Chips, smiles: Yogi Adityanath’s sweet moment with a young child goes viral | WATCH
A brief but cute interaction involving Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and a young boy is once again lighting up social media. Days after a video of the CM sharing a light moment with the child went viral, a new clip from the same day has surfaced and it is winning hearts all over again.
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Murshidabad unrest returns: Highways blocked, trains disrupted; BJP targets Mamata | 10 points
Fresh tension returned to West Bengal’s Murshidabad district on Saturday as protests erupted once again over alleged attacks on migrant workers, leading to highway blockades, railway disruptions and heavy police deployment. The situation, which follows violent clashes a day earlier, has now snowballed into a larger political confrontation between the ruling Trinamool Congress and the BJP. Here is what happened, explained in 10 key points:
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Machado says she will become Venezuela’s President ‘when the right time comes’
Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado has said she believes she will be elected president of her country when the “right time” comes. The Nobel Peace Prize laureate made the remarks during an interview aired on Fox News.
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India engaged with US to extend Chabahar Port sanctions waiver before April 26 expiry deadline, says MEA
India continues to monitor its involvement in the Chabahar port project in Iran as the country navigates evolving US sanctions and ongoing unrest in Iran. The Trump administration had threatened a 25% tariff on countries doing business with Iran, raising concerns for India’s role in developing the strategically located Chabahar port on Iran’s southern coast in Sistan-Balochistan.
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Shreyas Iyer, Ravi Bishnoi added to India’s T20I squad for New Zealand series, Washington Sundar ruled out
Washington Sundar has been ruled out of the upcoming T20I series against New Zealand after being diagnosed with a side strain. The injury occurred during the first ODI against New Zealand at the BCA Stadium in Vadodara on 11 January, when Sundar reported acute discomfort in his lower rib area while bowling.
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Eknath Shinde hails Mahayuti’s civic poll victory: ‘People rejected those who are against development’
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde said on Friday that the people of the state have rejected those who were against development, as the Mahayuti swept the 2026 municipal corporation elections. Thanking the people for giving a clear mandate to the Mahayuti, comprising the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Shiv Sena and the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), the deputy chief minister said the alliance will speed up the development work in the state.
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Fadnavis hails BJP leaders after Maharashtra Election Results triumph, to celebrate in Nagpur
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis congratulated key Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) figures over phone calls, praising their leadership in securing strong wins across municipal elections including BMC, Nagpur, Pune and others.
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Solapur Municipal Corporation Results 2026: Complete list of ward and party-wise winners
The BJP and ally Shiv Sena are leading in Maharashtra Municipal Corporation elections as per latest trends and the counting of votes is underway. The final results will be declared by today evening. Earlier, exit polls have predicted a sweep for the ruling Mahayuti alliance in the elections to 29 municipal corporations held on Thursday. In a significant political turn of events ahead of the elections, Uddhav and Raj Thackeray reunited last month even as rival NCP factions forged a local alliance in Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad.
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PM Modi to visit West Bengal, Assam on January 17-18 to flag off train and road projects
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be visiting West Bengal and Assam on January 17 and 18 as he will flag off several train and road projects, along with participating in the “Bagurumba Dwhou 2026”, a historic cultural event in Assam.
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