Minneapolis, Jan 9, 2026: Minnesota Governor Tim Walz has called for the state to play an active role in investigating the fatal shooting of 37-year-old Renee Good by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer, criticizing the Trump administration for keeping the probe entirely in federal hands. Good, a mother of three, was killed when she attempted to drive away on a

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Washington, Jan 9, 2026: US President Donald Trump has signaled support for the Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025, a bill in the Senate that would impose steep tariffs on countries purchasing Russian oil, potentially affecting India, China, Brazil, and others, according to US Senator Lindsey Graham. The legislation has already gathered 84 co-sponsors in the Senate and could come up for a

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Kolkata, Jan 9, 2026: The Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) Thursday raids at the offices of political consultancy I-PACand its director Pratik Jain’s residence in Kolkata have sparked a full-blown political confrontation in poll-bound West Bengal. The searches, linked to an ongoing investigation into an illegal coal mining and hawala money-laundering network, quickly became a flashpoint between the Trinamool Congress (TMC) and

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New Delhi, Jan 9, 2026: In a sweeping move that could reshape global climate governance, the United States on Wednesday announced its withdrawal from 66 international organisations and conventions, including key climate bodies such as the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). The White House justified the exits, claiming that

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Bengaluru, Jan 9, 2026: The Karnataka Hate Speech and Hate Crimes (Prevention and Control) Bill, passed by the state assembly in December, remains pending with Governor Thawar Chand Gehlot, more than three weeks after submission, while seven other bills passed during the same legislative session have already received assent. Status of the Bill As of Thursday evening,

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Bengaluru, Jan 9, 2026: The Karnataka Cabinet, led by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, has unanimously resolved to reject the implementation of the VB-G RAM G Act and move court to legally challenge its validity, citing constitutional violations and federal overreach by the Centre. The VB-G RAM G Act, which came into effect on December 21, 2025, replaced the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee

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Hyderabad, Jan 9, 2026: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu has urged the Union Government to provide financial assistance to the state for implementing the newly-enacted VB-G RAM G Act, which replaces the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), while also calling for statutory recognition of Amaravati as the state capital. The requests were made during a meeting with Union Home

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Panaji, Jan 9, 2026: Viriato Fernandes, the South Goa Congress MP and a former Indian Navy officer, has received a notice from the Election Commission of India (ECI) to prove his identity to retain his name on the electoral roll, despite being a registered voter since 1989. The development highlights the administrative intricacies of the Special Intensive Revision of

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Kolkata, Jan 9, 2026: In a move aimed at easing the electoral verification process, the West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) has announced that certain voters temporarily residing outside the state or abroad are exempt from attending in-person hearings under the Special Intensive Revision of Rolls (SIR). This decision allows eligible voters to be represented by a family

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New Delhi, Jan 9, 2026: The Supreme Court of India has issued strong directions to the chief justices of all high courts to urgently review criminal cases involving serious offences such as murder, rape, and dowry deaths where trials have remained stalled for years due to interim orders. The apex court underscored that prolonged delays in the judicial process

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