Supreme Court asks ACB told to file final reports within six months and not to take any coercive steps against the public servants. | Photo Credit: Special arrangement VIJAYAWADA The Supreme Court on Thursday (January 8, 2026) set aside the Andhra Pradesh High Court order nullifying 13 First Information Reports (FIRs) registered by the Anti-Corruption...

While the once-famed Munger gun factories have lost their firepower of late due to strict licensing norms and the rise of illegal arms manufacturing, they are set to get a new lease of life as a defence corridor that produces a whole range of defence equipment, including arms, bulletproof jackets, explosives, helmets, body armour, and...

West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose received a death threat via email on Thursday night, prompting authorities to tighten his security, a senior official at Lok Bhavan said. The email threatened to “blast” the governor, the official said, adding that the sender also mentioned a mobile number in the message. “We have informed the DGP...

AIADMK leader Edappadi K Palaniswami NEW DELHI: Pushing for expansion of NDA in Tamil Nadu, BJP is crafting a high-pitched campaign to position the alliance as a natural choice for anti-DMK voters amid emergence of actor Vijay-led TVK as the third force in the state’s traditionally bipolar politics. AIADMK leader Edappadi K Palaniswami’s meeting with...

People wait at a centre during hearings under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls, in Nadia, West Bengal, Monday on January 5, 2026. | Photo Credit: PTI Electors away from West Bengal for the purpose of study, employment in the private sector, or hospitalisation are exempt from personally appearing in hearings of...

IN VIEW of the sensitive situation ahead of its February 12 general elections, Bangladesh has put in place a temporary “technical pause” on visas for Indians for non-essential travel, The Indian Express has learnt. Dhaka has taken the call to ensure there is no security issue for Indian nationals in the wake of the recent...

A suspicious balloon was recovered from agricultural fields in Khanpur village of the Ramgarh area in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district on Thursday, prompting a police investigation. The balloon, which had “Pakistan Zindabad” written on it in Urdu, was spotted by a local resident, who alerted the Ramgarh police. Police took the balloon into custody...

KOLKATA: TMC and I-PAC moved Calcutta high court Thursday challenging the legality of ED searches at the political consultancy’s chief Pratik Jain’s residence and the group’s office, setting up a face-off with the agency that also approached the same bench alleging obstruction. According to details available on HC’s website, TMC’s petition names Union govt, ED...

TNPCB said burning discarded tyres, plastic goods, rubber tubes and chemically treated paper releases dense black smoke, leading to severe air pollution and health hazards. (File photo) | Photo Credit: S. SATHIYASEELAN The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) has appealed to the public to celebrate Bhogi in an environment-friendly manner, by avoiding the burning of...

Under the Friday Night Lights of DY Patil Stadium, 68 days after the famous World Cup triumph at this very venue, Harmanpreet Kaur and Smriti Mandhana will walk out to the middle once more, not as teammates and trusted leadership partners, but opposing captains. The fourth edition of the Women’s Premier League promises to be...