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PM unveils key initiatives for Africa at G20
Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday called for a fundamental reevaluation of the global economic growth model, arguing that existing parameters have failed vast populations and damaged the planet.
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November 23, 2025
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RSS launches major door-to-door outreach campaign across Ayodhya
The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) has launched a massive house-to-house campaign in Ayodhya district to commemorate its centenary year.
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November 23, 2025
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New UP BJP chief soon, Yogi ministry expansion likely
Following the resounding victory of NDA in the Bihar assembly elections, buzz has once again intensified within the Uttar Pradesh Bharatiya Janata Party regarding a new state president and a possible ministry expansion of the Yogi Adityanath government.
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November 23, 2025
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Centre pushes e-KYC; 99.67 pc Aadhaar-linked
The Ministry of Rural Development highlighted that 99.67 per cent of active Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) workers' Aadhaar details are already seeded, with the e-KYC offering a \"simple, reliable, accurate and efficient\" method for verification.
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November 22, 2025
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India's flash PMI falls to 59.9 in Nov, weakest since May
The combined performance of India's manufacturing and services sectors reported a slower rate of expansion as the HSBC Flash India Composite Output Index fell to 59.9 in November from 60.4 in October.
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November 22, 2025
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'Al-Falah shouldn't have existed'
First, Pahalgam, then Delhi, two major terror-related incidents within eight months have shocked the nation. Are there lapses on our part, or is there something else driving this surge?
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November 22, 2025
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Bihar's dilemma
Nine years after Bihar adopted one of India's most ambitious social interventions, its prohibition law stands at a crossroads between symbolism and lived reality. What began as a moral and political project ~ to protect households from addiction, domestic violence and financial ruin - has produced a complicated legacy, one in which the goals of reform collide repeatedly with the limits of enforcement.
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November 22, 2025
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Keycodes simplifying labour laws come into force
In a historic decision, the Centre has announced that the four new Labour Codes - the Code on Wages, 2019, the Industrial Relations Code, 2020, the Code on Social Security, 2020 and the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 -- are being made effective from today, rationalising 29 existing labour laws.
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November 22, 2025
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New Labour Codes to boost worker welfare
The establishment of the new Labour Codes marks a transformative step in India's labour landscape - one that balances the welfare of workers with the efficiency of enterprises, the government data showed on Friday.
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November 22, 2025
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Badal Sircar: Street theatre, resurgence and memories
Apeejay Bangla Literary Utsav hosted Samik Bandopadhyay and Anjan Dutt at the Oxford Bookstore for a session of storytelling on the legendary theatre artist, dramatist, civil engineer, and actor Badal Sirkar. 2025 has been a year of utmost significance. Many of the stalwarts of Bengal, art, songs, and theatres have turned 100 this year. The session thus promised introspection and deep conversations between two people who had been closely associated with the man himself.
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November 22, 2025
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BJP slams Congress for honouring ex-UN head, calls it ‘army of traitors’
The BJP on Friday reacted sharply to senior Congress leader Sonia Gandhi presenting the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development to former Chilean president and ex-UN Human Rights chief Michelle Bachelet.
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November 22, 2025
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Pakistan: HCjudges blocked from challenging 27th Amendment, told to approach new FCC
Four Islamabad High Court (IHC) Judges who sought to challenge the 27th Amendment were turned away by the Supreme Court and directed to approach the newly created Federal Constitutional Court (FCC), Dawn reported on Thursday.
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November 22, 2025
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Madam Sengupta: But where is the thrill?
Once upon a time, Bengal and Kerala created brilliant cinema. Helmers like Satyajit Ray, Ritwik Ghatak and Mrinal Sen, as well as John Abraham, Aravindan, Adoor Gopalkrishnan and Shaji N. Karun gave us films that filled us with joy and a sense of immense satisfaction. Now, we have just Adoor and Shaji, and they are not very active. Obviously, movies from these parts of India have been rather disappointing.
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November 22, 2025
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Growth, climate change, AI on PM's agenda at G20
Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in South Africa's Johannesburg this evening for the G20 Leaders' Summit and related engagements. \"Landed in Johannesburg for the G20 Summit related engagements. Look forward to productive discussions with world leaders on key global issues. Our focus will be on strengthening cooperation, advancing development priorities and ensuring a better future for all,\" PM Modi posted on X soon after his arrival.
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November 22, 2025
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Adani exits FMCG with sale of final 7 pc in AWL
The Adani Group has sold its remaining 7 per cent stake in AWL Agri Business Ltd (formerly called Adani Wilmar Ltd) in a block deal and exited its FMCG business completely, market sources stated here on Friday.
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November 22, 2025
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Political controversy erupts over Hidma killing
A day after neutralised top Maoist commander Madvi Hidma and his wife were cremated at their native village in Chhattisgarh, Congress Rajya Sabha Member from Madhya Pradesh, Digvijaya Singh on Friday shared a video of a tribal rights activist who claimed that Hidma was 'murdered, and raised questions on the police claims of shooting dead Hidma in an encounter.
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November 22, 2025
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Oiendrilla Das’s promising Bharatanatyam recital shines in Guwahati
My visit to Guwahati to see Oiendrilla Das's Bharatanatyam recital was a well-made decision. It was a reward to see a good dancer in the making.
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November 22, 2025
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Hammer, sickle and the political tickle
Nepal's Communist movement was founded on the revolutionary legacy of young Nepalis who fought against the dynastic and autocratic Rana regime.
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November 22, 2025
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He’ll handle it fine: Ponting backs Pant’s captaincy for Guwahati Test
Australian legend Ricky Ponting feels Rishabh Pant’s experience will be handy as he gears up to lead the Indian team in the second cricket Test against South Africa in Guwahatiafter regular skipper Shubman Gill was ruled out due to a neck spasm.
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November 22, 2025
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The other 98%
Even as the global water crisis deepens, the global collective response remains trappedin a silo-conserving, reallocating, andrecyclingthesametiny finitefreshwater reserves. Ambitious research that could liberate humanityfrom its dependence on freshwater remainsscarce, confinedlargely to desalination plants or isolated trials in saline agriculture
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November 22, 2025
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Will not rest until Constitution amended to set deadline for Governors to assent to Bills: MK Stalin
Asserting that the struggle to secure the rights of states and establish real federalism will continue, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Friday said: \"We will not rest until the Constitution is amended to set a deadline for assenting Bills.
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November 22, 2025
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Earthquake halts Dhaka Test as tremors felt across Northeast India
A 5.5-magnitude earthquake jolted Dhaka on the third morning of the Bangladesh-Ireland second Test, forcing an abrupt suspension of play for nearly three minutes as strong tremors rippled through the city and surrounding regions, including parts of Eastern and Northeastern India.
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November 22, 2025
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Cong accuses K’taka BJP, mediaofrunning tarnish campaign
Randeep Singh Surjewala, Congress General Secretary in-charge of Karnataka, Friday accused the Karnataka BJP and certain sections of the media of orchestrating a deliberate campaign oftarnishing the image of the Congress government in the state.
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November 22, 2025
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Uneasy Acceleration
The global artificial intelligence boom has entered a phase that feels both historic and unsettling.
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November 22, 2025
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Injured Gill, Rabada ruled out of Guwahati Test
Putting an end to speculations around Shubman Gill's availability for the second Test against South Africa, starting Saturday at the ACA Stadium here, the BCCI on Friday confirmed that the India captain has been ruled out and will now “head to Mumbai for further assessment of his injury.” In his absence, Rishabh Pant will lead the Indian outfit in the series-defining contest.
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November 22, 2025
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BJP eyes opportunities amid Cong power tussle in K’taka
The BJP is closely watching the political situation in Karnataka, where Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and his deputy D K Shivakumar are involved in an intense power struggle.
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November 22, 2025
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SEBI may add REITs, InvITs to indices
SEBI Chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey on Friday said the markets regulator is actively studying whether Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) and Infrastructure Investment Trusts (InvITs) should be included in major market indices.
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November 22, 2025
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United everywhere except at home
On his first day as New York's mayor-elect, Zohran Mamdani posted a photo on Instagram of himself eating momos, a Nepali dumpling beloved across the South Asian diaspora in the city.
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November 22, 2025
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Ashes: 19 wickets tumble on opening day as Aussies trail by 49 runs
19 wickets fell on a chaotic opening day of the first Ashes Test at Perth Stadium, where fast bowlers from both sides wreaked havoc on a bouncy surface to leave the match dramatically in the balance.
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November 22, 2025
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FTAs, CEO talks key focus at Israel-India Business Summit
The Israel-India Business Summit was held in Tel Aviv, witnessing top political leaders, senior industry executives and major business organsations from both countries to accelerate bilateral economic cooperation and chart new areas of collaboration.
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