Amid the ongoing election process for the 29 municipal corporations, the Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday clarified that in Maharashtra, only and strictly Marathi is mandatory. He further noted that the tendency to oppose Indian languages while rolling out the red carpet for foreign languages is not right.
Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis on Friday expressed confidence over MahaYuti’s victory in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections, saying that Mumbai’s next mayor will be a Marathi and a Hindu. Responding to critics who claim the BJP lacks support among the Marathi-speaking population, Fadnavis dismissed these notions as misconceptions during an interview.
Himachal Pradesh Police have booked a college professor and three women students on charges of ragging to death a 19-year-old woman student of the local Government Degree College in Kangra district. The victim, Pallavi, was a second-year student of the college.
President Donald Trump on Friday issued a sharp warning to Iran, saying the United States was prepared to act if Iranian authorities used deadly force against protesters, as Washington announced a new round of sanctions targetting Tehran’s weapons and drone networks linked to Venezuela.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA from Faridpur constituency in Bareilly district of Uttar Pradesh, Dr Shyam Bihari Lal, passed away on Friday after suffering a sudden heart attack. He was 65. Dr Lal had earlier in the day attended a meeting chaired by Uttar Pradesh’s Animal Husbandry Minister Dharampal Singh at the Circuit House in Bareilly.
Veteran Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan seems to be done with 2026 already. On Friday, the actor took to his X, formerly Twitter, and shared a note as he said that 2 days have already passed in 2026, and only 363 days remain until 2027. He wrote, “T 5613 - 2 days have passed; 363 are left”.
Actress Mithila Palkar, who recently visited the sets of popular quiz-based reality show Kaun Banega Crorepati, threw in popular Marathi phrases, asking the host and megastar Amitabh Bachchan to decode them one by one, leaving the audience entertained. Mithila asked the megastar the meaning of “Shaana”.
The recently released blockbuster ‘Dhurandhar’ has been declared tax-free in Ladakh. On Friday, the Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh, Kavinder Gupta took to his X, formerly Twitter on Friday, and shared the update with regards to the film’s revenue. He wrote, “ Lt Governor Shri @KavinderGupta declares Bollywood film ‘Dhurandhar’ tax-free in UT #Ladakh.
The Delhi High Court has appointed a wife as the legal guardian of her husband, who has been lying in a persistent vegetative state since February 2025 after suffering a massive intracranial haemorrhage.
The Central government on Friday rebutted fake information being circulated on social media platforms, claiming that the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) would stop Rs 500 currency notes from ATMs by March 2026. PIB Fact Check, a fact-checking arm of Press Information Bureau (PIB), posted on X that such posts are completely fake.
Announcing a series of policy reforms aimed at strengthening the National Pension System (NPS) on Thursday, the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) said that this will enhance competition and safeguard subscribers’ interests.
In the clip, the veteran actress Saira Banu is heard saying: 'Wishing all of you a very, very happy 2026. May it bring a lot of joy, good health and happiness to each one of you. Happy New Year!'
Javed Akhtar took to his X, formerly Twitter, and shared a long note in which he spoke about the alleged video, and issued clarification. He wrote, 'A fake video is in circulation showing my fake computer generated picture with a topi on my head claiming that ultimately I have turned to God. It is rubbish'.
Amid discussion over the signing of Bangladesh pacer Mustafizur Rahman at last month’s IPL auction, BCCI sources reiterated that there has been no directive from the government to prevent Bangladeshi players from taking part in the league.
An explosion occurred at the court building in Faryab, creating panic and sparking fresh security concerns in northern Afghanistan, local media reported on Friday. Following the explosion, the emergency responders reached at the site of the incident. The blast took place at the Court of Appeal building in Faryab on Thursday, causing panic in the surrounding area.
As of 9.30 am, Sensex advanced 185 points, or 0.22 per cent to 85,374 and Nifty gained 61 points, or 0.24 per cent to 26,208. Main broad-cap indices performed in line with benchmark indices, with the Nifty Midcap 100 adding 0.42 per cent, while the Nifty Smallcap 100 gaining 0.30 per cent.
Actress Cara Buono, best known for her role as Karen Wheeler in the popular series ‘Stranger Things’, is welcoming the New Year on a light-hearted note with her new “bestie” Vecna played by Jamie Campbell Bower. Cara took to Instagram to share a picture of herself with Jamie, who is dressed as the menacing Vecna, as the two sit atop a golf cart
Till 3.00 p.m., candidates can pull out of the race. Major political fronts, including the Thackeray-MNS alliance and the BJP-Shiv Sena coalition, are working frantically to pacify 'rebel' members who have filed independent nominations after being denied official party tickets for BMC polls.
In a post on X, the PM Modi wrote, 'I wish that in the coming times, you may achieve success in every one of your endeavours. With determination and willpower, may your resolutions be fulfilled in the new year'.
At the formal inauguration of his Mayoralty on New Year’s Day, radical Democratic Social Senator Bernie Sanders gave Zohran Kwame Mamdani the oath of office, declaring that his victory was over 'the Democratic establishment, the Republican establishment, the president of the United States and some enormously wealthy oligarchs'.
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