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In a major development in Chhattisgarh's fight against Naxalism, 29 Naxals from the Kutul area surrendered to Narayanpur SP Prabhat Kumar on Wednesday. According to the officials, the group consisted of 22 men and 7 women, marking a significant shift in the ongoing efforts to curb insurgency in the region.

The Islamic State (ISIS) has expanded its battlefield beyond physical territories, venturing into the vast expanse of the internet to recruit and train a new generation of 'online jihadis.' Central to this strategy is their propaganda magazine, Voice of Khurasan, which plays a crucial role in realizing ISIS's ambition of enlisting jihadis worldwide through social media and other online platforms.

On January 28, the Reporters’ Collective, a group heavily funded by foreign entities linked to George Soros, announced on X (formerly Twitter) that the Modi government had revoked its non-profit status. This comes after the controversial group was caught peddling fabricated data to discredit India’s poverty reduction efforts.

Carbon dating of artefacts unearthed during recent archaeological excavations in Tamil Nadu has confirmed that the use of iron in the region dates back to more than 5,300 years ago, making it the oldest recorded Iron Age in India. These findings shed light on the advanced nature of ancient Tamil civilisation and its early adoption of iron technology.

Chennai (Tamil Nadu) – A brewing controversy has engulfed the sacred Thiruparankundram Hill, as both overt and covert efforts have allegedly been underway to transform this Hindu holy site into an Islamic ‘Sikandar Hill.’ This move, which has sparked widespread outrage among Hindu organizations and political leaders, highlights the ongoing tensions surrounding the preservation of religious heritage in Tamil Nadu.

In a late-night operation between January 24th and 25th, the Bhojpur and Civil Lines police in Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh, successfully arrested five individuals connected to illegal cow slaughter after two separate encounters. The accused, identified as Mursaleen, Mohammad Hasnain alias Builder, Yameen, Zeeshan, and Junaid, were reportedly running a cow slaughter racket while masquerading as daily wage laborers.

In a significant breakthrough in the fight against Naxalism, security forces have successfully neutralised 16 Naxals, including senior Maoist leader Jairam Reddy, also known as Chalpati, in a joint operation near the Odisha-Chhattisgarh border. Reddy, a member of the Naxalite Central Committee, carried a bounty of Rs 1 crore on his head, making his elimination a key milestone in the ongoing anti-Naxal operations.

In a historic step towards reforming personal laws, Uttarakhand on Wednesday notified the Uniform Civil Code (UCC), which aims to bring clarity to legal provisions related to marital conditions, protection of individual rights, and fostering social harmony. This landmark decision places Uttarakhand in the spotlight as the first state in India to implement the UCC, a move that has been discussed and debated for decades in the country.

On Saturday, January 18, the Tamil Nadu police successfully thwarted attempts by several Islamist outfits, including the Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) — the political arm of the outlawed Popular Front of India (PFI) — to carry out animal slaughter (Qurbani) near the sacred Madurai Hill in Thiruparankundram city. The hill is home to the revered Subramaniya Swamy Temple, a site of immense spiritual significance for Hindus.

On 15th January, the Orissa High Court reduced the death sentence of nine individuals convicted for the horrific 2016 murder of three family members in Rayagada. The killings were rooted in baseless allegations of witchcraft. The Division Bench comprising Justices Sangam Kumar Sahoo and Radha Krishna Pattanaik commuted the sentence to imprisonment for life, emphasizing the possibility of reformation for the convicts. The court stated that imprisonment until the end of natural life was an appropriate punishment, acknowledging the potential for the convicts’ rehabilitation.