 Hello everyone, welcome to NewsClip. I'm Anushka. Here's another episode of the Daily Roundup, the very first for 2019. Let's take a look at the top stories for today. On the 1st of January 2019, the women of Kerala made history. The new year began with lakhs of women from across the state lining up to form the women's world or the Vanita Mother to stand for gender equality and the values of race. The world started with women lining up from the Nathakost district, Kasatpur, all the way to Trivandrum, the southernmost district of Kerala, a distance of 620 kilometers. 55 lakh women were part of this world. Later, in the wee hours of 2nd January 2019, history was made again when two women finally entered the Shabimala temple. The day after, on 3rd January 2019, a Hurtal was called by the Shabimala Karmasamati, a Samparivar-sponsored group leading the protests since the Supreme Court verdict of September 28 that allowed Shabimala women's entry. The day saw violence being unleashed by Hindu fringe groups across the state, with streets being rampaged, battles being waged with the police and political rivals, scores of people including journalists, police personnel and pedestrians were injured, 1369 miscreants were arrested and 801 cases were registered so far related to the violent incidents. The government of Kerala, having stood by the Supreme Court verdict that allowed women's entry to Shabimala temple, continues to uphold the values of the constitution and in doing so, has set an example for other states in the country to follow. There has been a significant spurt in cow-related violence in India after the Modi government came to power in 2014. According to data analysis website India Spent, a total of 88 incidents of cow-related violence were reported since 2012 of which 86 were reported during BJP rule. It's interesting to note that only 7% of the seas' name sent for testing between the years 2014 and 2017 that's when BJP was in power belonged to cows. That's 8 out of the 122 samples. 22 of those samples were buffalo meat, 63 samples were male bull, 11 a mix of cattle and buffalo, 2 were even camel meat, 2 samples of chicken and 1 sample of goat meat. These are findings that are part of a report prepared by the National Research Centre on meat. Since 2012, 188 people have been majorly assaulted due to cow-related violence, 81 have suffered minor injuries and 33 people have been alleged to death. It's not surprising that the three states that reported the highest number of such incidents in 2017 were Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan. Haryana and Uttar Pradesh are ruled by the BJP and Rajasthan has only recently transferred hands to the Congress. It's appalling to think that these incidences will continue to recur until strict laws are not only introduced but also implemented. However, with the police also being in danger of being attacked by the mobs, one really has to consider what has led to such a state of lawlessness. The answer is not that hard to find. Is the Trump-Modi romance over just a year after Modi hugged Trump on the lawns of the White House? Talking to the press following his first cabinet meeting of 2019 at the White House, Trump made fun of Prime Minister Modi. I get along very well with India and Prime Minister Modi, but he's constantly telling me he built a library in Afghanistan. Okay, a library. That's like, you know what that is? That's like five hours of what we spend. And he tells it and he's very smart and we're supposed to say, oh, thank you for the library. I don't know who's using it in Afghanistan. Never before has an Indian PM been publicly mocked in this fashion by a foreign head of state, let alone supposedly India's ally and Modi's friend. Indian defence experts have been talking about India becoming a global player as it is now a part of the US containment of China in the South China Sea. And its role in Afghanistan now shows up as just hot air. In Afghanistan, Trump in his speech made clear the role he expects Pakistan to play and his expectations from the new leadership in Pakistan. As the saying goes, it is dangerous to be an enemy of the US. The only thing more dangerous is to be its friend. So welcome, Mr. Modi, to the real world of geopolitics and the US self-interest. That's all we have time for in this episode of The Daily Roundup. For a more detailed analysis, you can always visit our website newsclick.in and you can always check out more videos on our Facebook page and two followers on our YouTube channel.