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Friday, January 2, 2026
TopicCovid crisis

Topic: Covid crisis

Gautam Gambhir, family get relief as Delhi HC quashes unlicensed distribution of Covid medicines case

The case related to allegations that the foundation had procured and distributed COVID-19 medicines without a valid license during the deadly second wave.

WHO calls on China to provide data on Covid-19, says it’s a ‘moral and scientific imperative’

Five years after the outbreak, WHO reiterated in a statement Monday that China should provide data and access to understand the virus’s origins.

Sangh openly saying Muslims, Christians can stay if they adopt Hindu attitude, it’s dangerous, says KK Shailaja

Kerala ex-health minister Shailaja weighs in on BJP’s Christian outreach in state, tolerance in India, privatisation under Modi govt & Covid crisis.

On Camera

Hot metals are exposing the fossil fuel fantasy

Two metals, copper and silver, are indelibly associated with mass electrification that is making coal, oil and gas redundant across the world.

Looking to 2026, India to bet on diversification of energy basket—not disengagement from Russia crude

US sanctions reshuffle India’s crude procurement, pushing refiners towards new intermediaries, the Middle East and Americas.

2025 was Indian Army’s year. New battalions & platoons, embracing next-gen warfare

Amidst a doctrinal shift towards joint theaterisation and greater synergy between the various wings of the forces, the Indian Army in 2025 moved further on its path to Vision@2047.

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.