India

India-Russia 'go together. grow together': President Putin holds talks with PM Modi; several MoUs inked

06 Dec 2025 | 12:24 AM

New Delhi, Dec 5 (UNI) “Go together, grow together”, perfectly characterises the nature of the India-Russia partnership, Russian President Vladimir Putin said today as he concluded a much-watched visit to India and held talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, with the discussions focused on economic cooperation, energy security, defence and security, and people to people ties.

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India–Malaysia joint military exercise 'Harimau Shakti 2025' begins in Rajasthan

05 Dec 2025 | 11:44 PM

New Delhi, Dec 5 (UNI) The 5th edition of Joint Military exercise, "Exercise Harimau Shakti -2025", commenced today in Mahajan Field Firing Range, Rajasthan. The exercise is being conducted from 5 to 18 December.

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16 gangsters nabbed, bulletproof vehicles and arsenal seized in massive northern range crackdown

05 Dec 2025 | 11:20 PM

New Delhi, Dec 5(UNI) Delhi Police’s Northern Range arrested 16 gangsters and notorious criminals during a night-long operation spanning three districts, Outer North, Rohini and North-West, an official said on Friday.

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Delhi CM gives strict instructions to DMRC over pollution control measures

05 Dec 2025 | 11:14 PM

New Delhi, Dec 5(UNI) Chief Minister Rekha Gupta has directed Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) to effectively implement dust mitigation measures across all their construction sites, as a mandatory step, with strict instructions that under no circumstances should construction activities lead to pollution.

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President Murmu hosts grand banquet for President Putin, terms his visit an important milestone in the Strategic Partnership

05 Dec 2025 | 11:04 PM

New Delhi, Dec 5 (UNI) Russian President Vladimir Putin's two-day state visit to India concluded with a grand banquet hosted by President Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan, marking the 25th anniversary of the India-Russia Strategic Partnership.

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PM Modi broaches issue of Indian nationals serving in Russian Army with President Putin

05 Dec 2025 | 10:28 PM

New Delhi, Dec 5 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday broached the issue of Indian nationals recruited into the Russian army and being made to fight on the Ukraine war front, during his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin here, and urged for their early release.

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MCD unveils citizen-friendly budget with no new taxes; focus on sanitation, education, health

05 Dec 2025 | 9:43 PM

New Delhi, Dec 5 (UNI) The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) on Friday presented a citizen-centric budget for the upcoming financial year, emphasising improved civic services, ease of doing business, and fiscal discipline, without introducing any new taxes.

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Girls cross 40 pc mark in NCC enrolment: Sanjay Seth

05 Dec 2025 | 9:24 PM

New Delhi, December 5 (UNI) Minister of State for defence Sanjay Seth has said that the participation of girls in the National Cadet Corps (NCC) has witnessed a steady and significant rise over the last five years, with women cadets now accounting for over 40 per cent of the total enrolment across the country.

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Delhi records another frosty morning, AQI remains ‘very poor’

05 Dec 2025 | 9:17 PM

New Delhi, Dec 5 (UNI) Delhi residents experienced winter chill with the city’s minimum sticking at 5.6 °C for two consecutive days, nearly 4 notches below normal for this time of the year. Friday and Thursday’s minimum temperature was the lowest recorded in the season, with the previous minimum of 5.7°C on the first day of the month, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD) data.

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Delhi Police arrest 23 in India Gate protest; accused of assault, obstruction, pro-naxalite slogans

05 Dec 2025 | 9:07 PM

New Delhi, December 5 (UNI): Delhi Police on Friday arrested 23 demonstrators in connection with the November 23 India Gate protest , who face serious charges, including assaulting and outraging the modesty of female officers, using chilli spray on a constable, and raising slogans in support of a Naxalite, an official said.

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DGCA grants IndiGo relaxation in night-duty rules for pilots

05 Dec 2025 | 8:42 PM

New Delhi, Dec 5 (UNI) The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has accepted Indigo’s request for relaxation in rules related to pilot night duty after a large number of the airline’s domestic flights were cancelled.

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BRO’s Project Himank marks 41 years of building lifelines in Ladakh’s extreme terrain

05 Dec 2025 | 8:24 PM

New Delhi, December 5 (UNI) The Border Roads Organisation’s (BRO) Project Himank marked its 41st Raising Day, at Head Quarter Chief Engineer Project Himank, Leh, celebrating over four decades of relentless service in some of the world’s most inhospitable terrain.

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Delhi Health Minister opens MAMC centre to boost future-ready healthcare in the Capital

05 Dec 2025 | 8:17 PM

New Delhi, 5 Dec (UNI) In a bid to make the healthcare sector future-ready, Delhi Health Minister Pankaj Kumar Singh inaugurated a Medical Innovation Centre (MIC) at Maulana Azad Medical College on Friday.

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Murder accused arrested after five years near Nepal border

05 Dec 2025 | 8:16 PM

New Delhi, Dec 5 (UNI) Delhi Police Crime Branch has arrested a man, declared a proclaimed offender in a 2017 matricide case, who had been absconding for over five years after jumping interim bail, an official said on Friday.

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Tharoor confirms attendance at Putin State Dinner as Rahul, Kharge's exclusion sparks protocol row

05 Dec 2025 | 8:03 PM

New Delhi, Dec 5 (UNI) Senior Congress leader and Thiruvananthapuram MP Shashi Tharoor has confirmed his acceptance of an invitation to the state banquet this evening at Rashtrapati Bhavan, hosted by President Droupadi Murmu in honour of visiting Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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