Daily Inshorts - 01 January 2026

Daily Inshorts - 01 January 2026

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Dazzling spectacles in London, Edinburgh and across the UK

Millions around the UK have attended firework displays and street parties to usher in 2026.

How the 'postcode lottery' of parenting really impacts young children

BBC Radio 4's Today will follow six parents for five years, chronicling the ups and downs of looking after a young child in modern Britain.

We fought for 33 years to abolish not proven verdict after our daughter's murder

The centuries-old verdict has been scrapped after decades of controversy about its use in Scottish criminal trials.

Zohran Mamdani sworn in as first Muslim New York City Mayor

The Democratic politician took his oath over a Quran in the disused Old City Hall subway station.

Detective and crime novelist among contestants on new Traitors series starting tonight

A barrister, nursery school teacher and cyber security expert will also enter the TV show's castle.

PM Modi to launch Kolkata-Guwahati Vande Bharat sleeper train soon

Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said 3rd AC fare will be around ₹2,300, including food, 2nd AC around ₹3,000, and 1st AC around ₹3,600

Blast near Nalagarh police station in Himachal; no casualty reported

Officials said that an investigation is underway to identify the cause of the blast

Close associate of Aaditya Thackeray quits, set to join BJP

Sources said Ms. Devrukhkar-Sheth was asked to prepare herself for the BMC elections as the party was planning to field her. However, she never featured in any of the lists of Sena (UBT)

AI a ‘big opportunity’, essential to ensure its benefits reach all: President Murmu

The President also exhorted the citizens to commit to working towards the goal of Viksit Bharat and transform India into a knowledge superpower through the New Education Policy

PM Modi congratulates newly elected Thiruvananthapuram Mayor, party leadership on historic win in Corporation

In a letter, PM says ‘epoch-making’ achievement of Mayor V.V. Rajesh and Deputy Mayor G.S. Asha Nath is ‘a matter of happiness and pride’