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Daily Archives: January 3, 2026

Maharashtra civic polls: 68 Mahayuti candidates, including 44 BJP, elected without a single vote

MUMBAI: The BJP and its Mahayuti allies have won 68 seats unopposed in the Maharashtra civic polls scheduled for January 15, even...

Over 12 Naxalites gunned down in encounters in Chhattisgarh’s Bastar region

SUKMA: More than 12 Naxalites were killed in separate encounters with the security forces in Chhattisgarh's Bastar region on Saturday, police said.

RSS no paramilitary organisation; can’t be understood by looking at BJP: Bhagwat

NEW DELHI: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat has said that despite the uniform and physical exercises, the Sangh is not a paramilitary organisation,...

Suspected to be Bangladeshi, man thrashed in Bihar’s Madhubani; attempt to murder case filed

PATNA: A man was allegedly beaten up in Bihar's Madhubani district after being wrongly suspected of being a Bangladeshi, the police said.

After UP, Rajasthan mandates Students to read newspapers in morning assembly

JAIPUR: The Rajasthan Government has made daily newspaper reading compulsory in all government schools in an effort to promote reading habits, improve...

Delhi raises EWS income limit for free private hospital treatment to Rs 5 lakh

NEW DELHI: The Delhi government has raised the annual income limit for Economically Weaker Section (EWS) patients eligible for free treatment at...

“Antisemitic gasoline on an open fire”: Israel slams Mamdani over revoked orders

TEL AVIV: The Israeli government on Friday accused New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani of "antisemitism" after he revoked two executive orders...

Islamabad local government elections likely to be postponed again after cabinet amendments

ISLAMABAD: Local government elections in Pakistan's capital, Islamabad, are likely to be postponed for the fifth time as the federal cabinet approved...

“This is not Pakistan’s war,” says Taliban spokesperson Mujahid on Kabul-Islamabad tensions

Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid stated that the group does not expect a war with Pakistan, stressing that its approach is based on...

“Iranian regime’s whining to UN ignores decades of terror,” says US Ambassador Waltz

NEW YORK: United States Ambassador to the United Nations Michael Waltz on Saturday rejected Iran's recent outreach to the UN, accusing Tehran...