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Susie Wiles, White House chief of staff, criticises Bondi and opines on Trumpin Vanity Fair
Susie Wiles, President Donald Trump’s understated but influential chief of staff, criticized Attorney General Pam Bondi’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein case and offered an unvarnished take on her boss and those in his orbit in interviews published Tuesday in Vanity Fair that sent the West Wing into damage control.
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December 18, 2025
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SCclearsactionagainst old BS-IV-noncompliant vehicles in Delhi-NCR
In asignificant clarification amid the worsening air pollution crisis, the Supreme Court on Wednesday said that enforcement agencies are permitted to proceed against diesel vehicles over 10 years old and petrol vehicles over 15 years old in the Delhi-NCR if they do not comply with Bharat Stage-IV (BS-IV) emission standards.
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December 18, 2025
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Goyal:India-Oman FTAtounlock new opportunities across key sectors
The India-Oman Free Trade Agreement, expected to be signed during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ongoing visit to the Gulf nation, will open up significant opportunities across sectors, including textiles, food processing, automobiles, gems and jewellery, agrochemicals, renewable energy and auto components, Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Piyush Goyal said on Wednesday.
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December 18, 2025
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Congress accuses Centre of misusing ED, protests in Patna
Hundreds of Congress workers thronged the streets of Patna on Wednesday to protest against the Central government, accusing it of falsely implicating the top leadership of the Indian National Congress out of political vendetta.
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December 18, 2025
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New churches show path to religious tolerance
Christians in a district near Jakarta will celebrate this Christmas in a new and unusual church building.
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December 18, 2025
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Conditional Peace
The latest round of diplomacy around Ukraine marks a subtle but consequential shift in how the war's possible endgame is being framed.
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December 18, 2025
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Invoking raj dharma, Madras HC directs Centre to frame policy on legal assistance to Indians abroad
Invoking Manu Smriti and Arthashastra on the duty of a ruler to protect his subjects, the Madras High Court has directed the Union government to frame a policy to extend necessary legal aid to Indian citizens working abroad.
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December 18, 2025
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Luthra brothers brought to Goa, one day after deportation from Thailand
Saurabh and Gaurav Luthra, owners of the North Goa nightclub 'Birch by Romeo Lane', were brought back to Goa on Wednesday by the police, a day after they were deported from Thailand.
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December 18, 2025
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Choking Normality
Delhi's annual descent into a grey, choking winter is no longer an environmental anomaly; it is a predictable civic failure.
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December 18, 2025
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India emerges as global retail investment hotspot, ANAROCK report
As malls in western countries brace for an existential crisis, global capital is pivoting toward a market that seems to defy every global retail trend - India, an Anarock data said on Wednesday.
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December 18, 2025
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Sensex, Nifty slip for 3rd straight session
Indian equity benchmark indices ended lower for the third straight session on Wednesday as selling pressure in media, realty and consumer durables stocks weighed on market sentiment.
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December 18, 2025
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Stalin blasts AIADMK’S silence on MGNREGA rechristening, funds cut
Slamming the principal opposition AIADMK over its studied silence on the Modi Government rechristening of the MGNREGA and abdicating financial responsibility for the rural employment programme, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK president MK Stalin on Wednesday asked whether the party would support it in total subservience to the BJP.
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December 18, 2025
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Trump orders blockade of ‘sanctioned oil tankers’ heading for Venezuela, ramping up pressure
President Donald Trump said Tuesday he is ordering a blockade of all “sanctioned oil tankers” into Venezuela, ramping up pressure on the country’s authoritarian leader Nicolás Maduro in a move that seemed designed to put a tighter chokehold on the South American country’s economy.
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December 18, 2025
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Kashi sants & sadhus demand tax exemption for temples, monasteries
The issue of the municipal corporation levying taxes on temples and monasteries in the holy city of Kashi is escalating.
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December 18, 2025
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Accused gunman in Bondi Beach shooting charged with 15 counts of murder
An accused gunman in Sydney's Bondi Beach massacre was charged with 59 offenses including 15 charges of murder on Wednesday, as hundreds of mourners gathered in Sydney to begin funerals for the victims.
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December 18, 2025
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PM Modi, in Ethiopia, reaffirms India's commitment to Africa
Underlining that India and Ethiopia are \"natural partners\" in regional peace, security and connectivity, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday thanked the African nation for expressing solidarity with New Delhi in the wake of the Pahalgam terror attack in April.
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December 18, 2025
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Cambodia death toll in border clashes rises to 17
Cambodia said on Wednesday that the Thai military forces have continued airstrikes and artillery shelling into Cambodian territory, as the civilian death toll in Cambodia has risen to 17.
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December 18, 2025
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Philippines’ provocations will avail it nothing
In a statement issued on Friday, the Chinese People's Liberation Army Southern Theater Command urged Manila to immediately stop provoking incidents in the South China Sea.
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December 17, 2025
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Rupee hits 91, drags Sensex, Nifty lower for second session
The Indian Stock market ended lower for the second consecutive day on Tuesday amid depreciation in the rupee as well as the uncertainty over the India-US trade deal.
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December 17, 2025
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India to grow 7.5 per cent in FY27 on reforms, stable inflation: Axis Bank
India’s economy is expected to grow at an above-trend pace of 7.5 per cent in FY27, supported by easing fiscal and monetary conditions, low inflation, and ongoing regulatory reforms, according to Axis Bank's India Economic Outlook 2026 report.
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December 17, 2025
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Impeachment of Justice Yashwant Varma:SCexpresses concern over procedural lapse, issues notice to Speaker, LS, RS Secretariats
The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice to the Lok Sabha Speaker and the Secretariats of both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha on a petition filed by Allahabad High Court judge Justice Yashwant Varma, who has questioned the legality of the impeachment process initiated against him under the Judges (Inquiry) Act, 1968, by the Lower House.
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December 17, 2025
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PM Modi, Jordan Kingpledgeto deepeneconomic cooperation
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Jordan King Abdullah II ibn Al Hussein on Tuesday reaffirmed their determination to expand cooperation between their two countries and to stand together as trusted partners, with the Indian leader proposing to double bilateral trade to USD 5 billion over the next five years.
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December 17, 2025
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Zelenskyy says peace proposals to end the warin Ukraine could be presented to Russia within days
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says proposals negotiated with US officials on a peace deal to end his country’s nearly four-year war with Russia could be finalised within days, after which American envoys will present them to the Kremlin before further possible meetings in the United States next weekend.
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December 17, 2025
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India ranks among world's most optimistic markets: BCG
India has become one of the world’s most optimistic consumer markets, said a report of Boston Consulting Group (BCG) on Tuesday.
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December 17, 2025
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Fraud cloud over Merlin Group Chairman Mohta's 600-crore project
The Merlin group and its Chairman Sushil Mohta are once again embroiled in a land dispute where it is alleged that in collusion with a former director of the DC Paul Group, Merlin had fraudulently entered into a Joint Development Agreement in respect of a
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December 17, 2025
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Relianceconsumer products relaunches SIL foods withfresh range of offerings
Reliance Consumer Products
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December 17, 2025
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Luthra brothers brought back to Delhi after deportation from Thailand
Saurabh and Gaurav Luthra, the owners of North Goa's fire-devastated Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub, have reached Delhi after they were deported from Thailand on Tuesday.
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December 17, 2025
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OCCASIONAL NOTE
THE struggle between the French Cabinet and the Finance Committee continues.
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December 17, 2025
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Weaponisation of trade policy must end
A phenomenon known as the “weaponisation” of trade policy is spreading around the world.
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December 17, 2025
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Ashes 2025: Pat Cummins, Nathan Lyon return as Australia confirm playing XI for Adelaide Test
Onthe eve of the third Test in Adelaide, Australia locked in their playing XI, with skipper Pat Cummins and veteran off-spinner Nathan Lyon making their way back replacing all-rounder Michael Neser and pacer Brendan Doggett.
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