A 41-year-old man accused of involvement in cow theft and slaughter was arrested following a brief encounter with the police in Prayagraj district, Uttar Pradesh, officials said on Monday. The accused, identified as Mohammad Naushad Qureshi, was shot in the leg during retaliatory firing after he allegedly opened fire on a police team during a

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The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is set to usher in a new phase of leadership as Nitin Nabin, the party’s national working president, filed his nomination on Monday for the post of BJP national president. With no other contender entering the race, Nabin is expected to be elected unopposed on Tuesday, January 20, making him

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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday presented the Priyadarshini Literary Award to eminent writer, educationist and literary critic M. Leelavathy, paying homage to a towering intellectual figure whose life and work have shaped generations of readers and scholars in Kerala and beyond. At 98 years of age, Leelavathy remains a powerful voice for secularism, critical

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The upcoming India–European Union (EU) Summit, scheduled for January 27, 2026, is set to mark a watershed moment in bilateral relations, with both sides expected to announce the conclusion of negotiations on a long-pending free trade agreement (FTA), unveil a new Security and Defence Partnership (SDP), and formalise an arrangement to facilitate the mobility of

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Chandigarh, January 18, 2026: The Punjab government on Sunday issued a comprehensive directive aimed at addressing a longstanding urban governance issue: the accumulation of scrapped, abandoned, unclaimed, and confiscated vehicles within city limits. These vehicles, often lying unattended at police station premises, traffic police yards, municipal properties, and along city roads, have posed multiple challenges to

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Bijapur, Chhattisgarh, January 18, 2026: The security forces in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district have reported the killing of two more Naxalites on Sunday, the second day of an ongoing anti-Maoist operation in the forested north-western region of the district. The toll in this particular operation has now risen to six Naxal cadres, following the deaths of four senior Maoists on

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Patna, January 18, 2026: Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary on Sunday issued a stern warning that those involved in the death of an 18-year-old NEET aspirant in Patna will not be spared. The case, which has sparked widespread outrage across the state, involves a student from Jehanabad district who had come to Patna to prepare for the

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Jaipur, January 18, 2026: Former Chief Justice of India, Dhananjaya Yeshwant Chandrachud, on Sunday made a strong statement advocating that bail before conviction should be treated as a right, particularly in situations where the criminal justice system cannot guarantee a speedy trial. Chandrachud emphasized that pre-trial detention should never serve as a form of punishment, and courts must

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Chennai, January 18, 2026: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. K. Stalin on Sunday announced the institution of annual literary awards under the auspices of the state government, aimed at recognising outstanding contributions to literature in seven Indian languages, including Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Odiya, Bengali, and Marathi. Named the “Semmozhi Illakiya Virudhu” or the Classical Language Literary Award, each award

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Singur, West Bengal, January 18, 2026: Nearly two decades after Singur became the epicentre of a political upheaval that reshaped West Bengal’s political landscape, the town is once again in the spotlight, this time as the stage for a high-stakes confrontation between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Trinamool Congress (TMC). On Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the site of the

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