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Friday, January 9, 2026
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Excise case: EOW cites ‘coal deal bid for brother-in-law’ to show influence of Bhupesh Baghel’s son

Chhattisgarh EOW's charge sheet says Bhupesh Baghel’s son was 'controlling player' who pocketed Rs 200-250 cr. Chaitanya's lawyer calls allegations 'move to prejudice case further'.

Jaipur Lit Fest 2026: 300 sessions, 500+ speakers, from Kiran Desai, Banu Mushtaq to Vir Das

Global luminaries including Nobel laureates, historians, and innovators set to return to the pink city next month for a wide range of sessions across literature, history and politics.

Jaipur Literature Festival returns for 19th edition, unveils first list of panelists

JLF shares first lineup for 2026, featuring Shobhaa Dé, Stephen Fry, Banu Mushtaq, Gopalkrishna Gandhi, among others.

As engineers turn tea sellers, Thoothukudi’s struggles fuel fresh call to reopen Sterlite Copper plant

Plant shut in 2018 over allegations of violation of environment norms. Trade unions, former plant employees, fishermen, lorry drivers say closure led to displacement of 3,000 families.

At least 10 buyers of electoral bonds faced action from agencies, some bought 1st bond soon after

ECI made electoral bonds data public Thursday evening on orders of SC which struck down the scheme, introduced in 2017 to “cleanse the political funding”, as “illegal”.

‘Repeated nature of breaches…’ — SC junks Vedanta plea to reopen Sterlite’s Tuticorin unit

Though mining major has contributed to nation-building, it cannot ignore other well-settled principles including that of sustainable development, asserts top court.

SC proposes panel to inspect closed Vedanta plant in Tuticorin, calls it of ‘national importance’

The plant is closed since May 2018 after 13 people were killed as police opened fire to quell a protest over alleged pollution caused by it.

Vedanta lobbied to weaken environmental regulations during pandemic, reports OCCRP

The article comes comes a day after the media group published a report on Adani Group that said the group family used 'opaque' funds to invest in stocks.

Hawking’s final theory is there may be no final theory—Delhi scientists on Hertog’s new book

What is the origin of the universe? The answer lay between quantum physics and Indian philosophy according to Hertog, the scholar who worked with Stephen Hawking.

Vedanta to consider listing all businesses separately, says Indian billionaire Anil Agarwal

Previously, Agarwal sought to trim down the group's $7.7-billion debt by getting Hindustan Zinc, a unit of Vedanta Ltd, to buy some of the its zinc assets in a $2.98 billion deal.

On Camera

Venezuelan economy did not collapse overnight. 4 decades of stagnation is the cause

In 1980, South American countries exhibited similar income levels, with Venezuela ranking among the more affluent economies. By 2023, this landscape had significantly altered.

500% tariffs ahead for India? Trump’s lined up a big bad Bill for countries buying Russian oil

Republican Senator Lindsey Graham says bill will be 'well-timed, as Ukraine is making concessions for peace and Putin is all talk, continuing to kill the innocent'.

2025: Pakistan’s deadliest year in over a decade

Islamabad-based think-tank PICSS's new report says Pakistan saw 'pronounced escalation' in violence last year, with 3,413 conflict-related deaths compared to 1,950 in previous year.

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.