An ex-Congress MLA from Odisha has urged Sonia Gandhi to replace party president Mallikarjun Kharge with younger leaders like Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, citing the party’s disconnect with youth. The BJP highlighted this internal rift, suggesting a power struggle between ‘Team Rahul’ and ‘Team Priyanka’ is now evident within the Congress.

Anna Hazare will start an indefinite hunger strike on January 30 in Ralegan Siddhi, protesting Maharashtra’s delay in implementing the Lokayukta Act despite repeated assurances.

In Zubeen Garg’s death case, the SIT has arrested seven people, including main event organiser Shyamkanu Mahanta, Zubeen’s manager Siddharth Sharma, and others.