Morning Digest: Fresh protests in Iran amid internet blackout; SC wants Centre to consider Romeo-Juliet clause in POCSO, and more

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In this framework  drawback   from video, a masked demonstrator holds a representation   of Iran's Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi during a protestation  successful  Tehran, Iran

In this framework drawback from video, a masked demonstrator holds a representation of Iran's Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi during a protestation successful Tehran, Iran | Photo Credit: AP

Fresh protests successful Iran arsenic net blackout persists

Anti-government chants filled the streets of Iran’s capital connected Saturday (January 10, 2025) night, arsenic protesters pressed the biggest question against the Islamic republic successful much than 3 years contempt a deadly crackdown nether screen of an net blackout.

Consider Romeo-Juliet clause successful POCSO to support teen relationships, Supreme Court tells Centre

The Supreme Court has asked the Union authorities to present a ‘Romeo-Juliet’ clause successful the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act to exempt genuine teen relationships from transgression prosecution by their families and others who usage the instrumentality to “settle scores”.

Eminent citizens being harassed during SIR, Mamata writes again to CEC

Raising the contented of Special Intensive Revision (SIR) notices being sent to salient personalities, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee wrote yet different missive to Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar connected Saturday (January 10, 2026), alleging that not lone common citizens but also eminent personalities are being harassed during the exercise.  

Students shocked implicit closing of Vaishno Devi aesculapian assemblage successful Jammu implicit ‘poor infrastructure’

There is simply a consciousness of daze and anxiousness among Muslim students, who person started migrating from the field astatine the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Institute of Medical Excellence successful Jammu’s Katra, over the suspension of the MBBS course despite Prime Minister Narendra Modi having inaugurated the state-of-the-art Narayana Superspeciality Hospital.

IND vs NZ 1st ODI: Pant apt to miss ODI bid aft picking up wounded successful nets

Rishabh Pant is apt to beryllium ruled retired of the Indian side successful the ODI bid against New Zealand starting Sunday (January 11, 2026) aft hurting himself portion batting during the nets connected Saturday (January 10) astatine the Baroda Cricket Association International Stadium.

Stalin urges Modi to consult States earlier finalising caste enumeration rules for Census

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin connected Saturday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, urging him to guarantee that the Union authorities adopts a consultative approach with each States and Union Territories earlier finalising the guidelines for enumerating castes successful the forthcoming Population Census.

Congress launches 45-day ‘MGNREGA Bachao Sangram’ against caller agrarian jobs legislation

The Congress connected Saturday (January 10, 2026) launched a 45-day nationwide agitation, the ‘MGNREGA Bachao Sangram’, opposing the replacement of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) with the recently enacted Viksit Bharat-Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (VB-G RAM G) law.

Venezuela says successful talks with U.S. to reconstruct diplomatic ties

Venezuela was acceptable to clasp talks connected Saturday (January 10, 2026) with U.S. envoys successful Caracas connected restoring diplomatic ties, days aft U.S. forces deposed Nicolas Maduro arsenic its president. Venezuela said connected Friday (January 9) it had launched discussions with U.S. diplomats successful the capital, the latest motion of practice pursuing the leftist leader’s seizure and U.S. President Donald Trump’s assertion to beryllium “in charge” of the South American country.

ISRO’s Aditya-L1 decodes however star storms interaction Earth’s magnetic field

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) connected Saturday (January 10, 2026) said its Aditya-L1 star ngo has provided caller insights into however a almighty star tempest tin interaction Earth’s magnetic shield. “The astir terrible effects occurred during the interaction of the turbulent portion of the star storm,” the abstraction bureau said successful a statement.

EU countries override France to greenlight Mercosur commercialized deal

The EU gave a long-delayed go-ahead connected Friday (January 9, 2026) to a immense commercialized woody with South American bloc Mercosur championed by concern groups but loathed by galore European farmers — overriding absorption led by cardinal powerfulness France. Most of the European Union’s 27 nations backed the pact pursuing an Ambassadors’ gathering successful Brussels, paving the mode for it to beryllium signed aboriginal this period successful Paraguay.

Published - January 11, 2026 07:38 americium IST

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