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Schools must be returned to society for meaningful educational reform: Dharmendra Pradhan

Jan 9, 2026

New Delhi, Jan 9 (IANS) Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Friday underscored the need to restore schools as vibrant, community-rooted institutions to bring about meaningful reform in the education sector.Addressing a consultation meeting of stakeholders under the Samagra Shiksha scheme in New Delhi, Pradhan said that with five years of…

‘From tantri to mantri?’: How high will the Sabarimala gold heist probe go

Jan 9, 2026

Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 9 (IANS) The arrest of Sabarimala temple tantri Kantaru Rajeevar in the gold heist case has marked a decisive escalation in an investigation that is steadily moving up the institutional hierarchy.What began as a…

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I-PAC raid row: Calcutta HC Chief Justice turns down ED’s plea for urgent hearing

Jan 9, 2026

Kolkata, Jan 9 (IANS) The Calcutta High Court on Friday turned down the Enforcement Directorate's (ED) plea for an urgent hearing of the case related to controversies over its simultaneous raid and search operations on Thursday at the…

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India extending all possible consular help to naval veteran arrested in Qatar: MEA

Jan 9, 2026

New Delhi, Jan 9 (IANS) The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Friday that the Indian Embassy in Doha is extending all possible consular help to naval veteran Purnendu Tiwary, who was arrested in December last year in a case that…

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Accountant caught red-handed in Bihar’s Khagaria

Jan 9, 2026

Patna, Jan 9 (IANS) An accountant attached to the Local Area Engineering Organisation (LAEO) was allegedly caught red-handed while accepting a bribe of Rs 18,000 in Bihar's Khagaria district on Friday.As part of the anti-corruption drive in…

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Govt to provide permanent houses to poor, says Himachal CM

Jan 9, 2026

Shimla, Jan 9 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Friday said that the government would provide permanent houses to eligible poor families who are still living in ‘kutcha’ houses. He said safe housing was not…

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Telangana HC dismisses petition challenging DGP’s appointment

Jan 9, 2026

Hyderabad, Jan 9 (IANS) In a relief to Telangana’s Director General of Police B. Shivadhar Reddy, the Telangana High Court on Friday dismissed a writ petition challenging his appointment as the head of the state police force.Justice Pulla…

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Stripping incident raises concern for women’s safety; punish those responsible: Ex-CM…

Jan 9, 2026

Bengaluru, Jan 9 (IANS) Former Karnataka Chief Minister and member of the BJP Central Parliamentary Board, B.S. Yediyurappa, stated on Friday that the incident in Hubballi, where a woman was "forcibly stripped", has resulted in a climate of…

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BJP worker stripping case: K’taka govt to hand over case to CID

Jan 9, 2026

Bengaluru, Jan 9 (IANS) Karnataka Home Minister G. Parameshwara said on Friday that discussions are underway to hand over the investigation into the alleged Hubballi woman stripping case to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), and…

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Sabarimala gold theft: ED registers case, SIT takes ‘tantri’ into custody

Jan 9, 2026

Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 9 (IANS) The Sabarimala gold theft case took a significant turn on Friday with the Special Investigation Team (SIT) taking into custody Sabarimala temple 'tantri' (priest) Kantaru Rajeevar, even as the Enforcement…

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