India emerges as major global fisheries and aquaculture player: Minister

IANS | January 22, 2026 9:23 AM

New Delhi, Jan 22 (IANS) India has emerged as a major global fisheries and aquaculture player, backed by strong policies, processing capacity and logistics, with seafood export values doubling over the past decade, according to Rajiv Ranjan Singh, Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying and Panchayati Raj.

Chikungunya cases rise in southern TN, govt issues alert

IANS | January 22, 2026 8:54 AM

Chennai, Jan 22 (IANS) Amid a noticeable increase in chikungunya infections across parts of Tamil Nadu, the Directorate of Public Health and Preventive Medicine (DPH) has issued a statewide alert, directing district administrations and urban health bodies to step up monitoring, diagnosis and mosquito-control efforts to curb further transmission.

Three charred to death as bus-truck collide in Andhra's Nandyal

IANS | January 22, 2026 8:19 AM

Nandyal (Andhra Pradesh), Jan 22 (IANS) At least three people were killed and several others injured after a private bus lost control, collided head-on with a container truck and caught fire in Andhra Pradesh's Nandyal district in the early hours of Thursday, police said.