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Man wanted in murder case killed in encounter

A 39-year-old man wanted in the sensational murder of a doctor in Delhi's Jangpura earlier this year was shot dead in a midnight encounter by a joint team of Gurugram and Delhi Police near the Lotus Temple early on Tuesday, officials said.

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October 08, 2025

Hindustan Times

1.1K vendors get NDMC approval to set up shop

The New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) has begun issuing Certificates of Vending (COVs) to 1,169 street vendors found eligible for roadside vending in Lutyens' Delhi, based on the recent street vendor survey, senior officials said.

1 min  |

October 08, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi

Hindustan Times Delhi

I'll always remain an Air Force brat: Lara

Lara Dutta Bhupathi lost her father, Wing Commander L. K. Dutta (Retired), earlier this year in June. On Air Force Day today, the actor shares memories of her late father and the environment she grew up in.

1 min  |

October 08, 2025

Hindustan Times Delhi

AlUla: A destination like no other

Located in northwest Saudi Arabia, AlUla is an ancient oasis that once served as a vital stop on the Incense Road. Today, it is emerging as a must-visit destination, offering a rare blend of history, Nature, culture and contemporary luxury. Start your journey at Hegra, Saudi Arabia's first UNESCO World Heritage Site, where more than 110 rock-carved tombs tell the story of the Nabataeans. Explore the site on a vintage Land Rover with a local Rawi guide, or time your visit with the Ancient Kingdoms Festival to see spectacular light shows. In AlUla Old Town, wander through restored mudbrick homes, market stalls, and a centuries-old watchtower.

1 min  |

October 08, 2025

Hindustan Times Delhi

Modi recalls 24 yrs as head of govt

Prime Minister Narendra Modi stepped into his 25th year of public office on Tuesday with a message on social media, recalling the October morning in 2001 when he took the oath as Gujarat's chief minister for the first time.

4 min  |

October 08, 2025

Hindustan Times

15 dead after bus hit by landslide in Himachal

At least 15 people were killed and two children injured when a private bus was struck by a massive landslide in Bilaspur district of Himachal Pradesh, police said on Tuesday evening, adding that intermittent rainfall in the region since Monday has hampered rescue operations.

1 min  |

October 08, 2025

Hindustan Times Delhi

Colours of India muse for historic UK museum ball

Hit by deep cuts in the UK government's funding for the arts, the British Museum will host a fundraising inaugural ball on the lines of New York's fabled Met Gala on October 18 which will be co-hosted by arts patron and businesswoman Isha Ambani.

1 min  |

October 08, 2025

Hindustan Times

SC hints Koli might be let off in last case

The Supreme Court on Tuesday indicated that Nithari killings convict Surendra Koli may be acquitted in the sole case in which his conviction still stands, observing that it would be a \"travesty of justice\" to sustain the 2011 verdict when he has been acquitted in 12 other cases arising from the same set of facts and evidence.

2 min  |

October 08, 2025

Hindustan Times Delhi

Cabinet clears multi-tracking work worth ₹24.6K-cr across four states

The Union Cabinet on Tuesday approved four railway multi-tracking projects worth ₹24,634 crore to boost connectivity and ease congestion across key routes in Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, and Chhattisgarh.

1 min  |

October 08, 2025

Hindustan Times Delhi

Road rage: 24-yr-old kills man, arrested

A 24-year-old man was arrested for allegedly beating a scooterist to death following a road rage incident in southwest Delhi's Palam Village on Saturday night, police said.

1 min  |

October 08, 2025

Hindustan Times Delhi

Evening rain brings first signs of chill across NCR

NEW DELHI: Residents in the city witnessed brief spells of intense rain and a pleasant chill on Tuesday as a prevailing western disturbance continued to make an impact, leading to a drop in temperature and even visibility during the day.

2 min  |

October 08, 2025

Hindustan Times

'We've lost all hope': Nithari families react to SC remarks

A sense of helplessness and resignation has settled once again over Nithari village in Noida.

2 min  |

October 08, 2025

Hindustan Times Delhi

Man-made waterbody can’t enjoy protection of wetlands, says SC

The Supreme Court on Tuesday held that an artificial lake or man-made waterbody cannot enjoy the statutory protection of wetlands but every government is bound to protect it under the salutary principle of doctrine of public trust in the larger interest of promoting ecology and environment.

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October 08, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi

Hindustan Times Delhi

Jlo-Ben get cosy on the red carpet a year after their divorce

Ben Affleck (53) and Jennifer Lopez (56) reunited, if only for a night, on Monday in New York City, which did spark excitement among their fans.

1 min  |

October 08, 2025

Hindustan Times Delhi

DU VC TERMS ARUNDHATI ROY'S OLD REMARKS AS 'HATE SPEECH'

Delhi University vice chancellor Yogesh Singh on Tuesday cited author Arundhati Roy's comments as an example of \"hate speech\" during a programme on 'Hate Speech and Electoral Politics in India' at DU's Law Faculty.

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October 08, 2025

Hindustan Times

CABINET NOD TO 4 RAILWAY PROJECTS WORTH ₹24K-CRORE

The Union Cabinet on Tuesday approved four railway multi-tracking projects worth ₹24,634 crore to boost connectivity and ease congestion across key routes in Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, and Chhattisgarh.

1 min  |

October 08, 2025

Hindustan Times Delhi

Conservation plans to combat climate crisis

India's efforts at protecting wildlife and their habitat offer a blueprint to the world

4 min  |

October 08, 2025

Hindustan Times

‘Clean power outpaces fossil fuel-based output’

China and India both recorded a fall in fossil fuel-based power generation in the first half of 2025 as clean power growth outpaced demand, Ember, an energy think tank, said ina statement.

1 min  |

October 08, 2025

Hindustan Times

NOW, MLA ALLEGES TMC ASSAULT AS MAMATA MEETS INJURED BJP MP

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday met injured BJP Lok Sabha member Khagen Murmu at a hospital in north Bengal's Siliguri even as the Lok Sabha secretariat sought a factual note in three days from the Union home ministry on Monday's attack on Murmu.

1 min  |

October 08, 2025

Hindustan Times Delhi

DEFUNCT RAJGHAT POWER PLANT MAY HOST NEW SECRETARIAT

The defunct 45-acre Rajghat thermal power plant in central Delhi is among the sites being considered for the proposed new Secretariat building, officials said.

1 min  |

October 08, 2025

Hindustan Times Delhi

EX-MINISTER TO ATTEND JURIST'S PANTHEONISATION

Former Union minister of law and justice and senior advocate of the Supreme Court, Ashwani Kumar, will attend the Pantheonisation ceremony of eminent French jurist and humanist Robert Badinter in Paris on October 9 following an invitation from French President Emmanuel Macron.

1 min  |

October 08, 2025

Hindustan Times

UP lynching is a 'stain on this country': Cong

Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge and Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday slammed the mob lynching of a Dalit man on suspicion of being a thief in Uttar Pradesh's Raebareli, calling it a \"grave offence against the Constitution of this country, a crime against the Dalit community, and a stain on this country and society\".

1 min  |

October 08, 2025

Hindustan Times Delhi

MCD plans stricter rules, fines for sterilisation firms

The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) is planning to increase accountability of agencies and nongovernmental organisations (NGOs) responsible for dog sterilisation in the city and imposing massive penalties in cases of rabies and births after sterilisation, officials said on Tuesday.

1 min  |

October 08, 2025

Hindustan Times Delhi

SC for nationwide audit of footpaths, bans beacon lights

The Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered a nationwide audit of footpaths and road crossings in 50 cities and issued sweeping directions to curb road accident deaths, including mandatory helmet use, strict lane discipline, and a complete ban on unauthorised red-blue strobe lights and illegal hooters.

2 min  |

October 08, 2025

Hindustan Times Delhi

MAN KILLED AFTER STABBING TWO IN MANGOLPURI, 3 DETAINED: COPS

A 24-year-old man, who allegedly stabbed his friend and a local, identified as Rajender Kumar (57), during a fight, was killed by Kumar's three sons in outer Delhi's Mangolpuri area, police said.

1 min  |

October 08, 2025

Hindustan Times Delhi

Ex-BSP leader given life term for 2004 murder

A Ghaziabad court has sentenced a former Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) councillor and his accomplice, a retired Army man, to life imprisonment for the 2004 murder of a Samajwadi Party (SP) leader, Naresh Yadav, who was gunned down outside his office in broad daylight over a political rivalry.

1 min  |

October 08, 2025

Hindustan Times Delhi

Classical dance, music and gen-next maestros will converge here

The nip in the autumn air of Delhi has made way for ragas and mudras of classical music and dance to take centre stage with the return of the annual Parampara Series.

1 min  |

October 08, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi

Hindustan Times Delhi

Economic, security ties key as UK PM begins India visit

Measures to deepen economic and security cooperation with India are set to top the agenda for UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer's two-day visit beginning on Wednesday, during which he will hold talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and participate in several business-related meetings.

2 min  |

October 08, 2025

Hindustan Times

Nobel prize to trio of scientists for revealing quantum physics in action

Three scientists were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for discoveries that are helping advance quantum computing and sensors.

1 min  |

October 08, 2025

Hindustan Times

65-year-old woman found strangled to death at Rohini flat

A 65-year-old woman was found murdered at her residence in Rohini's Budh Vihar Phase 1 on Tuesday morning. Police said preliminary investigation suggests she was strangled to death after being physically assaulted.

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October 08, 2025