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India assumes Chairship of International IDEA for 2026

IANS | December 3, 2025 11:54 PM

New Delhi/Stockholm, Dec 3 (IANS) India has been elected as the Chair of International IDEA -- the Intergovernmental organisation that supports sustainable democracy across the world -- for the year 2026. The announcement was made after a meeting of the Council of Member States held in Stockholm, Sweden, where India formally assumed the annual Chairship from Switzerland, the outgoing Chair for 2025.

Gautam Adani meets Andhra Pradesh CM Chandrababu Naidu in Amaravati

IANS | December 3, 2025 11:25 PM

Amaravati, Dec 3 (IANS) Chairman of the Adani Group, Gautam Adani, called on Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu at the latter’s official residence here on Wednesday.

African female Cheetah and two cubs to be released in Kuno open forest tomorrow

IANS | December 3, 2025 10:35 PM

Bhopal, Dec 3 (IANS) South African female Cheetah Veera (Indian name) and her two 10-month-old cubs will be released from a large enclosure into the open forest of Kuno National Park (KNP) in Sheopur district on December 4.

Financial aid, training and recognition transforming lives of persons with disabilities in Pauri

IANS | December 3, 2025 10:27 PM

Pauri (Uttarakhand), Dec 3 (IANS) On ‘International Day of Persons with Disabilities’, a state-level skill excellence awards ceremony was organised in Pauri, Uttarakhand. Skilled employees and self-employed individuals with disabilities present at the event expressed gratitude and satisfaction for the support and recognition they are receiving from the government and administration.

40 IndiGo flights cancelled at Hyderabad airport (Lead)

IANS | December 3, 2025 10:07 PM

Hyderabad, Dec 3 (IANS) Widespread disruption of IndiGo operations at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Hyderabad led to the cancellation of 40 flights on Wednesday.

‘Are you unhappy with Punjab CM?’: Union Minister’s riposte to Raghav Chadha on water issue

IANS | December 3, 2025 10:04 PM

New Delhi, Dec 3 (IANS) Union Environment and Forest Minister Bhupender Yadav on Wednesday took a jibe at AAP Rajya Sabha member Raghav Chadha, who had raised the issue of Punjab’s water crisis, noting that the matter he was highlighting pertains to the state government run by his own party.

IRCTC website records 99.98 pc uptime in April-October: Vaishnaw

IANS | December 3, 2025 9:51 PM

New Delhi, Dec 3 (IANS) The uptime of the IRCTC website was 99.98 per cent during the April-October period this fiscal compared to 99.86 per cent in the same period in the financial year 2024-25, the Parliament was informed on Wednesday.

India to update base year for national accounts data to 2022–23: FM Sitharaman

IANS | December 3, 2025 9:44 PM

New Delhi, Dec 3 (IANS) India will adopt 2022-23 as the new base year for calculating national accounts with effect from February 26–27 next year, as part of the update to the country’s economic data framework, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced in Parliament on Wednesday.

CEC Gyanesh Kumar takes over as chair of International IDEA, pledges ‘decisive and action-oriented’ leadership

IANS | December 3, 2025 9:38 PM

New Delhi, Dec 3 (IANS) Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) of India, Gyanesh Kumar, on Wednesday assumed the Chairship of the Council of Member States of the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA) for the year 2026, marking a major recognition of India’s credibility as one of the world’s most experienced election management systems.

1,232 IndiGo flights cancelled, DGCA steps in to sort out issues (Lead)

IANS | December 3, 2025 9:26 PM

New Delhi, Dec 3 (IANS) Low-cost carrier IndiGo on Wednesday informed the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) that the airline had to cancel a total of 1,232 flights, of which as many as 755 flights were scrapped due to crew shortage resulting from the flight duty time limitations (FDTL) norms.

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India assumes Chairship of International IDEA for 2026

Gautam Adani meets Andhra Pradesh CM Chandrababu Naidu in Amaravati

African female Cheetah and two cubs to be released in Kuno open forest tomorrow

Financial aid, training and recognition transforming lives of persons with disabilities in Pauri

40 IndiGo flights cancelled at Hyderabad airport (Lead)

‘Are you unhappy with Punjab CM?’: Union Minister’s riposte to Raghav Chadha on water issue

IRCTC website records 99.98 pc uptime in April-October: Vaishnaw

India to update base year for national accounts data to 2022–23: FM Sitharaman

CEC Gyanesh Kumar takes over as chair of International IDEA, pledges ‘decisive and action-oriented’ leadership

1,232 IndiGo flights cancelled, DGCA steps in to sort out issues (Lead)

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