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Legislative, parliamentary systems to have National Legislative Index: Birla
Speaker backs proposed accountability measure
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January 22, 2026
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Success story: From fossils to factories, Kutch turns desolation into destiny
AT first glance, Kutch appears forbidding — an arid frontier of salt deserts, scant rainfall, and settlements clinging to the edge of habitability.
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January 22, 2026
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Sabalenka & Gauff join Alcaraz in Round 3
CARLOS Alcaraz fended off a series of “bombs” before surging into the Australian Open third round on Wednesday, where he was joined by Aryna Sabalenka and a near-flawless Coco Gauff.
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January 22, 2026
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Pradhan seeks screening of school students to identify disabled kids
EDUCATION Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Monday called for screening of the 25 crore-plus school children in the country to identify those with special needs quite early.
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January 22, 2026
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Over 100 from Punjab under lens in Canada for extortion
THE British Columbia Extortion Task Force in Canada is investigating the role of 111 foreign nationals, mostly from Punjab, who may be inadmissible under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act.
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January 22, 2026
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EC seeks reports from Didi about steps taken against 4 Bengal officials
EXPRESSING dissatisfaction with the Mamata Banerjee government, the Election Commission of India on Wednesday wrote to West Bengal chief secretary Nandini Chakraborty seeking details of action taken against four polling personnel for violating ECI guidelines.
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January 22, 2026
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SC worried over drying up of Chandigarh lake
The Supreme Court on Wednesday expressed concern over the deteriorating condition of Sukhna Lake in Chandigarh, as a bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant remarked, “Aur kitna sukhaoge Sukhna Lake, ko?” (How much are you going to ruin Lake Sukhna).
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January 22, 2026
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Ball is now in RCB’s court, says Prasad
KARNATAKA State Cricket Association (KSCA) president and former India pacer Venkatesh Prasad placed the onus on Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) to play their home IPL fixtures at the iconic M Chinnaswamy Stadium.
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January 22, 2026
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US, not others, paying for Trump tariffs: Report
A study published in January 2026 by the Kiel Institute for the World Economy concludes that the sweeping United States import tariffs imposed in 2025 produced a self-inflicted economic cost.
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January 22, 2026
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ICC asks Bangladesh to play T20 World Cup matches in India
IN what comes as a massive blow to Bangladesh, International Cricket Council has denied the request of Bangladesh Cricket Board to shift their T20 World Cup matches from India to Sri Lanka at the board meeting on Wednesday.
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January 22, 2026
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J&K woman to lead all-men CRPF contingent
SIMRAN Bala, a young CRPF Assistant Commandant from the Jammu and Kashmir border district of Rajouri, is all set to create a history by becoming the first woman paramilitary officer to lead an all-male CRPF contingent at the Republic Day parade at the Kartavya Path in New Delhi on January 26.
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January 22, 2026
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In a first, members can digitally mark attendance in Budget session
THE Budget Session of Parliament, scheduled to begin on January 28, will see the Lok Sabha Secretariat implement a new system for recording the attendance of the Members of Parliament.
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January 21, 2026
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ED to attach assets of accused in Sabarimala gold theft case
IN A major crackdown linked to large-scale misappropriation of temple assets at Sabarimala, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) conducted simultaneous raids at 21 locations across Kerala, Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu on Tuesday as part of its probe into the money laundering angle.
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January 21, 2026
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TEARING PAGES OFF A FRAGILE BOOK
HE decision to indefinitely postpone the announcement of the 2025 Sahitya Akademi Awards marks a significant moment in India’s cultural and constitutional life.
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January 21, 2026
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6 Cong MLAs on watch amid buzz of joining Nitish
AMID speculation over the party’s MLAs joining the Janata Dal (United), the Congress high command has called all six of its Bihar MLAs to Delhi to discuss strategies for strengthening the party organisation and other related issues.
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January 21, 2026
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Can't be pressurised to play in India: B’desh sports advisor
BANGLADESH are seemingly in no mood to play ball with the International Cricket Council (ICC).
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January 21, 2026
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Panel to probe Indore deaths, Oppn sees red
A state-level committee of senior bureaucrats has been constituted by the Dr Mohan Yadav government in Madhya Pradesh to conduct a detailed review of the contaminated water-caused deaths-related incident in the country’s cleanest city, Indore.
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January 21, 2026
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BJP sees 4-fold increase in its income in 1 decade: Data
IN the past one decade since the BJP took over the reign of power at the Centre under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the party saw a whopping over fourfold increase in its income and expenditure.
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January 21, 2026
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Muslim League stunner: Not to seek more seats this assembly election
APPARENTLY sensing trouble amid rumours doing the rounds that it would be holding the reins, though tacitly, if the UDF is voted to power, the IUML—a key constituent of the front — has decided not to seek more seats than last time in the upcoming assembly elections.
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January 21, 2026
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Centre trying to starve the poor by weakening welfare schemes: Rahul
LEADER of Opposition in the Lok Sabha and Congress MP from Rae Bareli Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday fired a salvo on the Centre, accusing it of trying to starve the poor by weakening welfare schemes to “benefit industrialists”.
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January 21, 2026
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Twin deaths in one SAI centre a shocker; issues must be addressed fast
THE last time the parents saw the Class X girl was on Sunday.
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January 21, 2026
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Pinarayi flags omissions by guv in policy address
GOVERNOR Rajendra Arlekar on Tuesday omitted and amended certain portions of his policy address approved by the state cabinet, triggering another round of confrontation with the state government.
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January 21, 2026
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'State cops can probe Central govt employees'
THE Supreme Court has held that state police authorities can investigate the offences of bribery under the Prevention of Corruption Act against the central government employees without an approval or consent from the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
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January 21, 2026
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NC, BJP livid as Mehbooba calls for separate Chenab-Pir Panjal division
PEOPLE’S Democratic Party chief Mehbooba Mufti has called for the creation of a separate administrative division for the Pir Panjal and Chenab Valley areas of the Jammu region.
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January 21, 2026
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Unit to take on gangsters operating from abroad
TO dismantle the “ecosystem” of crime syndicates and eliminating organised crime, the Punjab police on Tuesday launched ‘Operation Parhar’,a 72-hour action against gangsters operating from foreign soil.
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January 21, 2026
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'From vital energy anchor to constrained secondary partner'
With Iran, India is executing a sharp commercial decoupling while maintaining a calculated diplomatic presence, says Ausaf Sayeed, former envoy to Saudi, Yemen
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January 20, 2026
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Plum post for babu ‘shunted’ out of Indore
OPPOSITION Congress has questioned the appointment of 2014 batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer Dilip Kumar Yadav, as the MD of Madhya Pradesh State Tourism Development Corporation.
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January 20, 2026
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Don't fuel terror: India to Poland
EXTERNAL Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday delivered a blunt message to Poland, warning it not to take actions that help fuel terrorist infrastructure in India's neighbourhood.
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January 20, 2026
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Setback for govt over Cheruvally Estate claim
THE Pala sub-court on Monday dismissed the government's suit asserting ownership of Cheruvally Estate, the site identified for the proposed Sabarimala Greenfield Airport in Erumeli.
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January 20, 2026
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Row over ‘cop action’ to seer at mela
A political row erupted on Mo day as Jyotirpeeth Shankaracharya Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati continued with his sit-in protest in Prayagraj against alleged “mistreatment” by Magh Mela police on ‘Mauni Amavasya’ on Sunday.
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