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Beyond a public holiday?
To invoke Vivekananda while discarding these values is to hollow out his legacy. Declaring his birthday a public holiday while tolerating cruelty, indifference, or fear in daily life reduces remembrance to spectacle. He did not seek reverence; he demanded courage — moral courage to resist hatred when it is convenient, to defend the vulnerable when it is costly, and to see the divine in every human being.
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January 14, 2026
The Statesman
Former ECB chief executive David Collier passes away aged 70
Former England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) chief executive David Collier passed away on Tuesday, aged 70.
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January 14, 2026
The Statesman
FICCI seeks steps to fast-track tax appeal cases in Budget 2026-27
Apex business chamber FICCI on Tuesday listed its key expectations from Union Budget 2026-2027 regarding direct taxes and processes dealing with customs collections that include a reduction in the pendency of appeal cases, and tax neutrality for fast-track mergers.
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January 14, 2026
The Statesman
Three killed,2 injured as coal roof collapses on villagers in abandoned BCCL colliery at Kulti
Three illegal coal miners were killed and two others seriously injured after a section of coal roof collapsed on them at the abandoned Borira Open Cast Colliery of Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL) under Kulti police station on Tuesday.
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January 14, 2026
The Statesman
SIR hearing centre shifted after villagers get summons en masse
Responding to protests by all 1,100 voters of a single village in East Burdwan's Katwa subdivision, who had been served summons for hearings in the second phase of the SIR process, the district electoral officer has agreed to set up hearing centres in their village instead of the one 10 kmaway, where they were initially called.
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January 14, 2026
The Statesman
Jana Nayagan: Rahul jumps to Vijay's defence, blames Modi govt for attempting to block movie
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has come to the aid of a beleaguered Vijay, whose swansong movie Jana Nayagan is in the crosshairs of securing censor certification, charging the Modi government with attempting to block the film, which is an attack on Tamil culture.
1 min |
January 14, 2026
The Statesman
Meek surrender: Cong seeks transparency on BJP-CPC ties
The Congress on Tuesday launched a sharp critique of the Modi government's China policy, accusing it of repeatedly compromising India’s strategic interests, territorial integrity, and sovereignty.
1 min |
January 14, 2026
The Statesman
Mamata alleges Army officer’s role in SIR, sparks political storm
The standoff between the West Bengal government and the Election Commission over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls escalated sharply on Tuesday after Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee made a sensational allegation involvingthe Indian Army’s Eastern Command headquarters at Fort William.
1 min |
January 14, 2026
The Statesman
Abhishek targets BJP, ED & ECI over SIR, voter name deletions
Trinamul Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Tuesday said that those who tried to silence Bengal by sending in the Enforcement Directorate (ED) have ultimately been silenced themselves.
2 min |
January 14, 2026
The Statesman
Bihar govt to offer property registration at home for senior citizens
As part of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's vision of “Ease of Living,’ the state government on Tuesday launched another ambitious initiative to make the lives of senior citizens dignified and more convenient.
1 min |
January 14, 2026
The Statesman
PV dispatches rise 27 pc in Dec 2025: SIAM
Passenger vehicle dispatches from manufacturers to dealers rose 27 per cent year-on-year in December 2025, driven by strong demand for utility vehicles, industry body Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) said on Tuesday.
1 min |
January 14, 2026
The Statesman
How tug-of-war changed Akshay Patil’s life, from waiving ₹1,200 school fee to a stable government job
Akshay Patil of Kolhapur has spent nearly two decades pulling his way through adversity and his journey in tug-of-war stands as a compelling example of how sport can transform lives.
2 min |
January 14, 2026
The Statesman
Democracy under attack, youth should question the govt without fear: Rahul Gandhi
Reiterating his charge that the Modi government is stifling dissent and threatening those who don't agree with its ideology, Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said the youth should ask questions without being scared to protect the country.
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January 14, 2026
The Statesman
Supreme Court split on constitutionality of prior sanction for probing public servants under Section 17A
The Supreme Court on Tuesday delivered a split verdict on a plea by the Centre for Public Interest Litigation (CPIL) challenging the constitutional validity of Section 17A of the Prevention of Corruption (PC) Act, which mandates prior sanction of the central government or the state government, as the case may be, to inquire or investigate allegations of wrongdoing by a public servant in the discharge of official duties.
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January 14, 2026
The Statesman
Defamatory posts spark SIT probe in Telangana
Telangana police have set up an eight-member Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe into two high-profile cases, one involving a morphed and obscene photograph of chief minister A Revanth Reddy on WhatsApp and another involving defamatory content against a woman IAS officer.
1 min |
January 14, 2026
The Statesman
Campaigning concludes across 29 civic bodies in Maharashtra
Campaigning for elections to all 29 municipal corporations in Maharashtra, including the financial capital Mumbai, concluded on Tuesday, clearing the decks for polling scheduled on 15 January, Thursday.
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January 14, 2026
The Statesman
‘G Ram G brought in for better development of rural infra
Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs and Minority Welfare Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday said that the G RAM G (Viksit Bharat - Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission Rural) Act has been brought in place of MNREGA for better development of the rural infrastructure in the country.
1 min |
January 14, 2026
The Statesman Kolkata
Death toll from nationwide protests in Iran spikes to at least 2,000, activists say
The death toll from nationwide protests in Iran spiked Tuesday to at least 2,000 people killed, activists said, even as Iranians made phone calls abroad for the first time in days after authorities severed communications during a crackdown.
1 min |
January 14, 2026
The Statesman Kolkata
Babies are not commodities
Cases of online “baby or child selling” have gotten worse and more brazen, prompting the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) to call fora government crackdown onthe practice that has been going on for years but has proliferated on the internet, where the reach is wider, and the deals are faster.
2 min |
January 14, 2026
The Statesman Kolkata
Students compete in technical excellence at UEM-hosted event
The leading National Level Technical Bonanza of the country—ConnecTech, which sees the highest number of participation in technical contests all across India, organised by the University of Engineering & Management (UEM), Kolkata and Jaipur, was held in UEM Kolkata campus.
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January 14, 2026
The Statesman Kolkata
Apple calls on Google to help smarten up Siri, bringing in other AI features
Apple will rely on Google to help finish its efforts to smarten up its virtual assistant Siri and bring other artificial intelligence features to the iPhone as the trendsetting company plays catch up in technology’s latest craze.
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January 14, 2026
The Statesman Kolkata
Calcutta HC admits Suvendu Adhikari's petition seeking CBI probe into alleged attack on his convoy
Leader of the Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, approached the Calcutta High Court on Tuesday, seeking a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into an alleged attack on his convoy in West Midnapore district.
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January 14, 2026
The Statesman Kolkata
Shankaracharya flags SIR concerns
Jagadguru Swami Sri Nischalananda Saraswati, the 145 Shankaracharya of the Govardhan Peeth in Puri, on Tuesday expressed concern over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal, urging that not a single eligible voter's name be deleted in the process.
2 min |
January 14, 2026
The Statesman Kolkata
From one classroom to another
My journey in government service began early, at the tender age of 19.
4 min |
January 14, 2026
The Statesman Kolkata
Contrived confusion over the Aravallis
Stretching from west to east for 680 km through Gujarat, Rajasthan, Haryana and Delhi, and more than two billion years old, the Aravalli mountain ranges are natural barriers against the spread of Thar desert northwards.
4 min |
January 14, 2026
The Statesman Kolkata
Will India also pay the price for Trump’s Iran-related tariff?
There is intense speculation in diplomatic circles in New Delhi on how US President Donald Trump’s latest action of imposing a 25 per cent tariff on any country doing business with Iran will impact India’s bilateral trade with the Islamic nation, with which New Delhi has enjoyed longstanding civilisational and commercial ties.
2 min |
January 14, 2026
The Statesman Kolkata
Son river water-sharing agreement with Jharkhand gets Bihar Cabinetnod
The Bihar Cabinet on Tuesday approved the draft agreement for the long-pending water-sharing arrangement of the Son River between Bihar and Jharkhand.
1 min |
January 14, 2026
The Statesman Kolkata
Snowless Himalayas
The Himalayas are often described as India’s natural fortress, its water tower, and its climatic stabiliser.
2 min |
January 14, 2026
The Statesman Kolkata
Clashes reported along Rakhine-Bangladesh border
The Bangladesh-Myanmar border is heating up with repeated incursions by Rohingya militants into the rebel Arakan Army-dominated Rakhine State.
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January 14, 2026
The Statesman Kolkata
Juventus moves into third place after beating Cremonese
Juventus notched its highest score of the season in a 5-0 demolition of Cremonese that lifted it into third place in Serie A on Monday.
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