Miscellaneous Current Affairs · 10 January 2026

Pravasi Bharatiya Divas observed on January 9

Exam-focused facts from the 10 January 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

  • Pravasi Bharatiya Divas is celebrated on January 9.
  • It was first celebrated on January 9, 2003.
  • January 9 commemorates the return of Mahatma Gandhi to India from South Africa in 1915.

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