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US court prohibits Pegasus maker from targeting WhatsApp
A US court has ordered Israel's NSO Group to stop targeting Meta Platforms’ WhatsApp messaging service, a development the spyware company warned could put it out of business.
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October 19, 2025
Hindustan Times Pune
Oppn allowing infiltration to increase vote bank, says Shah
Union home minister Amit Shah on Saturday accused the Opposition of supporting infiltration for vote bank politics, whilst warning Bihar voters against allowing “jungle raj wearing a new mask’ to return to the state.
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October 19, 2025
Hindustan Times Pune
Satwik-Chirag lose in Denmark Open semis
India's Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty fell agonisingly short of a final berth, going down to Japan's Takuro Hoki and Yugo Kobayashi in their men’s doubles clash at the Denmark Open here on Saturday.
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October 19, 2025
Hindustan Times Pune
In sickness, in health, in law
Push back, but with love. Argue, but with love. Building a bond with in-laws can be as simple as asking: How would I deal with this if it were my parent? Lord knows, they're not perfect
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October 19, 2025
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Oppn impasse on Bihar seat-share deal deepens
The Opposition bloc's Bihar seat-sharing deadlock deepened on Saturday as the state Congress chief accused Rashtriya Janata Dal’s (RJD) Tejashwi Yadav of “sabotaging” the alliance even as other coalition partners announced the number of seats they are “contesting” despite no official consensus.
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October 19, 2025
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Rashid Khan calls Pak air strikes that killed three Afghan cricketers ‘barbaric’
Afghanistan cricket captain Rashid Khan has condemned the recent Pakistani air strikes on civilian areas along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border, which claimed the lives of three young cricketers among other civilians.
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October 19, 2025
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Zaira Wasim announces marriage in first Insta post in years
Zaira Wasim returned to Insta after a long gap on Friday night, only to announce that she is now married. This is her first public update in the many years since she walked away from the industry in 2019, citing religious reasons.
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October 19, 2025
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Brahmaputra Valley Film Festival postponed in tribute to Zubeen Garg
The 10th edition of the Brahmaputra Valley Film Festival (BVFF) has been postponed in Assam to pay respects to the late Zubeen Garg and his contribution to Assamese art and culture, the organisers said on Thursday.
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October 18, 2025
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A smarter, sadder, and more sincere second outing
Peacemaker made its mark as a chaotic, foulmouthed, and emotional superhero series that stood apart from DC's darker tone.
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October 18, 2025
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V.I.P. TO CONTEST 15 SEATS AS PART OF OPPN BLOC
The Vikassheel Insaan Party (VIP), a key constituent of the opposition INDIA bloc, on Friday announced that it had finalised a seat-sharing deal with the RJD-Congress-Left combine by agreeing to contest 15 seats in the upcoming assembly elections in Bihar.
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October 18, 2025
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Taliban vow to hit back after saying Pak violated ceasefire
Pakistan carried out strikes in a border province in Afghanistan late Friday, breaking a ceasefire that had brought two days of calm to the border, a senior Taliban official told AFP, warning that Kabul would “retaliate.” Ten civilians were reportedly killed in the strike.
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October 18, 2025
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Keep calm, party on
It’s event-tsunami season. Here’s how to host, party, dress up, and show up, without draining your social battery
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October 18, 2025
Hindustan Times Pune
British prince gives up title over Epstein taint
Prince Andrew said Friday he is giving up his royal title of the Duke of York after his friendship with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein returned to the headlines, AP reported.
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October 18, 2025
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October 18, 2025
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US military head for Latin America to retire after 'concern over boat strikes'
WASHINGTON: Navy admiral Alvin Holsey, the commander of US Southern Command, will retire in December, defence secretary Pete Hegseth said, depriving the Pentagon of a top military officer as it wages a deadly campaign of military strikes against suspected narcotraffickers in the region, Bloomberg reported.
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October 18, 2025
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This Arshad and Jitendra starrer mistakes darkness for depth
atching Bhagwat: Chapter One Rakshas, I had déjà vu: Where had I seen this before? The story revolves around the disappearance of a young girl, which soon unravels into a string of similar cases. Investigating them is Bhagwat (Arshad Warsi), who promises a distraught father he will find his daughter in 15 days.
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October 18, 2025
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China missile features to be added in Astra Mark-2
The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has decided to incorporate advanced features from the Chinese PL-15 air-to-air missile into its indigenous Astra Mark-2 programme, following a detailed technical analysis of an unexploded missile fired by a Pakistani jet during Operation Sindoor in May, people aware of the matter said.
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October 18, 2025
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Key Maoist military strategist among surrendered insurgents
Takkallapalli Vasudeva Rao alias Aashanna alias Rupesh (60), a top leader of the banned Communist Party of India (Maoist), was the key strategist behind many of the party's high-profile insurgent attacks, and one of the principal architects behind the armed struggle, people familiar with the movement said on Friday.
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October 18, 2025
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Nabi sets up a thrilling finale against Mumbai
Jammu & Kashmir's swing bowler Auqib Nabi continued to make waves in domestic cricket by picking up a five-wicket haul to bundle out Mumbai for just 181 runs in their second innings on the third day of the Ranji Trophy Elite Division match at Srinagar.
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October 18, 2025
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Let's go on 50 first dates
Stop obsessing. First dates are not the final word in romance, they’re just the starting point
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October 18, 2025
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ED ATTACHES CRYPTO WORTH ₹2.4K-CR IN PROBE AGAINST RUSSIAN NATIONAL
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has provisionally attached cryptocurrency worth 2,385 crore lying in around 100 crypto wallets beneficially owned by Russian national Pavel Prozorov, as part of its money-laundering investigation into the unauthorised operations of forex-trading platform OctaFX.
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October 18, 2025
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Bihar ph-1 nominations end, but INDIA stand-off doesn't
A total of 1,698 candidates filed their papers for the crucial first phase of the assembly elections in Bihar as the chaotic nomination process for the 121 seats that go to the polls on November 6 closed on Friday with no clarity over a seat deal among the constituents of the Opposition Grand Alliance.
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October 18, 2025
Hindustan Times Pune
The ultimate meter to assess OTT releases is finally here!
The Right Angle with Sonal Kalra has launched its latest segment, a pioneering OTT report card that sets a new benchmark in authentic content evaluation.
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October 18, 2025
Hindustan Times Pune
SC flags constitutional doubts over UP's anti-conversion law
Raising serious questions about the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act, 2021, the Supreme Courton Friday observed that several provisions of the law may falter under the tests of privacy, proportionality and constitutionality, as it quashed multiple FIRs against officials of a private university accused of illegal conversions.
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October 18, 2025
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From Yo-Yo to Bronco test: How India are raising the fitness bar
Appropriate testing and training modality must achieve uncompromising levels for dominance
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October 18, 2025
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How great institutions power great nations
Behind many of India’s most remarkable achievements lies a common force: High-quality institutions that empower generations to build paths that once seemed impossible.
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October 18, 2025
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Zoravar wins trap bronze at World Championships
India’s Zoravar Singh Sandhu defied age and conditions to win trap bronze at the ISSF World Championships (Shotgun) in Athens on Friday.
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October 18, 2025
Hindustan Times Pune
I AM IN- CHARGE OF THE DIWALI PUJA AT HOME: AAHANA
For Aahana S Kumra, Diwali is a perfect blend of intimate family time and lively social gatherings.
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October 18, 2025
Hindustan Times Pune
The case of the lost rebels
AN INTELLECTUAL HISTORY
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October 18, 2025
Hindustan Times Pune
Last chapter in Maoist story
The large number of surrenders indicates that the violent political movement is in disarray
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