Thailand releases Ramayana mural stamps during PM Modi’s visit (Apr 5)
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Pakistan Taliban kill 16 soldiers in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
In an overnight attack that lasted over two hours, 30 terrorists raided an army outpost killing 16 Pakistani soldiers and seriously injuring five. The Taliban claim they are avenging earlier army attacks. +
First commercial flight lands at Navi Mumbai Airport
Dec 29, the Navi Mumbai International Airport, on which construction had started in 2021, had its first commercial flight, an Indigo A320, land successfully on its runway. +
Kawasaki Japan unveils AI-assisted robot wolf-horse, Corleo (Apr 9)
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47 Pakistani soldiers killed in attack by Baloch fighters
Jan 6, a suicide attack claimed by the Baloch Liberation Army near Turbat, Balochistan, has left 47 Pakistani security personnel dead and over 30 injured. +
India launches BharatPol portal developed by CBI
Jan 7, BharatPol portal will assist state police forces collaborate with law enforcement agencies in 195 countries through real-time crime information sharing. +
Baloch insurgency threatens Pakistan’s unity and global standing (Mar 29)
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Indian army successfully conducts missile test in Arunachal (Mar 29)
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'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. +
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.+
Indian Navy seizes 2,500 kgs of narcotics on Western Indian Ocean (Apr 3)
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Maoist-affected area less than halves this decade
The area under Left-Wing Extremist influence, largely the forested tracts of south Chhattisgarh and a few pockets of neighbouring states has shrunk from 18,000 sqkm to 8,500 sqkm in 10 years. +
3 Khalistani terrorists killed in UP's Pilibhit
Accused of launching a grenade attack at a police checkpoint in Punjab's Gurdaspur the three were gunned down in an Uttar Pradesh police encounter. AK-47 rifles and Glock pistols have been recovered.+
'I know all about it': Trump reacts to French lawfare against Le Pen (Apr 1)
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PM Modi shines in a 3-hour podcast with Lex Fridman; received well globally (Mar 18)
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Sweden decides to stop funding the UN agency UNRWA
Sweden's decision comes in the wake of Israel's finding that Hamas was entrenched within UNRWA's infrastructure in Gaza and the involvement of some of UNRWA staff members in terrorism.
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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. +
Trump claims Biden's pardons are ‘void' as they were signed with an Autopen (Mar 17)
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Italy's Meloni takes on the judiciary, promising a once-in-a-lifetime overhaul
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Defence Ministry inks ₹6,900 crore deal for advanced Artillery Guns (Mar 27)
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Pakistan: Unknown gunmen kill Hafiz Saeed's nephew
Mar 16, Abu Qatal, the nephew of 26/11 attacks mastermind Hafiz Saeed and a handler in several terror strikes in India, has been gunned down in a targeted attack in Pakistan.
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India introduces Bill to increase vigil on foreigners
Mar 11, the Centre tabled the Immigration and Foreigners Bill, 2025, in the Lok Sabha to propose stricter entry rules and tougher penalties for visa violations.
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Chhattisgarh: 26 Naxals killed in encounters in Bijapur and Kanker districts (Mar 20)
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Elon Musk's SpaceX rescue mission docks at ISS to rescue astronauts (Mar 16)
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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. +
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. +
Italian PM Meloni rejects UK, France bid to deploy troops to Ukraine (Mar 5)
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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, targeting weapons depots, military structures and launchers.+ +
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.+
Europe jolted after US straight talk in Security Conference and its Russian rendezvous
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Trump orders the US to leave WHO; defund UNRWA
Jan 21, President Trump has ordered the US to withdraw from the World Health Organization (WHO) and halt funding to UNRWA which Israel accused of links to Hamas. + +
MP to take control of Pataudi property worth ₹ 15,000 crore
Jan 22, the Madhya Pradesh government will take control of actor Saif Ali Khan's ancestral property in Bhopal, valued at ₹ 15,000 crore after it was declared ‘Enemy Property’.
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India commissions 3 major naval combat vessels in a day: frigate, destroyer & sub
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Israel strikes Houthi targets in Yemen; paralyzes 3 ports
The Israeli military carried out a series of intense airstrikes that shook Yemen’s Houthi-held capital and devastated the Sana'a, Hodeidah and Ras Isa Ports. +
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. + +
Rekha Gupta declared Delhi Chief Minister, six other Ministers announced
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Manipur: 16 underground cadres arrested since the imposition of President’s Rule
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Zelensky says Ukraine received only $75 billion out of US-approved $177 billion aid
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Maharashtra Election Result: A historic sweep for the Mahayuti, wins 230 of 288 seats +
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India successfully test fires long range Mach 6 hypersonic missile in a major military boost +
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Trump slaps 25% tariffs on Mexico and Canada; ups China's by 10%
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Saif stabbing case: Who is lying? More inconsistencies seen
Jan 24, the latest in a series of inconsistencies is that the lawyer of the person nabbed by the police claims the accused's face doesn’t match that of the person on CCTV. + + +
Delhi court orders seizure of sordid MF Husain paintings
Jan 22, a Delhi court has ordered the seizure of two paintings by artist MF Husain from the Delhi Art Gallery as they portrayed Hindu deities in an obscene manner.
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Hindenburg shuts shop just before Trump Presidency 2.0; Adani stocks rally
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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.
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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+
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Vir Bal Diwas, Dec 26: Commemorating the unparalleled courage and sacrifice of four sons of Shri Guru Govind Singh ji
22 Bangladeshi infiltrators held in Assam, for deporting
CM Himanta Biswa Sarma announced that 22 Bangladeshi nationals have been held by Assam Police and will be deported. More than 192 people have so far been pushed back since August. +
Sambhal MP, Barq, fined ₹1.9 crores for electricity theft
Ziaur Rahman Barq, Samajwadi Party MP, booked for violence during the Shahi Masjid survey stands warned that his property will be attached if he does not pay up the ₹ 1.91-crore fine for power theft in 15 days. +
Trump chokes Voice of America over left-wing, anti-American propaganda
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31 Naxals gunned down by Security Forces in Bastar
Feb 9, 31 Naxalites were killed in an encounter with security forces in the forests of the Indravati National Park, Bijapur district, Chhattisgarh. Search operations are underway.
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Mahakumbh sees record attendance of 70 million in 6 days
Jan 17, more than seven crore, or 70 million, pilgrims have taken a dip at the Prayagraj Sangam, or confluence of the Ganga, Yamuna and the legendary Saraswati rivers between Jan 11th and 16th. + +
PM launches India’s first vertical-lift sea bridge, Pambam, in Rameshwaram (Apr 6)
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Musk beams a light of probity on the rot in UK and EU politics
Jan 4, he demanded fresh elections in Britain, promoted Germany’s far-right, blasted the European Commission - and that’s just the start. Elon Musk, owner of social media platform X, is demanding probity. +
Delhi cops identify 16,000 suspected Bangladeshis
Jan 6, during one month, police from 15 districts of Delhi compiled a list of 16,000 suspected Bangladeshis. They are being questioned in stages and their paperwork is being reviewed. +
Centre approves ₹42,000-crore package for Arunachal Frontier Highway along the LAC
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Kangana’s film Emergency opens to a strong start
Jan 18, Kangana Ranaut’s film Emergency opened to a strong start marking her best release in recent years. It recorded a collection of over ₹ 2.35 crores on the first day. + +
UP imposes ₹ 24 crore tax on AMU, ₹ 11 crore in Sambhal
Jan 17, the Yogi government has imposed a ₹ 24 crore tax notice to Aligarh Muslim University and a ₹ 11 crore fine for power theft on Sambhal's' MP, mosques and madrasas. +
Indian Navy launches frigate, ‘Tavasya'; with a displacement of over 3800 tons (Mar 23)
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99% of the mobile phones used in India are made locally
India has reported staggering growth in mobile handset production. About 99% of the handsets being used in India are domestically manufactured now. This is up from 26% in 2014-15. + I
OpIndia exposes US deep-state reporters on India's poverty
Reporters’ Collective, an American deep state-funded group of journalists, makes unfounded claims that the government’s assertion of pulling 25 crore people out of poverty in 10 years is false. + +
Israel lobbies US to keep Russian bases in a 'weak' Syria, sources say
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Mizoram: Indian Air Force to control Lengpui Airport
Jan 21, the Mizoram government will transfer control of Lengpui Airport to the Indian Air Force. The move is a setback for certain NGOs allegedly backed by missionary groups and China. + + I
Uttarakhand: Nod for UCC regulations; to kick in Jan 26?
Jan 20, the Uttarakhand Cabinet has approved the Uniform Civil Code regulations. Sources suggest that the UCC could be implemented in the state starting Jan 26, to coincide with the Republic Day. + +
Crackdown on illegal madrasas: Uttarakhand Government seals 52 in 15 days
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Sambhal Violence: Jama Masjid chief Zafar Ali arrested for 'criminal conspiracy' (Mar 24)
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Naval surveillance ship, INS Nirdeshak, commissioned
The naval surveillance vessel commissioned from Visakhapatnam has a 3,400-tonne displacement, 110-meter length, a beam of 16 meters and 80% indigenous content. + +
Army and J&K Police neutralize five terrorists in Kulgam
Five terrorists neutralised by the joint action of the Indian Army and J-K Police in Kader, Kulgam. This includes the longest surviving Hizbul commander Farooq Bhat. + +
Around 650 weapons surrendered in Manipur on Governor’s appeal (Mar 1)
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19 Pakistani soldiers killed in border clash with Afghanistan
Dec 28, days after Pakistani aerial bombings in Paktika, Afghanistan, the Taliban forces retaliated targeting multiple locations in Pakistan killing 19 of the southern neighbour's soldiers. +
ISRO launches rocket to test spacecraft docking
Dec 31, ISRO successfully launched a SpaDeX mission PSLV rocket to test docking capabilities of two spacecrafts in orbit; uses include satellite servicing, formation flying and infrastructure creation. + +
Chinese AI DeepSeek outpaces Tech Giants in Performance and Cost (Jan 28)
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India's 76th Republic Day parade: a vibrant blend of defence, technology and culture.
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Archaeologists dive into sea for 4,000-year-old Dwarka, Krishna's karmabhoomi
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Russia offers its fifth generation jet Su-57 to India, proposes joint production
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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. +
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. +
Maharashtra state election voter turnout registers a 30 year-high +
Why India is investing in two Nuclear Attack Submarines (SSNs)
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Germany: Horrific car attack by Saudi terrorist kills 5
A gruesome car-ramming attack on a Christmas market in the Magdeburg, Germany, killed five people and injured over 200. The terrorist, Abdulmohsen, a Saudi psychiatrist, was arrested. + +
Bangladeshi and 7 others arrested for jihadi terror module
An Assam Police STF busted a jihadi terror module and arrested eight fundamentalists, including a Bangladeshi, working to form ‘sleeper cells’, assassinate Hindu leaders and foment violence. + +
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. +
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.
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Manipur: Massive security deployment after mob attack
Jan 4, a huge security deployment was made in Kangpokpi district following a violent Kuki mob attack. Armed individuals clashed with the police force. +
NIA court hands 28 life imprisonment in communal clash
Jan 3, a special NIA court has sentenced 28 individuals to life imprisonment in the murder of Chandan Gupta during a communal clash in 2018 at a Tiranga Yatra in Kasganj, UP.+ I
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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. + +
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... +
India, China complete 90% disengagement along Eastern Ladakh border +
Under Trump the US arrests 538 migrants & deports hundreds
Jan 24, as President Donald Trump's mass deportation operation gets underway, 538 illegal immigrant were arrested and "hundreds" deported by military aircraft. +
Chhattisgarh: Security forces kill another 14 Naxals
Jan 21, at least 14 Naxals, including a senior leader Jayaram Reddy who carried a bounty of ₹ 1 crore, were killed along the Chhattisgarh-Odisha border in Gariaband district.
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Myanmar: Arakan Army alarmed by jihadi violence
Having consolidated control over Rakhine state, the Arakan Army has raised alarm about escalating jihadi violence emanating from Rohingya camps inside Bangladesh. +
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. +
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Trump Wins US Election 312 to 226, to return to White House +