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Elkins expresses concern over influence of colonial laws in today's world

21 Jan 2026 | 12:45 AM

Jaipur, Jan 20 (UNI) Noted Historian and Pulitzer Awardee Harvard University Professor Caroline Elkins has expressed concern over still prevalent influence of colonial emergency laws on the governance in the present day's world.

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J&K Police issue safety directions to tourism stakeholders in Pahalgam

21 Jan 2026 | 12:43 AM

Srinagar, Jan 20 (UNI) To strengthen tourist safety during the winter season at the hill resort of Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir Police on Tuesday directed tourism stakeholders to maintain proper records of all guests, ensure round-the-clock safety and security of tourists, strictly prohibit the use of drones in restricted or sensitive areas, and refrain from taking visitors to unsafe or off-limits locations.

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Rohini decries injustice to NEET rape-murder victim, questions safety of girls in Bihar

21 Jan 2026 | 12:40 AM

Patna, Jan 20 (UNI) Rohini Acharya, daughter of RJD supremo Lalu Prasad, today raised the question of safety of girls in Bihar, saying a NEET student who was raped and murdered in a Patna-based hostel a few days back had slim chance of getting justice due to the "indifferent attitude" of the Nitish Kumar government and the "suppressive nature of investigation" of the case by police.

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Maha: Symbiosis hosts 66th ISLE annual conference with focus on Employment, Inclusion, Sustainable Growth

21 Jan 2026 | 12:31 AM

Pune, Jan 20 (UNI) Symbiosis School of Economics, Symbiosis International University, hosted the 66th annual conference of the Indian Society of Labour Economics (ISLE) at the Symbiosis International University, Lavale, Pune, with a high-level roundtable ,titled “Growth That Works: Employment, Inclusion and Sustainability in the Global South.”
The discussion examined the interlinkages between labour markets, inequality, climate change, education, and economic concentration.

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SIT summons Udhamsingh Nagar SSP in farmer's suicide case in Uttarakhand

21 Jan 2026 | 12:27 AM

Dehradun, Jan 20 (UNI) A Special Investigation Team (SIT), constituted by the Uttarakhand government to probe the death by suicide of a farmer Sukhwant Singh, has issued summons to Udhamsingh Nagar SSP Manikant Mishra for recording his statement. Manikant Mishra was named by the deceased in his suicide video that went viral after he shot himself dead at a hotel in Nainital.

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Newly elected corporator Harshvardhan Mankar pays courtesy visit to Deputy CM Ajit Pawar

21 Jan 2026 | 12:17 AM

Pune, Jan 20 (UNI) After achieving a resounding victory in the Pune Municipal Corporation elections, newly-elected Corporator Harshvardhan Deepak Mankar paid a courtesy visit to the National President of the Nationalist Congress Party and Deputy Chief Minister, Ajitdada Pawar.

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CM Omar holds pre-budget consultation meetings ahead of J&K Assembly session

21 Jan 2026 | 12:09 AM

Jammu, Jan 20 (UNI) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today laid emphasis on people-centric initiatives, efficient service delivery and inclusive growth to ensure balanced development across all regions.

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Bengal: EC likely to publish 'no-mapping' voters list alongside 'logical discrepancies'

21 Jan 2026 | 12:06 AM

Kolkata, Jan 20 (UNI) A day after the Supreme Court directed the Election Commission to publish the list of voters in West Bengal with logical discrepancies, there are strong indications that the poll body is likely to make public the list of "no-mapping" or unmapped voters.

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UP govt signs historic MoU with AM Green Group in Davos for an advanced compute data center

20 Jan 2026 | 11:40 PM

Davos/Lucknow, Jan 20 (UNI) Team Yogi has achieved major success at the World Economic Forum-2026 underway in Davos regarding investment in Uttar Pradesh.

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Union Min Piyush Goyal arrives to hold talks and ink seat sharing pact with allies ahead of PM poll rally

20 Jan 2026 | 11:30 PM

Chennai, Jan 20 (UNI) Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's massive election rally
on January 23, union Minister and senior BJP leader Piyush Goyal, who is also the
Tamil Nadu in-charge for the upcoming Assembly electons, arrived here tonight on a
three-day visit to finalise the alliance strategy and sign the seat sharing pacts with them.

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Alleged harassment of Kashmiri shawl sellers reported in Haryana

20 Jan 2026 | 11:28 PM

Chandigarh, Jan 20 (UNI) An incident involving two Kashmiri shawl sellers being allegedly pressured to raise religious slogans has been reported from Yamunanagar district, Haryana, after a video related to the episode surfaced online and drew public attention.

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Major push for youth entrepreneurship: CM Yuva Help Desk held simultaneously in 25 districts

20 Jan 2026 | 11:16 PM

Lucknow, Jan 20( UNI) The Uttar Pradesh government has taken another significant step towards promoting self-employment and entrepreneurship among youth.

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Man dies of burn injuries after falling into pot of boiling payasam in Kerala's Malappuram

20 Jan 2026 | 11:14 PM

Kozhikode, Jan 20 (UNI) A man died due to burn injuries after falling into a large pot of boiling payasam (kheer) at Chelari in Kerala's Malappuram district on Tuesday.

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JEEVIKA helping rural women in becoming economically self reliant: Shrawan

20 Jan 2026 | 11:08 PM

Patna, Jan 20 (UNI) Bihar Rural Development Minister Shrawan Kumar onday said that women in rural areas are becoming economically self reliant after associating with the JEEVIKA programme.

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J&K ACB arrests four officials in bribery cases

20 Jan 2026 | 10:58 PM

Jammu, Jan 20 (UNI) Jammu and Kashmir Anti-Corruption Bureau on Tuesday arrested four officials in separate bribery cases.

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