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India jumps to ninth spot in global forest area rankings: FAO report
India has risen in its ranking for total forest area, moving up one spot from 10th to 9th, according to the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization report, Global Forest Resources Assessment 2025.
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October 23, 2025
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Oppn leaders lambast Lokpal's BMW tender
The Lokpal's recently floated tender to procure seven luxury vehicles for the members of the anti-corruption ombudsman has ignited a storm of criticism and public outrage, with the anti-corruption body’ priorities being roundly pilloried.
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October 23, 2025
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Diwali sales spike driven by GST cuts, strong demand for ‘swadeshi’ products: Sitharaman
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman highlighted the surge in Diwali sales driven by GST rate cuts and strong demand for ‘swadeshi’ products.
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October 23, 2025
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Cyclone threat for Tamil Nadu recedes, but red alert for heavy rain remains
Battered by heavy downpour, which left a trail of destruction of standing crops across Tamil Nadu, the state heaved a sigh of relief with the MET office on Wednesday withdrawing the warning of a severe cyclonic storm following the Low-Pressure Area in the Bay of Bengal getting weakened and moving north westwards towards Andhra Pradesh.
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October 23, 2025
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A vital tool
The management of Non-Performing Assets by banks in the public and private sector is an issue of pressing concern in India.
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October 23, 2025
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Trump hosts Diwali celebrations at White House, calls Prime Minister Narendra Modi ‘great person’
US President Donald Trump hosted a special Diwali event at the White House, where he termed PM Modi “a great person’ and said he loves “the people of India.”
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October 23, 2025
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Trump rules out Ukraine talks with Putin for now
President Donald Trump said Tuesday his plan for a swift meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin was on hold because he didn’t want it to be a “waste of time.” It was the latest twistin Trump's stop-and-go effort to resolve the war in Ukraine.
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October 23, 2025
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DG Infantry outlines the future-ready force vision
Describing the Bhairav Commando Battalions as the “lean mean units”, Director General Infantry Lt Gen Ajay Kumar (photo) stated that the newly raised units represent agile, high-mobility Infantry formations, bridging the gaps between the conventional Infantry battalions and Special Forces.
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October 23, 2025
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Repurposing service
The Nobel prize reminds us that growth through innovation demands change, and that change carries friction and conflict if unmanaged. Mission Karmayogi shows how public administration in a large democracy can orchestrate that change in a way that the system itself carries it forward. The goal is not to tear down bureaucracy but to make it alive, adaptive and citizen centric
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October 23, 2025
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Govtis prioritising investmentin transmission infra via Green Energy Corridors: Ministry
The government is prioritising investment in transmission infrastructure through the Green Energy Corridors and new high-capacity transmission lines from Rajasthan, Gujarat, and Ladakh, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy said on Wednesday.
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October 23, 2025
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MeitY proposes mandatory labels, metadata tagging to combat deepfakes
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has issued draft amendments to the IT (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, that mandate platforms to clearly identify \"synthetically generated content\" and introduce new technical obligations for services facilitating its creation.
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October 23, 2025
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Gilded Instinct
This Diwali, India’s relationship with gold revealed something deeper than economics. Dhanteras on October 18 and the festival of lights, celebrated on October 20, became a mirror for the country’s enduring trust in the one asset generations have revered, adorned, and quietly depended on.
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October 23, 2025
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CWC 2025: India, NZ fight for semi-final spot
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October 23, 2025
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Pakistan spinner Noman Ali closes in on Bumrah’s No.1 Test bowling ranking
India’s pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah retained the No.1 position in the ICC Mens Test bowler rankings, though the latest update has seen a shakeup among Indian players and increased competition from Pakistan.
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October 23, 2025
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A line drawn in blood
The 2,640-km-long Durand Line is more than just a frontier.
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October 23, 2025
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Wings of Valour:
A peek into the cockpit of the IAF
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October 23, 2025
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IIT-BHU signs MoU with 39 Gorkha Training Centre to boost defence research& innovation
The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) of Banaras Hindu University (BHU) and 39 Gorkha Training Center (39 GTC), Varanasi, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to promote mutual cooperation, knowledge
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October 23, 2025
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India seek series-levelling win; eyes on Ro-Ko in Adelaide
After a forgettable opening to the ODI series in Perth, India will look to regroup and aim for a series-levelling victory against Australia in Adelaide on Thursday, even as the focus firmly remains on the veteran pair of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, who endured modest returns with the bat on return to international action for the first time since their Test retirements earlier this year.
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October 23, 2025
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Political Islam inflicted the deepest wound on Sanatan faith: CM Yogi
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has stirred a nationwide debate, stating that while colonialism by the British and French is often discussed, the role of “political Islam” in undermining Sanatan Dharma has been largely ignored.
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October 23, 2025
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After the March
The “No Kings” demonstrations that swept through American cities last weekend signified far more than political theatre.
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October 23, 2025
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Bihar polls: BJP hits out at INDIA, mocks infighting
With the political temperature rising ahead of the Bihar Assembly elections, the BJP on Wednesday took a dig at the Opposition INDIA bloc (RJD-Congress-Left alliance) pointing to the ‘infighting’ in the Mahagathbandhan (Grand Alliance) in the run-up to the polls.
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October 23, 2025
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15 Bangladesh officers jailed for disappearances, killings
Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) on Wednesday ordered 15 army officers to be sent to jail over three separate cases of enforced disappearances, killings, and other crimes against humanity allegedly committed during the Awami League government, local media reported.
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October 23, 2025
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Israel finds two hostages’ bodies as Vance meets Netanyahu
Israel has completed the identification of the bodies of two more hostages, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahus office said Wednesday, as U.S. Vice President JD Vance held high-level meetings in Israel to nudge forward Gaza’ fragile ceasefire.
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October 23, 2025
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Mumbai Congress leader against contesting civic polls with Thackeray cousins
Former president of the Mumbai Congress Bhai Jagtap (photo) said here on Wednesday that the Congress party would not fight the forthcoming Mumbai Municipal Corporation elections together with the Thackeray cousins, even as the Election Commission of India (ECI) is preparing to conduct local civic body polls across Maharashtra.
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October 23, 2025
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Political party paradox
Nepal’s journey with political parties began with a dream of participatory democracy.
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October 23, 2025
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Tejashwitargets Nitish’s base with Jeevika Didischeme
With the high-stakes battle for Bihar heating up, RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Wednesday raised the political temperature with a series of major poll promises targeting Jeevika Didis and contract workers, asignificant socioeconomic force in the state.
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October 23, 2025
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Is Japan going the American way?
It is said that things that happen inthe United States will happen in Japan about 10 years later.
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October 23, 2025
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Gehlot: RSS-BJP seek Dalit votes, not welfare
Former Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has strongly condemned the incident in which a Dalit old man was forced to lick urine by a RSS functionary in Lucknow.
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October 23, 2025
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Bihar: Gehlot plays down seat-sharing tensions after meeting Lalu, Tejashwi
Veteran Congress leader Ashok Gehlot held a long, closed-door meeting with Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Yadav, Rabri Devi, and Tejashwi Yadav on Wednesday in Patna to ease tensions that have arisen between the RJD and the Congress ahead of the Bihar Assembly elections.
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October 23, 2025
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Festive sales: Post-Diwali celebrations and wedding season set to boost economy
Soon after Diwali, Govardhan Puja and Annakut were celebrated fervently across India, resulting in a surge in sales of puja items, sweets, and ritual goods.
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