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Sunday, January 4, 2026
TopicOfficial Secrets Act

Topic: Official Secrets Act

‘Spy’ charge haunts UP judge-in-waiting 11 yrs after acquittal as SC stays HC’s appointment order

Accused of spying, Pradeep Kumar was arrested in 2002 & acquitted in 2014. Though he cleared the 2016 judicial entrance, his appointment as an additional district judge remains stalled.

Beyond the noise, cases of ‘outdated’ Official Secrets Act marred by legal limbo, high pendency

Jyoti Malhotra, Palak Sher Masih, and Suraj Masih are some of the latest to be booked under the OSA after India-Pakistan conflict, but such cases are often stuck in prolonged trials.

Pakistan High Commission official in Delhi named in FIR for seeking Indian defence info, 2 arrested for spying

Arrests made in Punjab. One of the accused said to have received Rs 30,000 in 2 UPI transactions from Pakistani official. Police examining applicability of diplomatic immunity in the case.

Islamabad HC suspends Imran Khan’s 3-year sentence in Toshakhana case, but ex-PM to remain in jail

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chief to remain behind bars as he was booked under Official Secrets Act for making public the content of a confidential diplomatic cable from embassy in US.

On Camera

If there are many intellectuals in society, we should be nervous: PG Mavalankar

On 30 October 1979, political scientist PG Mavalankar delivered an address at the 14th AD Shroff Memorial Lecture in Bombay, outlining the roles and responsibilities of intellectuals in society.

Wall Street carries big expectations this year after best run since 2009

The concern is not that 2025’s rally was irrational, but that it may be difficult to repeat. Outlooks remain anchored to AI investment and growth without reigniting inflation.

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.