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Hong Kong sets up panel to probe fire that killed 156
HONG KONG will set up an independent committee headed by a judge to determine the cause of adeadly apartment block fire that shocked the city, and to make recommendations to prevent a similar tragedy from happening again, its leader said Tuesday.
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December 03, 2025
The Morning Standard
'2 goals with 1 step': Tihar inmates shaping lives, carving school desks
IN what ties classroom comfort to prison inmate rehabilitation, the Delhi Cabinet, led by Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, has cleared a proposal to procure 10,000 dual desks from the Tihar Central Jail Factory for the city’s government schools.
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December 03, 2025
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Two-day SIR debate in LS from Tuesday
To be preceded by Vande Mataram discussion on Mon
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December 03, 2025
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Mothers petition NHRC over ‘toxic childhood’ as air pollution worsens
WARRIOR Moms, a collective of mothers, has urged the National Human Rights Commission to take suo motu action against Delhi’s toxic air, which it said has become a “persistent and preventable” crisis violating children’s fundamental right to life.
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December 03, 2025
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Housing census by Apr-Sept ’26, population count in 2027
THE long-delayed national population census, which will include caste enumeration for the first time, will be conducted in two phases starting April 2026, the Centre informed Parliament on Tuesday.
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December 03, 2025
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'JUST & FAIR PLEA' SC asks EC to try and extend SIR deadline for Kerala
THE Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Election Commission to consider extending the December 11 deadline for submitting enumeration forms in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Kerala by one more week, in view of the ongoing process for local body elections.
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December 03, 2025
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High no starts, scanty turnout in athletics leave poor taste at KIUG
KHELO India University Games (KIUG) is turning out to be a mockery in athletics and weightlifting. In the two of the four days of athletics so far, there were at least a couple of events in which just one player participated. Given this low turnout, there is something serious about a programme the Sports Authority of India (SAI) and the sports ministry started as their flagship programme for encouraging participation of youth.
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December 03, 2025
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Aren’t your speeches terror act as per UAPA, SC asks Sharjeel Imam
QUESTIONING the manner in which activist Sharjeel Imam, an accused in the 2020 Delhi riots case, delivered some speeches in the 2020 Delhi riots case, the Supreme Court on Tuesday asked whether it can be concluded that his speeches do not constitute incitement and terrorist acts as per the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act 1967.
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December 03, 2025
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Tamil Nadu, Delhi suffer huge defeats
TAMIL Nadu suffered a massive 145-run defeat against Karnataka in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy in Ahmedabad on Tuesday. Meanwhile. Delhi's season went from bad to worse as they lost to Tripura by 12 runs.
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December 03, 2025
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Talking therapy
Perfect Family cast Girija Oak Godbole, Manoj Pahwa, and Neha Dhupia, and producer Pankaj Tripathi reflect on mental health battles, & the Indian family’s obsession with children and parenting
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December 03, 2025
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Rupee slumps to 90-mark; falls 5.35% against dollar in 2025
RUPEE continues to depreciate as it breach psychologically sensitive 90-mark during the day’s trade before closing at 89.87 on Tuesday
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December 03, 2025
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3rd indigenous N-sub to be commissioned soon
INDIA is preparing to strengthen the naval arm of its nuclear triad, with Navy Chief Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi announcing on Tuesday that the third indigenous nuclear-powered submarine, INS Aridaman, is in “final stages of trials” and “will be commissioned soon”.
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December 03, 2025
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Trade licence to merge with property tax
MCD has fixed trade licence fee at 15% of applicable property tax in a major boost to ease of doing business
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December 03, 2025
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Siddu, DKS send ball to Delhi court
K’taka CM hints opinions of Sonia & Rahul will guide the decision for change in top post
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December 03, 2025
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RBI retains SBI, HDFC, ICICI as D-SIBs in '25
THE RBI has retained State Bank of India, HDFC Bank and ICICI Bank — the nation’s largest three lenders — in the 2025 list of domestic systemically important banks (D-SIBs) or too-big-to-fail-lenders — a classification that demands core higher capital allocation in according with their risk-weighted assets.
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December 03, 2025
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Putin visit to spur trade, mobility, defence relations
RUSSIAN President Vladimir Putin's visit to India on December 4-5, his first in four years, will anchor a renewed push to accelerate India-Russia economic cooperation with a series of deals spanning trade, health care, mobility, media and economic cooperation set to be signed.
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December 03, 2025
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Counting for bypolls in 12 MCD wards today, arrangements in place
AS the counting of votes for the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) bypolls is scheduled on Wednesday, the State Election Commission (SEC) has put in place all necessary arrangements at all counting stations.
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December 03, 2025
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NOVEMBER A BLIP ON GST TREND, CONSIDER SIN TAX ON JUNK FOOD
GOODS and services tax collections are a good barometer of the Indian economy. It is also the foundation of the government’s capital expenditure.
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December 03, 2025
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Jansen is going to be elite all-rounder: Kallis
ON Sunday night, Marco Jansen almost took South Africa across the line against India, smashing a 39-ball 70 in the chase of 350. His knock comes after a stellar show in the Test series where India were handed a 0-2 defeat by South Africa for the first time in 25 years. For someone who was a net bowler when Virat Kohli’s Test team visited South Africa in 2018, Jansen has made a meteoric rise as an all-rounder this year.
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December 03, 2025
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AN OPENING TO BRIDGE THE GULF
“Wars are not fought with weapons, but with knowledge and understanding.” —Ferdowsi, Persian poet and writer
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December 03, 2025
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Naidu unveils initiatives to make AP clean energy hub
CHIEF Minister N Chandrababu Naidu has unveiled a series of initiatives aimed at transforming the State into a hub for clean and efficient energy. Chairing a review meeting on the power sector at the State Secretariat on Tuesday, the Chief Minister emphasised renewable energy expansion, cost reduction, and consumer participation in electricity generation.
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December 03, 2025
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State to launch two FIFA-AIFF academies
THE state government is set to unveil key sports collaborations at the Telangana Rising Global Summit at Bharat Future City on December 8 and 9, including two major football academies — India’s first Women’s FIFA-AIFF Football Academy in Telangana, only the second such centre in the world after Hong Kong, along with India’s second Men’s FIFA-AIFF Football Academy.
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December 03, 2025
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Israel says ‘findings’ handed over from Gaza are being tested as possible hostage remains
West Bank violence claims two, homes torn down
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December 03, 2025
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RETURN OF THE NATIVES IN MANIPUR
Rehabilitation of the displaced will be the first step towards a lasting peace. Casting aside the state's foisted binaries, all communities need to share their traumas to move past them
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December 03, 2025
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Kremlin says S-400s, Su-57 high on agenda
INDIA and Russia must “be very careful in creating an architecture to secure our trade that brings mutual benefit,” Presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov said on Wednesday, setting the tone for President Vladimir Putin’s two-day visit to New Delhi beginning Thursday.
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December 03, 2025
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Student murder: Sexual abuse claims in letter
FIVE months after the murder of an 18-year-old Delhi University student, a letter from her possessions has brought to light serious allegations of prolonged sexual abuse by her cousin, prompting Delhi Police to register a fresh case under charges of rape, POCSO and criminal intimidation, an official said.
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December 03, 2025
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Reforms help DDA garner nearly ₹1.5K cr in plot e-auction: Officials
REFORMS initiated by Lt Governor V K Saxena have led to a major boost in the Delhi Development Authority’s revenues, with its latest round of e-auction of plots fetching over twice the reserve price, officials said on Tuesday.
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December 03, 2025
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Prada Group folds Versace into its fashion empire
$1.37 BILLION COUTURE DEAL
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December 03, 2025
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Imran Khan ‘healthy but tortured’ in jail, says sister
PAKISTAN’s former prime minister Imran Khan’s health is “perfectly fine” but he is being subjected to “mental torture in solitary confinement”, his sister Dr Uzma Khan said on Tuesday after meeting him at Rawalpindi’s Adiala Jail.
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December 03, 2025
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THE LOSS OF AFRICA
THANKS to mankind, some of the planet’s biggest assets have slid over to the liabilities column. Scientists have found that between 2010 and 2017, African forests went from being a carbon sink to a carbon source.
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