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Jalpaiguri: People return home by boat at the end of the day along the banks of the Teesta River, reflecting the daily struggle of life, in Jalpaiguri on Friday, January 9, 2026. (Photo: IANS)

Thiruvananthapuram: Sabarimala Thantri Kandar Rajivaru, arrested in connection with the Sabarimala gold smuggling case, is brought to Thiruvananthapuram General Hospital for a medical examination by the Special Investigation Team (SIT), in Thiruvananthapuram on Friday, January…

New Delhi: Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Dinesh K. Tripathi interacts with the crew of INSV Kaundinya on the 12th day of its maiden overseas voyage to Muscat, Oman, during which the vessel has…

Hyderabad: The Defence Research and Development Laboratory (DRDL) conducts a successful long-duration ground test of its Actively Cooled Scramjet Full Scale Combustor, marking a key milestone in hypersonic missile development, on Friday, January 9, 2026….

New Delhi: Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan meets Fiji’s Minister for Agriculture and Waterways Tomasi Tunabuna at Krishi Bhawan, in New Delhi on Friday, January 9, 2026. (Photo: IANS/X/@ChouhanShivraj) New Delhi: Union Minister Shivraj Singh…

Bengaluru: Sri Nirmalananda Swamiji during the inauguration of the three-day First Circle Vokkaliga Expo at Palace Grounds, in Bengaluru on Friday, January 9, 2026. (Photo: IANS) Bengaluru: Members of the Vokkaliga community display their culture…

Kumaon Sector: Air Marshal B. Manikantan, AOC-in-C Central Air Command, visits forward areas in the Kumaon Sector to review operational readiness along the high-altitude Himalayan frontier, on Friday, January 9, 2026. (Photo: IANS/Indian Army)

Mumbai: Officials of the Election Commission of India prepare Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) ahead of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections, in the presence of representatives of political parties and candidates at Disilva High School…

Bengaluru: A boy reads a book as he gathers his belongings and vacates his house during a demolition drive by the Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) at Gupta Layout in SRK Nagar, Thanisandra, with heavy police…

Chennai: Secondary school teachers stage a protest in front of the Tamil Nadu Government Guest House demanding “equal pay for equal work,” in Chennai on Friday, January 9, 2026. (Photo: IANS)

Agartala: Director of the Meteorological Centre (IMD), Partha Roy discusses the prevailing cold wave conditions and winter weather forecast with officials at the Weather Forecast Office in Agartala, Tripura, on Friday, January 9, 2026. (Photo:…

Chennai: Students take part in Pongal celebrations, the Tamil harvest festival, at a college in Chennai on Friday, January 9, 2026. (Photo: IANS) Chennai: Students take part in Pongal celebrations, the Tamil harvest festival, at…

Amritsar: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah addresses media during a press conference in Amritsar on Friday, January 9, 2026. (Photo: IANS) Amritsar: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah addresses media during a…

Nagpur: A shopkeeper arranges colourful kites at his shop as preparations begin for the upcoming Makar Sankranti festival at the Kite Market in Nagpur on Friday, January 9, 2026. (Photo: IANS)

Varanasi: Funeral pyres burn as last rites are performed at Manikarnika Ghat, in Varanasi on Friday, January 9, 2026. (Photo: IANS)

Bengaluru: Police personnel pose with appreciation certificates during the monthly parade at CAR HQ Parade Grounds, in Bengaluru on Friday, January 9, 2026. (Photo: IANS) Bengaluru: Police personnel along with sniffer dogs march during the…

New Delhi: MEA Secretary (West) Randhir Jaiswal and Ambassador Sibi George receive Ireland’s Minister of State for Migration at the Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration, Colm Brophy, in New Delhi on Friday, January…

Patiala: Chairman of National Commission for Minorities (NCM) Iqbal Singh Lalpura addresses media in Patiala on Friday, January 9, 2026. (Photo: IANS)

New Delhi: Union Minister for Home Affairs and Cooperation Amit Shah addresses the inauguration of the National IED Data Management System of the National Security Guard through video conferencing, in New Delhi on Friday, January…

New Delhi: Security personnel stand guard near the Faiz-e-Ilahi Mosque a day after an anti-encroachment demolition drive at the Turkman Gate area, carried out in compliance with a Delhi High Court order to clear alleged…