Nitish Kumar to undertake Samriddhi Yatra
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar will launch his ‘Samriddhi Yatra’ on January 16, during which he will tour the districts and review the implementation of government schemes. Chief Secretary (CS) Pratyaya Amrit wrote to heads of the departments, DMs and SPs of all districts in this regard on Sunday. Amrit said that during the programme, […]
ONGC caps Mori-5 well in five days, brings blowout under control
State-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) has successfully established well control at its Mori-5 well in Andhra Pradesh, completing the capping operation in a record five days, the company said on Saturday. The Mori-5 well, located in ONGC’s onshore asset in Andhra Pradesh, experienced a blowout on January 5, 2026, during routine service operations […]
Amit Shah sounds poll bugle in Kerala, rakes up Sabarimala, PFI
Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday launched a sharp attack on the ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) and the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) and said that both alliances are indulging in appeasement politics with Jamaat-e-Islami and Popular Front of India being their major vote bank. Shah also raked up the Sabarimala gold loss case […]
Leaders extend greetings on Goa Liberation Day
President Droupadi Murmu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday greeted the people of Goa on the state’s liberation day. The Goa Liberation Day is celebrated on December 19 every year to mark the success of ‘Operation Vijay’ undertaken by the armed forces to liberate the state from the Portuguese in […]
India Denies US Trade Deal Delay Charge
New Delhi on Friday rejected as “factually incorrect” comments made by US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick suggesting that a long-discussed India-US trade agreement failed to materialise last year because Prime Minister Narendra Modi did not place a phone call to President Donald Trump. India maintained that it continues to seek a fair and mutually advantageous […]
TMC rallies in Delhi, Kolkata against ED raid on political consultant, I-PAC
Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Friday held massive protest in its ruling state Capital Kolkatta and national Capital simultaneously with West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee accusing the Enforcement Directorate (ED) of acting as a political tool of the BJP to “steal” her party’s internal strategy from political consultant agency I-PAC. ED had conducted a raid at […]
Rs 1.4 crore spent on non-existent Phansi Ghar: Parvesh Verma
Delhi PWD Minister Parvesh Verma on Friday said that Rs 1.4 crore was spent on the “non-existent Phansi Ghar” during 2022-23, as the Assembly issued fresh summons to former chief minister Arvind Kejriwal and others in the matter. Delhi Assembly Speaker Vijender Gupta tabled a report of the Committee of Privileges on the matter, suggesting […]
New Delhi World Book Fair set to open at Bharat Mandapam from January 10
The 53rd edition of the New Delhi World Book Fair (NDWBF) is set to open its doors to the public from 10-18 January 2026 at Bharat Mandapam, promising a nine-day literary feast that is both monumental in scale and unprecedented in accessibility. Organised by the National Book Trust (NBT), India, the fair has, for the […]
Golf: Scottie Scheffler’s bid for career slam in 2026
This was always going to be a different year in golf with the PGA Tour trying to blow up a model that has been around longer than the sand wedge. So it only seems fitting that 2026 starts with a soggy piece of coincidence. The Sentry, the season opener on the PGA Tour since 1999, […]
India needs to reduce imports, says Gadkari
India will have to reduce imports and increase exports, if it wants to become the third-largest economy in the world, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said on Wednesday. Speaking at ‘CSIR’s Technology Transfer Ceremony’, Gadkari highlighted how agricultural waste can be converted into a valuable national resource and help in reducing the country’s crude imports. The […]