Overview
- Swiss police report about 40 dead and more than 100 injured after an explosion and fire at Le Constellation bar in Crans-Montana during New Year festivities.
- Officials say the blast is being treated as a fire-related incident rather than an attack, with forensic work ongoing and the area sealed for investigation.
- India’s meteorological agency warns of dense fog and cold through 1–5 January, with visibility on 2 January possibly falling to 50–200 meters and disrupting highways, flights and trains.
- Large New Year gatherings across India filled city centers, temples and tourist hill stations, with significant crowd control and security measures in major metros.
- As 2026 begins, five assembly contests in Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and Puducherry shape the political year, while KKR’s signing of Bangladesh’s Mustafizur Rahman draws criticism of co-owner Shah Rukh Khan and a BCCI stance of no bans pending government guidance.