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Bureaucrats running govt in Bihar: Kishor
Jan Suraaj Party (JSP) founder Prashant Kishor on Saturday launched a scathing attack on ruling JD(U), saying that “bureaucrats are running the government”, and took a swipe at Rash-
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October 19, 2025
Hindustan Times Pune
Rape and victim-blaming cues from leaders, judges
West Bengal chief minister (CM) Mamata Banerjee had some advice for the medical student in Durgapur who was raped outside her campus. “We are not defending anyone but girls should not leave campus at night,” said one of only two women CMs in India at present.
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October 19, 2025
Hindustan Times Pune
India fall to Oz in final of Sultan of Johor Cup
The Indian junior hockey team lost 1-2 to Australia in the final of the Sultan of Johor Cup in Johor, Malaysia on Saturday.
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October 19, 2025
Hindustan Times Pune
US talks proceeding cordially, says Goyal
Commerce minister Piyush Goyal on Saturday said that India’s most recent meetings with US officials had been cordial, but emphasised that New Delhi is committed to a mutually beneficial trade agree
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October 19, 2025
Hindustan Times Pune
THIS DIWALI, IT ALREADY FEELS LIKE WE ARE A FAMILY OF THREE
With a baby on the way, this Diwali feels unlike any other for actor-couple Rajkummar Rao and Patralekhaa. Adding to the joy are some career milestones too. \"We are super excited. Firstly, the baby's coming, and our first production is also going to come up in a couple of months. We are editing our second film too. There is a lot happening,\" she tells us.
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October 19, 2025
Hindustan Times Pune
Revoke appointment of Gorkha issues’ interlocutor, Mamata to PM
Days after the Centre appointed former deputy national security advisor Pankaj Kumar Singh as an interlocutor to hold discussions on the issues relating to Gorkhas in north Bengal, chief minister Mamata Banerjee termed the decision as “shocking” and “unilateral” while requesting Prime Minister Narendra Modi to revoke the appointment.
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October 19, 2025
Hindustan Times Pune
KOHLI, ROHIT SET TO RETURN AS INDIA TAKE ON AUSTRALIA
India will take on Australia in the first ODI of the three-match series on Sunday, with Shubman Gill set to lead the side for the first time in the 50-over format.
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October 19, 2025
Hindustan Times Pune
Rage finds an unlikely ally: Hope
When Iggy Pop recommends a band on his BBC Radio 6 Music show, it's time to listen.
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October 19, 2025
Hindustan Times Pune
Stop now, end war: Trump to Ukraine, Russia
President Donald Trump on Friday called on Ukraine and Russia to “stop where they are” and end their brutal war following a lengthy White House meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
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October 19, 2025
Hindustan Times Pune
Afrojack says India gig in November will be ‘the last for next few years’
For Dutch DJ-producer Nick Leonardus van de Wall, aka Afrojack, India is a place that keeps calling him back.
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October 19, 2025
Hindustan Times Pune
US court prohibits Pegasus maker from targeting WhatsApp
A US court has ordered Israel's NSO Group to stop targeting Meta Platforms’ WhatsApp messaging service, a development the spyware company warned could put it out of business.
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October 19, 2025
Hindustan Times Pune
Oppn allowing infiltration to increase vote bank, says Shah
Union home minister Amit Shah on Saturday accused the Opposition of supporting infiltration for vote bank politics, whilst warning Bihar voters against allowing “jungle raj wearing a new mask’ to return to the state.
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October 19, 2025
Hindustan Times Pune
Satwik-Chirag lose in Denmark Open semis
India's Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty fell agonisingly short of a final berth, going down to Japan's Takuro Hoki and Yugo Kobayashi in their men’s doubles clash at the Denmark Open here on Saturday.
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October 19, 2025
Hindustan Times Pune
In sickness, in health, in law
Push back, but with love. Argue, but with love. Building a bond with in-laws can be as simple as asking: How would I deal with this if it were my parent? Lord knows, they're not perfect
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October 19, 2025
Hindustan Times Pune
Oppn impasse on Bihar seat-share deal deepens
The Opposition bloc's Bihar seat-sharing deadlock deepened on Saturday as the state Congress chief accused Rashtriya Janata Dal’s (RJD) Tejashwi Yadav of “sabotaging” the alliance even as other coalition partners announced the number of seats they are “contesting” despite no official consensus.
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October 19, 2025
Hindustan Times Pune
Rashid Khan calls Pak air strikes that killed three Afghan cricketers ‘barbaric’
Afghanistan cricket captain Rashid Khan has condemned the recent Pakistani air strikes on civilian areas along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border, which claimed the lives of three young cricketers among other civilians.
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October 19, 2025
Hindustan Times Pune
Zaira Wasim announces marriage in first Insta post in years
Zaira Wasim returned to Insta after a long gap on Friday night, only to announce that she is now married. This is her first public update in the many years since she walked away from the industry in 2019, citing religious reasons.
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October 19, 2025
Hindustan Times Pune
Brahmaputra Valley Film Festival postponed in tribute to Zubeen Garg
The 10th edition of the Brahmaputra Valley Film Festival (BVFF) has been postponed in Assam to pay respects to the late Zubeen Garg and his contribution to Assamese art and culture, the organisers said on Thursday.
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October 18, 2025
Hindustan Times Pune
A smarter, sadder, and more sincere second outing
Peacemaker made its mark as a chaotic, foulmouthed, and emotional superhero series that stood apart from DC's darker tone.
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October 18, 2025
Hindustan Times Pune
V.I.P. TO CONTEST 15 SEATS AS PART OF OPPN BLOC
The Vikassheel Insaan Party (VIP), a key constituent of the opposition INDIA bloc, on Friday announced that it had finalised a seat-sharing deal with the RJD-Congress-Left combine by agreeing to contest 15 seats in the upcoming assembly elections in Bihar.
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October 18, 2025
Hindustan Times Pune
Taliban vow to hit back after saying Pak violated ceasefire
Pakistan carried out strikes in a border province in Afghanistan late Friday, breaking a ceasefire that had brought two days of calm to the border, a senior Taliban official told AFP, warning that Kabul would “retaliate.” Ten civilians were reportedly killed in the strike.
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October 18, 2025
Hindustan Times Pune
Keep calm, party on
It’s event-tsunami season. Here’s how to host, party, dress up, and show up, without draining your social battery
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October 18, 2025
Hindustan Times Pune
British prince gives up title over Epstein taint
Prince Andrew said Friday he is giving up his royal title of the Duke of York after his friendship with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein returned to the headlines, AP reported.
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October 18, 2025
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October 18, 2025
Hindustan Times Pune
US military head for Latin America to retire after 'concern over boat strikes'
WASHINGTON: Navy admiral Alvin Holsey, the commander of US Southern Command, will retire in December, defence secretary Pete Hegseth said, depriving the Pentagon of a top military officer as it wages a deadly campaign of military strikes against suspected narcotraffickers in the region, Bloomberg reported.
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October 18, 2025
Hindustan Times Pune
This Arshad and Jitendra starrer mistakes darkness for depth
atching Bhagwat: Chapter One Rakshas, I had déjà vu: Where had I seen this before? The story revolves around the disappearance of a young girl, which soon unravels into a string of similar cases. Investigating them is Bhagwat (Arshad Warsi), who promises a distraught father he will find his daughter in 15 days.
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October 18, 2025
Hindustan Times Pune
China missile features to be added in Astra Mark-2
The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has decided to incorporate advanced features from the Chinese PL-15 air-to-air missile into its indigenous Astra Mark-2 programme, following a detailed technical analysis of an unexploded missile fired by a Pakistani jet during Operation Sindoor in May, people aware of the matter said.
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October 18, 2025
Hindustan Times Pune
Key Maoist military strategist among surrendered insurgents
Takkallapalli Vasudeva Rao alias Aashanna alias Rupesh (60), a top leader of the banned Communist Party of India (Maoist), was the key strategist behind many of the party's high-profile insurgent attacks, and one of the principal architects behind the armed struggle, people familiar with the movement said on Friday.
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October 18, 2025
Hindustan Times Pune
Nabi sets up a thrilling finale against Mumbai
Jammu & Kashmir's swing bowler Auqib Nabi continued to make waves in domestic cricket by picking up a five-wicket haul to bundle out Mumbai for just 181 runs in their second innings on the third day of the Ranji Trophy Elite Division match at Srinagar.
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October 18, 2025
Hindustan Times Pune
Let's go on 50 first dates
Stop obsessing. First dates are not the final word in romance, they’re just the starting point
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