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The Statesman Delhi
In a truncated Winter Session, heavy legislative load awaits Parliament
The 2025 Winter Session of Parliament is coming close on the heels of the Bihar Assembly elections, in which the opposition INDIA bloc was decimated ~ a situation that only adds to the political tensions and undercurrents of the proceedings beginning Monday. The outcome of the Bihar polls has emboldened the ruling BJP-led NDA and intensified the anxiety of the opposition.
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December 01, 2025
The Statesman Delhi
Kernel of real hope
Life, like history, repeats itself. Like everybody else, I make mistakes.
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December 01, 2025
The Statesman Delhi
Trump says Venezuelan airspace should be viewed as closed; Maduro government slams 'colonial threat'
President Donald Trump on Saturday said that the airspace \"above and surrounding\" Venezuela should be considered as \"closed in its entirety,\" an assertion that raised more questions about the US pressure on Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro. His government accused Trump of making a \"colonial threat\" and seeking to undermine the South American country's sovereignty.
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December 01, 2025
The Statesman Delhi
37 Maoists, including 27 carryingrewards of₹65lakh, surrenderin Chhattisgarh
The \"Poona MargemRehabilitation to Rejuvenation\" initiative registered another significant breakthrough in Dantewada district, southern Chhattisgarh, on Sunday.
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December 01, 2025
The Statesman Delhi
Foreign investors resume selling, pull out ₹3,765 crore from Indian equities
Foreign investors resumed selling after a brief pause in October. As per the data with the repositories, resuming selling in November, they pulled out a net Rs 3,765 crore from Indian equities.
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December 01, 2025
The Statesman Delhi
EOW files FIR against Sonia, Rahul in National Herald case
The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Delhi has registered a fresh FIR based on a complaint from the Enforcement Directorate (ED) against Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, and others, alleging a criminal conspiracy and money laundering scheme amounting to approximately Rs 988 crore in the National Herald case.
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December 01, 2025
The Statesman Delhi
Kerala Raj Bhavan to be renamed ‘Lok Bhavan’ from 1 December
The Kerala Raj Bhavan, the official residence of the Governor, will be renamed Lok Bhavan on December 1.
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December 01, 2025
The Statesman Delhi
Assam CM hails India’s record foodgrain production, says Mann Ki Baat captures significance
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday hailed India's record foodgrain production, describing it as a \"landmark achievement\" that reflects the resilience of the country's farming community and the Centre's consistent focus on agricultural reforms.
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December 01, 2025
The Statesman Delhi
Ashes: Travis Head ready to open again
Australia's Travis Head said that he's more than willing to remain at the top of the order after his blistering century in the first Ashes Test. His remarks come as questions linger over Usman Khawaja's fitness and long-term place in the national side.
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December 01, 2025
The Statesman Delhi
A gift that addresses global challenges
On 26 November, India celebrated Constitution Day, a day to commemorate the adoption of its foundational legal document in 1949. This Constitution is a remarkable blend of borrowed features and indigenous wisdom, a living document that accommodates diversity and promotes inclusivity. At its core lies an inherent spirit of mediation and peaceful coexistence, deeply influenced by the ethical framework of Mahatma Gandhi and India's ancient civilizational ethos of Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam (the world is one family). Understanding this spirit is crucial, as it offers a potent, indigenous model for addressing some of the most pressing global challenges of the 21st century.
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December 01, 2025
The Statesman Delhi
ECI extends SIR exercise by one week across 12 states, UTs
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has announced a one-week extension to the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in 12 states and Union Territories.
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December 01, 2025
The Statesman Delhi
Nagaland all set for 26th Hornbill Festival
Nagaland is fully geared up for the 26th edition of the iconic Hornbill Festival, beginning Monday, with elaborate preparations in place at the Naga Heritage Village in Kisama, around 12 km south of the state capital Kohima.
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December 01, 2025
The Statesman Delhi
Change in mindset and thinking needed, not cosmetic rechristening: Stalin
Debunking the rechristening of the Raj Bhavans as Lok Bhavans as a cosmetic one devoid of any merit, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK president MK Stalin on Sunday said what is needed is a change of mindset and thinking to adhere to Democratic principles.
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December 01, 2025
The Statesman Delhi
Four killed as two SUVs collide near Bhopal
Four persons died, and one was critically injured in a head-on collision between two SUVs on the Bhopal-Vidisha highway in the Bairasia police station area, around 60 km from the Madhya Pradesh capital, on Sunday.
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December 01, 2025
The Statesman Delhi
India's forex reserves drop $4.5 billion, still hovers around record high
India's foreign exchange reserves declined by USD 4.472 billion in the week that ended 21 November to USD 688.104 billion, driven by a slump in both foreign currency assets and gold reserves, the Reserve Bank of India's latest 'Weekly Statistical Supplement' data showed.
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December 01, 2025
The Statesman Delhi
Market valuation of top 7 firms climbs over ₹96,000 crore
The combined market valuation of seven of the top-10 most valued firms climbed Rs 96,200.95 crore last week.
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December 01, 2025
The Statesman Delhi
'Ever Night': Standing between light and darkness
History teaches us valuable lessons. When we watch historical movies and dramas, we can look back upon the past, realize what went wrong at that time, and learn not to repeat the same mistakes our ancestors made. In that sense, history reflects the present and illuminates the right path to the future.
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December 01, 2025
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70 devotees from Nagpur offer magnificent Shiva tribute to Babaat Kashi Vishwanath Dham
In the holy city of Kashi, 70 members of the \"Shivgarjana Multipurpose Organisation\" from Nagpur offered Shiva tribute to Baba Vishwanath amid the sound of drums and cymbals at the Kashi Vishwanath Dham on Sunday.
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December 01, 2025
The Statesman Delhi
Avaada's 'Always Clean, Always On' campaign puts spotlight on energy for AI age
The future may be electric and intelligent ~ but it must also be clean, uninterrupted, and always on.
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December 01, 2025
The Statesman Delhi
Five killed, 6 injured in road accident in East Champaran
Altogether five people were killed and six others sustained injuries after a speeding truck ran over them under Kotwa police station area in East Champaran district of Bihar today.
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December 01, 2025
The Statesman Delhi
Chhattisgarh tightens SIR scrutiny, Congress flags unnecessary alarm over verification rules
The Chhattisgarh government has taken a firm position on the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, signalling closer scrutiny of entries that cannot be linked to the 2003 voter list.
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December 01, 2025
The Statesman Delhi
BJP's 103-seat mission in Assam: A bold civilisational battle
The Bharatiya Janata Party's decision on November 21 to contest the 2026 Assam Assembly polls with its NDA partners and set a target of 103 out of 126 seats is not just an electoral strategy, it is a declaration of ideological resolve.
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December 01, 2025
The Statesman Delhi
UPI payments in India register steady growth YoY in Nov 2025
The Unified Payments Interface (UPI) continued its rapid rise in November 2025, crossing over 19 billion transactions worth Rs 24.58 lakh crore as of 28 November, according to data released by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI).
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December 01, 2025
The Statesman Delhi
Cyclone Ditwah: Red alert in three Andhra Pradesh districts
The IMD has issued a red alert for three districts of Andhra Pradesh as heavy to extremely heavy rainfall is likely on Sunday under the impact of cyclonic storm Ditwah over the Southwest Bay of Bengal and adjoining North Sri Lanka and Tamil Nadu coasts.
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December 01, 2025
The Statesman Delhi
PM charts future of policing at DG-IG conference
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the 60th All India Conference of Directors General and Inspectors General of Police at the Indian Institute of Management, Raipur on Sunday, calling for a far-reaching transformation in policing practices to meet the aspirations of a developing nation moving toward Viksit Bharat.
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December 01, 2025
The Statesman Delhi
Pragjyotishpur Literature Festival-25:New hope for literature enthusiasts
Intriguing deliberations on Assamese lyrics, traditional theatres, translation literatures, regional media's role in nurturing languages, unparalleled literary creations of Jnanpith awardee Birendra Kumar Bhattacharya, a thorough look on Kalaguru by his playwright son, talks on nature writing and two sessions of multilingual poetry recitations enriched the three day Pragjyotishpur Literature Festival 2025 which concluded on 16 November at Srimanta Sankardeva Kalakshetra premise of Guwahati.
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December 01, 2025
The Statesman Delhi
Conversion, love jihad, and drugs weakening society, need to remain vigilant: CM Yogi
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that whenever India has moved towards a golden age, foreigners have tried to attack it through various means.
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December 01, 2025
The Statesman Delhi
Udta Hindustan
India, which was earlier a transit point for drugshipments to the US and Europe, is increasingly becoming a significant consumer and producer of illicit drugs. Drug syndicates now eye India's robust chemical and pharmaceutical sector for manufacturing synthetic drugs, and as a source of precursor chemicals. Busting of an illicit methamphetamine manufacturing facility in Greater Noida, belonging to the dreaded Jalisco Cartel of Mexico, points to the involvement of international drug cartels in the drug trade in India
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December 01, 2025
The Statesman Delhi
RBI policy, auto sales and US data likely to drive stock market next week
The Indian stock market is preparing for an important week ahead as it enters the final month of 2025, with investors closely watching the Reserve Bank of India's monetary policy meeting, monthly auto sales data, and key US economic indicators.
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December 01, 2025
The Statesman Delhi
RBI may pause repo rate cut amid surge in GDP growth: SBI report
Expectations built till a few days back of a shallow rate cut of 25 basis points (bps) by the RBI appear to have faded as finer readings of the strong Q2 growth print and the evolving playbook make the choice tilted in favour of a pause in December policy, according to an SBI Research report released on Sunday.
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