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'Road quality non-negotiable, accountability must'
NION Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari talks about infrastructure developments with Parvez Sultan, citing a 60% expansion of the national highway network to over 1.46 lakh km. He outlines ongoing projects worth %12.20 lakh crore, major highway corridors, reforms in land acquisition and environmental clearances and measures to ensure road maintenance accountability. Excerpts:
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November 11, 2025
The New Indian Express Sambalpur
'Chhitmahal' tag for 51 enclaves in SIR forms
AMID rumblings in former Bangladeshi enclaves in West Bengal, the Election Commission (EC) has decided to distribute enumeration forms marked with ‘Chhitmahal’ or ‘Enclaves’ status to thousands of enclave dwellers in Cooch Behar district during the ongoing SIR.
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November 11, 2025
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Hasina faces ‘mock trial for death’, allege allies
SOURCES close to former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina have denounced her ongoing trial before Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) as a politically motivated attempt by the “illegal Yunus-led interim government” to stage a mock trial aimed at sentencing Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to death as the tribunal prepares to announce the date for its verdict.
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November 11, 2025
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Tejashwi, EC in war of words over data
RJD leader and the Opposition’s chief ministerial face Tejashwi Yadav on Monday slammed the Election Commission (EC) for not disclosing gender-wise voter data in the first phase of Bihar polls.
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November 11, 2025
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Women ‘largest minority’, why not give representation without reservation, asks SC
THE Supreme Court on Monday sought to know why women shouldn’t receive representation in the Lok Sabha and state legislative assemblies even without a 33% reservation law.
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November 11, 2025
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TRAI seeks views on interconnection framework for Satcoms
AS satellite broadband services are set to be launched in India, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has invited stakeholder feedback on what the interconnection framework for satellite-based telecommunications networks with other telecom networks should look like.
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November 11, 2025
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3K kg IED-making stuff seized, three docs held
EIGHT people, including three doctors, were arrested and a staggering 2,900 kg of explosive materials have been seized by the Jammu and Kashmir Police after it busted an interstate \"white-collar\" terror module linked to Jaish-e-Mohammad and Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind, spanning Kashmir, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh.
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November 11, 2025
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R&D: A PUBLIC & PRIVATE CHALLENGE
NVESTMENTS in science and technology are vital for building India’s capabilities to address developmental challenges and for securing its strategic future. They will determine the nation’s capacity to compete in emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence and quantum computing—especially amid shifting trade policies.
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November 11, 2025
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'Vande Mataram' rendition to be mandatory in all UP schools: Yogi
SINGING ‘Vande Mataram’ will be made compulsory in educational institutions across Uttar Pradesh, CM Yogi Adityanath said on Monday.
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November 11, 2025
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Engg exporters urge govt to include steel products in BTA talks with US
ENGINEERING Export Promotion Council India on behalf of engineering exporters has written to the government requesting to include various steel and aluminum products manufactured especially by micro, medium and small enterprises (MSME) in the ongoing negotiations with the US for a bilateral trade agreement (BTA).
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November 11, 2025
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BJP mocks Rahul for jungle safari in MP's Satpura Tiger Reserve
A day before the second phase of the Bihar Assembly polls, the BJP exuded confidence that the NDA was headed for a “decisive and historic” victory in the elections, as it took a swipe at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his recent jungle safari in Madhya Pradesh’s Satpura Tiger Reserve.
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November 11, 2025
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RESILIENT AIRPORT INFRA NEEDED AGAINST SPOOFING
T’S a form of electronic warfare that’s typically reported from conflict zones or borders.
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November 11, 2025
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Similarity with Pulwama attack of ’19, say experts
THERE appears to be similarities between the 2019 Pulwama terror attack in which an explosive laden car was used to cause a blast killing Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel, and the Monday blast in Delhi.
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November 11, 2025
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World runs out of excuses as UN's 30th climate conference kicks off in the Amazon
UTIOUS OPTIMISM
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November 10, 2025
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Reporting financial fraud on Sachet portal
Anyone who has lost or been cheated of their investments can file complaint by logging into the RBI operated portal
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November 10, 2025
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PM, Shah to meet top cops in C’garh for final Maoist blow
WITH a special focus on the government’s target to completely eliminate Naxal menace in the country, the 60th edition of annual Director General of Police (DGP) and Inspector General of Police (IGP) Conference will be held in Chhattisgarh’s Nava Raipur from November 28 to 30.
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November 10, 2025
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Israel recovers remains of soldier held since 2014
ISRAEL on Sunday received the remains of a hostage in Gaza which Hamas said were the body of an Israeli soldier who was killed in 2014 and held for 11 years.
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November 10, 2025
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Vice Admiral Anil Jaggi appointed commandant of National Def Academy
THE National Defence Academy (NDA), Armed Forces' tri-services training institution, has got a new Commandant.
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November 10, 2025
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SINGING OUR SOULS AWAKE
A new trend is reportedly rocking young India called ‘bhajan clubbing’, in which Gen Z gathers in various spaces for sessions of singing and dancing to remixed devotional songs.
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November 10, 2025
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Amid rise in sorcery-related crime, Odisha to tighten witch-hunting law
AMID a rise in sorcery-related violence and Odisha reporting at least 50 such killings every year, the state government has decided to comprehensively overhaul its decade-old witch-hunting law.
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November 10, 2025
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Study links food ads to unhealthy eating in kids
A new multinational study has established a direct link between exposure to food marketing and unhealthy dietary choices among children and adolescents.
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November 10, 2025
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RJD rebel sets up a battle of three women in land of Sita
BIHAR’S women power has been a subject of animated discussion during the assembly election campaign, but the Parihar assembly constituency in Sitamarhi district stands out as three women are in the fray.
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November 10, 2025
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‘Spiritual capital’: PM launches ₹8K-cr projects in U’khand on silver jubilee
PM Narendra Modi on Sunday hailed the Uttarakhand government’s “bold” steps on demographic change, uniform civil code (UCC) and illegal religious conversions, suggesting other states should emulate them.
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November 10, 2025
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IS FACTOR INVESTING HERE TO STAY?
T a recent seminar where I was a speaker, I was asked whether I felt Factor Investing is here to stay.
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November 10, 2025
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WHAT IS MARKET INTEGRITY?
If you have integrity, nothing else matters. If you don’t have integrity, nothing else matters. An American politician, Alan K. Simpson, who represented the US state of Wyoming in the US Senate and the Congress, once made this remarkable statement. Tuhin Kanta Pandey, the chairman of the Securities and Exchange Board of India, last week spoke on investor protection and market integrity.
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November 10, 2025
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Derivatives turnover hits 12-month high
DESPITE many a measure that capital markets regulator Sebi has introduced since last November, the average daily turnover (ADTV) in the derivatives market rose to a 12-month high in October at $506 lakh crore — up nearly 46% since June, when it had plunged to the lowest since last November— as volatility picked up and concerns over further regulatory tightening eased.
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November 10, 2025
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IIM Nagpur's vision: nurturing globally competent yet locally grounded leaders
IIM Nagpur Director Prof Bhimaraya Metri reflects on the institute's evolving focus — from data and industry linkages to sustainability and Indian knowledge systems — as it grows across campuses and contexts
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November 10, 2025
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Markets likely to remain volatile in coming week on global uncertainties
DOMESTIC equity market is expected to remain volatile in the coming week over changing global cues related to uncertainty surrounding trade and tariff discussions, and foreign institutional investors (FII) restarting their selling streak.
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November 10, 2025
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‘We have reversed declining CASA trends through various steps’
HOOTHUKUDI-BASED private bank Tamilnad Mercantile Bank (TMB) reported a rise of 5% in net profit and a flat growth in net interest income in Q2FY26. In an interaction with Sanal Sudevan, MD and CEO Salee Sukumaran Nair spoke on the bank’s quarterly performance, interest rate outlook and plans to ramp up Al adoption. Excerpts:
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November 10, 2025
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2 Christians denied burial as C’garh villagers oppose; cops deployed after tension
DAYS after the family of Manish Nishad (28)—a Christian convert from Kanker’s Kodekurse village who died on November 5—struggled to perform his last rites amid opposition from other locals, a similar situation played out on Saturday in Balod’s Jewartala.
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