Shooting At New York Nightclub, Blast Near Trump Hotel; Other Top Stories Mark a Tense Start to the Year: Analysis

At least 11 people have been shot at a mass firing in a nightclub in New York, while a blast outside a hotel linked to US President-elect Donald Trump's group in Las Vegas left one person dead and seven injured. In another shocking incident, a Tesla Cybertruck exploded next to the hotel, leaving authorities scrambling to investigate.

In other news, former OpenAI employee Suchir Balaji's death is still shrouded in mystery as investigations reveal he did not have any security cameras at his San Francisco apartment where his body was found. Some eyewitnesses suggest that Suchir may have been hit on the back of his head and collapsed before succumbing to his injuries.

The Bangladesh government has rewritten history textbooks, with the new curriculum crediting President Ziaur Rahman for declaring the country's independence in 1971 instead of former Prime Minister Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. This move has sparked controversy among historians who argue that this erasure is an attempt to revise the nation's past.

Lastly, there are calls for a reunion between NCP factions in Maharashtra following the state assembly elections, with senior party leader Praful Patel expressing his willingness to welcome Sharad Pawar, the NCP's founder and patriarch of the Pawar family, back into the fold.