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US grand jury charges Indian man in cross-border smuggling scheme

India, Jan. 31 -- A US federal grand jury in the Northern District of New York returned an indictment on January 28, 2026, charging an Indian national for his alleged role in a scheme to smuggle India... Read More


Mother and son drown while bathing at Puri beach

Puri, Jan. 31 -- Two members of a tourist family from Jharkhand drowned while bathing in the sea near Chakratirth Beach in Puri on Saturday. According to reports, the Gupta family from Ranchi was stay... Read More


'Symbol of Japanese Bengaluru friendship': Tejasvi Surya on Japanese ambassador's love for Bengaluru pizza

India, Jan. 31 -- Japan's Ambassador to India, ONO Keiichi, sparked a lively online conversation after sharing his Bengaluru food stop during his India visit. Taking to X, the Japanese envoy posted a ... Read More


Hyderabad: Chilkur Balaji priest, 3 others booked for hate speech at rally

Hyderabad, Jan. 31 -- The Ranga Reddy Police on January 28 registered a case against four people, including the head priest of Chilkur Balaji Temple, for alleged hate speech against Muslims during the... Read More


Ajit wanted NCP merger on Feb 12, plane crash halted talks: Sharad Pawar

India, Jan. 31 -- Days after the passing of his nephew in a plane crash in Maharashtra's Baramati, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Sharad Pawar claimed on Saturday that his nephew was in favou... Read More


'We leave everything to God,' says Lagos-based cleric barred from holding crusade in Akwa Ibom

Nigeria, Jan. 31 -- The embattled Nigerian evangelist, Yinka Yusuf, has decided to look elsewhere for his "1 Million Crusade" after the Akwa Ibom State Government cancelled an approval granted to him.... Read More


In Imphal, a huge rally asserts COCOMI stand on Manipur's territorial integrity

India, Jan. 31 -- Thousands of people took to the streets of Imphal on Saturday for a mass rally to assert that Manipur's territorial and administrative integrity should not be tinkered with at any co... Read More


Kano governor's long walk to APC reveals battle ahead

Nigeria, Jan. 31 -- Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano State was formally admitted into the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Monday, ending weeks of speculation of his defection from the New Nigeria People... Read More


Patna: Family of murdered NEET student alleges "administration connivance", RJD accuses state of "Trying to cover it up"

Patna, Jan. 31 -- Bihar's Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary's tweet about the NEET student's murder case has sparked a reaction, with Rashtriya Janata Dal MP Manoj Kumar Jha slamming the state go... Read More


Telangana HC rejects custody plea in illegal adoption case

Hyderabad, Jan. 31 -- The Telangana High Court has refused to grant custody of a minor girl to a couple who adopted her outside the legally prescribed framework, holding that emotional attachment cann... Read More