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Shocking... but not surprising: The tale of a rebellion foretold
The scale of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) exits—seven members of Parliament at one go, with atleast three joining the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) —may have taken everyone by surprise onFriday, but itwasa chronicle of defections foretold.
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April 25, 2026
Hindustan Times Gurugram
RBI cancels licence of Paytm Payments Bank
the licence of Paytm Payments Bank, more than two years after regulatory orders brought its operations toa halt, stating that its continuation served no public interest and was detrimental to depositors’ interests.
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April 25, 2026
Hindustan Times Gurugram
K’taka approves revised internal reservation for SCs
KARNATAKA BECOMES THIRD STATE AFTER HARYANA AND TELANGANA TO IMPLEMENT SUB-QUOTAS FOR SCs
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April 25, 2026
Hindustan Times Gurugram
Alcaraz pulls out of French Open
Two-time reigning French Open champion Carlos Alcaraz said on Friday he will not play at this year’s tournament as he recovers from a wrist injury.
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April 25, 2026
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PORTAL OPENS FOR REGISTRATION OF UNAUTHORISED PROPERTIES IN CITY
Authorities in Delhi on Friday kicked off the regularisation of 1,521 unauthorised colonies with the launch of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi's (MCD’s) SWAGAM portal, which enables property owners in these colonies to apply online.
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April 25, 2026
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El Nino set to take hold in May-July
An El Nifio event is expected to develop from mid-2026 and could be a strong one, the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) said on Friday, asa separate study showed snow reserves across the Hindu Kush Himalaya have fallen toa record low for the fourth consecutive year — twin signals pointing toa difficult season ahead for India, which is already bracing for a below-normal monsoon.
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April 25, 2026
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EX-CEA NAMED NITI AAYOG V-C, SCIENTIST TO BECOME MEMBER
Outgoing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA and economist Ashok Lahiri and scientist Gobardhan Das, two illustrious names from West Bengal, will become the Niti Aayog vice-chairman and member, respectively, people aware of the matter int eh government said on Friday.
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April 25, 2026
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AAP-heaval: 7 Rajya Sabha MPs revolt, desert Kejriwal
3 of the MPs, Chadha, Pathak and Mittal, publically join BJP; Kejriwal says people of Punjab betrayed
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April 25, 2026
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‘Life abroad feels like it doesn’t have enough salt in it’
On the interconnected stories that make up his novel, and his bond with Pakistan
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April 25, 2026
Hindustan Times Gurugram
AAP at crossroads, faces daunting rebuilding task
The resignation of seven out of 10 Rajya Sabha members has plunged the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) into political turmoil just a year after it lost control of Delhi, ratcheted up the stakes for the upcoming assembly polls in Punjab, and raised existential questions about the functioning of the party and its chief, Arvind Kejriwal.
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April 25, 2026
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Tendulkar equals Bradman’s record with a defiant ton
Excerpts from HT’s reports on the Indian batting great scoring his 29th Test century
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April 25, 2026
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NADA cracks down on doping supply chain, promises more raids
In a first-of-its-kind crackdown on WADA-prohib-ited performance-enhancing substances, a joint task force led by Central Food Safety Officers, FSSAI and police raided a shop in Najafgarh, Delhi.
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April 25, 2026
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Drawing the line on insults
A repost isn’t an endorsement, but friends do not amplify critical posts about each other. The Trump White House needs to taper down on gratuitous messages targetting India
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April 25, 2026
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Extreme weather emerging threat to wildlife habitat
Large areas of wildlife habitat worldwide are likely to be hit by multiple extreme weather events by 2050, according to a new paper in Nature Ecology and Evolution — with the scale of impact determined, in large part, by how quickly the world cuts emissions.
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April 25, 2026
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Bhullar stands tall as fault lines appear
From DLF to DGC to Serapong, it's the same sorry tale for Indian golf.
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April 25, 2026
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Forced continuation of pregnancy violates dignity, says top court
THE APEX COURT PERMITTED A 15-YEAR-OLD GIRL FROM DELHI TO TERMINATE HER OVER 28-WEEK PREGNANCY
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April 25, 2026
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ED investigates foreign card use in Naxal areas
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday said it is probing the use of foreign debit cards by a global Christian mission to withdraw crores in certain Naxal violence-hit regions of India.
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April 25, 2026
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TRUMP ADMIN TO TARGET CHINESE FIRMS OVER USE OF U.S. AI MODELS
The Trump administration is vowing to crack down on foreign tech companies’ exploitation of U.S. artificial intelligence models, singling out China at a time that country is narrowing the gap with the U.S. in the AI race.
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April 25, 2026
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Reliance Industries Q4 profit slips 13%, O2C business drags
Reliance Industries Ltd posted a 13% fall in its profit for the January-March period as the US-Israel-Iran war weighed on the firm’s key oil-to-chemicals (02C) segment, even as contributions from telecom and retail segments remained resilient.
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April 25, 2026
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The Dey has just begun
Bassists are not supposed to be the main character. Mohini Dey didn’t get that memo. At 30, she’s composed for Dhurandhar, jammed with Willow Smith and AR Rahman. Chris Martin thinks her riffs are sick. How did she become the coolest person in the room?
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April 25, 2026
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Looking like a vow
Every guest is now a VVIP at the great Indian wedding. See how planners are levelling up
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April 25, 2026
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Whose side are you on?
The henchman, the unhinged mom, the survivor, the tech support. These 10 supporting characters have our heart
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April 25, 2026
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20 jailed for life in '18 Assam lynching case
COURT REJECTED THE APPEAL FOR DEATH PENALTY, STATING THAT IT'S NOT THE 'RAREST OF RARE' CRIME
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April 25, 2026
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₹63K-cr assets restored to victims: ED
OFFICIALS SAID ED IS AIMING TO RESTORE AROUND 40% TO 50% OF THE ATTACHED ASSETS BY THE END OF ’26
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April 25, 2026
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Modi, Banerjee trade barbs over Jadavpur
A war of words erupted on Friday after Prime Minister Narendra Modi criticised the Trinamool Congress (TMC) for the state-run Jadavpur University (JU) falling into “anarchy”, leading chief minister Mamata Banerjee to accuse him of insulting “meritorious students” at the centre of excellence.
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April 25, 2026
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SHAMBHAVI AND DIVYANSHU WIN MIXED AIR RIFLE GOLD, SET WORLD RECORD SCORE
Shooters Shambhavi Kshirsagar and Divyanshu Dewangan clinched the 10m air rifle mixed team gold with a world record score of 499.9 as India claimed its fourth gold in the ISSF Junior World Cup here on Friday.
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April 25, 2026
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RSS ISN'T INDIAN VERSION OF KU KLUX KLAN, SAYS RSS GENERAL SECY
WASHINGTON: Americans have a misunderstanding of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and what it stands for, the organisation’s general secretary Dattatreya Hosabale said in Washington DC on Friday.
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April 25, 2026
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Kailash Hills case: Police to question family of accused
Crime and forensic teams of Delhi Police on Friday conducted a scene recreation in the rape and murder of a 22-year-old woman in south Delhi's Kailash Hills, with investigators saying the focus is now on the family of the accused, 23-year-old Rahul Meena, with his father in Alwar and his uncle in Gurugram set to be questioned.
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April 25, 2026
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COAST GUARD CHOPPER FLIES OVER SABARIMALA, PROBE ORDERED
A probe has been ordered after an Indian Coast Guard chopper was seen flying low over the Sabarimala temple, considered a special security zone, in Kerala’s Pathanamthitta district on Thursday.
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April 25, 2026
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Khera denied pre-arrest bail
{ ASSAM ALLEGATIONS CASE
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