5-year-old boy detained during a federal immigration arrest; school and community say custodial offers were refused.
Federal agents detained a five-year-old during his father's arrest at the family driveway, allegedly instructing the child to knock to check for others and declining offers to leave the child with another adult. DHS states the father asked to keep the child and that both are at the Dilley family immigration facility. The family has an active asylum case and had not been ordered removed.

Delhi food security rules introduce district quotas, eligibility verification and new income criteria for ration cards.
The proposed Delhi Food Security Rules, 2025 would allocate ration entitlements by district quotas based on population, require a family income certificate for eligibility, implement biometric-enabled verification to remove ineligible, duplicate and silent beneficiaries, establish a multi-layered grievance redressal mechanism, and form district-level committees led by DMs/ADMs to prioritise the poorest and maintain a 20% waiting list; the household income threshold for ration cards would be raised from Rs 1 lakh to Rs 1.2 lakh.

US sanctions Costa Rican drug trafficking network, freezing assets and banning US business dealings with tied entities including an aesthetic salon.
The United States imposed economic sanctions on five Costa Rican individuals and five entities for alleged roles in an international cocaine trafficking network, identifying family-operated businesses, including an aesthetic salon, linked to trafficking and money laundering; the sanctions block assets within U.S. jurisdiction and bar U.S. persons and companies from transacting with the designated parties, following coordinated investigative work by an interagency taskforce and Costa Rican prosecutors.

European leaders respond to US threats over Greenland with coordinated security deployments and trade countermeasures.
European pressure produced a coordinated political, security and trade response after a US executive threatened to acquire Greenland, stressing the primacy of territorial sovereignty and territorial integrity. The EU combined nonaggressive reconnaissance deployments to Greenland, pledges of trade countermeasures against tariff threats, and diplomatic outreach while Denmark maintained that sovereignty is non negotiable.

Two teenagers drown in a river; bodies declared dead and two unnatural death cases registered.
Two adolescent boys drowned while bathing after one began to drown and the other attempted rescue; both were recovered, taken to local hospital and later pronounced dead. Search and recovery efforts and medical transfer took place, and two separate unnatural death cases were registered while inquiries into the incident continued.

Denmark and Greenland affirm sovereignty is non negotiable amid U.S. claims of future military access to Greenland.
Denmark and Greenland maintain that sovereignty and territorial integrity are non-negotiable despite U.S. statements asserting broad future military access and plans for missile defense installations; any basing or security measures must proceed with Danish and Greenlandic consent under the 1951 framework and through proper bilateral or trilateral channels, including a working group, while NATO has no mandate to bargain away sovereign rights.

Skill ministry and WEF launch Skills Accelerator in India to align training with industry demand.
The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship and the World Economic Forum will launch a Skills Accelerator in India to identify and scale innovative solutions and public-private partnerships that strengthen the TVET ecosystem by aligning skilling initiatives with industry demand, enable outcome-based skill financing, and promote lifelong learning.

Maharashtra MoUs of Rs 30 lakh crore aim to generate 40 lakh jobs and attract majority foreign investment.
Maharashtra signed Memoranda of Understanding totalling Rs 30 lakh crore at Davos, expected to create up to 40 lakh jobs; 83% of commitments are reported as direct foreign investment, 16% as technical partnerships, with a stated MoU realisation rate of 75% and materialisation expected in three to seven years. Key initiatives include an Innovation City near Mumbai with the Tata group and the Raigad-Pen Growth Centre, alongside sectoral investments in technology, green steel, data centres, health and urban development.

US tariffs and India: minister says higher tariffs unlikely to significantly harm India's economy; law and order emphasized.
India's robust economy and large domestic market reduce vulnerability to higher US tariffs, with international trade partnerships and iterative negotiations mitigating dependence on any single partner. The minister also stressed that holders of high office carry greater responsibility, movement restrictions at crowded sites protect public safety, and no one is above the law, affirming the primacy of law and order over individual actions.

Former MP Vijayasai Reddy questioned over Andhra Pradesh liquor scam under PMLA; denies knowledge, points to prime accused.
ED examined former MP Vijayasai Reddy under the PMLA regarding an alleged Rs 3,500-crore Andhra Pradesh liquor fraud tied to the 2019-2024 liquor policy. Reddy denied knowledge or involvement, said the former Chief Minister would not have permitted such conduct, and pointed to Kasireddy Raja Sekhar Reddy as the person with relevant information. The ED registered the PMLA case in September 2025 after an SIT complaint, and the SIT FIR names Reddy as an accused alleging illicit funds were routed through him to the former Chief Minister.

Personal liberty upheld; email summons invalid-physical service under CrPC required in PMLA investigations.
Summons in a PMLA-linked probe must be served in accordance with the CrPC's physical service modes after due diligence; email service is not tenable and failure by the investigating agency to follow PMLA and CrPC procedures prevents legal consequences against the person summoned. Service includes statutory requirements such as case diary entries and proof of receipt, and investigating officers must conduct fieldwork rather than rely on electronic delivery.

EU suspension of GSP benefits raises tariffs on most Indian exports to the bloc, reducing price competitiveness.
The EU suspended preferential duties under the Generalised Scheme of Preferences for a wide set of Indian product groups from 1 January 2026 to 31 December 2028, withdrawing below-MFN tariff treatment for many industrial sectors and exposing an increased share of Indian exports to full MFN duties while a small basket of products retains preferences.

Maharashtra signs MoUs worth Rs 30 lakh crore expected to create 40,000 jobs across multiple sectors.
Maharashtra announced MoUs totalling Rs 30 lakh crore at Davos, projecting about 40,000 jobs, with 83% reported as foreign direct investment, 16% as technical partnerships, a 75% historical realisation rate, and expected materialisation within three to seven years across sectors such as AI, data centres, health, green steel and urban development; major regional allocations include Konkan/MMR, Vidarbha, North Maharashtra and Marathwada, alongside flagship projects like an Innovation City and the Raigad Pen Growth Centre.

Board of Peace declared an international organisation; UK declines to sign a legal treaty; chair empowered to appoint members.
A charter declared the Board of Peace an international organisation with a treaty instrument mandating peace building functions under international law; the charter grants the chair authority to appoint executive board members and to create or dissolve subsidiary bodies, while some invited states declined to sign the treaty citing broader legal and political concerns.

Board of Peace launched to oversee Gaza ceasefire despite allied reservations and questions over UN role.
A new multilateral entity called the Board of Peace was launched to oversee and help maintain a ceasefire in Gaza, coordinate reconstruction and a transitional Palestinian technocratic authority under U.S. supervision, and potentially assume functions currently performed by the United Nations; key legal issues include the Board's mandate, its relationship to UN mandates, membership legitimacy, parliamentary or treaty approval requirements, and funding conditionalities tied to previously blocked assets.

Airlines asked to request IndiGo's vacated domestic slots subject to conditions including retaining existing routes.
The government invited airlines to submit requests to airport operators for redistribution of domestic slots vacated by IndiGo after DGCA ordered a 10% winter schedule reduction; requests are subject to panel conditions, including that airlines not discontinue existing routes to use vacated slots, with final allocation decisions by airport operators.

Amanatullah Khan acquitted for alleged skipping of ED summons due to improper service and procedural defects.
The court found the investigative agency failed to serve summons in the prescribed manner and did not give even 24 hours' notice, while the accused later appeared and substantially complied with document requests; on that basis the court held the agency had not met legal and factual thresholds to establish culpability under the non attendance provision and discharged related complaints as groundless.

Bandhan Bank reports a 51.7% quarterly net profit decline amid lower income and higher expenditure.
Bandhan Bank reported a 51.7% year on year decline in Q3 net profit to Rs 205.59 crore due to lower total income (Rs 6,122 crore) and higher expenditure (Rs 4,677 crore); sequential profit rose 84%. Gross advances grew 10% to Rs 1.45 lakh crore, deposits reached Rs 1.57 lakh crore, gross NPAs improved to 3.33%, CASA was 27% and CASA plus retail term deposits were 72% of deposits; net interest margin was 5.9%.

India-EU relations aim to conclude a free trade deal and defence pact to deepen trade and secure supply chains.
The EU-India summit is expected to deliver a concluded free trade agreement, a defence framework pact, and a strategic agenda to deepen bilateral trade, mobility, security cooperation, and supply-chain resilience, framing these measures as policy mechanisms to de-risk global economic volatility.

Kerala secures USD 14 billion in investor commitments and recognises internet access as a basic right.
Kerala reports securing USD 14 billion in investor commitments across multiple sectors and ties those commitments to policy measures including recognition of internet access as a basic right, full digital literacy, a new industrial policy, and the state's first Environmental Social Governance policy to guide investment and ecological balance.