India report: Modi government to hold historic Union Cabinet meeting at Maha Kumbh for the first time

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Hindu devotees cross a pontoon bridge at Sangam, the confluence of the Rivers Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati on Makar Sankranti day, during the Maha Kumbh festival, Uttar Pradesh, India, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh) Source: AP / Rajesh Kumar Singh/AP

Listen to the latest SBS Hindi news from India. 20/01/2025


  • For the first time in history, the Modi Government will hold its Union Cabinet meeting at Maha Kumbh on January 22, 2025.
  • Fire from gas cylinder blasts destroyed 180 cottages in Kumbh Mela.
  • Government has asked agitating farmers to come for talks on February 14.
  • A trial court has held prime accused Sanjay Roy guilty in the Kolkata rape and murder case of a trainee doctor.
  • An FIR has been lodged against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi under non-bailable offenses in the northeast Indian state of Assam.
  • Mumbai police have captured the alleged attacker of the Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan.
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