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Hindustan Times Patna
Wake-up call from Ukraine
The Moscow drone death shines light on a war that has been obscured by the Iran conflict
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May 19, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
TCS asks managers to place 5% staff in lowest band
A month after completing its biggest retrenchment exercise, Tata Consultancy Services Ltd (TCS) asked managers to classify roughly 5% of employees in the company’s lowest performance band during the latest appraisal cycle, according to an internal email reviewed by Mint and confirmed by an executive.
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May 19, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
The Hormuz crisis: A view from Rome
Since the outbreak of the war between Iran and the US, Italy has acted together with its European partners, the G7 and multilateral organisations to promote a cessation of hostilities, ensure the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and restore stability in West Asia.
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May 19, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
Beyond Cannes, enduring legacy of ‘Amma Ariyan’
Iconoclast director John Abraham's Amma Ariyan (Report to Mother/Malayalam/1986) was screened at Cannes 2026 in its new avatar, a restored 4k version, to a packed house on Sunday.
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May 19, 2026
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Shaping a new era of industrial cooperation
The approaches of India and Sweden reflect a broader belief that climate action can create jobs, expand opportunity, strengthen energy security and improve lives
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May 19, 2026
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Gems, jewellery exports fall 9% in April
India's gems and jewellery exports declined by 9.07% at $2,226.45 million (₹20,825.01 crore) in April following the West Asia conflict, the Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council said.
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May 18, 2026
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Persevering through times of war, scarcity
‘Freedom can never be taken for granted. It always requires awareness, strength and austerity. I invite all of you to whatever religion or party or group you may belong to as comrades in this great struggle that has been forced upon us. I have full faith in our people and in the cause and in the future of our country,’ Prime Minister (PM) Jawaharlal Nehru said in a speech broadcast by All India Radio on October 22, 1962.
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May 18, 2026
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Why India and the Global South need open-source AI
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a technology that is adaptable for many purposes, fed with human linguistic and other behavioural data that is scraped from the immense datasphere existing in the web.
3 min |
May 18, 2026
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Big power diplomacy on display in Beijing
Trump's China visit has been hailed in both capitals. Behind the bonhomie, readouts reveal two nations pursuing parallel paths for dominance
4 min |
May 18, 2026
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Testing times for social amity
Madhya Pradesh court verdict will influence other disputes involving places of worship
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May 18, 2026
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Centre mulls FASTags for toll-exempt vehicles
The Centre is developing a separate category of FASTags for toll-exempt vehicles as part of its nationwide rollout of barrier-free highway tolling under the Multi-Lane Free Flow (MLFF) regime, according to two people aware of the matter.
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May 18, 2026
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4 of Indian-origin held in kidnapping, extortion case
Canadian police arrested four Indian-origin persons from Calgary, Alberta, and are looking for a fifth in connection with a kidnapping incident related to extortion, Calgary police service (CPS) on Friday said.
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May 17, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
Some very personal frames of Raghu Rai
For Raghu Rai, the camera was his life, but through it, it was also his way of teaching people the art of living.
3 min |
May 17, 2026
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How far have we come?
{ ECONOMICS OF EXCLUSION } POLITICS, PROSPERITY, LOVE
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May 17, 2026
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Iran to announce Hormuz mechanism, collect fees
Iran has prepared a mechanism to manage traffic through the Strait of Hormuz along a designated route that will be unveiled soon, the head of the Iranian parliament's national security committee Ebrahim Azizi said on Saturday.
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May 17, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
Making the Capital's EV policy women-friendly
With the Prime Minister calling for reducing fuel usage to offset the impact of the war in West Asia, this might be an opportune moment to look at alternatives with a focus on women.
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May 17, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
Living austerely in this world riven by conflict
Spending, investing, and planning in mega terms for India to develop is one thing; reckless splurging, with scant regard for the natural environment thrown into the process, is another. We must make our choices carefully
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May 17, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
Cockroaches remark directed at fake degree holders, CJI clarifies
Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant on Saturday maintained that his oral observations a day earlier, referring to some people as “cockroaches” and “parasites”, were not directed at the youth of the country but at individuals who had entered professions such as law and media using “fake and bogus degrees”.
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May 17, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
US, Nigeria claim killing of IS 2nd-in-command
A senior Islamic State group leader, described as “the most active terrorist in the world”, has been killed in a joint operation by US and Nigerian forces in the west African country, the two countries’ presidents said.
1 min |
May 17, 2026
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Nation and its largest religious minority
Are we witnessing the steady marginalisation of Indian Muslims?
3 min |
May 17, 2026
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Feat accompli
This is an era of athletes tearing through records. What's next, in a world where the word impossible is fast losing meaning?
2 min |
May 17, 2026
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Israel kills chief of Hamas armed wing
An Israeli airstrike in Gaza killed the leader of Hamas’ military wing, one of the last surviving architects of the October 7, 2023, attacks that triggered the war in Gaza, the Israeli military said Saturday.
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May 17, 2026
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PUTIN TO VISIT CHINA MAY 19-20, DAYS AFTER TRUMP TRIP
Russian President Vladimir Putin will travel to China on May 19 for a two-day visit, hot on the heels of US President Donald Trump's trip to Beijing, the Kremlin said on Saturday.
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May 17, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
Warrior, rebel, north star
BR Ambedkar's sweeping, searing Annihilation of Caste — his manifesto, enclosing all that he wished for, for his people and his country — turns 90 this month. It is many things: a compass orienting the reader, a mirror held up to a nation, a love letter to reason. See how it was born (from a speech he wasn’t allowed to deliver); how it defined for him the path he would follow for the rest of his life; and how far short we have fallen of the dreams he had for the new India
4 min |
May 17, 2026
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The untold story & unsung heroes of Indian liberalism
Nineteenth century intellectuals such as Narayan Mahadev Parmanand point to a forgotten tradition of liberalism in India, which measured progress by the well-being of individuals rather than groups
4 min |
May 16, 2026
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‘Tibetans refer to lakes, rivers as mothers, fathers’
On her novel set in colonial times that features Indian spies in Tibet, and an Englishwomen intent on reaching Lhasa
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May 16, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
OLA ELECTRIC TO INVEST $208 MN IN EV, CELL TECH UNIT
Ola Electric will invest $208.5 million in its core vehicle and cell units as the EV bike and scooter maker aims to step up cost cuts and localize manufacturing to achieve profitability amid rising competition.
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May 16, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
The creator of a shared visual imagination
On April 1, 2026, a Raja Ravi Varma painting made national headlines when it sold for a staggering ₹167 crore after an intense bidding war at auction.
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May 16, 2026
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Staring into devoid
In Himmat Shah’s work, he seeks the same thing: To know if art can ever be separated from the artwork
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May 16, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
Final exam: Stay alive
These fictional schools totally didn’t care about student safety. The real horror? Not one parent pulled their kid out
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