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Friday, January 9, 2026
TopicCooperative societies

Topic: cooperative societies

20 yrs ago, Safdarjung cooperative scam opened a ‘Pandora’s box’. Convictions mark its final chapter

Ruling in Safdarjung Cooperative Group Housing Society case was delivered in two parts. The first dealt with conviction, and the second with sentencing.

Farming to banking—at India’s 1st cooperative university, an MBA launchpad for young change-makers

Among applicants to Tribhuvan Sahkari University's new MBA programme is 25-yr-old Sakshi Dhole from Maharashtra. Her dream is to help farmers boost productivity & improve livelihoods.

Centre unveils new cooperative policy with promise of more autonomy, push for entry in emerging areas

Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah launched the policy Thursday. The 2025 National Cooperative Policy will replace the one in place since 2002.

Khattar orders cooperative societies’ ICDP funds to be audited since inception in 1992. Here’s why

The audit, project's 1st since its inception in Haryana in 1992, comes amid Congress's assertions that it will bring a no-confidence motion against BJP-JJP govt on the issue.

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.