'If required, civil and criminal liabilities to be initiated against errant officials': MP HC on Indore water tragedy (Lead)

IANS | January 6, 2026 7:26 PM

Indore, Jan 6 (IANS) The Madhya Pradesh High Court, on Tuesday, expressed serious concern over Indore water contamination tragedy that killed several people in the past two weeks and said that if required, "civil and criminal liabilities" would be decided against those officials found guilty in the matter.

India likely to clock strong GDP growth in FY27 despite global headwinds: Report

IANS | January 6, 2026 7:17 PM

New Delhi, Jan 6 (IANS) India is expected to deliver another year of relatively strong economic growth in 2026-27 despite the global uncertainties that continue to cloud the outlook, according to a report released by India Ratings and Research on Tuesday.

Behind the numbers: What UP's voter roll revision reveals

IANS | January 6, 2026 7:05 PM

New Delhi, Jan 6 (IANS) The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Uttar Pradesh has brought to light the scale of changes underway in the state's voter database, with nearly one out of every five electors found to be untraceable or otherwise ineligible during field verification.

Gujarat CM reviews situation due to typhoid surge in Gandhinagar, orders intensified measures

IANS | January 6, 2026 6:48 PM

Gandhinagar, Jan 6 (IANS) Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, on Tuesday, chaired a high-level review meeting to assess the situation arising from the spread of typhoid in Gandhinagar city and to strengthen ongoing measures for treatment, control and prevention of the disease, government officials said.

Culture of blame game dominates politics in Pakistan: Report

IANS | January 6, 2026 6:43 PM

Islamabad, Jan 6 (IANS) The culture of blame game continues to dominate politics in Pakistan with leaders relying heavily on comparison and avoiding to talk clearly about their own performance and achievements. Political leaders in Pakistan are often more interested in discussing the failures of other parties, raising serious questions about political culture in Pakistan, a report has stated. Whenever a lawmaker appears on television or addresses a public gathering, the same pattern is followed.

‘JNU should be renamed as Azad Bhagat Singh University’, says Jagadguru Paramhans Acharya

IANS | January 6, 2026 6:34 PM

Ayodhya, Jan 6 (IANS) The controversial sloganeering against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah at the city’s Jawaharlal Nehru (JNU) campus has angered the saint community including religious, many of whom condemned the incident and termed it disrespect to the country as well as the Constitution.

PoJK refugees cite Venezuela case in appeal to PM Modi for PoK's liberation

IANS | January 6, 2026 6:30 PM

Jammu, Jan 6 (IANS) The organisation of displaced families from Pakistan-Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK), on Tuesday, appealed to the Prime Minister Narendra Modi to liberate the region citing the recent US intervention in Venezuela.

Chhattisgarh: Workers hired under G RAM G, delighted with new wage limit

IANS | January 6, 2026 6:05 PM

Raipur, Jan 6 (IANS) The substitution of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MNREGA) with the Viksit Bharat Grameen Rozgar Ajeevika Mission (Grameen) - VB G RAM G - sparked a major controversy with the Opposition and ruling dispensation crossing swords over renaming the legislation, rather than debating the merits and demerits of new law.

‘Unserious’: SC pulls up CAQM on worsening air pollution crisis in Delhi-NCR

IANS | January 6, 2026 6:05 PM

New Delhi, Jan 6 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday came down heavily on the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM), terming its approach to the worsening air pollution crisis in Delhi-NCR as "unserious".

PM Modi to inaugurate Vibrant Gujarat Regional Conference in Rajkot on Jan 11: Dy CM Sanghavi

IANS | January 6, 2026 5:47 PM

Rajkot, Jan 6 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the Vibrant Gujarat Regional Conference (VGRC) for the Saurashtra–Kutch region on January 11 at Marwadi University in Rajkot, Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi said on Tuesday.

Politics

'If required, civil and criminal liabilities to be initiated against errant officials': MP HC on Indore water tragedy (Lead)

India likely to clock strong GDP growth in FY27 despite global headwinds: Report

Behind the numbers: What UP's voter roll revision reveals

Gujarat CM reviews situation due to typhoid surge in Gandhinagar, orders intensified measures

Culture of blame game dominates politics in Pakistan: Report

‘JNU should be renamed as Azad Bhagat Singh University’, says Jagadguru Paramhans Acharya

PoJK refugees cite Venezuela case in appeal to PM Modi for PoK's liberation

Chhattisgarh: Workers hired under G RAM G, delighted with new wage limit

‘Unserious’: SC pulls up CAQM on worsening air pollution crisis in Delhi-NCR

PM Modi to inaugurate Vibrant Gujarat Regional Conference in Rajkot on Jan 11: Dy CM Sanghavi

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