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Maha building collapse toll rises to 17, search operation concludes
The death toll in the collapse of an allegedly unauthorised building at Virar in Maharashtra’s Palghar district rose to 17 on Thursday afternoon with the discovery of two more bodies as the 38-hour-long search operation came to an end. Seven people are undergoing treatment at various hospitals, officials said.
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August 29, 2025
Hindustan Times
'Every Indian family should have 3 kids'
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat on Thursday cited illegal immigration and religious conversion as key reasons behind demographic imbalance in the country, and said that while governments respond to these challenges in their own ‘way, society too must resolve not to give jobs to illegal immigrants.
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August 29, 2025
Hindustan Times
Bullet train deal likely during PM's Japan visit
NEW DELHI: India and Japan may forge a partnership for manufacturing the next generation E10 Shinkansen bullet trains in India, with an announcement likely during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s two-day visit to Japan this week, people familiar with the matter said.
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August 29, 2025
Hindustan Times
Fresh complaint filed in Sowjanya rape case
Kusumavati, mother of Sowjanya, a girl allegedly raped and murdered over a decade ago, on Thursday submitted a fresh complaint to the SIT probing allegations of multiple rapes, murders and burials in Dharmasthala.
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August 29, 2025
Hindustan Times
Trump aide: Ukraine conflict is 'Modi's war'
Donald Trump's top trade adviser Peter Navarro targeted India’s continued purchases of Russian oil and referred to the Ukraine conflict as “Modi’s war”, personalising and ratcheting up the intensity of what started as a trade spat between India and the US. Officials in the Trump administration have criticised New Delhi for fuelling Russia's “war machine” in Ukraine through its substantial oil purchases.
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August 29, 2025
Hindustan Times
As U-Special buses return, DU alumni recall service that forged friendships, ferried dreams
{ RELAUNCH } HALTED AFTER COVID
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August 29, 2025
Hindustan Times
Modi-Xi meeting to focus on normalising relations
Further steps to normalise India-China ties, including active management of the border to ensure peace, and preserving the global economic order amid turbulence created by US trade policies will be in focus when Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday, people familiar with the matter said.
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August 29, 2025
Hindustan Times
Plea filed in K'taka HC over online gaming law
BENGALURU: An online rummy platform has become the first company to challenge the new law banning real-money gaming, arguing in the Karnataka High Court that the legislation is “arbitrary and unconstitutional.”
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August 29, 2025
Hindustan Times
India and Canada appoint new high commissioners
India and Canada on Thursday named senior diplomats Dinesh K Patnaik and Christopher Cooter as their respective high commissioners in each other's capitals, filling positions that were vacant for the past 10 months or more and marking another step in normalising bilateral ties after a prolonged row over the Killing of a pro-Khalistan separatist.
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August 29, 2025
Hindustan Times
Coach of shared memories
It was early summer of 1989 when 18-year-old Sanjay Jha arrived in Delhi to begin his college years at Delhi University.
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August 29, 2025
Hindustan Times
Duty-free cotton imports extended till end of the year
The Centre has extended an exemption on cotton-import duties until the end of the year ina move aimed at making the domestic apparel sector more competitive, especially in the context of the US's 50% tariff on Indian exports.
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August 29, 2025
Hindustan Times
India hopes to resume US trade talks after resolving tariff tussle
GOVT EXAMINING DEMANDS FROM EXPORTERS FOR STEPS TO INFUSE LIQUIDITY, SIMILAR TO MEASURES IN COVID-19 PERIOD
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August 29, 2025
Hindustan Times
INDIA, B'DESH BORDER FORCES INK PACT TO CURB INFILTRATION
India and Bangladesh border forces’ chiefs on Thursday signed a fresh agreement, pledging to curb infiltration and prevent airspace violations through real-time intelligence-sharing as both nations seek to defuse months of escalating frontier tensions.
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August 29, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
India’s first chip to roll out of CG Semi’s Guj plant
SANAND: India’s first “Made in India” semiconductor chip will roll out of CG Semi’s plant in Sanand, Gujarat, IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced on Thursday.
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August 29, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
'HEARING THE NATIONAL ANTHEM FEELS LIKE RESPONSIBILITY AND LOVE'
Sport has a way of turning personal dreams into collective pride. Few embody this better than Lovlina Borgohain, who vividly recalls the moment her identity as an Assamese boxer grew into something far greater.
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August 29, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
TWO TERRORISTS KILLED AS ARMY FOILS INFILTRATION BID IN J&K’S GUREZ
INITIAL ACCOUNTS SUGGESTED THE INVOLVEMENT OF 4-5 TERRORISTS, BUT NIA SAID THREE PAKISTANI ULTRAS CARRIED OUT THE ATTACK
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August 29, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
India, B’desh border forces ink pact to curb infiltration
LEVEL BORDER CONFE
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August 29, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
First legal challenge to new online gaming law
THE PLEA ARGUES THE BLANKET BAN REVERSES THE GOVT’S EARLIER POLICY THAT PERMITTED SKILL-BASED GAMES
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August 29, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
Motorist falls into open Gzb drain
A man fell into an open drain while reversing his scooter in Indirapuram, Ghaziabad on Thursday morning, police said. The Ghaziabad municipal corporation said the incident took place in the market area near Gaur Green City, Kala Patthar Road in Indirapuram, and the drain was 8-10 feet deep. The man has not been identified so far, police said.
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August 29, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
58-yr-old arrested for 'sacrificial killing' of 17-yr-old grandnephew
A 58-year-old man wasarrested for allegedly killing his 17-year-old grandnephew and chopping his body into pieces in an occult ritual in Prayagraj district of Uttar Pradesh, police said on Thursday.
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August 29, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
E-rickshaw topples; 8-year-old girl dies
An eight-year-old girl died on Wednesday morning after an e-rickshaw carrying a group of schoolchildren overturned in northeast Delhi's Maujpur area, police said.
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August 29, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
NEW DG (PRISONS) SBK SINGH TELLS OFFICERS TO DO JOB ‘BY THE BOOK’
1988-batch IPS officer Shashi Bhushan Kumar (SBK) Singh, who briefly held additional charge as Delhi police commissioner for 21 days and was appointed the director general (prisons), directed jail superintendents and other senior officers to strictly follow the rules and jail manual.
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August 29, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
PMJDY hits 560 mn accounts, ₹2.68 lakh cr deposits in 11 yrs
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) has enhanced dignity and empowered underserved citizens as the world’s biggest financial inclusion scheme achieved over 560 million bank accounts in the last Il years with deposits exceeding ₹2.68 lakh crore.
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August 29, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
Nvidia sees slower growth after 2-yr AI boom
Nvidia, the world’s most valuable company, gave a tepid revenue forecast for the current period, signaling that growth is decelerating after a staggering two-year boom in artificial intelligence spending
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August 29, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
Holiday Inn New Delhi Aerocity presents Regional Nights at L'Osteria Bella
Announcing the launch of Regional Nights, Holiday Inn New Delhi Aerocity is hosting an exclusive culinary celebration of the rich flavours of Emilia-Romagna, Italy.
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August 29, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
'Our patience running out': SC raps MCD over upkeep
The Supreme Court on Thursday pulled up the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) over poor upkeep of the Lodi-era Gumti of Shaikh Ali in Defence Colony, after a court-appointed commissioner reported clogged drains, piles of construction waste near the monument, and general neglect of the site.
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August 29, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
DELHI HC DENIES BAIL TO 70-YR-OLD MAN WHO RAPED 10-YEAR-OLD GIRL
The Delhi High Court has refused bail to a 70-year-old man accused of raping a 10-year-old girl, holding that the wide age gap between the two heightened the gravity of the offence and demanded a stringent approach.
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August 29, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
Govt eyes more grain-based ethanol for future fuel mix
An interministerial committee will decide on the next quantum of ethanol to be blended with petrol under India’s biofuels programme but the emerging consensus in the panel is that more of the alcohol compound should be generated from grains, rather than sugarcane, a person aware of the development said.
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August 29, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
SC GRANTS RELIEF TO JOURNALIST ABHISAR SHARMA IN ASSAM FIR
The Supreme Court on Thursday granted a four-week interim protection to journalist Abhisar Sharma in connection with a case against him by Assam Police over a video post allegedly criticising the state's policy.
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August 29, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
SC to announce interim arrangement for ISL on Monday
The Supreme Court ‘on Thursday said that itwill go an “extra mile” to ensure the best for Indian football as itagreed to pronounce next week an interim arrangement for conduct of ISL and finalise the constitution for the AIFE.
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