States » South18 Jan 2026 | 7:00 PMChennai, Jan 18 (UNI) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Sunday announced that from this year onwards, the state government will institute annual awards named ‘Classical Literary Award’, for best literary works in Indian languages as a counter to the Sahitya Akademi award of the Centre, breaking the image that the DMK is wedded to Tamil chauvinism.
see more.. 18 Jan 2026 | 6:53 PMChennai, Jan 18 (UNI) With the key Tamil Nadu Assembly elections just four months away, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will kick
off the National Democratic Alliance’s (NDA) campaign with a massive public meeting at Madurantakam about 100 km from Chennai
on January 23 in which the alliance line up of the NDA will be unveiled on state.
see more.. 18 Jan 2026 | 6:09 PMVijayawada, Jan 18 (UNI) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu paid glowing tributes to Telugu Desam party founder and former Chief Minister N T Rama Rao on his 30th death anniversary in the party's central office at Mangalagiri, near here, on Sunday.
see more.. 18 Jan 2026 | 6:07 PMHyderabad, Jan 18 (UNI) In an effort to strengthen law and order and address growing public concerns, particularly traffic congestion across the Greater Hyderabad region, the Chief Minister has posted a set of young IPS officers to key traffic positions in major urban police commissionerates.
see more.. 18 Jan 2026 | 6:04 PMKozhikode, Jan 18 (UNI) A youth in Kerala’s Kozhikode committed suicide after a video went viral showing him misbehaving with a woman on a bus journey .The young woman has accused him of him sexually assaulted her on a bus journey and the video filmed by her while she was travelling on a busy bus went viral on social media.
see more.. 18 Jan 2026 | 5:43 PMKhammam (Telangana), Jan 18 (UNI) CPI National General Secretary D Raja on Sunday said the Communist Party of India’s 100-year journey was a “glorious path of struggles and sacrifices” rooted in the freedom movement and the cause of the people.
see more.. 18 Jan 2026 | 5:20 PMBengaluru, Jan 18 (UNI) The possibility of senior JD(S) leader GT Deve Gowda being shown the door has emerged as the central flashpoint amid intense political churn within the party, as leaders from the Old Mysuru region pressed the top leadership for uncompromising action over alleged anti-party activities.
see more.. 18 Jan 2026 | 5:06 PMKozhikode, Jan 18 (UNI) A goods train travelling towards Palakkad from Mangaluru derailed near Pallipuram in Pattambi on Sunday.
see more.. 18 Jan 2026 | 5:01 PMKhammam, Jan 18 (UNI) Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Sunday launched a sharp attack on BRS chief K Chandrashekar Rao (KCR), stating that the party, which, according to him, obstructed development, must be “buried” politically.
see more.. 18 Jan 2026 | 4:53 PMChennai, Jan 18 (UNI) The Tamil Nadu government has anounced Chief Minister's
Pongal medals to 4,184 police personnel.
see more.. 18 Jan 2026 | 4:52 PMThrissur, Jan 18 (UNI) Kannur bagged the Gold Cup after a close fight featuring three former champions Thrissur, Palakkad and Kozhikode at the grand finale of the 64th State School Festrival held here on Sunday.
see more.. 18 Jan 2026 | 4:33 PMVijayawada, Jan 18 (UNI) The Opposition YSR Congress Party has decided to submit a formal representation to Director General of Police Harish Kumar Gupta regarding the brutal murder of Dalit YSRCP activist Manda Salman of Pinnelli village in Gurazala constituency, Palnadu district and has sought an immediate appointment on January 19.
see more.. 18 Jan 2026 | 4:09 PMBengaluru, Jan 18 (UNI) Karnataka BJP President Vijayendra Yediyurappa on Sunday accused the Congress-led state government of placing party interests above the nation and the state, alleging that internal power struggles cost Karnataka a crucial opportunity at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos.
see more.. 18 Jan 2026 | 4:02 PMChennai, Jan 18 (UNI) The Centrally-administered Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Puducherry, an Institution of National Importance under the union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, will conduct its 14th Convocation on Tuesday, January 20.
see more.. 18 Jan 2026 | 3:44 PMMysuru, Jan 18 (UNI) Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Sunday criticised the BJP's demand to hand over the Ballari firing case to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), questioning the party's moral authority and accusing it of undermining democratic principles.
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