INDIA: MUZAFFARNAGAR POLICE STRIP 55+ LOUDSPEAKERS FROM MOSQUES IN MAJOR CRACKDOWN

Fri 05 December 2025: In a major enforcement drive against noise pollution, Muzaffarnagar police have removed more than 55 loudspeakers from various mosques across the city for violating Supreme Court-mandated sound limits, officials confirmed on Wednesday. The action was carried out in areas under Civil Lines, Kotwali, and Khalapar police stations as part of a […]

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MODI WELCOMES PUTIN AS RUSSIA AND INDIA FACE MOUNTING INTERNATIONAL PRESSURE

Thu 04 December 2025: On Thursday, Russian President Vladimir Putin launched his inaugural trip to India since 2021, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised the enduring, reliable relationship between their countries. This journey precedes the duo’s joint leadership of the 23rd India-Russia Annual Summit, scheduled for Friday in New Delhi. Defense, energy, nuclear cooperation, payment […]

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DECADES OF CONFLICT LEAVE AFGHANISTAN WITH HIGH DISABILITY RATES: UN

Thu 04 December 2025: Nearly one in four Afghans is living with a disability, the United Nations said on Wednesday, the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, urging greater support for a population shaped by decades of war and crisis. According to UN data, 24.6% of Afghans live with mild disabilities, 40% with moderate and 13.9% with severe disabilities — […]

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FRESH ROUND OF AFGHANISTAN-PAKISTAN DIALOGUE KICKS OFF IN RIYADH

Wed 03 December 2025: A fresh round of discussions between Afghanistan and Pakistan has taken place in Saudi Arabia, according to a report by Reuters. Citing three Afghan officials and two Pakistani officials — including one based in Istanbul — the agency reported that both sides agreed to maintain a ceasefire and continue dialogue aimed […]

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INDIA ROLLS BACK ORDER TO PREINSTALL CYBERSECURITY APP ON SMARTPHONES AFTER WIDESPREAD CRITICISM

Wed 03 December 2025: On Wednesday, India’s telecommunications ministry reversed its mandate requiring smartphone makers to install a government-operated cybersecurity application on fresh devices. The Ministry of Communications on Monday asked smartphone makers to install the government’s “Sanchar Saathi” app within 90 days and to prevent users from disabling it. It also required manufacturers to […]

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SC, CENTRE UNDERMINING MINORITIES’: MAHMOOD MADANI’S REMARKS ON ‘JIHAD’, ‘GHAR WAPSI’ TRIGGER POLITICAL STORM

Tue 02 December 2025: Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind (JUH) president Maulana Mahmood Madani has sparked a nationwide debate with his sharp criticism of the Supreme Court, the central government, and what he described as a “systematic campaign” to target India’s Muslim community. Speaking at a JUH gathering in Bhopal, Madani accused constitutional institutions of failing minorities and […]

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OVER 1,140 DEAD AS DEVASTATING FLOODS SWEEP INDONESIA, SRI LANKA, AND THAILAND

Tue 02 December 2025: The death toll from the ongoing floods and landslides in four countries in South and Southeast Asia climbed to over 1,400, as hundreds are still missing amid continued search and rescue operations, according to data shared by local governments. Unprecedented floods, landslides, storms, and cyclones have wreaked havoc across Indonesia, Malaysia, […]

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BANGLADESH COURT SENTENCES OUSTED PM HASINA TO 21 YEARS IN LANDMARK CORRUPTION TRIAL

Thu 27 November 2025: A special judge court in Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka on Thursday sentenced exiled former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to 21 years in prison in absentia in three corruption cases tied to alleged irregularities in allocating plots in the Purbachal New Town project. This marks the first corruption verdict against Hasina since she […]

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HONG KONG REELS FROM DEADLIEST HIGH-RISE BLAZE IN DECADES: 55 KILLED, 279 STILL MISSING

Thu 27 November 2025: Hong Kong on Thursday said that it has contained its deadliest fire in decades – a blaze that tore through a residential complex in Tai Po, killing 55 people and leaving 279 others unaccounted for. Hong Kong’s Chief Executive John Lee said that the fires in the seven buildings have been […]

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ETHIOPIA’S HAYLI GUBBI VOLCANO DISRUPTS FLIGHTS ACROSS INDIA

Tue 25 November 2025: Volcanic ash from the Ethiopian Hayli Gubbi volcano has affected the air traffic in India since Monday, with several flights canceled. At least seven international flights were cancelled, and over 10 overseas flights were delayed at the Delhi airport on Tuesday due to the ash plumes, according to the Press Trust of India. Air India […]

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