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On the evening of 4 January, a tense situation unfolded in Bengaluru’s Jagjeevan Ram Nagar after stones were thrown at a Hindu religious procession, leaving two people injured.

Between November 1947 and April 1948, Rajouri became the site of one of the most savage and deliberate campaigns of violence during the Partition of India. Yet this chapter remains pushed to the margins of public memory. While narratives of the First Kashmir War focus heavily on Srinagar and the dramatic airlift of Indian troops into the Valley, the events in the Jammu sector, especially in Rajouri, unfolded with a cruelty and intent that demand equal attention.

Months after Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Machado publicly ‘thanked’ Donald Trump following her Nobel Peace Prize win, the United States carried out a direct military attack on Venezuela. The operation was framed by Washington as a moral response to what it called “narcotic terrorism,” but to many observers it appeared to follow a familiar regime change pattern. In the early hours of January 3, 2026, the situation escalated rapidly and violently.

US President Donald Trump announced on Saturday, 3 January, that United States forces had captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, following what he described as a large-scale military operation against Venezuela. According to Trump, both Maduro and the First Lady were taken out of the country shortly after the operation concluded.

On Wednesday, 30th December, a special court of the National Investigation Agency in Assam’s Guwahati pronounced a major verdict in a terror conspiracy case. The court awarded life imprisonment to terrorist Mohammad Kamaruj Zaman, also known as Kamaruddin, who was found to be linked with the Pakistan-based Islamic terror outfit Hizb-Ul-Mujahideen.

When Amit Shah publicly set March 31, 2026, as the deadline to end Naxalism, it was not framed as a hope, a promise, or a political soundbite. It was presented as a fixed schedule. That difference is important. A deadline is announced only when events on the ground have already reached a decisive stage, when what remains is completion rather than conquest. This declaration reflected confidence built on visible outcomes, not future expectations.

Ranveer Singh’s Dhurandhar brings back the legendary qawwali “Na To Karvaan Ki Talash Hai”, a song that carries far more meaning than background sound. The composition was created by Roshan Lal Nagrath, the grandfather of Hrithik Roshan, with lyrics written by Sahir Ludhianvi. In the film, the song does not function as a musical filler.

A 60-year-old Catholic priest from Kerala, Father James Cherickal, has been arrested in Canada on serious criminal charges involving minors. The arrest was carried out by Peel Regional Police on December 18, following allegations of sexual assault and sexual interference involving children under the age of 16. Father James Cherickal is originally from Kozhikode district in Kerala and is a member of the Kochi-based Syro-Malabar Church, which is the largest Catholic community in Kerala and one of the 23 Oriental Churches that are in communion with Rome.

Raihan Vadra, the son of Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and businessman Robert Vadra, is preparing to formalise his long-term relationship with Aviva Baig. After nearly seven years together, the couple reportedly got engaged at a quiet and private family gathering held on Sunday.