TODAYS TOP NEWS
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1. PM Modi inaugurated the Grand International Exposition of Sacred Piprahwa Relics related to Bhagwan Buddha, titled The Light and the Lotus: Relics of the Awakened One, at the Rai Pithora Cultural Complex in New Delhi.
2. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh unveiled the Portraits of Bharat Ratna Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya at the Delhi Legislative Assembly.
3. Union Minister of Chemicals and Fertilisers, JP Nadda, said that the government’s policies are guided by the goal of making the lives of farmers easier and more secure. Addressing the Chintan Shivir camp in New Delhi, the Minister highlighted the farmer-friendly measures taken by the government to achieve a record fertiliser production in the country.
4. Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw today inspected the nation’s first Vande Bharat sleeper train.
5. India has granted environmental clearance for the 260-MW Dulhasti Stage-II hydropower project on the Chenab River in Kishtwar district, Jammu and Kashmir.
6. 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.
7. 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.
8. 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.
9. On the occasion of the birth anniversary of social reformer Savitribai Phule, the pioneer of women’s education, tributes are being paid to her across the state yesterday.
10. Vice President CP Radhakrishnan inaugurated the 9th Siddha Day celebrations at Chennai.
11. 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.
12. 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.
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LEGAL REPORT
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1. 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.
2. Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, a Kashmiri separatist leader and chief cleric of the region, has issued a stark warning about an impending crisis in Kashmir through a social media statement.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. In Chhattisgarh, fourteen Maoists have been killed in two separate encounters with security forces in the Bastar division.
6. 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. The Commission has strongly condemned the act, terming it heinous, inhuman, and reprehensible.
7. In Kerala, the Nedumangadu Magistrate Court found former Kerala Transport Minister and present MLA Antony Raju guilty in an evidence tampering case. The case started from an incident that took place in 1990, when an Australian man was arrested at Thiruvananthapuram airport for allegedly smuggling drugs by concealing them in his undergarments.
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ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
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1. ‘Dhurandhar’ movie box office collection Day 30: Ranveer Singh, Akshaye Khanna’s film refuses to slow down; marches toward Rs 1200 crore mark worldwide, while ‘Ikkis’ inches close to Rs 20 crore.
2. Singer Sonu Nigam turned reflective at the launch of Ghar Aaoge, a key track from Sunny Deol-starrer Border 2, held at the frontier Tanot area in Jaisalmer on Friday. Addressing BSF jawans at the India–Pakistan border, the singer spoke about the lasting impact of Sandese Aate Hai from the 1997 classic Border and how it became a defining moment in his career.
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*DEFENCE News*
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1. India stands on the cusp of a major defence procurement from Israel, encompassing SPICE-1000 precision-guided bombs alongside potential acquisitions of Rampage, Air LORA, and Ice Breaker missiles for the Indian Air Force (IAF).The Defence Acquisition Council, under Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, has greenlit an $8.7 billion package that includes air-to-air missiles, loitering munitions, radars and simulators.
2. Troop Comforts Limited, a wholly-owned Defence Public Sector Undertaking under India’s Ministry of Defence, has entered into a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with global sportswear giant Adidas.This collaboration focuses on developing high-performance Physical Training (PT) footwear tailored specifically for the Indian Armed Forces.
3. 3. Pakistan’s Air Force claims to have flight tested Taimoor air-launched cruise missile, on 3 January 2026.This could be a Pakistani counteraction following DRDO’s recent missile flight tests—most notably the K-4 SLBM on 25 December 2025.
4. The Central Government has formally notified the acquisition of 382.82 acres of private land in Bokajan village, Sonitpur district, Assam, to facilitate the upgrade of Tezpur Air Force Station.
5. Royal Saudi Arabian air force’s F-15EX Eagle-II fighter conducting airstrike over YemenSaudi warplanes have conducted airstrikes against forces backed by the United Arab Emirates in southern Yemen, escalating longstanding frictions within the anti-Houthi coalition
04 Jan(Sunday)*
*Vedic Ritu/* Hemant
*Drik Ritu* : Shishir (Winter)
पक्ष :: *Krishnapaksh*
(In Purnimanta calendar)
*Vikram Samvat – 2082*
*Month* : Magha 01,
(In Amanta calendar)
*Shaka Samvat – 1947*
*Month* :Pausa 16
*Tithi :* Pratipada
*Nakshatra* : Punarvasu (up to 3:11 pm)Pushya
*Rahu* : 04:30 PM – 05:50 PM
*Yamaganda* : 12:31 PM – 01:51 PM
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