UPSC Current Affairs — 31 Aug 2026 Daily Briefing

Today · Monday, 31 August 2026

GS-4POLITICAL LOYALTY VS VICTIM SOLIDARITY

The Condolence Call Nobody Could Agree Was Wrong: A GS4 Dilemma in Real Time

Sajjan Kumar, convicted by the Delhi High Court in 2018 for criminal conspiracy and murder in the Raj Nagar case - in which five members of a Sikh family were killed during the 1984 anti-Sikh riots - died on August 20, 2026. Three sitting BJP MPs attended a public condolence meeting on August 29, prompting immediate criticism from riot victim advocate H.S. Phoolka and swift internal action from BJP leadership. The episode is…

Sub TopicCOMPETING OBLIGATIONS, PUBLIC ACCOUNTABILITY, COMMUNITY…SourceTHE HINDU, INDIAN EXPRESS…

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GS-4STATE SECURITY VS INDIVIDUAL LIBERTY UNDER UAPA

The Evidence the NIA Never Brought to Court

The NIA sought cancellation of bail granted to four prominent Elgar Parishad-Bhima Koregaon accused, arguing their attendance at a Press Club event violated a bail condition barring contact with co-accused. Special Judge Chakor S Baviskar rejected the plea on August 29, 2026, holding that the prosecution had not produced acceptable evidence that the gathering was meant to further the ideology of the banned CPI (Maoist). The…

Sub TopicINSTITUTIONAL ETHICS - DUE PROCESS, STATE SECURITY…SourceINDIAN EXPRESS, HINDUSTAN TIMES

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The Condolence Call Nobody Could Agree Was Wrong: A GS4 Dilemma in Real Time

The Evidence the NIA Never Brought to Court