In yet another episode of violence over the burial rights of Christians in Chhattisgarh’s Bastar region, a mob in Kanker district vandalised a prayer hall on Thursday (December 18, 2025). Several people, including police personnel, sustained injuries in intermittent clashes over the past three days. According to eyewitnesses, tensions had been building over the past...
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🇨🇳 China Launches $113 Billion Free-Trade Experiment on Hainan Island
Beijing / Dec 18, 2025 — China has officially launched a sweeping free-trade and customs experiment on Hainan Island, a strategic move to boost foreign investment, integrate deeper into global trade networks, and strengthen its case for joining the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP). Under the newly implemented framework, Hainan — an...
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Union Minister Orders Seasonal Ban on Demolition in Delhi-NCR to Fight Winter Pollution
New Delhi, 18 Dec 2025 — In a significant move to curb the persistent air quality crisis in the National Capital Region (NCR), Union Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Bhupender Yadav has directed authorities to ban demolition activities in the Delhi-NCR from October to December each year, when pollution levels typically spike due to...
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AI Giants Go Free in India — But the Real Prize Is Data
Global artificial intelligence leaders OpenAI, Google, and Perplexity have launched an aggressive free AI subscription push in India — not as charity, but as a strategic bid to win users and valuable multilingual training data in one of the world’s fastest-growing digital markets. What’s Being Offered OpenAI: Its premium plan ChatGPT Go — normally a...
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Severe Winter Weather Alerts in North India: What You Need to Know
IMD Issues Severe Winter Weather Alerts Across North India The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued widespread weather warnings as winter conditions intensify across northern and parts of central and eastern India. Residents, commuters, and authorities are being urged to stay alert as the season brings dense fog, cold wave conditions and snowfall in many...
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IndiGo Cancels 50 Flights Amid Dense Fog in Northern India
New Delhi | December 16 Air travel across northern India was severely disrupted on Tuesday morning after dense fog and poor visibility led IndiGo Airlines to cancel more than 50 domestic flights, causing inconvenience to thousands of passengers. According to airline officials, visibility levels dropped sharply at major northern airports, including Delhi, Amritsar, Chandigarh, Lucknow,...
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Rupee Hits Record Low Against Dollar: Key Factors Explored
MUMBAI, 15 Dec 2025 — The Indian rupee weakened sharply to record lows against the U.S. dollar this week, extending a prolonged slide that has made it one of Asia’s weakest-performing currencies in 2025. The currency slipped past ₹90.70 to a dollar on Monday and touched intra-day levels near ₹90.80, surpassing earlier all-time lows as...
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New Delhi’s Air Quality Crisis: Toxic Smog Hits Hazardous Levels
Toxic Smog Engulfs New Delhi; Air Quality Plunges to Hazardous LevelsNew Delhi, 15 December 2025: Delhi and the surrounding National Capital Region (NCR) are facing a severe air pollution crisis, with thick smog shrouding the city, drastically lowering visibility, and bringing everyday life to a standstill. The Air Quality Index (AQI) in many parts of...
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Australia: Terror Attack at Bondi Beach Hanukkah Event Leaves Many Dead
Australia: Terror Attack at Bondi Beach Hanukkah Event Leaves Many Dead A devastating terror attack struck a Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach in Sydney, killing at least 15–16 people, including a child, and injuring dozens more. The attack unfolded during a public Jewish festival attended by families and tourists, turning the popular beachfront area into...
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ISRO Reschedules BlueBird-6
ISRO Reschedules BlueBird-6 Satellite Launch to December 21 Sriharikota | December 14, 2025 The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has rescheduled the launch of the BlueBird-6 communication satellite to December 21, 2025, citing additional technical preparations. The satellite will be launched aboard ISRO’s heavy-lift LVM3 (Bahubali) rocket from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota. BlueBird-6,...
