Security forces recovered the bodies of 14 Maoists following multiple encounters in Bijapur and Sukma districts of Chhattisgarh, Bastar Range Inspector General of Police P. Sundarraj said here on Saturday.

He said the operation was launched based on specific intelligence indicating the presence of Maoists in the southern regions of the Bijapur and Sukma districts.

US President Donald Trump on Saturday said Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has been "captured and flown out of the country" after attacks across the South American nation.

"The United States of America has successfully carried out a large scale strike against Venezuela and its leader, President Nicolas Maduro, who has been, along with his wife, captured and flown out of the Country.

Zomato CEO Deepinder Goyal’s defence of the company’s gig model has met with fresh pushback from Telengana delivery workers’ union, which termed the current working conditions as “not decent work”, sharpening the debate over pay and benefits in India’s fast-growing quick commerce sector.

An Air India pilot was arrested at Vancouver International Airport last week as he was preparing for a flight, with Canada's transportation agency warning the airline that it faced loss of its flight authorisations if it did not comply with rules about alcohol consumption.

Transport Canada said in a statement Friday that the incident took place on December 23, and it would engage with Air India and Indian aviation authorities to ensure appropriate followup actions were taken.

The government cleared 22 more applications with investment proposals worth ₹41,863 crore under the Electronics Component Manufacturing Scheme (ECMS) on Friday. With these approvals, the total number of companies that have received the government’s nod under the ECMS has now reached 46, with a cumulative investment of ₹54,567 crore.

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat has said that despite the uniform and physical exercises, the Sangh is not a paramilitary organisation, and it would also be a huge mistake to try to understand it by looking at the BJP.

The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh works to unite society and imbue it with the necessary qualities and virtues to ensure that India does not fall into the clutches of a foreign power again, he said, addressing a gathering of prominent persons here on Friday.

As protests continue across Iran, US President Donald Trump has issued a strong warning to Tehran. He said the United States would step in if Iran’s authorities kill peaceful protesters.

“We are locked and loaded and ready to go,” Trump said in a post on his Truth Social account.

The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) on Thursday announced that the Know Your Vehicle (KYV) process for four-wheelers, including cars, jeeps, and vans, will be discontinued for all new FASTag issuances starting February 1.

The step is aimed at enhancing public convenience and eliminating post-activation hassle faced by highway users.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday targeted the BJP's double-engine government in Madhya Pradesh after at least 10 people died allegedly due to contaminated water in Indore and said Prime Minister Narendra Modi is always silent whenever poor die.

Gandhi alleged that Madhya Pradesh has become the epicentre of misgovernance and cited various instances of casualties reportedly due to cough syrups, poor hygiene at government hospitals and now due to contaminated water.

Adani Total Gas Ltd (ATGL), the city gas joint venture of Adani Group and French giant TotalEnergies, has cut prices of CNG and natural gas piped to household kitchens for cooking across multiple markets, delivering direct relief to them and motorists.

CNG and domestic piped natural gas prices have been cut by up to Rs 4, the company said.

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