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TODAYS TOP CURRENT AFFAIRS NEWS
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1. PM Modi to interact with youth at Viksit Bharat Young Leaders Dialogue on National Youth Day:
Today is National Youth Day. The day is observed every year on 12th of January to commemorate the birth anniversary of the great spiritual leader and philosopher Swami Vivekananda.
2. Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Dr Mansukh Mandaviya today congratulated the young participants on being selected for the Viksit Bharat Young Leaders Dialogue (VBYLD) 2026 from among nearly 50 lakh youth across the country.
3. National Working President of the BJP, Nitin Nabin, yesterday visited Neelambur at Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu and interacted with beneficiaries of the Viksit Bharat G RAM G scheme. More than 150 beneficiaries participated in the interaction.
The National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) has successfully created four Guinness World Records on the under-implementation Bengaluru-Kadapa-Vijayawada Economic Corridor of NH-544G. On the 6th of this month, NHAI made two Guinness World Records near Puttaparthi in Andhra Pradesh.
4. First was the record for the longest continuous laying of Bituminous Concrete, covering a 3-lane wide 9.63 kilometre long section within 24 hours. The second record was created for continuous laying of the highest quantity of 10 thousand 655 metric tonnes of Bituminous Concrete in 24 hours.
5. PM Modi participated in Shaurya Yatra to honour warriors who laid down their lives defending Somnath Temple. Prime minister has called upon citizens to stay united and defeat all forces conspiring to divide the country. Addressing a massive gathering on the occasion of Somnath Swabhiman Parv at Prabhas Patan, Gujarat, on Sunday.
6. Union Minister for Communications Jyotiraditya Scindia has announced two new India Post services, Speed Post 24 and Speed Post 48, which will ensure delivery within 24 and 48 hours. This announcement, made through a programme at Pichor in Shivpuri district of Madhya Pradesh.
7. Odisha’s Puri has emerged as India’s first city where residents can safely drink water straight from the tap, marking a rare public health milestone.
8. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday evening inaugurated the remaining stretch of phase 2 of the Ahmedabad metro, completing a key transport link between the twin cities of Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar. The remaining phase connects Sector 10A of Gandhinagar to the Mahatma Mandir convention centre.
9. Vice President Shree C.P Radhakrishnan paid floral tributes to former Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri on his death anniversary at the Vice President’s Enclave on Sunday.
10. Union Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions Dr Jitendra Singh interacted with the youth contingent from the Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh at his residence in New Delhi.
11. Karnataka’s wildlife has once again drawn national and
global attention with the discovery of an extremely rare
leopard color variant. This unique big cat, nicknamed the
“Sandalwood Leopard” has been documented for the first
time in the state.
12. Regular Tamil language classes are likely to be introduced in schools and colleges of Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi as part of efforts to deepen cultural and linguistic exchanges.
13. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a red alert for very dense fog conditions over West Rajasthan and an orange alert for Uttar Pradesh, East Rajasthan and Himachal Pradesh.
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LEGAL REPORT
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1. Justice Revati Mohite Dere was sworn in Saturday as the first woman Chief Justice of the Meghalaya High Court, marking a historic moment for the matrilineal northeastern state. The oath-taking ceremony was held at the Durbar Hall of Lok Bhavan in Shillong.
2. Supreme Court of India Signs MoU with SC of Bhutan for Judicial
Exchange In January 2026, Chief Justice of India Surya Kant
announced that the Supreme Court of India has entered
into an MoU with the Supreme Court of Bhutan to facilitate
exchange of young legal professionals and strengthen
judicial cooperation. Two law clerks from Bhutan will be
engaged by the SCI for three-month tenure to work in
different courts and gain exposure to judicial functioning
while receiving honorarium equivalent to Indian law clerks
3. TVK chief Actor turned politician Vijay will appear before the CBI in Delhi on January 12 in connection with the Karur stampede case and the party has requested police in the national capital to ensure security for its founder-leader.
4. Political leaders and members of Congress and Kongu organisations have urged the Centre to rename either the Salem Railway Junction or the Salem airport after veteran leader T M Kaliyannan. The demand was raised during the observance of his 105th birth anniversary in Namakkal, highlighting his long and unblemished public life and contributions to democratic institutions.
5. Kandararu Rajeevaru, tantri (chief priest) of Sabarimala, who was in judicial custody in connection with the temple gold theft case, was discharged from the Government Medical College Hospital on Sunday, the police said.
6. Normal life was disrupted on Sunday in Assam's Kokrajhar district, where a bandh was called to protest the alleged rape of a mentally-challenged woman.
Markets and business establishments remained shut, and public transport stayed off the roads as a result of the bandh called by the World Hindu Federation.
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A woman was mauled to death by a leopard attack in Dhari block of Uttarakhand's Nainital district on Sunday, This is the third incident such incident in the district in a fortnight.
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DEFENCE News
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1. Indian Astronaut and Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla yesterday said youth is the real capital of the country. Mr Shukla was speaking at the Viksit Bharat Young Leaders Dialogue 2026 in New Delhi.
Inspiring the youth to continue their endeavours for success, the Group Captain advised the young leaders to be resilient and refrain from self-doubt
2. India To Receive 4th S-400 Squadron in May as Russia Clears Delivery Backlog: Fourth squadron by end-May 2026, fifth by year-end; talks for 280 missiles to replenish post-2025 Pakistan conflict stocks where it downed five jets/drones; local MRO facility planned.
3. ARDE Developing Anti-Drone Bullet for 7.62 mm Rifles: Specialized ammunition for standard rifles offers low-cost counter to small hostile drones for frontline infantry.
4. Commodore Rajat Kumar took over command of INS Dega from Commodore Shivaji Yadav on January 9, 2026, during a ceremonial parade held at the naval air station in Visakhapatnam
5. US Army Launches “Inspired Gambit-2026” Counter-Terror Exercise With Pakistan: 13th bilateral exercise started January 9 at NCTC Pabbi focusing on urban warfare marksmanship, tactics sharing, and interoperability against evolving terrorism threats.
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✈ INTERNATIONAL NEWS
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1. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz will be on a two-day visit to India from today.
2. External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar concluded his visit to France and Luxembourg, reflecting India’s growing engagement with Europe.
3. Italy has conferred one of its most respected civilian honours, the Cavaliere dell’Ordine della Stella d’Italia, on Goa-based industrialist Shrinivas Dempo in recognition of his services to Italian citizens and bilateral interests in India.
4. Indian-origin mathematician Nalini Joshi has been named New South Wales’ Scientist of the Year, becoming the first mathematician to receive the state’s highest science honour.
5. The All India Medical Students Association and the Federation of All India Medical Associations on Sunday said that all Indian students currently studying in Iran are safe, urging families and the public not to panic.
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🌎 WORLD NEWS 🌍
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1. Indonesia has become the first country to block access to Grok, an artificial intelligence chatbot linked to Elon Musk, citing serious concerns over the generation of explicit and non-consensual sexual deepfakes. The decision reflects growing global unease over the misuse of generative AI tools and their impact on digital safety, human rights, and online governance.
2. The United States and allied forces have conducted large-scale airstrikes across Syria under Operation Hawkeye Strike, targeting multiple Islamic State positions.
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🚣🚴🏇🏊 SPORTS
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1. 4th Match, Womens Premier League 2026
Delhi Capitals Women vs Gujarat Giants Women,
Info
GGTW: 209(20)
DCW: 205/5(20)
Gujarat Giants Women won by 4 runs
PLAYER OF THE MATCH
Sophie Devine
2. Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Saturday inaugurated the 47th National Junior Boys Handball Championship at a government school in Pitampura, New Delhi.
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1. Foreign investors have pulled out 11,789 crore rupees from the Indian equity so far this month. As per depository data, Foreign portfolio investors, or FPIs, pumped in 593 crore rupees into the Indian debt general limit in the first two weeks of 2026.
2. The sugar industry is facing financial stress due to a decline in sugar prices, prompting the National Cooperative Sugar Federation to seek urgent government intervention. The Federation has demanded that the minimum selling price (MSP) of sugar be fixed at 41 rupees per kilogram and that the ethanol procurement price be increased to support sugar mills.
3. The Directorate General of
Foreign Trade under the Ministry of Commerce & Industry
launched two critical interventions—₹5,181 crore interest
subvention scheme for pre and post-shipment export credit
and ₹2,114 crore collateral guarantee support for export
credit—to boost MSME exports and enhance access to
trade finance.
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ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
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1. Malayalam Film organisations in the Kerala state have decided to observe a token strike on the 22nd this month. This decision was taken because their long-pending demands have not been accepted by the state government.
2. Rapper Flipperachi, whose song 'FA9LA' went viral on the internet after the audience watched Akshaye Khanna's Rehman Dakait grooving to it in 'Dhurandhar', has planned for live performances in India. He shared a post on Instagram announcing his India tour. And the best venue of his performance is Bengaluru. As per the post, he will be doing the show on 14 March 2026.
3. Actor Sonu Sood extended Rs 22 lakh support to a cow shelter in Varahi, Gujarat, which is a home to nearly 7000 cows. The shelter provides care, protection and dignity to abandoned, injured, and rescued animals.
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FAQs / F&Q (Exam Oriented | Bilingual)
Q1. राष्ट्रीय युवा दिवस कब मनाया जाता है?
When is National Youth Day observed?
➡️ 12 जनवरी / 12 January
Q2. राष्ट्रीय युवा दिवस किसकी जयंती पर मनाया जाता है?
National Youth Day is observed on the birth anniversary of whom?
➡️ स्वामी विवेकानंद / Swami Vivekananda
Q3. विकसित भारत यंग लीडर्स डायलॉग 2026 का उद्देश्य क्या है?
What is the objective of Viksit Bharat Young Leaders Dialogue 2026?
➡️ युवाओं को राष्ट्र निर्माण से जोड़ना /
➡️ To engage youth in nation-building
Q4. भारत का पहला शहर कौन-सा है जहां नल से सीधे पीने योग्य पानी उपलब्ध है?
Which is India’s first city to provide safe tap drinking water?
➡️ पुरी, ओडिशा / Puri, Odisha
Q5. मेघालय हाईकोर्ट की पहली महिला मुख्य न्यायाधीश कौन बनी हैं?
Who became the first woman Chief Justice of the Meghalaya High Court?
➡️ जस्टिस रेवती मोहिते डेरे / Justice Revati Mohite Dere
Q6. NHAI ने गिनीज वर्ल्ड रिकॉर्ड किस राष्ट्रीय राजमार्ग पर बनाया?
On which National Highway did NHAI create Guinness World Records?
➡️ NH-544G (आंध्र प्रदेश) / NH-544G (Andhra Pradesh)
Q7. भारत को S-400 वायु रक्षा प्रणाली किस देश से प्राप्त होती है?
From which country does India procure the S-400 air defence system?
➡️ रूस / Russia
Q8. “सैंडलवुड लेपर्ड” किस राज्य में खोजा गया है?
The “Sandalwood Leopard” was discovered in which Indian state?
➡️ कर्नाटक / Karnataka
Q9. INS डेगा की नई कमान किस अधिकारी ने संभाली है?
Who has taken over as the new Commanding Officer of INS Dega?
➡️ कमोडोर रजत कुमार / Commodore Rajat Kumar
Q10. बेंगलुरु नाम की उत्पत्ति किस भाषा से जुड़ी मानी जाती है?
The origin of the name Bengaluru is associated with which language?
➡️ कन्नड़ / Kannada
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