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Saturday, January 3, 2026
TopicYoon Suk Yeol

Topic: Yoon Suk Yeol

South Korea’s former first lady Kim Keon Hee arrested over corruption charges

The wife of former President Yoon Suk Yeol, has been held for alleged stock manipulation, election interference & bribery.

Former South Korean Prime Minister Kim Boo-kyum appointed special envoy to India

Appointed by South Korean President Lee, the move is seen as part of Seoul's broader diplomatic outreach effort to strengthen ties with key global partners.

Martial law probe accelerates, South Korea’s ex-President Yoon back in jail

Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol returned to jail as prosecutors secured a new detention warrant after Yoon was released 4 months ago on technical grounds.

South Korean prosecutors request detention of ex-president Yoon over martial law attempt

'Detention request is related to allegations of abuse of power and obstruction of justice,' the statement from the special counsel of prosecutors investigating the martial law coup said.

New president Lee Jae-myung vows to revive South Korean economy, democracy after martial law attempt

He promised a ‘pragmatic pro-market govt' after winning 49.42% votes of the nearly 35 million votes cast in Tuesday's snap election.

Lee Jae-myung projected to be South Korea’s next president following failed martial law attempt

South Koreans hope to put 6 months of turmoil from ousted leader Yoon Suk Yeol’s martial law decree behind them and for a reversal in the ebbing fortunes of Asia’s fourth-largest economy.

South Korea presidential polls to be held on 3 June

Constitutional Court in Seoul upheld president Yoon's impeachment Friday, propelling the need for a fresh elections in the next 60 days.

South Korean Constitutional Court ousts impeached president Yoon Suk Yeol

After months of controversy around the short-lived martial law imposed by Yoon and now his ouster, fresh presidential elections are required to be held in the country within 60 days.

South Korean police builds case against ex-President Yoon for obstruction of arrest warrant

A South Korean court had issued an arrest warrant for Yoon on 31 December in a criminal probe accusing the suspended leader of insurrection over his martial law decree last year.

South Korea indicts suspended president Yoon for insurrection, imposition of martial law

Yoon was impeached by the country's parliament last month, and became the first president to be arrested for imposing martial law that lasted six hours.

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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.