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BHAGWAT: SANGH HAS NO ROLE IN BJP APPOINTMENTS
NEW DELHI: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Thursday reiterated the autonomy of the BJP and said the Sangh has no role in determining appointments such as that of the party president.
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August 29, 2025
Hindustan Times Pune
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 Pune
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 Pune
Jarange-Patil gets nod for rally today in Mumbai, but for 5,000
Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange-Patil will be holding a rally at Azad Maidan today after getting police nod for the rally on Wednesday.
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August 29, 2025
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STATE GOVT FORMS 8-MEMBER PANEL TO PROBE FATAL LIVER TRANSPLANT
The Maharashtra public health department on Thursday appointed an eight-member committee to investigate the death of a couple following a liver transplant surgery at Sahyadri Super Speciality Hospitals, Deccan.
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August 29, 2025
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State halts admissions at 176 pharma colleges
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August 29, 2025
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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 Pune
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 Pune
States can’t move Supreme Court on bill assent delays: Union govt
NEITHER THE STATES NOR THE CENTRE CAN APPROACH THE TOP COURT UNDER ARTICLE 32... THE COURT SAID
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August 29, 2025
Hindustan Times Pune
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 Pune
‘Trade ties must be on our own terms’
Rashtriya Swayam-sevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat on Wednesday underscored the need to promote swadeshi (indigenously produced) goods and self-reliance and said the country’s trade relations should be on its own terms, not under duress, with the comments coming on a day the additional tariffs imposed on Indian exports by the US kicked in.
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August 28, 2025
Hindustan Times Pune
‘Pune cops filed misleading report on noise pollution’
PUNE: While the National Green Tribunal (NGT) western zonal bench on August 25 directed Pune Police and Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) to strictly enforce noise regulations during upcoming Ganesh festival and submit compliance report after celebrations, it is expected to hear in
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August 28, 2025
Hindustan Times Pune
Lutnick lambasts HIB visas, says will alter it
WASHINGTON DC: US commerce secretary Howard Lutnick on Tuesday announced that the Trump administration is looking at changes to the HIB visa program and Green Card system in a television interview.
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August 28, 2025
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Oppn mounts attack on Centre over ‘vote theft’
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August 28, 2025
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Cabinet clears 2030 CWG bid, calls Ahmedabad ideal
The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved India’s bid to host the 2030 Commonwealth Games in Ahmedabad.
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August 28, 2025
Hindustan Times Pune
SAHYADRI HOSP DENIES LAPSES IN TRANSPLANT CASE
PUNE: The Sahyadri Super Specialty Hospital, Deccan Gymkhana, of Sahyadri hospitals’ chain, has denied any lapses in connection with the deaths of a couple following a liver transplant surgery, and sought a fair hearing from the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) before any action is taken.
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August 28, 2025
Hindustan Times Pune
NO DECISION ON GOVT LEVEL TALKS WITH JARANGE: VIKHE PATIL
Maharashtra revenue minister Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil, who heads the cabinet subcommittee on the Maratha quota, clarified on Wednesday that the state government has not taken any decision so far to send a delegation to hold talks with activist Manoj Jarange Patil.
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August 28, 2025
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GOVT LOOKS TO CUSHION IMPACT, LEAVING ROOM FOR NEGOTIATIONS
India sees the Trump administration's decision to double tariffs on its goods to 50% as “unjustified”, people aware of the matter said, adding that while there is still room for negotiations, New Delhi is now prepared to “take all necessary steps” to mitigate the economic impact through export diversification and domestic market expansion.
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August 28, 2025
Hindustan Times Pune
₹470 CRORE FOR KATRAJ-KONDHWA ROAD PROJECT
The Katraj-Kondhwa road widening project is set to gain momentum, with ₹470 crore earmarked for land acquisition credited to the treasury account of district collector.
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August 28, 2025
Hindustan Times Pune
US, India will eventually unite on issues: Bessent
A top Trump administration official said on Wednesday that the India-US relationship is “very complicated” but added he believes the two sides will “eventually come together”.
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August 28, 2025
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Rain ravages north India, toll rises to 41
Monsoon in 23% excess over NW India, Sept to remain wet
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August 28, 2025
Hindustan Times Pune
Wars can stretch to five years, be ready: Rajnath
Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday said that India must stay prepared for short and long wars as new technologies have transformed the nature of warfare and it is hard to predict how long a conflict can drag on, adding that precision-guided weapons and real-time intelligence were among the factors that have emerged as the cornerstone of victory.
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August 28, 2025
Hindustan Times Pune
Japan expected to double investment target in India
NEW DELHI: Japan is expected to double its investment target for India from an earlier goal of 5 trillion yen ($34 billion) and the two sides will finalise several agreements to boost cooperation in areas such as defence and technology during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit this week, people familiar with the matter said on Tuesday.
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August 27, 2025
Hindustan Times Pune
ED SEARCHES SPOTS LINKED TO GUPTA BROTHERS OF SA, THEIR ASSOCIATES
NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday searched premises linked to Piyoosh Goyal of the World Window Group and the Gupta brothers, the India-born businessmen who were at the centre of a corruption scandal in South Africa, people aware of the matter said.
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August 27, 2025
Hindustan Times Pune
OVER 1K FARMERS SUBMIT CONSENT LETTERS FOR AIRPORT PROJECT IN PURANDAR
Over 1,000 farmers have agreed to give land for the proposed Chhatrapati Sambhaji Raje International Airport project in Purandar. According to the district administration, farmers from seven villages submitted consent letters on Monday and Tuesday.
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August 27, 2025
Hindustan Times Pune
Modi gives ‘swadeshi’ call as US levies loom
Swadeshi should be everyone's life mantra and irrespective of who is investing, and production must take place domestically, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday, making a pitch for self-reliance and Make-in-India products a day before US President Donald Trump's additional 25% tariffs kick in.
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August 27, 2025
Hindustan Times Pune
Govt working to ensure benefits of GST rate cuts passed on to consumers
The government is considering reactivating an anti-profiteering mechanism alongside next month’s expected GST rate rationalisation to ensure businesses immediately pass on the benefits of lower GDP rates to consumers, people familiar with the matter said.
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August 27, 2025
Hindustan Times Pune
US issues draft notice to hit India with 50% tariffs
WASHINGTON: The US formally confirmed that an additional 25% import duties on Indian goods will take effect from Wednesday, bringing the total levy to 50% as President Donald Trump's punitive tariff regime over India’s Russian oil purchases comes into force.
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August 27, 2025
Hindustan Times Pune
Il die as rains wreak havoc in Himalayas
Relentless rain battered swathes of Jammu, Punjab and Himachal Pradesh on Tuesday, with floodwaters and raging rivers destroying infrastructure and killing Il people, while snow cloaked patches of the Himalayas several weeks ahead of schedule, as extreme weather crippled everyday life in the mountains.
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August 27, 2025
Hindustan Times Pune
SC judge flagged 'grave reasons' in dissent note
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