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Saturday, January 3, 2026
TopicRussell Brand

Topic: Russell Brand

UK police charge comedian Russell Brand with rape, multiple assaults in four different cases

The four women had accused Brand of sexual assaults, including a rape, between 2006 and 2013. London's Met police opened a sex crimes investigation some weeks later.

UNICEF Director expressed concern for child victims of violence in Israel, Palestine & Lebanon

Catherine Russell also called for the protection of civilians, humanitarian workers, and critical public infrastructure.

British actor-comedian Russell Brand accused of sexual assault in New York lawsuit

The suit follows a recent flurry of allegations against the 48-year-old performer by several women accusing him of sexual assault & inappropriate behavior, some dating back 20 years.

YouTube suspends Russell Brand’s ad revenues after sexual assault allegations, reports Sky News

Brand, once one of the UK's most high-profile comedians and broadcasters, has over 6 million subscribers to his YouTube channel.

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Indian bureaucracy should be given incentives and rewards: MH Mody

Is there a place for a counter-bureaucracy, or a separate and competing bureaucracy to counterbalance the force of the executive’s bureaucracy, asked author MH Mody in 1980.

India’s urban co-op banks are turning the page—crisis to cautious revival, one metric at a time

With bad loans shrinking & capital buffers stronger, urban co-op banks’ new umbrella body NUCFDC is now prioritising rollout of digital transformation.

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.