2 min readMumbaiJan 30, 2026 12:41 AM IST With the death of Deputy Chief Minister and state Finance Minister Ajit Pawar in a plane crash ahead of the Maharashtra Budget Session that commences on February 23, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis is likely to present the Budget this year. “Given the time constraint and mammoth exercise...

The Bihar Cabinet has approved amendments to the Bihar Government Servant Conduct Rules, tightening regulations on the use of social media by state government employees and officers. Under the Bihar Public Servant Conduct (Amendment) Rules 2026, government servants will be required to take prior permission from the competent authority before creating any social media account....

Russia on Thursday invited Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy to come to Moscow for the peace talks as the war between the two countries is about to enter its fifth year, news agency Reuters reported citing a Kremlin statement.Any meeting between Putin and Zelenskyy would need to be well prepared and results-oriented, Kremlin foreign policy aide...

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A 49-year-old security guard was killed after an iron gate of a commercial establishment collapsed on him at Bagalagunte on Thursday. The deceased has been identified as Swamy, who had joined work as a security guard about five months ago. He is survived by his wife, a domestic help, and two daughters. According to the...

3 min readLucknowJan 29, 2026 07:46 PM IST Uttar Pradesh (UP) Chief Minister (CM) Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday met an eight-member delegation from Japan led by Junichi Ishidera, Vice Governor of Yamanashi Prefecture, in Lucknow. The meeting focused on cooperation between Uttar Pradesh and Yamanashi Prefecture and on the broader partnership between India and Japan...

Days after questioning KT Rama Rao, the Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the alleged phone-tapping scandal during the previous Bharat Rashtra Samiti (BRS) regime in Telangana has now issued a notice to party supremo and former Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao (KCR), seeking his appearance to record a statement in the case. SIT officials on...

Fancy vehicle registration numbers in India have quietly turned into a status symbol. Not overnight. Slowly. Almost casually. A clean number plate with repeating digits or a neat sequence tends to attract attention, whether the vehicle is modest or high-end. Many owners say it feels personal. Others believe certain numbers bring luck. Some just like...

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Traffic congestion near Padi junction on CTH Road. (A file photo used for representational purpose only) | Photo Credit: The Hindu Highlighting the high loss of productivity owing to mobility issues, the Economic Survey 2025-26, released on Thursday (January 29, 2026) noted that solving the challenge of moving the most people requires prioritising modes with...