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Thursday, January 8, 2026
TopicGanpati festival

Topic: Ganpati festival

9 killed after lorry crashes into Ganpati procession in Karnataka’s Hassan

CM Siddaramiah expressed grief over the deaths and offered condolences to the families of the bereaved, and provided a compensation of Rs 5 lakh to each of the families.

Over 40,000 Ganpati idols immersed, 290 artificial ponds set up across Mumbai

As part of its efforts to protect the environment, the Mumbai body has urged people to immerse their eco-friendly Ganpati idols in drums or buckets.

Ravissant high tea in Mumbai, Rahul Mishra’s couture conquest—and Bappa’s arrival

Can haters and doubters kindly stop spilling the tea about a possible successor waiting in the wings to replace Mr Cool Cat? Who can be cooler?

Shinde’s 3-yr-old grandson is Mumbai’s latest VIP & DMK is embracing astral politics in Tamil Nadu

Pre-Truth — snappy, witty and significant snippets from the world of politics and government.

Lalbaugcha Raja had a VIP-sized problem this year. SRK to Amit Shah edged out common devotees

Lalbaugcha Raja received about Rs 3 crore in donations this year in just five days. Over 50 lakh devotees visit here every year.

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.