Supporters of right-wing Hindu groups protesting against the governor of Indian-administered Kashmir, demanding that admissions to the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Institute of Medical Excellence be revoked, in Jammu on Saturday, December 27, 2025 [Channi Anand/ AP Photo] Thu 15 January 2026: Hindu groups insisted that Muslims shouldn’t benefit from institutions funded by Hindu […]
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Wed 14 January 2026: In a move that has left many uncomfortable, the Jammu and Kashmir Police have launched a Valley-wide exercise to collect detailed information on mosques and religious functionaries, seeking extensive personal, financial and ideological data. The order has triggered concern among clerics, political leaders and civil society groups. Individuals connected with mosques […]
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Tue 13 January 2026: Government orders a sweeping ban on VPNs for two months in the disputed region, citing ‘threats to national security’. Basit Banday*, employed with an IT firm based in the southwestern Indian city of Pune, handles sensitive healthcare data of his company’s clients, ensuring they are safe from leaks and cyberattacks. Until […]
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Sun 11 January 2026: State volcanologists of the Philippines recorded 256 rockfall events at Mayon Volcano as ongoing lava activity continued, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said Sunday. Phivolcs reported that the volcano also generated 41 pyroclastic density currents, while sulfur dioxide emissions reached 777 metric tons per day on Saturday, according […]
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Sat 10 January 2026: Nearly 44 per cent Indian cities face chronic air pollution, indicating a structural problem driven by persistent emission sources rather than short-term episodes, an analysis by the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA) has found. However, only 4 per cent of these cities are covered under the National […]
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Image is for illustration purpose. Sat 10 January 2026: The two-week-long Pakistan-US joint military counter-terrorism exercises began in the northeastern Punjab province of Pakistan, the military said on Saturday. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the media wing of the Pakistan army, the 13th edition of their bilateral joint exercise, “Inspired Gambit-2026,” commenced in the National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC) in the […]
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Fri 09 January 2026: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed “unconditional” support for the policies of Russian President Vladimir Putin, Pyongyang’s state media reported Friday. “I will unconditionally respect and unconditionally support all your policies and decisions and I have a willingness to be always with you for the sake of you and your […]
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Wed 07 January 2026: The air force chiefs of Pakistan and Bangladesh held talks on a potential pact covering the sale of JF-17 Thunder fighter jets to Dhaka, Pakistan’s military said, as Islamabad widens its arms supply ambitions and beefs up ties with Bangladesh. The talks in Islamabad come as Pakistan looks to capitalise on […]
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Tue 06 January 2026: Reliance Industries Ltd, which runs the world’s largest single-location oil refining complex and was until recently India’s top purchaser of Russian crude, announced on Tuesday, January 6, that it has not taken delivery of any Russian oil cargoes in nearly three weeks, with no shipments anticipated for the month of January, […]
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Mon 05 January 2026: The Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearances finds that out of 1,569 confirmed cases, 287 fell into the ‘missing and dead’ category. Bangladesh has revealed that enforced disappearance cases connected to ousted leader Sheikh Hasina could number a staggering 4,000 to 6,000 people. A new report by the Commission of Inquiry on Enforced […]
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