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LS speaker, governor, Oppn leader root for longer House sessions

Lucknow, Jan. 20 -- The inaugural session of the 86th All-India Presiding Officers' Conference (AIPOC) held here on Monday witnessed a rare unanimity among the legislature, the executive and the Oppos... Read More


Car runs over four in Mau, leaves two dead

VARANASI, Jan. 20 -- Four members of a family, sitting in the sun outside their house near Baba Ka Pura Tajopur under the Saraylakhansi police station area of Mau, were run over by a car on Monday, po... Read More


j&k: soldier dies after gunfight with terrorists in Kishtwar

Jammu, Jan. 20 -- A paratrooper, who was critically injured in a gunfight with terrorists, succumbed to his injuries as a massive search operation to track down terrorists believed to be hiding in the... Read More


IMF HIKES India's GDP growth projection to 7.3% for FY26

New Delhi, Jan. 20 -- The IMF on Monday raised India's growth projection to 7.3% for fiscal 2025-26, up 0.7 percentage point from its October forecast, on the back of better-than-expected performance ... Read More


Spain: 39 killed in train collision

Adamuz, Jan. 20 -- Spanish police said Monday that at least 39 people are confirmed dead in a high-speed train collision the previous night in the south of the country, as efforts to recover the bodie... Read More


Thrust of the matter: Why Isro's workhorse PSLV trips at Stage 3?

New Delhi, Jan. 20 -- In back-to-back failures, two of Isro's PSLV missions have malfunctioned during the third of four stages. In May last year, PSLV-61 experienced a drop in pressure in the propulsi... Read More


Unnao custodial death: HC junks Sengar's plea to suspend sentence

New Delhi, Jan. 20 -- The Delhi high court on Monday dismissed expelled Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Kuldeep Singh Sengar's plea seeking suspension of sentence in a case related to the custodia... Read More


Manikarnika Ghat row:18 protesters detained

VARANASI, Jan. 20 -- Members of the Pal community reached Manikarnika Ghat in Varanasi on Monday to stage a protest against the alleged damage to an idol of Ahilyabai Holkar on the wall of a platform ... Read More


VNN announces 100% waiver of water tax surcharge for residential, mixed-use buildings

VARANASI, Jan. 20 -- The Varanasi Nagar Nigam has waived off the water tax surcharge by 100 percent for residential and mixed-use buildings in the city. Now, no surcharge will have to be paid on the o... Read More


Hold special exam for student who was not issued admit card: HC

Prayagraj, Jan. 20 -- The Allahabad high court has said that the right to appear in an examination is akin to the right to live with human dignity, enshrined in Article 21 of the Constitution. Therefo... Read More