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Hindustan Times Delhi
Defer local body polls till voter list is rectified, says Maha oppn
MUMBAI: Maharashtra's top opposition leaders, including Uddhav and Raj Thackeray, on Wednesday reiterated their demand that the upcoming elections to local bodies across the state be postponed until the alleged anomalies in the voter list are removed.
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October 16, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
75% OF PF CAN BE WITHDRAWN, SAYS MANDAVIYA
Union labour minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Wednesday said employees can access up to 75% of cash from their provident-fund accounts at any time and the rest after a year of exiting service, speaking to wire service ANI.
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October 16, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
'Ekjut NDA, Ekjut Bihar': Modi's Bihar poll mantra
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday urged the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) cadre in Bihar to not only present a report card of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) governments’ performance at the Centre and in the state, but also remind the people, particularly the youth, of the misgovernance or “Jungle Raj” during the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) rule.
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October 16, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
NO MARITAL RAPE ON MINOR WIFE CONVICTION IN CASES BEFORE 2017
PRAYAGRAJ: The Allahabad high court, in its recent order, has held that a man can be convicted for having sexual intercourse with a minor wife of over 15 years age, only after Supreme Court's judgment in Independent Thought vs Union Of India (2017), and not prior to that.
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October 16, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
The warmth of the festivities keeps me going, says Aditi
For Aditi Rao Hydari, Diwali is filled with nostalgia and warmth.
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October 16, 2025
Hindustan Times
Scammers using Starlink make hay in Myanmar
They said they had smashed them. But fraud factories in Myanmar blamed for scamming Chinese and American victims out of billions of dollars are still in business and bigger than ever, an investigation by news agency AFP found.
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October 16, 2025
Hindustan Times
Kerala school calls inquiry report false
The management of St Rita's Public School in Palluruthy area of Kochi in Kerala, where a controversy erupted over a student wearing ‘hijab’, called the education department's inquiry report flagging “serious lapses on part of the school in preventing the student from attending classes” false.
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October 16, 2025
Hindustan Times
Hyundai preps new models, fresh $5 billion
Hyundai Motor India Ltd will invest 45,000 crore (approximately $5 billion) in India and roll out a bunch of cars and SUVs over the next five years, as the company seeks to arrest the slide in its market share.
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October 16, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
AXIS BANK MISSES Q2 ESTIMATES AMID FALL IN TRADING INCOME
Private lender Axis Bank reported a bigger-than-expected drop in second-quarter profit on ‘Wednesday, dragged by a fall in trading income at a time when the bank is still reeling from an earlier increase in bad loan provisions.
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October 16, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
Biggest ever rise in atmospheric CO2 recorded
Carbon dioxide (CO2) levels in the atmosphere soared to record levels in 2024, committing the planet to more long-term temperature increase, according to a new report from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).
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October 16, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
Tejashwi, deputy CM Sinha among first off the nomination blocks
Top leaders from the ruling NDA and the opposition grand alliance filed their nomination papers on Wednesday even asthe two coalitions were still fine tuning their full list of candidates for the November 6,ll Bihar assembly elections.
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October 16, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
RBI keeps powder dry for future cuts, show minutes
India’s monetary policy committee unanimously voted to keep interest rates unchanged earlier this month to keep the powder dry and leave room for future cuts depending on the situation, showed minutes released on Wednesday.
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October 16, 2025
Hindustan Times
JD(U)'s 1st Bihar list out as NDA irons out differences
LJP (Ram Vilas) too releases first list; BJP names remaining batch of candidates
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October 16, 2025
Hindustan Times
Oppn bloc yet to settle on seat-sharing consensus
The Congress on Wednesday distributed official party symbols to at least ten prospective candidates for the Bihar Assembly elections even as the Grand Alliance was yet to reach a consensus on seat sharing.
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October 16, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
B'LURU DOCTOR HELD FOR KILLING WIFE WITH LETHAL INJECTION IN APRIL
A 32-year-old general surgeon from Victoria Hospital was arrested on Tuesday night, six months after he allegedly killed his doctor wife through a fatal dose of anaesthesia and passing it off as a natural death, police said on Wednesday.
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October 16, 2025
Hindustan Times
TELLIS ARRESTED IN WASHINGTON AMID DISBELIEF IN POLICY CIRCLES
Shock and disbelief spread in Washington DC's policy circles on Tuesday after the US government accused foreign policy expert Ashley Tellis of unlawfully holding classified national security documents.
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October 16, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
Will the one-format gamble pay off for Rohit and Virat?
The ODI batting icons want to play on, but sticking only to the least popular format may not work for long
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October 16, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
3 B'DESH ‘CATTLE SMUGGLERS’ KILLED IN CLASHES WITH TRIPURA VILLAGERS
Three suspected Bangladeshi cattle smugglers were left dead after they engaged in clashes with Indian villagers in an area close to the India-Bangladesh international border in Tripura’s Khowai district on Wednesday, police officers aware of the details said, adding that a team of police from Champahoar police station rushed to the spot and found the bodies.
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October 16, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
U'KHAND SUBMITS PROPOSED UCC CHANGES TO HC
Uttarakhand government on Wednesday submitted a 78-page affidavit before the Uttarakhand high court listing the proposed amendments in the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Rules 2025, following which counsels representing nearly a dozen petitioners sought time to study the amendments.
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October 16, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
US: Europe to lead Nato to deter Russia, help Ukraine
The Trump administration expects Europe, not the US, to lead the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said, marking an apparent shift in Washington's stance toward the 76-year transatlantic alliance, Bloomberg reported.
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October 16, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
No aid for Argentina if Milei loses poll: Trump
President Donald ‘Trump suggested the $20 billion lifeline the US is planning for Argentina could be contingent on Argentinan president Javier Milei’s success in the midterm election.
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October 16, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
Govt sets up distt-level task forces to combat cybercrimes, AI misuse
NEW DELHI: In November 2023, a deepfake video emerged in which a woman dressed in black workout onesie was seen inside an elevator.
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October 16, 2025
Hindustan Times
Sanjay’s will prima facie valid: Priya in HC
After two days of allegations from actor Karisma Kapoor's children, it was Priya Kapur’s turn on Wednesday to defend herself, pushing back against claims that she had forged the will of her late husband, business tycoon Sunjay Kapur.
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October 16, 2025
Hindustan Times
Fertiliser use skewed towards nitrogen, urea lowering yields
NEW DELHI: Fertiliser subsidies and their use remain highly skewed towards nitrogen or urea, making agricultural chemicals less effective and stagnating yields, the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP) has said in a new report amid a government push to ramp up ‘output to cut imports.
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October 16, 2025
Hindustan Times
Lethal jab or hanging? SC asks Centre if death row convicts can pick
The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the Union government to consider whether a condemned prisoner could be given the option of choosing between hanging and lethal injection, observing that methods of execution across the world have undergone significant change since the colonial-era practice of death by hanging was codified in India.
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October 16, 2025
Hindustan Times
Exports in Ist half of FY up as India edges closer to EU FTA
Notwithstanding headwinds, India’s overall exports surpassed $400 billion in first half of 2025-26, registering a 4.45% annualised increase, registering a positive growth in both goods and services, commerce secretary Rajesh Agrawal said, adding that New Delhi is actively engaged to finalise a free trade agreement with the European Union soon, while its team is already in the US to discuss “pathways” for a mutually beneficial trade deal.
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October 16, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
Buyers embrace lower purity as gold soars
With gold prices hitting record highs, traditional 22and 24-karat jewellery is fast slipping out of reach for many buyers.
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October 16, 2025
Hindustan Times
In Bihar, a quiet resurgence that can redefine the future
When people think of Bihar, they often recall its colonial past, political dysfunction, and decades of neglect.
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October 16, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
Unemployment rate rises to 5.3% in Sept
India’s headline unemployment rate increased to 5.3% in September, the highest since June, according to Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) data published by the National Statistics Office (NSO) on Wednesday.
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October 16, 2025
Hindustan Times
Air India announces 166 more flights to meet poll and festive rush in Bihar
As Bihar prepares for assembly elections, domestic airlines are, for the first time, adding extra flights to the state to meet rising travel demand during the twin peaks of the “festival of democracy” and Chhath.
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