1. U.S. ‘locked and loaded’ as Iran protests turn deadly
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GS 2: Effect of policies and politics of developed and developing countries on India’s interests, Indian diaspora

2. Centre directs X to check Grok misuse in morphing images
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GS 2: Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation

3. Assam tribal body rejects GoM proposal to grant ST status to six OBC communities
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GS 1: Social Empowerment

4. Unenviable choice
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GS 3: Indian Economy and issues relating to planning, mobilization, of resources, growth, development and employment

5. Dangerous turn
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GS 2: Effect of policies and politics of developed and developing countries on India’s interests

6. Transforming a waste-ridden urban India
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GS 2: Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation, environmental impact assessment

7. Recasting sanitation with urban-rural partnerships
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GS 1: Urbanization, their problems and their remedies

8. India has the right to defend itself against terrorism: Jaishankar
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GS 2: India and its neighborhood- relations

9. Chhattisgarh HC gives bail to Chaitanya Baghel in two cases linked to liquor ‘scam’
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GS 2: Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation

10. Centre has no plans to change land acquisition policy: Cabinet Secretary
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GS 2: Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation

11. First mountain tunnel breakthrough achieved in bullet train project: Minister
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GS 3: Infrastructure

12. Manufacturing PMI at 2-year low in Dec. on easing new orders
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GS 3: Indian Economy and issues relating to planning, mobilization, of resources, growth, development and employment