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'Public roads can’t be death traps': Delhi HC denies bail to Janakpuri contractors

February 26, 2026

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Hindustan Times Delhi

The Delhi high court on Wednesday dismissed the anticipatory bail pleas of two directors of a private firm allegedly linked to a fatal excavation accident in west Delhi's Janakpuri earlier this month, observing that a young life was lost due to human negligence and a “complete disregard” of duty.

- shruti kakkar@hindustantimes.com

A bench of Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma refused to grant pre-arrest bail to the two contractors — Himanshu Gupta and Kavish Gupta — who were directors of the firm awarded the contract by the Delhi Jal Board (DJB). The court termed the incident a “preventable accident”.

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Hindustan Times

ITBP jawans flood police HQ over ‘inaction’ on colleague’s complaint

Around 50 armed Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) personnel arrived at the Kanpur police commissionerate in over a dozen vehicles on Saturday, spread across the campus, and took up positions at points normally manned by policemen —an hour-long show of force meant to compel action on alleged medical negligence that had cost a jawan’s mother her arm.

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2 mins

May 24, 2026

Hindustan Times

The Gurnoor-Auqib debate and priorities for selection

“Ab to milenge. Bus short-pitched ball mat daalna,” Rashid Khan ribs Gurnoor Brar in a widely watched Gujarat Titans video about their impending battle in next month's India-Afghanistan ODI series.

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3 mins

May 24, 2026

Hindustan Times

Headway in Iran-US talks raises truce hope

The United States and Iran are close to agreeing on a memorandum of understanding aimed at ending the war, two regional officials and a diplomat said Saturday, as the US weighs a new round of attacks on the Islamic Republic.

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2 mins

May 24, 2026

Hindustan Times

SC takes cognisance of dowry death case

TOP COURT TO HEAR MATTER ON MONDAY

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3 mins

May 24, 2026

Hindustan Times

‘Work in progress’, says Wangchuk after MHA meet with civil bodies

Environmentalist Sonam Wangchuk on Saturday expressed hope over the proposal of granting constitutional safeguards to Ladakh under Article 371, while describing the recently concluded negotiations during a high-level meeting in New Delhi as a “work in progress”.

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1 mins

May 24, 2026

Hindustan Times

HC clears deck for Vinesh to take part in Asiad trials

The Delhi High Court has paved the way for wrestler Vinesh Phogat to participate in the Asian Games selection, as it labelled a Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) notice disallowing her from the trials as “vindictive” and “exclusionary”.

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1 min

May 24, 2026

Hindustan Times Delhi

Iran praises Tulsi Gabbard's work

The resignation of Tulsi Gabbard as Director of National Intelligence (DNI) saw reactions from several US leaders, but it drew praise from an unlikely source: Iran.

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2 mins

May 24, 2026

Hindustan Times Delhi

UP CONG CHIEF BOOKED OVER REMARKS AGAINST PM AT MAHOBA

Uttar Pradesh Congress chief Ajay Rai and his supporters were booked on Saturday for allegedly insulting Prime Minister Narendra Modi at an event in Mahoba district on Friday, police said.

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1 min

May 24, 2026

Hindustan Times Delhi

Naga abduction case to be handed over to NIA

Manipur chief minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh on Saturday said the case relating to the abduction of six Naga villagers by armed militants would be handed over to the National Investigation Agency (NIA), even as he appealed to Kuki groups to help secure the release of the hostages.

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1 min

May 24, 2026

Hindustan Times Delhi

Hindustan Times Delhi

What were you expecting?

How has the experience of birthing and motherhood changed, over centuries? How did women’s literal labour come to be so discounted? Two new books unpack surprises, past and present

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4 mins

May 24, 2026

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