THE HEADLINES:
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi says, India is not just an emerging market, but also an emerging model for the world to emulate.
- Newly elected MLAs of NDA in Bihar to meet in Patna tomorrow to elect their leader.
- NIA arrests close aide of suicide bomber in Delhi blast case from Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir.
- Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav says, climate change is real and India will publish its revised Nationally Determined Contribution for 2035 period by December.
- UN Security Council approves US plan that authorizes an international stabilization force for Gaza.
- And, Gurpreet Singh bags Silver medal in 25 metre Centre Pistol Fire event at ISSF Shooting World Championships in Cairo, Egypt.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that India is eager to become developed and self reliant. Delivering the sixth Ramnath Goenka Lecture in New Delhi, Mr Modi said that at a time when the world is fearful of disruption, India is confidently moving in the direction of a bright future. The Prime Minister asserted that India is not just an emerging market, but also an emerging model.
Mr Modi said, in the year 2022, the European crisis affected global supply chains and energy markets, impacting the entire world and despite this, India’s economic growth continued strongly through 2022-23.
Referring to the recent Bihar Assembly elections, the Prime Minister termed the results as historic adding that the State has recorded the highest ever voter turnout since 1951 with women’s turnout approximately nine percent higher than that of men. He affirmed that this too is a victory of democracy.
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In Bihar, newly elected MLAs of NDA will meet in Patna tomorrow to elect their leader. The meetings of BJP and JDU legislature parties will also be held tomorrow in the state capital.
Each constituent party of the NDA will hold its legislature party meetings to elect its leader after which a joint meeting of NDA Legislature Party will take place.
The swearing-in ceremony of the new cabinet will be held on Thursday at Gandhi Maidan in Patna. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, along with several senior NDA leaders and ministers, is expected to attend the oath ceremony.
Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is likely to be re-elected as the leader of the NDA legislative party once again in the alliance meeting in Patna. After this, Mr. Kumar will go to the Raj Bhavan to submit his resignation to the Governor and will stake his claim to form the new government.
Since the announcement of the assembly election results, senior leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Janata Dal (United), along with other alliance partners, have been continuously discussing the structure of the new NDA government.
During the final phase of discussions, matters such as the post of Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and the representation of the Bharatiya Janata Party, Janata Dal (United), Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas), Hindustani Awam Morcha, and Rashtriya Lok Morcha in the new government’s cabinet are being considered. Dharmendra Kumar Rai Akashvani News Patna.
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Election Commission has ordered a special revision of electoral rolls in Assam with 1st January 2026 as the qualifying date. In a letter to the Chief Electoral Officer of Assam, the Commission said, the date of publication of integrated draft electoral roll will be 27th of next month. While the period for filing claims and objections will be between 27th December to 22nd January, 2026. The date of final publication of the electoral roll will be 10th February, 2026.
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested another key associate of the terrorist involved in the Red Fort area car blast case. Jasir Bilal Wani, a Kashmiri resident was arrested from Srinagar. According to the agency, Wani allegedly provided technical support for carrying out the terror attack, which claimed 10 innocent lives and left around 25 injured. NIA revealed that Wani modified drones and attempted to make rockets ahead of the blast. It added that Wani is an active co-conspirator of the attack and worked closely with terrorist Umar Nabi to plan the terror carnage. The investigating agency said that it is exploring various angles to unravel the conspiracy behind the bombing. Several teams of the anti-terror agency are pursuing multiple leads, and are conducting searches across various states to identify every person involved in the terror attack.
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Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav has said India will publish its revised Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) for the 2035 period by December. Addressing the high-level segment of the UN COP30 Climate Summit in Belem Brazil, Mr Yadav said climate change is “real and imminent” due to unsustainable growth and development patterns. He urging developed nations to achieve net zero targets ahead of their current timelines. Environment Minister said, implementation of climate goals must be adequate, accessible and affordable, and free from restrictive intellectual property barriers. Mr Yadav said India’s newly launched Nuclear Mission and Green Hydrogen Mission will further accelerate its progress towards achieving net zero by 2070.
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External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar said that India-Russia ties have been a stable factor in global relations and their growth benefits the world. Speaking in Moscow during a meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, he said India is preparing for President Vladimir Putin’s visit for the 23rd Annual Summit. Both countries look forward to finalize bilateral agreements and projects in various fields. They will also discuss global issues like the Ukraine conflict, West Asia, and Afghanistan.
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The UN Security Council last night approved a US plan for Gaza that authorizes an international stabilization force to provide security in the devastated territory and envisions a possible future path to an independent Palestinian state. Russia, which had circulated a rival resolution, abstained along with China on the 13-0 vote. The vote was a crucial next step for the fragile ceasefire and efforts to outline Gaza’s future following two years of war between Israel and Hamas. Arab and other Muslim countries that expressed interest in providing troops for an international force had signaled that Security Council authorization was essential for their participation. The US resolution endorses President Donald Trump’s 20-point ceasefire plan, which calls for a yet-to-be-established Board of Peace as a transitional authority that Trump would head.
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India’s total exports, combining merchandise and services, rose over 4.8 per cent to 491.8 billion US dollars during April to October period of current fiscal as compared to same period in last fiscal. According to provisional data released by the Commerce Ministry, merchandise exports grew 0.62 per cent while imports rose 6.37 per cent. A key contributor to this overall momentum has been the consistent rise in non-petroleum exports. During the first seven months of 2025, non-petroleum exports were valued at 219.9 billion US dollars, registering a 3.92 per cent increase. Total imports are estimated at 569.95 billion US dollars, during the same period.
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In Shooting, Olympian Gurpreet Singh clinched the silver medal in the men's 25 metre centre pistol fire event at the ISSF Rifle/Pistol World Championships in Cairo Egypt. Gurpreet settled for silver after losing on inner 10s to Ukraine's Pavlo Korostylov.
This was Gurpreet's second individual medal in the World Championships, the first also being a silver won back in 2018 at Changwon in the 25m Standard Pistol event. India ended their world championship campaign in third place with a total of 13 medals, including three gold, six silver and four bronze behind China and Korea.
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In Cricket, India A will take on Oman A in their final league stage encounter in ACC Men's Asia Cup Rising Stars 2025 at West End Park International Cricket Stadium in Doha today. The match will start at 8 PM IST. India will face a do or die situation in today’s match. India A and Oman A both have two points each from two games and today’s winner will fix their spot in the semi finals.
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The 67th Executive Committee meeting of the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) has approved key research projects to strengthen scientific river management and pollution abatement in the Ganga Basin. Director General Rajiv Kumar Mittal chaired the meeting in New Delhi yesterday, to mark advancement in NMCG's strategy to integrate science, AI tools, and real-time hydrological modeling into long-term river basin management.
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India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast cold wave to severe conditions over Madhya Pradesh today. Similar conditions are expected over East Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Marathwada, Telangana, Madhya Maharashtra and Vidarbha. The weather agency has also predicted heavy rainfall at isolated places over Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Mahe and Tamil Nadu Puducherry and Karaikal for today.
Meanwhile, the air quality in Delhi-NCR continues to be in very poor category. The Air Quality Index (AQI) was recorded 341 at 7 am this morning. In view of the poor air quality, the Commission for Air Quality Management has imposed Stage III of the Graded Response Action Plan in the national capital.
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TODAY'S NEWSPAPERS HEADLINES:
- "Bangladesh ex Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina guilty of crimes against humanity, sentenced to death" leads The Tribune. "Bangladesh on boil, again after ex Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's death sentence by Dhaka tribunal" informs The Statesman.
- "Operation Sindoor was just a trailer, Army Chief General Upendra Dwiwedi warns Pakistan" reports The Asian Age.
- "42 Indian pilgrims killed in Medinah bus accident" states Hindustan Times.
- On the Delhi car blast case, The Times of India says "Module planned Hamas style drone strikes, NIA probe uncovers wider plot".
- Pioneer quotes RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat as saying "RSS runs on emotional strength, life-force of its volunteers".
- And Finally, "As Delhi chokes, Supreme Court calls for long term fixes" reports The Pioneer.
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THE HEADLINES ONCE AGAIN:-
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi says, India is not just an emerging market, but also an emerging model for the world to emulate.
- Newly elected MLAs of NDA in Bihar to meet in Patna tomorrow to elect their leader.
- NIA arrests close aide of suicide bomber in Delhi blast case from Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir.
- Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav says, climate change is real and India will publish its revised Nationally Determined Contribution for 2035 period by December.
- UN Security Council approves US plan that authorizes an international stabilization force for Gaza.
- And, Gurpreet Singh bags Silver medal in 25 metre Centre Pistol Fire event at ISSF Shooting World Championships in Cairo, Egypt.
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