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India’s rare earth magnets plan draws global suppliers
Australia’s Lynas Rare Earths Ltd, Iluka Resources Ltd and Rainbow Rare Earths Ltd of the UK, among others, have evinced interest in supplying rare earth oxides to prospective bidders under the planned 27,300 crore rare earth magnet manufacturing scheme, said three people in the know of the development.
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November 03, 2025
Hindustan Times Mumbai
Xi won’t invade Taiwan in my term: Trump
President Donald Trump says that Chinese President Xi Jinping has given him assurances that Beijing would take no action toward its long-stated goal of unifying Taiwan with mainland China while the Republican leader is in office, AP reported.
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November 03, 2025
Hindustan Times Mumbai
OBAMA SAYS HE'S SURPRISED HOW FAST BIZ LEADERS BENT THE KNEE TO APPEASE TRUMP
WASHINGTON: Former president Barack Obama said on Saturday that he was taken aback by how quickly many of the United States’s business leaders, law firms and universities “bent the knee” to appease President Donald Trump, as he urged voters to push back against what he called the “lawlessness and recklessness” of the Trump administration, Reuters reported.
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November 03, 2025
Hindustan Times Mumbai
23 dead in Mexico explosion
A supermarket explosion killed at least 23 people in northern Mexico on Saturday, according to local officials, with investigators saying the blast was an accident possibly caused by a faulty electric transformer.
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November 03, 2025
Hindustan Times Mumbai
Canada’s lawmakers slam SFJ for targeting Anita Anand at protest
Canada’s cabinet ministers have condemned the brazen targeting of minister of foreign affairs Anita Anand during a protest organised by the secessionist group Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) outside the Indian Consulate in Toronto on Friday.
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November 03, 2025
Hindustan Times Mumbai
Experiments with weather modification tech to alter rain patterns on govt radar
The Union government is actively considering experimentation of various weather modification technologies for rain enhancement and suppression for widespread application in a few years.
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November 03, 2025
Hindustan Times Mumbai
DIVYA EXITS IN FIRST ROUND OF CHESS WORLD CUP
Wildcard Divya Deshmukh’s FIDE World Cup campaign ended in the first round after she lost her second straight classical game, even as a flock of young Indians advanced to the next round in Goa on Sunday.
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November 03, 2025
Hindustan Times Mumbai
Pant’s 90 carries India A to victory in unofficial Test
Around skipper Rishabh Pant’s glittering central act of 90, late order batters played dogged little knocks as India A registered a fighting three-wicket win over South Africa A in the first four-day match here Sunday. India A now lead the two-match series 1-0, and the second match will be played at the BCCI CoE grounds from next Thursday.
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November 03, 2025
Hindustan Times Mumbai
Cocktail 2 cast gears up for Delhi shoot amid high AQI
Actors Shahid Kapoor, Kriti Sanon and Rashmika Mandanna are gearing up for the Delhi leg of Cocktail 2, which kicks off this month. We have learnt that the production team has made special arrangements for the outdoor schedule, with the Capital's AQI crossing 300.
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November 03, 2025
Hindustan Times Mumbai
INDOMITABLE INDIA
There are moments in time when a sport elevates itself from the boundaries of skills and tactics. When it receives such widespread support that it takes the form of a revolution.
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November 03, 2025
Hindustan Times Mumbai
Shafali seizes her moment with allround performance
Shafali Verma would always remain in the scheme of things. Shafali Verma wasn't picked for the World Cup. The former was a statement from Chief selector Neetu David. The latter, a fact.
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November 03, 2025
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20 years of Garam Masala: Still hot, still hilarious
Actors Paresh Rawal and Neetu Chandra revisit Priyadarshan's cult comedy that redefined madcap humour
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November 03, 2025
Hindustan Times Mumbai
Mehli Mistry files caveat against ouster from Tata Trusts
Mehli Mistry has challenged the decision of the Tata Trusts to remove him as a trustee before the Maharashtra Charity Commissioner, and urged the regulatory body to hear his case before approving the decision by the country’s largest philanthropic entities last week.
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November 03, 2025
Hindustan Times Mumbai
India’s reforms moment in science and technology
The global landscape is undergoing a profound transformation. Geopolitical alliances are being redrawn, economic borders are tightening and tariffs, technologies, and entire supply chains are being weaponised with impunity. In this new world order, national sovereignty has become synonymous with technological sovereignty.
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November 03, 2025
Hindustan Times Mumbai
Dutch turn the page as Jetten rises up the political ladder
In more than one way, Rob Jetten, the head of the liberal D66 party who might become the next Dutch prime minister, offers a stark contrast to Geert Wilders, the divisive anti-migrant lawmaker who heads the far-right Freedom Party.
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November 03, 2025
Hindustan Times Mumbai
The message in toxic air & monsoon deluge
India’s gains on the economic front face a challenge from the impact of the climate crisis
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November 03, 2025
Hindustan Times Mumbai
DMK AND ALLIES PLAN TO MOVE SC AGAINST S.I.R. OF TN ELECTORAL ROLLS
The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and its allies in Tamil Nadu will move the Supreme Court, challenging the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls in the state ahead of the 2026 assembly elections, chief minister MK Stalin said on Sunday after chairing an all-party meeting on the issue.
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November 03, 2025
Hindustan Times Mumbai
Isro scripts history with heaviest satellite launch
India on Sunday strengthened its space capability as the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) successfully launched the Navy's GSAT-7R (CMS-03), the heaviest communication satellite from Indian soil till date, to the Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GTO).
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November 03, 2025
Hindustan Times Mumbai
Canada signs defence pact with Philippines
Canada and the Philippines, both staunch critics of China's increasingly coercive actions in the disputed South China Sea, signed a key defence agreement on Sunday to boost combat drills and expand security alliances to deter aggression, officials said.
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November 03, 2025
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KJo, Farah attend SRK's midnight 60th bash, fans queue up outside Mannat
Actor Shah Rukh Khan marked his 60th birthday on Sunday with an intimate celebration at his Alibaug home.
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November 03, 2025
Hindustan Times Mumbai
DMK, allies to move SC against SIR in TN
The ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and its allies in Tamil Nadu will move the Supreme Court, challenging the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls ahead of the 2026 assembly elections, Tamil Nadu chief minister and DMK president MK Stalin said on Sunday after chairing an all-party meeting on the issue.
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November 03, 2025
Hindustan Times Mumbai
Time for US and India to restore ambition in ties
Multiple phone calls between US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi and recent statements from the former, as well as the Senate confirmation of new US ambassador to India Sergio Gor, remind us that it is time for New Delhi and Washington to seize this moment of positive momentum and focus again on their partnership.
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November 03, 2025
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Northeastern region to be engine of India’s growth story: Scindia
Union minister for communications and development of north eastern region (DoNER) Jyotiraditya Scindia on Sunday said that the policies by the Union government in the past ll years have ensured that the north eastern region will be the engine of India’s overall growth story.
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November 03, 2025
Hindustan Times Mumbai
‘When you don't get to decide who your officers are, it’s not a pretty picture’
A year into his term as the first chief minister of Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, Omar Abdullah has been navigating a raft of challenges stemming from the Pahalgam terror attack that gutted the Valley’s thriving tourism business, dealing a debilitating blow to economy, and the Monsoon disasters that ravaged infrastructure in Jammu region. In an interview to Ramesh Vinayak and Mir Ehsan at his residence in Srinagar on Sunday, soon after completing a 21-km run in the Kashmir Marathon, the 55-year-old National Conference leader spoke on a range of issues, including the lack of progress on statehood restoration and his frequent run-ins with Raj Bhawan. Edited excerpts:
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November 03, 2025
Hindustan Times Mumbai
FORMER PRINCE ANDREW TO LOSE HIS LAST BRITISH MILITARY RANK
The UK government said on Sunday it would move to strip the former prince Andrew of his honorary title of vice-admiral, his last remaining military rank.
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November 03, 2025
Hindustan Times Mumbai
China may lift decade-old ban on Korean dramas, movies, K-pop
China and South Korea discussed expanding cultural exchanges during a bilateral summit between their leaders on Saturday in Gyeongju, raising hopes of a possible easing of Beijing's unofficial restrictions on South Korean entertainment, Bloomberg reported.
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November 03, 2025
Hindustan Times Mumbai
Shein removes child sex dolls from portal after France’s plaint
PARIS: France’s consumer watchdog said on Saturday it had reported Chinese e-commerce and fashion giant Shein for selling what it described as “sex dolls with a childlike appearance’, Reuters, AFP and Le Parisien reported.
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November 03, 2025
Hindustan Times Mumbai
‘LOUVRE SUSPECTS PETTY THIEVES, NOT ORGANISED CRIME; 2 OF THEM COUPLE WITH KIDS’
Small-time criminals are believed to be behind the jewel heist at the Louvre, the top Paris prosecutor said Sunday, adding that two of the suspects are a couple with children.
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November 03, 2025
Hindustan Times Mumbai
Modi afraid of US President, controlled by big biz: Rahul
Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Sunday claimed Prime Minister Narendra Modi was “scared” of US President Donald Trump, further alleging that he was “controlled” and working at the behest of big businesses.
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November 03, 2025
Hindustan Times Mumbai
PITBULL PULLS PLUG ON INDIA LEG OF TOUR
Grammy-winning American rapper-songwriter Pitbull, aka Mr. Worldwide, has cancelled his highly anticipated return to India.
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