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Israel: Returned body not that of hostage
The Israeli military said Wednesday that one of the bodies handed over by Hamas the previous day as part of the ceasefire deal is not that of a hostage who was held in Gaza, adding to tensions over the fragile truce in the two-year war.
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October 16, 2025
The Statesman Delhi
Bagan's easy win over United Sports sets up Derby in Shield final
Mohun Bagan clinched an easy 2-0 win over United Sports at the Kishor Bharti Krirangan on Wednesday afternoon.
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October 16, 2025
The Statesman Delhi
Nitish bets on fresh faces, loyalists in JD-U candidate list for Bihar polls
Bihar's ruling Janata Dal (United) on Wednesday announced 57 candidates in its first list for the upcoming assembly elections.
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October 16, 2025
The Statesman Delhi
Corn must become India’s new crude
For India to become Atma Nirbhar and achieve its ambition of a $5 trillion economy, the solution to one of its biggest vulnerabilities - dependence on imported petroleum and LNG -is already in front of us. By adopting a focused five-year plan, India can drastically reduce its chronic energy import dependency and accelerate toward energy self-reliance, food security, and decarbonization.
3 min |
October 16, 2025
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LWE influence shrinks to only three districts: MHA
THE NUMBER OF DISTRICTS CLASSIFIED AS LWE-AFFECTED OVERALL HAS ALSO SEEN A SHARP DECLINE, FROM 18 TO 11, MARKING A SIGNIFICANT CONTRACTION IN THE GEOGRAPHICAL SPREAD OF MAOIST INFLUENCE.
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October 16, 2025
The Statesman Delhi
Bagram Ambition
Therenewed focus on Bagram reflects notjustnostalgiafor lost power butalsoarecalibrated Americanstrategicoutlook. The base's locationgivesitimmense geopoliticalvalue~itliesonly about50 kilometersnorthof Kabulandroughlyanhour’s flightfromChina’s western provinces, including Xinjiang, where Beijingmaintains sensitivenuclear and defense installations
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October 16, 2025
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Market snaps two-day losing streak, ends ati: month high
he stock market on Wednesday snapped the two-day losing streak and ended at a one-month high. Nifty 50 closed above 25,300 amid broad-based buying.
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October 16, 2025
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Dhami warns officials facilitating demographic shifts in Uttarakhand
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has warned officials who facilitated documents for ineligible migrants, leading to demographic shifts in different parts of the state.
1 min |
October 16, 2025
The Statesman Delhi
Successive natural disasters highlight extreme climate conditions in Viet Nam
Since early September 2025, Viet Nam has been hit by a series of severe natural disasters, including back-to-back storms, torrential rains with intense lightning, flash floods and landslides, which have caused serious human and economic losses.
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October 16, 2025
The Statesman Delhi
iLink Digital acquires FourNxtto boost AI, automation in India, Middle-east
US-based iLink Digital has acquired a majority stake in FourNxt, a leading expert in AIand HyperAutomation with strong operations in India and the Mideast.
1 min |
October 16, 2025
The Statesman Delhi
Rebuilding Bridges
The diplomatic frost that had long defined India-Canada relations is finally beginning to thaw.
2 min |
October 16, 2025
The Statesman Delhi
Madagascar’s president ousted in a military coup
Madagascar President Andry Rajoelina was toppled Tuesday in a military coup that capped weeks of youth protests over poverty, power outages and a lack of opportunity in the Indian Ocean island country.
1 min |
October 16, 2025
The Statesman Delhi
Yashasvi Jaiswal, Kuldeep Yadav gain big in Test rankings
India’s dominance in red-ball cricket continues to be reflected in the latest ICC rankings, with Yashasvi Jaiswal and Kuldeep Yadav making notable gains after the team’s 2-0 Test series sweep over the West Indies.
1 min |
October 16, 2025
The Statesman Delhi
Shared Deliverance
For once, West Asia witnessed tears not of anger but of relief and joy.
2 min |
October 16, 2025
The Statesman Delhi
FASTag annual pass tops 25 lakh users in 2 months
Launched on Independence Day this year, the FASTag Annual Pass crossed the landmark figure of 25 lakh users with around 5.67 cr transactions recorded in the last two months across the country.
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October 16, 2025
The Statesman Delhi
Towards a water-smart India
With the onset of monsoon rains this year, a lesser-known but profoundly significant initiative has quietly taken root across the country’s ecologically sensitive terrains, a first-ever national census of springs.
3 min |
October 16, 2025
The Statesman Delhi
Missing bodies of hostages top the list of uncertainties as fragile Gaza ceasefire holds
The tenuous ceasefire in the two-year Israel-Hamas war was holding Tuesday even as complex issues remained ahead, a day after widespread jubilation over the return to Israel of the last 20 living hostages held in Gaza and the release of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners and detainees in exchange.
2 min |
October 15, 2025
The Statesman Delhi
WPI-based inflation eases to 0.13pc in Sept
The Wholesale Price Index (WPI) based inflation for September was recorded at 0.13per cent, driven by increase in prices of manufacture of food products, other manufacturing, nonfood articles, other transport equipment and textiles etc.
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October 15, 2025
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Woman DSP, 9 cops arrested in ₹3-crore Hawala loot case in MP
Four days after being suspended for allegedly looting nearly ₹1.5 crore out of a reported ₹3 crore seized during an alleged hawala transaction, a woman Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) was arrested on Tuesday.
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October 15, 2025
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Eradicating LWE will unlock huge economic potential
For decades, India’s heartland was scarred by the spectre of Maoist violence, entrenched in the mineral-rich but underdeveloped tribal belts of central and eastern India.
4 min |
October 15, 2025
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Market falls, Nifty slips below 25,100
The stock market on Tuesday extended the previous session losses amid selling across the sectors, dragging the Nifty below 25,100 intraday.
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October 15, 2025
The Statesman Delhi
Mosque adjacentto KalkiTemple in Sambhal demolished
A 30-year-old mosque located adjacent to the Shri Kalki Dham temple inthe Sambhal district was demolished by local authorities on Tuesday under heavy security arrangements.
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October 15, 2025
The Statesman Delhi
Germany, France, Belgium stay on course for World Cup qualification
Nick Woltemade scored his first international goal as Germany maintained their push toward the 2026 FIFA World Cup with a 1-0 away victory over Northern Ireland.
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October 15, 2025
The Statesman Delhi
Munir orchestrated Pahalgam attack to salvage his & Pak Army’s image: Lt Gen. Ghai
In a swipe at Pakistan Army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir, Deputy Chief of Army staff and former Director General of Military Operations, Lt General Rajiv Ghai, on Tuesday accused him of having orchestrated the Pahalgam terror attack in an effort to salvage his declining image.
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October 15, 2025
The Statesman Delhi
Mandhana, Ecclestone consolidatetopspotin Women’s ODI rankings
India's Smriti Mandhana continues to reign supreme in the latest ICC Women’s ODI Batting Rankings, maintaining herNo.1 position after another commanding performance at the Women’s World Cup 2025.
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October 15, 2025
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Zubeen Garg death: More Assamese NRIs from Singapore questioned by CID
The investigation into the mysterious death of iconic Assamese singer and cultural figure Zubeen Garg has intensified, with the Special Investigation Team (SIT) zeroing in on a yacht party that may hold crucial clues to the tragedy.
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October 15, 2025
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BJP, Congress in verbal duel over investment figures relating to RR Global Investors Meet
Union Home Minister Amit Shah's rebuttal to former Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot's remarks against the truthfulness of the official investment figures pertaining to Rising Rajasthan Global Investors Summit has triggered a fresh volley of potshots between the ruling BJP and the rival Congress.
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October 15, 2025
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Govt committed to zerotolerance policy against terrorism: HM
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday reaffirmed the Modi government's firm resolve to pursue the policy of \"zero-tolerance\" against terrorism.
1 min |
October 15, 2025
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Massive turnout at Mayawati's rally gives huge boost to BSP
Buoyed by the massive turnout during Mayawati's rally on 9 October, the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) has started drawing a strategy to maintain the “tempo” till the 2027 Assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh.
1 min |
October 15, 2025
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TN Assembly mourns Karur victims; TVK to adopt families
Mourning the victims of the ghastly stampede at Karur during a rally of actor-politician Vijay on September 27, which claimed 41 lives, the Tamil Nadu Assembly on Tuesday adopted a condolence resolution.
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