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Modi conferred with Oman's top honour
Prime Minister Narendra Modi was on Thursday conferred with the Order of Oman, a top civilian honour of the country, by Sultan Haitham bin Tarik for “his contributions to bilateral ties and visionary leadership”.
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December 19, 2025
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Akshay, Vidya reunite for Anees Bazmee's next
Actor Akshay Kumar's search for one of the leading ladies for his next film has come to an end.
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December 19, 2025
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Why India’s tourism sector needs a regulatory rethink
India’s monuments, mountains, beaches, and cuisine make it one of the world’s richest travel destinations.
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December 19, 2025
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SC inches closer to deciding euthanasia case, to meet family
The Supreme Court on Thursday moved a step closer to taking a “final call” on whether life support and medical treatment may be withdrawn from a 31-year-old.
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December 19, 2025
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A chance for Surya to finish South Africa series on a high
A good knock in the fifth and final T201 will soothe the nerves of team management and the Indian fans
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December 19, 2025
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Oscars pivot to YouTube streaming starting 2029
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced that the Oscars will be moving to YouTube live streaming.
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December 19, 2025
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From growing a beard to going AWOL online, how Gaurav prepped for Dhurandhar
He is known for his comic timing and viral characters like Chutki and Shopkeeper, but actor Gaurav Gera surprised the audience with his intense turn in Aditya Dhar's directorial Dhurandhar.
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December 19, 2025
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Cash-rich Airtel pares debt as Vodafone Idea borrows to stay afloat
Two of India’s biggest private telecom operators—Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea (Vi)—are looking to shore up their finances and fund network investments from vastly different starting points, pursuing sharply different strategies of equity-led deleveraging and debt-ied survival, respectively.
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December 19, 2025
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Kishan's ton powers Jharkhand to crown
Ishan Kishan made a compelling case for a T20I recall with a belligerent hundred to power Jharkhand to their maiden Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy title with a 69-run win over Haryana on Thursday.
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December 19, 2025
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OSCARS TO MOVE OFF BROADCAST TV TO YOUTUBE STARTING 2029
The annual Academy Awards telecast will move from the ABC broadcast network to stream live on YouTube around the world starting in 2029, organisers said on Wednesday.
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December 19, 2025
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K’taka House passes anti-hate speech bill
The Karnataka assembly on Thursday cleared a contentious bill aimed at preventing hate speech and hate crimes, with the legislation passing amid loud protests by the Opposition.
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December 19, 2025
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Peter Arnett, known for reporting on Vietnam and Gulf wars from the front lines, dies at 91
Peter Arnett, the Pulitzer Prizewinning reporter who spent decades dodging bullets and bombs to bring the world eyewitness accounts of war from the rice paddies of Vietnam to the deserts of Iraq, has died.
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December 19, 2025
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India's high dope numbers point to a deeper rot
It’s hard to look past cold numbers.
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December 19, 2025
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Think long term on Delhi pollution
The Supreme Court is right; CAQM must go beyond reactive measures to deal with NCR's toxic air
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December 19, 2025
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In Bondi attack, echoes of age-old anti-Semitism
Rising hatred for the global Jewish community is rooted in the failure to draw a distinction between Israel’s actions in Gaza and the depoliticised lives of ordinary Jews
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December 19, 2025
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Uproar over J&K football team selection, probe panel formed
The Jammu and Kashmir government has constituted an inquiry committee to probe the selection process of the J&K football team for the 79th National Football Championship for the Santosh Trophy 2025-26, officials aware of the matter said on Thursday.
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December 19, 2025
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India inks Oman FTA, gains duty-free boost
For India's exports, the deal presents untapped potential across key sectors
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December 19, 2025
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India shuts visa centres in Bangladesh amid protests
India has shut down visa application centres in Khulna and Rajshahi in Bangladesh due to anti-India protests, an official of the High Commission of India in Dhaka said on Thursday, ANI reported.
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December 19, 2025
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Trump extols ‘success’ on trade, wars; seeks to denaturalise more Americans
US President Donald Trump touted his administration's successes on immigration and in ending eight wars as he listed the various accomplishments of his second term in the White House in a year-end address to the nation, PTI reported.
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December 19, 2025
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Has a quest to evolve triggered split?
The last time Carlos Alcaraz met Jannik Sinner in a tennis match, the Spaniard ended his post-match speech with a warning, “Hope you're going to be ready for next year,” the world No.1 said after losing to Sinner in the title clash of ATP Tour Finals last month.
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December 19, 2025
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LAWYER TOLD TRUMP LEGALITY OF THIRD TERM IS UNCLEAR: REPORT
Retired Harvard Law professor Alan Dershowitz told President Donald Trump the U.S. Constitution was not clear about whether he could serve a third term, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.
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December 19, 2025
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England's Ashes dreams fade as Australia shine
A pumped-up Australia ripped through England's fragile batting on Thursday to leave the tourists staring down the barrel of a third Test defeat with their Ashes campaign on the brink, barring a miracle.
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December 19, 2025
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SC junks 'luxury' plea over packaged water
The Supreme Court on Thursday disapproved of what it termed an “urban-centric approach” to public interest litigation, refusing to entertain a plea seeking fresh and stricter standards for polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles used for bottled water and other food items, remarking that such causes overlook the far more basic problems faced by large sections of the population.
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December 19, 2025
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ED clears ₹311cr to settle dues of Kingfisher staff
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday said it had cleared the release of ₹311 crore of impounded assets that are to be used by the official liquidator of Kingfisher Airlines to pay long-pending dues of employees of the now defunct airline promoted by liquor baron Vijay Mallya.
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December 19, 2025
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'CONSIDER PLEAS FOR EXTENSION OF TIME FOR SIR SYMPATHETICALLY'
The Supreme Court on Thursday told the Election Commission of India (ECI) to “sympathetically” consider the requests for extension of the enumeration period in states where the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls is underway and take a decision by December 31.
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December 19, 2025
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Adani Group’s internal project manager to raise $1 billion
A private company owned by billionaire Gautam Adani and his family has been entrusted to oversee the infrastructure projects of all listed firms of the Adani Group as part of the tycoon’s plans to capture margins that would otherwise have gone to external parties
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December 19, 2025
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Oppn repeats review demand as RS takes up G RAM G debate
The Rajya Sabha on Thursday took up the discussion on the Viksit Bharat-Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Bill, 2025 (G RAM G Bill, 2025) amid continued Opposition protests.
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December 19, 2025
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Parl passes nuclear energy bill, paves way for pvt investments
Both Houses of Parliament have cleared the Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India Bill, 2025 or SHANTI bill after the Rajya Sabha approved the legislation on Thursday through a voice vote, paving way for private investments in the atomic energy sector.
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December 19, 2025
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Female celebs raise concern over Al misuse
The rampant exploitation of AI-generated images on social media has targeted several female celebrities in recent times, and many of them have now come out on Instagram to voice their concerns over the serious matter.
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December 19, 2025
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UK SANCTIONS PAKISTANI TYCOON LAKHANI FOR RUSSIAN OIL LINKS
LONDON: The UK sanctioned oil ‘trading tycoon Murtaza Lakhani, part of a new package targeting Russia over its war against Ukraine.
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