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SPECIAL BULLETIN ON IRAN 9th January, Evening

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  SPECIAL BULLETIN ON IRAN 9 th January, Evening SARASIJ MAJUMDER   Over the past few hours, reports across Telegram show dozens of USAF refuelling and logistics aircraft leaving their bases in the US and Britain, now en-route to the Middle East. The Ayatollah also appears to have left Tehran, and is likely to seek refuge in Russia. And the protests across Iran also grown by the day. The era of the Mullahs is coming to an end. We are seeing the beginning of a new secular Iranian republic.   And the closing of what has been a catastrophic 47 year religious extremism experiment for Iran. But who will take over??? Son of erstwhile Shah? Massive Protests in Iran for Regime Change. —Govt has shutdown Internet —Reportedly Elon Musk has quietly enabled free access to Starlink ONLY for protesters, without public announcement, protest leaders informed privately...all at NO COST. What is good for IRAN, will be bad for India. @narendramodi Ji, Pls Cancel P...

NEWS & VIEWS ||| SARASIJ ||| 09-01-2026

 



NEWS & VIEWS|||SARASIJ ||| 09-01-2026

FRIDAY| VOL—V/2026/JANUARY

OPINIONATED, FOR FREE CIRCULATION.

*युक्ति युक्तं प्रगृह्णीयात् बालादपि विचक्षणः।*

*रवेरविषयं वस्तु किं न दीपः प्रकाशयेत्॥।*

TRANSLATION:A wise person should accept good advice or ideas from anyone, even a child, because just as a small lamp can illuminate things the sun cannot (like the dark corners), a small voice can offer valuable wisdom not always captured by others;

INDIA: (GOI, SWARAJYA, VISHWAMITRA, HINDU POST, INDIA TODAY).

Nitin Gadkari yesterday  announced that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch a cashless medical treatment scheme for victims of road accidents soon. Mr. Gadkari said this while addressing a press conference after chairing the 43rd meeting of the Transport Ministers of all states and Union Territories and the Transport Development Council in New Delhi.

Government aims to make India child marriage-free by 2030 under Bal Vivah Mukt Bharat campaign. Govt. is aimed at reducing the prevalence of child marriage by 10 per cent by 2026 and making India child marriage-free by 2030.

BSF installs 12-feet concertina fencing along key parts of the Chicken's Neck corridor in West Bengal amid Bangladesh unrest.

Cuban Ambassador to India, Juan Carlos Marsan Aguilera, said that India is trying to resolve the situation regarding Venezuela through dialogue and diplomacy.

In Pakistan: A Church vandalized amid rising incidents of violence against minority religions. According to reports, a church in the Raiwind area of Punjab province came under attack recently as a person forcibly entered the Christian place of worship and carried out an act of destruction.

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has strongly criticized the USA foreign policy under President Donald Trump. Mr. Steinmeier said, global democracy was being attacked as never before. According to the experts, these remarks apparently refer to recent actions such as the ousting of  Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro.

WORLD: (REUTER, AP, AFP, BLOOMBERG, CNN, WP)

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has strongly criticized current US foreign policy and urged countries not to let the world order disintegrate into a "den of robbers" where the unscrupulous take what they want.

Energy Secretary Chris Wright said the United States intends to sell Venezuelan oil on the international market, while Secretary of State Marco Rubio described a three-phase plan for economic stabilization and political transition inside the country. Trump told the New York Times yesterday that he expected U.S. oversight of Venezuela to last for years, and that the interim government there is “giving us everything that we feel is necessary.” 

Energy Secretary Chris Wright said the United States intends to sell Venezuelan oil on the international market, while Secretary of State Marco Rubio described a three-phase plan for economic stabilization and political transition inside the country. Trump told the New York Times yesterday that he expected U.S. oversight of Venezuela to last for years, and that the interim government there is “giving us everything that we feel is necessary.” 

PLOT THICKENS IN VENEZUELA. EUNACH UNO IS AN ONLOOKER.

Trump issued a memo ordering U.S. withdrawal from sixty-six international bodies. Thirty-one are UN organizations, including the bedrock international climate change treaty. Since the climate treaty is Senate-ratified, it was not immediately clear how Trump’s decision would take effect. Rubio called the organizations redundant, mismanaged, or a threat to U.S. security.

Russian pushback on troops in Ukraine. Russia would consider any Western troop deployments or military facilities in Ukraine “legitimate combat targets,” its foreign ministry said yesterday. The statement was a response to France’s and the United Kingdom’s plans to deploy troops to the country as part of postwar security guarantees. I AGREE. ENEMY’S FRIEND IS ALSO AN ENEMY.

A Saudi government spokesperson accused the United Arab Emirates (UAE) of smuggling a Yemeni separatist leader out of the country, even going so far as to name a major Emirati general as responsible. The UAE and the separatist group did not immediately comment on the claims.

U.S.-Colombia call. Trump announced yesterday that Colombian President Gustavo Petro will soon visit the White House, after the two held a call yesterday discussing drug policy and other areas of disagreement. Gustavo is scared by USA’S TERRORISM.

Greenland security talks. Rubio will meet with Danish officials next week to discuss U.S. objectives regarding Greenland; he told reporters yesterday. He reaffirmed what he said was Trump’s longtime objective to “acquire” the territory. I PLANNED TO VISIT GREENLAND THIS SUMMER.

Pakistan and Saudi Arabia are in talks to convert about $2 billion of Saudi loans into a JF-17 fighter jet deal, two Pakistani sources said, deepening military cooperation months after the two nations signed a mutual defense pact. IN ANY CASE IT IS A BAD LOAN, BUT INEXCHANGE SAUDI IS GONG TO GET A JUNK!!!

CRIME & PUNISHMENT:

A leader of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party’s (BNP) affiliated organisation was shot dead, while another man was injured in a shooting incident in Dhaka’s Tejgaon area.

ENVIRONMENTAL: -

UN declares 2026 International Year for Rangelands and Pastoralists to highlight overlooked ecosystems critical for carbon sequestration and biodiversity. Addresses forest-centric climate focus gap in UNFCCC negotiations and climate strategies globally.

GAMES & SPORTS: -

In Badminton, ace shuttler PV Sindhu has stormed into the women’s singles quarterfinals of the Malaysia Open in Kuala Lumpur. She outclassed eighth seed Tomoko Miyazaki of Japan by 21-8, 21-13 in the Round of 16 yesterday.

DAS KAPITAL

Indian Share Market: -

*BSE SENSEX* 84,180.96 −780.18 (0.92%)🔻

*NIFTY* 25,876.85 −263.90 (1.01%)🔻

BULLIONS:

 *GOLD* : ₹ 13,800/ 01gm (24 krt)

 *SILVER* : ₹ 240,000/KG

Currency Exchange Rates:

Euro* : ₹ 106/-*USD*  ₹ 91/-  *China ¥* : ₹ 13/-

WHAT IS NEXT:

Today, British Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy visits Washington, DC.

Today, the European Union and Jordan hold a summit in Amman.

Tomorrow, a BRICS naval exercise begins in South Africa.

 

 

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