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NEWS & VIEWS|||SARASIJ|||03-01-2026

 


NEWS & VIEWS|||SARASIJ|||03-01-2026

SATURDAY|| VOL—V/2026/JANUARY

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सत्यं ब्रूयात् प्रियं ब्रूयात् , न ब्रूयात् सत्यम् अप्रियम् ।

प्रियं च नानृतम् ब्रूयात् , एष धर्मः सनातन: ॥

TRANSLATION:  “Speak the truth, and speak that which is pleasant. Do not speak an unpleasant truth, and do not speak a pleasant untruth. This is the age-old dharma.”

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

12 Vande Bharat Sleeper trains set for launch in 2026.  They will cover 1,000–1,500 km routes: The first service will operate between Kolkata and Guwahati, improving rail connectivity between East India and the Northeast.

Surat,  widely known as India’s “Diamond Capital”, is on track to become the country’s first fully slum-free city. Backed by sustained urban planning and efficient implementation of housing schemes, the Gujarat city is nearing the completion of a long-standing goal to ensure permanent housing for all its residents.

Delhi Police have traced 1,303 missing persons in the southwest district over the past year under Operation Milap, reflecting sustained efforts to reunite families and strengthen public trust in policing.

Minister J P Nadda informed that India now stands at the 8th position globally in WHO Pharmacovigilance Contributions, as compared to 123rd ten years ago.

The government has announced the extension of the deadline for submission of fresh applications under the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme for Textiles up to 31st March this year.

 Imam Umer Ahmed Ilyasi, who is the Chief Imam, All India Imam Organization, has said that Bollywood icon and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) Shah Rukh Khan should apologize to the nation after Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) picked Bangladesh pacer Mustafizur Rahman in their squad for the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 season.

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

FBI says it disrupted a potential New Year’s Eve attack inspired by Islamic State group in North Carolina and arrested an 18-year-old for plotting it.

Pakistan sentences journalists, YouTubers and ex-military officers to life over inciting violence. Those convicted include former editor Shaheen Sehbai; two other journalists, Sabir Shakir and Moeed Pirzada; YouTubers Wajahat Saeed Khan and Haider Raza Mehdi; and retired army officers Adil Raja and Akbar Hussain.

A Kangaroo Court in Pakistan’s capital sentenced seven people, including three journalists, two YouTubers and two retired army officers, to life imprisonment on Friday (January 2, 2025), after convicting them of inciting violence during riots in 2023 and spreading hatred against state institutions.

U.S. ‘locked and loaded’, says Trump as Iran protests turn deadly. Donald Trump’s threat drew sharp reactions from Iranian officials who warned that U.S. interference would ‘destabilize’ the region and ‘destroy’ America’s interests.

Iran's former Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi thanked US President Donald Trump for his support of the Iranian people, saying his message had given hope to those protesting against the country's leadership.

Saudi Airstrikes Hit UAE-Backed Separatists In Southern Yemen. This comes as a Saudi-led operation attempts to take over camps of the Southern Transitional Council in the governorate of Haramout.-

CRIME & PUNISHMENT:

A special PMLA court on Friday granted the Enforcement Directorate (ED) remand of former Surendra Nagar district collector Rajendrakumar Patel till Jan 7 in connection with an alleged bribery racket run in the collectorate for the speedy processing of land-use change applications.

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav  reviewed the steps taken by the state government officials regarding the contaminated drinking water incident in Indore. The Chief Minister instructed to serve show-cause notices to the Indore Municipal Corporation Commissioner and Additional Commissioner.

 

MISHAPS: -

A head-on collision between a bus and a truck left at least 11 people dead on Friday in southern Brazil, the country's Federal Highway Police said in a statement.

WILD LIFE:

 A woman was killed in a suspected mountain lion attack while hiking alone in Colorado's Rocky Mountains on Thursday in what could be the state's first fatal attack by one the big cats in over 25 years, authorities said.

It happened at Crosier Mountain trail northeast of Estes Park around noon on Thursday in the secluded forest area some 50 miles (80 km) northwest of Denver.

ENVIRONMENTAL: -

While Mexico's President was addressing Press,  A 6.5 Magnitude Earthquake hits. The earthquake had its epicentre near the town of San Marcos in the southern state of Guerrero.

Sheinbaum resumed her press briefing a short time later and said that she had spoken with Guerrero's Gov. Evelyn Salgado, who told her there was no serious damage reported so far.

Residents and tourists in Mexico City and Acapulco rushed into the streets when the shaking began.

Avalanches kill two people, injure several others in Italy’s Alps.

Mount Etna begins violent eruption in 2026:  Italy’s National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV) reports that since the afternoon of January 1, 2026, effusive lava has been pouring from a new fracture inside the Valle del Bove on Etna’s eastern flank.

DAS KAPITAL:

India’s forex reserves rose by $4.3 bn to $693.3 bn in the week ending Dec 19-2025.

Gold reserves increased by $2.6 bn to $110.3 bn.

Indian Share Market: -

*BSE SENSEX*85,762.01 +573.41 (0.67%)

*NIFTY*26,328.55 +182.00 (0.70%)

BULLIONS:

 *GOLD* : ₹ 13,700/ 01gm (24 krt)

*SILVER* : ₹ 238,000/KG

Currency Exchange Rates:

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

 

 

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