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Monday, January 5, 2026
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Topic: Pondicherry

India’s digital nomads fleeing big cities for work-bliss balance. New hubs want them, woo them

Instagram-friendly Goa and Dharamshala are the favourites of digital nomads. They are shaping the future of work, with a little help from Amazon, Nykaa and high-speed data.

Korai mat, Toda cloth—museum shows how Tamil Nadu’s rural women took handloom business online

One of the artisans, Fathima, who would earn between Rs 10,000 and Rs 15,000 a month selling Korai mats the traditional way, now makes Rs 30,000 after taking the business online.

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Trump is tying his legacy to whatever happens in Venezuela

A bad turn in Venezuela would raise the same questions that have dogged the unlawful US strikes against alleged drug boats in the Caribbean: Why now, and why at all?

Trump threatens India with fresh tariffs on Russian oil, calls PM Modi a ‘good guy’

The latest comment comes as New Delhi and Washington have yet to sign a trade agreement. India’s purchase of Russian oil has reduced, but Moscow remains top source for crude.

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.