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PM Modi flags off first Vande Bharat Sleeper Train between Howrah and Guwahati. BJP sweeps BMC, reigniting Sena vs Sena war.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi flags off India’s first Vande Bharat sleeper train. (PTI)
In today’s afternoon digest, News18 brings you the latest updates on PM Modi flagging off India’s first Vande Bharat Sleeper Train, BJP’s Clean Sweep In BMC Reignites Sena Vs Sena War, and other stories.
PM Modi Flags Off India’s First Vande Bharat Sleeper Train Between Guwahati And Howrah
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday flagged off India’s first Vande Bharat Sleeper Train between Howrah and Guwahati (Kamakhya) at Malda Town Railway Station, marking a significant milestone in Indian Railways’ modernisation drive. Read More
Balasaheb’s Legacy Takes Centre Stage As BJP’s Clean Sweep In BMC Reignites Sena Vs Sena War
The saffron sweep in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections held on Thursday has engineered a deeply emotional and ideological turn to the battle for Mumbai and opened the doors to yet another Sena vs Sena battle. Read More
‘Battle Is Not Over Yet’: Thackeray Cousins React To BMC Debacle, Vow To Stand By Marathis
The Thackeray cousins — Raj and Uddhav Thackeray — on Saturday in their first response to the BMC poll debacle, vowed to stand firmly with the Marathi people and stated that the “battle isn’t over yet”. Read More
‘Beautiful Girl Can Distract A Man’: Congress MLA’s Bizarre ‘Rape Theory’ Sparks Row
Congress MLA Phool Singh Baraiya from Bhander in Madhya Pradesh sparked a massive controversy after he claimed that most rapes in India occur in the Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST) and Other Backward Classes (OBC) communities. Read More
American Senators Write To Trump, Seek Tariff Relief For Exports Of US Pulses To India
Lawmakers in the United States have called on President Donald Trump to press New Delhi to roll back its 30 per cent tariff and related restrictions on imported pulses, arguing that these measures put American farmers at a serious competitive disadvantage in the Indian market. Read More
‘Music Does Not Work That Way’: Shaan Reacts To AR Rahman’s Not Getting Work Comment
A day after AR Rahman claimed that he isn’t getting enough work and called it a ‘communal thing’, Shaan has now reacted to these comments. While speaking to the news agency IANS, Shaan stated that there are no communal angles in the music industry and urged everyone not to ‘overthink’ about it. Read More
Gambhir Put To Sword For Disrespecting Rohit: ‘Fired The Gun Off Agarkar’s Shoulder’
Former India cricketer Manoj Tiwary believes Rohit Sharma’s demotion from ODI captaincy had head coach Gautam Gambhir firing the gun off chief selector Ajit Agarkar’s shoulder behind it. Tiwary said Agarkar is a ‘personality’ who wouldn’t have taken the step without an ‘influence’, asking Gambhir to be ‘equally’ blamed for what he termed was a ‘disrespect’ to Rohit and a ‘big mistake’ for Indian cricket. Read More
January 17, 2026, 14:21 IST
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