DIGITAL ARRESTS: GOVT FORMS MULTI-AGENCY PANEL TO COMBAT MENACE
NEW DELHI,13 Jan 2026 : Digital arrests were widely reported in India in 2024 and 2025, when scamsters would impersonate a police officer/civil servant to threaten innocent people over “digital arrest”. The central government has sprung into action to curb digital arrest scams – which have looted senior citizens, youths, and the vulnerable of thousands […]
STRAY DOGS SC HEARING ENDS : TOLD DOG LOVERS TO TAKE HOME THE STRAYS
NEW DELHI,13 Jan 2026: A bench of Supreme Court Justices comprising Vikram Nath, Sandeep Mehta and NV Anjaria heard the case of stray dogs in India. It completed the hearing on Tuesday. The matter will next be heard on January 20. During Tuesday’s hearing, the bench rapped the Centre and states for failing miserably to […]
NO MORE 10-MINUTE DELIVERY: CENTRE STEPS IN
NEW DELHI,13 Jan 2026 : The Labour ministry on Tuesday has directed quick-commerce companies like Zomato, Swiggy, Blinkit and Zepto to remove the 10-minute delivery time limit. Union Labour Minister Mansukh Mandaviya met representatives of these platforms and told them to prioritise the safety of delivery partners, According to news agency ANI, Blinkit has already […]
ARMY CHIEF SAYS ‘WE WERE FULLY READY TO LAUNCH GROUND ATTACKS’
Chief of Army Staff General Upendra Dwivedi OPERATION SINDOOR: ARMY CHIEF SAYS WE WERE FULLY READY TO LAUNCH GROUND ATTACKS NEW DELHI,13 Jan 2026 : Chief of Army Staff General Upendra Dwivedi on Tuesday said that Operation Sindoor, which was launched in 2025 to target terror sites in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), is on […]
ED MOVES SC AGAINST MAMATA OBSTRUCTING I-PAC RAIDS
NEW DELHI,12 Jan 2026 : The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has filed a plea before the Supreme Court accusing West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and State officials of interfering with the central agency’s investigation and search operations at the Kolkata offices of political consultancy firm I-PAC and its co-founder, Pratik Jain. The matter reached the […]
TRUMP TO VISIT INDIA NEXT YEAR
NEW DELHI,12 Jan 2026 : US President Donald Trump may visit India by next year, said US ambassador-designate Sergio Gor as he announced that Washington and New Delhi are set to restart their next round of trade deal talks from Tuesday. Gor, who is also Special Envoy to South and Central Asia, was talking to […]
CONG SLAMS “BRUTAL LATHI-CHARGE” ON MGNREGA BACHAO PROTESTERS IN VARANASI
NEW DELHI,12 Jan 2026: The Congress has alleged that the “Yogi-Modi trouble-engine” government in Uttar Pradesh ordered the police to “brutally lathi-charge” National Students’ Union of India (NSUI) protesters taking out a peaceful march in Varanasi as part of the party’s nationwide ‘MGNREGA Bachao Sangram’. Congress general secretary in charge of communications, Jairam Ramesh, shared […]
7 LAKH CONG WORKERS ON HUNGER STRIKE TO PROTECT MGNREGA
NEW DELHI,12 Jan 2026: The Congress on Monday intensified its MGNREGA Bachao Sangram, with seven lakh party workers observing hunger strike at the party’s district offices across the country. Party MP Manickam Tagore told a Press conference here that Congress is demanding immediate restoration of the MGNREGA to ensure right to work, right to wages […]
CONTAMINATED WATER CRISIS GOES BEYOND INDORE IN SEVEN CITIES
NEW DELHI,10 Jan 2026: Several cities in India have been facing contaminated water crises. Indore witnessed a major water contamination crisis which led to the death of 20 people with hundreds of people falling ill. According to reports, the contamination in Indore took place due to a leak in a pipeline which caused sewage to […]
JAMMU MEDICAL COLLEGE SHUT DOWN
NEW DELHI,10 Jan 2026: Barely three months into the medical college, MBBS students at Mata Vaishno Devi Medical College in Jammu and Kashmir are bidding an emotional goodbye to the college. As the college lost its recognition after polarisation over admission of Muslim students, 50 aspiring doctors are finding themselves at a crossroads. Heartbroken, students […]
