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Wednesday, January 7, 2026
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Fake schools, forged signatures, CBI argues in land for job scam against Lalu Yadav

The CBI has alleged that RJD leader Lalu Prasad Yadav & others gave Indian Railways jobs in return for land. The case is listed before the Rouse Avenue court.

What’s the Kerala half-price ‘scam’ involving ex-HC judge, politicians of all hues & ‘CSR funds’

At least 50 complaints have been received from across Kottayam district, says district police chief A. Shahul Hameed. On Monday, case was transferred to Crime Branch.

SubscriberWrites: My Brush with a Scam: How I Dodged a Bullet

A cautionary tale of high-tech scammers and the mental toll nobody warned you about.

Scams are ‘part of India’s national character’. It goes as far back as 1971 Nagarwala case

Rasheed Kidwai’s latest book digs up the 1971 case where a retired Army Captain scammed SBI of Rs 60 Lakh by imitating Indira Gandhi and her Principal Secretary PN Haksar.

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Underlining sluggish exports, NITI Aayog flags need to jump-start India’s automotive market

Govt think tank flags India’s skewed auto export mix, warns domestic focus and high tariffs are limiting its global footprint; also highlights how auto components are a bright spot.

S-300, Su-30 jets, T-72 tanks: Inventory of Venezuela’s largely Russian-origin arsenal

Venezuela also boasts of a diverse portfolio of unmanned aerial vehicles capable of carrying out surveillance, reconnaissance and being employed for kinetic purposes as well.

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.