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Exclusive: Centre may revive small hydropower scheme in Budget 2026 with 1.5 GW target

India, Jan. 15 -- The Union government plans to revive the small hydropower programme in the 2026 Budget, targeting 1.5 GW capacity. This initiative, dormant since 2017, aims to double India's hydro ... Read More


"Should we learn culture from BJP?": Priyank Kharge over allegations on officials' safety

Bengaluru, Jan. 15 -- Karnataka Minister Priyank Kharge on Thursday hit back at the BJP's allegations, questioning their culture and pointing out instances of disrespectful behaviour by BJP leaders, i... Read More


Since nineteen fifty-six: Nigeria, oil and the Niger Delta, By Iniruo Wills

Nigeria, Jan. 15 -- Thursday 15th January marks seventy years since colonial Nigeria and the oil industry began their continuing joint dating of the Niger Delta region. Over forty years before that re... Read More


Civic Polls: BJP candidate injured in late-night clash in Nagpur

Nagpur, Jan. 15 -- A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate was injured in a violent late-night clash in Nagpur on Wednesday, just hours before municipal elections, prompting police to launch an inves... Read More


Supreme Court snub shocks Vijay's Jana Nayagan, release now in deep trouble

New Delhi/IBNS, Jan. 15 -- In a setback for Vijay-starrer Jana Nayagan, the Supreme Court on Thursday declined to grant an urgent hearing on a petition filed by the makers of the upcoming Tamil film, ... Read More


Trump unveils 'Great Healthcare Plan' to lower drug costs and insurance premiums, calls on Congress to enact-Watch video

New Delhi, Jan. 15 -- President Donald Trump on Thursday unveiled the framework of "Great Healthcare plan" he wants Congress to enact it, as Republicans face mounting pressure to tackle rising medical... Read More


Maharashtra local body polls: BJP leader Prakash Javadekar casts vote in Pune, calls it 'primary duty'

Pune, Jan. 15 -- Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and former Union Minister Prakash Javadekar on Thursday cast his vote at a polling booth in Balshikshan School in Pune for the Maharashtra l... Read More


Maharashtra civic polls end peacefully, exit polls predict BJP-led Mahayuti may wrest BMC

Mumbai, Jan. 15 -- Around 40 to 50 per cent of the voters exercised their democratic rights as polling for 29 municipal corporations across Maharashtra, including the high-profile Brihanmumbai Municip... Read More


NIA nabs absconder in CPI (Maoist) Magadh Zone Revival conspiracy case

New Delhi, Jan. 15 -- The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday arrested an absconding accused in a 2021 CPI (Maoist) conspiracy case involving attempts to re-energise the banned terrorist o... Read More


I-PAC raids in Kolkata: SC stays FIRs against ED officers, seeks replies; next hearing on Feb 3

New Delhi, Jan. 15 -- The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed the FIRs registered by the West Bengal police against Enforcement Directorate (ED) officers in connection with searches conducted against the... Read More