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Unesco heritage list may showcase Diwali after Durga Puja, Kumbh Mela
DIWALI is likely to be included in the prestigious Unesco’s intangible cultural heritage list of humanity during the 22nd session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) starting on December 8 in Delhi.
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December 06, 2025
The New Indian Express Vishakapatnam
Pregnant woman, deported to B’desh, returns with son after SC directive
FINALLY, pregnant Sunali Khatun, along with her eight-year-old son Sabir, returned to India on Friday evening after spending more than six months in Bangladesh.
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December 06, 2025
The New Indian Express Vishakapatnam
India's 1st solar ingot and wafer unit in AP soon
ANDHRA Pradesh is set to get India’s first integrated 6 GW solar ingot and wafer manufacturing facility, following the approval of the project by the State Investment Promotion Board (SIPB).
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December 06, 2025
The New Indian Express Vishakapatnam
‘Fertiliser firms doing fine amid China blockade’
AMID reports of China withholding exports of specialty fertilisers to India over the past few months, domestic companies have turned to alternative suppliers in Belgium, Egypt, Germany, Morocco and the United States to bridge the supply gap, the Government informed the Lok Sabha on Friday.
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December 06, 2025
The New Indian Express Vishakapatnam
NDA slams Tejashwi for skipping many sittings in winter session of Assembly
THE ruling NDA on Friday launched a blistering attack on the Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in the Bihar Assembly and RJD leader Tejashwi Prasad Yadav for skipping majority of sittings in the state assembly’s winter session.
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December 06, 2025
The New Indian Express Vishakapatnam
India, Russia to expand ties, national currency settlements
Both agree to encourage joint manufacturing of spare parts in India for Russian weapons
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December 06, 2025
The New Indian Express Vishakapatnam
Dhanbad admin probe into BCCL mine gas leak
A day after two women died after suspected toxic gas leak in the Putki Balihari Colliery Area of Bharat Coking Coal Limited, the Dhanbad DC on Friday ordered a detailed inquiry into the incident.
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December 06, 2025
The New Indian Express Vishakapatnam
'Invasive species are a wicked problem we can only manage, not solve'
AS India intensifies efforts to tackle invasive species—from Senna spectabilis in Tamil Nadu’s forests to tilapia and crayfish overrunning freshwater ecosystems the global scientific community warns that invasions are accelerating worldwide.
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December 06, 2025
The New Indian Express Vishakapatnam
At Putin dinner, Tharoor in but Rahul and Kharge out
POLITICAL tempers ran high on Friday after Congress MP Shashi Tharoor appeared on the guest list for the state dinner hosted for Russian President Vladimir Putin, even as Leaders of the Opposition in both Houses — Rahul Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge — were conspicuously left out.
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December 06, 2025
The New Indian Express Vishakapatnam
Temple money can’t be used to help bank: SC
THE Supreme Court on Friday said that money belonging to a temple deity cannot be used to enrich and ensure survival of financially distressed cooperative banks.
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December 06, 2025
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Rahul slams ‘monopoly model’ for IndiGo fiasco
CONGRESS leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday alleged that the IndiGo “fiasco” is the cost of this government’s “monopoly model” and asserted that India deserves fair competition in every sector, not match-fixing monopolies.
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December 06, 2025
The New Indian Express Vishakapatnam
Australia seize control on Day 2
A RELENTLESS Australia seized a 44-run lead over England in the day-night second Ashes Test in Brisbane on Friday, with aggressive opener Jake Weatherald and Steve Smith leading the charge.
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December 06, 2025
The New Indian Express Vishakapatnam
HUMAN SIDE OF ONLINE LEARNING
TEACHERS, peer connection, informal conversations, and campus life are essential to a student. However, when we think of online higher education, it is not uncommon to face one pertinent question: do online students miss out on experiences that campus environments provide?
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December 05, 2025
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Thai hostage’s body returned from Gaza under ceasefire deal
Remains that militants in Gaza handed to Israel as part of the first phase of the ceasefire deal were those of a Thai agricultural worker, Israeli and Thai officials said Thursday.
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December 05, 2025
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EXPANDED HYDERABAD MUST DELIVER FOR ALL
HE Telangana government's decision to fold 20 municipalities and seven municipal corporations into the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC), expanding its jurisdiction from 625 sq km to nearly 2,000 sq km, represents a significant recasting of urban governance. The GHMC is now the country’s largest municipality by area.
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December 05, 2025
The New Indian Express Vishakapatnam
U'khand highly vulnerable, says new seismic map
THE Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has issued a new seismic map, placing the entire Uttarakhand, including its plains and mountainous regions, into Seismic Zone 6—the highest category for earthquake vulnerability.
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December 05, 2025
The New Indian Express Vishakapatnam
Fitch raises India's FY26 GDP growth estimate to 7.4% from 6.9%
INDIAS strong economic momentum has prompted analysts to lift the country’s GDP growth forecast for FY26. Rating agency Fitch has revised its India GDP estimate for FY26 to 7.4%, up from 6.9% projected earlier, after growth in the September quarter (Q2FY26) accelerated faster than expected.
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December 05, 2025
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'No excessive power to EC in ONOE Bill'
AT a meeting with the parliamentary panel on ‘One nation, one election’, the Law Commission said that the proposed power to the Election Commission that seeks to lay a legal framework to hold ‘simultaneous polls to the Lok Sabha and state assemblies’ is not excessive.
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December 05, 2025
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HC grants bail to former DU prof Hany Babu in Bhima Koregaon case
THE Bombay High Court on Thursday granted bail to former Delhi University professor Hany Babu, an accused in the 2018 Bhima Koregaon-Elgar Parishad case, on the grounds of incarceration of over five years without trial.
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December 05, 2025
The New Indian Express Vishakapatnam
Rahul's remarks on foreign leaders 'not true'
'6 meetings as LoP'
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December 05, 2025
The New Indian Express Vishakapatnam
Bodies of 6 more Maoists found after encounter
SECURITY forces engaged in anti-Maoist operations along the Bijapur—-Dantewada inter-district border have recovered the bodies of six more Maoist cadres, taking the toll of Naxal-ites killed in the gunfight to 18.
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December 05, 2025
The New Indian Express Vishakapatnam
Raj govt replaces jail term for minor violations with monetary penalties
THE Rajasthan Cabinet on Wednesday approved the Rajasthan Jan Vishwas Ordinance, a major reform aimed at reducing litigation and promoting greater “ease of living” and “ease of doing business” in the state.
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December 05, 2025
The New Indian Express Vishakapatnam
Foldable smartphone shipments surge 14% in Q3 2025, driven by Samsung and Motorola
GLOBAL shipments of foldable smartphones grew by 14% year-over-year (YoY) in the third quarter of 2025, setting a new record for the category, according to a recent report by Counterpoint Research.
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December 05, 2025
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No NRC, detention camps in Bengal: Didi ups ante
TMC chief says BJP playing religious politics over SIR ahead of polls
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December 05, 2025
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Biren warns of existential crisis, tribes flag illegal influx
POPPY CULTIVATION ROW Former Manipur CM N Biren Singh warns of an existential crisis, linking recurrent floods to large-scale forest destruction for poppy cultivation
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December 05, 2025
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Awareness drive to make India free of child marriage by 2030 launched
TO reduce prevalence of child marriages to 10% by 2026 and to make India child marriage free by 2030, a 100-day ‘intensive awareness campaign for a child marriage-free Bharat’ was launched on Thursday by Women and Child Development (WCD) Minister Annapurna Devi.
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December 05, 2025
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'Shame': Trial against accused of acid attack pending before court for 16 yrs
STUNNED to learn from an acid attack survivor that the trial against her accused has been pending for 16 years, the Supreme Court described the situation as “a national shame” that makes “a mockery of the system.” The Court directed all High Courts to furnish details of pending acid attack cases within four weeks.
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December 05, 2025
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Opposition upset at V-P rejecting all notices under Rule 267
RAJYA Sabha Chairman C P Radhakrishnan on Thursday clarified in detail on the scope and permissible use of Rule 267, stressing that the provision cannot be invoked to raise matters unrelated to the day’s listed agenda.
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December 05, 2025
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Sheetal Tejwani arrested in Pune land scam that named Ajit Pawar's son
THE Pune Police's Economic Offences Wing (EOW) on Wednesday arrested Sheetal Tejwani in connection with a ₹1,800 crore land scam involving 40 acres of land near Pune, in which Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar's elder son, Parth Pawar, is allegedly involved.
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December 04, 2025
The New Indian Express Vishakapatnam
Keeping players fresh, videos from parents: U17 team success story
INDIAN football has had a harrowing time of late what with one negative story after another. But a silver lining has appeared in the form of the men's U17 team.
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