and emergency services department said, "A fire incident was reported at Madar, Bandipora, at around 2.34 a.m. today. On receipt...
• Army Successfully Foils Multiple Drone Incursions by Pakistan along International Border in J&K
  
  Multiple Pakistani drones were successfully tackled by the Army in Jammu and Kashmir's border areas, both at the Line of Control (LoC) and the International Border.Officials said that the Army late Sunday evening engaged Pakistani drones with firing after sighting them...
• Fire Engulfs Buildings in Himachal's Solan; 7-year-old Child Dies, Several Feared Trapped
  
  A seven-year-old child was burned alive, and several, comprising two women and four children, were feared trapped in a massive fire that broke out early Monday in residential buildings located in the old bus stand area of Arki town in Himachal Pradesh's Solan district.The...
• Rajasthan Extends School Holidays amid Severe Cold Wave; New Orders Issued for 13 Districts
  
  In view of the intense cold wave sweeping across Rajasthan, district administrations have extended holidays and altered timings for schools in several parts of the state.The state continues to witness a significant drop in temperature, with severe cold and dense fog...
• Kolkata Police to Seek Details of ED Officers Involved in I-PAC Raids
  
  Kolkata Police have decided to formally approach the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to obtain the names and details of officers who conducted raids last week at the I-PAC office in Salt Lake and the residence of its director, Pratik Jain, on Loudon Street.Simultaneously, city...
• Pongal Rush: 11 Lakh Leave Chennai; Public Transportation, Road Traffic under Strain
  
  An estimated 11 lakh people left Chennai for various parts of Tamil Nadu and neighbouring states over the weekend ahead of the Pongal festival, triggering a massive surge in demand for public transport and heavy congestion on major highways.Railways handled the bulk of the...
• Maha War of Manifestos: Ajit Pawar Promises Free Bus, Metro Rides; BJP Hits Back
  
  The political atmosphere in Pune has escalated to a critical juncture as Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and the BJP's top guns, including Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Higher and Technical Education Minister Chandrakant Patil, are embroiled in a significant verbal...
• Minimum Temperature Improves; Kashmiris Pray for Bountiful Snowfall
  
  The minimum temperature improved across Kashmir on Monday, even though it did not rise above the freezing point. Srinagar city recorded minus 2.4 degrees Celsius as the minimum temperature, while Gulmarg and Pahalgam both had minus 3.4 degrees.Jammu had 3.4 degrees Celsius,...
• Maha SEC Seeks Report on Minister's Claim on 'disbursement of Aid' for Ladki Bahin Yojana before Makar Sankranti
  
  The Maharashtra State Election Commission (SEC) has sought a report from the state chief secretary, Rajesh Agarwal, about the statement made by the BJP Minister Girish Mahajan that the Mahayuti government will deposit Rs 3,000 for December 2025 and January 2026 to eligible...
• ISRO's PSLV-C62 Makes 1ST Launch of 2026 with EOS-N1 Satellite
  
  The Indian Space Research Organisation's (ISRO) on Monday made the first launch of 2026 with the EOS-N1 Earth observation satellite aboard its PSLV-C62 rocket.The EOS-N1, also called the Anwesha, took off on the 64th flight of the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) at...
• India and Israel to Strengthen Collaboration in Fisheries and Aquaculture
  
  Union Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Rajiv Ranjan Singh, is slated to visit Israel from January 13-15, underscoring the growing strategic and economic engagement between India and Israel, an official statement said on Monday.The minister will...
• 'Mumbai for Mumbaikar' VS 'modern and Dynamic Capital' as BMC Fight Intensifies for Thackerays, Fadnavis-Shinde
  
  As Mumbai gears up for the high-stakes Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections on January 15, the battle for Asia's richest civic body has intensified. The Thackeray cousins, Uddhav and Raj, have joined forces under a shared 'Vachan Nama (promissory note)', while...
• CM Stalin to Inaugurate Chennai's Double-decker Sightseeing Bus Service Today
  
  Chief Minister M.K. Stalin will on Monday inaugurate Chennai's new air-conditioned double-decker sightseeing bus service, a tourism initiative aimed at offering visitors a compact and curated introduction to the city's key heritage and administrative landmarks.The service,...

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