In the Akot Municipal Council of Akola, the BJP joined hands with elected councillors of AIMIM who later abandoned the party. In the First Advance Estimates of GDP for 2025-26, released by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation on Wednesday (January 7, 2026), the government has predicted that nominal growth for the year would be 8%. PM Modi speaks with Netanyahu, discusses India-Israel strategic ties, Gaza peace planPrime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday (January 7, 2026) conveyed New Year greetings to his “friend” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and discussed ways to the strengthen strategic partnership between the two countries. Mr. Modi received a call from the Israeli Prime Minister who also shared an update on the Gaza Peace Plan. Mr. Trump on Tuesday (January 6, 2026) said that Prime Minister Modi is “not that happy with me” because of the tariffs imposed by Washington on Delhi for its purchases of Russian oil.

Source: The Hindu January 08, 2026 06:20 UTC