Breaking News, January 5 | Highlights

A couple was killed and two others were injured when the car they were travelling in skidded off the Mumbai-Ahmedabad highway in Maharashtra’s Palghar district on Sunday, police said.

According to the Kasa police, the accident occurred around 2 pm when the occupants of the car were returning to Gujarat after visiting the Mahalakshmi temple in Dahanu.

Jharkhand State Minority Commission (JSMC) on Sunday said the panel would form a probe team soon to enquire into the alleged mob lynching of a man in Seraikela-Kharswan district on December 8 last.

JSMC has taken cognizance of the incident after the spokesman of All India Minority Welfare Front Sarfraz Hussain in a letter demanded a judicial enquiry into the alleged mob-lynching of Sheikh Tazuddin in Adityapur.

Hussain also demanded stringent action against the culprits and adequate compensation to the family of the deceased.

Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh on Sunday said 26 Myanmarese, who entered India through the state's border, were deported to their country. Singh also said his government is committed to act against illegal immigration.

In a post on X, the chief minister said, "A group of 26 Myanmar nationals, who entered India through Manipur's porous border, were deported to their home country today."

At least two persons suffered minor injuries and over 15 houses were gutted in a fire in Manipur's Moreh town along the India-Myanmar border on Sunday, a defence statement said.

The fire erupted in Mission Veng locality of Moreh in Tengnoupal district, it said. "Assam Rifles and Manipur Fire Services promptly and doused a massive fire that engulfed 15-20 houses in Mission Veng locality in Tengnoupal district," it said.

A 48-year-old man was killed by a tiger in Madhya Pradesh's Shahdol district, an official said on Sunday. The incident occurred in Birhulia forest near Antra village, some 16 kilometres from the district headquarters, he added.

"Jamuna Baiga (48) went to Birhulia forest on Saturday morning to collect firewood and didn't return home till evening. After his kin alerted police and forest departments, a search was mounted. On Sunday, his body parts were found scattered near Pachgaon-Birhulia road," Forest Range Officer RN Vishwakarma said.

A fire broke out at Mini Secretariat building in Sector 17 here on Sunday. The fire, which fire broke out on the third floor of the building in the afternoon, was immediately brought under control, the Fire department officials said. Fire tenders reached the spot within no time as Sector 17's Fire Station is located just across the road.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday made a strong appeal to people to bring the BJP to power in Delhi, as he attacked the Arvind Kejriwal-led party with "AAP-da" and "Sheesh Mahal" jibes and assured Delhiites that no welfare scheme would be discontinued if the saffron party forms the government.

Speaking at the BJP's first public rally in Rohini before the upcoming polls, Modi said every season in the city has turned into a period of "emergency," with drinking water shortages in the summer, waterlogging during the monsoon and pollution during the winter.

A man allegedly raped a 14-year-old girl and then tried to strangle her in Uttar Pradesh's Shahjahanpur district on Sunday, police said. The accused, Gangadin (50) has been taken into custody, police said.

Additional Superintendent of Police (City) Sanjay Kumar Sagar told PTI that the girl, from a village in Sadar Bazar police station area, had gone to the field to attend nature's call in the morning.

A head constable has been booked for changing bribe notes in court claiming the original ones were nibbled by rats at the police station where they were stored, officials said on Sunday. The case has been registered against Udayveer Singh, the head constable of Nawabganj police station in Bareilly district, they said.

Leader of Opposition in the West Bengal assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, wrote a letter to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, criticising her for the allegation that the BSF was allowing infiltration from Bangladesh, and said such a comment was an insult to security forces. He also accused Banerjee of indulging in "substandard" politics to appease her vote bank.

Claiming that the administration in BJP-ruled Assam worked with security agencies to stop illegal immigration, Adhikari alleged that the West Bengal government was making infiltrators a vote bank.

A court here has sentenced a man to 25 years in prison for kidnapping and raping a 15-year-old girl in 2023. The court of Additional District Judge Pratham Kant on Saturday held Vicky guilty and sentenced him to 25 years of imprisonment and also imposed a fine of Rs 30,000, Joint Director in-charge of the prosecution department PN Swami said.

Lt Governor VK Saxena has approved relaxation in educational and age criteria to all 88 anti-Sikh riots victims who have applied for jobs under the Delhi government, Raj Niwas officials said on Sunday.

The applicants have been granted full relaxation in required educational qualification and extended upper age limit to 55 years for all the 88 applicants, they said. The relaxation has been approved for their appointment as multi tasking staff in different government departments.

The Delhi Police foiled a suicide attempt by a 15-year-old girl who allegedly jumped off a bridge into the Yamuna due to academic stress, an official said on Sunday. According to the police, the incident occurred on Saturday. Roop Nagar Police Station received a distress call from a woman about her daughter's disappearance, Deputy Commissioner of Police (North) Raja Banthia said.

 Odisha: Preparations underway for the 18th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas which will be held in Bhubaneswar from January 8-10.

An Indian Coast Guard ALH Dhruv crashed today in Porbandar, Gujarat during a routine training sortie. More details awaited: Indian Coast Guard Officials

Kerala: Fire broke out at a scrap godown in Vazhakala, Kakkanad, Kochi. Dousing operation underway. More details awaited.

Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis addresses a gathering in Nagpur as he launched BJP Membership Registration Campaign.

Telangana CM Revanth Reddy participates in The Rajiv Gandhi Civils Abhaya Hastham at Praja Bhavan in Hyderabad.

Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami along with his wife Geeta Dhami trekked from Shahanshahi Ashram, Dehradun to Jhadipani, Mussoorie. He even interacted with other trekkers enroute.

Former President Ram Nath Kovind visits  BJP's senior leader Murli Manohar Joshi's residence on his birthday.

Sahibabad, UP: Prime Minister Narendra Modi met school children as he took a ride in Namo Bharat Train from Sahibabad RRTS Station to New Ashok Nagar RRTS Station.

 Prayagraj: Preparations for Mahakumbh are underway in full fledge.

Panaji: The 45-day decennial exposition of relics of St Francis Xavier, which began on November 21 will end today. 

Bihar: Jan Suraaj founder Prashant Kishor addresses people gathered at Gandhi Maidan in Patna during his hunger strike over BPSC row.

Telangana: Actor Allu Arjun reaches Chikkadpally police station in Hyderabad.

Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath pays floral tributes to former UP CM and Governor Kalyan Singh, on his birth anniversary today.

Madhya Pradesh CM Mohan Yadav attends the 'Run For Good Health' marathon event organised in Ujjain.

J-K: Cold wave continues as the temperature in Srinagar continues to remain below freezing point and the city remains enveloped under a blanket of fog.   

Delhi's Safdarjung and Palam recorded 9.4 and  7.8 degrees Celsius minimum temperatures respectively, as per the IMD.

Kerala: Indian Coast Gaurd organises Marathon as part of the Cochin Carnival in Kochi.

Visibility was affected as a thick blanket of fog descended over Delhi.   

Delhi: Republic Day 2025 parade rehearsals are underway at Kartavya Path.

Dense fog persists in the national capital. Visuals from Akshardham area.

Tamil Nadu: People participate in 'Freshworks Chennai Marathon 2025' organised by Chennai Runners.

 Uttar Pradesh: A layer of fog engulfs Ayodhya as the temperature dips in the city.

Madhya Pradesh: Union Minister Pralhad Joshi offered prayers at Shri Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga Temple in Ujjain.

Delhi: As cold waves grip the national capital, several trains are running late at New Delhi railway station due to fog.