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January 17, 2026 6:27 AM
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will today flag off India’s first Vande Bharat Sleeper Train between Howrah and Guwahati (Kamakhya) at Malda town railway station. He will also virtually flag off the Guwahati-Howrah Vande Bharat Sleeper. The fully air-conditioned Vande Bharat Sleeper train is set to o...
January 17, 2026 6:31 AM
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In view of deteriorating air quality in the national capital, the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) invoked stage three of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) in the entire NCR with immediate effect. The decision was taken after the Air Quality Index in the city recorded at 354 today, ...
January 17, 2026 6:06 AM
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President Droupadi Murmu made the appointment of Praveen Vashista as Vigilance Commissioner in the Central Vigilance Commission. The Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions informed that Mr Vashista took the oath before the Central Vigilance Commissioner. It added that Mr Vashis...
January 16, 2026 10:10 PM
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The Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha, Harivansh, today highlighted India’s experience of women’s participation in governance across the three-tier democratic framework, comprising Parliament at the Union level, State Legislatures, and Local Self-Government institutions. Addressing a session of t...
January 16, 2026 10:09 PM
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Islami Andolan Bangladesh (IAB) exited the Jamaat-e-Islami-led electoral alliance and announced it will contest the 13th National Parliamentary Election independently in 268 constituencies, fracturing the Islamist bloc’s one-box strategy of single candidates. Spokesperson Gazi Ataur Rahman sa...
January 16, 2026 10:01 PM
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The Supreme Court today stayed a Calcutta High Court order disqualifying veteran leader Mukul Roy as a West Bengal MLA for defecting from the BJP to the ruling Trinamool Congress. A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi stayed the high court judgment and issued notice ...
January 16, 2026 9:59 PM
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The BJP has thanked the people of Maharashtra for their victory in the Urban Local Body Elections. Briefing media in New Delhi, party spokesperson Dr Sudhanshu Trivedi said people have witnessed that the BJP and alliance party Mahayuti have registered a great victory in BMC polls. He said it shows t...
January 16, 2026 9:57 PM
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Minister of Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw today inspected ongoing developmental works at New Jalpaiguri - NJP railway station. The station is getting developed under the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme as a world-class railway station with all modern amenities. This station’s development project is fully ...
January 16, 2026 9:56 PM
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Union Home Minister Amit Shah has said that the victory of the BJP and Shiv Sena alliance in the Maharashtra Municipal Corporation elections reflects the people’s strong faith in the development policies of the NDA government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. In a social media post, Mr Sha...
January 16, 2026 9:32 PM
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Union Minister of State for Defence Sanjay Seth inaugurated the ‘MSME Defence Conclave-2026’ at the Adityapur Auto Cluster in Saraikela-Kharsawan district of Jharkhand today. He said the Adityapur industrial area has the potential to emerge as an industrial capital and that the objective is to devel...
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