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Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit New Delhi on December 4–5, 2025 for the annual India–Russia summit, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) announced on Friday. This visit, his first to India since the start of the Ukraine conflict in February 2022, comes at a time of changing geopolitical dynamics, heightened Western pressure on India, and intensified global scrutiny of

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India has officially crossed a key strategic threshold, achieving “major power” status in the Asia Power Index 2025, according to the Australia-based Lowy Institute. The milestone reflects India’s expanding economic strength, rising military capability, and enhanced geopolitical relevance—factors that together lifted its comprehensive power score from 38.1 in 2024 to 40 points in 2025, enabling the shift from the

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Congress leader Digvijaya Singh, who chairs the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Education, Women, Children, Youth and Sports, has urged the Union government to refer the Higher Education Commission of India (HECI) Bill to his committee for detailed scrutiny before it is introduced in Parliament during the upcoming winter session beginning December 1. Singh made this request in

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India’s growing influence on the global stage—particularly across the Indo-Pacific and the Global South—is rooted in its economic resilience, technological progress, and principled foreign policy. Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh underscored these themes during his address at the concluding session of the Chanakya Defence Dialogue 2025, where he asserted that India is increasingly seen as

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India is undergoing a major transformation in the way it monitors, tracks, and responds to infectious diseases. For decades, the country relied largely on conventional surveillance methods—manual data collection, field reporting, and reactive outbreak investigation. While these systems played an important role in public health, they often lagged behind the speed at which diseases could

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Thailand is reeling from one of its deadliest natural disasters in recent years, as massive floods and landslides sweeping across the country’s southern provinces have pushed the death toll to at least 145. The scale of destruction has intensified public anger toward the government, which critics accuse of failing to anticipate the severity of the

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A political storm has erupted in Tamil Nadu after a video surfaced allegedly showing state minister S. Periyakaruppan watching and applauding what critics describe as an “obscene” dance performance during the birthday celebrations of Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin. The video, widely shared online and cited by media reports, has triggered intense criticism from the

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New Delhi | November 28, 2025 The Delhi High Court on Friday directed the Tihar Jail authorities to ensure that separatist leader Yasin Malik receives appropriate medical treatment in accordance with his health condition, and to shift him to a suitable hospital if the required facilities are not available within the prison complex. Justice Neena

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Amid persistent speculation over a possible change in Karnataka’s leadership, Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Friday sought to calm political rumblings, asserting that he was not seeking any position and that the Congress high command would ultimately decide the course for the state. His statements, made during a visit to Delhi, came at a

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The long-standing dispute over the Sanjauli mosque in Himachal Pradesh resurfaced on Friday as Hindu groups continued their hunger strike demanding the demolition of the structure, while the local Muslim community heeded calls for restraint, keeping a low profile during the weekly Jumme ki Namaz. The contested mosque, allegedly constructed without proper authorization, has been

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