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Wednesday, January 28, 2026
TopicSpecial Task Force

Topic: Special Task Force

Gangsters, murders & gun culture—67 songs glorifying crime taken down in Haryana STF crackdown

Sushil Manav -
Notices have been issued to the digital intermediaries hosting the songs in question. Some of the flagged songs have since been removed or geo-blocked in India.

Act against 9 cops for ‘suspicious’ role in Gujarat encounters under CM Modi: Report

Manasi Phadke -
The STF, led by retired Justice Bedi, does not link any politicians or high-profile police officers to any of the these encounters.

SC-appointed Special Task Force ‘finds 4 Gujarat encounters suspicious’

Sanya Dhingra -
The STF, headed by former SC judge H.S. Bedi, has indicated the involvement of some police officers in the encounters that followed the 2002 Gujarat riots.

It’s DGP vs DGPs in Punjab as top cop names two others in ‘drug racket’ investigation

Chitleen K Sethi -
DGP Chattopadhyaya has also told the high court that he was being framed for suicide abetment to derail his team’s probe.

Committee probing Gujarat ‘fake’ encounters submits report to SC in sealed cover

Apurva Vishwanath -
The panel, headed by former SC judge H.S. Bedi, was set up by the Supreme Court to probe 22 encounter deaths in the state between 2002 and 2007.

Timeline: Kejriwal has apologised but Punjab’s Majithia has a pretty ‘murky’ past

Chitleen K Sethi -
He faces allegations of having links with drug smugglers in Punjab and has filed a series of defamation cases against politicians and media in this connection.

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Opinion

Will Vishal Mishra replace Arijit Singh? Timing & consistency on his side

Triya Gulati -
Vishal Mishra’s work includes songs like “Naacho Naacho” from RRR, “Kaise Hua” from Kabir Singh, & “Pehle Bhi Main” from Animal, among other hits.

Hyderabad’s Nizams are a pale shadow of their past. Unlike Scindia & Karan Singh

Arijit Singh didn’t let his feud with Salman Khan ruin his career. He is ‘that guy’

Economy

Most EU firms eye India expansion post-trade deal, 90% say profitability to go up—FEBI survey

Vaibhav Pant -
FEBI survey reveals Europe’s big bet on manufacturing, innovation hub amid ‘mother of all trade deals’, but flags regulatory concerns.

Defence

India, EU sign security & defence pact. How it links Indian firms to ‘ReArm Europe’ network 

Keshav Padmanabhan -
The agreement comes despite differences between India and the EU on issues such as Russia-Ukraine war, showcasing the intent to deepen strategic ties. 

National Interest

Non-alignment is coming back in a new avatar: Trump-peedit alliance

Shekhar Gupta -
No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.

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