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Between strategic autonomy and global opportunity

India, Jan. 3 -- India stands at an inflection point - a country aspiring all-round growth navigating stormy global currents while staying true to an increasingly self-defined vision of national purpo... Read More


Israel seeks to harvest Iran's domestic unrest

India, Jan. 3 -- On December 29, Israeli Prime Minister (PM) Benjamin Netanyahu visited the US to brief President Donald Trump on Iran's rebuilding of its missile capabilities after June 2025. Given t... Read More


Amid cold wave, CM orders closure of all schools in UP till Jan 5

LUCKNOW, Jan. 3 -- Chief minister Yogi Adityanath has ordered closure of all schools up to Class 12 until January 5 due to a severe cold wave in the state. The order applies to all ICSE, CBSE and UP B... Read More


Bakery worker takes woman hostage at knifepoint to 'experience jail life'

MEERUT, Jan. 3 -- In a bizarre incident, a bakery worker allegedly took a woman hostage at knifepoint in a crowded market in Bijnor district, later telling police he committed the crime simply to expe... Read More


UP Congress sets up panel to review deleted voter names

Lucknow, Jan. 3 -- The Uttar Pradesh Congress has formed a monitoring panel to review voter names reportedly deleted during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process across the state. The party sai... Read More


3 arrested in scrap trader loot case

AGRA, Jan. 3 -- In a joint operation by Itimad-ud-daula police, Surveillance team and Special Operation Group (SOG) of Agra City Zone, three people accused of looting a scrap trader were arrested on T... Read More


GBC 5.0 likely in Feb or March afteropening of Noida Airport, Ganga E'way

Lucknow, Jan. 3 -- The state government is planning to host the fifth Ground Breaking Ceremony (GBC 5.0) in February or March after the inauguration of the Noida International Airport and the Ganga Ex... Read More


Encroachments found on graveyard near Sambhal masjid; 48 get notices

Meerut, Jan. 3 -- The Sambhal district administration has detected illegal encroachments on eight bighas of land recorded as a graveyard near the disputed Shahi Jama Masjid-Shri Harihar Temple site, o... Read More


'No KYV for new private cars after activation of FASTag from February 1'

New Delhi, Jan. 3 -- From February 1, the Know Your Vehicle (KYV) verification for new private cars will no longer be required once FASTag activation is completed, in a move aimed at reducing complian... Read More


Grief for oneself in an abandoned world

India, Jan. 3 -- "My father was a gardener. Now he is a garden"; Georgi Gospodinov's latest novel is a poignant letter to the self about losing a loved one. Translated from the Bulgarian by Angela Rod... Read More