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INDIGO FACES CCI PROBE AFTER ITS OPERATIONAL MELTDOWN
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) announced on Thursday that it will investigate complaints received regarding IndiGo's flight disruptions.
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December 19, 2025
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'Winning WPL, World Cup made me more positive'
Indian pacer Renuka Singh Thakur was snapped up by Gujarat Giants (GG) for ₹60 lakh at the Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2026 auction.
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December 19, 2025
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WORK ON DRAIN NEAR ZAKHIRA FLYOVER BEGINS
The Public Works Department (PWD) has started constructing a drain and sump near the Zakhira flyover in west Delhi to resolve the persistent problem of waterlogging, given that the underpass in the vicinity has been shut multiple times during monsoon due to flooding.
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December 19, 2025
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India's high dope numbers point to a deeper rot
India, for the third straight year, has topped the global list of dope offenders as per the statistics released by World Anti Doping Agency (WADA) in their Testing Figures Report for 2024.
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December 19, 2025
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Red retreat: Is LDF on its way out in Kerala?
Results for Kerala's local body polls were declared over the weekend. These polls come months before the 2026 assembly elections and have historically been a bellwether for the assembly polls.
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December 19, 2025
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Govt opens bids for 3rd party environmental auditors
India will soon have a cadre of private third party environmental auditors to ensure industries, processes, activities are meeting environmental norms, outsourcing a key responsibility of the State in an effort to cut delays and improve ease of doing business, although environmentalists are worried that this could end up giving industry a free rein.
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December 19, 2025
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PUC rush doubles as 'no fuel' rule kicks in
The implementation of Delhi government's “No PUCC, No Fuel” rule on Thursday triggered a sharp surge in demand for Pollution Under Control Certificates (PUCCs), leading to overcrowding and confusion at fuel stations across the capital, officials and motorists said.
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December 19, 2025
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K'TAKA PASSES BILL CRIMINALISING SOCIAL BOYCOTTS
The Karnataka assembly on Thursday unanimously passed a bill aimed at curbing caste and community driven exclusion, which, if enacted, would make it the second state after Maharashtra to criminalise the practice.
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December 19, 2025
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Food security as important as energy security: PM in Muscat
Food security is going to become a major global challenge in the coming years, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said at the India-Oman Business Summit on Thursday and urged business communities of the two sides to take their partnership to the next level through collaborations in key areas.
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December 19, 2025
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India must do more in its fight against doping
India has once again topped the global doping charts, as per data analysed by the World Anti Doping Agency underlining gaps in the country's anti-doping efforts.
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December 19, 2025
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WOMAN SHOOTER RAPED AT F'BAD HOTEL; WOMAN AMONG 3 HELD
A 23-year-old shooter from Bhiwani was allegedly raped at a hotel in Faridabad, where she arrived for a competition, police said Thursday, adding that three people, including a fellow woman shooter, have been arrested.
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December 19, 2025
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MAN BOOKED FOR RAPING COLLEAGUE AFTER SPIKING HER DRINK IN SE DELHI
A woman alleged a man, a chartered account who works with her at a private firm, raped her after spiking her soft drink at a restaurant in south Delhi's Madanpur Khadar near Sarita Vihar and then taking her to a house in May this year, police said. A case has been filed and police are on the lookout for the suspect.
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December 19, 2025
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Securities Markets Code Bill 2025 introduced in Lok Sabha
The Bill seeks to overhaul and unify India’s securities market regulations
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December 19, 2025
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TOP COURT JUNKS 'LUXURY' PETITION OVER BOTTLED WATER PACKAGING
The Supreme Court on Thursday disapproved of what it termed an “urban-centric approach” to PIL, refusing to entertain a plea seeking stricter standards for polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles used for bottled water and other food items.
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December 19, 2025
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This December's air is dirtiest in at least 7 yrs
Delhi recorded an air quality index (AQI) of 373 on December 18, according to the 4pm bulletin of the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) that gives the 24-hour average of AQI, making it the eighth straight day when the air in the Capital has been in the 'very poor' (301-400) or 'severe' (401 and above) range.
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December 19, 2025
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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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TRUMP TARGETS MIGRANTS FOR 'STEALING JOBS' IN ADDRESS TO NATION
US President Donald Trump used a pre-holiday address on Wednesday to portray his first year in office as a success story, even as Americans worry about the economy and Republicans face tough midterm elections in 2026.
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December 19, 2025
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At hearing, judge asks: 'It has been 10 yrs, how much longer?'
A fast-track court in Gautam Budh Nagar on Thursday expressed frustration over prolonged delays on Thursday during a contentious hearing on the Uttar Pradesh government's application to withdraw the 2015 Mohammad Ikhlaq lynching case.
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December 19, 2025
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Need urgent roll-out of UPI market-share caps
here isa warning for all trusted systems in India in Indigo's recent operational meltdown.
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December 19, 2025
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19% of voters in UP face SIR cuts, highest in urban hubs
MAX PERCENTAGE OF DELETIONS LIKELY TO BE SEEN IN GHAZIABAD, LUCKNOW, KANPUR, MEERUT AND AGRA
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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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PM STRESSES FOOD SECURITY, CALLS FOR STRONGER BIZ TIES
Food security is going to become a major global challenge in the coming years, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said at the India-Oman Business Summit on Thursday and urged business communities of the two sides to take their partnership to the next level through collaborations in key areas.
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December 19, 2025
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SIKKIM HC ROW DERAILS JUDGE'S ELEVATION AS CHIEF JUSTICE
The Supreme Court collegium on Thursday recommended new chief justices for five high courts, including Sikkim, where the senior-most judge appears to have lost her chance to head the state judiciary following a controversy over a series of administrative decisions taken against her predecessor within hours of his retirement.
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December 19, 2025
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TOM MORELLO MAKES INDIA DEBUT IN GURUGRAM
American guitarist Tom Morello made his India debut on Wednesday, opening his three-city tour with a high-voltage performance at Gurugram's HUDA Gymkhana Club.
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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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Chaos, confusion as car curbs begin; AQI spikes
Residents and commuters across Delhi and NCR faced fines, long waits at emission testing centres and border turn-backs on Thursday as authorities mounted an aggressive enforcement of vehicular restrictions — yet the city’s air quality deteriorated further, recording an index of 373 and exposing what critics call the futility of reactive pollution control ideas.
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December 19, 2025
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Protests mar passage of 'G RAM G' bill in LS
The Lok Sabha on Thursday approved the Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) or VB-G RAM G, bill, which seeks to replace the two-decade-old Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme, by a voice vote amid loud protests by the Opposition.
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December 19, 2025
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SAHITYA AKADEMI AWARD DEFERMENT TRIGGERS FURORE
A decision by the Sahitya Akademi to defer the announcement of its annual prestigious awards on Thursday sparked a controversy, with the Opposition alleging interference by the government and the Union culture ministry saying as per a prior memorandum of understanding, prior approval was required.
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December 19, 2025
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26 INDIANS KILLED FIGHTING FOR RUSSIA IN UKRAINE WAR, PARL TOLD
Twenty-six Indian nationals were killed while serving in the Russian armed forces during the Ukraine conflict and seven have been reported missing, while efforts are on to ensure the early discharge of 50 more, the government informed Parliament on Thursday.
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December 19, 2025
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Tenants kill landlady during rent collection
A 48-year-old woman was allegedly murdered by her tenants in a Ghaziabad high-rise on Wednesday night after she went to their flat to collect five months of pending rent, police said on Thursday, adding that her body was found stuffed inside a trolley bag hidden under a bed.
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