January 23, 2026 — Daily Current Affairs

India observed the 129th birth anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose on January 23, 2026 — marked as Parakram Diwas (Day of Courage) since 2021. Simultaneously, security forces launched Operation Megaburu in the Saranda forest of Jharkhand, neutralising top Maoist leader Patiram Manjhi alias Anal Da among 16–17 CPI(Maoist) cadres — the highest single-encounter casualty count in the state’s anti-Naxal history, bringing India’s March 2026 target of eliminating Left Wing Extremism closer to reality.