Pune, Jan 08, 2026 – Renowned ecologist Madhav Gadgil, a pioneering figure in grassroots environmentalism in India, passed away on Wednesday night in Pune following a brief illness. He was 83. “I am very sorry to share the sad news that my father, Madhav Gadgil, passed away late last night in Pune after a brief illness,” said Siddhartha

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New Delhi, Jan 08, 2026 – Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a phone conversation on Wednesday, focusing on the implementation of the Gaza peace plan and ways to deepen the India-Israel strategic partnership. The discussion came as part of a New Year exchange, with Netanyahu briefing Modi on recent developments regarding Gaza. In response, PM Modi reaffirmed

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New Delhi, Jan 08, 2026 – Tensions flared in Central Delhi’s Turkman Gate area between Tuesday night and Wednesday morning as authorities carried out a demolition drive around the century-old Faiz-e-Elahi mosque, following a Delhi High Court order to remove illegal encroachments. The operation saw bulldozers, heightened police deployment, and local protests, ultimately resulting in stone pelting, police action,

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New Delhi, Jan 08, 2026 – Legal experts representing the Law Commission of India, National Law University (NLU), Delhi, and NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad, on Wednesday gave their in-principle approval to the Constitution (130th Amendment) Bill, 2025, which seeks to remove ministers—including the Prime Minister or chief ministers—if they are detained for 30 consecutive days. The experts presented their views before a Joint

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Kerala, Jan 08, 2026 – A proposed language legislation in Kerala has drawn strong opposition from across the state border, with a Karnataka government body warning that it threatens the rights of Kannada-speaking communities in Kerala’s Kasaragod district. The Karnataka Border Areas Development Authority (KBADA) has formally raised objections to the Malayalam Language Bill, 2025, which seeks to make Malayalam the first

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New Delhi, Jan 08, 2026 – Samajwadi Party MP Mohibbullah Nadvi is under investigation following clashes and stone-pelting near the Faiz-e-Elahi Masjid in Delhi, which erupted after a late-night demolition drive by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) near Turkman Gate. According to news agency ANI, Delhi Police has decided to summon Nadvi to join the investigation related to the stone-pelting incident targeting

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New Delhi, Jan 08, 2026 – Climate activist Harjeet Singh on Wednesday strongly denied claims by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) that his work with the Fossil Fuel Treaty Initiative (FFTI) is detrimental to India’s energy security. Singh described the allegations as “surprising and deeply disturbing,” asserting that his professional advocacy has always aligned with India’s clean energy and climate goals. “I am

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Visakhapatnam, Jan 08, 2026 – Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Wednesday announced that Phase-I of the Polavaram major irrigation project on the Godavari River, constructed with 100% central assistance, is slated for completion by March 2027. The project aims to enhance irrigation, water supply, and inland waterway connectivity across the state. The announcement came after an aerial survey and on-site

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Telangana-Chhattisgarh Border, Jan 08, 2026 – Security forces have recovered 48 weapons, including sophisticated US- and Israeli-made arms, from a Maoist arms dump along the Telangana-Chhattisgarh border, highlighting the group’s ongoing effort to upgrade its arsenal amid intensified counter-insurgency operations. The recovery followed the surrender of Maoist commander Badse Deva on January 3. Police officers familiar with the matter

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Hubbali, Karnataka, Jan 08, 2026 – The Karnataka police have refuted allegations of misconduct following the arrest of a woman associated with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Hubbali on January 5, after a video showing her in a partially unclothed state inside a police vehicle circulated widely on social media. The incident has sparked a

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