Delhi is battling hazardous air pollution for the third consecutive day, with the Air Quality Index (AQI) remaining in the “severe” category, even as the city experienced a slight rise in minimum temperatures. On Monday, January 19, 2026, the Early Warning System for Delhi indicated that the AQI could further deteriorate, touching the “very poor”

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The contest for the mayor’s chair in Mumbai, India’s richest civic body, has once again brought Maharashtra politics into sharp focus, with its mix of high-stakes negotiations, factional rivalries, and strategic maneuvering. At the heart of the current stir is Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, whose faction of the Shiv Sena is engaged in

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Bhubaneswar/Bhawanipatna, January 19, 2026: Amid concerns over paddy procurement in Odisha, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi announced that the Centre has agreed to procure 8 lakh tonnes of rice from the state. The government is making arrangements to collect paddy from farmers to ensure they receive fair prices. Development Initiatives Launched During a programme in Kalahandi district headquarters, Bhawanipatna, Majhi inaugurated

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Noida, January 19, 2026: In a heroic but tragic incident, a 27-year-old software engineer, Yuvraj Mehta, drowned after his car fell into a 50-foot-deep, water-filled excavation pit in Sector 150, Greater Noida, on the night of January 16–17. Amid criticism of the emergency response, a delivery agent, Moninder, took matters into his own hands, risking his life to try

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Kishtwar, January 19, 2026: Security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district resumed search operations on Monday morning after a brief night-long halt, aiming to track down terrorists believed to be hiding in the upper reaches of the region. The operation, named “Trashi-I”, is taking place in Sonnar village, near Mandral-Singhpora in the Chatroo belt. It began on

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Washington D.C., January 19, 2026: A New Delhi-based businessman, Sanjay Kaushik, has been sentenced to 30 months in federal prison in the United States for illegally exporting restricted aviation components to Russia, in violation of U.S. export control laws. The case, handled by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), underscores the seriousness with which the U.S. government treats attempts to

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Indore, January 19, 2026: A government initiative to make Indore “beggar-free” has unearthed a startling revelation—one of the city’s long-known beggars, Mangilal, is in fact a crorepati, owning multiple properties and vehicles worth crores of rupees. The discovery came during a drive led by the Madhya Pradesh Women and Child Development Department, which aimed to rehabilitate individuals dependent on

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New Delhi, January 19, 2026: The Anti-Corruption Ombudsman Lokpal has approached the Delhi High Court, seeking an extension of two more months to take a fresh decision on granting the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) sanction to file a charge sheet against Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Mahua Moitra. The case pertains to allegations that Moitra accepted money and other favours in exchange for raising questions

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New Delhi, January 19, 2026: The Supreme Court of India on Monday stayed the operation of a Rajasthan High Court directive that had ordered the removal or relocation of all liquor outlets situated within 500 metres of national and state highways across the state. While the top court acknowledged the serious public safety concerns arising from alcohol-related road accidents, it said the

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New Delhi, January 19, 2026: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is preparing to elect its new National President on Tuesday, January 20, 2026, and the nomination process is scheduled to take place today at the BJP headquarters in Delhi. According to reports, candidates can submit their nominations between 2 PM and 4 PM, followed by a scrutiny and withdrawal period from 5

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