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Hindustan Times Bengaluru
New US immigration rule: No auto extn of work authorisation
The US Department of Homeland Security has eliminated automatic extensions of employment authorisation documents, a move that will force foreign workers — especially Indians who make up a large portion of the expat workforce — to stop working if their renewals are not approved before their current permits expire.
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October 30, 2025
Hindustan Times Bengaluru
Trump, Xi may declare trade truce after chaos
Donald Trump and Xi Jinpingare set to finalise a detente as they meet on Thursday in South Korea, putting the world’s biggest trade fight on hold —at least for now.
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October 30, 2025
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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
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The history of caste in the Bihar assembly
The first story based on the database looked at the representation of Muslims in the Bihar assembly (https:/ bit.ly/BiharMus-limMLAs).
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October 30, 2025
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Odisha iron ore mining cap will hurt India’s growth: Govt to SC
Putting a cap on iron ore mining in Odisha will impede India's growth trajectory and sabotage the dream of Atmanirbhar Bharat, the Central and Odisha governments told the Supreme Court which is examining a petition on imposing a cap on extraction, similar to the ones it imposed in Karnataka and Goa in the interest of intergenerational equity in preserving natural resources.
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October 30, 2025
Hindustan Times Bengaluru
AMID ROUGH INT'L WATERS, INDIA CAN BE STEADY WORLD POWERHOUSE: PM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday exhorted global investors to take bets on the Indian shipping sector, saying that at a time when the global seas are rough, India has the capability of becoming the steady powerhouse of the world.
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October 30, 2025
Hindustan Times Bengaluru
Will keep telling myself to stay calm, believe: Shafali
MUMBAI: On the eve of their all-important Women’s World Cup semifinal against defending champions Australia, as the India batters lined up fora hit out in the nets, Shafali Verma also took guard at the DY Patil Sports Complex’s University ground on ‘Wednesday afternoon.
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October 30, 2025
Hindustan Times Bengaluru
India, EU near consensus on trade pact
10 of 20 chapters closed, convergence likely on most of the remaining issues
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October 30, 2025
Hindustan Times Bengaluru
Bihar CM, PM posts not vacant for sons of Lalu, Sonia: Shah
Union home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday attacked the INDIA bloc during a rally in Bihar, alleging that RJD convener Lalu Prasad wants to make his son Tejashwi the CM of Bihar and Congress leader Sonia Gandhi wants to make her son Rahul the PM, while asserting that “both posts were not vacant”.
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October 30, 2025
Hindustan Times Bengaluru
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 Bengaluru
'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 Bengaluru
ICSSR invites event proposals on implications of GST reform
The Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR), an autonomous body under the Union ministry of education, has invited proposals for organising seminars, conferences and conclaves on the implications of next-generation Goods and Service Tax (GST) reforms in shaping India’s economic and social landscape, officials said on Wednesday.
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October 30, 2025
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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
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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 Bengaluru
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 Bengaluru
Expelled leaders may hold key if poll race is close
The main political parties in Bihar have expelled close to 60 leaders ahead of the two-phase assembly elections next month, indicating that these rebels and dissenters could play a key role in case polls see a close contest between the National Democratic Alliance and the Grand Alliance.
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October 30, 2025
Hindustan Times Bengaluru
ED flags recruitment for bribes in TN dept
Tamil Nadu’s Opposition alliance on Wednesday accused the state’s Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam-led government of not acting on information from the Enforcement Directorate, alleging corruption in the recruitment of 2,538 posts in Municipal Administration and Water Supply (MAWS) department, even as the government claimed the ED was raking up an old case of false allegations ahead of 2026 assembly polls.
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October 30, 2025
Hindustan Times Bengaluru
Doing trade deal with India, Trump confirms
President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he is “doing a trade deal with India”, raising hopes that an in-the-works agreement between the two countries would be finalised soon. His comments came ona day the US and South Korea came close to finalising a trade deal, and ahead of a Thursday meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping that is expected to see the two sides resolve at least some of their trade differences.
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October 30, 2025
Hindustan Times Bengaluru
To speed up criminal trials, SC mulls nationwide guidelines
THE COURT SAID IT WOULD EXAMINE IF NATIONWIDE RULES SHOULD BE ISSUED TO AVOID STAGNATION IN THE JUSTICE SYSTEM
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October 30, 2025
Hindustan Times Bengaluru
SUDAN CONFLICT SPARKS ALARM AFTER REPORTS OF MASS KILLINGS
Sudan’s paramilitary forces killed hundreds, including patients, after they seized el-Fasher city in Darfur region over the weekend, according to the UN, displaced residents and aid workers.
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October 30, 2025
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REPUBLIC DAY-LIKE PARADE TO MARK PATEL'S BIRTHDAY
As the government celebrates the 150th birth anniversary of the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, a grand Republic-Day like parade involving contingents of all the central paramilitary forces, several States’ police, tableaux of over a dozen states as well as demonstrations by indigenous dog breeds will be held on October 31 in Gujarat’s Ekta Nagar.
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October 30, 2025
Hindustan Times Bengaluru
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
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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
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Smart, multiple alliances can be India’s new path
The international system is undergoing a profound transformation.
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October 30, 2025
Hindustan Times Bengaluru
If Delhi’s AQI is just 279, why does it look like 350+?
The Capital on Wednesday was cloaked in gray hazy skies, reminiscent of days at this time of the year when the AQI crosses 350. But it wasn’t.
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October 30, 2025
Hindustan Times Bengaluru
Consensus on half of EU FTA chapters, says Goyal
India-EU free trade negotiations have made “significant progress” as they “agreed to close 10 out of 20 chapters”; “broadly decided” another four to five chapters; and are working towards convergence on most of the remaining issues, Union commerce minister Piyush Goyal said after his three-day Brussels visit.
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October 30, 2025
Hindustan Times Bengaluru
Green cover mandate for industrial estate reduced
UNDER REVISED NORMS, AT LEAST 10% OF GREENFIELD INDUSTRIAL ESTATE’S AREA MUST BE DESIGNATED AS COMMON GREEN AREA
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October 30, 2025
Hindustan Times Bengaluru
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 Bengaluru
Where AI labelling norms are ineffective
While the proposed amendments to rules are well-intentioned, doubts remain if they can deter Al-enabled crimes
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October 30, 2025
Hindustan Times Bengaluru
NIA charge sheet in Pahalgam case likely soon; may name LeT, locals
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) is likely to file a charge sheet in April 22 Pahalgam terror attack soon naming Lashkar-e-Taiba as well as two locals who assisted the three Pakistani terrorists, people familiar with the development said.
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