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Horror of crime not enough for death penalty, says apex court
Warning that the “machinery which feeds the death-penalty system is itself fragile”, the Supreme Court has held that the horror of a crime alone cannot justify sending a convict to the gallows unless the process leading to such punishment is scrupulously fair, transparent and thorough.
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August 27, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
Over 250 dengue patients currently ‘untraced’ in Delhi
At least 58 new cases of dengue have been reported in Delhi in the past week, taking the total count to 412, an MCD report states.
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August 27, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
Another Neeraj and Weber face-off expected in Diamond League Final
Neeraj Chopra and Julian Weber have made it an exciting season going after one another in tense showdowns. Germany's Weber has emerged as a strong rival to Chopra. The two have been involved in some excellent duels, with Weber beating Neeraj twice and losing once.
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August 27, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
DJB’s ‘temporary’ sewage fix rejected
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has rejected a proposal by the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) to connect 43 stormwater drains carrying sewage into the Barapullah drain to decentralised sewage treatment plants (DSTPs), calling the move a “temporary solution” that fails to address the source of pollution.
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August 27, 2025
Hindustan Times
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
‘Sudarshan shield’ will involve major defence integration: CDS
India's proposed national defence shield under Mission Sudarshan Chakra will involve a colossal amount of integration of capabilities and the development of robust infrastructure and processes for the detection, acquisition, and neutralisation of the enemy's air vectors (weapons) using soft and hard kill options, including Kinetic and directed energy weapons, chief of defence staff General Anil Chauhan said
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August 27, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
GUNEET MONGA KAPOOR, ANURAG KASHYAP AND MANOJ BAJPAYEE BRING MAGICAL REALISM TO THEATRES WITH JUGNUMA
On September 12, actor Manoj Bajpayee is set to return to theatres with Jugnuma, titled The Fable in English, a film that seamlessly blurs the boundaries between the real and the surreal.
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August 27, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
Govt looks to make sure GST cuts passed on soon
Mechanism to check profiteering by firms may be brought back
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August 27, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
Shooter Sift makes it a golden double for India
Olympian Sift Kaur Samra pulled off an incredible show, clinching the individual women’s 50m rifle 3 positions gold and helping India to the team title as well in the Asian Shooting Championships.
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August 27, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
Cow unique, slaughter can have repercussions on peace in India: HC
The Punjab and Haryana high court has dismissed anticipatory bail to a man, accused of transporting cows for slaughter, saying that cow has a unique status in Indian society and that the crime can have serious repercussions for maintenance of public peace.
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August 27, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
Goa to host FIDE WC in Oct-Nov
Magnus Carlsen and D Gukesh are expected to headline the field in the FIDE World Cup which will be held in Goa from October 30 to November 27, world chess body FIDE announced on Tuesday. New Delhi was initially in the fray to host the event.
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August 27, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
38-day ‘digital arrest’ costs Noida family ₹3cr
NOIDA: A Noida family lost ₹3.21 crore after being allegedly kept under “digital arrest” for 38 days (July 16-August 22), police said on Tuesday.
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August 27, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
Demography along borders changed deliberately: Shah
Demographic changes in border areas directly impact the security of the country and its borders and they could be part of a “deliberate design”, Union home minister Amit Shah said on Tuesday, as he urged district magistrates of border districts to take action to remove all illegal encroachments within nearly 30-kilometre radius from the Indian borders.
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August 27, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
F.LR. AGAINST 6 FROM KANPUR TOWNSHIP FOR DOG BRUTALITY
Residents ofa premium township in Kanpur's Jajmau area are under investigation after multiple videos, recorded over the past 10 days, purportedly showed hired men seizing stray dogs, thrashing them and stuffing them into sacks before carrying them away.
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August 27, 2025
Hindustan Times
'GANESH CHATURTHI IS ALL ABOUT SPREADING JOY AND HAPPINESS'
On Ganesh Chaturthi today, actor Sara Ali Khan reflects on what the festival means to her
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August 27, 2025
Hindustan Times
SHOULD SC STAY POWERLESS IF GUVS, PREZ SIT ON BILLS: TOP COURT
The Supreme Court on Tuesday raised concerns over whether it is expected to remain powerless if the President or governors indefinitely withhold assent to bills passed by elected state legislatures for years.
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August 27, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
ACID ATTACK ON KOLKATA HEALTH WORKER DURING MALARIA DRIVE
A man was arrested in West Bengal's Howrah district for allegedly throwing acid ona health worker when she went to his house to check for stagnant water and mosquito larvae as part of an anti-malaria drive in the area.
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August 27, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
Sindhu overcomes slow start to enter second round of Worlds
The 2019 world champion beats Bulgaria’s Nalbantova in the first round after close first game
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August 27, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
Season’s 1st snowfall in Ladakh early this year
{ IMD ISSUES RED ALERT
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August 27, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
Global warming throws monsoon patterns out of gear
WEATHER EXTREMES | UNPREDICTABLE RAIN
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August 27, 2025
Hindustan Times
India expects SCO to condemn cross-border terror at summit
NEW DELHI: India expects the upcoming Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit in Tianjin to strongly condemn cross-border terrorism in keeping with the founding principles of the bloc, the external affairs ministry said on Tuesday ahead of PM Narendra Modi's visit to China to attend the meeting.
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August 27, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
MISUSE OF STATE FUNDS: LANKA'S EX-PRESIDENT GRANTED BAIL
Sri Lanka's former president Ranil Wickremesinghe was granted bail on Tuesday, four days after his arrest on the charge of misusing state funds for an overseas visit.
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August 27, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
National squash: In-form Anahat cruises into semis
It’s been quite an eventful year for Anahat Singh.
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August 27, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
Japan expected to double India investment target
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 Delhi
Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce announce they are engaged
Pop superstar Taylor Swift and National Football League (NFL) player Travis Kelce are engaged to be married, the couple announced on social media on Tuesday.
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August 27, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
Can’t pressure forces for joint structures: IAF chief
The armed forces must not come under any pressure to form joint structures and should not pick any global model that may not be relevant in the Indian context, chief of the air staff Air Chief Marshal AP Singh said on Tuesday, adding that joint planning and coordination in Delhi and decentralised execution is whatis required.
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August 27, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
'India can lead world in roll-out of e-buses'
Centre's PM E-Drive initiative to electrify highways and create reliable intercity routes could make India the global leader in electric bus manufacturing and deployment
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August 27, 2025
Hindustan Times
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 Delhi
How the US is ceding Asian geopolitical space to China
As they have in the past, India-China relations are once again improving. There is a pattern here. Conflict, tension and freeze are followed by thaw, engagement and a degree of warmth.
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August 27, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
VILLAGERS STAGE PROTEST AGAINST TOLL CHARGES ON UER-2 ROUTE
Residents of several villages staged a protest at the Mundka-Bakkarwala toll plaza on the Urban Extension Road-2 (UER-2) demanding exemption from toll charges and the reopening of U-turn cuts near the plaza, which are currently closed.
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