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President Masoud Pezeshkian accuses U.S. and Israel of fomenting ‘riots’
Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian said connected Sunday (January 11, 2026) that the U.S. and Israel want to “sow chaos and disorder” successful Iran by ordering “riots”, and called upon Iranians to region themselves from “rioters and terrorists”. Nationwide protests challenging Iran’s theocracy reached the two-week people connected Sunday (January 11, 2026), arsenic the decease toll successful unit surrounding the demonstrations reached astatine slightest 116 radical killed, activists said.
Centre proposes smartphone makers to springiness root codification successful information overhaul
The Centre proposes requiring smartphone makers to stock root codification with the government and marque respective bundle changes arsenic part of a raft of information measures, prompting behind-the-scenes absorption from giants similar Apple and Samsung. The tech companies person countered that the bundle of 83 information standards, which would besides see a request to alert the authorities to large bundle updates, lacks immoderate planetary precedent and risks revealing proprietary details, according to 4 radical acquainted with the discussions and a Reuters reappraisal of confidential authorities and manufacture documents.
Amit Shah seeks probe by neutral bureau successful Sabarimala golden theft case
Union Home Minister Amit Shah connected Sunday (January 11, 2026) slammed Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan over the gold theft astatine Sabarimala temple and demanded a probe by a neutral probe agency. Addressing the recently elected BJP representatives of section bodies and inaugurating the party’s Mission 2026 programme for the upcoming Assembly elections successful Kerala, he said those who failed to support the properties of Sabarimala cannot safeguard the religion of the people.
Magistrate remands Rahul Mamkootathil to 14-day judicial custody
A magistrate successful Pathanamthitta connected Sunday (January 11, 2026) remanded Palakkad MLA Rahul Mamkootathil to judicial custody aft the constabulary arrested him aboriginal greeting connected charges of rape and intimidation. The magistrate sent him to a sub-jail successful Mavelikkara for 14 days. The Crime Branch had produced him earlier the magistrate holding impermanent charge.
Personal interests not grounds for opposing caller infrastructure: CJI connected Gauhati High Court Bar Association’s stir
Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant expressed astonishment astatine the opposition by members of the Gauhati High Court Bar Association to the caller integrated Judicial Court Complex successful Assam’s North Guwahati area, the instauration for which helium laid connected Sunday (January 11, 2026). He maintained that “personal vested involvement should not beryllium valid grounds” for resisting the improvement of caller infrastructure .“The integrated Judicial Court Complex is envisaged to lucifer aspirations of the future,” the CJI said aft laying the instauration chromatic for the installation astatine Rangmahal successful North Guwahati.
ED moves Supreme Court successful I-PAC case, seeks just probe into State ‘obstruction’ of its raids
The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) has sought a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the alleged obstruction of its raids astatine the offices of governmental consultancy steadfast I-PAC and its co-founder Pratik Jain successful Kolkata by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, State officials and different individuals .The anti-money laundering bureau has argued that the involution of the Chief Minister has derailed a lawful probe into ember smuggling. Vital evidence, some carnal and electeonic, connected to the probe was removed and the raids bulldozed, amounting to a “gross obstruction of justice”. The sites of the raids descended into scenes of a “showdown” done the amerciable involution of the State machinery itself.
U.S. whitethorn assistance much Venezuela sanctions soon: Bessent
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has told Reuters that further U.S. sanctions connected Venezuela could beryllium lifted arsenic soon arsenic adjacent week to facilitate oil sales, and that helium volition besides conscionable adjacent week with the heads of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank connected their re-engagement with Venezuela. Mr. Bessent said successful an interrogation precocious connected Friday (January 9, 2026) that astir $5 cardinal worthy of Venezuela’s presently frozen IMF Special Drawing Rights monetary assets could beryllium deployed to assistance rebuild the country’s economy.
After h2o contamination tragedy, Madhya Pradesh CM orders harmless proviso for all
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav has said that ensuring the proviso of harmless drinking h2o to each citizen was the work of municipality section bodies and directed officials to forestall the proviso of contaminated h2o nether each circumstances. Mr. Yadav's directive came aft 7 persons died successful Indore's Bhagirathpura country precocious pursuing a diarrhoea outbreak triggered by the depletion of contaminated water.
Mumbai civic polls: Mahayuti releases manifesto, promises 50% autobus concession for women alongside caller benefits
With the Maharashtra municipal corporations canvass entering the last phase, Mahayuti confederation (BJP, Shiv Sena, and RPI) connected Sunday (January 11, 2026) unveiled the manifesto for Mumbai civic assemblage elections, promises 50% autobus fare concessions for women, an interest-free indebtedness up to ₹5 lakhs for women nether the Ladki Bahin scheme. The Mahayuti also targets GenZ done its manifesto, providing internship programmes, Mumbai Digital Sakhi to bid women successful AI and coding courses and usage AI exertion to deport Bangladeshis.
Sabalenka wins Brisbane last amid frosty speech with Kostyuk
Top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka has captured her 2nd consecutive Brisbane International title, and 22nd overall, with a straight-sets triumph implicit Marta Kostyuk connected Sunday (January 11, 2026). It was the 3rd twelvemonth successful a enactment Sabalanka appeared successful the final, and the Belarusian subordinate looked successful comfy surroundings arsenic she closed retired a 6-4, 6-3 triumph successful conscionable 1 hr and 17 minutes astatine Pat Rafter Arena.
Countdown for motorboat of PSLV-C62/EOS-N1 ngo begins
The 22.5 hr countdown for the motorboat of the PSLV-C62/EOS-N1 Mission commenced astatine the Satish Dhawan Space Centre successful Sriharikota connected Sunday (January 11, 2026). The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is scheduled to motorboat the PSLV-C62/EOS-N1 Mission connected January 12 from the archetypal motorboat pad of the Satish Dhawan Space Centre astatine 10:17 a.m. According to ISRO the PSLV-C62 conveyance volition transportation EOS-N1 and 15 co-passenger satellites developed by startup and academia from India and abroad.
