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Varanasi Dalmandi demolition, Varanasi shopkeepers protest: On Wednesday, amid heavy police presence, the first building was demolished as part of the road-widening project. Shops on the stretch remained closed.

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The Indian car industry had initiated a conversation with the government to smoothen the process for procuring the rare earth magnets from Beijing.

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What we owe Sardar Patel

M Venkaiah Naidu
Sardar Vallabhbhai, What we owe Sardar Patel, Sardar Patel, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, M Venkaiah Naidu, Venkaiah Naidu, editorial, Indian express, opinion news, current affairs

Pakistan has not returned to geopolitical importance, merely to geopolitical visibility

Manoj K Channan
Pakistan geopolitical importance, Pakistan geopolitical visibility, Operation Sindoor, Pakistan, Shehbaz Sharif, Asim Munir, White House, Pakistan us ties, Pakistan us relations, Pakistan us deals, editorial, Indian express, opinion news, current affairs

US-China rivalry a mirror of two nations wrestling to determine the next global orderSubscriber Only

Jabin T Jacob
Washington-Beijing rivalry, Trump Xi meeting, US China relationship, US China relations, donald trump, Xi Jinping, editorial, Indian express, opinion news, current affairs
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EDITORIAL

De-escalation of China-US trade war: A thaw, an opening
China US trade war, US China trade war, Washington-Beijing rivalry, Trump Xi meeting, US China relationship, US China relations, donald trump, Xi Jinping, editorial, Indian express, opinion news, current affairs
Extending PM-Poshan to include breakfast will help align national policy with nutritional and educational realities
PM-Poshan, PM Poshan scheme, PM Poshan to include breakfast, nutritional and educational realities, Rajasthan, Kerala, Chhattisgarh, Sikkim, Lakshadweep, Gujarat, editorial, Indian express, opinion news, current affairs
In the age of AI-doctored videos, find wonder in what is real
AI-doctored videos, AI-videos, artificial intelligence-doctored videos, artificial intelligence, doctored videos, editorial, Indian express, opinion news, current affairs
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The pact was signed following a bilateral meeting between Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and his US counterpart Pete Hegseth on the sidelines of the 12th ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting-Plus (ADMM-Plus) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (Credit: @SecWar X)
India, US sign new 10-year defence partnership framework amid tariff tensions
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India and the United States have signed a 10-year framework for their major defence partnership, showing their strong ties in the defence sector. The pact was signed during a bilateral meeting between the defence ministers, who stressed the significance of this partnership in maintaining a free and open Indo-Pacific region.

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BUSINESS AS USUAL

Business As Usual by E P Unny, October 2025

LIFESTYLE 

Vascular surgeon suggests 3 rules to prevent dangerous blood clots during long road trips
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Malala Yousafzai on 'reliving the Taliban attack flashbacks' and how therapy saved her: 'It was terrifying, seeing the gunman...'
Malala Yousafzai Pakistani education activist
Why dal will always be India’s ultimate comfort food
dal, indian lentils, pulses, history of dals in India
Salman Khan on being exhausted while shooting 15 films at once and getting irritated with Aamir Khan for arriving early on Andaz Apna Apna sets: ‘Jab iska final ho jaaye…’
Salman Khan and Aamir Khan on working together
A mouse and rat are not the same; knowing their differences can help make your home pest-free
Learn the key differences between mice and rats
Neena Gupta on how children learn from parents' behaviour
Neena Gupta recounted an incident involving her daughter Masaba
Why Gen Z is shifting towards steel
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Why people make grand romantic gestures such as a tattoo
Saif Ali Khan opened up about his tattoo
Burn calories after 40 with these exercises
Here's how to lose weight safely if you are over the age of 40
Shalini Passi has 'coffee mixed with a lemon juice'
Shalini Passi
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UPSC Specials

UPSC Key: Trump–Xi pause trade war, ASEAN Summit, and New CPI
UPSC Essentials | Mains answer practice — GS 1 : Questions on Sardar Patel and revolt of Kittur (Week 126)
Knowledge Nugget: Model Youth Gram Sabha — why it matters for your UPSC preparation
UPSC Essentials | Daily subject-wise quiz : Economy MCQs on Chabahar port, coffee plantation and more (Week 134)
How gender responsive budgeting can go beyond budgetary allocations 

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Trump hosts White House Halloween bash with superheroes and presidential lookalikes amid shutdown
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Trump sets lowest-ever US refugee intake at 7,500, focusing admissions on white South Africans
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After Trump trade truce, Xi to hold talks with Japan and Canada: What to expect?
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Pakistan, Afghanistan extend ceasefire by a week after Turkey talks
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Palestinian militants hand over remains of two more hostages to Red Cross in Gaza
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Express Research

Francesca Orsini’s work on the cosmopolitan legacy of Hindi magazines
Sarika & The Illustrated Weekly (Edited by Abhishek Mitra)

Books

India has advantage as a mediator, could play a big role: Former German ambassador weighs in
Walter J. Lindner at the Indian Express Idea Exchange in New Delhi.
The monster within: Reconsidering Frankenstein on Halloween
Frankenstein: Mary Shelley’s monster is a reflection of human isolation and longing.

North East India

‘Token protest’: BJP workers vandalise TMC office in Agartala over assault on party leaders in Bengal
TMC
Pregnant woman dies after being assaulted by husband in Tripura, accused absconding
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18 Bangladeshi immigrants escape from detention centre in Tripura
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Parenting

We are as strong as the forest that surrounds usSubscriber Only
A tree can only be as strong as the forest that surrounds it

Health Specials

For older Indians, walking 9,000 steps every day is the best way to cut risk of heart attack by 50 per centSubscriber Only
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Science

What happens in your brain when the lights go out: Why we can’t see true black
When you close your eyes or sit in a pitch-black room, you don’t actually see black — you see a murky, shifting grey. This color is known as eigengrau, or “intrinsic grey." (Image for representation: Freepik)

Horoscope

Aries Horoscope Today, 31 October 2025: Practicality dominates your financial mindset in the first half
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INVESTIGATIONS

In Bihar, RJD leads family front — over 42% of its outgoing MLAs are dynastsSubscriber Only
One nation, a few parivars: In Bihar, RJD leads family front — over 42% of its outgoing MLAs are dynasts
Express Investigation: One nation, a few parivarsSubscriber Only
One nation, a few parivars: In Bihar, RJD leads family front — over 42% of its outgoing MLAs are dynasts
In Maharashtra, 12,431 men got benefits under govt’s flagship scheme for womenSubscriber Only
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