Hindustan Times (Delhi)
From 10 to 15%: Trump raises US global tariffs
NEW DELHI: US President Donald Trump raised his newly imposed global tariff to 15% on Saturday, maxing out the statutory ceiling of the legal provision he had invoked just a day earlier — and signalling that steeper levies were on the way. In a post...
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SC orders deployment of district court judges to oversee Bengal SIR
The Supreme Court on Friday directed the deployment of serving and retired district court judges in West Bengal to adjudicate disputed voter claims in the ongoing special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral roll, in an unprecedented exercise of its...
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RS polls on Mar 16, NDA tally to go up
The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Wednesday announced elections to the Rajya Sabha for 37 seats across 10 states on March 16 even as data suggested that the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is set to expand its presence in the Upper House,...
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India, France boost security, energy ties
India and France on Tuesday upgraded their relations to a special global strategic partnership and took several steps to deepen ties in defence, technology, critical minerals and energy, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Emmanuel Macron...
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India team heads to US to seal deal text
NEW DELHI: India’s chief negotiator Darpan Jain will visit the US next week to finalise the legal text for an interim agreement in line with the February 7 joint statement of the two countries, commerce secretary Rajesh Agrawal said on Monday, adding...
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Reforms to innovation: PM sets decade’s agenda
NEW DELHI: Asserting that his government’s “Reform Express” is benefitting common citizens in a big way, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said his top three reform priorities for the next decade will be continued structural reforms, deepening...
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Assam gets key project, Modi sharpens poll pitch
GUWAHATI/NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday stepped up the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) campaign for a third consecutive term in Assam with a sharp political attack on the Congress, while the Union cabinet in New Delhi separately...
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IT stocks lose $50bn in Feb to AI jolt fears
BENGALURU: Indian IT shares logged their worst week in more than 10 months on Friday, extending a rout driven by fears of disruption from artificial intelligence tools that wiped about $50 billion off the sector’s market capitalisation so far in...
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While the Capital crawls, where are the traffic cops?
NEW DELHI: With key arterial roads across the Capital perennially choked, the Delhi Traffic Police appears to be battling a crisis of its own making. Operating at a staggering 20% vacancy — with another 10% of staff effectively unavailable due to...
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Rahul slams govt on trade deal, gets cutting response
NEW DELHI: Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday took aim at the India-us trade deal, accusing the government of compromising on national interests and asserting that the INDIA bloc would have negotiated a superior...
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Official Vande Mataram rules: 6 stanzas must; before anthem
The Union home ministry has mandated that a sixstanza-long, 3 minutes and 10 seconds version of Vande Mataram be played or sung at a raft of official occasions, including during the unfurling of the Tricolour, arrival of the President at events, before...
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Family dynamics, K-fixation converge in Gzb girls’ fatal fall
: Three sisters aged 11, 14 and 16, obsessed with Korean culture and influenced by a task-based online game, died by suicide by jumping off a modified window of their ninth floor flat in a Ghaziabad highrise in the early hours of Wednesday. Or did...
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US deal protects key agri items, dairy; no duty for $40bn exports
NEW DELHI: The India-us trade deal exempts Indian dairy and “sensitive” agriculture items from its ambit, provides for zeroduty access to over $40 billion worth of Indian goods, and reduces customs duties on labor-intensive Indian merchandise such as...
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US trade deal done: India tariffs now 18%
Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Monday that Indian goods will face a reduced US tariff of 18% after a phone conversation with President Donald Trump, who said the two sides had concluded a trade deal whereby New Delhi will cut its tariffs to...
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Stock markets clock worst Budget-day fall since 2020
The Sensex plunged 1.88% to close at 80,722.94 as finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman proposed a hike in the Securities Transaction Tax (STT) on futures and derivatives. This was the index's lowest close on Budget day in percentage terms since February...
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Scrutiny mounts on AAIB as 2023 crash report stuck
NEW DELHI: The civil aviation ministry’s 2024-25 annual report states that of 104 accidents, investigations into 91 had been completed by December 31, 2024, with 88 final reports made public. As per International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)...
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Trump pick Warsh could reshape Fed
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump’s nomination on Friday of Kevin Warsh to chair the Federal Reserve could bring about sweeping changes at a central bank that dominates the global economy and markets like no other. Warsh, if approved by the Senate,...
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CALLS GROW IN NCP FOR SUNETRA PAWAR TO TAKE CHARGE OF PARTY
Several leaders of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) on Thursday backed Rajya Sabha member Sunetra Pawar to take charge of the party, with some even pushing for her induction into the Maharashtra cabinet, perhaps even as deputy CM. People familiar...
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Tragic homecoming: Ajit Pawar dies in jet crash
Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar and four others were killed in a plane crash in Maharashtra’s Baramati town on Wednesday morning, ending an era in state politics and raising serious questions about the flight operator and the state of the...
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Minister seeks to assuage critics of UGC rules; SC to hear pleas
A simmering row over the University Grants Commission (UGC)’S regulations on equity in educational campuses reached the Supreme Court on Tuesday as upper-caste groups protested against the guidelines that protect marginalised students and Union...
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Carney likely to visit in March as ties reset
OTTAWA: Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney will likely visit India the first week of March and sign deals on uranium, energy, minerals and artificial intelligence, Dinesh Patnaik, India’s High Commissioner to Canada said in an interview. Carney is...
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Pak to face heavy ICC penalties if it boycotts T20 WC
MUMBAI: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) could face a range of penalties from the International Cricket Council (ICC), including the withholding of its revenue, restrictions on future bilateral series, and reduced influence in upcoming multination...
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Heavy snowfall brings hills to a standstill
Sudden and heavy snowfall across the Himalayan region over the last 48 hours has triggered widespread disruptions, with hundreds of vehicles and people stranded, roads blocked and power disruptions in several highaltitude areas of Himachal Pradesh,...
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‘Armada on way’: US renews threat to Iran
President Donald Trump said a US “armada” was heading toward the Gulf and that Washington was watching Iran closely, even after downplaying the prospect of imminent military action and saying Tehran appeared interested in talks. Trump has repeatedly...
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Inflexible Bangladesh all set to miss T20 WC
MUMBAI: Bangladesh’s participation in the upcoming T20 World Cup appears unlikely after the interim government reiterated on Thursday its decision not to travel to India due to security concerns. Asif Nazrul, the Bangladesh government’s sports...
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Trump rules out force but sticks to Greenland quest
DAVOS: President Donald Trump upped the pressure on Europe to cede control of Greenland or face the consequences, saying that NATO owes it to the US to grant it full rights to the Arctic island. In a speech to the World Economic Forum in Davos on...
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Toxic air: Indoors as bad as outdoors
NEW DELHI: Millions of Delhi residents cling to a comforting belief: that shutting the door is enough to keep the city’s poisonous air at bay. But a week-long field experiment by Hindustan Times has punctured that illusion. It showed that the boundary...
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India plans Iran rescue ops; Tehran assures no executions of protesters
NEW DELHI: Indian authorities are making preparations for the possible evacuation of Indian nationals from Iran because of the evolving situation in the country amid apprehensions of US military intervention, people familiar with the matter said on...
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Pak told to rein in drones: Army chief on intrusions
NEW DELHI: India asked Pakistan to rein in its drone activities after Islamabad launched defensive drones to assess if New Delhi was preparing to take any action against it, army chief General Upendra Dwivedi said on Tuesday, speaking against the...
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Stay united, defeat those trying to divide us: Modi
VERAVAL/AHMEDABAD: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday warned against appeasement politics and whitewashing history, saying those who opposed the reconstruction of the Somnath Temple were still active today, even as he asserted that India was...
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SIT arrests Sabarimala chief priest in gold case
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the Sabarimala gold misappropriation case has arrested the temple’s chief priest over his alleged “close links” with the prime accused in the case, people aware of the matter said on...
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SC raps CAQM’S ‘failure’, tells it to identify sources of bad air
The Supreme Court on Tuesday termed the Commission for Air Quality Management’s (CAQM) inability to clearly identify the causes of air pollution in Delhi-ncr and their relative contribution as a “complete failure of duty”, directing the statutory body...
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MADHYA PRADESH : MARCHING AHEAD TO CONTRIBUTE DEVELOPED INDIA 2047 VISION
In line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of ‘Developed India 2047’, the state is working at a rapid pace in the road and infrastructure sector. Madhya Pradesh, which is the heart of India and a central point for north-south and east-west...
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Won’t play T20 WC in India: B’desh to ICC
Bangladesh on Sunday said it will not travel to India for next month’s T20 World Cup, citing security concerns, and asked the International Cricket Council (ICC) to relocate its matches amid strained bilateral relations between the two countries. In a...
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KKR releases B’desh pacer Mustafizur on instruction of BCCI
Three-time Indian Premier League (IPL) champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) on Saturday released Bangladesh fast bowler Mustafizur Rahman from their 2026 squad following instructions from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), the franchise...
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Brief air respite triggers swift Grap 3 withdrawal
NEW DELHI: The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) rolled back Stage 3 pollution restrictions on Friday, just hours after strong winds improved Delhi’s air quality, even as forecasts showed conditions would deteriorate to “very poor” again by...
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Cigarettes set to get costlier from Feb 1 as excise duty hiked
The government has imposed a new excise duty on cigarettes ranging from ₹2,050 to ₹8,500 per 1,000 sticks, a move that sent tobacco company shares plummeting on Thursday and is expected to significantly raise prices for the country’s approximately 100...
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Shyamal Dutta Ray
(1934–2005) The devastating effect of the Bengal famine of 1943 played a big role in Shyamal Dutta Ray’s perception of the world. The impact of childhood malnutrition — he was nine at the time of the famine — plagued his health. In 1955, he graduated...
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SC stays Aravalli order, stresses ecological risks
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday stayed its November 20 judgment narrowing the definition of Aravalli hills to landforms rising at least 100 metres above the surrounding terrain, holding that there was a “dire need to further probe and clarify”...
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Iconic screen siren who made a radical shift dies at 91
PARIS: French film sensation Brigitte Bardot, a symbol of sexual liberation in the 1950s and 1960s who reinvented herself as an animal rights defender and embraced far-right views, died on Sunday aged 91, her foundation said. She died in her...
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Petrol, CNG cars may cost more as Capital eyes strong EV push
Petrol and CNG vehicles are set to become more expensive in Delhi next year, with the government planning to extend a green cess currently levied on diesel cars to all combustion engine vehicles, officials familiar with the matter said. The proposal,...
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‘Can’t be brushed aside’: India on B’desh attacks
India on Friday expressed grave concern at the “unremitting hostility” against minority communities in Bangladesh and reiterated its call for those responsible for the lynching of a Hindu man named Dipu Chandra Das to be brought to justice, reflecting...
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Rahman ends exile, seeks ‘safe, peaceful’ Bangladesh
Aspiring prime minister and political heavyweight Tarique Rahman returned to Bangladesh on Thursday, ending 17 years in self-imposed exile with a promise to deliver safety and justice if his party wins the general elections scheduled for February...
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Central Vista to gain a new Metro connection
NEW DELHI: The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved ₹12,015 crore for three new Delhi Metro corridors spanning 16 kilometres, including a new route through Central Vista that will loop the government’s newly redeveloped seat of power into the national...
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B’desh mission in Delhi stops visa applications
NEW DELHI: The Bangladesh high commission in New Delhi suspended visa services for an indefinite period on Monday after a small group of protesters gathered near the mission, people familiar with the matter said against the backdrop of fresh strains in...
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India slams B’desh over claims on Delhi mission
India on Sunday dismissed reports of a security breach at the Bangladesh high commission in New Delhi as “misleading propaganda” and expressed concern at the “horrendous killing” of a Hindu man in Mymensingh amid fresh tensions sparked by violence in...
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Cold snap, dense fog paralyse north India
Air pollution surged into the severe category in Delhi on Saturday while blinding fog and frigid temperatures swept much of northern India and disrupted air, road and rail traffic across 10 states as authorities issued red and orange alerts for swathes...
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Delhi Cantonment Board receives the Raksha Mantri Award for Excellence
The Delhi Cantonment Board was conferred with the Raksha Mantri Award for Excellence for its outstanding performance in the field of innovation in the public sector. The prestigious award was presented by Raksha Mantri, Rajnath Singh. The award was...
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Chaos, confusion as car curbs begin; AQI spikes
NEW DELHI: Residents and commuters across Delhi and NCR faced fines, long waits at emission testing centres and border turn-backs on Thursday as authorities mounted an aggressive enforcement of vehicular restrictions — yet the city’s air quality...
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Just BS-6 vehicles can enter Delhi if Grap 3, 4 in effect
The Delhi government on Tuesday announced a raft of vehicular restrictions to tackle the toxic air enveloping the Capital this winter as stronger winds dissipated pollutants and pushed air quality into the “very poor” category, helping break the...
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NIA names LET, TRF in Pahalgam charge sheet
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Monday filed a charge sheet against terrorist organisation Lashkar-e-taiba (LET), its proxy The Resistance Front (TRF), and others in connection with the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack that claimed 26 lives,...
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BJP names Bihar min Nabin as working prez
NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party’s highest decisionmaking body, the Parliamentary Board, on Sunday appointed Bihar cabinet minister Nitin Nabin as the party’s new working president, with people aware of the matter saying that he is likely to be...
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Grap-4 enforced after air quality sees dramatic fall
A ban on all construction activities, curbs on older private vehicles, restrictions on trucks except those carrying essentials, and mandatory hybrid classes even for higher grades came into effect in Delhincr on Saturday under Stage 4 of the Graded...
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India eases visa rules as Chinese applicants rise
India has tweaked visa rules to address the issue of a growing number of applications from Chinese nationals coming to the country for short periods for business activities without changing vetting procedures, people familiar with the matter said on...
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DGCA deploys officials in Indigo office, airports
NEW DELHI: India’s civil aviation regulator on Wednesday installed officers at Indigo’s corporate office and airports to oversee and report on the airline’s flailing operations even as the company’s board said external technical experts will be brought...
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Microsoft pledges to invest $17.5bn in India
Microsoft Corp. chief executive Satya Nadella on Tuesday marked the year’s second visit to India with a commitment to invest $17.5 billion in data centres, hours after meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi. That brings Microsoft’s total...
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Indigo did not flag troubles during Dec 1 meet: Minister
NEW DELHI: Indigo did not flag any trouble with adapting to the revised crew fatigue rules during a meeting with the civil aviation regulator on December 1, a day before operational problems at India’s biggest airline became apparent, civil aviation...
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25 killed as midnight blaze tears through club in Goa
Twenty-five people, including four from a Delhi family, were killed and six injured after a massive fire ripped through a nightclub in the coastal village of Arpora in north Goa around 11.45pm on Saturday, officials said on Sunday, with chief minister...
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Bollywood? Now, love actually: Hugh Grant
NEW DELHI: Perhaps we love villains the way we do because people are inherently evil, Hollywood star Hugh Grant said, with a twinkle and a grin, speaking at the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit on Saturday. It seemed a fitting combination of the two...
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TRANSFORMING TOMORROW
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be sharing his views on the road ahead for India at the 23rd Hindustan Times Leadership Summit.
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May eradicate Maoism before deadline: CM Sai
NEW DELHI: Maoism may be eradicated in India before the deadline of March 31, 2026 and former rebels who have surrendered will not be returning to the jungles because of robust rehabilitation programmes, Chhattisgarh chief minister Vishnu Deo Sai said...
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150 Indigo flights cancelled as roster norms rock airline
Indigo cancelled at least 150 flights on Wednesday, triggering chaotic scenes at major airports across India as the carrier’s struggles to adapt to stringent new crew rostering rules meant even minor operational disruptions snowballed into a full-blown...
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LS agrees to break debate deadlock
The government and the Opposition on Tuesday agreed to discuss the ongoing SIR (Special Intensive Revision) of electoral rolls in the Lok Sabha next week, preceded by a debate to mark 150 years of “Vande Mataram”, signalling a breakthrough after two...
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SIR stir: Oppn sceptical of govt debate overture
A short winter session of Parliament, with a new Chairman of the Upper House, began on a fractious note on Monday, with opposition parties demanding an immediate debate on electoral reform, and disrupting business in the process, despite the...
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New cess bill on sin goods likely as Parl opens today
NEW DELHI: Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman is scheduled to introduce a bill in the Lok Sabha on Monday to levy “Health Security se National Security Cess” on pan masala and any other items notified by the central government to meet...
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TRANSFORMING TOMORROW
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be sharing his views on the road ahead for India at the 23rd Hindustan Times Leadership Summit.
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