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Hindustan Times Amritsar
Independent India’s voice of non-violence who led a revolution
Jayaprakash Narayan’s life and teachings are a testament to the power of people to bring about social transformation peacefully. His teachings emphasise defending democratic values and working towards the building of a just society
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October 11, 2025
Hindustan Times Amritsar
STATES TOLD TO CREATE DIGITAL IDs OF JAL JEEVAN MISSION ASSETS
The Centre on Friday asked states to create digital IDs of assets created under the Jal Jeevan Mission, a flagship programme for piped drinking water connections in rural households, a step aimed at ensuring transparency, Union secretary for drinking water and sanitation, Ashok Meena said.
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October 11, 2025
Hindustan Times Amritsar
Heading to Oscars, movie on forgotten Indian soldiers
Almost all the films that are celebrated as war movies in world cinema are from Hollywood or Europe. Retrospectively, one is tempted to ask the question: Whose world and war do these feature?
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October 11, 2025
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Clothes and culture: Legal status of dressing choices
In a recent incident, members of a fringe Right-wing outfit stormed into the rehearsal for the Miss Rishikesh pageant and objected to women contestants wearing “western clothes”, claiming it “polluted the culture of Uttarakhand”.
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October 11, 2025
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In a first, woman fighter pilot becomes instructor
Squadron Leader Shivangi Singh has become India’s first woman fighter pilot to earn the coveted Qualified Flying Instructor (QFI) badge after completing a gruelling six-month course at the Indian Air Force’s ‘Tambaram-based Flying Instructors’ School in Tamil Nadu, a watershed in the air force's 93-year history, officials aware of the matter said on Friday.
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October 11, 2025
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A man at an intersection of identities
While books by writers such as EM Forster and Rudyard Kipling continue to find readers, others who were once popular or controversial have drifted to the fringes of public attention. JR Ackerley, Nirad C Chaudhuri and Aubrey Menen are in the latter category.Their writings are so rooted in their eras that their concerns and characterisations may seem wayward to contemporary readers.
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October 11, 2025
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Undocumented migrants allowed for vote bank: Shah
Union home minister Amit Shah on Friday said some political parties give shelter to undocumented migrants because of “vote bank” politics as he backed the Election Commission of India’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) and said only an Indian citizen should have the right to vote and choose leaders.
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October 11, 2025
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No new air-to-air missiles being supplied to Pak, clarifies US
The US on Friday clarified that a recent amendment to an existing government-to-government military contract will not lead to the delivery of new advanced medium-range air-to-air missiles (AMRAAMs) to Pakistan, and dismissed Pakistani media reports about such a possibility as “false”.
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October 11, 2025
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The big jobs bluff in Bihar
The state has an employment problem, but government jobs for all households is certainly an outlandish promise
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October 11, 2025
Hindustan Times Amritsar
Trump threatens ‘massive’ tariffs on Chinese imports
He said ‘there seems to be no reason’ to meet with Xi Jinping as part of a trip to South Korea after China restricted exports of rare earths needed for US industry
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October 11, 2025
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SC ISSUES NOTICE ON PLEA SEEKING VOTING RIGHTS FOR UNDERTRIALS
The Supreme Court on Friday sought the response of the Centre and Election Commission on a petition challenging the blanket denial of voting rights to persons lodged in prisons who are either undertrials or pretrial prisoners yet to be convicted.
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October 11, 2025
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Sai Sudharsan makes his vision a reality
To many fans, Sai Sudharsan is the guy with the pretty intense visualisation technique.
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October 11, 2025
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CANADA’S OPPN PARTY CAMPAIGNS FOR CURTAILING BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP
Canadian principal opposition party has started campaigning for curtailing birthright citizenship for the children of non-permanent residents, a category that includes both international students and workers.
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October 11, 2025
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MASSIVE BLAST AT MUNITIONS PLANT IN U.S. LEAVES MULTIPLE PEOPLE DEAD, MISSING
MCEWEN, TENNESSEE: An explosion at a Tennessee military munitions plant left multiple people dead and missing on Friday, authorities said, as secondary blasts forced rescuers to keep their distance from the burning field of debris.
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October 11, 2025
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33-year-old techie killed as truck rams into cab
{ DELHI-JAIPUR-EXPRESSWAY } 5 OTHERS INJURED
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October 11, 2025
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SC declares cracker of a Diwali in Delhi-NCR
Despite environmental concerns The court may permit green firecrackers despite experts’ concerns and regulatory gaps
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October 11, 2025
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Asia Cup trophy remains in Dubai, ACC chief Naqvi orders it locked after handover drama
The Asia Cup trophy, which was not presented to the victorious Indian team after its refusal to accept it from Asian Cricket Council chief Mohsin Naqvi, has been locked away at the ACC's Dubai headquarters with “instructions that it should not be moved or handed over” without the Chairman's approval.
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October 11, 2025
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A Man Once Lost A Single Sock. And That's Where It All Began.
Every big change starts with something small, and a good sale really helps.
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October 11, 2025
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New US ambassador Gor in India for six-day visit
Incoming US ambassador to India Sergio Gor arrived in New Delhi on Friday for a six-day visit, though he will not formally assume his post during the trip, the State department said.
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October 11, 2025
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Unbelonging and the idea of home
Meticulous and elegantly written, Aatish Taseer’s A Return to Self: Excursions in Exile searches for traces of past civilisations and empires, to make sense of the present
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October 11, 2025
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NDA inches closer to finalising seat-sharing formula for Bihar
The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) on Friday was on the verge of sealing a final seat-sharing arrangement in Bihar for the upcoming assembly elections after the major parties successfully convinced holdouts Chirag Paswan and Jitan Ram Manjhi to temper their seat demands with some minor adjustments likely later.
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October 11, 2025
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Govt expands procurement to include 3 pulses
THE PLAN STEMS FROM THE MODI GOVERNMENT'S MOVE TO END THE COUNTRY’S DEPENDENCE ON IMPORTS TO MEET LOCAL DEMAND FOR PULSES
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October 11, 2025
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Afghanistan accuses Pak of air attacks, warns of ‘consequences’
Afghanistan's Taliban government accused Pakistan on Friday of carrying out airstrikes on its territory and warned of “consequences” as Islamabad said it was taking action against militants.
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October 11, 2025
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Hitaashee jumps into lead as 12 Indians make the cut
Local girl Hitaashee Bakshi produced a bogey free round to jump to sole lead on the second day of the Hero Women’s Indian Open (HWIO) on Friday as 12 Indians made the cut going into the money rounds of $500,000 Ladies’ European Tour (LET) event.
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October 11, 2025
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‘India’s new middle class is still struggling’
On young lower-middle-class women acting with agency even as workplaces continue to reproduce inequalities
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October 11, 2025
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In pursuit of perfection: Jaiswal extends WI's agony on Day One
All the Indian batters had a shot control percentage of over 90 and that meant that visitors were always under the pump
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October 11, 2025
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Adani taps SBI, Temasek, others for NMIA terminal
Airport entity in talks to raise ₹30,000 crore for Terminal-2 opening in 2029
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October 09, 2025
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In showdown, Trump calls for jailing Dem mayor, governor
President Donald Trump is targeting Democratic leaders who oppose his order for Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to conduct raids on migrants
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October 09, 2025
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Hamas, Israel optimistic on ending 2-yr Gaza war
Hamas and Israel voiced cautious positivity about the prospects of ending the two-year war in Gaza, as top mediators arrived in Egypt for a third day of negotiations on US President Donald Trump's peace plan.
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October 09, 2025
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Akhilesh visits Rampur to meet Azam, denies rift with SP veteran
Samajwadi Party national president Akhilesh Yadav met party's senior leader Azam Khan on Wednesday, the first time after the former SP MP was released from jail last month, with the two leaders striking a posture of unity amid speculation of a rift between Khan and the SP leadership.
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