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Mumbai: BJP on Monday emerged as the largest party in Maharashtra’s zilla parishad and panchayat samiti polls. BJP won seven out of 12 zilla parishads while Shiv Sena and NCP managed to win two each. NCP(SP) has won one zilla parishad.In panchayat samiti polls, BJP won 51 out of 125 samitis while Shiv sena and NCP won 26 and 25, respectively. NCP and Congress managed to win eight each and Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray Sena won five.”When we won in 2014 (assembly), there was a myth that BJP was just winning in urban or semiurban regions. In 2017 (ZP and panchayat…

Researchers, policymakers, clinicians, investors and AI health-tech innovators gathered at IIT Delhi on Friday to examine how artificial intelligence can responsibly transform healthcare and life sciences at AI Impact in Biotech and MedTech Innovation – The Next Frontier, a curtain-raiser to the India AI Impact Summit 2026. Pitch sessions featured student-led health-tech solutions addressing gaps in care, diagnostics and delivery. Innovations included a non-invasive device to manage post-treatment lymphoedema in breast cancer patients; a solid-state, IoT-enabled vaccine cooling carrier powered by battery and solar energy for remote areas; and a smart protective belt designed to reduce fall-related hip injuries among…

The revised instructions apply to applications received this year, according to CIC News Canada has updated its rules for processing study permit applications, easing requirements for some international students from 2026. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) said students enrolled in joint programmes will now need only one provincial or territorial attestation letter, even if their course involves multiple institutions or provinces, as reported by CIC News.The revised instructions apply to applications received this year, according to CIC News. The changes are part of Canada’s broader effort to manage international student intake while simplifying processes for select categories.Single attestation for…

Salman Khan’s long-time friend and actor Raju Shreshtha, popularly known as Master Raju, has spoken candidly about the superstar’s emotional nature, recalling incidents where Salman would lose control, shout in public, and struggle under immense stress during the 1998 blackbuck poaching case. Sharing insights from decades of friendship, Raju said Salman has always been driven by his heart rather than calculation.Growing up together in BandraRaju said his bond with Salman predates the actor’s film career. Speaking to Siddharth Kannan, he recalled their childhood in Bandra and said, “I know Salman Khan much before Baaghi. We come from the same area.…

Last Updated:January 26, 2026, 09:17 ISTXiaomi and a few more brands are wrapping up January 2026 but their new phone launches in India. Here are the details.The month started with a slew of launches and we are going to see January 2026 end in the same fashion. Many brands have lined up their new devices that will be launching this week, and we have some popular names coming up with their products for buyers in the Indian market. Xiaomi has already introduced the Redmi Note 15 but the brand has another product on its roster. Vivo X200T will be the…

The Rann of Kutch is a salt marsh in the Thar desert, bordering Pakistan. Located in the Kutch district of Gujarat, and is 7,500 km2 , making it one of the largest salt marshes in the world. With a size that big, it is divided into two sub areas: The Great Rann and the Little Rann. A salty formationNature has its own special way of creating things, no matter how strange they may seem. And that’s just how this marsh was formed.Earlier, it was a shallow part of the Arabian Sea, which eventually became a salt-filled basin due to tectonic…

NEW DELHI: Supreme Court cautioned on Monday constitutional court judges against assuming the role of domain experts and suggesting remedial steps and said it would be dangerous if they deviate from their primary duty to decide disputes as neutral umpires after considering rival submissions. The remark came from a bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant, justices Joymalya Bagchi and N V Anjaria on a petition filed by Jharkhand Public Service Commission challenging the Jharkhand HC’s decision to direct deletion of two questions and award of one mark to either of two options to a question attempted by candidates appearing in…

The gap between digital and traditional media ad revenues widened significantly in FY24, with Google India and Facebook India reporting ad revenues of ₹31,221 crore and ₹22,731 crore, respectively, while major traditional media firms like HT Media and Zee reported much lower figures of ₹1,070 crore and ₹4,058 crore.  The gap between the revenues earned by social media companies and traditional media firms has widened as consumers shift to online streaming platforms.For FY24, Google India and Facebook India ad revenues grew to ₹31,221 crore cent and ₹22,731 crore respectively while ad revenue of HT Media stood at ₹ 1,070 crore, Star…

Guwahati: Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi termed the SIT report made public on Sunday an imaginary story and said Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma is rattled by the growing popularity of Congress in Assam.Addressing media persons, he said there was no FCRA violation by his wife Elizabeth Colburn Gogoi while working as Lead India consultant.Reacting to Sarma’s allegation on his alleged links with Pakistan, Gogoi said: “When I became a Lok Sabha MP in 2014, I submitted my passport to the central government as I became eligible for a diplomatic passport. So all the data regarding my visit to Pakistan has…

Mumbai: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) attached three land parcels at Uran and Ulwe in Navi Mumbai, worth around Rs 17.74 crore, belonging to local politician J M Mhatre and his wife in a money laundering case involving the alleged illegal acquisition of forest land, its unlawful transfer to the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), and wrongful claims of land compensation from the govt authority.When contacted, J M Mhatre said he was unaware of the development.The ED said the Maharashtra govt acquired the land, which originally belonged to the Nizam, in 1975 under the Maharashtra Private Forests (Acquisition) Act. Subsequently,…