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Cong slams PM over India’s absence from ‘Pax Silica’ group
The Congress Saturday said it is perhaps not very surprising that India is not part of a US-led strategic initiative to build a secure silicon supply chain, given the “sharp downturn” in the Trump-Modi ties, and asserted that it would have been to “our advantage if we had been part of this group”.
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December 14, 2025
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Prayer meet held for Dharmendra
People gathered in large numbers here Saturday to offer prayers for legendary actor Dharmendra at a prayer meet organised by Mathura MP and actor Hema Malini.
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December 14, 2025
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Boost for UDF, Lotus blooms in state capital
In a morale-boosting show ahead of the 2026 Assembly polls, Congress-led UDF Saturday secured a decisive victory in Kerala's local body elections, dealing a blow to the LDF while the BJP wrested the city civic body from decades of Left control in what Prime Minister Narendra Modi described as the state politics' \"watershed moment.
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December 14, 2025
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ECOR boosts security with CCTV cameras, drones
Initiative aims to enhance passenger safety, curb trespassing, strengthen monitoring in remote areas, and protect railway property and staff
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December 14, 2025
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Lizard in food: 5 girls fall ill in Koraput school
Five girls fell ill Saturday after consuming rice allegedly contaminated with a lizard at the hostel of Baunshput Government Upper Primary School in Bandhugaon block of Koraput district.
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December 14, 2025
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Man held for brown sugar peddling in City
A patrolling team from Lingaraj police station arrested a man Friday for allegedly peddling brown sugar and seized 6.14 grams of the contraband from his possession near the Kedar Gauri bus stop here, police said Saturday.
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December 14, 2025
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How competitive faith politics is recasting Bengal's 2026 poll battle
As West Bengal heads into an election year, a spate of temple-mosque announcements, scripture spectacles and date-sensitive symbolism is pushing the state’s politics into unfamiliar territory, sharpening communal polarisation in a borderland shaped by partition memories, demographic anxieties, and a coexistence periodically tested by political mobilisation.
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December 14, 2025
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Bill for single higher edu regulator likely in Parl next week
A Bill which seeks to set up a single regulator for institutions of higher education is required to facilitate universities and other higher educational institutes become independent and self-governing, officials said.
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December 14, 2025
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Scindia releases commemorative stamp
The department of Posts Saturday released a commemorative stamp to mark the 150th anniversary of the Bombay Gymkhana, with Union minister Jyotiraditya Scindia calling it a tribute to the institution’s storied sporting legacy.
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December 14, 2025
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Intoxicants at 13
A multi-city survey by AIIMS-Delhi has raised serious concerns about rising substance abuse among school-going children, with the average age of initiation found to be just under 13 years. The study, covering nearly 6,000 students across 10 Indian cities, found that tobacco and alcohol were the most commonly used substances, followed by opioids and inhalants. Substance abuse increased sharply in higher classes, with students in Classes XI and XII twice as likely to report usage as those in Class VIII. Despite widespread awareness that drug use is harmful, easy access, family exposure and peer influence were identified as major risk factors, underscoring the urgent need for early, sustained prevention programmes in schools
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December 14, 2025
Orissa POST
Governance Illusion
Governance is hard and good governance, meaning efficient and effective governance, is harder.
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December 14, 2025
Orissa POST
GRAP Stage IV curbs invoked in Delhi-NCR
AQI HITS SEASON’S WORST AT 431
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December 14, 2025
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World record for ‘largest display of posters’ set in Pune Book Fest
A world record in ‘largest display of posters’ category has been set in Pune, an adjudicator of Guinness World Records confirmed Saturday.
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December 14, 2025
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Tribal student dies in City, kin cry murder
A 14-year-old tribal student of Kalinga Institute of Social Science (KISS) in Bhubaneswar died under mysterious circumstances, with his family claiming it to be a case of murder, sources said Saturday.
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December 14, 2025
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SAIL posts 14% rise in sales in Apr-Nov
State-owned steel maker SAIL Saturday said it recorded a 14 per cent year-on-year growth in sales at 12.7 million tonnes (MT) in April-November 2025, amid 'price pressures and demand volatility'.
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December 14, 2025
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Iran arrests Nobel laureate Mohammadi
Iran has arrested Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi, her supporters have said.
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December 14, 2025
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Student drops dead on way to school
A Class VII student died after collapsing on the way to school in Ganjam district's Digapahandi block Friday, plunging his family and village into deep grief.
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December 14, 2025
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Odisha signs MoU for Gati Shakti State Master Plan
In a landmark move towards preparing a comprehensive Odisha State Master Plan, aligned with the visionary PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan for integrated infrastructure development, Commerce and Transport (C&T) department signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Bhaskaracharya National Institute for Space Applications and Geo-informatics (BISAG-N) here Friday.
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December 13, 2025
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Washington faces historic floods
Torrential rains unleash widespread flooding, evacuations in Pacific Northwest
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December 13, 2025
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9 killed as bus falls off ghat road in AP
Nine people were killed and 23 others injured after a bus fell off a ghat road and overturned in Alluri Sitaramaraju district early Friday, police said.
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December 13, 2025
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Rupee's free fall: How concerned should we be?
A WEAKER CURRENCY RAISES IMPORT COSTS FOR FUEL, ELECTRONICS, MACHINERY, PHARMACEUTICALS, AND CHEMICALS
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December 13, 2025
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₹ slumps 17 paise to close at all-time low of 90.49 against $
The rupee depreciated by 17 paise to close at an all-time low of 90.49 against the US dollar Friday, as uncertainty over the India-US trade deal and persistent foreign fund outflows dented investor sentiment.
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December 13, 2025
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Land lease policy in the offing to boost renewable energy projects
The state government is working on a policy to lease out land for renewable energy (RE) projects, as part of its push to meet 'Net Zero' commitments, a senior official said Thursday.
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December 13, 2025
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'Danda Nacha', 'Prahallad Nata' to be sent for UNESCO recognition
Ganjam district is well-known for its ancient culture and traditions.
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December 13, 2025
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Cabinet approves Bill to hike FDI in insurance sector to 100%
In a bid to expand insurance penetration in the country, the Union Cabinet Friday approved a Bill to raise foreign direct investment in the insurance sector to 100 per cent, according to sources.
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December 13, 2025
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Frost casts doubt on Daringbadi temperature data
Residents of Daringbadi in Kandhamal distrixt are questioning the accuracy of the India Meteorological Department's (IMD) temperature gauge after the hill town reported visible frost for two consecutive days despite official readings of 7℃ Thursday and 6.5℃ Friday.
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December 13, 2025
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Unbeaten India move to semis with win over SA
The Indian juggernaut rolled on at the Squash World Cup as the hosts stormed into the semifinals with a commanding 3-0 win over South Africa here Friday.
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December 13, 2025
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Inflation rises from record low
Retail inflation rises to 0.71% in Nov on higher food prices
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December 13, 2025
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Just like UK's Larry, Belgium PM gets cat Maximus
It is no secret that a tabby named Larry wields considerable power in Downing Street.
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December 13, 2025
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Ex-home min Shivraj Patil passes away
Veteran Congressman Shivraj Patil, who served as the Lok Sabha speaker and was Union home minister during the 26/11 attacks, passed away at his hometown Latur in Maharashtra Friday morning, family sources said.
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