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Agencies flag 'crypto hawala' pipeline funding terror in J-K

Agencies flag 'crypto hawala' pipeline funding terror in J-K

January 18, 2026 09:17 PM

Mirroring the traditional hawala system, where money is sent through non-banking channels, this digital version uses the anonymity of unregulated cryptocurrency to erase the...

Maha civic results may trigger MVA churn as Cong pulls ahead

Maha civic results may trigger MVA churn as Cong pulls ahead

January 18, 2026 08:46 PM

With the Congress coming third overall and having done much better than Shiv Sena-UBT and NCP-SP, its allies in Maha Vikas Aghadi, political analysts said it will force a...

Is a Hindu unity pitch emerging from renewed NSS-SNDP ties in Kerala?

Is a Hindu unity pitch emerging from renewed NSS-SNDP ties in Kerala?

January 18, 2026 08:05 PM

Sukumaran Nair said he had noted Natesan's remarks and that a decision would be taken after a meeting scheduled for January 21.

After 50 years, Mumbai court shuts Rs 7.65 theft case

After 50 years, Mumbai court shuts Rs 7.65 theft case

January 18, 2026 06:50 PM

Nearly 50 years after the theft of Rs 7.65, a Mumbai court has finally dropped the curtain on a 1977 cold case involving two unidentified accused and a complainant who remained...

Shinde, his corporators don't want BJP mayor: Raut

Shinde, his corporators don't want BJP mayor: Raut

January 18, 2026 06:25 PM

Shiv Sena-Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray leader Sanjay Raut claimed on Sunday that many newly elected Shiv Sena corporators, who originally belonged to the Bal Thackery-founded...

In Bengal, Modi calls for ending 'maha jungle raj' of TMC

In Bengal, Modi calls for ending 'maha jungle raj' of TMC

January 18, 2026 06:12 PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday charged the Trinamool Congress government with 'playing with national security by protecting infiltrators' for vote-bank politics, and...

Iran slams US 'war scare', warns of decisive response

Iran slams US 'war scare', warns of decisive response

January 18, 2026 05:54 PM

Iran has rejected United States allegations that it is preparing attacks on American facilities, alleging that Washington, DC is attempting to escalate tensions in West Asia,...

Apple harvest made J-K man quit Red Fort terror plot

Apple harvest made J-K man quit Red Fort terror plot

January 18, 2026 05:27 PM

Investigations into the 'white collar' terror module busted after the recent car bombing near Red Fort showed that the mastermind Dr Umar-un Nabi had attempted to recruit a...

Sanjay Singh, Pappu Yadav booked for posting 'fake' Manikarnika images

Sanjay Singh, Pappu Yadav booked for posting 'fake' Manikarnika images

January 18, 2026 05:13 PM

Police here have registered eight first information reports (FIRs) against as many people, including Aam Aadmi Party MP Sanjay Singh and Congress leader Pappu Yadav, for...

India seeks early consular access to crew held in Iran

India seeks early consular access to crew held in Iran

January 18, 2026 03:37 PM

India will continue to press Iranian authorities to grant early consular access to the 16 Indian crew members of a commercial vessel that was detained last month, the Indian...

In solitary confinement, Wangchuk finds hope in ants

In solitary confinement, Wangchuk finds hope in ants

January 18, 2026 02:18 PM

Cut off from the world in his solitary confinement in the Jodhpur jail, climate activist Sonam Wangchuk has turned his attention to a group of usually unremarkable visitors --...

Cong handed over Assam's land to infiltrators for votes: Modi

Cong handed over Assam's land to infiltrators for votes: Modi

January 18, 2026 02:04 PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday accused the Congress of handing over Assam's land to infiltrators for votes during its rule in the northeastern state.

Noida techie killed as car plunges into construction-site pit

Noida techie killed as car plunges into construction-site pit

January 18, 2026 01:52 PM

A 27-year-old software engineer died after his car went out of control and fell into a 20-feet-deep water-filled pit that was dug for the basement of an under-construction...

US kills Qaeda affiliate linked to deadly Syria ambush

US kills Qaeda affiliate linked to deadly Syria ambush

January 18, 2026 12:45 PM

The United States military killed a senior Al Qaeda-affiliated leader with direct links to the Islamic State ambush that targeted American soldiers in Syria in December in a...

Iran's supreme leader accepts thousands killed in unrest

Iran's supreme leader accepts thousands killed in unrest

January 18, 2026 11:38 AM

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has publicly acknowledged for the first time that thousands of people were killed during recent nationwide protests, marking an...

Yogi warns over 'fake' Manikarnika Ghat posts; 8 FIRs filed

Yogi warns over 'fake' Manikarnika Ghat posts; 8 FIRs filed

January 18, 2026 10:19 AM

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday said strict action would be taken against those misleading the public on social media about the ongoing work at...

Trump threatens 25% tariffs over Greenland, EU hits back

Trump threatens 25% tariffs over Greenland, EU hits back

January 18, 2026 09:55 AM

United States President Donald Trump on Saturday threatened to impose tariffs on Denmark and several European countries unless they agree to sell Greenland to the United States,...

GBS outbreak in MP town, 2 dead; govt ramps up detection

GBS outbreak in MP town, 2 dead; govt ramps up detection

January 18, 2026 09:24 AM

Two persons have died after an outbreak of Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS), an immunological nerve disorder, in Madhya Pradesh's Neemuch district, prompting the government to...