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The New Indian Express Kochi

Major relief to Cong, Tharoor declines award named after Savarkar

IN a relief for the Congress, party MP Shashi Tharoor, who has frequently found himself at odds with the leadership, on Wednesday declined an award named after Hindutva ideologue VD Savarkar, making it clear he would not attend the associated event.

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December 11, 2025

The New Indian Express Kochi

1st Pravasi Rajasthani Divas begins with ₹1L cr investment proposals

THE first-ever Pravasi Rajasthani Divas (Overseas Rajasthani Day) began in Jaipur on Wednesday, marking a major step toward accelerating industrial development in the state.

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December 11, 2025
The New Indian Express Kochi

The New Indian Express Kochi

UP will use tech to identify infiltrators, Yogi says can be model for other states

THE Uttar Pradesh government has begun to implement an advanced tech-driven system to track infiltrators and contain infiltration.

1 min  |

December 11, 2025

The New Indian Express Kochi

Rename Lok Bhawan after Birsa Munda: Soren

PAST SYMBOLS

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December 11, 2025
The New Indian Express Kochi

The New Indian Express Kochi

Dropouts rise, classrooms shrink amid teacher surplus

THE latest Rajya Sabha data on Wednesday exposes a troubling churn in Gujarat's school system.

1 min  |

December 11, 2025

The New Indian Express Kochi

What to explore in Jakarta, World's new Largest City

The Indonesia's capital city, a major tourist spot that sits on the northwest coast of the island of Java, is now titled world's most populous urban area...

1 min  |

December 11, 2025
The New Indian Express Kochi

The New Indian Express Kochi

Oppn walkout after BJP MP withdraws question on India's forensic capabilities

OPPOSITION parties led by the Congress on Wednesday staged a walkout in the Rajya Sabha after a BJP MP withdrew a question he had originally posed to Home Minister Amit Shah on strengthening the country's forensic capabilities.

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December 11, 2025
The New Indian Express Kochi

The New Indian Express Kochi

Rahul agrees to disagree with PM-led panel, gives dissent note to select CIC

AT the meeting of the high level committee headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to select the new Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) and commissioners, Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi submitted a dissent note on the lack of representation in the list from the Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe (ST), and Other Backward Classes (OBC)s.

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December 11, 2025

The New Indian Express Kochi

MIND COMMUNITY CONCERN WHILE DOUSING ODISHA FURY

I HE murder of an Adivasi woman has reopened old wounds in Odisha's Malkangiri.

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December 11, 2025

The New Indian Express Kochi

C'garh panel to look into cases withdrawn against surrendered Maoists

THE Chhattisgarh government on Wednesday set up a cabinet subcommittee to review criminal cases registered against Maoists who have surrendered and recommend withdrawal of eligible cases from the courts.

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December 11, 2025
The New Indian Express Kochi

The New Indian Express Kochi

CM unveils memorial for Assam Agitation 'martyrs'

THE Assam government on Wednesday honoured the 860 victims of the Assam agitation, also known as the Anti-Immigrants Agitation, on the occasion of Swahid Diwas.

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December 11, 2025

The New Indian Express Kochi

Deepavali enters Unesco’s cultural heritage list

DEEPAVALI, one of India's most widely celebrated festivals, on Wednesday was inscribed on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) of Humanity during the 20th session of the UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee being held in Delhi.

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December 11, 2025

The New Indian Express Kochi

Italian cuisine added to UNESCO list of intangible cultural heritage

UNESCO recognised Wednesday that Italian food is more than pizza, pasta and gelato, adding the range and ritual of the famed cuisine to its list of intangible cultural heritage.

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December 11, 2025

The New Indian Express Kochi

Former IG held in case of fraud, cheating in UP

FORMER IPS officer Amitabh Thakur was arrested from the Sitapur-Maholi border while he was en route to Lucknow on Wednesday in connection with a fraud and forgery case related to the allotment of an industrial plot in Deoria district in 1999.

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December 11, 2025
The New Indian Express Kochi

The New Indian Express Kochi

Court denies interim relief to fugitive Goa nightclub owners, partner arrested

A Delhi court on Wednesday rejected the interim relief plea of Gaurav Luthra and Saurabh Luthra, co-owners of the Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub, hours after the Goa Police arrested their business partner Ajay Gupta in connection with the fire incident in which 25 people were killed on December 7.

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December 11, 2025

The New Indian Express Kochi

15 Maoists lay down arms in Maha, C'garh

ELEVEN Maoists surrendered in Maharashtra's Gadchiroli district and four in Chhattisgarh's Kanker on Wednesday.

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December 11, 2025

The New Indian Express Kochi

THE ODDITY OF PRIVILEGED FUGITIVES

EUROPEAN courts seem keen to legitimise high privileges for other countries' economic fugitives.

3 min  |

December 11, 2025

The New Indian Express Kochi

BJP hits back, says paper ballot will bring back booth capturing

IN a rebuttal to opposition parties' vociferous demand on reverting to paper ballot elections, BJP MP Ravi Shankar Prasad on Wednesday said it would mean going back to the days of booth capturing.

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December 11, 2025

The New Indian Express Kochi

Ruckus in House over electoral reforms, SIR, Bihar poll results

THE debate on electoral reforms in the Lok Sabha turned combative on Tuesday, with the Opposition targeting the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls and the Treasury benches firing back with the BJP’s emphatic victory in the Bihar elections.

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December 10, 2025

The New Indian Express Kochi

PERILS OF AN UNCHECKED NARRATIVE

ACCORDING to some scholars, the worst tragedy in human history was an outcome of a misleading media narrative.

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December 10, 2025

The New Indian Express Kochi

India on 'Reform Express' drive, Modi tells BJP MPs

PRIME Minister Narendra Modi told the NDA Parliamentary Party on Tuesday that laws must never place unnecessary burdens on citizens.

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December 10, 2025

The New Indian Express Kochi

A VIOLENT STAR EXPLOSION JUST REVEALED A HIDDEN RECIPE FOR LIFE

A supernova’s surprising chemical bounty reveals how stars forge some of life’s essential elements

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December 10, 2025
The New Indian Express Kochi

The New Indian Express Kochi

CBI seeks Interpol help to bring back nightclub owners from Thailand

THE CBI has asked Interpol to issue a Blue Notice against two owners of a Goa nightclub where a fire killed 25 people.

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December 10, 2025

The New Indian Express Kochi

Over 22L workers off from Gujarat MGNREGA records

FROM 2019-20 to 2024-25, over 7.49 lakh job cards under MGN-REGA were deleted, and nearly 22.68 lakh workers removed from job cards in Gujarat, raising serious questions on transparency, and eligibility in the state, the Lok Sabha was informed on Tuesday.

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December 10, 2025

The New Indian Express Kochi

LoP: TMC holding camps for SC/ST certs for infiltrators

TMC in panic because rolls revision will expose voter fraud: Suvendu

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December 10, 2025

The New Indian Express Kochi

Belgium top court rejects Mehul Choksi's appeal against extradition: CBI

THE Belgium's Supreme Court has dismissed Indian fugitive diamond trader Mehul Choksi’s plea challenging his extradition to India in a ₹13,850 crore scam, CBI officials said on Tuesday.

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December 10, 2025

The New Indian Express Kochi

The parent trap

NAMRATA JOSHI

2 min  |

December 10, 2025

The New Indian Express Kochi

Kharge retorts, says BJP insulting Nehru

LoP says debate a tactic to divert focus from rising unemployment, falling rupee

1 min  |

December 10, 2025

The New Indian Express Kochi

Anil Ambani's son booked by CBI in ₹228 cr bank fraud case

THE CBI has filed a criminal case against Jai Anmol Anil Ambani, son of industrialist Anil Ambani, following allegations of cheating and fund diversion that caused Union Bank of India a loss of %228.06 crore, the agency said.

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December 10, 2025

The New Indian Express Kochi

India pricing is technical glitch, says Starlink VP

SATELLITE broadband service provider Starlink announced that it has not officially released any subscription fees for users in India and that the company is not yet taking orders in the country.

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December 10, 2025