Bengal SIR: ECI directs registration of FIR against Trinamool legislator over ransacking of Farakka hearing centre

IANS | January 22, 2026 6:04 PM

Kolkata, Jan 22 (IANS) The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday directed registration of an First Information Report (FIR) against Trinamool Congress legislator from Farakka Assembly constituency in Murshidabad district, Manirul Islam, in relation to the ransacking of a centre for hearing on claims and objections on the draft voters’ list in West Bengal.

'Unlikely alliance' in Maharashtra: BJP and AIMIM join hands in Achalpur civic body

IANS | January 22, 2026 6:00 PM

Amravati, Jan 22 (IANS) In a development that has stunned the political landscape in Maharashtra, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Asaduddin Owaisi-led All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) have joined forces in local municipal bodies. This "unprecedented success" for the AIMIM in recent municipal elections has paved the way for a power-sharing arrangement with the BJP in Achalpur and Akot, sparking intense debate over ideological compromises.

India pitches up to $350 billion clean energy opportunity to global investors at Davos

IANS | January 22, 2026 5:20 PM

New Delhi, Jan 22 (IANS) India used the ‘World Economic Forum 2026’ in Davos to make a direct pitch to global investors, positioning itself as one of the world’s largest and most investment-ready clean energy markets, with an estimated $300–$350 billion capital requirement by 2030, according to an official statement on Thursday.

HM Amit Shah to launch cuisine popularisation scheme in Lucknow on Jan 24

IANS | January 22, 2026 4:59 PM

New Delhi, Jan 22 (IANS) Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah will address the ‘Uttar Pradesh Day’ celebrations as the Chief Guest on January 24 in Lucknow and launch a scheme to popularise each district’s local cuisine, said an official on Thursday.

PMGSY-IV: Govt sanctions over 10,000 kms of road projects

IANS | January 22, 2026 4:42 PM

New Delhi, Jan 22 (IANS) The government on Thursday said that more than 10,000 kms of road projects have been sanctioned under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana–IV (PMGSY-IV), for Jammu & Kashmir, Chhattisgarh, Uttarakhand, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh and Sikkim.