Daily Archives: January 16, 2026
Jharkhand issues Nipah virus alert after cases reported in West Bengal
RANCHI: The Jharkhand Health department has issued an advisory, directing all district civil surgeons to step up measures against Nipah virus in...
Sikh Guru remark row: Delhi Speaker says issue made it impossible to continue legislative...
NEW DELHI: Delhi Assembly Speaker Vijender Gupta on Thursday said that an “unfortunate incident” in the House on January 6 disrupted proceedings...
4-year-old girl sitting in mother’s lap killed as nilgai jumps into moving car in...
GUNA: A four-year-old girl sitting in her mother's lap died after a nilgai (blue bull) crashed into their moving car, shattering the...
EC ‘gaslighting’ citizens: Rahul on indelible ink row in Maharashtra civic polls
NEW DELHI: Amid the controversy over the quality of ‘indelible’ ink used in marker pens during Maharashtra civic polls, Congress leader Rahul...
Supreme Court stays FIRs against ED officials, puts Mamata Banerjee on notice
NEW DELHI: In a setback to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, the Supreme Court on Thursday issued a notice to her,...
Maharashtra civic poll results: Mahayuti races ahead in state, closing in on 100 seats...
MUMBAI: The BJP and ally Shiv Sena were ahead in high-stakes Mumbai municipal corporation elections as per early trends, after counting of...
Pakistan’s media machinery turns weaponised as Baloch voices warn of escalating repression
BALOCHISTAN: In a sharp denunciation of state policies, Nadia Baloch, sister of imprisoned Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) leader Mahrang Baloch, has accused...
Earthquake of magnitude 6.2 strikes off coast of Oregon, GFZ says
BENGALURU: A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck off the coast of Oregon, US, on Thursday, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) said.
International media flock to Greenland as Trump turns Arctic island into geopolitical hot spot
NUUK: For several weeks, international journalists and camera crews have been scurrying up to people in Greenland’s capital to ask them for...
Middle East allies urged Trump to hold off on Iran strikes
WASHINGTON: Several Middle Eastern allies of the United States have urged the Trump administration to hold off on strikes against Iran for...