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'Not accurate': India rejects Lutnick's claim on trade deal, cites 8 Modi-Trump calls

New Delhi, Jan. 9 -- New Delhi on Friday rejected as "inaccurate" US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick's claim that the proposed India-US trade deal stalled last year because Prime Minister Narendra M... Read More


Balochistan: Wave of custodial killings raises fresh alarms over Pakistan's security apparatus

Balochistan, Jan. 9 -- Two men who had been missing for months after reportedly being detained by Pakistani security forces were found dead in Balochistan's Awaran district, families and local sources... Read More


Budget Session of Parliament begins on January 28; to continue till Apr 2

New Delhi, Jan. 9 -- The Budget Session of Parliament will be convened from January 28 to April 2, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju said on Friday, announcing the broad schedule for the key... Read More


SC urges Centre to introduce 'Romeo-Juliet' clause in POCSO to save genuine teen relationships

New Delhi, Jan. 9 -- The Supreme Court on Friday flagged what it described as rampant misuse of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and urged the Centre to consider introducing... Read More


About 36.3 lakh litres of liquor seized in dry Bihar in 2025: DGP

Patna, Jan. 9 -- The authorities seized more than 36.3 lakh litres of liquor in 2025 in Bihar, where alcoholic beverages were banned nine years ago, and arrested 1.25 lakh people for violating the pro... Read More


SIT arrests chief priest over replating of temple gold

Thiruvananthapuram, Jan. 9 -- The Special Investigation Team probing the Sabarimala gold loss case on Friday arrested chief priest Kandararu Rajeevaru, citing his close links with prime accused Unnikr... Read More


Delhi shivers at 4.6degC with drizzle as chill grips north, east India

New Delhi, Jan. 9 -- Delhi-NCR shivered through the coldest morning of the winter aseason on Friday as the minimum temperature at the capital's base station Safdarjung dropped to 4.6 degrees Celsius, ... Read More


'The Raja Saab' fever grips Hyderabad's Sandhya theatre, sparking massive fan celebrations

Hyderabad, Jan. 9 -- Prabhas's much-awaited film 'The Raja Saab' has finally opened in theatres across the country, leaving fans joyous. Turning it into a festive celebration, fans appeared highly exc... Read More


Supreme Court raps states, UTs over delay in audit of private universities

New Delhi, Jan. 9 -- The Supreme Court on Thursday pulled up several states and Union Territories for not disclosing information on private universities, as part of a sweeping audit ordered by the cou... Read More


Switzerland 'devastated' by lives lost in Crans-Montana New Year bar fire

France, Jan. 9 -- "Our country is devastated by this tragedy. We honour the memory of those who were lost, and we stand beside those now facing a long journey of recovery," he said at the ceremony in ... Read More