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Many passengers rushed out of an IndiGo aircraft at the Mumbai airport, sat on the tarmac, and some were also seen having food there as soon as their diverted Goa-Delhi flight landed after a long delay on Sunday. A short video clipping of the incident was shared on social media, following which Mumbai airport claimed that the airport operators in coordination with the Quick Response Team (QRT) of the CISF "cordoned off the passengers into a safety zone".

The Railway Protection Force's women personnel went out of their way to help pregnant women in labour during their train journeys and assisted in 206 childbirths, the Railways said on Monday.

Union minister Nisith Pramanik on Monday said youths have made valuable contribution in building the country and taking it forward.

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Monday dissolved his party's Madhya Pradesh unit.

Maharashtra on Monday reported 35 new COVID-19 cases and three fresh fatalities linked to the respiratory illness, officials said.

A 39-year-old man died after he was dragged out of his house and brutally thrashed allegedly by his brother-in-law and his friends in south Delhi's Sangam Vihar area, police said on Monday.

Yemen's Houthi rebels fired an anti-ship cruise missile toward an American destroyer in the Red Sea but a US fighter jet shot it down in the latest attack roiling global shipping amid Israel's war with Hamas in the Gaza Strip, officials said.

The Adani group on Monday said it will offer eligible residents of the Dharavi slum clusters new flats measuring 350 sq ft.

Two people were killed and one was injured when a car rammed into a stationary truck on the Lucknow-Varanasi highway in Musafirkhana area here on Monday, police said

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday treated himself to a Makar Sankranti feast hosted by RJD president Lalu Prasad, belying speculations that the alliance between the two arch-rivals has hit a rough patch. Prasad's younger son and heir apparent Tejashwi Yadav, who is also the state’s deputy chief minister, expressed delight over the visit of his boss and made light of the speculations of a rift in Mahagathbandhan.

A court in Delhi on Monday adjourned until January 31 the hearing of arguments on sentencing three people convicted of killing professional photographer Ankit Saxena in February 2018 over interfaith love affair. Additional Sessions Judge Sunil Kumar Sharma had on December 23 convicted Akbar Ali and Shahnaj Begum, the parents of Saxena's girlfriend Shehzadi, and maternal uncle Mohammad Salim.

A man allegedly killed his newborn son in an inebriated state in Madhya Pradesh’s Betul district, as he was disappointed at not having a daughter, police said on Monday. The accused said he had hoped to have a daughter as he already had two sons, an official said. The incident occurred in Bajjarwada village under Kotwali police station limits on Sunday evening, he said.

A local court on Monday granted bail to Congress MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira in a criminal intimidation case. Kapurthala Judicial Magistrate (first class) Supreet Kaur also asked the Bholath MLA to furnish a bail bond of Rs one lakh, Khaira's counsel Kanwaljit Singh said.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah's elder sister died during treatment at a hospital in Mumbai on Monday, a BJP office-bearer said. Amit Shah has cancelled all his engagements in Gujarat following the demise of Rajeshwariben Shah, he said.

The police have increased security at Matoshree, the residence of Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray in Mumbai, after receiving a phone call about sabotage near the premises, an official said on Monday. The control room of the Maharashtra police headquarters received a threat call about sabotage near Matoshree on Sunday evening, he said.

State-owned NHAI on Monday said FASTags with valid balance but with incomplete KYC will get deactivated by banks post January 31, 2024. To enhance efficiency of electronic toll collection system and provide seamless movement at toll plazas, NHAI has taken 'One Vehicle, One FASTag' initiative that aims to discourage use of single FASTag for multiple vehicles or linking multiple FASTags to a particular vehicle, a company statement said.

Four members of a family were killed in a mishap when the autorickshaw in which they were travelling collided with a car in the Mahabubabad district, police said on Monday. The accident occurred when the autorickshaw collided with the car coming in the opposite direction at at Kambalapally village in Mahabubabad mandal late on Sunday night, police added.

A 64-year-old man was stabbed to death allegedly by his daughter’s mother-in-law over a property dispute in Maharashtra’s Thane city, police said on Monday. The police have arrested the accused, Shaguftabegum Rafique Beig (52), for the murder that occurred at a lodge in Bhiwandi town on the intervening night of Saturday and Sunday, an official said. The victim, Dastagir Allabaksh Sheikh, was attacked with a knife and his throat was slit in a room at the lodge, he said.

A botched bid by unidentified thieves to rob an ATM in Maharashtra's Thane district with a gas cutter triggered a fire that reduced Rs 21 lakh stored cash to ashes, police said on Monday. The incident occurred at the ATM kiosk of a nationalised bank located in Vishnu Nagar area in Dombivali township in the wee hours of January 13, an official said.

Congress MP Rahul Gandhi started the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra from Thoubal, Manipur yesterday.

A total of five flights were diverted at the Delhi airport early morning on Monday due to bad weather, according to an official. Four flights were diverted to Jaipur and one flight to Ahmedabad between 1 am and 5 am, the official said.

Delhi continued to reel under cold conditions on Monday morning as it recorded the season's lowest minimum temperature at 3.3 degrees Celsius, four notches below the season's average. A thick layer of fog was seen in several parts of the city, weather officials said.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday greeted people on the occasion of Makar Sankranti and harvest festivals celebrated in different regions of the country with different names. In his posts on X, PM Modi noted that the auspicious occasion of Makar Sankranti is associated with meditation and charity as he wished for good health and prosperity for everyone. He also wished people on Pongal and Magh Bihu.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh dialled BSP chief Mayawati to extend best wishes on her birthday.

A fire broke out in the store room of closed BMC school in Mumbai's Parel on Monday morning (January 15) at around 9.16 am. Fire officials were rushed to the spot. According to the officials, the fire was confined to electric wiring, electric installation, Mattress etc. on ground floor of the five floored BMC school building.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended wishes to the people of the country on the occasion of Makar Sankranti.

General Manoj Pande, Chief of Army Staff on Monday extended his greetings on the occasion of 76th Army Day. In his address to the troops, General Manoj Pandey paid homage to soldiers who laid down their lives in service to the nation.

At least 40 passengers sustained injuries in an early morning collision between two buses on the Yamuna Expressway in Uttar Pradesh on Monday (January 15), officials said. The accident took place at around 3 am at MileStone 110 Raya cut near Mathura on Yamuna Expressway, following which the injured were rushed to the hospital. 

18 trains to Delhi from various parts of the country are running late due to dense fog conditions as on 15th January.

Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust shared pictures of Ram Temple premises.

Jallikattu competition is underway in Madurai's Avaniyapuram in Tamil Nadu.