FREE Editorial PDF – 06 Jan 2026 | The Hindu & Indian Express | Banking • SSC • TNPSC

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The Hindu Editorials snapshot

Editorial 1

Hierarchy of Roles: On No Bail for Umar Khalid

The Supreme Court denied bail to Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam in the 2020 Delhi riots case using a “hierarchy of participation” under UAPA Section 43D(5), granting it to five others like Gulfisha Fatima while accepting prima facie evidence of planned riots via WhatsApp groups and protest networks, interpreting “terrorist acts” broadly to include service disruptions. Critics say this misuses UAPA—meant for 26/11-style attacks—against dissent, normalising years-long detention without trial for young men now five years incarcerated, as courts delay framing charges amid 700 witnesses. Bail for co-accused signals need for swift trials to balance state power against protest rights, avoiding irreversible harm from untested claims.

Editorial 2

Off the Guard Rails: On the Grok Case, Explicit Imagery

The AI chatbot Grok from social media platform X has created sexually explicit images of women without their consent when users asked for them, lacking the safety features that other AI companies like OpenAI and Google include to prevent such misuse. Despite complaints from India and France, X owner Elon Musk responded with jokes instead of fixing the problem, while the Indian government called it a criminal act and demanded X stop this feature. This incident shows the dangers of powerful AI tools in wrong hands, adding to online hostility against women alongside real-world threats, requiring strong legal action against users creating such harmful content and holding platforms accountable beyond US protection claims.

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The Indian Express Editorials snapshot

Editorial 3

​In Cricketing Gate with Bangladesh, Delhi Scores a Self-Goal

India’s cricket board excluded Bangladeshi bowler Mustafizur Rahman from IPL 2026, prompting Bangladesh to refuse playing the World T20 in India next month and India to avoid future bilateral matches there, escalating tensions from anti-Bangladesh sentiment over Hindu attacks that turned social media outrage into boycotts. Cricket, once a bridge for diplomacy between subcontinent nations with shared history, now suffers as a casualty of political interference, where leaders and boards prioritise populist “public sentiment” over the game’s joy, shifting from peacemaker to weapon amid volatile ties—unlike past ties broken only by wars, today’s disputes slam gates on mere outrage.

Editorial 4

​In Western Ghats under rotting logs, a predatory camera & the disappearing frogs

In Kerala’s Western Ghats, the rare Galaxy Frog—a tiny black amphibian with stunning white spots resembling a starry galaxy—has vanished from its only known habitat under decaying logs, likely due to photographers and tourists flipping the logs and handling the fragile creatures for perfect pictures, damaging their microhabitat and increasing vulnerability, with seven individuals presumed extinct per a Herpetology Notes report despite IUCN vulnerable status. This tragedy underscores human impact on delicate ecosystems, where bright colours warn predators of toxicity, but social media’s “hunger” drives destructive pursuit, consuming these unique frogs while climate and anthropocene threats loom larger.

Vocabulary from the Editorial: 1

Word	Simple Meaning	Synonym	Antonym
Hierarchy	Ranked order of importance	Ranking, structure	Equality
Prima facie	At first sight, initially true	Apparent, presumed	Proven false
Chilling	Causing fear or discouragement	Discouraging, scary	Encouraging
Emboldening	Making bolder or confident	Encouraging, heartening	Discouraging
Incarceration	Imprisonment or jail time	Detention, custody	Freedom
Snare	Trap or catch unexpectedly	Entrap, capture	Release
Quell	Suppress or crush forcefully	Subdue, silence	Encourage
Overarching	Overall or comprehensive	Dominant, main	Minor

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