Iran held air defence exercises over the weekend, state media reported, as the country braces for more friction with arch-enemy Israel and the United States under incoming U.S. president Donald Trump.Drills reported on January 11 are part of two-months-long exercises launched on January 4 which have already included war games in which the elite Revolutionary Guards defended key nuclear installations in Natanz against mock attacks by missiles and drones, state media said.Iran’s military has said it was using new drones and missiles in the exercises.Iran has recently suffered setbacks in Lebanon after Israeli attacks against Iranian-backed Hezbollah and the toppling of Tehran’s ally President Bashar Al-Assad in Syria last month. n18oc_world n18oc_crux

Congress leader Digvijaya Singh dismissed Union minister Jyotiraditya Scindia’s remarks, calling him a “child.” Singh noted his role in introducing Jyotiraditya’s father, Madhavrao Scindia, to the Congress. The feud escalated after Singh demanded a probe into alleged corruption, which Scindia dismissed as targeting his family. The tensions trace back to the Congress government’s collapse in 2020.

The CAG report underlined significant lapses in the implementation of the policy that led to a loss of approximately Rs 2,026 crores to the government.The Delhi High Court on Monday pulled up the Aam Aadmi Party after the Comptroller and Auditor General’s report revealed irregularities in the Delhi excise policy.”The way you’ve been dragging your feet is something unfortunate. You should’ve been prompt in sending it (reports) to the speaker and having a discussion at the floor of the assembly,” the court told the Delhi government. News18 Mobile App – https://onelink.to/desc-youtube