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Saturday, January 3, 2026
TopicIsrael-Hamas conflict

Topic: Israel-Hamas conflict

Israel seeks Palestinians ‘not affiliated to Hamas’ to manage affairs in Gaza

Hamas says plan will exclude anyone on Palestinian Authority's payroll, creating an 'Israel re-occupied' Gaza

Yet another Houthi missile strike on merchant vessel with Indian crew, Navy responds to SOS call

Navy says it deployed its guided missile destroyer INS Visakhapatnam in the operation. The vessel had 22 Indians and one Bangladeshi on board, no injuries or casualties reported.

No normalisation of ties with Israel unless there’s path to Palestine state — Saudi foreign minister

The last few years have seen ties between the Arab world and Israel improving due to the US’ efforts to broker peace. But Tel Aviv’s Gaza offensive threatens to scuttle this.  

Air strikes aside, Iran values Pakistan. Can’t afford distractions from Israel’s war on Gaza

Islamabad crossed the red line by attacking directly inside Iran's territory that even Israel or the US have never touched.

‘Israel is a strong country, Indians will be safe there’ — Haryana workers storm job drive

Workers from other states like Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Punjab, Rajasthan and Himachal Pradesh wait outside MDU, hoping to be tested after workers from Haryana.

On Camera

Savitribai Phule made space for radical women misfits. She pioneered Satyashodhak modernity

The distinctiveness of her writing is evident in her compositions—women, shudras, and atishudras are at the center. Her poetry challenges the aesthetics of 'modern' Marathi literature.

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.