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Every year on 26 January, India celebrates its Republic Day with grandeur, with the Republic Day Parade in New Delhi being the centerpiece of the celebrations. Among the parade’s most anticipated attractions are the colorful tableaux presented by states, ministries, and services, which showcase India’s diversity, heritage, and achievements. But have you wondered how these tableaux are selected? 

India women is all set to take on Australia in a multi-format series. The two sides will lock horns across three T20Is, three ODIs, and a single Test match. With the white-ball squads already announced, the BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India) came forward and named India’s squad for the only Test against the Aussies as well. 

The much-anticipated war drama Border 2, starring Sunny Deol, hit the big screens on Friday, January 23, 2026, during India’s Republic Day week. The spiritual sequel to the 1997 film Border, Anurag Singh’s directorial opened strongly at the box office, earning double-digit figures on its first day.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi handed over 61,000 appointment letters to newly appointed youth across several government departments and organisations at the 18th Rozgar Mela via video conferencing on Saturday.

A minor with a criminal streak turned a petty alcohol debt into a fatal bloodbath, repeatedly stabbing a young man at a roadside paan stall in Nagpur. The brutal murder, caught on CCTV, has shocked the city, highlighting the deadly perils of minor disputes among acquaintances gone wrong.

US President Donald Trump unleashed a fiery broadside against Canada on Friday (January 23), blasting its opposition to his ambitious “Golden Dome” missile defense shield over Greenland while cozying up to China. Labelling PM Mark Carney ungrateful for US security “freebies,” Trump cautioned that Beijing could devour the northern neighbour in a year amid escalating trade spats and strategic rifts.

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor will not attend the meeting convened by the party high command on Friday to discuss poll preparations and UDF prospects in assembly elections. The meeting called by Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and senior leader Rahul Gandhi will be attended by all veterans including the KPCC president and Leader of Opposition.

The stage is set for the 2nd T20I of the ongoing series between India and New Zealand. The two sides will take on each other at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium, Raipur, on January 23. It is worth noting that the Indian team currently holds the lead in the series, as they managed to register a comfortable win in the first T20I. 

Ahead of the upcoming Republic Day, security agencies have issued another high-level alert across border regions. As per the information, the warning emphasises strict monitoring of sensitive areas and heightened vigilance to counter potential threats. Security officials have been instructed to keep a close watch on drone activities along the border. Intelligence agencies suspect that weapons and explosives could be smuggled into Indian territory using drones. The alert particularly focuses on the Punjab, Jammu and Kashmir and Rajasthan borders, where suspicious aerial activity has been reported in the past.