Hindustan Times (Delhi)
Tiger firing draws sharp response, 3 held in Kota
The three assailants who shot at actor Tiger Shroff outside a football ground at Juhu were arrested from aboard a Jaipur-bound express train at Kota junction by a team of Rajasthan police on Monday afternoon. In Mumbai, the police seized the Bajaj...
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Russia tariffs relief just for 60 days: US
The Trump administration wants 60 days to assess the economic consequences of imposing new sanctions on Russia and punitive tariffs on countries such as India that buy its energy, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Saturday, a day after...
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Relief for India as US puts off tariffs over Russia oil
US President Donald Trump on Friday used a waiver provision in the Graham Act to hold off tariffs of up to 100% that the law would otherwise have triggered against India and four other countries for buying Russian oil and gas, in an executive order...
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PM likely to visit Canada in Dec, trade deal in focus
TORONTO/NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to visit Canada in December, people familiar with the matter said on Friday against the backdrop of fast-track negotiations for a trade deal that the two countries are hoping to conclude by the...
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No easing of pilot duty rules from Mar: DGCA
NEW DELHI: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has told airlines that no variations to pilot duty and rest rules will be allowed from March 2027, when the second phase of the Flight Duty Time Limitations (FDTL), takes full effect, persons...
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CJP, Cong push to restore protests at Jantar Mantar
The recently decommissioned protest site of Jantar Mantar brought the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) and the broader Opposition on the same page on Wednesday after three CJP members were jailed, triggering condemnation and a vow to restore the...
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India a trusted partner in weaponised world: Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday pitched India as a reliable global partner to empower humanity in an unstable world where supply chains, trade and technologies were weaponised as he underlined the unique path forged by the country that...
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Retail inflation at 5.5%, RBI stance vindicated
“It is clear that inflation and its outlook are not benign as they were last year…,” RBI governor Sanjay Malhotra said in a statement after the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting on October 7. Data released by the National Statistics Office (NSO)...
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Riyadh airport remains under attack, Indian among 13 killed
India on Sunday strongly condemned repeated attacks by Houthi rebels on the international airport in Saudi Arabia’s capital, including a strike that killed 13 people, including an Indian, and called for an immediate end to the targeting of civilian...
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9 killed across 3 Manipur districts in deadly 24 hrs
IMPHAL: At least nine people were killed across three districts of Manipur in 24 hours as Nagakuki clashes flared up again, officials aware of the matter said on Saturday, in one of the deadliest days in the strife-torn state. The violence unfolded...
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Apex court to hear plea against CEC next week
The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to hear next week a petition seeking the suspension of chief election commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar on the grounds that he unilaterally took several decisions, despite these being opposed by the two other election...
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Stringent curbs for Delhi as pollution season approaches
The Delhi government on Monday announced a phased ban on construction and demolition, 50% work from home, double parking charges and restrictions on the entry of older petrol and diesel vehicles registered outside the city in an effort to dispel the...
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Iran, Trump refuse to budge; Hormuz stand-off deepens
Iran stuck to its sevenday proposal for reopening the crucial Strait of Hormuz, saying it won’t soften its conditions, while President Donald Trump sent mixed signals about his willingness to reach a deal. The conditions Iran wants are something...
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In ‘full commission’ call, EC relaxes SIR process
The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Saturday announced sweeping changes in the procedure of the special intensive revision (SIR), relaxed hearing requirements and extended the deadline for submission of documents for Delhi and Maharashtra,...
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CEC row: Oppn protests, NDA allies seek answers
Pressure mounted on the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Friday as the Opposition hit the streets and some National Democratic Alliance members demanded answers even as a petition was filed in the Supreme Court demanding prosecution of chief...
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Fire guts sleeper bus in G Noida; 9 charred to death
GREATER NOIDA: Nine passengers were killed and a woman injured after a Bihar-registered AC sleeper bus carrying 35 people caught fire on the Yamuna Expressway near Greater Noida late Wednesday night, with survivors describing a rapidly spreading blaze...
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EAM, Rubio discuss Russia sanctions bill
External affairs minister S Jaishankar said on Wednesday that he raised New Delhi’s concerns over a new US legislation that enables up to 100% tariffs on the top Russian energy buyers in a meeting with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on the sidelines...
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Three men posing as cops rape minor in south Delhi park
A minor school student was gang-raped allegedly by three men on Monday evening inside Aastha Kunj park, a stone’s throw from Kalkaji temple, hours after she turned 17, the latest in a string of crimes against women raising serious questions about...
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IIT-B suspends dean as student stir rages
The Indian Institute of Technology-bombay (IIT-B) has suspended its dean of administrative affairs, Prof Suryanarayana Doolla, after massive student protests prompted the institute to take action after a second-year Btech student committed suicide at...
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3 die as BMW falls off Mumbai coastal road
MUMBAI: Three college students died and a fourth was critically injured when the driver of a speeding luxury car lost control on the Mumbai coastal road, crashed through the wall of the elevated bridge, and plunged 75 feet onto an under-construction...
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3.16mn voters get notices citing SIR ‘discrepancies’
NEW DELHI: Delhi chief minister Rekha Gupta and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal were among more than 3.16 million voters, or roughly a third of all electors in the city, served notices for “discrepancies” after the special intensive...
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Tata Sons’s Chandra move short of shareholder math
BENGALURU/MUMBAI: The shareholding math required for N. Chandrasekaran to retain his Tata Sons directorship appears heavily stacked against him, a day after the board revolted against the majority owner Tata Trusts to grant him a third term as...
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Tata turmoil: Chandra U-turn void, says Trusts
BENGALURU/MUMBAI: An unprecedented revolt at Tata Sons has plunged India’s largest conglomerate into a critical governance crisis, after directors voted to grant chairman N Chandrasekaran a fresh fiveyear extension in the face of objections by Noel...
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Delhi lodges protest after India, Pakistan naval vessels collide
NEW DELHI: A Pakistan Navy vessel collided with a frontline Indian warship in the Arabian Sea after manoeuvring in an “unprofessional and unsafe” manner, prompting New Delhi to summon Pakistan’s most senior diplomat on Wednesday to lodge a strong...
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Meta to report child abuse cases to govt
NEW DELHI: Meta will report cases of child sexual abuse and other child-safety concerns directly to the cybercrime portal run by the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C) under the Union home ministry, a Meta spokesperson and officials at the...
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Strike on key Saudi pipeline sparks turmoil in oil market
NEW YORK: Oil prices climbed over 2% on Monday as worries about energy supplies mounted following new strikes on Saudi Arabian energy infrastructure and attacks on ships in the Middle East. Brent futures rose $2.72, or 2.6%, to $107.33 per barrel at...
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Modi flags ‘weaponisation’ of tech, critical minerals, calls for Brics unity
NEW DELHI: India on Sunday flagged concerns over the “weaponisation” of technology and critical minerals at the Brics Summit, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi calling for greater cooperation within the grouping to develop solutions that can be...
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Delhi bridges divide, delivers declaration
India pulled off a diplomatic victory at the Brics Summit on Saturday with the adoption of a consensus joint declaration despite divergences between Iran and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) over the West Asia crisis, though the document was shorn of any...
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Colour to timeline, SC quizzes FSSAI on labels
The Supreme Court has put the Centre on notice over introducing nutritional education in schools to help children understand food labels and make informed dietary choices, while seeking a detailed response from the food regulator on almost every aspect...
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Pivotal PM-XI bilateral set for Brics sidelines
Chinese President Xi Jinping will arrive in New Delhi on Saturday for his first visit to India in seven years, setting the stage for a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi that will provide an opportunity for the two sides to consolidate...
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Oil crosses $100 mark as Iran war intensifies
HOUSTON: Brent crude futures breached $100 a barrel on Wednesday for the first time since late July, as Iran and the US hit tankers in the biggest wave of attacks on shipping since the war began, threatening to worsen the ongoing impairment of energy...
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SC may widen its scrutiny of buildings to cover PGS
The Supreme Court on Tuesday indicated it may expand its court-monitored exercise against illegal constructions and unauthorised change of land use in Delhi to cover the safety of student accommodation, following the death of seven people in the...
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Aravalli panel’s plea to extend deadline junked
NEW DELHI: Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant on Monday questioned whether a highpowered committee constituted by the Supreme Court to arrive at a uniform definition of the Aravalli hills and range was seeking to stretch the exercise beyond his...
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5 dead, many trapped as Satya Niketan students’ PG collapses
NEW DELHI: Five people were killed, five were injured and an unknown number were feared trapped after a five-storey building in Satya Niketan that housed Delhi University students collapsed on Sunday, another in a run of tragedies that has shaken the...
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Census to begin early in 4 poll-bound states: Centre sets Dec 1 date
The Centre has moved the population count in Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Goa and parts of Uttarakhand to December, two months ahead of the rest of the country, clearing the census out of the quarter in which all four states are expected to go to the polls,...
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Air India A320 briefly lost all hydraulics, says AAIB
NEW DELHI: An Air India Airbus A320neo lost all three of its hydraulic systems within seconds while cruising at 36,000 feet on August 4, triggering an “altitude upset” that injured 24 people on board, according to a preliminary report by the Aircraft...
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Belgium, India boost ties; pacts on defence manufacturing inked
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Belgian counterpart Bart De Wever on Thursday agreed to bolster cooperation in defence, advanced technology and law enforcement and set a target for doubling trade in five years, as defence firms of the two...
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Oil near a 5-week high as West Asia crisis escalates
Oil steadied near the highest closing level in five weeks as hostilities broke out again between the US and Iran, renewing the threat to energy exports from the Middle East. West Texas Intermediate traded near $90 a barrel after surging 5.2% on...
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PM renews appeal to avoid gold buying, foreign travel
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday renewed his appeal to citizens to avoid buying gold unless necessary and to choose domestic destinations over foreign holidays, linking greater spending within the country to the goal of sustaining and...
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7.80%
NEW DELHI: The Indian economy grew at 7.8% in the first quarter (April-june 2026) of the current fiscal year braving what has been described as the largest oil shock in the history of capitalism. The data, released by the National Statistics Office...
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Nepal toll nears 800 as rising waters hamper rescue efforts
Rescuers in Nepal and China raced on Sunday to find thousands of people missing after a glacier collapse unleashed a catastrophic mudslide across the Himalayas, as they faced challenging weather conditions and rising water levels. Authorities said the...
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Four days on: Hope fades, missing tally crosses 3K
BIDUR/NEW DELHI: The toll from the Himalayan flash floods neared 700 and the missing count approached 3,000 on Saturday, as hopes of finding more survivors faded among rescuers in Nepal and China, who scoured through mud, rock and debris, four days...
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Search on for hundreds of hydropower workers
The number of people missing in Nepal and China leaped to more than 2,400 Friday, underscoring the scale of the disaster days after a tsunamilike wall of water and debris swept away villages and killed hundreds. Rescuers were battling through mud even...
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PM heads to Uzbekistan, SCO summit; key bilaterals likely
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Saturday begin a four-day visit to Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan, where he will attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit and hold a bilateral meeting with Russian President Vladimir...
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Hundreds missing as flood barrels through Nepal hills
A wall of ice, mud and rock collapsed into a Himalayan river at the Nepal-china border near Tibet on Wednesday morning, triggering catastrophic floods that swallowed roads, bridges, houses, and power projects across at least six districts, killing 160...
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Let July 20 probe kick off: SC on plea to widen remit
The Supreme Court on Tuesday said the five-member high-powered enquiry committee (HPEC), headed by its former judge Justice R Subhash Reddy, should be allowed to conduct its independent inquiry into allegations of excessive use of force during the July...
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US puts Iran trade partners on notice
WASHINGTON: US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced a new round of sanctions aimed at Iran on Monday and warned every country that does business with the Islamic Republic to sever those financial ties or face retaliation from Washington. The new...
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PM pitches India as global hub for space start-ups and talent
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that India can emerge as a global leader in the space sector, calling on private players to build an ecosystem capable of attracting global talent and investment while reaffirming government’s commitment to...
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Monsoon deficit to widen, no big revival till Sept, warns IMD
India’s monsoon is weakening at a point in the season when it should be at its most productive. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said below-normal rainfall is expected across the country for at least the next two weeks — through September 2 —...
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Biggest El Nino in ‘over a century’ to dial up global heat
NEW DELHI/LONDON: This year’s El Niño is on track to become the most powerful in over a century, with Pacific waters expected to heat up more than 3°C above normal — a level that would dwarf every El Niño event in the modern climate record and could...
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Master Plan lays ground for skyscrapers in Delhi
NEW DELHI: Delhi’s Master Plan 2047 has laid the groundwork for more skyscrapers in the Capital by notifying a regulatory framework for buildings taller than 100 floors, making density and floor area ratio (FAR) norms more flexible for large chunks of...
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RIJIJU: CONFUSION ARISES AS BORDER WITH CHINA NOT DEMARCATED
NEW DELHI: Parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju has said people living on either side of the LAC in some areas of Arunachal Pradesh have differing perceptions of the boundary because it is not demarcated, leading to some confusion. He trashed...
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SC to set up probe panel on violence during student stir
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday said that “getting heard” and having a “promise of future” were the biggest assurances for the youth, as it indicated that it would on Wednesday constitute a high-powered committee to inquire into allegations of...
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BJP reshuffle may set course for cabinet rejig
NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday announced its much-anticipated new organisational team, bringing a few key leaders back into the party, promoting a bouquet of women leaders and inducting a number of young people with an eye on...
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Passenger’s gun goes off at Varanasi airport, 2 hurt
Two airport personnel at Varanasi airport were injured on Sunday after a round was accidentally fired from a licensed pistol during a security check, officials said. Airport director Puneet Gupta said the two were stable. The Bureau of Civil Aviation...
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7 pillars, 1 goal: PM lays out blueprint for ‘Viksit Bharat’
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday unveiled seven streams of strength that he said will power the country’s journey to Viksit Bharat (developed India) by 2047, announcing mega plans for student coaching classes, civil defence...
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7 dead, 3 trapped in latest Himalayan project mishap
DEHRADUN/ NEW DELHI: Seven workers were confirmed dead and three remained trapped inside a flooded, under-construction hydropower tunnel in Chamoli late on Friday, more than 24 hours after a suspected aquifer burst sent a surge of water and debris...
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32mn people, 4mn more homes: Delhi’s 2047 plan
NEW DELHI: The Capital’s population will likely touch 32 million by 2047 and require nearly four million additional houses, triple the current power generation capacity and double the current solid waste management capability, projections in the Master...
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Chandra to step down as Tata Sons chair at end of his term
BENGALURU/MUMBAI: After a 40-year association with the Tata Group, Natarajan Chandrasekaran on Wednesday said he had decided to step down as chairman of Tata Sons when his current term ends, citing lack of unanimous support for his reappointment from...
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Mid-air plunge: AI pilot tests +ve for marijuana
The pilot-in-command of an Air India Phuketdelhi flight that plunged 300 feet last week tested positive for marijuana in a confirmatory drug test, said people aware of the matter, a finding that raises questions over passenger safety. The pilot’s...
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Delhi Aug rain already in excess with 3 weeks to go
A brief spell of showers in Delhi on Monday helped push the quantum of showers this August past the weather department’s long-period average for the month, which still has three weeks to go, underscoring what has been an unusually wet spell for the...
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HPV jab, data caveats in Delhi’s Lakshmi scheme
Women applying for the Delhi government’s Lakshmi Yojana welfare programme must ensure that children in their family are vaccinated in line with government norms, including the HPV jab for girls aged above 14, and applicants must consent to the use of...
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PM asks students to put nation’s benefit over personal gains
Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged graduating engineers at Iit-delhi on Saturday to measure their careers against the country’s needs rather than salary slips or startup valuations, telling students that “the basis of every decision of yours should be...
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US Senate clears bill for tariffs over Russian oil
The US Senate on Friday approved by 86 votes to 11 a bill that would authorise tariffs of up to 100% on countries buying Russian oil, gas and other exports, with India named as one of five target economies by the bill’s sponsors even as US allies in...
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Echo Oppn’s sentiments to Amit Shah: V-P to Rijiju
Rajya Sabha chairman CP Radhakrishnan on Thursday asked Union parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju to “echo the sentiments of the Opposition” to Union home minister Amit Shah, a rare observation that came amid mounting disruptions demanding...
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Traffic at a standstill again as rain hobbles Delhi civic infra
Just 16mm of rain was enough to bring Delhi to a standstill once again as a spell of showers on Wednesday flooded large parts of the Capital and put a brake on traffic, keeping commuters stuck in winding snarls across several crucial...
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Qatar, US see progress in talks to end Iran war
Qatar said on Tuesday mediators were making progress in efforts to end the Us-iran war, driving oil prices lower, although Tehran has denied President Donald Trump’s assertion that talks are already under way. Benchmark Brent crude fell more than 4%...
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