New Delhi, Jan 12: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday shared a Sanskrit Subhashitam highlighting Swami Vivekananda’s faith in the transformative power of youth, saying India’s young citizens have the zeal and passion to realise every national ambition.

The Prime Minister quoted the verse, “For a resolute and courageous person, the earth is like the courtyard of his home; the oceans are no more than small ponds; the depths of the underworld seem like level ground; and even Mount Sumeru appears as a mere anthill.”

Prime Minister’s post on X said, which translated in English nearly means “Swami Vivekananda believed that the strength of youth is the most powerful foundation of nation-building. With their energy and passion, India’s youth can turn every resolve into reality.”

Earlier in the day, Vice President C. P. Radhakrishnan paid floral tributes to Swami Vivekananda on his birth anniversary, observed as National Youth Day, at the Vice President’s Enclave in New Delhi.

Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah also paid homage to the iconic spiritual leader and extended greetings to citizens on the occasion. He said Swami Vivekananda’s message of perseverance until the goal is achieved continues to inspire a sense of duty and patriotism among the youth, contributing to the building of a developed India.

In a post on X, Shah said, “I bow in reverence to Swami Vivekananda on his birth anniversary and extend my heartfelt greetings to all citizens on ‘National Youth Day’. Swami Vivekananda connected the youth of the country with India’s knowledge tradition, philosophy, and spirituality, and carried its reach to global platforms. Through the Ramakrishna Mission, he also established ideals of social service. Swamiji’s thoughts, which give the message of not stopping before achieving the goal, are awakening a sense of duty and patriotism among the youth and are accelerating the building of a developed India.” Swami Vivekananda, a leading figure of India’s spiritual and intellectual renaissance, is widely remembered for inspiring generations of young Indians to combine national service with spiritual and moral strength.

Srinagar, Jan 12: All Indian students in Iran, including those studying in Mazandaran, Kish, Ahvaz, Esfahan, Shiraz, Golestan, Tehran, Urumiyeh, Arak and Kerman, are safe, an office bearer of the doctors’ association said on Monday.

Vice President of AIMSA and FAIMA Doctors Association, Dr Mohammad Momin Khan, said he is personally in touch with around 1,500 parents through WhatsApp groups and remains in regular contact regarding the safety of students. He said several students contacted him during the day and informed that internet services are expected to be restored soon.

Dr Khan said all Indian medical students in Iran are safe and there is no cause for panic. He also referred to assurances given by the Vikram Misri, who has confirmed that Indian students in Iran are safe.

Appealing for calm, Dr Khan urged people to rely only on official updates and avoid spreading unverified or misleading information, stating that unnecessary rumours could cause distress among families. [KNT]

New Delhi, Jan 12: Jailed climate activist Sonam Wangchuk’s wife, Gitanjali J Angmo, told the Supreme Court on Monday that the detaining authority had not not applied his mind and relied on irrelevant material while detaining her husband.

She told the court that four videos relied upon by the detaining authority have not been furnished to Wangchuk, which is a violation of his right to effective representation.

Senior advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing in the court for Angmo, told a bench of Justices Aravind Kumar and Prasanna B Varale that not supplying the videos violated Wangchuk’s right to effective representation before the Advisory Board as well as the government.

Sibal further argued that the district magistrate did not apply his mind while recommending Wangchuk’s detention and only “copy-pasted” the recommendations made by the senior superintendent of police (SSP), Ladakh.

“Grounds of detention are simply a copy-paste of the recommendation. The material relied upon should have a proximate link to the detention order. Irrelevant things were relied upon for detention,” Sibal said.

The hearing in the matter remained inconclusive and will continue on January 13.

Angmo had earlier submitted that the tenor of a speech delivered by her husband at Leh was not to propagate violence, but to quell it, and that facts are being manipulated to portray him as a criminal.

Angmo had also told the court that Wangchuk was not provided with the “complete grounds” of his detention and not given a proper opportunity to make a representation to the authority concerned against the action.

Wangchuk was detained under the stringent National Security Act (NSA) on September 26, 2025, two days after violent protests demanding statehood and Sixth Schedule status for Ladakh left four people dead and 90 injured in the Union Territory.

The government has accused Wangchuk of inciting the violence.

The NSA empowers the Centre and states to detain individuals to prevent them from acting in a manner “prejudicial to the defence of India”. The maximum detention period is 12 months, though it can be revoked earlier.

The Leh district magistrate (DM) had earlier told the apex court that Wangchuk indulged in activities prejudicial to the security of the State, maintenance of public order and essential services, which led to his detention under the NSA.

In an affidavit filed before the court, the DM had denied that Wangchuk was detained illegally or was being treated improperly under detention, and submitted that the grounds of his detention were communicated to him.

Angmo, in her plea, has said the unfortunate events of violence in Leh on September 24 last year cannot be attributed to Wangchuk’s actions or statements in any manner.

Wangchuk himself condemned the violence through his social media handles and categorically stated that it would lead to the failure of Ladakh’s “tapasya” and peaceful pursuit of five years, Angmo said, adding that it was the saddest day of his life.

New Delhi, Jan 12: Third Generation Fire & Forget Man Portable Anti-Tank Guided Missile (MPATGM) with top attack capability was flight-tested successfully against a moving target in KK Ranges, Ahilya Nagar, Maharashtra by DRDO’s Defence Research & Development Laboratory, Hyderabad on January 11, 2026. The indigenously developed MPATGM consists of state-of-the-art indigenous technologies like Imaging Infrared (IIR) Homing Seeker, all electric Control Actuation System, Fire Control System, Tandem Warhead, propulsion system and high performance sighting system, which are developed by DRDO’s sister laboratories namely Research Centre Imarat, Hyderabad, Terminal Ballistics Research Laboratory, Chandigarh, High Energy Materials Research Laboratory, Pune and Instruments Research & Development Establishment, Dehradun.

The Thermal Target System was developed by Defence Laboratory, Jodhpur to simulate the target tank. The IIR seeker is well accomplished with day and night combat operation capability. The warhead is capable of defeating modern main Battle Tanks. Bharat Dynamics Limited and Bharat Electronics Limited are the Development-Cum-Production Partners (DcPP) for the weapon System. The missile can be launched from Tripod or Military Vehicle Launcher.

Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh has complimented DRDO, DcPP Partners and the Industry for the successful test. He termed it as an important step towards Aatmanirbhar Bharat.

Congratulating the team, Secretary, Department of Defence R&D and Chairman DRDO Dr Samir V Kamat said that the trial target was successfully conducted, thereby leading the weapon system for induction into the Indian Army.