An Indian national, Rakki Kisan Gopal was evacuated from Socotra Island in Yemen, who was stranded there for few weeks due to escalating violence and and military tensions in the country. Gopal returned to India via Saudi Arabia’s Jeddah on January 8, 2026.

The Enforcement Directorate on Thursday conducted searches at the office of political consultancy firm I-PAC and the home of its director Pratik Jain in Kolkata. Who is Pratik Jain?

The DOE stated that the winter vacation, initially scheduled for early January, will now extend until the middle of the month.