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India on alert as polio cases rise in Pak, Afghan

The New Indian Express Hyderabad

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October 25, 2025

DESPITE being officially certified as polio-free in 2014, India remains at risk of polio reinfection due to vaccine-derived poliovirus (VDPV), its proximity to endemic countries, Pakistan and Afghanistan, and potential gaps in immunity, experts said here on the occasion of World Polio Day on Friday.

- KAVITA BAJELI-DATT @ New Delhi

Deepak Kapur, Chairman, Rotary International’s India National PolioPlus Committee (RI-INPPC), told this newspaper, “India was officially declared polio-free in 2014, but the battle against the virus is still ongoing.” As surveillance is a key to India maintaining its polio-free status, he said, strong immunisation and surveillance programmes is critical.

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Pilot joins Aravalli protests, Raj Cong plans to step up offensive with march

DESPITE the Centre’s claim that no fresh mining leases will be issued in the Aravallis, the political fight over the fragile range is growing sharper in Rajasthan.

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December 27, 2025

The New Indian Express Hyderabad

40% quota for open merit in J&K triggers uproar

JAMMU and Kashmir’s reservation policy has again come under scrutiny after only 40% of 1815 police constable and 480 medical officer posts were allocated for Open Merit aspirants despite comprising over 70% population in the Valley.

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December 27, 2025

The New Indian Express Hyderabad

Parents kill Class XI girl in love with married man

A Class XI student was allegedly murdered by her parents in Shivarampalli village of Saidapur mandal in Karimnagar district, following objections to her relationship with a married man from the same village.

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1 min

December 27, 2025

The New Indian Express Hyderabad

New airlines may have little impact: Experts

THE sudden clearance given to two new airlines-the Kozhikode-based Alhind and FlyExpress-by the Centre, which awaited the nod for nearly a year, and the Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu himself announcing the decision appears to be a strong message in light of the disruption caused by the IndiGo crisis from December 1 to 9.

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December 27, 2025

The New Indian Express Hyderabad

SIR done in UP, 19% voters may be deleted from rolls

AS the deadline for Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the voter list in Uttar Pradesh ended on Friday, the details of 2.89 crore voters couldn’t be collected.

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December 27, 2025

The New Indian Express Hyderabad

Another 4 yrs needed to fully restore Chernobyl radiation shield

INSIDE an abandoned control room at Ukraine’s Chernobyl nuclear power plant, a worker in an orange hardhat gazed at a grey wall of seemingly endless dials, screens and gauges that were supposed to prevent disaster.

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December 27, 2025

The New Indian Express Hyderabad

The New Indian Express Hyderabad

Long arm of law yet to reach hoaxers

THE Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) has received more than 30 hoax bomb threat emails over the past three months, but the police have been unable to identify the source, despite multiple investigations.

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1 min

December 27, 2025

The New Indian Express Hyderabad

CEO among three held for gang-rape in moving car

THREE persons, including the CEO of a private IT company, have been arrested in connection with the alleged gang-rape of the firm’s female manager in a moving car after a birthday party in Udaipur.

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December 27, 2025

The New Indian Express Hyderabad

The New Indian Express Hyderabad

CJI: 'Multi-door courthouse' for comprehensive dispute resolution

CHIEF Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant said on Friday that he he envisions a transition towards a multi-door courthouse where the court is a comprehensive centre for dispute resolution and not merely a place for trial.

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December 27, 2025

The New Indian Express Hyderabad

Sajjanar vows 'zero-drugs' policy for NY celebrations

THE Hyderabad city police have moved to enforce a hard-line zero-drugs regime ahead of New Year’s Eve, signalling stepped-up surveillance, enforcement and coordinated action across the city.

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December 27, 2025

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