OPINION | Maharashtra Municipal Corporation polls: Friends turn foes
Voting for 29 municipal corporations across Maharashtra will take place tomorrow. The political focus is mainly on Mumbai, where the BJP-led Mahayuti is seeking to wrest control of the BMC (Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation) from the Shiv Sena.
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Mouni Roy lauds Punjabi singer Talwiinder’s latest album amid dating rumours with BFF Disha Patani
It was not the bride and groom alone who drew attention at Nupur Sanon and Stebin Ben’s wedding celebrations. A brief moment involving Disha Patani and a man many online believe to be Punjabi singer Talwiinder quickly became the talking point across social media. Clips from the event showed the two standing close, holding hands, and later leaving together from the airport.
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Five times confidence is mistaken for arrogance and why you shouldn’t tone it down
Five times confidence is mistaken for arrogance and why you shouldn’t tone it down
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Trump’s 25 per cent tariffs on Iran’s trade partners won’t have significant impact on India: Govt sources
India’s trade and economic engagement with Iran remains limited and is unlikely to be significantly affected by the recent tariff measures announced by the United States, government sources said on Tuesday, following President Donald Trump’s decision to impose a 25 per cent tariff on countries trading with Iran.
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Trump says ‘help is on the way’ as Iran deaths spike to 2,000, cancels meeting with Tehran officials
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday asked Iranian protesters to continue their stir, assuring them that help was on the way. Trump said he had cancelled all his meetings with Iranian officials as people continued to lose their lives.
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Is X down today? Thousands of reports surface on Downdetector for Elon Musk’s platform
Elon Musk-owned social platform X (formerly Twitter) is currently down for thousands of users globally. According to Downdetector, a website that tracks service interruptions, a significant surge in outage reports began earlier today, January 13, 2026.
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Avengers Doomsday new trailer out: Marvel teases Black Panther and Fantastic Four alliance
Marvel Studios has dropped a fourth trailer for Avengers: Doomsday, and its timing has caught many by surprise. The trailer comes soon after the release of the film’s third official preview, which had already confirmed the return of the X-Men.
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Chandrababu Naidu gets clean chit by court in skill development ‘scam’ case; YSRCP fumes
The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) Court in Vijayawada has approved the Crime Investigation Department’s (CID) request to close the investigation against Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu in the skill development “scam” case. Naidu, along with several others, had been named as accused in the case.
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ISRO PSLV-C62 mission fails: 16 Satellites lost, but Spanish ‘KID’ prototype survives re-entry
In a major setback for the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), the PSLV-C62 rocket failed to place 16 satellites into their intended orbits on Monday. This marks the second consecutive setback for the agency. The mission encountered a critical “anomaly” during the third stage (PS3) of the launch, resulting in the loss of several high-profile payloads.
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UPSC Civil Services exam notification 2026 to release tomorrow; check details on application process
The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) will release the Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination, 2026 notification on Wednesday, January 14. The UPSC CSE preliminary application process will commence on January 14 and will be closed by February 3 on the official website- upsc.gov.in. UPSC CSE Prelims is scheduled to be held on May 24, 2026.
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