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Cong says China’s war mediation claim concerning, seeks PM reply
AS controversy rages on about US President Donald Trump’s claim that his administration had a role in securing a ceasefire between India and Pakistan after days of military conflict, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s recent statement about Beijing also stepping in to defuse tensions has triggered Opposition ire.
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January 01, 2026
The New Indian Express Kochi
Multiple deaths from contaminated water in India's cleanest city, Indore
FOUR years after being declared India’s first Water Plus city, the country’s cleanest city, Indore, is witnessing deaths due to contaminated water supply in the congested Bhagirathpura locality.
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January 01, 2026
The New Indian Express Kochi
Pak trying hard to destabilise Punjab: DGP
FOLLOWING Operation Sindoor, Pakistan is waging a proxy war by projecting Punjab as a highly destabilised state and sending arms and ammunition through drones, Punjab DGP Gaurav Yadav said on Wednesday, adding that the state government has sought 175 crore from the Centre to procure 17 anti-drone systems in the next financial year.
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January 01, 2026
The New Indian Express Kochi
In a first, Indian Army's Animal Contingent to march on Republic Day
IN a first, a carefully curated animal contingent of the Remount & Veterinary Corps (RVC) of the Indian Army will be showcased in the Republic Day march on January 26, highlighting the critical role played by animals in safeguarding the nation’s most challenging frontiers.
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January 01, 2026
The New Indian Express Kochi
After Pinaka, DRDO conducts launch of two Pralay missiles
THE DRDO on Wednesday successfully conducted a salvo launch of two Pralay missiles in quick succession from the same launcher.
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January 01, 2026
The New Indian Express Kochi
CENTRAL CONTROL, DEVOLVED DUTY
THE repeal of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's NDA government and its replacement with the Viksit Bharat-Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission Gramin (GRAM G) Act is not merely a policy change.
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January 01, 2026
The New Indian Express Kochi
Census, SIR & empirical statistical portrait of India
INDIA'S democracy and development rest on an unglamorous but decisive foundation: counting that brings power to society and accuracy to governance.
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January 01, 2026
The New Indian Express Kochi
Sharply confrontational political landscape in '26 likely
POLICY AND POLITICS
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January 01, 2026
The New Indian Express Kochi
TRADE NEGOTIATORS TO VISIT RUSSIA IN FEBRUARY
THE team of trade negotiators from India is likely to visit Russia for talks on the Russia Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) free trade agreement (FTA) in February after the Union Budget 2026, confirmed a source from the Ministry of Commerce, aware of the matter.
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January 01, 2026
The New Indian Express Kochi
HEADY YEAR & ASPIRATIONS
In sports parlance, there is no respite.
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January 01, 2026
The New Indian Express Kochi
JOBLESSNESS UP IN RURAL KERALA, URBAN AREAS SEE DIP
RURAL unemployment in Kerala appears to have resumed its upward journey after bucking the trend briefly in 2022-23.
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December 19, 2025
The New Indian Express Kochi
BENGALURU MUST SUSTAIN ITS CLEANLINESS DRIVE
THE country's IT capital seems to be finally sloughing off its embarrassing title of 'Garbage City' with a multi-pronged strategy.
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December 19, 2025
The New Indian Express Kochi
ELOQUENT SILENCE OF CONSTITUTIONS
LUDWIG Wittgenstein famously concluded his Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus with the injunction: \"Whereof one cannot speak, thereof one must be silent.\"
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December 19, 2025
The New Indian Express Kochi
Torn papers fly as G-Ram-G bill replacing Mahatma approved
PARLIAMENT on Thursday passed the Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Bill amid chaotic scenes in the Lok Sabha, with the Opposition raising slogans, tearing copies of the legislation, and standing on tables while holding posters of Mahatma Gandhi aloft, despite repeated appeals for order by Speaker Om Birla.
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December 19, 2025
The New Indian Express Kochi
Names of 16L MGNREGS workers out
ABOUT a month before the Centre introduced the Viksit Bharat-Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB-G RAM G) Bill, 2025, in the Lok Sabha to replace the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS), official data shows that more than 16.3 lakh workers were removed from the scheme rolls in the preceding 36 days.
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December 19, 2025
The New Indian Express Kochi
Another FTA in bag with duty-free Oman access to 99% exports
AT a time when the country is diversifying its export market amid steep, unilateral trade tariffs levied by the US, India and Oman on Thursday signed a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) under which 99% of Indian exports, by value, will have duty-free access to the Omani market.
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December 19, 2025
The New Indian Express Kochi
U’khand youth forced to join Russia war, dies
A 30-year-old Uttarakhand man, who went to Russia on a student visa for higher studies, died after he was allegedly forced to join the Russian army for Ukraine war.
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December 19, 2025
The New Indian Express Kochi
CCI will launch probe into IndiGo for ‘abusing its dominant position’
THE Competition Commission of India (CCI), a regulatory body under the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, will probe the practices of India's largest domestic airline, IndiGo, to assess whether it has abused its dominant position in the aviation sector.
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December 19, 2025
The New Indian Express Kochi
Australia rip through England on another bad day for Snicko
A PUMPED-UP Australia ripped through England's fragile batting on Thursday to leave the tourists staring down the barrel of a third Test defeat with their Ashes campaign on the brink, barring a miracle.
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December 19, 2025
The New Indian Express Kochi
Luxury litigation, says SC on plea to enhance packaged drinking water quality
THE Supreme Court on Thursday declined to entertain a PIL seeking enforcement of global standards for packaged drinking water, terming it as a fit case of 'luxury litigation' in a country where a large populace lacks access to basic drinking water.
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December 19, 2025
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India says will help Afghanistan with vax, med
Support over the past four years to Kabul
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December 19, 2025
The New Indian Express Kochi
Abhishek asked for logo on Messi day jersey
TMC national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee's Diamond Harbour Football Club (DHFC) had on November 10 approved use of DHFC logo by sports organiser Satadru Dutta on jerseys with photos of football legend Lionel Messi in a charity match between Mohun Bagan All Star and Diamond Harbour All Star during Messi's event at Salt Lake Stadium on December 13.
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December 19, 2025
The New Indian Express Kochi
'Being No 1 in the world bigger than any titles'
IN a parallel universe, Alireza Firouzja would have topped the 2022 edition of the Candidates and tempted Magnus Carlsen into a title match in 2023.
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December 19, 2025
The New Indian Express Kochi
Centre again slashes state's borrowing limit
DEALING a heavy blow to the Kerala government's ambitious plans to fast-track infrastructure and development projects ahead of the upcoming assembly elections, the Centre has sharply reduced the state's borrowing limit.
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December 19, 2025
The New Indian Express Kochi
Live-in relationship not illegal, state’s duty to protect every citizen, says HC
THE Allahabad High Court came to the rescue of 12 women, who were in live-in relationships and had petitioned the court seeking protection, fearing a threat to their lives.
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December 19, 2025
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Mamata to rename her govt-funded job scheme after Mahatma Gandhi
WEST Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said that her government would rename a state-funded job guarantee scheme after Mahatma Gandhi, a statement made amid the ongoing row over the Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Bill (G RAM G Bill 2025).
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December 19, 2025
The New Indian Express Kochi
No action against men who got ₹10K under women yojna
THE Bihar government on Thursday clarified that it would not take 'coercive action' against the 470 differently abled men who received ₹10,000 each under Mukhyamantri Mahila Rojgar Yojna ahead of the Bihar assembly elections.
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December 19, 2025
The New Indian Express Kochi
Kishan's statement ton helps Jharkhand lift title
OUT-OF-FAVOUR India wicketkeeper-batter Ishan Kishan made a compelling case for a T20I recall with a belligerent hundred to power Jharkhand to their maiden Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy title with a 69-run victory over Haryana on Thursday.
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December 19, 2025
The New Indian Express Kochi
Ace sculptor Ram V Sutar passes away at 100
RENOWNED sculptor Ram Vanji Sutar, best known for designing the Statue of Unity -- world's tallest statue -- in Gujarat, passed away at his Noida residence late on Wednesday night.
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December 19, 2025
The New Indian Express Kochi
Festival hopping in Jaipur: Winter edition
For those of you who have done their fair share of exploring the Pink City, can enjoy the destination through these cultural events...
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