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Friday, January 16, 2026
TopicKapila Hendawitharana

Topic: Kapila Hendawitharana

Sri Lanka ex-military intelligence head a ‘Chinese spy’ who was ‘blocking’ bombings probe

Kapila Hendawitharana, a close aide of former Sri Lanka president Mahinda Rajapaksa's family, is allegedly trying to sabotage the Easter bombings probe.

On Camera

The problem isn’t Honey Singh’s ‘vulgar’ remark. It is Indian society’s hypocrisy over sex

Publicly, Indians pretend to be conservative, modest, and get deeply offended by any reference to sex. Privately, the same people consume sexual content, through cinema, music or pornography.

Bank profits to rise as RBI rate cuts boost loan growth

HDFC Bank and ICICI Bank should see loan growth pick up in the October-December quarter. Lending margins should also stabilise.

The curious case of Pakistan’s JF-17 ‘orders’

Pakistan lacks capacity to deliver aircraft at pace suggested by its claimed contracts as it depends on China for avionics, electronic warfare, weapons, and on Russia for engines. 

Thank you Donald Trump, again. India now has reason to shed fear of trade deals and risky reform

UK, EFTA already in the bag and EU on the way, many members of RCEP except China signed up, and even restrictions on China being lifted, India has changed its mind on trade.