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Hindustan Times Jammu
India-Russia tango, with China in the shadows
If you ask an Indian whether he/she wants to go to the US/Europe or to Russia for studies, tourism, or even to settle down, the answer is not hard to guess:
4 min |
December 09, 2025
Hindustan Times Jammu
5 killed as Thai-Cambodia border clashes erupt again
Thailand launched airstrikes along the disputed border with Cambodia on Monday as both sides accused the other of breaking a ceasefire that halted fighting earlier this year.
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December 09, 2025
Hindustan Times Jammu
Court, executive and the test of constitutionality
The separation of powers envisaged in the Constitution asks for the three organs of State to check and regulate each other. This safety mechanism is compromised when these organs start to work together, instead of reviewing each other
4 min |
December 09, 2025
Hindustan Times Jammu
We pushed Nitish Kumar back into the arms of NDA
The Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) is sort of on life support and has to decide if it is a political bloc or a state-specific coalition, Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah said on Saturday, adding that the Opposition will need to be cohesive and take decisions together to challenge the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
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December 07, 2025
Hindustan Times Jammu
National policy to reduce pendency a priority: CJI
Chief Justice of India Surya Kant on Saturday declared that a “predictable timeline for deciding cases and a unified national policy for disposing pending matters” will be his first priority, as he laid out an ambitious roadmap for transforming India’s justice-delivery system into one that is swifter, cost-effective, more inclusive and firmly oriented toward the ordinary citizen.
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December 07, 2025
Hindustan Times Jammu
Chernobyl’s damaged shield leaking: IAEA
A protective shield at the Chernobyl nuclear plant in war-torn Ukraine, built to contain radioactive material from the 1986 disaster, can no longer perform its main safety function due to drone damage, the UN nuclear watchdog said on Friday, a strike Ukraine has attributed to Russia.
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December 07, 2025
Hindustan Times Jammu
India has freedom of choice, no country has veto on ties
Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit to India for a bilateral summit this week reflected India’s freedom of choice and policy of strategic autonomy, external affairs minister S Jaishankar said on Saturday against the backdrop of pressure from the US to reduce purchases of Russian oil and military hardware.
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December 07, 2025
Hindustan Times Jammu
Putin visit reflected India’s freedom of choice: Jaishankar
Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit to India for a bilateral summit this week reflected India's freedom of choice and policy of strategic autonomy, external affairs minister S Jaishankar said on Saturday against the backdrop of pressure from the US to reduce purchases of Russian oil and military hardware.
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December 07, 2025
Hindustan Times Jammu
5 dead in Af-Pak border clashes
An overnight exchange of fire between Afghan forces and Pakistani troops along the two countries’ tense border killed five Afghan civilians and wounded five others, while three civilians were also wounded on the Pakistani side, officials from the two countries said on Saturday.
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December 07, 2025
Hindustan Times Jammu
England staring down the barrel under Gabba lights
Australia are on the brink of grabbing a 2-0 lead in the Ashes after dominating a demoralised England on the third day of the day-night second Test here on Saturday.
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December 07, 2025
Hindustan Times Jammu
Customs duty regime next in line for reform
Reforming India’s customs duty regime—by lowering rates on select goods, increasing transparency, and reducing official discretion—will be the next major economic reform push, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Saturday.
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December 07, 2025
Hindustan Times Jammu
Make all prisons disabled-friendly, SC directs states
The Supreme Court has passed sweeping directions to all states and union territories to make prisons disabled-friendly and sought a compliance report within four months.
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December 07, 2025
Hindustan Times Jammu
Frank Gehry, master architect, dead at 96
Canada-born US architect Frank Gehry, whose daring and whimsical designs from the Guggenheim Bilbao to the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles captivated fans and critics, died on Friday.
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December 07, 2025
Hindustan Times Jammu
OPPN LAWMAKERS PROTEST AGAINST DELHI POLLUTION
Leaders of various Opposition parties on Thursday staged a protest in Parliament complex over the issue of air pollution in the national capital, with Congress leader Sonia Gandhi asking the government to take action.
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December 05, 2025
Hindustan Times Jammu
Common AI framework key to future development
At the just-concluded G20 summit in South Africa, where the agenda was themed “solidarity, equality, sustainability’, Prime Minister Narendra Modi called fora “global Al compact” to ensure Alis human-centred, open-source, and inclusive.
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December 05, 2025
Hindustan Times Jammu
States must ensure availability of staff for SIR, orders top court
The Supreme Court on Thursday underscored that states governments cannot distance themselves from their statutory obligation to provide adequate manpower for electoral work, making it clear that they are duty-bound to ensure the availability of booth level officers (BLOs) for the Election Commission of India (ECI) during the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.
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December 05, 2025
Hindustan Times Jammu
KASHMIR REELS UNDER COLD WAVE MIN TEMP AT MINUS 4 DEG
Kashmir reeled under cold conditions as the minimum temperature settled below the freezing point, even as a thick layer of fog engulfed most parts of the valley, officials said on Thursday.
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December 05, 2025
Hindustan Times Jammu
Police reforms and the making of Viksit Bharat
Changes in public perception of police would require a comprehensive effort by different segments of society, beginning with the force itself
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December 05, 2025
Hindustan Times Jammu
US unveils ‘New G20’ for the 2026 summit, excludes South Africa
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that US will invite Poland, praising the country as a success story of post-Cold War resilience
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December 05, 2025
Hindustan Times Jammu
Russia Prez set to begin crucial visit to India
Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to arrive in New Delhi on Thursday evening ona State Visit for the 23rd India-Russia Annual Summit
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December 05, 2025
Hindustan Times Jammu
Day 2: 250 IndiGo flights hit
At least 250 IndiGo flights were cancelled on Thursday as chaos continued at major airports across India, with the carrier struggling to adapt to stringent new crew rostering rules.
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December 05, 2025
Hindustan Times Jammu
Cost of failing the passengers
India’s largest domestic airline must be penalised for the chaos in schedules and passengers have to be compensated for disruptions
2 min |
December 05, 2025
Hindustan Times Jammu
Khrushchev era lessons on ceasing nuclear tests
This is essentially an anecdotal piece.
4 min |
December 05, 2025
Hindustan Times Jammu
'Protracted acid attack case trials shameful'
The Supreme Court on Thursday called for day-to-day special court trials in acid attack cases as it heard an acid attack survivor's plea seeking social security, even as the trial in her case remained pending in a Delhi court since 2009.
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December 05, 2025
Hindustan Times Jammu
VIKSIT UP 2047
EDUCATING TODAY, EMPOWERING TOM
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December 05, 2025
Hindustan Times Jammu
IT sheds weight in indices as AI rises
Combined weight of IT cos in BSE Sensex fell to an 18-year low
3 min |
December 04, 2025
Hindustan Times Jammu
Ditwah exposes South Asia’s fragile edges
South Asia and Southeast Asia face a new class of disasters — storms that may not be the strongest by wind speed but are supercharged for rain. The infrastructure of the last century cannot meet the extremes of this one
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December 04, 2025
Hindustan Times Jammu
India, EU eye plan to secure undersea cables
The protection of undersea cables will be in focus at a maritime security workshop being organised by India and the European Union (EU) in New Delhi on December 5 that will be attended by participants from key Indian Ocean countries located close to strategic submarine infrastructure.
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December 04, 2025
Hindustan Times Jammu
Development and clean air are not binary choices
Last week, the Supreme Court of India handed developers a surprising reprieve in Confederation of Real Estate Developers of India (CREDAI) v. Vanashakti & Ors. 2025. In a 2:1 verdict authored by former Chief Justice of India BR Gavai and Justice K Vinod Chandran (with Justice Ujjal Bhuyan dissenting), the Court reopened the door to ex post facto environmental clearances (ECs), i.e., approvals granted to a project after construction has already begun, without the mandatory prior environmental scrutiny.
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December 04, 2025
Hindustan Times Jammu
New horizons for an enduring partnership
When President Vladimir Putin arrives in New Delhi today for a State visit and the 23rd India-Russia Annual Summit, he will be reaffirming one of the world’s most durable major partnerships.
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