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PM unveils projects successful poll-bound Assam, West Bengal
Prime Minister Narendra Modi connected Sunday (January 18, 2026) laid the instauration chromatic for the ₹6,957-crore Kaziranga Elevated Corridor, and virtually flagged disconnected 2 Amrit Bharat trains successful Assam’s Nagaon district. He besides launched improvement projects worthy implicit ₹830 crore successful West Bengal and flagged disconnected 3 Amrit Bharat trains connecting Kolkata with different parts of the country.
EU warns arsenic Trump threatens with tariffs connected Greenland
European Union leaders connected Saturday (January 17, 2026) warned of a “dangerous downward spiral” over U.S. President Donald Trump’s vow to instrumentality expanding tariffs connected European allies until the U.S. is allowed to bargain Greenland. “Tariffs would undermine transatlantic relations and hazard a unsafe downward spiral. Europe volition stay united, coordinated, and committed to upholding its sovereignty,” European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and EU Council President Antonio Costa said successful posts connected X.
India’s powerfulness organisation utilities station ₹2,701 crore nett net arsenic State DisComs trim losses by 80%
Reversing respective years of losses since unbundling and corporatisation of State energy boards, India’s powerfulness organisation utilities — namely, Distribution Companies (DisComs) and powerfulness departments — posted a nett net oregon affirmative nett aft tax (PAT), chiefly led by State-run DisComs trimming their losses by astir 80% from FY 2023 to FY 2025, a elder authoritative successful the Power Ministry told The Hindu.
Iran considers ‘gradually’ restoring net aft shutdown
Iranian authorities person said they are considering “gradually” restoring net access aft imposing a sweeping communications shutdown crossed the state much than a week ago, section media reported. On Sunday (January 18, 2026) morning, AFP was capable to link to the net from its Tehran office, though the immense bulk of net providers and mobile net stay cut.
Man dies aft car plunges into water-filled pit successful Greater Noida; archetypal probe flags ‘fog, overspeeding’
A 27-year-old software technologist died aft his car went retired of control and fell into a 20-foot-deep water-filled pit that was dug for the basement of an under-construction gathering successful Sector 150 of Greater Noida, constabulary said connected Sunday (January 18, 2026). The incidental occurred successful the aboriginal hours of Saturday (January 17, 2026), pursuing which a hunt cognition was launched.
New Zealand acceptable 338-run people for India successful series-deciding ODI match
Arshdeep Singh and Harshit Rana took 3 wickets each, but centuries from Daryl Mitchell and Glenn Phillips took New Zealand to 337 for 8 against India successful the 3rd and last ODI successful Indore connected Sunday (January 18, 2026). Mitchell struck his 2nd consecutive period of the bid to marque 137 disconnected 131 balls with 15 fours and 3 sixes, portion Phillips deed 9 fours and 3 sixes to people 106 disconnected lone 88 balls.
Government seeking dates arsenic nary merit successful NSA lawsuit against Sonam Wangchuk, says Gitanjali Angmo
Climate activistic Sonam Wangchuk’s woman Gitanjali Angmo has said his arrest reflects the authorities of ideology successful the country, wherever powerfulness is utilized to “illegally detain” people, and the lawsuit has “no merit” arsenic caller dates are repeatedly sought by the authorities successful court. In an interrogation with PTI, Ms. Angmo alleged that Mr. Wangchuk should already beryllium retired of situation considering “procedural lapses” by authorities, saying it is an “open and unopen case”.
Need to erase caste from caput to extremity discrimination: RSS main Mohan Bhagwat
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) main Mohan Bhagwat has said that if caste favoritism is to beryllium eliminated from societal practice, past caste indispensable archetypal beryllium erased from the mind. In the past, caste was linked to assemblage and work, but later, it became entrenched successful nine and led to discrimination, Bhagwat said connected Saturday (January 17, 2026) astatine the Jan Sangoshthi organised arsenic portion of the centenary twelvemonth of the RSS, wherever helium held an enactment with members of the public.
Wings India 2026 successful Hyderabad from January 28-31; implicit 20 countries’ delegations to attend
Wings India 2026, Asia’s largest civilian aviation event, is acceptable to beryllium inaugurated astatine the Begumpet Airport successful Hyderabad connected January 28. The four-day planetary gathering, scheduled from January 28 to 31 volition beryllium formally inaugurated by Union Minister of Civil Aviation Rammohan Naidu successful the beingness of high-level dignitaries from India and abroad.
Congress handed implicit Assam’s onshore to infiltrators for votes during its rule: PM Modi successful Kaliabor rally
Prime Minister Narendra Modi connected Sunday (January 18, 2026) accused the Congress of handing implicit Assam’s onshore to infiltrators for votes during its regularisation successful the northeastern State. PM Modi, portion addressing a rally successful Kaliabor, alleged that infiltration kept expanding during the Congress regularisation successful Assam for decades, with amerciable immigrants encroaching upon forests, carnal corridors and accepted institutions.
Remarks against Col. Sofiya Qureshi: SC to perceive plea of MP Minister Vijay Shah
The Supreme Court is apt to perceive connected January 19 a plea of Madhya Pradesh Minister Kunwar Vijay Shah against a High Court order directing registration of an FIR against him for utilizing “language of the gutters” against Indian Army serviceman Col Sofiya Qureshi.
Iran protests: Verified decease toll reaches astatine slightest 5,000, says official
An Iranian authoritative successful the portion said connected Sunday (January 18, 2026) the authorities had verified astatine slightest 5,000 radical had been killed successful protests in Iran, including astir 500 information personnel, blaming “terrorists and equipped rioters” for sidesplitting “innocent Iranians”.
