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Police rescues 5-yr-old boy; 2 nabbed for trying to sell child

NEW DELHI, Jan. 16 -- Delhi Police has rescued a five-year-old kidnapped boy and arrested two people, including a woman, for allegedly planning to sell the child in Kolkata, an official said on Thursd... Read More


AIMIM makes major gains in Maha civic polls, leads in Shambhaji Nagar, Malegaon

India, Jan. 16 -- As the BJP-led Mahayuti is making big wins in the civic body elections across Maharashtra, Asaduddin Owaisi's All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) has also put up an impres... Read More


MCD organises Ujjwala Yojana Distribution Programme in Delhi

New Delhi, Jan. 16 -- A special distribution programme under the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana was organised by the Delhi Municipal Corporation (MCD) on Friday at the Civic Centre, the MCD headquarter... Read More


22 establishments sealed after inspections following Birch nightclub fire: Goa CM

India, Jan. 16 -- Altogether, 86 establishments in Goa have been inspected and 22 have been sealed for operating without a fire licence and the Pollution Control Board's consent, chief minister Pramod... Read More


Indonesia makes poverty alleviation top priority in 2026 focus plan

Jakarta, Jan. 16 -- The Indonesian government has set poverty alleviation as its main focus in national development policies this year, in accordance with the 2026 Government Work Plan (RKP). "The is... Read More


AGC explains why rape charge was reduced to assault in high-profile case

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 16 -- The Attorney General's Chambers (AGC) said evidential issues, including testimonial inconsistencies and a non-supportive medical report, were the reasons for downgrading the r... Read More


Invisible employer

India, Jan. 16 -- How strange-and alarming-to think that an invisible employer is vanishing beneath our feet. Groundwater, long treat-ed as a private convenience, has quietly underpinned millions of d... Read More


In contempt of its own order

India, Jan. 16 -- The SUpreme Court passed orders on the definition of the Aravallis on November 20, 2025, stating that landforms above 100 m in the range will be considered as Aravalli hills. This wa... Read More


Silkworms spin new income stream for Kanpur farmers

KANPUR, Jan. 16 -- In a quiet transformation across rural Kanpur, hundreds of farmers are adding an unlikely crop to their fields: silkworms. Villages in Ghatampur, Patara and Bhitargaon, where sericu... Read More


Mumbai's power shift: Mahayuti topples Thackerays, BJP emerges kingmaker in BMC polls

Mumbai/IBNS, Jan. 16 -- The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Mahayuti alliance has scripted a historic victory in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections, bringing an end to the Thacker... Read More