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Saturday, January 3, 2026
TopicCity councillors

Topic: City councillors

CBI names TMC MLA, 2 councillors in charge sheet for murder of BJP leader Abhijit Sarkar

In second supplementary charge sheet of the 2021 case, the probe agency also named 15 others under IPC Sections related to criminal conspiracy, murder & disappearance of evidence.

Average delay of 22 months in Karnataka civic polls, Bengaluru without city council for 4 yrs

Report by civic advocacy group Janaagraha also notes other city councils continue to see their powers stripped away as state govt tightens its grip on all layers of administration.

Who is Riddhi Patel, Indian-American facing felony charges for threatening city officials with ‘murder’

Patel threatened Bakersfield city council members at a public meeting, appearing as part of group protesting conflict in Gaza. They have pleaded not guilty to 18 felony charges.

On Camera

Savitribai Phule made space for radical women misfits. She pioneered Satyashodhak modernity

The distinctiveness of her writing is evident in her compositions—women, shudras, and atishudras are at the center. Her poetry challenges the aesthetics of 'modern' Marathi literature.

India’s urban co-op banks are turning the page—crisis to cautious revival, one metric at a time

With bad loans shrinking & capital buffers stronger, urban co-op banks’ new umbrella body NUCFDC is now prioritising rollout of digital transformation.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

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.