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A Palestine state, without Hamas, gets UNGA backing

September 13, 2025

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The New Indian Express Bengaluru

Declaration demanding 2-state solution wins 142 votes; US, Israel oppose

THE UN General Assembly voted Friday to back the "New York Declaration," a resolution which seeks to breathe new life into the two-state solution between Israel and Palestine—without the involvement of Hamas.

The text was adopted by 142 votes in favour, 10 against—including Israel and key ally the United States—and 12 abstentions. It clearly condemns Hamas and demands that it surrender its weapons.

Although Israel has criticized UN bodies for nearly two years over their failure to condemn Hamas's attack on October 7, 2023, the declaration, presented by France and Saudi Arabia, leaves no ambiguity.

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Kashmir’s higher reaches out of bounds for tourists

AMID heightened security concerns, authorities have imposed a two-month ban on trekking, hiking, camping, and outdoor activities in the highaltitude and forest areas of Margan Top, Chauhar Nag, and Sinthan Top in south Kashmir, days after similar restrictions were imposed in Tangmarg in north Kashmir.

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January 03, 2026

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Army seeks Israeli rockets urgently

The force signs contract with local firm for buying Elbit rocket system under emergency clause

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January 03, 2026

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Maduro open to US talks on drugs, silent on CIA strike

VENEZUELA is open to negotiating an agreement with the United States to combat drug trafficking, the South American country’s President Nicolás Maduro said in a pretaped interview aired Thursday on state television, but he declined to comment on a CIA-led strike last week at a Venezuelan docking area that the Trump administration believed was used by cartels.

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January 03, 2026

The New Indian Express Bengaluru

Rural areas lead in SIR, cities prefer office work

AN urban-rural divide is being observed in the distribution and collection of enumeration forms, as part of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls being conducted in 12 states and UTs.

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January 03, 2026

The New Indian Express Bengaluru

India's largest baryte reserve halved, could be exhausted in a decade: Study

NDIA'S largest baryte deposit at Mangampet in Andhra Pradesh has seen its reserves fall sharply from about 49 million tonne in 2015 to under 23 million tonne in 2024, recording a staggering depletion of more than half in less than 10 years.

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January 03, 2026

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Seetha Payanam to hit theatres in February

CTOR Arjun’s directorial, titled Seetha Payanam, finally has a release date.

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January 03, 2026

The New Indian Express Bengaluru

THE MANY NEW YEARS OF INDIA

N the last day of 2025, I found myself at a popular south Indian vegetarian eatery in New Delhi.

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January 03, 2026

The New Indian Express Bengaluru

'LITERATURE REMAINS DEEP & ENDURING RESERVOIR OF HUMAN EXPERIENCE'

THE third edition of the Ramnath Goenka Sahitya Samman was held on a solemn and celebratory note, reaffirming the enduring role of literature in shaping public thought and cultural discourse.

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January 03, 2026

The New Indian Express Bengaluru

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Uma Bharti takes on BJP over MP deaths

Indore civic body chief transferred amid outrage

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January 03, 2026

The New Indian Express Bengaluru

V-P HAILS GOENKA'S POWER OF SILENCE

\"HE remains the consciencekeeper of Indian democracy,\" he said.

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January 03, 2026

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