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Saturday, January 3, 2026
TopicCivilians

Topic: civilians

Israeli missiles hit residential building in Syria’s Damascus, no casualties reported

The neighbourhood hosts residential buildings and schools, and lies near heavily-guarded complex used by security agencies. There was no immediate comment from Israeli military.

Israel military carries out raid in Gaza’s Al-Shifa hospital, thousands of civilians still inside

Israeli Defence Forces say they're carrying out 'precise, targeted operation against Hamas in specified area in Shifa hospital'. Israel alleges Hamas has command centre underneath Al-Shifa.

At Yol, it’s not just a cantonment being dismantled. A town is getting divided

A unique and intricate civil-military confluence has developed in the cantonments. This, experts point out, could create complications for the abolishment process.

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.