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Saturday, January 3, 2026
TopicSouthern states

Topic: southern states

Walking the tightrope amid delimitation debate, Congress likely to form panel to craft ‘balanced’ view

KC Venugopal reveals party's plans on a day when Telangana assembly adopted a resolution against delimitation, saying southern states shouldn't be penalised for population control.

India’s growth engines have moved from north to south, with states like Karnataka & AP in driver’s seat

A working paper, published by Economic Advisory Council to PM, shows that UP & Bihar used to be ‘powerhouses’ of India’s economy around 60 yrs ago, but that's no longer the case.

Southern states staring at delimitation timebomb, govt should make them an offer

A Lok Sabha dominated by the more populous states in the north, with their poorer socio-economic metrics, may herald a different kind of politics, for instance, on language policy.

Govt’s disease-control body NCDC seeks report as ‘unknown fever’ surges in south India

The fever, which doctors describe as more severe than is usual in this season, mostly affecting children & adults with comorbidities. No life-threatening case so far, doctors say.

On Camera

Savitribai Phule made space for radical women misfits. She pioneered Satyashodhak modernity

The distinctiveness of her writing is evident in her compositions—women, shudras, and atishudras are at the center. Her poetry challenges the aesthetics of 'modern' Marathi literature.

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.