BJP, Congress team up to keep Sena out of local body, Fadnavis vows action for ‘indiscipline’
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday (January 7, 2026) said the party will take action against those who formed an alliance with the Congress and the AIMIM in two local bodies in Maharashtra. The BJP’s local unit teamed up with the Congress and Ajit Pawar’s Nationalist Congress Party in the Ambarnath Municipal Council to keep Shiv Sena, its ally in the State government, out of power. In the Akot Municipal Council of Akola, the BJP joined hands with elected councillors of AIMIM who later abandoned the party.
GDP to grow at 7.4% in 2025-26, government predicts in first advance estimates for the year
The government has estimated that real growth in the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of the country will stand at 7.4% in the current financial year 2025-26, up from the 6.5% seen in the previous year. In the First Advance Estimates of GDP for 2025-26, released by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation on Wednesday (January 7, 2026), the government has predicted that nominal growth for the year would be 8%.
PM Modi speaks with Netanyahu, discusses India-Israel strategic ties, Gaza peace plan
