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Tuesday, January 6, 2026
TopicCrime against SC/STs

Topic: crime against SC/STs

India’s Silicon Valley and Pink City lead in crimes against SCs & STs, shows NCRB data

: In Jaipur, crimes against Scheduled Castes rose 35% between 2021 and 2023, while offences against Scheduled Tribes increased 47% in the same period.

IndiGo trainee pilot says 3 seniors used casteist slurs against him, told him to ‘go stitch slippers’

Gurugram: "Go stitch slippers" is what an SC/ST Indigo trainee pilot alleges he was told by his seniors. Sharan A, a 35-year-old employee with...

Days after Unnao gangrape survivor’s house was torched, her lawyer faces ‘threat’ to withdraw case

'They asked why was I risking my life', lawyer Sanjeev Trivedi writes to Unnao SP, seeking security to pursue the case. Adds that some men had followed him to his chamber at district court.

On Camera

A 2-hour op, precise extradition—what Maduro’s capture tells us about modern US military

Despite multiple agencies being involved, the US could maintain a clear chain of command. This is something India should consider too, as it defines the theatre command structures.

Trump threatens India with fresh tariffs on Russian oil, calls PM Modi a ‘good guy’

The latest comment comes as New Delhi and Washington have yet to sign a trade agreement. India’s purchase of Russian oil has reduced, but Moscow remains top source for crude.

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.