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Iran protests: Trump claims sidesplitting ‘has stopped’ adjacent arsenic Tehran signals executions ahead
U.S. President Donald Trump said connected Wednesday (January 14, 2026) that he’s been told “on bully authority” that plans for executions successful Iran person stopped, adjacent arsenic Tehran has indicated accelerated trials and executions up successful its crackdown connected protesters. Mr. Trump did not specify wherever helium had received that accusation but lone described it arsenic “very important sources connected the different side.”
U.S. to suspend migrant visa processing from 75 countries implicit nationalist assistance
The State Department said Wednesday it volition suspend the processing of migrant visas for citizens of 75 countries whose nationals are deemed apt to necessitate nationalist assistance portion surviving successful the United States. The connection did not place which countries would beryllium affected by the pause, but President Donald Trump’s medication has already severely restricted migrant and non-immigrant visa processing for citizens of dozens of countries, galore of them successful Africa.
BSF, ITBP and NIA get caller chiefs
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) connected Wednesday approved the connection of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) to name Shatrujeet Singh Kapoor, erstwhile Haryana Director General of Police (DGP) arsenic the main of Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP). The ACC besides approved the assignment of 1993-batch IPS serviceman of West Bengal cadre, Praveen Kumar, who is astatine contiguous moving arsenic DG, ITBP, to the station of Director General, Border Security Force (BSF).
Jana Nayagan row: Supreme Court to perceive producer’s entreaty today
A Division Bench of the Supreme Court, headed by Justice Dipankar Datta, will connected January 15 perceive an entreaty filed by the accumulation location of Vijay-starrer Jana Nayagan against an bid of enactment passed by a Division Bench of the Madras High Court implicit the certification of the film.
Kuki-Zo Council reiterate request for Union Territory
The Kuki-Zo Council (KZC) has reiterated the request for a Union Territory for Kuki-Zo tribes in Manipur. Insisting that it would beryllium hard for the Kuki-Zos to coexist with the non-tribal Meiteis, the KZC, the apex assemblage of the community, besides warned against resettling the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) belonging to the Meitei assemblage successful the “buffer zone” oregon adjacent to Kuki-Zo areas.
Denmark, Greenland talks with Vance and Rubio neglect to change U.S. position
Denmark’s apical diplomat said connected Wednesday he failed to alteration the caput of U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration connected his threats to prehend Greenland aft flying to the White House for talks. The overseas ministers of Denmark and Greenland, an autonomous territory of Copenhagen, met with Vice President J.D. Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio successful what they hoped would wide up “misunderstandings” aft Trump’s bellicose connection toward the NATO ally.
Indian envoy dismisses Canada’s allegations successful 2023 connected sidesplitting of Sikh separatist leader
Indian High Commissioner Dinesh K. Patnaik has dismissed Canada’s aged allegations linking New Delhi to the sidesplitting of a Sikh separatist leader, asserting that the lawsuit is against 4 individuals and not against the authorities of India. Mr. Patnaik besides pointed retired however the probe into the Air India bombing has inactive not yielded thing and not a azygous idiosyncratic has been convicted of it, contempt New Delhi talking astir coercion successful Canada for the past 40 years.
FBI searches journalist’s location implicit alleged Pentagon leak
The FBI connected Wednesday searched the location of a Washington Post journalist who has written astir U.S. national occupation cuts, successful a determination the paper described arsenic “highly antithetic and aggressive.”
India vs NZ 2nd ODI: Mitchell magic connected show arsenic New Zealand levels series
K.L. Rahul ended his 26-month drought for an ODI hundred. But Daryl Mitchell not lone overhauled Rahul’s tally (an unbeaten 112) but besides earned captious enactment from Will Young astatine the different end. The duo acceptable up a convincing seven-wicket triumph for New Zealand against India successful the second ODI at the Niranjan Shah Stadium that kept the three-match bid live heading into Sunday’s decider.
29 Maharashtra civic bodies spell to polls connected January 15; Mumbai is large prize
More than 3.48 crore voters volition formed their ballots connected Thursday (January 15, 2026) in elections to 29 municipal corporations, including Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), successful Maharashtra, choosing 2,869 corporators from among 15,908 candidates, pursuing an intense, high-pitched run by each six large governmental parties successful the State.
