Hindustan Times (Patiala)
India, New Zealand raise ties to strategic bond, ink 12 pacts
NEW DELHI: India and New Zealand on Saturday elevated their relations to a strategic partnership and set a target of doubling trade in goods and services to ₹35,000 crore (7 billion New Zealand dollars or $4 billion) by 2030. This came as Prime...
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Mamata attends INDIA meet, MPs break ranks
NEW DELHI: The Trinamool Congress’s Lok Sabha unit tottered on the precipice of a split on Monday after at least 14 lawmakers met in Delhi and discussed breaking away in the presence of Bengal chief minister Suvendu Adhikari, the latest setback for the...
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HC judge threatened, daughter in London attacked over verdict
The family of retired Bombay high court judge GS Patel has for 10 months now, faced threats and actual acts of violence across two continents in connection with his landmark 2024 judgment settling the succession issue in the Dawoodi Bohra community,...
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Missiles, drones fly in major W Asia flare-up
Iran fired ballistic missiles and drones toward Bahrain and Kuwait early Saturday, Bahrain’s government said, adding that they were intercepted. It called on Tehran to immediately cease attacks on Gulf neighbors that it deemed a “serious...
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RBI keeps rates steady, takes steps to attract foreign capital
The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Reserve Bank of India maintained status quo on monetary policy rate and stance – they continue to be 5.25% and neutral – on Friday even as it reduced its growth forecast and increased its inflation forecast...
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After 21 died, owner filed to renew expired licence
NEW DELHI: The devastating blaze in an illegal bed-andbreakfast in south Delhi’s Hauz Rani that killed 21 people and injured 21 more began in the kitchen of the restaurant on the ground floor, preliminary probes of Delhi Fire Service and police have...
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Safety gaps spark another Delhi tragedy as 21 die in B&B blaze
Owner arrested for lapses: 26 rooms instead of the six allowed, no fire exit Police say 12 foreigners among victims; most travelled to Capital for treatment Locals heroic first responders, use mattresses, bedsheets to save lives An early morning...
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TMC stares at a split as rumblings over LoP intensify
The Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress (TMC) in West Bengal is headed for a vertical split, with nearly 60 dissident legislators set to support expelled MLA Ritabrata Banerjee as the Leader of the Opposition in the state assembly — a move that...
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Ministry increases scrutiny, calls for CBSE report on OSM tender
The Union education ministry has sought a detailed report from the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on the procurement process for the board’s On-Screen Marking (OSM) system, amid mounting scrutiny over the rollout of the platform used to...
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Capital building collapse snuffs out 6 lives, 9 hurt
NEW DELHI: Six people died and nine were injured in Saturday evening’s building collapse in Saidulajab, officials said on Sunday, even as rescuers continued to comb through the debris, after yet another accident in the Capital that triggered alarm...
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DKS gets CLP nod as next CM of Karnataka
DK Shivakumar was unanimously elected leader of the Congress Legislature Party (CLP) in Karnataka on Saturday, paving the way for him to take over as chief minister while capping a leadership transition in the southern state that came about after his...
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AAP storms Punjab civic polls, Cong distant second
CHANDIGARH : The ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) registered a resounding victory in the Punjab civic body elections, fundamentally altering the state’s urban political landscape. As vote counting progressed on Friday, AAP candidates comfortably secured...
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Siddaramaiah makes way for DKS in K’taka leadership shift
BENGALURU: Siddaramaiah resigned as Karnataka chief minister on Thursday, ending months of uncertainty over the Congress leadership transition in the state and potentially clearing the way for his deputy and challenger DK Shivakumar to assume...
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