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Shrikant Pangarkar, Gauri Lankesh murder accused, wins in Jalna civic poll as independent

India, Jan. 16 -- Shrikant Pangarkar, one of the accused of the murder of journalist Gauri Lankesh in 2017, secured victory in Jalna Municipal Corporation election on Friday as an independent candidat... Read More


Crew abused, cockpit door kicked: Video shows passengers creating ruckus onboard IndiGo flight after nine-hour delay

India, Jan. 16 -- A chaotic scene aboard an IndiGo flight from Mumbai to Thailand's Krabi has gone viral on social media, drawing attention to how tempers flared after the flight was delayed by nearly... Read More


BVA leading in Vasai-Virar, BJP follows closely: See party-wise tally here

India, Jan. 16 -- As the counting is underway for the high-stakes Maharashtra local body elections, trends show the Bahujan Vikas Aghadi (BVA) is leading on 61 of 115 seats of the Vasai-Virar Municipa... Read More


Putin, Netanyahu hold phone call, discuss Iran; Russia's help offered

India, Jan. 16 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu discussed the situation in the Middle East and Iran by phone on Friday. According to a statement by th... Read More


Putin speaks to Netanyahu, then Iranian President over anti-Khamenei protest

India, Jan. 16 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu discussed the situation in the Middle East and Iran by phone on Friday. According to a statement by th... Read More


IMF calls India 'key global growth engine'; BJP revives Rahul Gandhi's 'dead economy' remark

India, Jan. 16 -- The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has described India as a "key growth engine for the world," pointing to strong domestic consumption and sustained growth momentum, even as the B... Read More


DK Shivakumar remains cryptic about Delhi visit amid Karnataka power tussle: 'Can't discuss in public'

India, Jan. 16 -- Karnataka deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar arrived in Delhi on Friday to meet Congress' high command but remained cryptic about the purpose of his visit. He is set to meet the par... Read More


Kerala student fined rRs.r1.1 lakh for illegally modifying rRs.r70,000 car in Bengaluru

India, Jan. 16 -- A student from Kerala has landed in serious trouble in Bengaluru after being fined Rs.1.11 lakh for illegally altering his car and causing disturbance on city roads. The issue surfa... Read More


SC stays disqualification of Bengal leader Mukul Roy as MLA for switching from BJP to Trinamool Congress

India, Jan. 16 -- The Supreme Court has put on halt the verdict of the Calcutta High Court by which it had disqualified Mukul Roy as a member of the West Bengal assembly after he defected to the state... Read More


'Hindus being murdered, temples being burnt': UK MP flags Bangladesh violence in British parl, wants govt to push Yunus

India, Jan. 16 -- A prominent opposition leader in the UK, Conservative Party MP Bob Blackman, has cited violence against Hindus in Bangladesh to call upon the Labour government to push Mohammad Yunus... Read More