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December 4, 2025 1:59 PM
The India-Russia strategic partnership is poised to gain fresh momentum with Russian President Vladimir Putin visiting India from December 4–5, 2025, at the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. During the visit, the two leaders will hold bil...
December 4, 2025 10:59 AM
Around 200,000 more children will likely die before their fifth birthday this year than in 2024 as international aid cuts undermine decades of progress, the Gates Foundation said on Thursday. The projected increase would mark the first rise in preve...
December 4, 2025 10:32 AM
Australia's internet regulator said a teen social media ban would be the first domino to fall in a global push to rein in Big Tech, as Meta's Instagram, Facebook and Threads began locking out hundreds of thousands of accounts ahead of a deadline next...
December 4, 2025 10:15 AM
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Wednesday confirmed he held a "respectful and cordial" phone call with U.S. President Donald Trump about 10 days ago, framing the conversation as a potential opening for diplomacy. "If this call means steps are...
December 4, 2025 10:36 AM
The domestic benchmark indices opened flat on Thursday as bulls and bears attempted to pull the markets towards their sides amid external pressure, even as domestic indicators offered support. The Nifty 50 index opened almost unchanged at 25,981.85,...
December 4, 2025 9:52 AM
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and his Russian counterpart Andrei Belousov will co-chair the 22nd meeting of the India–Russia Inter-Governmental Commission (IRIGC) on Military and Military Technical Cooperation in New Delhi on December 4, the defen...
December 4, 2025 9:22 AM
Thousands in Bangladesh flocked to hear the plans of the students who toppled long-time leader Sheikh Hasina when they launched a new political party this year, but now it finds itself struggling to translate the street power into votes. Fighting to...
December 3, 2025 10:17 PM
Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar has assumed the chairship of the council of the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA) for 2026. India has been elected as the new chair of the council of m...
December 3, 2025 10:11 PM
India marked a major step in its green maritime shift on Wednesday as Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal virtually flagged off the steel-cutting ceremony for the country’s first all-electric tug. The vessel, designe...
December 3, 2025 9:49 PM
Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Wednesday said innovation, efficiency, quality and sustainability will define India’s ability to compete globally as the country expands its manufacturing footprint. Addressing the IndiaEdge eve...
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