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Don't waste the chance
When locals from the Bancharedanda landfill site on the Nuwakot-Dhading border went on a strike to prevent the waste of Kathmandu Valley and parts of Kavrepalanchok from entering the area, there was a sense of déja vu.
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November 06, 2025
The Statesman Delhi
Manipur: Two inter-state drug peddlers nabbed; arms recovered
Manipur Police arrested two interstate drug peddlers and seized around 2 kilogrammes of brown sugar during an operation conducted at Sekmai Pangaltabi area under Sekmai Police Station in Imphal West district.
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November 06, 2025
The Statesman Delhi
India-US trade talks ongoing, major issues unresolved: Goyal
The discussions on the proposed India-US Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA) are progressing smoothly but many sensitive and serious issues remain to be resolved, Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal said on Wednesday.
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November 06, 2025
The Statesman Delhi
Democrats score big wins across the USA
Inthe first major election since President Donald Trump began his second term, Democrats scored aseries of high-profile victories, claiming historic wins in Virginia, New York,and many other states. The results signal ashiftin the political landscape, with the party's moderate and progressive wings both claiming momentum as they set their sights on next year’s midterm elections.
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November 06, 2025
The Statesman Delhi
Fit-again Pant back for Test series against South Africa
Star wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant has made his way back to the national side for the upcoming two-Test series against South Africa, starting 14 November at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata.
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November 06, 2025
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Arunachal Governor joins devotees to celebrate 556th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev
Arunachal Pradesh Governor Lt General (Retd) KT Parnaik joined the devotees in celebrating the 556th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev Ji at Gurudwara Saheb, Naharlagun, on Wednesday.
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November 06, 2025
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Zohran Mamdani wins New York mayoral election
Democratic Socialist Zohran Mamdani, of Indian descent, has won New York City's mayoral race, capitalising on the liberal metropolis' antipathy to President Donald Trump and economic angst.
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November 06, 2025
The Statesman Delhi
NZ vs WI: West Indies go one up in T20I series with seven-run win in opener
West Indies secured a clutch win against New Zealand in the first T20I of the five-match series between the two sides that started here on Wednesday at Eden Park. In what turned out to bea low-scoring thriller, the visitors clinched a victory by seven runs.
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November 06, 2025
The Statesman Delhi
Where the Moon sails the river
n Kartika Purnima, when the full moon spills itself over the Mahanadi and its sister rivers, Odisha becomes a single long, luminous sigh. The night is at once festival and elegy: lamps drift like small stars, miniature boats glide like secret letters, and the water takes the moon’s light and keeps itas memory. Here the celestial, the domestic, and the maritime fold into one another - the moon a silent witness, the river a courier, the boat a human hope set afloat.
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November 06, 2025
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Accountability in governance: Islamic empires and Chinese dynasties
Excerpted from The Audit Trail: How the Audit Trail Heralded Financial Accountability and International Supreme Audit Institutions, published by The Browser
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November 06, 2025
The Statesman Delhi
North-east leaders form united front, pledge ‘one name, one symbol, one flag’
Inside the Deputy Speaker Hall of Delhi's Constitution Club, one chant rose above the chatter — “one name, one symbol, one flag” On Tuesday afternoon, Northeast leaders vowed to turn that message into political reality as they signed a statement declaring a united northeastern front — a single political entity representing the entire Northeast.
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November 05, 2025
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Electoral roll revision kicks off in 12 states/UTs
The Election Commission on Tuesday launched the second phase of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in 12 states and Union territories, covering approximately 51 crore voters.
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November 05, 2025
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Tejashwi’s last-minute sops: ₹30,000 to women, OPS revival, bonus forfarmers
Just before the campaign end of the first phase of the Bihar Assembly elections, INDIA bloc Chief Ministerial candidate Tejashwi Prasad Yadav Tuesday, made several major announcements for women, farmers, and government employees.
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November 05, 2025
The Statesman Delhi
Indian textile sector bets big on Export Promotion Mission to clear uncertainties
The Indian textile sector is betting big on the setting up of the proposed Export Promotion Mission (EPM) for more reasons than one.
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November 05, 2025
The Statesman Delhi
Reclaiming the Past
The long-awaited opening of Egypt's Grand Egyptian Museum is far more than a cultural event ~ it is a profound act of historical restoration. Standing in the shadow of the Great Pyramid at Giza, the museum does not merely house relics of a lost civilisation; it reclaims Egypt's right to tell its own story.
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November 05, 2025
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I wonder if he liked Oasis
ve learned and grown to like grief. I live with it;I don’t run from it anymore ~ terrified of the thought that it might come running after me years later when I think all is well. [hold its hand, let it listen to my favorite songs, and take it with me on a morning walk. I see it as love, love wearing a heavy coat, and some days I think of it as a companion, because after all, what is grief if not love persevering?
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November 05, 2025
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Sabarimala SIT: TDB official ordered documents falsified
The Special Investigation Team (SIT), probing into the Sabarimala temple gold heist case, has told the court that the gold-plated layers on the Dwarapalaka sculptures at the Sabarimala shrine were falsely recorded
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November 05, 2025
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Mamdani and Cuomo face off as NYC chooses new mayor, while Sliwa hopes for an upset
New York City’s voters are deciding the outcome of a generational and ideological divide that will resonate across the country Tuesday as they choose the next mayor to run the nation’s largest city. Zohran Mamdani, who won the Democratic primary earlier this year, faces former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who is running as an independent, and perennial Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa, who is trying to land a massive upset.
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November 05, 2025
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Adani Q2 net profit jumps 84 pc to ₹3,199 cr
Adani Enterprises officially announced on Tuesday that it has reported a 84per cent increase in net profit at Rs 3,199 crore for the quarter ended 30 September 2025 due to a onetime gain of Rs 3,583 crore.
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November 05, 2025
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Shah urges voters to oust Cong-RJD in Champaran
Union Home Minister Amit Shah urged the people of West Champaran, Bihar, to completely wipe out the parties of Lalu Prasad and Rahul Gandhi, accusing them of bringing jungle raj (lawlessness) to Bihar and making Champaran district infamous as a \"mini Chambal.
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November 05, 2025
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RDI fund a landmark boost to India’s R&D: Government
The newly launched Research Development and Innovation (RDI) fund of Rs 1 lakh crore marks a landmark step’ in strengthening India’s research and development ecosystem, said the government on Tuesday.
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November 05, 2025
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Mamata Banerjee threatens to topple BJP govt if genuine voters deleted in SIR
Launching a scathing attack on the BJP-led Centre over the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, Trinamul Congress supremo and chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday warned that if even a single eligible voter’s name was struck off in Bengal, she would “bring down the BJP government at the Centre.”
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November 05, 2025
The Statesman Delhi
Fracture in Ties
While Delhimust continue to engage Dhakathrough diplomaticchannels, itshould simultaneously build deterrence bystrengthening borderinfrastructure, deepening ties with Bhutanand Myanmar, andreinforcingits influencein BIMSTECand the Indo-Pacific frameworks. The messageto Dhakamustbe unambiguous: Indiaseeks Jriendship and cooperation, but its territorialintegrityis non-negotiable. Any attemptto challenge it~throughrhetoric, cartographicaggression, or covertdestabilisation ~ will inviteadecisiveresponse.
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November 05, 2025
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Maha local civic polls on 2 Dec, but ECI mum on municipal corporations
The Maharashtra State Election Commission announced here on Tuesday that elections to 246 municipal councils and 42 nagar panchayats will be held on December 2 but failed to announce when elections to 29 municipal corporations, including the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), or 32 zilla parishads as well as 336 panchayat samitis will be held.
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November 05, 2025
The Statesman Delhi
Politics of Hunger
Across the United States, millions of working-class Americans are facing an uncertain November. For them, the impending suspension of food assistance is not an abstract budgetary dispute but a question of survival. The food on their tables, already modest, may soon disappear because political leaders have allowed governance to devolve into a game of brinkmanship.
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November 05, 2025
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TN gangrape accused trio shotinlegs, arrested in late-night police operation
A day after the gang rape of a 21-year-old college student near the Coimbatore international airport, the Tamil Nadu police arrested the three culprits by shooting them down on their legs on the intervening night of Monday and Tuesday.
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November 05, 2025
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Huge drop in stubble burning in Punjab, Haryana, says CAQM
TheCommission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) on Tuesday noted a huge drop in paddy burning cases from Punjab and Haryana in the current harvesting season.
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November 05, 2025
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Israel’s top military lawyer quits, vanishes,found, jailed
Until last week, Maj. Gen. Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi was the Israeli army’s top lawyer.
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November 05, 2025
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Clarke reveals multiple skin cancer surgeries, urges regular check-ups
Former Australia captain Michael Clarke opened up about his long battle with skin cancer, revealing that he has undergone multiple procedures to remove melanomas and other lesions from his face and body over the years.
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November 05, 2025
The Statesman Delhi
Parties set up war room as ECI undertakes SIR exercise to cover 403 assembly segment in UP
As the Election Commission of India (ECI) launches its Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday, political parties have pulled up theirsocks to jointhecampaign.
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