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ECONOMY: India's Exports Surge 20% -- Defying Trump's Trade War Wednesday, December 17, 2025 by Indian Defence News Technicians work with robots on the assembly line in a hi-tech manufacturing hub in India India's exports surged by nearly 20 percent in November 2025, marking the fastest growth in three years despite the escalating US trade war under President Donald Trump. Goods exports reached $38.13 billion, a 19.4 percent rise year-on-year, reversing October's 11.8 percent decline to $34.38 ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: Odisha has recorded its highest-ever mass nesting of Olive Ridley sea turtles, with 15.11 lakh turtles laying eggs along the coast during the 2024-25 season, prompting the State Government to step up conservation measures ahead of the 2025-26 nesting period. The development was reviewed at a meeting of the high-powered committee on Olive Ridley conservation chaired by Chief Secretary Manoj Ahuja at Lok Seva Bhawan on Wednesday. The meeting assessed past protection measures and disc ...Read More >
CHENNAI: Backed by political influence and financial muscle, the gangs illegally mining sand and minerals were functioning like a mafia, observed the Madras High Court. While hearing cases related to illegal sand and mineral mining, a division bench comprising Justices SM Subramaniam and C Kumarappan said preventing sand and mineral theft was the responsibility of the district Collectors concerned and directed that Collectors should take action against Revenue Department officials who fail to r ...Read More >
Shimla, Dec 17 (PTI) Hundred per cent rain deficit in all 12 districts of Himachal Pradesh so far in December and the above normal winter temperatures are causing concerns for the state's farmers and orchardists. The climate change-related rise in temperatures were discernible as Shimla and adjoining Jubbarhatti recorded the hottest minimum temperature at 11.4 degrees Celsius on Wednesday, 5.3 degrees above the season's average. Kukumseri was the coldest during the night with a low of minus 6 ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 17 (PTI) India on Wednesday reaffirmed its commitment to continued humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan and healthcare cooperation, with a focus on long-term supply of medicines. Union Health Minister JP Nadda held a productive meeting with Afghan Minister of Public Health Mawlawi Noor Jalal Jalali, a health ministry statement said. India reaffirmed its commitment to continued humanitarian assistance and healthcare cooperation, with a focus on long-term supply of medicines, th ...Read More >
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], December 17 (ANI): Indian wicketkeeper-batter KL Rahul and fast bowler Prasidh Krishna have been named in the squad of Karnataka for the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26, set to take place from December 24 to January 8, as per a letter from the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA). Both KL Rahul and Prasidh Krishna are part of India's current ODI setup and featured in the recently concluded series against South Africa. Defending champion Karnataka named a 16-mem ...Read More >
Hyderabad: In a shocking incident, a 9-year-old boy, identified as Prashanth, ended his life after allegedly being harassed by his classmates for not wearing his school uniform properly. The victim, who was a class 4 student, took this extreme step in the washroom of his house a few minutes after returning from school on Tuesday. Meanwhile, the cops sprang into action after learning about the tragic case and questioned his parents regarding his death. Reports suggest that Prasanth was allegedl ...Read More >
Mumbai: Posing a serious threat to commuters, a yellow Lamborghini Urus violated speed limit and was spotted racing over 250 km/hour on the Bandra-Worli Sea Link. A video of the supercar's speedometer touching dangerously high speeds was shot from inside the vehicle. The video went viral on social media, triggering widespread outrage and prompting strict action from the Mumbai Traffic Police. The video, captioned 'Sab Se Tezz', showed the Lamborghini recklessly zooming past other cars. An FIR w ...Read More >
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 17 (ANI): The Indian pageant and fashion fraternity is mourning the passing away of Meher Castelino, the country's first Femina Miss India and a celebrated fashion journalist. A pioneer in the fashion industry, she paved the way for generations of Indian women to step into the public eye with confidence and aspiration. Her death was confirmed by the Femina Miss India Organisation, which announced it through a social media tribute. Describing her as a trai ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 17 (PTI) The BJP alleged on Wednesday that it was Trinamool Congress MP Kirti Azad who was vaping in the Lok Sabha, days after former Union minister Anurag Thakur raised the issue in the House and got a written complaint lodged with the speaker against an unnamed TMC lawmaker. Hitting back at the saffron party, TMC's national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee said it should release the entire video footage of the incident first, before levelling such allegations. "The TMC MP a ...Read More >
Lucknow, Dec 17 (PTI) The fourth T20I between India and South Africa was called off on Wednesday owing to poor visibility after a dense layer of smog engulfed the Ekana Stadium raising serious questions about BCCI's scheduling of matches in northern part of India during peak winter month. The venues allotted for the full series against the Proteas included New Chandigarh, Dharamsala, Lucknow, Ranchi, Raipur, Visakhapatnam, Cuttack, Ahmedabad, Guwahati and Kolkata during November and December. ...Read More >
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], December 17 (ANI): Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Wednesday conducted a detailed review of preparations for the "Jan-Jan Ki Sarkar, Jan-Jan Ke Dwar" programme at the Chief Minister's residence. He emphasised the need to ensure that welfare scheme benefits reach every eligible citizen under the "Administration Towards the Village" campaign. Also Read | Delhi Air Pollution: Supreme Court Allows Ban of 10-Year-Old Diesel and 15-Year-Old Petrol Ve ...Read More >
New Delhi: Parliament on Wednesday passed a bill to raise FDI in the insurance sector to 100 per cent from the current 74 per cent, which is expected to increase insurance penetration, lower premiums, and boost job creation. The Sabka Bima Sabki Raksha (Amendment of Insurance Laws) Bill, 2025, was cleared by the Rajya Sabha with a voice vote, a day after it was passed by the Lok Sabha. The House also rejected several amendments made by the Opposition to the bill, including the one to send the ...Read More >
Mumbai, Dec 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) For the second successive time in the Physical Disability T20 Series at the Wankhede Stadium, opener Wasim Iqbal stood out with the bat - this time slamming an unbeaten 85 off just 45 balls to help India Seniors chase down India A's target of 143 on Wednesday. After opting to bat, India A posted a modest 143/6 in their 20 overs. Jitendra VN (35 not out) and Akash Patil (37 not out) were the stars with the bat as they added 57 runs for the unbroken seventh wicket ...Read More >
RAIPUR: Suspended Chhattisgarh officer and former deputy secretary to ex-CM Bhupesh Baghel, Saumya Chaurasia, was sent on a three day remand by a special PMLA court in Raipur on Wednesday, a day after after she was arrested by Enforcement Directorate (ED) in the alleged ₹3,200-crore liquor scam. The agency had sought her custodial remand for further interrogation. According to officials, Chaurasia was summoned to the agency's zonal office in Raipur on Tuesday in connection with a money-launderin ...Read More >
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], December 17 (ANI): The fourth T20I of the five-match series between India and South Africa was abandoned due to excessive fog at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow on Tuesday. India are leading the T20I series 2-1, with one more match to go. Earlier, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) confirmed that the toss was delayed due to excessive fog. A total of six inspections were conducted, but the umpires were not ...Read More >
RAIPUR: The last day of Chhattisgarh's winter session opened in chaos on Wednesday, with Congress MLAs entering the House wearing "Satyamev Jayate" posters and launching into slogans over alleged misuse of central and state probe agencies, during the Question Hour -- "Assembly's most crucial segment" -- collapsed entirely after three adjournments. As the House assembled, BJP MLAs objected to Congress members wearing posters inside the chamber. The Speaker ruled that posters, placards and banners ...Read More >
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], December 17 (ANI): Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Wednesday conducted a detailed review of preparations for the "Jan-Jan Ki Sarkar, Jan-Jan Ke Dwar" programme at the Chief Minister's residence. He emphasised the need to ensure that welfare scheme benefits reach every eligible citizen under the "Administration Towards the Village" campaign. The Chief Minister directed officials to organise multipurpose camps in all Nyaya Panchayats across the s ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: In a planned move to carry out modernisation and capability enhancement, the Indian Navy on Wednesday commissioned a Squadron of MH-60R Helicopters at INS Hansa, Goa, and the first operational squadron on the Western Seaboard. The Indian Navy said, "These helicopters will significantly augment the Indian Navy's integral aviation capabilities on the Western Seaboard." The squadron, named Indian Naval Air Squadron (INAS) 335 (Ospreys), was commissioned in the presence of Admiral Dines ...Read More >
Mumbai: The Akshaye Khanna and Ranveer Singh-starrer Bollywood flick 'Dhurandhar' continues to dominate the box office, crossing the Rs 411 crore net mark in India. The film has broken 19 box office records, becoming the highest-grossing film for director Aditya Dhar and Ranveer Singh's biggest earner ever, surpassing 'Padmaavat'. The movie's second weekend saw a staggering Rs 143.50 crore collection, the highest second-weekend earning in Hindi cinema. Critics and audiences alike are praising ...Read More >
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) India's prime minister on Wednesday called for a strategic relationship with Ethiopia during his first visit to the country, one of Africa's most populous. The South is writing its own destiny, and India and Ethiopia share a vision on this," Prime Minister Narendra Modi told parliamentarians in a special address. "Our vision is that of a world where the countries of the South do not rise against anyone, but for everyone; a world where development is equitable, where ...Read More >
Ahmedabad, Dec 17 (PTI) Authorities on Wednesday said over 44 lakh voters could not be mapped in Gujarat, while 74 lakh enumeration forms were not submitted back by voters during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the state. The exercise of distributing and collecting enumeration forms ended on December 14 following an extension and the draft electoral rolls will be published on December 19, a release by the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) stated. At the end ...Read More >
Chennai, Dec 17 (PTI) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Wednesday claimed the "100 days work scheme" was facing a threat of being halted and dared the opposition AIADMK to explain its stand on the proposed new rural employment bill. Stalin sought to know the official stance of AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami on the Centre's move to repeal the employment guarantee scheme, MGNREGA, named after Mahatma Gandhi. The DMK has been opposing the Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar ...Read More >
RAIPUR: Chhattisgarh Assembly on Wednesday witnessed a debate on Vande Mataram as members marked 150 years of the national song, with Speaker Raman Singh calling it "not just a song, but the life-force of the freedom movement", even as the Opposition cautioned against "distorting history" by dragging Jawaharlal Nehru into the controversy.During a special discussion on the fourth day of the winter session, Speaker Raman Singh said Vande Mataram had shaped India's political journey through difficu ...Read More >
Panaji (Goa) [India], December 17 (ANI): A Goa court on Wednesday granted 5-day police custody of Luthra brothers - Saurabh and Gaurav, co-owners of 'Birch by Romeo Lane' nightclub - where 25 people died and several others were injured in a fire on December 6. Goa Police presented the acccused before the Mapusa Judicial Magistrate First Class (JMFC) court after they were arrested from Delhi airport on Tuesday on being deported from Thailand where they fled after the blaze. Luthra brothers under ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday slammed Leader of the Opposition (LoP) Rahul Gandhi for showing India's robust manufacturing growth in the last 11 years in a bad light globally. Rahul Gandhi, who is in Germany's Munich, visited a plant of a leading automobile manufacturer and posted a video where the Congress leader is heard criticising manufacturing back home. "Manufacturing is the backbone of strong economies. Sadly, in India, manufacturing is ...Read More >
Muscat: The Sultanate of Oman and the Republic of India signed today an executive programme, a joint vision document, and four Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) in Muscat. The signing took place within the framework of the current official visit of the Prime Minister of the Republic of India to the Sultanate of Oman. The signing ceremony included the Joint Maritime Vision Document and an executive programme for cooperation in millet cultivation and innovation in the food and agricultural indus ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], December 17 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Wednesday strongly criticised the Delhi government for failing to put in place an effective system to regulate the sale and transfer of used vehicles, observing that the lapse has serious legal and security implications. A Division Bench of Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela was hearing a public interest litigation filed by Towards Happy Earth Foundation, which has flagged major gaps in the implement ...Read More >
New Delhi, December 17: The Supreme Court on Wednesday modified its August 12 order, which barred coercive action against diesel vehicles older than 10 years and petrol vehicles older than 15 years in the Delhi-NCR, and said that action can be taken against such vehicle owners who meet emission standards below BS-IV. A bench of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul Pancholi passed the order at the request of the Delhi government. Additional Solicitor General Aishw ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Delhi government will begin strict enforcement of the "No PUC, No Fuel" rule from December 18 as part of an intensified multi-pronged drive to curb worsening air pollution in the national capital. Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa on Wednesday issued firm directives to agencies, petrol pump operators and the police to ensure compliance from day one. Under the enforcement plan, vehicles without a valid Pollution Under Control Certificate (PUCC) wi ...Read More >
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