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SC raps CAQM's 'failure', tells it to identify sources of bad air

The Supreme Court on Tuesday termed the Commission for Air Quality Management's (CAQM) inability to clearly identify the causes of air pollution in Delhi-NCR and their relative contribution as a \"complete failure of duty\", directing the statutory body to complete a source-identification and apportionment exercise within two weeks and place the findings in the public domain.

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January 07, 2026

Hindustan Times Bengaluru

Lobby firm helped set up key meets in DC after Pahalgam

The Indian Embassy in Washington used a lobbying firm helmed by former ‘Trump aide Jason Miller to reach out to influential officials in the administration after the Pahalgam terror attacks and during Operation Sindoor, reveal disclosures made by the firm with the US Department of Justice.

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January 07, 2026

Hindustan Times Bengaluru

JNU to expel students after slogans against Modi, Shah

THE SLOGANS WERE ALLEGEDLY RAISED AT A GATHERING TO MARK THE ANNIVERSARY OF 2020 VIOLENCE

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January 07, 2026

Hindustan Times Bengaluru

Water quality rankings sink without a trace

The Indore drinking water tragedy has turned the focus on water quality across cities, with experts calling for a standardised national dashboard, similar to the one for cleanliness—ironically, topped by Indore for the past seven years.

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January 07, 2026

Hindustan Times Bengaluru

DEADLINE FOR X TO RESPOND ON GROK AI MISUSE EXTENDED

The ministry of electronics and information technology (Meity) has extended X's deadline by 48 hours after the platform cited employee holidays, a senior official told HT on Monday.

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January 07, 2026

Hindustan Times Bengaluru

B’desh leader Hadi killed at Awami League youth wing’s behest: Police

Student leader Sharif Osman Hadi was killed due to “political vengeance” at the behest of the Awami League, Bangladesh police said on Tuesday as it pressed formal charges against 17 people in connection with the murder.

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January 07, 2026

Hindustan Times Bengaluru

Cops probe if triple murder was suicide pact gone wrong

The Delhi Police on Tuesday said the 25-year-old man who confessed to killing his mother, sister, and 14-year-old brother at their residence in east Delhi's Laxmi Nagar has been booked for the murders even as they investigate the possibility that the incident may have been a failed suicide pact.

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January 07, 2026

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Jamaican Chinelle Henry keen to pour on the power for Delhi Capitals

Hailing from the land of track-and-field legends with a history of cricketing greatness too, Jamaica's Chinelle Henry used to wonder if she madé a mistake by choosing cricket — a game that didn’t immediately choose her back.

3 min  |

January 05, 2026

Hindustan Times Bengaluru

Indians illegally crossing Canada to US fell in 2025

The number of Indian nationals attempting to illegally migrate into the United States from Canada has fallen steeply in a year, recording a nearly two-third decline.

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January 05, 2026
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Hindustan Times Bengaluru

US curbs on Venezuela unlikely to affect India’s energy security

Import volumes from Venezuela declined drastically after India pared purchases due to US sanctions

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January 05, 2026

Hindustan Times Bengaluru

People of TN fed up with most corrupt DMK: Shah

Union home minister Amit Shah on Sunday launched a scathing attack against the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) regime in Tamil Nadu, calling it the most corrupt in the country, and expressed confidence that the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) would form a government in the southern state as well as in West Bengal after the assembly polls due this year.

1 min  |

January 05, 2026

Hindustan Times Bengaluru

'BJP AND ALLIES MAY WIN 103 SEATS IN ASSAM POLLS'

Himanta Biswa Sarma

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January 05, 2026

Hindustan Times Bengaluru

2 killed in rock collapse at Odisha stone quarry

At least two people were killed after rocks collapsed at an unauthorised stone quarry in Odisha’s Dhenkanal district, officials said on Sunday.

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January 05, 2026

Hindustan Times Bengaluru

MAN JUMPS FROM LUXURY HOTEL IN CENTRAL DELHI, DIES

A 50-year-old man died allegedly by suicide after jumping from the 20th floor of a luxury hotel near Connaught Place in central Delhi, police said on Sunday, adding that the victim was a property dealer from Lajpat Nagar.

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January 05, 2026

Hindustan Times Bengaluru

20 NEW CASES OF DIARRHOEA DETECTED IN INDORE; OVER 9,000 SCREENED

Twenty new patients were detected in Indore on Sunday after health teams screened ‘over 9,000 people amid a diarrhoea outbreak caused by contaminated drinking water, even as a team of scientists from the National Institute of Bacteriology, Kolkata, arrived in the city to investigate microbes found in the tap water, officials said.

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January 05, 2026

Hindustan Times Bengaluru

3 held for killing Bangladeshi Hindu bizman

POLICE SAID THAT VICTIM KHOKON CHANDRA DAS HAD

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January 05, 2026
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Hindustan Times Bengaluru

Venezuela’s vast oil reserves: Key questions

After a US military operation that seized Nicolas Maduro, President Donald Trump said he wants to allow American oil companies to head back into Venezuela to tap its massive crude reserves.

3 min  |

January 05, 2026

Hindustan Times Bengaluru

‘India beats China as world’s largest rice producer’

India has become the world’s largest rice producer, beating China, with a total output of 150.18 million tonnes, Union agriculture minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said on Sunday, as he released 184 new varieties of 25 crops.

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January 05, 2026

Hindustan Times Bengaluru

New Delhi voices ‘deep concern,’ calls for talks

India on Sunday expressed “deep concern” at US attacks on Venezuela and the capture of President Nicolas Maduro by American forces and called on all parties to peacefully address issues through dialogue to ensure stability in the region.

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January 05, 2026

Hindustan Times Bengaluru

Kerala Vigilance recommends CBI probe against Satheesan over FCRA violation

The Kerala Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau (VACB), in a report to the state government, has recommended transferring the case of illegal diversion of funds sourced from foreign entities for a housing rehabilitation project in Ernakulam district involving Leader of Opposition VD Satheesan to CBI.

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January 05, 2026

Hindustan Times Bengaluru

Dera chief gets another parole, 15th since 2020

{ SERVING 20-YR TERM FOR RAPING 2 DISCIPLES

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January 05, 2026

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COAL INDIA SUBSIDIARY BCCL TO LAUNCH IPO ON JANUARY 9

Bharat Coking Coal Ltd (BCL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Coal India Ltd (CIL), is set to open its initial public offering (IPO) on January 9, marking the first public issue of 2026.

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January 05, 2026

Hindustan Times Bengaluru

Rajnath to commission Samudra Pratap today

The Indian Coast Guard’s first indigenously designed and built pollution control vessel ‘Samudra Pratap’ will be commissioned into the ICG by defence minister Rajnath Singh on January 5, officials said on Sunday.

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January 05, 2026

Hindustan Times Bengaluru

Indore crisis revives fears on Delhi pipeline network

NEW DELHI: Nearly 18% of Delhi's 15,600km water supply network is more than three decades old and needs replacement, according to a Delhi Jal Board (DJB) report.

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January 05, 2026

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Delhi woman lured on pretext of curing illness raped in Haridwar

A man allegedly lured a Delhi-based woman to Haridwar on the pretext of curing her illness and raped her, prompting Uttarakhand police to launch a probe into the incident, officials aware of the details said on Sunday.

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January 05, 2026

Hindustan Times Bengaluru

Budget may offer funds for pulses, cotton R&D

The government may announce a dedicated research and development (R&D) corpus for pulses and cotton in the Union budget for FY27, as it looks to address India’s persistent yield gaps, two government officials aware of the discussions said.

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January 05, 2026

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Tension in Nepal towns near India over religious video

Protests over a video with alleged religious content on social media turned violent as tension flared across two places in southern Nepal, near the Indian border, on Sunday.

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January 05, 2026

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MBBS STUDENT IN 1ST YEAR FOR OVER A DECADE, COLLEGE APPROACHES NMC

An unusual case has come to lightat the BRD Medical College in Gorakhpur where an MBBS student of the 2014 batch has remained in the first year for more than a decade after failing to clear the first-year examination.

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January 05, 2026

Hindustan Times Bengaluru

Stage set for heated Delhi assembly winter session

The Delhi assembly’s winter session is set to begin on Monday, with heated debates expected as the government plans to table CAG reports on alleged Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)-era irregularities, table the Jan Vishwas Bill to decriminalise minor offences, and hold discussions on air pollution.

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January 05, 2026

Hindustan Times Bengaluru

Jamaican Chinelle Henry keen to pour on the power for Delhi Capitals

Hailing from the land of track-and-field legends with a history of cricketing greatness too, Jamaica's Chinelle Henry used to wonder if she madé a mistake by choosing cricket — a game that didn’t immediately choose her back.

3 min  |

January 05, 2026