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Thursday, January 29, 2026
TopicUK Covid date

Topic: UK Covid date

UK achieves its July-end vaccination goal, govt says all adults offered one jab

British Prime Minister had set targets to offer a vaccine to all adults & to inoculate 2 in 3 adults with both doses by July 19. The health department said both targets have been met.

Benford’s Law detects data fudging. So we ran it through Indian states’ Covid numbers

We look at the Covid data from the US, UK and several Indian states. Some very interesting insights emerge.

On Camera

How Djokovic & his luck outplayed opponents in major tournaments—walkovers to retirements

By the 2024 US Open, ESPN noted that Djokovic had advanced via opponent retirements or walkovers 16 times at Majors, the most of any male player in the Open Era.

Flagging growing obesity & heart disease risk, Economic Survey recommends hiking taxes on junk food

The Economic Survey linked ultra-processed foods (UPFs) with worsening diet quality and higher risks of obesity, diabetes, heart disease and mental health conditions.

Indian Army ties up with US drone company that made its name in the Ukraine conflict

Shield AI will provide V-BAT vertical takeoff & landing drones along with licences for software, which will be integrated into aircraft and made available to select Indian partners.

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

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.