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Image Gukesh becomes the youngest World Chess Champion at 18, beats Ding Liren +
Image Syria: Bashar al-Assad's regime falls as Sunni rebels take control; he flees to Moscow + + I
Image India tests 3,500-km range nuclear-capable K-4 missile from INS Arighaat submarine + +
Image World’s largest investigative journalism group-OCCRP controlled by US deep state + +
Image Devendra Fadnavis takes oath as Maharashtra CM, Shinde and Pawar as deputies +
Image Maharashtra Election Result: A historic sweep for the Mahayuti, wins 230 of 288 seats + + +
Image Maharashtra state election voter turnout registers a 30 year-high +
Image Why India is investing in two Nuclear Attack Submarines (SSNs) +
Image Trump Wins US Election 312 to 226, to return to White House +
Image India, China complete 90% disengagement along Eastern Ladakh border +
Image India successfully test fires long range Mach 6 hypersonic missile in a major military boost +
Image Centre to Deploy 50 Additional CAPF Units Amid Rising Manipur Unrest +
Capsule Bangladesh: Sheikh Hasina accuses Muhammad Yunus of genocide Speaking online in her first public address after seeking refuge in India, Sheikh Hasina lambasted the Yunus accusing him of genocide + I
Capsule Russia and India finalize largest oil deal in history worth $13 billion Russia's Rosneft has signed a $13 billion deal with India's Reliance Industries to supply 500,000 barrels of crude oil per day for ten years. ++
Capsule South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol impeached South Korean lawmakers impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over his failed martial law bid, with the opposition declaring a 'victory of the people'. + +
Capsule Assam government bans beef in public places, restaurants The Assam government has banned the serving and consumption of beef in restaurants, hotels and public places under the Assam Cattle Preservation Act, 2021. +
Capsule Myanmar: Arakan Army seizes 270 km next to Bangladesh The Arakan Army has wrested control of a stretch of land 270 km long, dividing Myanmar from Bangladesh from Myanmar's military junta after a bloody seige. +
Capsule RSS magic propels BJP alliance win in Maharashtra polls Ahead of the Maharashtra Assembly elections the RSS launched an extensive outreach programme to shape public opinion in favour of the BJP-led alliance. + +
Capsule French government collapses in no-confidence vote The French government has collapsed after Prime Minister Michel Barnier was ousted in a no-confidence vote for forcing a budget through. + +
Capsule ED freezes ₹18 crore more in lottery scam case After pan-India raids to probe money laundering, lottery scam and corruption charges against Santiago Martin's companies, ED impounds cash stash. + +
Capsule Indian Army resumes patrolling in eastern Ladakh The MEA has confirmed that Indian Army has started patrolling at all checkposts in Depsang and Demchok regions after the Indo-China disengagement agreement. +
Capsule Amit Shah: What were wanted terrorists doing on Canadian soil? India dismisses Trudeau's allegations that Shah was behind the killing of Khalistani terrorists in Canada as absurd and motivated. +
Capsule Israel strikes Iran Israel struck in three waves of air attacks with over a 100 F-35 jets that made a 2,000 km journey to target Iran's 'military sites, avoiding nuclear and oil facilities to prevent wider conflict escalation. Radar, air defense systems, and military installations were targeted. +
Capsule BJP dominates by-polls across 15 states The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its allies emerged victorious in by-elections across 15 states, securing 28 of the 48 Assembly seats contested. Yogi Adityanath’s slogan 'Bantenge Toh Katenge' delivered a 7-2 win in UP. +
Capsule Massive Hindu rally at Chittagong, Bangladesh Thousands of people from Bangladesh's Hindu community gathered at a massive rally in Chittagong, calling for minority rights and security organized by the Sanatan Jagaran Manch. +
Capsule CIDCO to demoilsh illegal dargah at Navi Mumbai CIDCO has announced it will raze the illegal dargah located near the upcoming Navi Mumbai International Airport deeming it a threat to national security. +
Capsule 'Har Ghar Jal' gives tap water to 12 crore households in 5 yrs Launched in 2019, the total rural households that get water supply on tap has jumped from 3.2 crore to nearly 15.2 crores in 5 years. 79% of the 19.3 crore rural households have water on tap now. +
Capsule Yogi: 10,000 acres of land being readied for Mahakumbh UP CM Yogi Adityanath announced that arrangements to accommodate upto 100 crore people over 10,000 acres of land being made for the 45-day Prayagraj Mahakumbh from Jan 13 to Feb 26, 2025. 12 km of ghats will also be developed.+

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Capsule Israel pounds Syria 480 times, destroys 80% of military Post Assad's ouster Israel has launched airstrikes and deployed ground troops in Syria beyond the demilitarised buffer zone for the first time in 50 years. + +
Capsule Manipur: 19,135 acres of poppy fields destroyed in 7 years Under CM Biren Singh's watch, as part of the 'war on drugs' Manipur destroyed poppy plantations of over 19,135 acres in the seven years between 2017 and 2024... +
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Capsule Chhattisgarh: 850 illegal Rohingya infiltrators deported Home Minister of Chhattisgarh, Vijay Sharma, said that the authorities have deported around 850 illegal Bangladeshi infiltrators from the state in the last one year. + +
Capsule Bulldozer action on encroachments in UP's Sambhal UP Electricity Department and police demolished illegal encroachments in Sambhal following the violence on Nov 24 against an ASI survey of a mosque... +
Capsule Forever in our hearts: Flying Officer Nirmal Jit Singh Sekhon (26), Param Vir Chakra, 'Saviour of Srinagar-1971' attained Virgati-Dec 14.
Capsule Modi Government's digitization catches 5.8 crore fake Ration Cards through e-KYC In a move that will revolutionalise India's public distribution system the Union government eliminated 5.8 crore phony ration cards. India has 80.6 crore beneficiaries. +
Capsule No FCRA for NGOs linked to conversion, radical groups: MHA The MHA under Amit Shah has ennunciated grounds for denying foreign funding to NGOs including religious conversions, anti-development activities, malicious protests or ties with extremist organisations. +
Capsule Indian and Spanish PMs at Tata-Airbus military aircraft factory launch Prime Minister Narendra Modi along with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez inaugurated the C-295 aircraft factory in Vadodara, Gujarat. +
Capsule Hockey: Indian women win Asian Champions Trophy second time in a row Deepika scores a brilliant reverse hit goal to lead India to a 1-0 triumph over China at Rajgir, Bihar. India had previously won the 2016 and 2023 editions. +
Capsule US delays engine supply for Tejas Mark 1A' US-based General Electric (GE) further delayed delivery of Tejas Mark-1A jet engines to Mar 2025, two years behind schedule. HAL unlikely to meet 16 aircraft target for 2024-2025. +
Capsule Akshay Kumar speaks about giving up Candadian citizenship “I am an Indian from my mind, from my heart and from my soul. That will always be", he says on returning to Indian citizenship. +
Capsule Links to George Soros surface in the US Adani indictment Soros had earlier attacked the Indian government after the Hindenburg controversy claiming Modi and Adani are allies. Once more links have emerged bewteen the recent US indictment and Soros. +
Capsule Canada refuses NIA request for Nijjar's death certificate' Hardeep Singh Nijjar an NIA designated terrorist since 2020, was shot dead in Surrey in June last year. India has accused Canada of harbouring extremist, anti-India elements+
Capsule Sanjeev Khanna is India's next CJI The Centre has cleared the appointment of Justice Sanjiv Khanna as the next Chief Justice of India. He succeeds Justice DY Chandrachud who retired on Nov 10th. +
The Tale of the Heike
Set in the late 12th century, this Japanese classic traces the changing fortunes of two dominant Samurai clans that battle for several years. The timeless teachings of Buddhism form its backdrop.
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