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Friday, January 30, 2026
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Topic: Obituary

Major Agha Humayun Amin—Pakistan army’s prodigal son didn’t care for nationalism or religion

Major Agha Humayun Amin wrote extensively on the history of the Pakistan army. He did not mince his words and criticised the army’s operational blunders.

Shyam Benegal: From photographing the 1st ‘Amul Babies’ to changing the direction of Indian cinema

Tributes pour in for the veteran filmmaker, who passed away aged 90 Monday. Film fraternity recalls how he pioneered New Wave Cinema, while politicians praise commitment to social issues.

Sitaram Yechury was Bengal’s undeclared ambassador, always fought against communalism—Md Salim

Sitaram Yechury, the former Rajya Sabha MP and CPI(M) general secretary who died Thursday, was ideologically sound, politically committed, socially acceptable, and culturally refined, writes his colleague Md Salim.

How would Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee want to be remembered? A politician with the soul of a poet

The two-term chief minister of West Bengal, the poster boy of reform in the Left who didn’t care if the cat was black or white as long as it caught mice, has now passed into history.

Respecting Badal means leaving Punjab alone. It’s not a place for political experiments

The most painful thing about his departure is its timing: he leaves his people and the country just as they need his calm, sober, humble and infinitely self-effacing approach.

Legendary Mad magazine cartoonist Al Jaffe, who created the ‘Fold-In’, dies aged 102

Jaffee worked as a professional cartoonist for a record 77 years, from 1942 till 2020, which earned him a place in the Guinness World Records. He retired at the age of 99.

A look back at Queen Elizabeth’s 1997 visit to India, Pakistan & the royal ‘scandals’ she navigated

Britain’s longest reigning monarch, who died Thursday, had visited India thrice in 1961, 1983 & 1997, with the last trip even causing friction between her & then UK PM Tony Blair.

India’s ‘Warren Buffett’ & the man with the Midas touch — who was Rakesh Jhunjhunwala

Billionaire investor Jhunjhunwala died of cardiac arrest at 62. Called the ‘Big Bull’, he made some of his largest wealth by being a bear, he told ThePrint last year.

An English professor and a musical genius: What made Pt. Rajshekhar Mansur special

Mansur couldn’t pursue music until he was 16 because his father didn’t want him to suffer economic hardships. So he chose the next best thing: English literature.

C.R. Bhatia, former DBT secretary who paved way for research on GM crops in India, passes away

Colleagues remember Chittranjan Bhatia, 86, as a father figure and avowed geneticist who placed special emphasis on how science could translate into more income for farmers.

On Camera

Economic Survey 2025-26 takes global lessons seriously—and shows why Swadeshi is the way to go

The Economic Survey 2025-26 is not a celebration of success, but a measured warning that the traditional paradigms of global economic growth are no longer applicable.

Economic Survey backs skilled visas to give IT services sector a boost, green energy for data centres

The IT services sector contributed more than half of India’s Gross Value Added, serving as a major driver of exports and employment, the Economic Survey 2025-26 has found.

Indian Army ties up with US drone company that made its name in the Ukraine conflict

Shield AI will provide V-BAT vertical takeoff & landing drones along with licences for software, which will be integrated into aircraft and made available to select Indian partners.

Non-alignment is coming back in a new avatar: Trump-peedit alliance

No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.