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President meets IAF pilot who Pak claimed to have captured
Just before she undertook a sortie in a Rafale fighter jet on Wednesday, President Droupadi Murmu posed with Squadron leader Shivangi Singh —the Indian Air Force pilot who Pakistan claimed to have captured after her Rafale jet was allegedly shot down during Operation Sindoor.
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October 30, 2025
Hindustan Times Mumbai
Montha leaves trail of destruction in Andhra
Severe cyclonic storm “Montha” which made landfall near Narasapur between Kakinada and Machilipatnam in Andhra Pradesh on Tuesday evening, left a trail of destruction across the coastal Andhra, leaving two people dead and causing widespread damage to homes, crops, and infrastructure.
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October 30, 2025
Hindustan Times Mumbai
HASINA WARNS B'DESH GOVT OF MASS VOTER BOYCOTT IN POLLS
Millions of supporters of Bangladesh’s Awami League will boycott next year’s national elections, after the party was barred from contesting the polls, ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina told Reuters on Wednesday from her exile in New Delhi.
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October 30, 2025
Hindustan Times Mumbai
Air India CEO calls crash tragic, awaits final probe report
Describing the crash of a Boeing 787 in June as “absolutely devastating,” Air India chief executive officer (CEO) Campbell Wilson on Wednesday said the airline continues to support affected families and staff while cooperating with the ongoing investigation.
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October 30, 2025
Hindustan Times Mumbai
'Early India-EU FTA can aid global stability'
The speedy conclusion of a trade deal between India and the European Union (EU) can make a “big difference” to efforts to stabilise the global economy and strengthen democratic forces, external affairs minister S Jaishankar said on Wednesday.
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October 30, 2025
Hindustan Times Mumbai
NEW THERAPY OR DIGITAL TRAP? INSIDE THE RISE OF AI COMPANIONSHIP
As more young people turn to chatbots for connection, experts weigh in on whether AI relationships are healing emotional loneliness or deepening it
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October 30, 2025
Hindustan Times Mumbai
Too bad I can’t run for prez a 3rd time: Trump
President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that “it's too bad” he’s not allowed to run for a third term, conceding the constitutional reality even as he expressed interest in continuing to serve.
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October 30, 2025
Hindustan Times Mumbai
Police, bomb squad search Rajinikanth, Dhanush's homes after bomb threat
On Monday, the Tamil Nadu Director General of Police (DGP) received emails claiming that bombs had been planted at the residences of actors Rajinikanth and Dhanush, among other VIPs in the city.
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October 30, 2025
Hindustan Times Mumbai
NATO: REDUCED U.S. MILITARY PRESENCE IN EASTERN EUROPE AN ‘ADJUSTMENT’
Nato said on Wednesday it had been informed in advance of US plans to reduce some of its troops deployed on the alliance’s eastern flank, describing the move as an “adjustment” and nothing “unusual”, AFP reported.
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October 30, 2025
Hindustan Times Mumbai
Surya regains touch but rain washes out first T201
Cut short by rain but till the time Suryakumar Yadav was batting, he wasn’t looking anywhere close to a man who hadn't scored a fifty in his last 14 innings and averaged only 10.50 during that time. This India team has made it a mission to not overtly rely on any one player but the captain going through a slump of such proportions after spending the better part of 2024 as the No.1 batter had to be addressed sooner or later. Canberra seemed to have finally triggered that correction phase.
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October 30, 2025
Hindustan Times Mumbai
RELIANCE GROUP ALLEGES BID TO TARNISH IMAGE
Anil Ambani's Reliance Group on Wednesday issued a statement in anticipation of an online portal targeting it with an alleged expose, saying corporate rivals were resorting toa campaign of calumny, disinformation and character assassination.
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October 30, 2025
Hindustan Times Mumbai
SC seeks Centre’s response to challenge to Sonam’s detention
The Supreme Court on Wednesday sought Centre's response to an amended application by the wife of activist Sonam Wangchuk challenging his detention under the stringent National Security Act.
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October 30, 2025
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Row over Cong leader singing B'desh anthem
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday hit out at the Congress after a video of its leader allegedly singing Bangladesh's national anthem went viral.
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October 30, 2025
Hindustan Times Mumbai
L&T orders hint at private capex revival in Q2
Engineering giant Larsen & Toubro Ltd flashed the first signs of a much-awaited recovery in India’s private capital expenditure, reporting a sharp recovery in domestic infrastructure orders in the September quarter.
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October 30, 2025
Hindustan Times Mumbai
INDIA'S MARITIME SECTOR IS ADVANCING WITH GREAT SPEED AND ENERGY: PM MODI
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday addressed the Maritime Leaders Conclave and chaired the Global Maritime CEO Forum at India Maritime Week (IMW) 2025, being held in Mumbai. The forum served as a key platform for dialogue on sustainable maritime growth, resilient supply chains, green shipping, and inclusive blue economy strategies
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October 30, 2025
Hindustan Times Mumbai
Etsy names insider Kruti Goyal as new CEO
Online marketplace Etsy named insider Kruti Patel Goyal as its new chief executive officer on Wednesday, succeeding Josh Silverman, who has spent over eight years in the role.
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October 30, 2025
Hindustan Times Mumbai
Why Chess World Cup tests the mind and body
There is a certain level of uncertainty that comes with the Chess World Cup. Most tournaments follow a straightforward round robin format. But the World Cup, a near month-long competition with 206 players vying for the title, is one of the sport's most treacherous events.
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October 30, 2025
Hindustan Times Mumbai
CBI LODGES D.A. CASE AGAINST SUSPENDED PUNJAB OFFICER
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered a disproportionate assets (DA) case against suspended Punjab Police DIG Harcharan Singh Bhullar, following a preliminary inquiry into his financial holdings.
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October 30, 2025
Hindustan Times Mumbai
Ammy Virk says even words like 'saala' are off limits in his film
In a decade-long acting career, Ammy Virk has moved effortlessly between Punjabi and Hindi films. While Punjabi cinema has allowed him to experiment with diverse roles, his Hindi outings, from Khel Khel Mein to Bad Newwz (both 2024), have largely showcased his comic side.
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October 30, 2025
Hindustan Times Mumbai
As campaign heats up, NDA, Oppn trade barbs
Campaigning for the high-stakes assembly elections in Bihar kicked into high gear on Wednesday as both the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and the Opposition Grand Alliance deployed top leaders to address rallies crisscrossing the state, hoping to convince voters before the polls next month.
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October 30, 2025
Hindustan Times Mumbai
Israel says it will uphold Gaza ceasefire after strikes kill 104
The Israeli military said on Wednesday that it would abide by a ceasefire accord in Gaza, as health officials in the enclave said airstrikes had killed 104 people, with both Israel and Hamas trading blame for violations of the deal.
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October 30, 2025
Hindustan Times Mumbai
India, China agree to maintain LAC stability
Indian and Chinese military commanders have agreed to use existing mechanisms to resolve any ground issues along the border to maintain stability, even as the two sides continue the process of addressing the longstanding boundary dispute and normalising ties after a prolonged face-off on the Line of Actual Control (LAC).
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October 30, 2025
Hindustan Times Mumbai
Learning from Riyadh’s realism in foreign policy
Saudi Arabia's strategic calculus rests on five interlocking pillars: A firm finger on the global energy supply balance, custodianship of Islam's holiest sites, sovereign capital deployment, multi-vector diplomacy, and enabling domestic reforms.
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October 30, 2025
Hindustan Times Mumbai
4 years on, Lakhimpur Kheri victims await justice as witnesses turn hostile
an SUV, with former Union minister of state for home Ajay Teni’ Mishra’s son Ashish Mishra allegedly in it, mowed down four farmers and a journalist in Uttar Pradesh’s Lakhimpur Kheri district.
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October 30, 2025
Hindustan Times Mumbai
Sachidanand Upadhyay joins the global business elite
Few Indian business leaders have been featured twice in Time Magazine's notable lists.
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October 29, 2025
Hindustan Times Mumbai
India faces balancing act on Russia amid US trade talks
India will have to contend with an increasingly delicate balancing act between negotiating a trade deal and repairing ties with the US and maintaining its legacy relationship with Russia ahead of a planned visit by President Vladimir Putin in December, according to people familiar with the matter.
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October 29, 2025
Hindustan Times Mumbai
Over 1 million people talk to ChatGPT about suicide weekly: OpenAI
NEW DELHI: More than a million people send messages to ChatGPT every week that show signs of suicidal thoughts, according to a blog post published by ChatGPT maker OpenAT on Monday.
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October 29, 2025
Hindustan Times Mumbai
Is the H-1B visa crisis a blessing in disguise for IT?
Indian information technology (IT) services companies’ strategy of servicing US clients from offshore locations to offset the impact of the H-1B visa fee hike—from $1,000 to $100,000—is boosting their operating margins.
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October 29, 2025
Hindustan Times Mumbai
Bihar’s caste plus politics
Parties across the political spectrum now prioritise governance and development in their campaigns over identity concerns
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October 29, 2025
Hindustan Times Mumbai
State-run refiners examine Russia oil options after curbs
SINCE THE LATEST SANCTIONS BY THE U.S., REFINERS HAVE STAYED OUT OF THE MARKET FOR URALS CRUDE, RUSSIA’S BENCHMARK GRADE
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