High-voltage drama in Kolkata: ED raids I-PAC, CM Mamata Banerjee accuses Amit Shah of ‘misusing agency’
ED raided I-PAC’s Salt Lake office and co-founder Pratik Jain’s Loudon Street home amid BJP-TMC tensions. Mamata Banerjee and Police Commissioner visited the residence and blamed Amit Shah.
Indian national Rakki Kisan Gopal safely evacuated from Yemen’s Socotra Island, returns on special flight, was stranded there due to…
An Indian national, Rakki Kisan Gopal was evacuated from Socotra Island in Yemen, who was stranded there for few weeks due to escalating violence and and military tensions in the country. Gopal returned to India via Saudi Arabia’s Jeddah on January 8, 2026.
Who is Pratik Jain? I-PAC chief, political strategist, IT cell head of West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee’s TMC, raided by ED due to…
The Enforcement Directorate on Thursday conducted searches at the office of political consultancy firm I-PAC and the home of its director Pratik Jain in Kolkata. Who is Pratik Jain?
Delhi School Holidays: Govt extends winter vacation as cold wave intensifies; schools to reopen on…
The DOE stated that the winter vacation, initially scheduled for early January, will now extend until the middle of the month.
After US, Bangladesh to impose tariffs on India? Yunus govt considers duties on cotton yarn imports
In a meeting held on Monday (January 5), the Bangladesh Trade and Tariff Commission reviewed cotton and cotton yarn imports from India and discussed a proposal to levy tariffs, HT reported citing Indian yarn exporters. Here are more details on this.
I-PAC raids: ED issues FIRST statement, claims West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee took away key documents
The development comes after the ED carried out raids on 10 premises, six in West Bengal and four in Delhi, as part of a 2020 case registered by the CBI against a coal smuggling syndicate led by Anup Majhi alias ‘Lala’.
‘Forced me to bed’: Teen survivor’s chilling allegations against national shooting coach Ankush Bharadwaj
The Haryana Police have registered a First Information Report (FIR) and are carrying out an investigation. Bharadwaj has been charged with Section 6 of the POCSO Act, which pertains to aggravated penetrative sexual assault, and sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
Sonam Wangchuk’s case: ‘Complete ground’ for detention not provided, speech illegally suppressed, argues wife in SC
A Bench comprising Justices Aravind Kumar and Prasanna Varale heard the matter for the entire second half of the day. Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal appeared for the petitioner.
IMD weather update: Cold wave, dense fog to continue in North India; check forecast for Delhi, Jaipur, Chandigarh, Punjab, Haryana
As per the India Meteorological Department, dense to very dense fog will persist during the morning hours across Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, and capital city Delhi. Similar conditions are also likely in Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan, with visibility expected to dip to zero in several parts.
Panhandle history museum scrambles to protect 2 million artifacts as it fights permanent closure
With a steep price tag, saving the landmark museum won’t be easy, but area residents and leaders are looking for solutions.