Slaughterhouses across Gujarat to remain closed tomorrow

IANS | January 21, 2026 9:45 PM

Ahmedabad, Jan 21 (IANS) Slaughterhouses across Gujarat will remain closed on January 22 to mark the completion of two years since the consecration of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh, the state government announced on Wednesday.

'Crony capitalism, autocratic excesses stunt Pakistan’s growth'

IANS | January 21, 2026 8:05 PM

New Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) The current set of rulers in Pakistan has more autocratic powers than all set-ups after Gen Pervez Musharraf's, but these only help it to survive; its ability to use them to usher progress is weak, as per a Pakistani media report.

SC expresses concern over rampant missing children cases, mulls nationwide SOP

IANS | January 21, 2026 6:57 PM

New Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) Expressing concern over the alarming number of missing children cases across the country, the Supreme Court has said that authorities were not giving such incidents the "right amount of attention or priority" and indicated that it would work towards evolving a common Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for their recovery.