Evening news wrap: Trump lands in Switzerland ahead of Davos address; IAF aircraft makes ‘forced landing’ in UP, and more | India News

[ad_1] Donald Trump arrived at Davos amid sharp transatlantic tensions over tariffs and Greenland ownership. An Indian Air Force training aircraft made an emergency landing in Prayagraj due to engine failure, with both officers safe. A Mumbai sessions court warned TISS students that a criminal case linked to a campus event could permanently harm their…

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One year of UCC: Uttarakhand CMO says services available in 23 languages; AI support enabled | India News

[ad_1] Uttarakhand said on Wednesday it had made services under its Uniform Civil Code (UCC) available in all 22 languages listed in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution, in addition to English, with applicants also able to use AI-based assistance to understand the process and complete their registration.“The services under Uttarakhand’s Uniform Civil Code (UCC)…

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‘Wants to make his jail barracks better’: Wife Gitanjali Angmo on Sonam Wangchuk; activist seeks thermometer, book | India News

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Jailed climate activist Sonam Wangchuk wants to have a thermometer to conduct some “experiments” to make his prison barracks “better,” his wife and HIAL (Himalayan Institute of Alternatives, Ladakh) co-founder Gitanjali Angmo said on Wednesday. “I met Sonam Wangchuk yesterday and finally gave him the book on ants, a gift from his…

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‘Because colour of my flag is green’: AIMIM corporator Sahar Shaikh clarifies her ‘paint Mumbra green’ remark | India News

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: AIMIM corporator Sahar Shaikh, who had courted controversy with her statement “Mumbra must be completely painted green”, has clarified her remarks and accused rivals of indulging in communal politics. “In the next municipal elections, all winning candidates from Mumbra would be from the AIMIM. Mumbra must be completely painted green,” the 22-year-old…

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Caught on cam: Moment when IAF plane ‘force landed’ in UP | India News

[ad_1] An Indian Air Force aircraft from Air Force Station Bamrauli crash-landed in the Rambagh area of Prayagraj, UP around 12.30 pm on Wednesday. Video footage of the incident shows the aircraft descending under an emergency parachute before safely force-landing in an uninhabited area, averting any major accident. The parachute deployment significantly reduced the landing…

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Draft NEP 2026 proposes indexed power tariffs, curbs cross-subsidies | India News

[ad_1] New Delhi: The ministry of power on Wednesday released the draft National Electricity Policy (NEP) 2026, proposing automatic annual tariff revisions linked to a suitable index if state regulators fail to issue tariff orders, exemption of cross-subsidies for the manufacturing sector and railways, renewable energy capacity addition through market-based mechanisms and captive power plants,…

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Final agreement for India’s first PPP Earth imaging project inked | India News

[ad_1] BENGALURU: The country’s first Earth Observation Satellite System (EOSS) under PPP saw a key milestone Tuesday with the signing of a concession agreement that allows the winning consortium to finally begin work on the ground, four months after it won the project from the Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre (IN-SPACe)The agreement was…

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‘Will hunt you down’: TMC’s Manirul Islam browbeats EC over SIR; threatens to ‘teach a lesson’ | India News

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Trinamool Congress leader Manirul Islam on Wednesday said the Election Commission will be “hunted down from the netherworld” and “taught a lesson” as the impasse continues between the Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal government and poll body over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR).Manirul Islam, threatening the Election Commission of India, is not his…

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Centre revises norms to address land value disputes in transmission line projects | India News

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Addressing concerns of landowners that their properties were valued at circle rates—significantly lower than prevailing market prices—while calculating compensation for the right of way (RoW) required for laying transmission lines, the Union ministry of power has approved the engagement of land valuers to arrive at an agreeable amount.According to officials, the power…

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India-Pakistan conflict: Congress takes jibe at PM Modi over ‘good friend’ Trump’s remarks; claims ‘count now 70’ | India News

[ad_1] Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh NEW DELHI: The Congress on Wednesday stepped up its attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi after US President Donald Trump once again claimed that he was responsible for ending the India-Pakistan conflict last year. The opposition party said the count of such assertions has now risen to…

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