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Markets surge nearly 1% on last trading day of 2025
MUMBAI: Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty jumped nearly 1% on Wednesday, the final trading session of 2025, after days of range-bound trading amid sustained buying by domestic institutional investors.
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January 01, 2026
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Govt extends safeguard duties on imports of steel products
The government has extended safeguard duties on imports of certain steel products for three years, aiming to curb dumping from countries like China and protect domestic manufacturers from a supply glut.
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January 01, 2026
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INDIA, EAEU LIKELY TO HOLD NEXT ROUND OF TRADE TALKS IN FEBRUARY
India and the Russia-led EAEU group are likely to hold the next round of talks for the proposed trade agreement in February, an official said on Wednesday.
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January 01, 2026
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Apr-Nov fiscal gap at 62.3% of FY26 estimate
THE CENTRE'S FISCAL POSITION IS SUPPORTED BY DIVIDEND PAYOUTS
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January 01, 2026
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Old challenges, new resolutions
Managing air pollution to negotiating a world in churn, the government has its task cut out in 2026
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January 01, 2026
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Victim’s parents clear film on RG Kar rape and murder case
A film based on the alleged rape and murder of a young doctor at Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College in August 2024 has received formal consent from the victim's parents, nearly two months after they had publicly opposed the project.
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January 01, 2026
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Indian jails: Prisoners of the caste system
In December 2020, as the world grappled with unequal access to Covid-19 vaccines, another form of inequality was exposed inside India’s prisons.
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January 01, 2026
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Putin orders Ukraine buffer zone expansion
Russia's top general said its forces were pressing forward in northeastern Ukraine and President Vladimir Putin had ordered expansion of territory Moscow calls a buffer zone there in 2026, Russian news agencies said on Wednesday, Reuters reported.
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January 01, 2026
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Emerging multipolar world could be India’s moment
As the world enters a new year, it is becoming increasingly clear that South Asia's existing models of regional cooperation are no longer fit for purpose.
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January 01, 2026
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Imn Indians in Canada to lose legal status by mid-’26
Canada could soon have to contend with a deluge of undocumented immigrants, nearly half of them from India, as record numbers of work permits expired in 2025 and will continue to do so in 2026.
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January 01, 2026
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INDIA'S RUSSIAN CRUDE BUYS DIP IN DECEMBER
India’s imports of Russian crude oil are set to register a sharp pullback in December, but the decline reflects short-term disruptions rather than a structural shift in sourcing patterns.
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December 31, 2025
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Growth story powered by indigenous engines
The year 2025 might well go down in Indian economic history alongside 1991 asa year that marks a decisive break with the past.
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December 31, 2025
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AI may add $1.7 tn to India’s economy by 2035: Govt estimates
Artificial Intelligence (AI) could add as much as $1.7 trillion to India’s economy by 2035, positioning the technology as one of the country’s most powerful growth engines over the next decade, according to government estimates.
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December 31, 2025
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A SUCCESSFUL START AND A BLOCKBUSTER FINISH
Surprising hits to shocking flops, 2025 for Hindi cinema was nothing short of a roller coaster ride, but all's well that (starts and) ends well
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December 31, 2025
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Textiles to safety: Rejig in standards for export fillip
BIS released 30 new and revised quality norms, voluntary for compliance
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December 31, 2025
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MAGA narrative on H-IB has done lasting damage
Donald Trump won the US presidential election in November 2024 promising to crack down on illegal immigration.
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December 31, 2025
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Blinkit CFO Vipin Kapooria resigns
Vipin Kapooria, chief financial officer of Eternal-owned quick commerce major Blinkit, has resigned a year after he joined the firm, people familiar with the matter said on Tuesday.
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December 31, 2025
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Indian economy pips Japan: Govt report
NEW DELHI: India has overtaken Japan as the world’s fourth-biggest economy—and officials hope to pass Germany within three years, the government's end-of-year economic review calculates.
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December 31, 2025
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SoftBank to buy DigitalBridge in $3 billion data centre deal
SoftBank Group Corp. agreed to buy private equity firm DigitalBridge Group Inc. for about $3 billion in cash, part of the Japanese conglomerate’s push to invest in data centres and other digital infrastructure fuelling the artificial intelligence boom.
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December 31, 2025
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COORDINATION KEY FOR CRITICAL MINERAL PUSH: PARLIAMENTARY PANEL REPORT
A parliamentary panel has stressed the need for seamless coordination among ministries to bolster the country’s self-reliance in critical minerals like lithium, graphite, cobalt, and rare earth that are vital for a technology-driven future global economy.
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December 31, 2025
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Rashmika and Vijay to get married in Udaipur
Actors Vijay Deverakonda and Rashmika Mandanna may soon become Mr. and Mrs. After a reported secret engagement on October 3, attended by family, the couple is set to take the next step in 2026.
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December 31, 2025
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Old ideas for a new India, amid the churn
Revisiting four powerful ideas — not ideological novelties, but pragmatic reforms rooted in efficiency, governance, and basic morality
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December 31, 2025
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Restoring trust in the judicial process
Apex court's order on Sengar closes a critical gap in case jurisprudence and underlines the severity of charges against the former legislator
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December 31, 2025
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Hyundai Motor India launches taxi offerings
Hyundai Motor India Ltd on Tuesday announced its entry into the commercial mobility segment with the launch of its dedicated taxi offerings under the ‘Prime Taxi’ range.
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December 31, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi
Meta to acquire Manus in $2 bn bet on AI agents
Meta Platforms Inc. has agreed to buy Manus, a popular Singapore-based artificial intelligence (Al) agent with Chinese roots, in its effort to build a business around its massive AI investment.
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December 31, 2025
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Severe cold, fog set to welcome New Year: IMD
A potent combination of atmospheric forces - including the polar vortex, an Arctic blast and a western disturbance - has set the stage for severe cold conditions across northern India, with dense fog and cold day warnings issued through the New Year, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Tuesday.
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December 31, 2025
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How warfare changed in many battlefronts in 2025
In the year 2025, warfare witnessed and underwent adaptation.
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December 30, 2025
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US pledges $2bn for UN aid, warns agencies to ‘adapt, shrink or die’
The United States on Monday announced a $2 billion pledge for UN humanitarian aid as President Donald Trump's administration continues to slash US foreign assistance and warns United Nations agencies to “adapt, shrink or die” in a time of new financial realities.
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December 30, 2025
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Soaring ambitions, systemic constraints
India’s aviation story is facing headwinds from contradictions of a high-cost environment and a price-sensitive market
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December 30, 2025
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The hills will stay alive, for now
The Supreme Court has done well to reconsider its approach to the Aravallis
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