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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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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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AIADMK, BJP accuse DMK of creating ‘unnecessary tension’
AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami and Tamil Nadu BJP on Thursday accused the state government of creating “unnecessary tension” over the past two days by not enforcing the court’s directive.
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December 05, 2025
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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
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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
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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
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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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'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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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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VinFast to expand TN plant for e-buses, e-scooters
VIETNAMESE electric vehicle maker VinFast has moved to deepen its presence in India, signing a fresh agreement with the Tamil Nadu government to expand its manufacturing footprint and broaden its product range beyond electric cars.
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December 05, 2025
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A ‘frozen’ sperm bank of hope in the race to save cheetahs
FOR 35 years, American zoologist Laurie Marker has been collecting and storing specimens in a cheetah sperm bank in Namibia, hoping conservationists never have to use them.
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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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5 jumbo deaths in Pernambut this month, probe on
THE carcasses of three elephants, including a calf, were found in a decomposed state in the private Bhaimala forest, under the Pernambut forest range here on Thursday, during a patrol by the forest department field staff.
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December 05, 2025
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Rahul's remarks on foreign leaders 'not true'
'6 meetings as LoP'
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December 05, 2025
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China, France pledge more cooperation on Kyiv, trade
THE China and France pledged deeper cooperation on global issues like the war in Ukraine and trade, as France prepares to take on the presidency of the Group of Seven next year.
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December 05, 2025
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Victims of STF harassment to get ₹2.6 cr relief
THE state government has sanctioned ₹2.59 crore as compensation for the victims of alleged excesses by the special task force (STF) during the hunt for forest brigand Veerappan.
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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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SC raps Maha prison dept for 'shocking' lapses
THE Supreme Court on Wednesday hauled up the Maharashtra Prison officials for repeatedly failing to produce an undertrial accused before the trial court on a majority of hearing dates.
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December 04, 2025
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Groundwater extraction highest in Punjab, followed by Raj & Haryana
PUNJAB leads the nation in underground water extraction as 25% of the total 6,762 total blocks in India are over-exploited, critical and semi-critical and concentrated in only nine states.
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December 04, 2025
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Lakhs brave rain to witness Maha Deepam in T’malai
THE Maha Deepam was lit atop the 2,668ft Arunachaleswarar Hill at 6pm on Wednesday. Despite the pouring rain, lakhs of devotees visited the Arunachaleswarar Temple and chanted 'Annamalaiyarkku Harohara' as they waited to witness the Maha Deepam coming to life.
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December 04, 2025
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Imran Khan accuses Asim Munir of fueling terror
PAKISTAN's jailed former prime minister Imran Khan on Wednesday claimed that Field Marshall Gen Asim Munir's policies are 'disastrous' for the country and accused him of deliberately \"igniting tensions\" with Afghanistan.
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December 04, 2025
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Pregnant B'deshi woman, son welcome, says SC
IN a significant move, the Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed, on \"humanitarian grounds\", the return of Sunali Khatoon, a pregnant woman, and her eight-year-old son, Sabir, to India, seven months after they were deported to Bangladesh.
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December 04, 2025
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HC comes down heavily on Raj govt for failing to repair school buildings
JUST before the much-hyped 'Pravasi Rajasthan' programme, the High Court has delivered an embarrassing jolt to the Rajasthan government.
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December 04, 2025
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ED attaches ₹2.04-cr assets of drug firm in Coldrif case
THE Enforcement Directorate (ED) has attached immovable properties worth ₹2.04 crore belonging to G Ranganathan of Sresan Pharmaceutical Manufacturer, including two residential apartments in Kodambakkam, Chennai, under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.
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December 04, 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
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No breakthrough, min promises end to impasse
THE marathon meeting chaired by Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Mansukh Mandaviya with key stakeholders of Indian Football on Wednesday did not see any major breakthrough.
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December 04, 2025
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TMC won't allow anyone to touch Waqf properties: Didi
'BJP digging own grave by rushing SIR'
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December 04, 2025
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MP records higher stubble burning than 5 states
Using satellite remote sensing, ICAR detected 33,028 paddy residue burning events across six states between Sept 15 and November 20, 2025
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December 04, 2025
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Record-breaking Haaland helps City win in thriller
ERLING Haaland made history as the Manchester City striker became the fastest player to reach 100 Premier League goals in a remarkable 5-4 win against Fulham on Tuesday.
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