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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:
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 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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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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CJP, Cong push to restore protests at Jantar Mantar
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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Retail inflation at 5.5%, RBI stance vindicated
NEW DELHI: “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...
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SC stresses due process as detentions continue; Oppn, CJP say won’t relent
DELHI: 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...
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9 killed across 3 Manipur districts in deadly 24 hrs
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 even as...
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Ruling parties win bypoll battles across 4 states, UT
Ruling parties in three states and a Union Territory won the byeelections to five assembly seats and one parliamentary constituency for which results were announced on Friday. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) swept both seats that went to bypolls in...
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GST 2.0 upgrade: 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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Oppn hits Delhi streets for 2nd day in stir against CEC
The Opposition hit the streets of the national capital for a second consecutive day on Wednesday to push for chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation as lawmakers protested for more than three hours, bringing central Delhi to a halt and...
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EVERYONE HAS A THEORY OURS HAS THE NUMBERS
Everyone has an explanation for the world's biggest events. Number Theory tests those explanations against the evidence. Through rigorous analysis, data and fact-based reporting, it uncovers surprising insights, challenges conventional wisdom and...
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SC to EC: We didn’t sign off on Form 6 changes
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 declaration...
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From the edge of extinction, Bustards take fledgling steps
BARMER/AHMEDABAD: Not very long ago, the Great Indian Bustard (GIB) ranged across a vast swathe of India, from Punjab in the north to Tamil Nadu in the south. Today, fewer than 150 remain in the wild, confined largely to pockets of Rajasthan’s...
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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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Panel backs law for DGCA facelift with safety in focus
NEW DELHI: India’s aviation regulator should be 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 posts vacant, a...
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‘Mark VIP’: EC rolls out new feature in app used by BLOs
The Election Commission of India (ECI) introduced a feature called ‘Mark VIP’ in the app used by booth level officers (BLOs) in the middle of the ongoing special intensive revision exercise (SIR) in 16 states and three Union territories, HT has...
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Judges differ, refer call on bench for CEC law to CJI
The Supreme Court on Wednesday referred challenges to the 2023 law governing the selection of the chief election commissioner and election commissioners to the Chief Justice of India (CJI) for setting up a constitution bench after a split verdict by...
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Parents demand arrest of IIT-B director, prof
: The parents of an IITBombay student who died by suicide on September 18 have demanded the arrest of institute director Shireesh Kedare, Professor Suryanarayana Doolla and others named in the FIR. Speaking to the media outside the Mumbai Crime Branch...
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IIT-B suspends dean, agrees to review its punishment system
The Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay (IIT-B) has suspended its dean of administrative affairs, Prof Suryanarayana Doolla (in pic below), after massive student protests prompted the institute to take action after a secondyear BTech student died by...
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BMW falls off Coastal Road; 3 dead, 1 critical
Three students were killed and a fourth critically injured after a speeding BMW smashed through the Coastal Road’s barrier and plunged 75 feet onto a construction site at 5.20 am on Sunday. The four students, from NMIMS in Juhu and an architecture...
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Rejinagar bypoll pick says will exit, then makes U-turn
KOLKATA/BERHAMPORE: Fresh political drama unfolded in West Bengal on Saturday after Rabiul Alam Chowdhury, the candidate fielded by Mamata Banerjee for the October 6 Rejinagar bypoll, said that he will withdraw his nomination only to go back on his...
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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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India’s twin goals for Japan: Bettering heroics of Hangzhou, building towards ’28 Olympics
MUMBAI: Three years ago, in the run-up to the Asian Games, promotional campaigns in India carried a catchy phrase: “Iss baar sau paar (this time over 100)”. It appeared a tad audacious but when the Indian contingent’s medals did cross that tally, it...
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Delhi lodges protest after India, Pakistan naval vessels collide
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 protest over the...
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Rapido fined ₹10 lakh over extra fare nudges
NEW DELHI: Ride-booking apps that prompt users to pay more -with messages such as “Captains aren’t accepting at ₹x. Try adding +10, +20, +30” appearing while the app is still searching for a driver-- will now have to stop using such nudges. The...
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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
NEW DELHI: 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...
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CURIOSITY DESERVES A SUNDAY
Spend Sunday discovering something you didn’t know you wanted to know. From culture and lifestyle to ideas that shift perspectives, HT WKND brings together stories that surprise, inspire and stay with you long after you’ve turned the page.
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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 as 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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PM: India’s growth can boost global confidence
At the seventh Global Fintech Fest (GFF) in Mumbai, Prime Minister Narendra Modi opened the event by putting the spotlight on India’s structural reforms, macroeconomic stability and rising economic momentum. The country’s fintech story, emphasised the...
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Baba Amte’s Anand Niketan seeks private bidders to run it
NAGPUR: The peerless Anand Niketan Arts, Science and Commerce College in Warora, Chandrapur—a living testament to the legendary Baba Amte’s visionary social movement—is fighting for survival. Starved of resources to repair its decaying infrastructure,...
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Iran threatens harder reply after US attacks
TEHRAN: Iran’s top negotiator on Sunday threatened a more forceful response to any further US attacks after Tehran targeted American warships in their latest round of clashes. The exchanges of fire, which began with US raids last week, come amid a...
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Census to begin early in 4 poll-bound states: Centre sets Dec 1 date
NEW DELHI: 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...
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THE TEACHER WHO SHAPED A CHAMPION
I will always be my sir’s Mira Weightlifter Mirabai Chanu was 18 (2013) when she first met coach Vijay Sharma at a junior camp in Patiala. A year later, they began training together. Today, after an Olympic silver and three Commonwealth Games golds,...
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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
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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SC quashes FIRs filed for CJP stir; Sept 5 protest off
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday quashed first information reports (FIRs) registered across India in connection with Cockroach Janata Party (CJP)-led protests in July, invoking its extraordinary powers under Article 142 of the Constitution and...
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India shrugs off oil shock to post 7.8% growth in Q1
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 (NSO) on...
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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 long-term 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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Penguin likely nixed Sonia book deal over PM, RSS, China portions
Congress leader Sonia Gandhi’s book deal with Penguin Random House India (PRHI) fell through after she refused to make changes to or delete references to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), and Chinese intrusions into...
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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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Hundreds missing as flood barrels through Nepal hills
A huge wall of mud and rock collapsed into a river on the Himalayan border of Nepal and China’s Tibet on Wednesday, triggering catastrophic flooding on the Nepali side that killed scores of people and left hundreds of tourists missing. In a...
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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
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 warnings to...
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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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Sugar prices jump from ₹50 to ₹70/kg in just one week
MUMBAI/NEW DELHI: Consumers may be compelled to renegotiate their household budgets ahead of the festive season, beginning with Ganeshotsav next month, as the retail price of sugar has gone up by 40% -from ₹50 to ₹70 per kg – over the last 10 days. A...
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Wide mandate for July 20 probe panel
The Supreme Court on Thursday constituted a fivemember committee headed by its former judge R Subhash Reddy to conduct an independent inquiry into allegations of violence during the July 20 student protests while looking into far-reaching issues such...
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SC asks NTA where things stand on ’24 exam reforms plan
The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the Union government to present details of its implementation of the recommendations of the K Radhakrishnan committee, constituted in the aftermath of the NEET-UG 2024 controversy, along with a definite timeline,...
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SC to set up probe panel on violence during student stir
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 excessive...
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AYUSH SENDS WORLD NO.1 SHI YU QI PACKING IN ROUND 1; SINDHU WINS
Giant-killer Ayush Shetty produced the biggest upset on the opening day of the BWF World Championships, stunning world No.1 Shi Yu Qi of China in a thrilling battle to seal a memorable win and storm into the men’s singles second round, while PV Sindhu...
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B’DESH BEAT TEST CRICKET GIANT AUSTRALIA FOR HISTORIC WIN
A dominant Bangladesh stunned Australia to win the opening Test by a crushing nine wickets in Darwin on Sunday for a historic firstever Test victory on Australian soil. After bowling Australia out for 284 and needing 57 to win, the visitors cruised...
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7 pillars, 1 goal: PM lays out blueprint for ‘Viksit Bharat’
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 volunteers and...
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7 dead, 3 trapped in latest Himalayan project mishap
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 rushing through the...
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Little debate: 12 bills clear stormy session
NEW DELHI: A stormy monsoon session –– that saw the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha work for just 19% and 39% of their allotted time respectively and some bills being discussed for just two or three minutes before passage –– ended on Thursday under the...
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Landslide crushes slum homes in Kurla, kills 7
MUMBAI: Four members of a family were among seven killed after a landslide on a hill slope crushed slum homes in Chirag Nagar in Kurla west, at around 3.30am on Wednesday. Seven others were injured in the incident. A peepal tree on the hillside was...
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Mid-air plunge: AI pilot tests +ve for marijuana
NEW DELHI: 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...
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Success in conserving Asiatic lion testament to nation’s commitment to wildlife: Minister
NEW DELHI: The Asiatic lion population in India steadily increased from 523 in 2015 to 891 in 2025, environment minister Bhupender Yadav said on Monday. Marking World Lion Day 2026, in a post on X, the minister said that the success in conserving the...
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No W Asia headway as US dials down on talks
DUBAI/WASHINGTON/CAIRO: Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said on Sunday that they would not reopen the Strait of Hormuz until the United States complied with a list of demands, including paying compensation for war damage US President Donald Trump,...
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PM asks students to put nation’s benefit over personal gains
NEW DELHI: 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...
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