Stone pelting breaks out in Ahmedabad’s Kalana village as youth groups clash
A stone pelting incident between two youth groups broke out in Kalana village of Sanand taluka, Ahmedabad district. Following the clashes on Monday night, tensions flared up on Tuesday, leading to stone pelting between the youth groups.
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PM Modi hails 2025 as year of transformative reforms, calls India on ‘reform express’
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday described 2025 as a landmark year for India, saying the country has “boarded the Reform Express” with a series of reforms across taxation, labour, trade, energy, education, and rural employment. In a post on X, he wrote,
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Election Commission of India issues revised dates for SIR in Uttar Pradesh, check details here
The Election Commission of India has issued revised dates for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in Uttar Pradesh, based on the qualifying date of January 1, 2026, Chief Electoral Officer Uttar Pradesh said on Tuesday.
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Merchant navy captain murder case: India moves to extradite fugitive Hussain Shattaf from UAE
The Ministry of External Affairs has formally started the process to extradite fugitive Hussain Mohammed Shattaf alias Hussain Mehboob Khokhawala from the United Arab Emirates. Shattaf is the key accused in the 2006 murder of retired Merchant Navy Captain Manmohan Singh Virdi in Maharashtra’s Lonavala. According to officials, the extradition request was sent to the Indian Embassy in the UAE last week.
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Mumbai woman duped of Rs 3.75 crore in virtual hearing scam using fake identity of Justice Chandrachud
A shocking case of online fraud has surfaced in Mumbai where a woman was allegedly conned of nearly Rs 3.75 crore by a man impersonating Chief Justice DY Chandrachud. The fraudster reportedly conducted a fake virtual hearing and threatened to implicate her in a money laundering case. He then promised to arrange her bail. Even though the woman pleaded innocence, she was instructed to submit all documents related to her assets and investments.
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India rejects Pakistan’s comments on minorities in India, says ‘your abysmal record speaks for itself’
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Monday strongly rejected remarks made by the spokesperson of Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs on incidents in India, calling them baseless and hypocritical. India said Pakistan has no moral standing to comment on the treatment of minorities, given its own poor record on the issue. In a sharp statement, the MEA said Pakistan’s “horrific and systemic victimisation” of minorities belonging to different faiths is a well-established fact recognised globally. The spokesperson stressed that Pakistan’s long history of discrimination, violence, and persecution of religious minorities cannot be hidden by making allegations against India.
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Why Rajesh Khanna’s double role in Aradhana was nearly dropped, and what Shakti Samanta did next
Long before Hindi cinema became the glitzy, star-driven industry it is today, power often rested elsewhere. As recalled in an excerpt from Rajesh Khanna’s biography, film distributors once played a decisive role in shaping movies -sometimes demanding major changes after watching just a few reels.
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India successfully conducts maiden flight test of Pinaka Long Range Guided Rocket | Video
The maiden flight test of the Pinaka Long Range Guided Rocket (LRGR-120) was successfully conducted on Monday (December 29) at the Integrated Test Range (ITR), Chandipur town in the Balasore district of Odisha, marking a major milestone in India’s precision strike and long-range artillery capability.
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Teacher Recruitment Exam-4 to be conducted soon in Bihar, says state education minister
Bihar Education Minister Sunil Kumar on Monday confirmed that the state will soon begin appointments under the Teacher Recruitment Exam 4. Speaking to reporters in Patna, he recalled that 1.70 lakh teachers were selected in TRE 1 and another 70,000 in TRE 2, while only a portion of the 87,774 vacancies in TRE 3 could be filled. “We will soon ensure TRE-4 appointments,” Kumar assured as per news agency PTI.
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BMC elections 2026: Congress releases first list of 87 candidates | Check here
The Indian National Congress (INC) on Monday released its first list of 87 candidates for the upcoming Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections. The polling for the elections to all municipal corporations in Maharashtra, including the BMC, will take place on January 15. The results were will be declared on January 16.
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‘More strict actions against paper leaks to come in Cabinet meeting on Friday: PM Modi on NEET issue
