Surge in India’s rural demand reflects broad-based growth

IANS | January 12, 2026 6:18 PM

New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) The increase in India’s rural demand, reflected in figures such as the surge in two-wheeler sales, spells good news for India’s $4.2 trillion economy, which in 2025 passed Japan to emerge as the world’s fourth-largest, media reports said.

Police unearth deadly Maoist weapons dump in Chhattisgarh

IANS | January 12, 2026 6:14 PM

Raipur/Narayanpur, Jan 12 (IANS) Police have recovered a substantial cache of Maoist arms and ammunition from the rugged inner mountainous terrain near the Mandoda New Security and Public Facility Camp, falling under Kohkameta police station limits.

Admiral Arun Prakash asks ECI to revise SIR form, deploy trained BLOs

IANS | January 12, 2026 4:51 PM

Panaji, Jan 12 (IANS) Former Indian Navy chief Admiral Arun Prakash on Monday appreciated the outpouring of concern over his SIR-related tribulations, reiterating the need to revise the form for the electoral roll exercise and deploy “fully trained” booth-level officers (BLOs).