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SIR in 22 states, UTs set to start from Apr
The Election Commission of India (ECI) is set to conducta special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the national capital territory of Delhi and 21 other states and Union Territories in April, marking the third phase of the controversial exercise that has roiled Parliament and reached the Supreme Court.
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February 20, 2026
Hindustan Times
Review flags lapses in air monitoring in NCR
A Supreme Court-mandated review of pollution control systems in Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR) has revealed systemic weaknesses in air quality monitoring, enforcement capacity and institutional functioning, prompting recommendations by the expert committee for sweeping technological and structural reforms.
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February 20, 2026
Hindustan Times
Warren Buffett's $350 million NYT investment revives interest in media
THE INVESTOR HAS ACQUIRED ABOUT 5.IMN SHARES IN THE NEW YORK TIMES CO, TAKING ROUGHLY 3% STAKE
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February 20, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
It's documented he is Pt Ravi Shankar's disciple: Rishab's team on Anoushka's statement
Just days after late sitar maestro Pandit Ravi Shankar's daughter, sitarist Anoushka Shankar (44) said Rishab Rikhiram Sharma (27) was not a formal disciple of her father, his team tells us:
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February 20, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
My focus is on the Asian championship now: Nikhat
Of late, Nikhat Zareen’s performance graph has moved north.
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February 20, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
India women falter in chase, lose second T20I against Oz
Australia bounced back in emphatic fashion to defeat India by 19 runsin the second T201 at Canberra, levelling the three-match series.
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February 20, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
Exports to Hong Kong up 99%, China 56% in Jan
China, Hong Kong and Vietnam emerged as the top three growth centres for Indian merchandise exports in January, seeing a 56%, 99% and 45% annualised increase respectively, helping India to register a positive growth in the month despite a 22% contraction in exports to its biggest market America.
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February 20, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
ZUCKERBERG DENIES FB, INSTA TARGET KIDS
{ SOCIAL MEDIA TRIAL
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February 20, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
Geet vs Margot: Internet says, Bebo first
A BTS clip of actor-producer Margot Robbie twirling through lush greenery in the United Kingdom for Wuthering Heights has set off a lively debate across the Indian internet.
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February 20, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
RBI checks on mis-selling will likely fail their purpose
The central bank's regulations do not go far enough to be effective on the ground. They need to be deeply prescriptive
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February 20, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
Despite ‘staggered’ VIP movement, central Delhi gridlocked once again
Parts of Lutyens Delhi remained snarled on Thursday, particularly during evening peak hours, as staggered VIP movements for the ongoing AI Summit disrupted traffic for hours, sparking commuter outrage and raising questions about traffic management during high-profile events.
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February 20, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
MAN FOUND WITH BODIES OF 3 FAMILY MEMBERS, PET CAT: HELD FOR MURDER
A 25-year-old man was arrested on Thursday morning for allegedly killing three family members and a pet cat in Sanvga village.
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February 20, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
ANYONE CAN SAY ANYTHING, SAYS NARAVANE ON RAHUL'S CLAIMS
Amid a raging controversy over his unpublished memoir, former Army chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane (retd) on Thursday questioned the practice of quoting unnamed sources in news stories.
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February 20, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
For Honey, his price tag demands performance
Honey Baisoya was at the practice greens of the iconic Tollygunge Club in Kolkata when, almost 1500 kilometres away in the national capital, six franchises were involved in an intense bidding war over him at the auction for the inaugural72 The League — PGTI's foray into franchise-based competition.
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February 20, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
AI’s benefits need to be diffused: Nilekani
Infosys Chairman Nandan Nilekani on Thursday said the rapid advancement of artificial intelligence (AD) could trigger a backlash unless its benefits are widely diffused and demonstrably useful to society, and the resentment among white-collar workers could potentially derail the technology’s progress.
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February 20, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
NGT SEEKS CPCB REPORT OVER E-WASTE MGMT ACROSS COUNTRY
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has flagged gaps in the management of electronic-waste (e-waste) across the country, noting that 17 States and UTs — including Delhi —did not currently have any e-waste recycling facility.
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February 20, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
‘Keen to collaborate with India on safety, testing’
INDIA'S ROLE CRUCIAL, SAYS ANTHROPIC CEO
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February 20, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
SC allows DDA to widen Ridge road for CAPF hospital
The Supreme Court on Thursday cleared the decks for the central armed paramilitary forces to fully access a multi-specialty hospital in south Delhi, granting permission to the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) to widen a road in the Southern Ridge near Chhattarpur to provide access to the hospital, and observing that “anything for the benefit of paramilitary forces should not be stopped”.
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February 20, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
RAJNATH: INDIA FOR AN EQUITABLE MARITIME ORDER
Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday said India aspires to establish an equitable maritime order based on international rules and freedom of navigation, adding that a comprehensive global naval architecture can further strengthen the legal framework provided by the UN Convention on the Law of Seas (UNCLOS) to address matters related to international waters.
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February 20, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
‘Kerala Story 2’ triggers slugfest, plea filed in HC
A plea has been filed before the Kerala high court seeking a stay on the release of the upcoming film The Kerala Story 2, alleging that its content could incite communal tensions and disturb law and order in the state, with chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan saying the movie's release should be viewed as “utmost gravity”.
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February 20, 2026
Hindustan Times
PM frames India as key player in Al ecosystem
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday outlined an ethical, sovereign, inclusive and globally oriented vision of artificial intelligence (AI) as he pitched India as a central player in the global AI ecosystem and called for stronger guardrails to regulate emerging technologies.
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February 20, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
You should be charged with murder: SC to pharma firm
A W.H.O. ALERT HAD LINKED DEATHS OF 18 KIDS IN UZBEKISTAN TO COUGH SYRUPS MADE BY NOIDA-BASED MARION BIOTECH
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February 20, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
TECHNICAL WORK STILL UNDERWAY, YAMUNA CRUISE LAUNCH DELAYED
The Delhi government has postponed the launch of its Yamuna cruise service, which was initially scheduled for February 20 to coincide with the government's one-year anniversary.
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February 20, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
TWO MEN ON BIKE SHOOT RETIRED COP IN OUTER DELHI
An 80-year-old retired Delhi Police sub-inspector was shot at allegedly by two bike-borne assailants in outer Delhi's Bakkarwala area on Thursday afternoon, police said.
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February 20, 2026
Hindustan Times
SC to hear pleas challenging CAA on May 5
The Supreme Court on Thursday fixed May 5, 2026 as the date to commence final hearing in the batch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 (CAA) and the rules framed under it, setting the stage for what could be one of the most significant constitutional adjudications of the decade.
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February 20, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
Are all-format batters going extinct?
There was a time, not very long ago, when no matter the format India were playing, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma were effervescent and ever-present.
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February 20, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
11-year-old boy dies after falling in under-construction UP drain
An Il-yeat-old boy died after falling into an uncovered drain in Gorakhpur's Rapti Nagar Extension Colony on Thursday, in a string of recent similar incidents of civic apathy leading to death of citizens.
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February 20, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
Ibrahim’s 95* helps Afghanistan finish on a winning note
In Afghanistan’s final match of the 2026 T20 World Cup, which was also his last as the team’s head coach, Jonathan Trott was still scribbling down notes in his book.
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February 20, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
Former S Korean Prez gets life sentence over 2024 martial law
A South Korean court declared former president Yoon Suk YeoI's martial law bid in 2024 an insurrection, sentencing the disgraced leader to life in prison on Thursday.
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February 20, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
6-yr-old dies after car rams into e-rickshaw
A six-year-old girl was killed and her grandmother injured after a speeding car hit the e-rickshaw they were travelling in, causing it to overturn in west Delhi's Janakpuri on Tuesday morning.
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