Sajad Lone questions Jammu-Kashmir unity, advocates cordial split | India News

SRINAGAR: Peoples Conference president and J&K legislator Sajad Gani Lone on Wednesday called for “a profound and uncompromising reassessment of the Kashmir-Jammu relationship”, advocating separation of the two regions.Even as governing National Conference, including its president Faooq Abdullah and CM Omar Abdullah, vehemently rejected such demands as divisive and echoing Pakistan’s agenda, Lone rejected the … Read more

EC seeks explanation from West Bengal govt over ‘procedural lapse’ in disciplinary action against poll officials | India News

NEW DELHI: Taking exception to the West Bengal govt’s decision to unilaterally exonerate Baruipur Purba assembly constituency (AC) assistant electoral registration officer (AERO) Tathagata Mondal and impose only a minor penalty against Moyna AC AERO Sudipta Das — despite clear instructions by the Election Commission dated August 5, 2025 to suspend and initiate disciplinary proceedings … Read more

West Bengal SIR: EC orders publication of names under ‘logical discrepancies’ and ‘unmapped’ categories | India News

NEW DELHI: Pursuant to the Supreme Court’s direction dated January 19, the EC on Wednesday instructed the West Bengal chief electoral officer (CEO) to ensure that the names of electors listed under ‘logical discrepancies’ and ‘unmapped’ categories, are displayed by January 24 at the gram panchayat bhawans, public places in every taluka, the block office … Read more

Issue over speech? Karnataka Governor refuses to address joint session; Siddaramaiah government reaches out | India News

Thaawar Chand Gehlot (File photo) NEW DELHI: Karnataka governor Thaawarchand Gehlot has become the latest to decline the customary address to the legislature on Thursday, amid a series of recent controversies surrounding governors’ addresses to legislative assemblies.Following the development, the Karnataka government said a high-level delegation led by the law minister would meet the governor … Read more

One year of UCC: Uttarakhand CMO says services available in 23 languages; AI support enabled | India News

Uttarakhand said on Wednesday it had made services under its Uniform Civil Code (UCC) available in all 22 languages listed in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution, in addition to English, with applicants also able to use AI-based assistance to understand the process and complete their registration.“The services under Uttarakhand’s Uniform Civil Code (UCC) are … Read more

Evening news wrap: Trump lands in Switzerland ahead of Davos address; IAF aircraft makes ‘forced landing’ in UP, and more | India News

Donald Trump arrived at Davos amid sharp transatlantic tensions over tariffs and Greenland ownership. An Indian Air Force training aircraft made an emergency landing in Prayagraj due to engine failure, with both officers safe. A Mumbai sessions court warned TISS students that a criminal case linked to a campus event could permanently harm their careers. … Read more

‘Because colour of my flag is green’: AIMIM corporator Sahar Shaikh clarifies her ‘paint Mumbra green’ remark | India News

NEW DELHI: AIMIM corporator Sahar Shaikh, who had courted controversy with her statement “Mumbra must be completely painted green”, has clarified her remarks and accused rivals of indulging in communal politics. “In the next municipal elections, all winning candidates from Mumbra would be from the AIMIM. Mumbra must be completely painted green,” the 22-year-old corporator … Read more

Caught on cam: Moment when IAF plane ‘force landed’ in UP | India News

An Indian Air Force aircraft from Air Force Station Bamrauli crash-landed in the Rambagh area of Prayagraj, UP around 12.30 pm on Wednesday. Video footage of the incident shows the aircraft descending under an emergency parachute before safely force-landing in an uninhabited area, averting any major accident. The parachute deployment significantly reduced the landing impact, … Read more

Draft NEP 2026 proposes indexed power tariffs, curbs cross-subsidies | India News

New Delhi: The ministry of power on Wednesday released the draft National Electricity Policy (NEP) 2026, proposing automatic annual tariff revisions linked to a suitable index if state regulators fail to issue tariff orders, exemption of cross-subsidies for the manufacturing sector and railways, renewable energy capacity addition through market-based mechanisms and captive power plants, and … Read more

Final agreement for India’s first PPP Earth imaging project inked | India News

BENGALURU: The country’s first Earth Observation Satellite System (EOSS) under PPP saw a key milestone Tuesday with the signing of a concession agreement that allows the winning consortium to finally begin work on the ground, four months after it won the project from the Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre (IN-SPACe)The agreement was between … Read more