Pro-monarchist Durga Prasai faces arrest in Pokhara after controversial claims

January 20, 2026 3:27 PM

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Pro-monarchist Durga Prasai faces arrest in Pokhara after controversial claims

Pro-monarchist Medical entrepreneur Durga Prasai has been arrested in Pokhara. According to the District Police Office, Kaski, following the arrest, Parsai is being sent to Kathmandu since his case is registered in Kathmandu. Earlier, on Sunday, the Election Commission of Nepal had requested action ...

Bangladesh: RAB officer killed, 3 injured in mob attack during operation

January 20, 2026 2:24 PM

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Bangladesh: RAB officer killed, 3 injured in mob attack during operation

In Bangladesh, a Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) officer was killed, and at least three others were seriously injured after a RAB team came under a coordinated mob attack in the Jungle Salimpur area of Sitakunda, Chattogram, yesterday evening. The deceased was identified as Deputy Assistant Director Ab...

Punjab Police launches ‘Operation Parhar’ to make state gangster-free

January 20, 2026 1:44 PM

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Punjab Police launches ‘Operation Parhar’ to make state gangster-free

Punjab Police today launched 'Operation Parhar' to dismantle the gangster network in Punjab to make the state gangster-free. 2,000 teams involving 12,000 police officials have started raids across Punjab from today to arrest gangsters. In a press conference in Chandigarh, Director General of Police ...

Fisheries Dept to organise round table conference in New Delhi tomorrow

January 20, 2026 1:37 PM

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Fisheries Dept to organise round table conference in New Delhi tomorrow

The Department of Fisheries will organise a round table conference with Ambassadors and High Commissioners from 83 partner countries in New Delhi tomorrow. The conference will be chaired by Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying Minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh. The conference aims to strengthen bilate...

Andhra Pradesh CM meets UAE Minister of Economy and Tourism at WEF summit Davos

January 20, 2026 1:33 PM

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Andhra Pradesh CM meets UAE Minister of Economy and Tourism at WEF summit Davos

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu met the UAE Minister of Economy and Tourism Abdullah bin Touq Al Marri at the World Economic Forum summit in Davos today. During the meeting, Mr Naidu outlined investment opportunities in food security, logistics, port-based industries, renewable ene...

Australian Open: Elena Rybakina and Lorenzo Musetti advance to 2nd round in singles

January 20, 2026 1:28 PM

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Australian Open: Elena Rybakina and Lorenzo Musetti advance to 2nd round in singles

In the Australian Open Women’s Singles, Kazakhstan’s Elena Rybakina defeated Slovenia’s Kaja Juvan by 6‑4, 6‑3 in the first round at Margaret Court Arena this morning. Rybakina’s straight‑sets win advances her to the second round, where she will face France’s Varvara Gracheva. In Men’s Singles actio...

Budget session of Kerala Legislative Assembly commences today

January 20, 2026 1:39 PM

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Budget session of Kerala Legislative Assembly commences today

The budget session of the Kerala Assembly began today at Thiruvananthapuram. Governor Rajendra Viswanath Arlerkar, in his address, said that Kerala is moving forward on the path of development. Finance Minister KN Balagopal will present the state budget on the 29th January. According to the Legislat...