Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday hailed West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee as the only opposition leader in the entire India who is "effectively countering the BJP", and said that the saffron camp is now aiming for a "respectable defeat" in the upcoming state elections.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday alleged that the motive behind Prime Minister Narendra Modi's “intent to destroy” MGNREGA is to strip workers of their right to negotiate wages, strip panchayats of their power, and push the country back to the era of kings when all power was concentrated in the hands of a few.

 At least 10, including six students, were injured after a private school bus overturned in Jaisinghpur subdivision in Kangra district on Tuesday, police said.

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Tuesday reviewed the progress of rehabilitation efforts for families affected by the devastating landslides in Wayanad district in 2024.

A "minor" fire broke out at the city airport here on Tuesday, but there was no damage, officials said.

This report is based on an investigative story by Aggam Walia and was originally published by The Reporters’ Collective on January 27, 2026. Click here to read the original story by The Reporter’s Collective

With the assembly polls on the horizon, BJP national president Nitin Nabin will make his first visit to West Bengal on Tuesday after assuming charge, with a two-day tour of the industrial belt of Durgapur and Asansol.

India and Europe on Tuesday announced sealing of an ambitious free trade agreement -- billed as "mother of all deals" -- that came against the backdrop of a fractious global environment and trade disruptions largely caused by Washington's policy on tariff.