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Decrypted? Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto unmasked, says report
The mystery surrounding Bitcoin's creator may have edged closer to resolution, with a news report identifying British cryptographer Adam Back as the most likely person behind the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto — a claim he has denied.
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April 09, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
Jaiswal’s quest to show he is better than the best
In Yashasvi Jaiswal, India has a truly world-class cricketer.
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April 09, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
Cabinet green light for Jaipur Metro Ph-2, two Arunachal hydro projects
The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday cleared the Jaipur Metro Phase-2 project, a 41-km North-South corridor from Prahladpura to Todi Mod, at a cost of ₹13,037.66 crore, Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw during at a post-meeting media briefing.
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April 09, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
INDIA, TURKIYE TALK TERROR, TIES AFTER 4-YEAR GAP
India raised the fight against cross-border terrorism during foreign office consultations with Turkiye on Wednesday, the first such engagement between the two countries in almost four years.
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April 09, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
HC QUASHES ECI NOTIFICATION FOR PONDA BYPOLL
The Bombay High Court at Goa on Wednesday declared the by-election to the Ponda assembly constituency null and void, cancelling the notification a day before polling was scheduled to commence.
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April 09, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
India, Bangladesh take steps to normalise ties
India and Bangladesh on Wednesday agreed to take forward the normalising of ties after a period of unprecedented strains, including resumption of existing mechanisms to address differences and bolster trade and energy cooperation, as Bangladesh foreign minister Khalilur Rahman met his counterpart $ Jaishankar and other top leaders.
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April 09, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
TOP COURT ENDS 'MATRIMONIAL BATTLE OF MAHABHARATA'
An acrimonious matrimonial battle between a couple that spanned across 80 cases for over a decade was given a quietus by the Supreme Court, which termed the marriage “dead” for all practical purposes and described the dispute as a “matrimonial battle of Mahabharata”.
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April 09, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
HISAR-BASED ‘GODMAN' GETS BAIL AFTER 11 YRS
CHANDIGARH: Hisar-based selfstyled godman, Rampal, will be out on bail after being imprisoned for Il years in connection with the murder of five women and an 18-month-old baby, his lawyer informed.
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April 09, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
MAMATA'S INCOME GREW NEARLY 50% IN LAST FIVE YEARS, SHOWS AFFIDAVIT
West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee’s declared income has increased by nearly 50% over the last five years, according to her election affidavit filed on Wednesday along with her nomination to the Bhabanipur assembly constituency in south Kolkata.
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April 09, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
Fate of 1,849 candidates in two states, one UT set to be sealed today
Around 53.05 million electors will seal the fate of 1,849 candidates on Thursday, when polling for the assembly elections will be held in Kerala, Assam and Puducherry.
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April 09, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
C'wealth Sport delegation on Gujarat visit
A delegation of Commonwealth Sport began its four-day Gujarat visit to review preparations for the 2030 CWG to be held in Ahmedabad.
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April 09, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
Don’t create a storm in calm south: Stalin
Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin on Wednesday demanded a fair delimitation for the southern states, warning that his state would not accept any decision taken by the Centre without its consent.
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April 09, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
Miller denies single, misses last ball to hand GT victory
When two familiar opponents meet, sparks fly, there is bound to be drama.
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April 09, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
Congress battles a war of narratives in Kerala
Cacophony defines the Congress in Kerala ~ a sharp contrast to the discipline of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), where democratic centralism allows concentration of power at the top.
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April 09, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
DELHI CM ORDERS ACTION ON GST OFFICIALS FOUND ABSENT ON DUTY
Chief minister Rekha Gupta on Wednesday conducted a surprise inspection at the state GST office in ITO, where several officials including senior officers were found absent from duty.
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April 09, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
Shetty upsets Li Shi Feng in Asia C’ships
India’s Ayush Shetty is quickly making it a habit of beating the world’s top players regularly.
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April 09, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
Andhra may ban private sleeper buses over safety norm violations
The Andhra Pradesh government is contemplating a ban on private sleeper buses, officials said on Wednesday, adding that the move was spurred by a recent spate of serious accidents involving such vehicles.
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April 09, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
India welcomes ceasefire, calls for free Hormuz Strait passage
India on Wednesday welcomed the two-week ceasefire between Iran and the United States and called for the unhindered movement of global commerce through the Strait of Hormuz while expressing the hope that the developments in West Asia will encourage peace efforts in Ukraine.
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April 09, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
LG, CM inspect Yamuna ghats, restoration works
Lieutenant governor Taranjit Singh Sandhu and chief minister Rekha Gupta, inspected the Vasudev Ghat and Yamuna Bazar Ghat on Tuesday, reviewing sanitation, infrastructure and ongoing works linked to Yamuna rejuvenation.
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April 09, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
32 ‘paper solvers’, ‘kingpin’ of online test cheating racket held in Dwarka
Delhi Police busted an organised cheating racket, arresting its kingpin and detaining 32 students, who allegedly cracked online competitive entrance examinations for management institutions using remote-access software, officers aware of the matter said on Wednesday.
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April 09, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
Turmoil on Street eats into demat additions in FY26
After two years of strong expansion, the pace of new demat account additions slowed in FY26, signalling a shift in retail investor behaviour as volatile markets and weaker returns tempered their enthusiasm.
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April 09, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
Thanks to rains, Delhi sees its coldest April day in a decade
Scattered showers, particularly in the first half of Wednesday, led to Delhi experiencing its coolest April day in a decade, according to official data from the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
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April 09, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
NHAI approves long-pending two-way Kalindi Kunj flyover
Two new ramps are set to make the junction signal-free, easing traffic between Delhi, Noida, and Faridabad.
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April 09, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
After loss to Thais, India beat NZ 3-0
India had to produce something special to stay afloat after losing their opening tie against Thailand 2-1 in the Billie Jean King Cup (Asia/Oceania Group 1).
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April 09, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
6 HELD IN 2016 CUSTODIAL DEATH CASE IN CUTTACK
Police in Odisha’s Cuttack district on Wednesday arrested two retired police personnel, two retired home guards and two serving home guards, nearly a decade after an alleged custodial death of 44-year-old man Saroj Senapati alias Akula.
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April 09, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
LUTHRA BROTHERS WALK OUT OF JAIL AFTER GETTING BAIL IN FORGERY CASE
Owners of fire-ravaged nightclub Birch by Romeo Lane, Saurav and Gaurav Luthra, walked out of the Central Jail at Colvale in north Goa on Wednesday, 116 days after they were arrested after being deported from Thailand, hours after a local court granted them bail in a forgery case.
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April 09, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
Kharge apologises for his ‘illiterate’ remark
Congress national president Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday issued an apology over his alleged “illiterate” remark on people from Gujarat and some other states during an election campaign in Kerala.
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April 09, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
35-yr-old woman killed, body stuffed in bed box
A 35-year-old woman was murdered and her body stuffed inside a double bed box allegedly by her 22-year-old “boyfriend” at a paying guest (PG) accommodation in outer Delhi's Mangolpuri on Tuesday afternoon, police said on Wednesday.
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April 09, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
SC RAPS STATES, UTs OVER FAILURE TO CURB TRAFFICKING
The Supreme Court on Wednesday expressed concern over the increasing cases of child trafficking and directed states and union territories to take timely action in retrieving missing children by cracking down on the interstate gangs.
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April 09, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
The telling pause in the US-Israel war on Iran
Washington entered the war against Iran as the clear favourite.
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