NEWS & VIEWS|||SARASIJ|||04-01-2026

 

NEWS & VIEWS |||SARASIJ|||04-01-2026

SUNDAY|| VOL—V 2026/JANUARY

OPINIONATED, FOR FREE CIRCULATION.

मूर्खस्य पञ्च चिह्नानि गर्वो दुर्वचनं तथा ।

क्रोधश्च दृढवादश्च परवाक्येष्वनादरः ॥

English Translation: There are five signs of a fool-- Vanity, Nasty Conversation, Anger, Stubborn Arguments, And A Lack Of Respect For Other People’s Opinions.

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

The Election Commission of India has decided that the voters from three aboriginal tribes or primitive tribes will be automatically enlisted in the final voters’ list of West Bengal. The voters from these three communities will not be required to furnish any document for that purpose.

Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw today inspected the nation’s first Vande Bharat sleeper train. First Train will run from Kolkata to Guahati.

India has granted environmental clearance for the 260-MW Dulhasti Stage-II hydropower project on the Chenab River in Kishtwar district, J & K.

Prime Minister’s flagship platform for Pro-Active Governance and Timely Implementation, PRAGATI, has marked a significant milestone with the successful conduct of its 50th meeting. Since its launch by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2015, PRAGATI has transformed governance by enabling real-time monitoring and resolution of key infrastructure projects and public grievances through direct Prime Ministerial review.

Two Hyderabad-based space technology start-ups, TakeMe2Space and EON Space Labs, have successfully tested and integrated a 14-kilogram Earth observation mini-satellite named MOI-1, along with a miniature space telescope called MIRA, in Ahmedabad before shipping the payload to Sriharikota for an upcoming ISRO PSLV launch expected in early January 2026.

The 44-day-long Magh Mela commenced today at the Sangam in Prayagraj with the auspicious bath on Paush Purnima. Devotees began taking the holy dip early in the morning.

Home Minister Amit Shah has said that three new criminal laws will ensure time-bound justice from the Sessions Court to the Supreme Court by 2029. He made these remarks while chairing a Parliamentary Consultative Committee meeting of the Ministry of Home Affairs at Sri Vijaya Puram in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has advised Indian travellers to obtain the necessary approvals for carrying medicines before travelling to Saudi Arabia.

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

U.S. will ‘run’ Venezuela until safe, judicious transition is possible, says Trump after Maduro capture. The U.S. President also posted a picture of Mr. Maduro in custody on a U.S. naval ship wearing a blindfold, handcuffs and what looked like noise-canceling ear muffs.  PAID EUNACHS OF UNO ARE  SILENT SPECTATOR!EU??SOLD BACKBONE FOR NATO.

Colombian President says troops deployed to Venezuela border after U.S. attacks. Colombian President Gustavo Petro described Washington's actions as an "assault on the sovereignty" of Latin America and said they would result in a humanitarian crisis. Maduro's capture in Venezuela disrupts Caribbean holiday travel, hundreds of flights cancelled. The FAA had earlier said it imposed a temporary airspace restriction on Puerto Rico's international airport and surrounding regions.

The British economy is going part-time. Millions of professionals are leaving full-time employment, or turning down promotions, to preserve their income from Labour Government’s higher taxes.

Yemen presidency says Saudi-backed forces retake key province of Hadramawt. In a statement posted to social media, the Saudi foreign ministry called for a “conference in Riyadh to bring together all southern factions to discuss just solutions to the southern cause”.

USDP | The junta in civilian clothing :The party in Myanmar functions as a strategic instrument of the junta within a multi-party system where the military retains ultimate power through constitutional guarantees.

Iran's supreme leader insisted Saturday that “rioters must be put in their place” after a week of protests that have shaken the Islamic Republic. The protests show no sign of stopping and  U.S. President Donald Trump issued  warning to Iran on JUMMABAR that if Tehran “violently kills peaceful protesters,” the United States “will come to their rescue.”  BUT HOW USA WLL INTERVENE?DOES USA STILL HAS A BASE IN IRAQ??

CRIME & PUNISHMENT:

Dr Bilal Naseer Malla, a key accused in the devastating Red Fort blast case, appeared before a Delhi court on Saturday. The Patiala House Court remanded him to judicial custody until 16 January, marking a significant phase in the National Investigation Agency's (NIA) ongoing probe.

Two terrorist organisations, Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) and the Punjab Sovereignty Alliance (PSA), have claimed responsibility for a powerful blast in Nalagarh, Himachal Pradesh. The incident occurred on Thursday morning near the local police station, where an improvised explosive device (IED) was detonated, leaving a two-and-a-half-foot-deep crater at the site.

A total of 20 Maoists, including the People’s Liberation Guerrilla Army Battalion Commander of the banned CPI Maoists has surrendered before Telangana Director General of Police Shivadhar Reddy in Hyderabad.

In Chhattisgarh, fourteen Maoists have been killed in two separate encounters with security forces in the Bastar division.

The National Commission for Women has taken suo motu cognisance of the Dharamshala ragging and sexual assault case in which a 19-year-old female student died during treatment.

IMD:

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange alert for dense to very dense fog conditions in Delhi, Haryana, Chandigarh, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Odisha for the next two days.

MISHAPS: -

In South Africa,  Authorities reported that at least 41 young men have died from circumcision procedures during traditional initiation activities in South Africa in November and December.

Traditional initiation is a rite of passage into manhood for young men that is practiced annually by various ethnic groups in Africa, including parts of South Africa. Among them are the Xhosa, Ndebele, Sotho and Venda communities.

ENVIRONMENTAL: -

At least two people have been killed and 12 others injured, as a  6.5 magnitude earthquake rattled southern and central Mexico on Friday.

Heavy rain, high tides cause flooding along stretch of Northern California. No injuries were reported but authorities were called to assist when cars got stuck in floodwater as high as three and four feet (1.1 and 1.2 meters)

GAMES & SPORTS: -

KKR drops Bangladeshi pacer Mustafizur Rahman. In response, the sports adviser to the interim government of Bangladesh has instructed authorities to stop IPL telecast in Bangladesh. ANY RETENTION MONEY AS ADVANCE PAID TO HIM? IF YES, IS THERE A RETURN CLAUSE??WHAT IS THE AGREEMENT HE SIGNED?MOEA SHALL BE INVOLVED IN SCREENING THE LIST OF FOREIGN PLAYERS BEFORE THEY ARE AUCTIONED IN FUTURE.

DAS KAPITAL:

Indian Share Market: - Was Closed.

Currency Exchange Rates:

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

 

 

 

 

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