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Thursday, January 8, 2026
TopicLokmanya Tilak National Award

Topic: Lokmanya Tilak National Award

Uddhav’s Sena frowns as Sharad Pawar greets Modi, shares stage with him in Pune. ‘BJP broke his party’

Month after split in NCP, party chief attended ceremony where PM received Lokmanya Tilak Award. This comes at a time when opposition parties are building an anti-BJP front for 2024.

Commitment to Congress, award to Modi — Tilak Smarak trust & politics of freedom fighter’s family

Decision of Tilak family to give Lokmanya Tilak National Award to PM runs afoul of Congress leaders. Tilak's great-grandson & Congress leader Rohit Tilak has denied rumours he may switch to BJP.

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.

2025 marked key point in India’s power sector: Clean energy surge pushed coal power into rare decline

Coal-based power generation fell 3% in 2025 while renewable capacity surged to 40% of India’s installed power mix, according to India Power Sector Review 2025 by CREA.

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.