Bhojshala row: Sadhvi Pragya calls SC order ‘temporary’, says Saraswati temple still awaits justice

IANS | January 23, 2026 10:07 AM

New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) BJP leader and former MP Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur on Friday reacted to the Supreme Court’s directions allowing the simultaneous holding of Basant Panchami puja and Friday namaz at the ASI-protected Bhojshala Temple-Kamal Maula Mosque complex in Madhya Pradesh’s Dhar district, describing the order as “temporary” and asserting that the Saraswati temple at the site has yet to receive justice.

PM Modi receives call from Brazilian President Lula; AI Summit, UN reform discussed

IANS | January 23, 2026 6:32 AM

Washington, Jan 23 (IANS) Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said during a telephone call with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday that he intends to attend the AI Impact Summit in New Delhi next month. The two leaders aligned on Global South priorities and pressed for United Nations Security Council reform ahead of their bilateral summit scheduled for February in India.

PM Modi expresses anguish over Doda road accident

IANS | January 22, 2026 11:19 PM

Jammu, Jan 22 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday expressed deep anguish over the tragic road accident in Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district, in which 10 Indian Army soldiers lost their lives, and 11 others sustained injuries.

From Davos to Delhi, next decade belongs to India: Pralhad Joshi

IANS | January 22, 2026 10:11 PM

Davos, Jan 22 (IANS) India’s energy transition has been deliberately designed as a tool for industrial growth, job creation and global competitiveness, particularly for emerging economies, said Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy, Pralhad Joshi, here on Thursday.