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Today's HT Daily News Wrap reports on renewed cross-border airstrikes between Pakistan and Afghanistan, alongside significant diplomatic activities including a US Commerce Secretary's visit to India for trade talks and strengthening ties between India and Israel. Domestically, updates on the Delhi-Varanasi high-speed rail corridor are provided, concluding with details on the arrest of several individuals, including an actress, in connection with the kidnapping and assault of a Kannada film director in Bangalore.
ISI plotted Gurdaspur cops’ killing, one suspect shot dead, another held: Punjab Police What India must do against Zimbabwe to boost their Net Run Rate in race for semi-final: Qualification math explained ‘Why are you collecting the toll?’: Nitin Gadkari questions Delhi’s green tax on vehicles Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport shuts third runway until May 25 for major rehab work, NOTAM issued Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
After technical incident, Tejas likely to skip IAF's Vayu Shakti exercise Government blocks 5 OTT platforms for streaming obscene content Ranchi air ambulance crash: Plane did not have black box, say officials News Cricket Live Score HIGHLIGHTS Afghanistan vs United Arab Emirates, ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026, 28 T20- Result, Scorecard Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
1. All seven people on board were feared dead as an air ambulance transporting a burn victim from Ranchi to New Delhi crashed in Jharkhand’s Chatra district on Monday night, in the latest safety crisis to hit India’s aviation sector. 2. 'Any country that wants to play games...': Trump issues 'higher tariff' threat 3. Former British ambassador to the US, Peter Mandelson, was arrested by London police on suspicion of misconduct in public office on Monday, a development that came after revelations ...
India, US postpone interim trade deal talks; March timeline likely to get hit amid Trump tariffs row India condemns Pak strikes on Afghanistan during Ramadan: ‘Attempt to externalise internal failures’ Armed man shot dead at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort, US Secret Service says BAFTA Awards 2026: India's Boong scripts history, clinches first-ever win in Best Children's and Family Film category Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
Trump repeats claim of 'stopping' India-Pak war with new twist: '11 expensive jets shot down' 'When we team up, we deliver': Macron's take on France-India ties on Raj Shamani podcast Abhishek's hat-trick of ducks: India's unexpected hiccup highlights a deeper pattern House of the Dragon season 3 teaser: Rhaenyra returns with new dragons as more battles await Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will participate in the opening ceremony of the India AI Impact Summit 2026 on Thursday morning and will address the ceremony where 20 heads of the state are expected to be present. The Juvenile Justice Board (JJB), before which a 17-year-old boy appeared a day after he allegedly drove a speeding Mahindra Scorpio that killed 23-year-old biker Sahil Dhaneshra in Dwarka Russia's Foreign Ministry on Wednesday dismissed suggestions that India may scale back its purchases...
India's merchandise imports from Russia drop 40% in Jan, crude oil worst-hit Delhi Police issues traffic advisory ahead of five-day AI Impact Summit Australia knocked out after suffering their joint-worst T20 World Cup campaign; Zimbabwe join India in Super 8s Sidharth Malhotra's Father Sunil Malhotra Dies In Delhi, Actor Pays Tribute Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
1. Day 2 of AI Impact Summit promises intense discussions around how AI is reshaping economies and societies. 2. French President Emmanuel Macron began a threeday visit to India early on Tuesday, arriving in Mumbai around midnight for his fourth visit to the country since taking office in 2017. 3. The Bangladesh Nationalist Party(BNP) chairman, Tarique Rahman, the scion of Khaleda Zia, will take oath as Bangladesh's new Prime Minister on Tuesday. 4. Actor John Abraham recently opened up about hi...
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla to represent India as Tarique Rahman takes oath as Bangladesh PM Trump Says His Board Of Peace Members Pledged $5 Billion For Gaza Pakistan have further humiliation stored after defeat vs India; Upset vs Namibia can knock them out of T20 World Cup Raveena Tandon said ‘sorry’ to Yami Gautam after watching Dhurandhar. Here’s why Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
‘Habitual liar’, speaks 'falsehoods’: Piyush Goyal's morning jab at Rahul Gandhi AAIB rejects report claiming pilot's ‘intentional act’ behind Air India crash: ‘Speculative' Abhishek Sharma suffers weight loss due to stomach infection, availability for Pakistan T20 World Cup match touch and go 'You have gone to jail because…': Rajpal Yadav to remain in jail, HC adjourns bail hearing to Monday Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
Bangladesh is conducting its first general election since former prime minister Sheikh Hasina was ousted from office. Canadian police on Wednesday named 18-year-old Jesse Van Rootselaar as the suspect in a school shooting that left 8 people dead. The Delhi government has taken full responsibility for the recent death in Janakpuri, where a motorcyclist fell into a pit dug for civil works Team India faced a minor injury concern during Wednesday’s practice session before their group-stage match aga...
Watch TPUSA's full All American halftime show; Kid Rock, Brantley Gilbert dazzle in Super Bowl performance After Ajit Pawar plane crash, Centre begins inspection of 400 ‘uncontrolled’ airstrips Nepal's fearless near-takedown of England raises an old question: How long can associate nations wait? Dangal won't stay India's highest-grossing film by 2027, says Dhurandhar 2, Varanasi marketer: Will definitely cross it Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
Ghaziabad Sisters Had Social Media Account With Korean Names, Big Following Days after India and the US sealed a trade deal, Bangladesh is reportedly planning a similar move. India and the US are in the final stages of detailing their trade deal which is expected to be completed “very soon” to open up a new phase in bilateral ties, external affairs minister S Jaishankar said on Thursday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday heaped praise on some trade deals finalized by India recently and sa...
Washington Post fires 300 employees, Shashi Tharoor's son among them Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif breaks silence on boycotting T20 World Cup clash against India: ‘We are with Bangladesh’ No reason to believe Indian friends changed': Big Russia remark after Trump's oil claim on trade deal Will Forte in Epstein files: Mail seeking permission for SNL alum to spend ‘3 nights with Jessica' surfaces Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
India’s exports to get further boost: Sitharaman on U.S. tariff cut announcement Jaishankar, Rubio ‘welcome’ India-US trade deal, hold talks on critical minerals in Washington An Iranian drone approaching the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in the Arabian Sea was shot down by an United States Navy fighter jet on Tuesday, US Central Command said. It has been over a month since a 27-year-old software engineer drowned after his car fell into an unsecured water-filled excavation pit in Noida's ...
India tariffs at 18% now: US trade deal sealed after a year of talks The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday registered a case into the alleged murder of the receptionist of Uttarakhand's Vanantara Resort, Ankita Bhandari in 2022. PCB–ICC backchannel talks on as England, Australia fume over Pakistan’s India boycott Singer and talk show host Kelly Clarkson has announced that her show, ‘The Kelly Clarkson Show,’ is set to end after its seventh season. Learn more about your ad choices. ...
Budget 2026 charts growth-first roadmap Aid to Bangladesh cut; Chabahar dropped from Budget Pakistan to skip India clash at T20 World Cup Four arrested after firing outside Rohit Shetty’s home India rejects Pak allegations over Balochistan attack Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
After Ajit Pawar's death, calls grow in NCP for wife Sunetra Pawar to take charge of party Economic Survey calls for social media age limit: How this will this tackle digital addiction What's wrong with Virat Kohli's Instagram? Puzzled fans flood Anushka Sharma's comments; ‘Cheeku kaha gaya?’ After a successful run at the box office, where it broke several records, the Ranveer Singh-led film Dhurandhar has now moved to an online release on Netflix. The spy thriller, directed by Aditya Dhar, is a...
Ajit Pawar plane crash: Sharad Pawar sees no conspiracy in Ajit's death, 'don't bring politics into it' ‘Will respond like never before’: Facing US threats, Iran fires back with strongest warning yet Border 2 box office collection day 6: Sunny Deol, Varun Dhawan, Diljit Dosanjh film earns over ₹210 crore IND vs NZ: Suryakumar Reveals What Went Wrong for India in Vizag Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
Rain reduces Delhi temperature by over 6°C, but fails to clean city's air WhatsApp Web malware spreads banking trojan automatically 'BCCI will remove Gautam Gambhir if India doesn't win T20 World Cup': Head coach handed ultimate challenge Arijit Singh announces retirement from playback singing... Read more at: https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/music/2026/01/27/arijit-singh-retires-from-playback-singing-leaves-fans-in-shock.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoice...
Republic Day blends heritage and hard power India-EU partnership signals pushback against protectionism US criticises India-EU trade move Actor Nadeem Khan arrested in rape case Pakistan may pull out of T20 World Cup: report Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla gets Ashok Chakra, India's highest peacetime military medal Alex Pretti shooting row: Trump willing to withdraw ICE from Minneapolis; responds to Epstein claims in 4 points Abhishek slams India's second-fastest T20I half-century 'Beyond my wildest dreams': R Madhavan calls his Padma Shri win 'not just an award but a responsibility' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
India absent as Donald Trump in Davos unveils ‘Board of Peace’ for Gaza Was citizenship on your mind when SIR started? Supreme Court asks poll body Brazil President to visit India soon: Modi after speaking to Lula amid US tariff tension Pakistan accused of instigating Bangladesh ‘not to participate in T20 World Cup’: ‘They just want to bring India down Border 2 advance booking: Sunny Deol film sells 4 lakh tickets to beat Dhurandhar, but no match for Gadar 2 Learn more about your ad choices. Vis...
EU parliament suspends trade deal with US over Trump's Greenland demand Boeing 787 had technical faults long before Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad: US safety group BCB ‘hoping for miracle from ICC’ following denial of T20 World Cup venue demand: ‘India is not secure for us’ Sanjay Leela Bhansali to represent Indian cinema at Republic Day parade 2026 in a first ever: Report Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
US President Donald Trump marked one year of his second term on Tuesday by holding a press briefing that ran for nearly two hours. India has chosen to classify Bangladesh as a “non-family” posting for its diplomats due to security concerns. Greenland Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen has called on citizens and officials to be prepared for a “possible military invasion” as concerns grow over US President Donald Trump’s threats to take over the territory. Jemimah Rodrigues and Lizelle Lee led D...
BJP leader Nitin Nabin will be declared the new national president of the party on Tuesday. India and the United Arab Emirates on Monday unveiled plans for finalising a strategic defence partnership and a 10-year agreement for the supply of 0.5 million tonnes of LNG per year, It has been over a day since the US formally invited India to join Donald Trump's Gaza 'board of peace', but there hasn't been any response to the invite yet. Right-arm pacer Harshit Rana's journey in Indian cricket over th...
Man dies after car plunges into water-filled pit in Greater Noida; initial probe flags ‘fog, overspeeding’ Suspense builds over Mumbai Mayor's post; Shinde's corporators moved to hotel Delhi chokes again: AQI in 'severe' category at 439 as cold wave and fog persist 21 killed in ‘very strange’ crash of high-speed trains in Spain Mana Shankara Vara Prasad Garu box office collection day 7: Chiranjeevi film holds steady, crosses ₹155 crore Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoic...
Thackeray versus Shinde: ‘Final battle’ for Marathi manoos turns fierce in Marathi-dominated areas India issues advisory for citizens in Israel amid regional tensions: ‘Remain vigilant’ January 15, 2026 - Trump meets with Machado at the White House ICC makes correction in Virat Kohli’s No.1 ranking after glaring error pointed out; only Viv Richards, Brian Lara ahead Emraan Hashmi says he was called 'one trick pony' by critics: 'I throw it back at them and say I can do a Shanghai too' Learn more ...
US pauses visa processing for 75 countries, including Pakistan, Bangladesh Maharashtra to vote today in high-stakes poll across 29 Municipal Corporations Trump claims killings of Iran protesters ‘stopped’ as Tehran signals fast trials Shahid Kapoor on kids Misha and Zain growing up under spotlight: ‘Want them to stay as close to normalcy’ Shubman Gill comes clean on middle-overs failure vs New Zealand: ‘Becomes very difficult even if we added 20 more runs’ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...
