States18 Jan 2026 | 7:39 PMLatehar, Jan 18 (UNI) Five passengers including four women were killed while more than 70 passengers were injured, several of them critically, when a passenger bus plyimg from Balrampur in Chhattisgarh to the famous tourist destination Lodh Falls, met with a major mishap on Sunday at Orsa Ghat in Latehar district of Jharkhand. The accident occurred after the bus reportedly suffered brake failure while descending a steep slope, causing it to overturn, police officials said.
see more.. 18 Jan 2026 | 7:26 PMPatna, Jan 18 (UNI) The BJP slammed the Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind national president Maulana Mahmood Madani, on Sunday accusing him of viewing every issue through a “religious lens” and ignoring humanity and human values.
see more.. 18 Jan 2026 | 7:20 PMLucknow, Jan 18 (UNI): Uttar Pradesh will organise 'UP Day 2026' from January 24 to 26 on a grand scale to showcase the state’s rich heritage, cultural vitality and developmental achievements to citizens across India and abroad, Tourism and Culture Minister, Jaiveer Singh, announced here on Sunday.
see more.. 18 Jan 2026 | 7:11 PMHyderabad, Jan 18 (UNI) In a first, a Telangana Cabinet meeting was held at Haritha Hotel, Medaram in Mulugu district on Sunday evening under the chairmanship of Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy.
see more.. 18 Jan 2026 | 7:06 PMGumla, Jan 18 (UNI): The Gumla Police have busted a ganja smuggling racket in Gumla district and seized 132.10 kilograms of ganja. The contraband was being transported in two vehicles, including a black Hyundai car and a white Scorpio-II. Four smugglers have been arrested in connection with the case.
see more.. 18 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 | 6:59 PMLucknow, Jan 18 (UNI) Severe cold weather accompanied by dense fog continues to wreak havoc across Uttar Pradesh, leading to a series of tragic road accidents today.
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 | 6:42 PMBetul (MP), Jan 18 (UNI) An unidentified person was hit by the Rajdhani Express on the Parsoda track in the vicinity of this district's Amla Station, officials of Railway Proteection Force(RPF) said on Sunday.
The person's severed head got caught in the locomotive and was carried about 4 km to Amla where it was extricated with the help of Railway personnel. The rest of the body was found on the scene.
see more.. 18 Jan 2026 | 6:37 PMBhopal, Jan 18 (UNI) At least two labourers were killed on the spot and around a dozen were injured after a rashly driven speeding car ran over them in Jabalpur town of Madhya Pradesh today afternoon.
see more.. 18 Jan 2026 | 6:22 PMMumbai, Jan 18 (UNI) Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Sunday claimed that several newly elected corporators of the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena do not want the Bharatiya Janata Party to have a mayor in Mumbai.
see more.. 18 Jan 2026 | 6:17 PMShimla, Jan 18 (UNI) Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu has announced a major overhaul of the health sector, stating that significant improvements would be visible within one year and that Himachal Pradesh would emerge as the country’s leading state in healthcare services within the next three years.
see more.. 18 Jan 2026 | 6:17 PMMumbai, Jan 18 (UNI) Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday left for Davos, Switzerland, to attend the World Economic Forum (WEF) 2026, where he will present the state’s economic vision and investment opportunities to global industry leaders and policymakers.
see more.. 18 Jan 2026 | 6:12 PMRanchi, Jan 18 (UNI) Saraswati Lakra, a mentally unwell woman from Sargaon village in Mandar block of Ranchi district, who had been missing since January 13, has returned home safely from Chennai following timely intervention by Jharkhand Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Cooperation Minister Shilpi Neha Tirkey.
see more.. 18 Jan 2026 | 6:10 PMLucknow, Jan 18 (UNI) Uttar Pradesh Congress President Ajay Rai on Sunday launched a sharp attack on the state government over issues related to Manikarnika Ghat in Varanasi, alleging that the government is damaging the city’s historic and religious heritage.
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