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Israel, Hamas hold talks on Trump plan to end Gaza war
Israeli and Hamas officials launched indirect talks on Monday at an Egyptian resort on a US-drafted peace plan to end the ruinous war in Gaza on the eve of its second anniversary.
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October 07, 2025
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500 CAPF companies earmarked for safety
Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar on Monday attributed three factors behind the poll body's decision to conduct the Bihar elections in two phases—greater support from paramilitary forces, greater transparency in the electoral process, and greater cooperation from voters.
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October 07, 2025
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Gold soars ₹2,700 to storm past ₹1.23 lakh
Gold prices skyrocketed by ₹2,700 to scale a fresh peak of ₹1,23,300 per 10 grams in the national capital on Monday, lifted by safe-haven buying in the overseas markets.
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October 07, 2025
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Elections most transparent, secure: CEC
When Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar formally announced the two-phase 2025 Bihar assembly elections on Monday, he also spoke about a raft of new technologies the Election Commission of India (ECI) was leveraging, the 17 reforms it had undertaken and the upcoming Special Intensive Revision (SIR) across the nation.
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October 07, 2025
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What history tells us about ’25 contest
Parties, politics & poverty since 1990
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October 07, 2025
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Naxal tag can’t cover entire state: SC junks Cgarh tender clause
The Supreme Court on Monday pulled up the Chhattisgarh government for branding the entire state as Naxal-affected to justify a tender condition that limited eligibility only to firms with prior supply experience in the state, calling the restriction “arbitrary, unreasonable and discriminatory”.
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October 07, 2025
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Started moving ICU beds on our own...no one helped: Families
At least six patients died due to suffocation after a massive fire broke out at the intensive care unit (ICU) of the Rajasthan government-run Sawai Man Singh (SMS) Hospital’s trauma centre in Jaipur late on Sunday night, officials said on Monday, adding that the hospital superintendent and the nodal officer of the trauma centre have been removed from their posts.
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October 07, 2025
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For conservation, time to look beyond the tiger
If you love the golden-black stripes of the regal tiger, you will also appreciate the iridescent feathers, sparkly eyes, swishing tails, and melodious whistles that dot our forests. And so, during National Wildlife Week, I urge you to celebrate and cherish the diversity beyond our national animal.
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October 07, 2025
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Bihar polls to be held in two phases, Nov 14 decision day
Roughly 74.3 million people across 243 constituencies in Bihar will vote in assembly polls across two phases on November 6 and 11, the Election Commission of India (ECI) announced on Monday, marking the beginning of an electoral contest that will have strong ramifications on national politics.
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October 07, 2025
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Nobel for scientists behind immune breakthrough
Three scientists were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discoveries on how the immune system self-regulates, which have led to potential therapies for cancer and autoimmune diseases.
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October 07, 2025
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How SIR exercise could impact crucial elections
FRESH VOTER ROLLS SAW 6.9 MN DELETIONS AND 2.3 MN ADDITIONS AFTER S.I.R.
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October 07, 2025
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Battle for Bihar and beyond
The upcoming assembly election may see the beginning of post-Mandal politics in the state
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October 07, 2025
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India, Qatar set to finalise trade pact framework
India and Qatar will soon finalise the contours to negotiate a free trade agreement and the pact is expected to be concluded by the middle or third quarter of next year, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Monday.
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October 07, 2025
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Rajnath raises questions on Pak’s future, stability
Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Monday raised questions about the form in which Pakistan will exist in the future, while putting the spotlight on India’s rise on the back of transformative policy reforms and how the country was poised to cross key economic milestones in the coming years, including becoming the world’s third largest economy by 2030.
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October 07, 2025
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2 decades on, Nitish remains indispensable in state politics
It’s still all about Nitish Kumar, the chief minister of Bihar and supremo of the Janata Dal (United) in next month's assembly election.
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October 07, 2025
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Trump’s Gaza gamble: Searching for solutions
S President Donald Trump's Gaza Peace Plan has dramatically shifted from a diplomatic proposal to a fragile, high-stakes reality.
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October 07, 2025
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US top court rejects Ghislaine Maxwell’s bid to toss conviction
WASHINGTON: The US Supreme Court on Monday rejected a bid by Ghislaine Maxwell to overturn her 2021 sex-trafficking conviction for grooming teenage girls who were abused by disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein.
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October 07, 2025
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Russian firm Gazprom plans LNG venture in Kakinada
Top executives of Gazprom, Kakinada Seaports expected to meet this week
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October 07, 2025
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Governance key poll plank for NDA to repeat ’24 performance
The 2024 Lok Sabha elections in Bihar saw the National Democratic Alliance win 174 of the 243 assembly constituencies, resulting in it winning 30 of the 40 parliamentary constituencies in the state — putting to rest the ghost of the 2020 assembly election when the alliance won 125 seats, although part of that can be attributed to one NDA constituent at the Centre, the Lok Janshakti Party going it alone in the state and targeting the Janata Dal (United), by fielding candidates against it (only in six constituencies did it target the BJP).
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October 07, 2025
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Vote theft, caste equations focal points for Oppn bloc
The 2025 Bihar elections bring key opportunities for the Opposition's Mahagathbandhan (Grand Alliance or GA), a part of the nationwide INDIA bloc, to strengthen its position in the Hindi belt, elevate Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav to a leadership position, and give a boost to Rahul Gandhi's stature.
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October 07, 2025
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Ex-bureaucrats take political plunge in Bihar elections
Retired bureaucrats are increasingly trading stable careers for the unpredictable arena of politics in Bihar as the countdown to the 2025 assembly elections begins.
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October 07, 2025
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After HC rap, Kejriwal given 95 Lodhi Estate
Arvind Kejriwal, former Delhi chief minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convenor, has been allotted the bungalow at 95, Lodhi Estate, said people familiar with the matter.
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October 07, 2025
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Cong working out of temporary ‘war room’
Ahead of the Bihar election, the Congress party's \"war room\"-the command centre for election management-is currently operating from a temporary location, after its previous office was reclaimed by the Union government's estate department, two Congress leaders aware of the development said on Sunday.
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October 06, 2025
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Another aide of Bareilly clashes accused held, kin fined over 'power theft'
Another aide of controversial cleric Tauqeer Raza Khan, main accused in the September 26 Bareilly violence, was arrested on Sunday as authorities intensified their action against the accused.
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October 06, 2025
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Hamas calls for swift hostage-prisoner swap with Israel as key talks set to begin
Hamas on Sunday called for a swift start to a hostageprisoner exchange with Israel, as negotiators from both sides prepared to meet in Egypt for crucial talks aimed at ending the nearly two-year war in Gaza.
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October 06, 2025
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Calibrate dosage of drug regulation
Deaths linked to toxic contaminant in cough syrups in two states highlight the need for better regulation
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October 06, 2025
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Haaland extends streak as Man City sink Brentford
Erling Haaland extended his blistering start to the season as the Manchester City striker sealed a 1-0 win at Brentford on Sunday.
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October 06, 2025
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'What is TN fighting againsť', asks guv; CM Stalin hits back
Referring to posters of \"Tamil Nadu will fight,\" Governor RN Ravi on Sunday wondered what was the state \"fighting\" for, saying there was no conflict, as chief minister MK Stalin said Tamil Nadu was struggling against issues including Centre's alleged \"arrogance.
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October 06, 2025
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Indian biotech needs to lose its handcuffs
From regulatory reforms to rewarding research and discoveries instead of patient volumes treated at hospitals, the existing ecosystem needs many changes to be future-ready
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October 06, 2025
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MOHILARY SWORN IN AS BODOLAND TERRITORIAL COUNCIL CHIEF
Bodoland Peoples Front (BPF) president Hagrama Mohilary was sworn in as the Chief Executive Member (CEM) of the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) in Kokrajhar district on Sunday.
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