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Friday, January 9, 2026
TopicCharity

Topic: Charity

Marathons are no longer reserved for elite. Small-town, middle-class India wants in

Clubs such as Bhag, catered toward the chronically online Gen Z crowd, are leveraging social media trends and the promise of social connections to gain runners.

US-Russian citizen Karelina sentenced to 12 years in jail over $50 donation to Ukraine charity

Unlike in cases of Gershkovich and former US Marine Paul Whelan, who was also freed in swap this month, Karelina has not been designated by Washington as ‘wrongfully detained.’

Nehru even asked children to ‘break their gullaks’, provide support during 1962 and 1965 wars

In 'A New Era of Giving', Rajesh Tandon talks about how 'giving'—time, skills, monetary contributions, including assets—has been an integral part of Indian society.

On Camera

Why Pinarayi Vijayan is going soft on an Ezhava leader’s anti-Muslim hate speech

Pinarayi Vijayan once called Vellappally Natesan, the general secretary of SNDP Yogam, Kerala’s Pravin Togadia. Now he is giving his hate speech a free pass.

500% tariffs ahead for India? Trump’s lined up a big bad Bill for countries buying Russian oil

Republican Senator Lindsey Graham says bill will be 'well-timed, as Ukraine is making concessions for peace and Putin is all talk, continuing to kill the innocent'.

2025: Pakistan’s deadliest year in over a decade

Islamabad-based think-tank PICSS's new report says Pakistan saw 'pronounced escalation' in violence last year, with 3,413 conflict-related deaths compared to 1,950 in previous year.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.