India

Jashn-e-Rekhta: Once Again Ready to Spread the Fragrance of Urdu's Love, Art and Culture

03 Dec 2025 | 7:47 PM

New Delhi, December 3 (UNI) Jashn-e-Rekhta, the festival that connects the world to Urdu and brings the new generation closer to its beauty, is once again set to welcome Urdu lovers from December 5 to 7 at Baansera Park, Delhi.

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Three lakh teaching posts vacant, yet qualified youth jobless: CPI in Rajya Sabha

03 Dec 2025 | 7:38 PM

New Delhi, Dec 3 (UNI) CPI Rajya Sabha leader P. Sandosh Kumar on Wednesday came down heavily on the government's education policy, stating that over 3 lakh were lying vacant even as qualified youth continue to remain jobless across the country.

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UNI TOP STORIES OF THE DAY - Dec 3, 2025

03 Dec 2025 | 7:36 PM

(EDs, following are the top stories of the day on Dec 3, 2025, at 7-30 pm)
Lok Sabha passes Central Excise (Amendment) Bill 2025, hikes Tobacco duties
Three DRG personnel killed, twelve Maoists neutralised as operations intensity in Chhattisgarh.

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AAP MP Raghav Chadha highlights Punjab's water crisis in Parliament, urges central govt intervention

03 Dec 2025 | 7:20 PM

New Delhi, Dec 3 (UNI) During the ongoing Winter Session of Parliament, AAP Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha urged the Central Government's intervention over Punjab’s escalating water crisis, describing it as a ‘National Emergency’ rather than a state-specific problem.

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Students, Citizens Protest at Delhi's Jantar Mantar Demanding Clean Air

03 Dec 2025 | 7:03 PM

New Delhi, Dec 3 (UNI): As Delhi continues to grapple ‘very poor’ air quality, students and citizens gathered at Jantar Mantar on Wednesday, calling for urgent action to secure clean air for the city’s residents.

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Former Rajasthan minister Mahesh Joshi gets bail in Jal Jeevan Mission scam

03 Dec 2025 | 6:49 PM

New Delhi Dec 3 (UNI)
Seven months after former Rajasthan minister Mahesh Joshi was arrested in connection with Rs 900 crore Jal Jeevan Mission scam, the Supreme Court granted him bail on Wednesday.

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Govt makes retail price label mandatory on all pan masala packs from 2026

03 Dec 2025 | 6:39 PM

New Delhi, Dec 3 (UNI)
India has tightened labelling norms for pan masala, requiring manufacturers to print retail prices and other mandatory declarations on every pack size from next year, the government said on Wednesday.

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Delhi Assembly holds digital training before Winter Session, aims to cut paper use

03 Dec 2025 | 6:39 PM

New Delhi, Dec 3 (UNI) The Delhi Legislative Assembly on Wednesday conducted the second session of the digital training programme for officials from several GNCTD departments to prepare them for using the National e-Vidhan Application (NeVA) during the upcoming Winter Session. The initiative is part of the Assembly’s ongoing shift to paperless legislative work.

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Lok Sabha passes Central Excise (Amendment) Bill 2025, hikes Tobacco duties

03 Dec 2025 | 6:10 PM

New Delhi, Dec 3 (UNI) The Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed the Central Excise (Amendment) Bill, 2025, which seeks to replace the existing GST compensation cess on tobacco products with revised central excise duties.

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AAP claims MCD by-poll results signal weakness of BJP govt in Delhi

03 Dec 2025 | 5:38 PM

New Delhi, Dec 3 (UNI) The Aam Aadmi Party has claimed that the recent Municipal Corporation of Delhi ward by-election results have shown a significant political setback for the ruling BJP and its Chief Minister, Rekha Gupta.

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TMC MPs flay Centre’s symbolic renaming amid 'withholding' of funds to Bengal

03 Dec 2025 | 5:13 PM

New Delhi, Dec 3 (UNI) Trinamool Congress (TMC) MPs Derek O'Brien and Dola Sen launched a fierce critique of the Central government in Parliament on Wednesday, highlighting a stark contradiction between the Union’s directive renaming Raj Bhavans as Lok Bhavans and its alleged delay in releasing substantial financial dues owed to West Bengal.

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Delhi to witness 400 km road re-development by March next year

03 Dec 2025 | 5:01 PM

New Delhi, Dec 3 (UNI) A plan to redevelop over 400 km of roads in the national Capital has been approved by the Delhi government.

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Rupee set to improve against dollar next year: CEA Nageswaran

03 Dec 2025 | 4:45 PM

New Delhi, Dec 3 (UNI) The Indian rupee is set to improve against the dollar next year, and right now, it's not hurting exports or inflation, said Chief Economic Advisor V Anantha Nageswaran on Wednesday.

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Delhi Police busts inter-state and local women gangs targeting railway passengers

03 Dec 2025 | 4:41 PM

New Delhi, Dec 3 (UNI) In a major operation, the Railway Unit of Delhi Police has cracked down on two organised women gangs that were targeting passengers, primarily women, at key railway stations in the Capital. Five suspects have been arrested, and stolen valuables worth Rs 1 crore have been fully recovered. .

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Parliamentary panel seeks statutory status for NSC, flags fault lines in India's data system

03 Dec 2025 | 4:23 PM

New Delhi, Dec 3 (UNI) A parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance has called for a sweeping overhaul of India's statistical architecture, recommending that the National Statistical Commission (NSC) be granted statutory authority and empowered as the nodal body for all official data standards.

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