Hindustan Times (Jalandhar)
Nature of warfare has evolved: Rajnath at LAC
NEW DELHI: Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday reviewed the army’s operational preparedness along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Sikkim, focusing on border infrastructure development and the deployment of advanced military equipment and...
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Power boost for HP in landmark SC order
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday brought a multi-decade interstate electricity dispute to a close, accepting a cashless settlement framework to implement Himachal Pradesh’s entitlement to a 7.19% share of power generated from the Bhakra-Nangal...
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Will review UGC caste equity rules: Govt to SC
NEW DELHI: The Union government on Thursday told the Supreme Court that it is contemplating setting up a committee to reconsider the University Grants Commission’s (UGC) 2026 equity regulations, which had sparked protests by upper-caste groups over...
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BLUE FLIP, TRUMP FLOP
Democrats seize control of both Senate, House as electors deliver a scathing rebuke to Trump WASHINGTON: Democrats won control of both the Senate and the House of Representatives on Tuesday, breaking through in Republican strongholds that had shut...
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Subsidies to stay if Cong is voted to power in Punjab, says Bajwa
MOHALI: A day before Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s Insaaf Rally in Sangrur, leader of Opposition Partap Singh Bajwa said the party will continue all existing welfare schemes, including the ₹1,000 monthly financial assistance under the Mukh Mantri...
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Debate in Parl: Shah; Rahul challenges PM
Union home minister Amit Shah on Monday said the government was ready to convene a special session of Parliament and dared the Opposition to debate allegations of vote theft in the House, but Congress leader Rahul Gandhi hit back, challenging Prime...
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Oppn marches together in display of force against CEC
NEW DELHI: Leaders of the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) came together on Sunday for the largest Opposition mobilisation in recent years, renewing calls for the removal of chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, and saying...
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HC: Citizens have right to protest against court ruling
BENGALURU: The Madras high court has refused to restrict public protests against court rulings, emphasising citizens’ undeniable right to disagree with a judgment and “question and peacefully protest”. The court, however, directed state and police...
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Copter crashes soon after Badrinath takeoff, 6 dead
DEHRADUN: Six people, including five friends from Bengaluru returning from Badrinath, were killed after a helicopter crashed near Joshimath in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district on Friday afternoon, officials said. The crash occurred amid deteriorating...
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SC: NCLT completely hijacked by ministry
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday said the Union ministry of corporate affairs (MoCA) had “completely hijacked” the administration of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), warning that the ministry’s bid to exercise control over the tribunal...
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MLC polls: BJP wins 13, Cong 1; SP gains
LUCKNOW/BENGALURU/PATNA/ MUMBAI: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday won 13 of the 28 legislative council seats that went to the polls across four states and the Congress won one as the Samajwadi Party made gains in poll-bound Uttar Pradesh...
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150k shifted to safety as cyclone intensifies
HYDERABAD/BHUBANESWAR: Cyclone Arnab intensified over west-central Bay of Bengal and picked up speed late on Tuesday, barrelling towards the coast of Andhra Pradesh, even as nearly 150,000 people were moved to shelters and rescue teams were deployed as...
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SIR orders unanimous, no Form 6 changes: EC to SC
NEW DELHI: The Election Commission of India (ECI) told the Supreme Court on Monday that all decisions relating to the special intensive revision (SIR) were taken unanimously by all three members, rejecting allegations that chief election commissioner...
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Global North must step up amid int’l crisis: EAM
NEW DELHI: Countries of the Global South are facing a “4F crisis” of finance, fuel, food and fertilisers and the Global North has to do more to find solutions to these challenges, including the derisking of the global economy, external affairs minister...
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US pulls staff fearing Iran plot; Saudi facilities struck
NEW DELHI: The US has put its employees across West Asia on heightened alert and is cutting staff at its embassies and consulates because of intelligence showing that Iran is in the advanced stages of planning attacks on Americans, US officials said on...
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Oil hits 5-month high of $117 amid supply fears
NEW DELHI: Oil climbed to its highest level in more than five months on Friday after Houthi attacks in Saudi Arabia raised fears that the war in West Asia could disrupt the Red Sea route Saudi Arabia has used to ship its crude around the choked Strait...
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INDIA’S GROWTH STORY: FROM HIGHWAYS TO HIGH HOPES
What does a nation’s growth look like? Sometimes, it looks like new highways connecting different cities, a city that reaches different horizons, or the amount of data utilised by an ordinary person every month. But behind every extraordinary...
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CJP leaders Das, Ranka out after week in judicial custody
NEW DELHI : A special executive magistrate on Wednesday ordered the release of Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) co-conveners Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka from judicial custody after they agreed not to call any protests at Jantar Mantar until the site is...
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BEYOND THE HYPE: THE QUIET BENEFITS OF AI IN EVERYDAY LIFE
From enhanced diagnostic capabilities to sustainable energy solutions, artificial intelligence (AI) is already making significant improvements in our lives, with even greater advancements on the horizon. In various sectors such as healthcare,...
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Tiger firing draws sharp response, 3 held in Kota
MUMBAI: 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...
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Truck mows down 15 outside temple in MP
BHOPAL: At least 15 people, including six children, were killed and 26 injured after a truck ploughed into a group of devotees outside a temple in the Gwalior district of Madhya Pradesh in the early hours of Sunday, officials aware of the matter...
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Relief for India as US puts off tariffs over Russia oil
WASHINGTON: 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...
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Tricolour march held in CP amid curbs, detentions
NEW DELHI: At least 2,000 people waving the Tricolour filled the inner circle of Connaught Place on Friday evening after police refused them permission to gather at Central Park, the centre of the business and retail district, closed the park itself...
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EC offers SSR lifeline amid furore over SIR
NEW DELHI: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday ordered a special summary revision of electoral rolls in 17 states and Union territories, the first such exercise in nearly two years that is expected to not only help Gen Z and first-time...
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CJP, Cong push to restore protests at Jantar Mantar
NEW DELHI: 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
NEW DELHI: 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...
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After 33 years, cops bar all protests at Jantar Mantar
NEW DELHI: For 33 years, an 18th-century astronomical observatory in the heart of Delhi functioned as a lighthouse for causes big and small – former soldiers demanding parity in pensions, a woman on hunger strike spotlighting army excesses, sexual...
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SC stresses due process as detentions continue; Oppn, CJP say won’t relent
A phalanx of 40,000 security personnel detained roughly 700 people on Sunday as sporadic protests against chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar continued to bubble up across the Capital for a second consecutive day as the Supreme Court underlined...
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CAPITAL CRACKDOWN
Special Supreme Court sitting scheduled today to hear pleas against authorities for ‘violating court orders’ NEW DELHI: About 41,000 security personnel turned the Capital into a fortress on Saturday to thwart a planned protest demanding the...
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CAPITAL CLAMPDOWN
Over 40,000 security personnel to shield central Delhi; CJP activists continue with plan to reach Jantar Mantar Mobile internet suspended in areas near protest site, police announces diversions for most routes Trains to and from Delhi cancelled to...
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GST 2.0 unveiled: Easier compliance, no arrests
NEW DELHI: The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council on Thursday approved process reforms to complete GST 2.0, including revoking arrest powers of tax officials, dropping tax notices below ₹10,000, including pending ones, speeding up refunds and...
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‘Not conducive’: Centre opposes Rajoana’s mercy plea in top court
NEW DELHI: The Centre on Wednesday opposed in the Supreme Court the plea of Balwant Singh Rajoana -- a Babbar Khalsa sympathiser who is on death row for the 1995 assassination of former Punjab chief minister Beant Singh and has sought commutation of...
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CBI books Mann’s aide, 5 others in graft case
CHANDIGARH: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday booked Rajbir Ghuman, officer on special duty (OSD) to Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann, and five others in a corruption case on the high court’s orders and raided eight locations,...
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SC to EC: We didn’t sign off on Form 6 changes
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday said that it had not approved a modified Form 6 –– the statutory application used by citizens to register as voters –– days after the Election Commission of India (ECI) stated that a controversial additional...
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Land of the rising stars: Indian team bids Japan farewell
KOLKATA: As has been seen at Leeds United, Marseille and Chile, it is not easy to succeed Marcelo Bielsa. But that’s not why, even as he spoke of 2030, Diego Forlan was not looking too far ahead. His contract after replacing Bielsa as Uruguay head...
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Late surge, gold rush: India’s Japan journey ends on high
MUMBAI: Multi-sport events can be like intriguing long-distance races, where the finish, and a burst of speed at the final bend, often leave a greater lasting impression than the start. And what a finish it has been for India at the 2026 Asian...
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India basks in six-gold glory; historic hockey, archery wins
MUMBAI: Under those floodlights in Gifu, Lalremsiami’s booming reverse-hit and Savita Punia’s calming left-hand stroke save was the fulcrum to India’s women turning the screws on China, ending a 44-year wait and fast-tracking their ticket to the LA...
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Panel backs law for DGCA facelift with safety in focus
NEW DELHI: India’s aviation regulator should be dismantled and replaced by an independent authority, created by a new law and with its own money and its own hiring, according to a proposal submitted to the government. The regulator has nearly half its...
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Terror in the air: Pilot stabs Indian captain in cockpit
NEW DELHI/MUMBAI/DUBAI: The co-pilot of a flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv allegedly stabbed the captain on Wednesday morning, triggering a battle in the cockpit during which the Boeing 737 MAX 8 plunged 14,300 feet in roughly 30 seconds over...
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Apex court to hear plea against CEC next week
NEW DELHI: 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...
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Nifty near 6-month low as oil prices hit $108
MUMBAI: Indian stocks fell to their lowest level in almost six months on Monday as hopes of a US-Iran breakthrough faded, pushing crude oil further above $100 a barrel and deepening worries over higher interest rates. The benchmark Nifty 50 tumbled...
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LPU students go on rampage, torch police vehicles, block NH
JALANDHAR : Students of Lovely Professional University at Phagwara in Kapurthala district went on a rampage on the campus on Sunday, vandalising property and blocking a national highway over unverified reports of an “outsider raping a female student on...
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Iran, US trade fresh threats as W Asia teeters once again
DUBAI: Iran and the United States exchanged new threats on Sunday, with President Donald Trump warning Iran would fail economically or face its leadership being wiped out if it didn’t make a deal, and the Iranian military saying it would retaliate...
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Tariff risk rises as Trump signs law on Russian oil
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Friday signed the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026 into law, acquiring congressionally backed authority to impose tariffs of up to 100% on goods from the five largest buyers of Russian...
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Mamata bypoll pick opts out; Cong candidate held
KOLKATA: On Thursday evening, Mamata Banerjee’s candidate for the upcoming bypoll in Nandigram in West Bengal, Sanchita Pradhan Dey, met chief minister Suvendu Adhikari. At 3.30pm on Friday, Dey announced she had withdrawn her nomination for the seat...
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Russia oil tariffs bill can hit ties, India warns US
NEW DELHI/WASHINGTON: India on Thursday warned that a US sanctions bill authorising tariffs of up to 100% on the five largest buyers of Russian oil could have implications for the bilateral relationship and the global energy market, hours after the US...
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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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Above ₹2,000, UPI no longer free of charge for sellers
MUMBAI/NEW DELHI: The finance ministry on Tuesday announced that a 0.4% merchant discount rate (MDR) will apply to person-to-merchant (P2M) UPI transactions above ₹2,000, while person-to-person (P2P) transactions will remain free irrespective of their...
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Amid power blues, Punjab shunts out PSPCL top boss
CHANDIGARH/PATIALA/ LUDHIANA: Battling an unprecedented power crisis that has triggered statewide protests and crippled industrial operations, the Punjab government on Monday replaced Basant Garg as power secretary and chairmancum-managing Director...
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Modi flags ‘weaponisation’ of tech, critical minerals, calls for Brics unity
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 extended to...
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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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PM reiterates call for Ukraine peace, stresses risks to seafarers with Putin
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi again nudged Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday to end the conflict in Ukraine, reiterating that dialogue and diplomacy is the way forward, as the two leaders assessed progress in economic, defence,...
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Pivotal PM-Xi bilateral set for Brics sidelines
NEW DELHI: 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...
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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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Russia says Brics can bridge Iran-UAE gap
NEW DELHI: Russia remains hopeful that Brics member states will be able to bridge differences between Iran and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) over the West Asia conflict and achieve consensus in framing joint documents for the grouping’s summit to be...
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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 high-powered 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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Don’t administer oath to Justice Mishra: Punjab govt to governor
CHANDIGARH/JALANDHAR : A day after the Centre notified the elevation of Justice Ashwani Kumar Mishra as the chief justice of the Punjab and Haryana high court, the Punjab government on Sunday took strong exception to the decision, stating that the...
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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
NEW DELHI: 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...
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Oil near a 5-week high as West Asia crisis escalates
DUBAI: 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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PM urges Putin to end ‘endless war’
NEW DELHI: Russia should move from “endless war towards the end of war”, Prime Minister Narendra Modi told President Vladimir Putin on Monday, nudging the Russian leader yet again to end the more than four-year-old conflict that has had an adverse...
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India, Uzbekistan boost ties, plan uranium pact
NEW DELHI: India and Uzbekistan on Sunday raised their ties to a comprehensive strategic partnership, set a target of $5 billion in annual trade by 2030 and agreed to work for the longterm supply of uranium during talks between Prime Minister Narendra...
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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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Nepal digs for survivors; missing, dead tally soars
NUWAKOT: Nepal and China resumed rescue operations that had been suspended briefly in the flood-hit Himalayas on Friday after risks from an overflowing lake were found to be manageable, easing fears of fresh devastation. A glacier collapse on...
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Rescuers scour Nepal as toll, missing count surge
NEW DELHI/CHENNAI/LUCKNOW/ DEHRADUN: Rescuers hacked through mountains of mud and debris to pull out stranded survivors and bodies along the NepalChina border on Thursday, a day after a deadly torrent of water several stories high swept through six...
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