Daily Inshorts - 16 January 2026

Daily Inshorts - 16 January 2026

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'We'd been on high alert' - How Jenrick's dramatic sacking and defection unfolded

The secret discussions, bombshell leak and sacking which led to Robert Jenrick defecting to the Reform party.

Venezuelan Nobel Peace Prize winner presents her medal to Trump

Trump thanked Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado, calling it "a wonderful gesture of mutual respect".

Iran authorities demanding large sums for return of protesters' bodies, BBC told

Multiple sources have told BBC Persian that security forces will not release bodies unless relatives hand over money.

'What are you showing our children?': Bereaved parents take on TikTok

Ellen Roome has been fighting to create "Jools' Law" since her 14-year-old's son death.

Landscape beneath Antarctica's icy surface revealed in unprecedented detail

Scientists believe the map could shed light on how Antarctica's vast ice sheet will respond to climate change.

‘Andhra Jallikattu’ draws hundreds of youth near Tirupati

The cattle festival, a three-century-old tradition in Chandragiri mandal, differs from Tamil Nadu’s Jallikattu, and the event is organized purely as a cultural celebration without betting or prize money, organisers said

Thiruvalluvar Day: T.N. CM Stalin presents awards to eminent personalities

Mr. Stalin presented the Ayyan Thiruvalluvar Award for 2026 to scholar M.P. Sathiyavel Muruganar and the Perarignar Anna Award for 2025 to DMK general secretary and Minister Duraimurugan

Fire-hit Goa nightclub operated under different names, probe to cover violations since 1999: CM Sawant

Leader of Opposition Yuri Alemao demanded that the government provide data on establishments that have violated the Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) laws

Gauri Lankesh murder case accused wins Jalna civic poll as Independent

Pangarkar had contested as an Independent candidate from electoral ward No. 13. He defeated his nearest rival, Raosaheb Dhoble of the BJP

Kozhikode railway station redevelopment ‘dragging’

Only 18% of the work completed so far. Originally scheduled for completion by December 2026, the project had now been pushed to mid-2027