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Thursday, January 8, 2026
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Op Midnight Hammer LIVE | Trump says Israel, Iran have agreed to ‘total ceasefire’ after ‘12-day war’

LIVE UPDATES | Trump on Truth Social at 3.32am (IST): 'It has been fully agreed by and between Israel and Iran that there will be a Complete and Total CEASEFIRE (in approximately 6 hours from now...).'

Air India crash LIVE | ‘Surveying all Boeing 787s. 8 already inspected,’ says civil aviation minister

LIVE UPDATES | Boeing says in touch with Air India; London-bound aircraft with 242 including crew on board crashed shortly after taking off from Ahmedabad airport.

Op Sindoor LIVE: India’s precision strikes stun Pakistan, Shehbaz calls it ‘act of war’

LIVE | Operation Sindoor: Rajnath says Indian forces acted with precision, alertness & sensitivity; Centre has called all-party meeting Thursday to brief allies, oppn leaders on strikes.

Dalit on a horse

Lawyer Mukesh Parecha from Gujarat rode a horse on his wedding day, 6 February 2025, holding the Constitution instead of a sword.

Delhi election results HIGHLIGHTS: BJP retakes capital after 27 yrs, AAP’s tally drops to 22

Delhi Election Results: BJP returns to power after gap of 27 yrs, ending AAP's reign. Congress draws a blank for 3rd consecutive assembly poll.

Budget 2025 highlights: Middle class gets relief as govt announces no tax on income up to Rs 12 lakh

This is Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's record 8th consecutive budget presentation, coming in the backdrop of slowing economic growth.

What’s making Delhi air deadlier

Some of the pollutants that make Delhi's air deadly are around 70 times finer than a strand of human hair and can mix in the bloodstream, causing long-term health issues.

Life under the barbed wire

Entering India from Bangladesh, 4 Rohingya Muslims flew to Russia; 2 took a ‘donkey route’ to Latvia. Sent back, arrested & now out on bail, their journeys highlight costs of a refugee’s dreams.

Uttarakhand’s ticking bomb: landslide lakes

A decade of landslides have birthed as many as six lakes in Uttarakhand in the last decade. For the first time, a team of scientists from institutes are surveying them.

Kho kho reborn

No longer just another game millions of Indians played in their childhood, kho kho now holds the power to change lives.

On Camera

Budget 2026 must signal rail reform. End cross-subsidies, privatise operations & services

Rail reform must be politically and socially sustainable. Infrastructure ownership should remain sovereign, while privatisation should be limited to new services and assets.

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'.

Bangladesh-Pakistan look to expand ties to defence procurement as Dhaka shows ‘interest’ in JF-17s

Pakistan military said it has assured Bangladesh of fast-tracked delivery of Super Mushshak trainer aircraft during high level defence meet held Tuesday.

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.