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December 10, 2025 12:49 AM

Australia’s ban on social media access for under-16s takes effect

Australia has become the first country to ban social media for children under 16, blocking access to platforms including TikTok, Alphabet’s YouTube and Meta’s Instagram and Facebook from midnight. Ten of the biggest platforms were ordered to blo...

December 9, 2025 3:53 PM

Syria marks one year since Assad was toppled

Syrians marked the first anniversary of the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad and his iron-fisted rule on Monday with jubilant celebrations in major cities, as the fractured nation struggles to find stability and recover after years of war. The new leade...

December 8, 2025 1:44 PM

Vande Mataram at 150: India’s national song that shaped country’s freedom struggle

The year 2025 marks a historic cultural milestone for India’s national song, Vande Mataram, as it completes 150 years since its first publication. Composed by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee, the hymn was first published in the literary journal Bangadars...

December 7, 2025 6:12 PM

US sets 2027 deadline for Europe-led NATO defense, officials say

The United States wants Europe to take over the majority of NATO's conventional defense capabilities, from intelligence to missiles, by 2027, Pentagon officials told diplomats in Washington this week, a tight deadline that struck some European offici...

December 7, 2025 6:13 PM

AI, Machine Learning to drive power sector transformation: Manohar Lal

Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) applications will play a central role in modernising India's power distribution systems, Union Power Minister Manohar Lal said on Sunday. Speaking at a two-day national conference on AI/ML in the...

December 7, 2025 6:14 PM

India records highest-ever renewable energy addition; Odisha to get 1.5 lakh rooftop solar units

Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy Pralhad Joshi on Saturday said that India has achieved its highest-ever annual non-fossil energy capacity addition, reaching 31.25 GW so far in FY 2025–26. Of this, 24.28 GW came from solar power alone. T...

December 7, 2025 6:13 PM

India and Russia rewrite global trade as PM Modi, Putin push for three economic connectivity projects

While the West lectures New Delhi and Moscow on partnerships, the two capitals just signed the future in ink and steel. On 4 and 5 December in India, President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Narendra Modi did not just exchange pleasantries; they ...

December 6, 2025 4:06 PM

Car ploughs into Christmas crowd in France’s Guadeloupe; at least 10 killed

A Christmas celebration in Sainte-Anne in the French overseas territory of Guadeloupe turned tragic on Friday after a vehicle rammed into a crowd preparing for festive events, killing at least 10 people and injuring nine others. Local broadcaster Ra...

December 5, 2025 9:07 PM

India, Russia push for stronger trade, connectivity and Far East cooperation

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday underscored their commitment to strengthening economic ties and expanding strategic cooperation across multiple sectors under their Special and Privileged Strategic Partnersh...

December 5, 2025 5:19 PM

23rd India-Russia annual summit: PM Modi, President Putin hold talks at Hyderabad House

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin held extensive talks at Hyderabad House during the 23rd India-Russia Annual Summit, said the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA). Both leaders discussed all aspects of India-Russia rela...

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