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South Korean President is worried about nationwide baldness. He wants insurance coverage

He first floated the idea during his failed 2022 presidential bid, but it was removed from his most recent platform after it was criticised as populist pandering.

How Venezuelan media sees Trump’s capture of Maduro

Independent coverage stresses the institutional vacuum now facing the country including the implications of a sitting president being removed by a foreign military.

What are China’s ‘fat prisons’? The country’s unusual way of dealing with obesity

These facilities have locked gates and perimeter fencing with huge walls on all sides, and no participant can willingly leave during the course unless they have a valid reason.

What is being mined—legally and illegally—in the Aravallis

The Supreme Court’s Central Empowered Committee observed in 2018 that 25 per cent of Rajasthan’s Aravallis had been lost to illegal mining and stone crushing.

Zohran Mamdani and the Assamese eri silk tie he wore at the inauguration

Also known as ahimsa silk or non-violent silk, eri silk is produced in Assam, Meghalaya, and some parts of Nagaland.

The story of the Piprahwa relics, sacred Buddhist artefacts discovered by the British in 1898

PM Modi will inaugurate the exposition, ‘The Light and the Lotus: Relics of the Awakened One’ of Piprahwa relics at Delhi's Rai Pithora Cultural Complex on 3 January.

Is monogamy natural to human beings? New study compares with chimps and beavers

In a 2025 study published titled ‘Human monogamy in mammalian context’, Dr Mark Dyble examined the mating behaviour of 35 species of mammals.

Blinkit to Instamart—why people reach for grapes on New Year’s Eve

Each grape represents one month of the coming year. The grapes are eaten in 12 seconds, either when the clock strikes twelve or before; the internet remains divided, under a table.

Why are angry Americans calling Texas Hanuman statue a ‘demon’?

The statue was unveiled with both ‘Vande Mataram’ and ‘The Star-Spangled Banner’ playing in the background. Outside temple walls, dozens of conservatives gathered in protest.

Zomato, Blinkit, Zepto gig workers on strike. Dhruv Rathee, Kunal Kamra support

The Telangana Gig and Platform Workers Union and the Indian Federation of App-Based Transport Workers have called the strike with support from regional worker groups across India.

On Camera

Why Pinarayi Vijayan is going soft on an Ezhava leader’s anti-Muslim hate speech

Pinarayi Vijayan once called Vellappally Natesan, the general secretary of SNDP Yogam, Kerala’s Pravin Togadia. Now he is giving his hate speech a free pass.

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.