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Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives in India.

04 Dec 2025 | 7:16 PM

Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives in India.

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Delhi Police conducts anti-drug trafficking workshop for Aero City hotels

04 Dec 2025 | 6:54 PM

New Delhi, Dec 4(UNI) Delhi Police organised a focused workshop and training session for hotel security officials in Aerocity, one of the capital’s key hospitality areas, an official said on Thursday.

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Central Excise Amendment Bill 2025 imposing steep hikes on Tobacco duties passed in Rajya Sabha

04 Dec 2025 | 6:26 PM

New Delhi, Dec 4 (UNI) The Central Excise (Amendment) Bill, 2025, which replaces the existing GST compensation cess on tobacco products with increased central excise duties got the Parliament nod after it was passed in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday.

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Breakthrough expected in Moscow's push for India-Eurasia FTA: Russian Expert

04 Dec 2025 | 6:25 PM

New Delhi, Dec 3 (UNI) As Russia-India relations move from strength to strength, Moscow is working to bring India into the Eurasian Economic union fold and a breakthrough in FTA between the two is expected soon, a leading India expert from Russia said here on Thursday.

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To curb illegal dumping, Delhi govt to deploy civil defence in Hari Nagar

04 Dec 2025 | 5:49 PM

New Delhi, 4 Dec (UNI) Responding to complaints of residents in West Delhi’s Hari Nagar area about mounting piles of garbage dumped at an officially closed site on the Mangal Pandey Marg, Urban Development Minister Ashish Sood on Thursday directed MCD officials to deploy Civil Defence personnel at the site during night hours to prevent illegal waste disposal.

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US Lawmakers seek sanctions on Gen Asim Munir, Sharif govt over Rights abuses

04 Dec 2025 | 5:16 PM

Parwinder Sandhu
New Delhi, December 4 (UNI) In a strong rebuke of Pakistan’s military establishment, members of the United States Congress, led by Democratic Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal have written to Secretary of State Marco Rubio to impose targeted sanctions on Pakistan, including visa bans and asset freezes on military officials, citing what they described as an “escalating campaign of transnational repression” and a worsening human rights crisis under the military-backed government of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Army Chief General Asim Munir.

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Indo-Russia: Delhi gets Russian education hub; Mumbai and Chennai branches planned

04 Dec 2025 | 5:16 PM

New Delhi, Dec 4 (UNI) In a major step to deepen educational and cultural cooperation between India and Russia, the Russian Educational Agency has inaugurated its first branch in New Delhi.

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ED arrests trust ex-chief in Rajasthan for money laundering, radical links

04 Dec 2025 | 5:15 PM

New Delhi, Dec 4 (UNI) The Enforcement Directorate(ED), Jaipur Zonal Office, stated on Thursday that it has arrested Mohammed Sadeeque alias Sadik Khan, the former president of the Alfurkan Educational Trust (AET) in Bikaner.

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New Delhi Summit: A Russian hedge and a game of Chinese chequers

04 Dec 2025 | 5:06 PM

Jayanta Roy Chowdhury
New Delhi, Dec 4 (UNI) As Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives in New Delhi for a burst of strategic and commercial agreements, the view from India is clear: this is less about ceremonial diplomacy and more about hedging in an increasingly fractious global order.

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Mumbai–Goa Highway to be completed by April 2026: Nitin Gadkari

04 Dec 2025 | 4:53 PM

Mumbai/ New Delhi, Dec 4 (UNI) union Minister for Road Transport Nitin Gadkari informed the Lok Sabha on Thursday that the long-pending Mumbai–Goa Highway project will be completed by April 2026. The work on the project started in 2009.

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S-400 and Su-57 in focus as India–Russia Defence talks begin in Delhi

04 Dec 2025 | 4:17 PM

New Delhi, December 4 (UNI) The 22nd India-Russia Inter-Governmental Commission on Military and Military Technical Cooperation ministerial meeting is slated to bring together Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and his Russian counterpart Andrei Belousov, in the national capital today.

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“A dance that lets me be me”: Inside the fierce, feminine world of a Mohiniyattam legend

“A dance that lets me be me”: Inside the fierce, feminine world of a Mohiniyattam legend

04 Dec 2025 | 3:57 PM

Muskan Bhatia, New Delhi (UNI) In a world that spins ever faster, she moves in slow, meditative circles. Each gesture is deliberate, each glance softened by centuries of tradition, and by the personal battles she has weathered. For this legendary Mohiniyattam artist, the dance is not just an art form. It is a refuge, a compass, and, in her words, “the medium that allowed me to be me.”
“I felt its power very early,” Vijayalakshmi, world-renowned Indian classical dancer, said as she recalled her first encounters with the dance at the tender age of 11.

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Centre’s insecurity: Rahul Gandhi alleges govt blocking foreign leaders from meeting LoP

04 Dec 2025 | 3:49 PM

New Delhi, Dec 4 (UNI) On the eve of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s arrival in New Delhi, a fresh political clash erupted as Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi accused the Modi government of deliberately blocking visiting foreign leaders from meeting him.

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PM Modi highlights success of Cheetah Reintroduction Program on International Cheetah Day

04 Dec 2025 | 3:34 PM

New Delhi, Dec 4 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday shared an article written by union Minister Bhupender Yadav, emphasising the government's commitment to wildlife conservation through the cheetah reintroduction program. Marking International Cheetah Day, PM Modi also expressed optimism about the growing cheetah population in India, calling it a "strong proof" of the species' successful adaptation to the Indian environment.

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