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Hindustan Times Lucknow
A harvest of sinkholes
Some of the world’s first agricultural societies emerged here, about 9,500 years ago.
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April 19, 2026
Hindustan Times Lucknow
BJP's downfall has begun, says Mamata
The defeat of the women’s reservation bill in the Lok Sabha on Friday took centre stage in the election campaigns of senior political leaders of both the BJP and the TMC in poll-bound West Bengal on Saturday with chief minister Mamata Banerjee saying that the “downfall” of Prime Minister Narendra Modi has started.
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April 19, 2026
Hindustan Times Lucknow
'OPPN NOT AGAINST RESERVATION' Priyanka calls move a 'win of democracy'
Calling the defeat of the amendments to the Nari Shakti Vandhan Adhiniyam asa “victory of democracy”, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday accused the Centre of conspiring to change the federal structure of the country in the garb of women’s reservation.
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April 19, 2026
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Indian ships come under fire as Iran closes Hormuz again
Iran's Revolutionary Guard fired at two Indian-flagged merchant vessels in the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, prompting the external affairs ministry to call in the Iranian envoy to lodge a formal protest over the incident.
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April 19, 2026
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Why it is hard to trump a civilisational State
Inthe context of the ongoing Iran war, Iwonder if people have thought about the difference in intrinsic strengths between nation-States and civilisation-al-States.
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April 19, 2026
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A Sponge City plan
Intense dust storms loom over Beijing regularly now, some unlike anything seen before this decade.
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April 19, 2026
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19-year-old man dies in Uttarakhand after javelin pierces neck
A 19-year-old polytechnic student was killed after a javelin pierced his neck during a practice session in Uttarakhand’s Champawat district on Saturday, police said.
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April 19, 2026
Hindustan Times Lucknow
Two new springs are born
In remote parts of rural Ethiopia, such as Adami Teso and Kumato, women and children typically spend half the day walking to the nearest pond, spring or river and back, to fetch water.
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April 19, 2026
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The mighty Ganga tells our story
India is like a different planet when it comes to water.
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April 19, 2026
Hindustan Times Lucknow
A podium to speak and heal, not wound further
When the world despairs about what Washington DC and Tel Aviv have done in these fiery times, recalling utterances by former US presidents that underlined humanity's quest for peace
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April 19, 2026
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Abhishek, Klaasen start, Hinge finishes in SRH win
When Sunrisers Hyderabad's batting flopped in the slog overs to finish on a total of 194/9 on a good batting strip at Hyderabad’s Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, it looked like they had frittered away a great chance to register a win over Chennai Super Kings on Saturday.
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April 19, 2026
Hindustan Times Lucknow
Peter Magyar, the Eliza Doolittle of Hungary
Iizarre as it may seem, the news of Viktor Orban’s shattering defeat in last Sunday's elections in Hungary made me think of Zoltan Karpathy.
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April 19, 2026
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Stubbs, Rahul steer DC to thrilling win against RCB
As Delhi Capitals were moments away from getting back to winning ways, David Miller was probably having a flashback of the game against Gujarat Titans.
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April 19, 2026
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Poor plan, execution leaves winless Knight Riders staring at early exit
Kolkata Knight Riders skipper Ajinkya Rahane messaging after Friday's defeat to Gujarat Titans wasn’t laced with panic, but carried the tone of a side running out of road.
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April 19, 2026
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Petty politics, hate derailed the bill: PM attacks Oppn
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday alleged that the noble effort to pass women’s reservation bill got derailed because the Congress and Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) made it their “target of hatred and petty politics”.
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April 19, 2026
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That sounded better in Mandarin
Zendaya and Robert Pattinson could take notes from a moving new Chinese drama
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April 19, 2026
Hindustan Times Lucknow
NIT Kurukshetra asks students to vacate hostels amid suicide scare
The National Institute of Technology (NIT) Kurukshetra has asked students to vacate hostels until further notice after a 19-year-old student allegedly threatened to die by suicide on Friday night, amid heightened tension following a series of suspected student suicides at the premier institute.
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April 19, 2026
Hindustan Times Lucknow
Job fears, excessive drinking haunt FBI chief amid growing unease in Washington: Report
Concerns have emerged over Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) director Kash Patel’s conduct and leadership within the White House and the agency, with some current and former officials alleging excessive drinking and erratic behaviour.
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April 19, 2026
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Body cameras to GPS tracking: EC tightens vigil for Bengal polls
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has implemented an expanded surveillance framework exclusively for the ‘West Bengal assembly elections.
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April 19, 2026
Hindustan Times Lucknow
The death of the pride of Dhaka
The French merchant Jean-Baptiste Tavernier, in his 1684 travelogues, wrote that Dhaka seemed to extend only in length, as “everyone coveted to have a house by the Ganges-side” (referring to the mighty Buriganga).
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April 19, 2026
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Cabinet increases DA to 60% for govt staffers
The Union Cabinet on Saturday approved a two-percentage-point increase in dearness allowance (DA) for central government employees and dearness relief (DR) for pensioners, raising both to 60% of basic pay and pension, respectively.
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April 19, 2026
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Modi attacks Opposition after legislative setback
endra Modi on Saturday compared the Opposition's vote against a constitution amendment bill that sought to expand the Lok Sabha to \"foeticide\", and vowed that the government will not stop trying to give women their rightful share.
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April 19, 2026
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Man axed to death, dismembered by brother over property dispute
THE DISMEMBERED BODY OF THE MAN, WRAPPED IN A CLOTH, WAS RECOVERED FROM A SEPTIC TANK IN MADHYA PRADESH
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April 19, 2026
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The Colorado river no longer reaches the sea
They say: “Follow the river and it will eventually lead you to the sea”.
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April 19, 2026
Hindustan Times Lucknow
India condemns UN peacekeeper's killing
India on Saturday strongly condemned an attack on personnel of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) that killed a French peacekeeper, and urged the government of Lebanon to investigate the incident and bring the perpetrators to justice.
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April 19, 2026
Hindustan Times Lucknow
Govt okays ₹12,980-crore maritime insurance pool
The Union Cabinet meeting, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Saturday approved the creation of a sovereign guarantee-backed maritime insurance pool, Bharat Maritime Insurance Pool (BMI), worth ₹12,980 crore amid rising underwriting costs due to the West Asia war, a move aimed at cutting Indian merchant shippers' reliance on global risk-coverage firms, including reinsurers.
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April 19, 2026
Hindustan Times Lucknow
TCS case: Nida Khan moves court seeking pre-arrest bail
Nida Khan, the 26-yearold allegedly absconding employee of the BPO linked to Tata Consultancy Services in Nashik, moved the Nashik Sessions Court for anticipatory bail on Saturday.
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April 19, 2026
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2 CONG LEADERS IN JAIL OVER LADAKH VIOLENCE FREED
Two Congress leaders, including a former MLA, were released from the Leh district jail on Saturday after spending nearly seven months in detention in connection with the September 2025 violence that left four persons dead and scores injured, officials said.
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April 19, 2026
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Rethinking global order in the precincts of Nalanda
thas become fashionable to criticise the US for its recent conduct toward Iran.
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April 19, 2026
Hindustan Times Lucknow
'Defeated bill to defend idea of India'
RAHUL GANDHI MOUNTS ATTACK ON BJP
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