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Friday, January 9, 2026
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Topic: Houses

In Bihar’s Nawada, Dalits live in fear after homes burnt over land feud. ‘Hamein jameen ka parcha chahiye’

About 200 people live in fear in cramped tarpaulin tents not far from their charred homes. As politics takes over, all they want is to go back home.

88% of sanctioned PMAY-G houses ready so far, several states & UTs yet to achieve half of target

With scheme ending on 31 March, states and UTs have been asked to expedite work. Laggards include Andhra Pradesh and some northeastern states.

Japan has a unique housing crisis. There are too many empty homes

The current preferential treatment in property tax for residential land, which reduces taxes by up to one-sixth, incentivises owners not to demolish vacant homes.

These Ayodhya houses have a front row view of Ram temple. They are also on security radar

These terraces and backyards in Ayodhya neighborhood have seen the site that changed India and its politics — from demolition of Babri Masjid, to the first brick laid for the Ram Mandir.

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.