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Saturday, January 3, 2026
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Topic: Crew

Modest beginnings, big dreams—life stories of the crew members of Air India flight 171

Just a few days ago, Capt Sumeet Sabharwal told his father he would quit his job and take care of him full-time. Roshni Songhare, a resident of Dombivali, visited her hometown 2 days ago.

Indian officials will be allowed to meet 17 crew members of seized ship soon, says Iran

Assurance came during EAM Jaishankar’s telephonic call with his Iranian counterpart. Indian foreign minister also spoke with his Israeli counterpart.

Why’s Bollywood obsessed with Vijay Mallya? Neeyat, Crew tap into a lingering fantasy

Crew trains its guns on Mallya from the get-go – showcasing his famous ‘gift packs’ and ‘welcome videos’, and dressing its on-screen stewardesses in Kingfisher-like red uniforms.

On Camera

Indian bureaucracy should be given incentives and rewards: MH Mody

Is there a place for a counter-bureaucracy, or a separate and competing bureaucracy to counterbalance the force of the executive’s bureaucracy, asked author MH Mody in 1980.

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.