The Bharatiya Janata Party leader Raghuvar Das was sworn in as Chief Minister of Jharkhand in Ranchi on Sunday. Three BJP MLAs and one of the All-Jharkhand Students’ Union were sworn in as Ministers
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17th Jan 2026 | Updated at 04:15am 17th Jan 2026
SOAS announces fellowship honouring Ambedkar and Karunanidhi
The SOAS South Asia Institute has invited applications for the Ambedkar–Kalaignar Visiting Fellowship for Social Justice and Federalism, a new programme that honours the transformative legacies of B R Ambedkar and M Karunanidhi.
£300 million bailout for struggling pubs sparks controversy
Chancellor Rachel Reeves is preparing to unveil a £300 million bailout for pubs pushed to the brink of bankruptcy by rising business rates, marking Labour’s 12th major policy U-turn since taking office.
Somnath Swabhiman Parv honours India’s spiritual resilience
The Somnath Swabhiman Parv, held at the first Jyotirlinga in Gujarat, marks one thousand years since the first attack on the Somnath Temple in 1026. This national event, instead of focusing on destruction, celebrates India’s resilience, faith,...
PM Modi and Chancellor Merz pledge ‘economic partnership’
Prime Minister Narendra Modi welcomed German Chancellor Friedrich Merz at the Sabarmati Ashram in Ahmedabad on January 12, 2026, marking his first official visit to India since taking office.The two leaders paid floral tributes to Mahatma Gandhi,...
Johannesburg's BAPS temple unveils Nilkanth Varni statue
- 07 Jan 2026
A 42-foot bronze statue of Nilkanth Varni, the 18th-century yogi, was unveiled at the BAPS temple in Johannesburg, South Africa. This statue, the tallest bronze figure in the country, also ranks as the fourth-tallest in Africa, alongside Nigeria’s...
Rising attacks on Hindus spark calls to review Yunus’ Nobel Prize
- 07 Jan 2026
Atrocities against Hindus in Bangladesh have reportedly increased, triggering criticism of Muhammad Yunus and renewed questions over his Nobel Peace Prize, amid accusations that he has failed, as Chief Advisor of the interim government, to curb...
Uneasy balance of a changing world
- 14 Jan 2026
US forces raid Venezuela, abducts Maduro
- 07 Jan 2026
More than 50 top global CEOs and more than 30 senior political leaders of various countries have confirmed their participation in the upcoming Vibrant Gujarat Summit (VGS)
Assembly polls in Delhi may be scheduled in second or third week of February, with an announcement likely in the first week of January
The Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha said it would build a temple to Mahatma Gandhi’s assassin, Nathuram Godse, in Sitapur district of Uttar Pradesh
NRI doctors will soon be able to bridge - to some extent - the gap created by the shortage of 1700,000 doctors in India
A special CBI court in Mumbai discharged BJP President Amit Shah in the fake encounter case relating to killing of Sohrabuddin Sheikh and Tulsi Prajapati....
Thousands of diabetics will have a reason to smile as they will be able to take their daily dose of insulin without feeling pain. Rajkot girl Devina Kothari has developed an insulin delivery system that is virtually pain-free.
Ahead of the annual Pravasi Bhartiya Diwas, the Modi government assured the NRI community that it is working on providing them voting rights
Quinquagenarian, a word that even adults may not be able to pronounce or spell with ease, was the winning word for 14-year-old Malavika Deepak at the seventh...
National Democratic Front of Bodoland (Songbijit faction) militants shot dead at least 76 adivasis, including women and children, at five different places...
