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Hindustan Times Lucknow
Centre weighing WFH curbs, fuel price hikes
The petroleum ministry on Monday said it is working on austerity measures to conserve energy, suggesting that an increase in retail prices of petrol and diesel may be in the offing.
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May 12, 2026
Hindustan Times Lucknow
Axar, Miller and late cameos hand Capitals win over PBKS
The three-wicket win keeps DC's playoffs hope alive while Punjab suffered their 4th successive defeat
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May 12, 2026
Hindustan Times Lucknow
West Asia war to cast shadow on Brics meet
Differences between the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Iran over the West Asia conflict are shaping up to be a major challenge for the Brics foreign ministers’ meeting to be hosted by India this week, people familiar with the matter said.
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May 12, 2026
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Rajasthan police begins probe after NEET questions match ‘guess paper’
A GUESS PAPER 1S A DOCUMENT LISTING PROBABLE QUESTIONS FOR EXAMS, PREPARED BY EXPERTS
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May 12, 2026
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India eyes wartime edge with new joint doctrines
THE MANUALS WILL LIKELY BE THE FIRST TO BE RELEASED UNDER NEXT CDS LT GEN NS SUBRAMANI'S LEADERSHIP
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May 12, 2026
Hindustan Times Lucknow
NOT AN 'UNWITTING VICTIM': ED OPPOSES JACQUELINE'S PLEA TO TURN APPROVER
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday opposed actress Jacqueline Fernandez’s plea to become an approver in the %200-crore money laundering case against conman Sukesh Chandrase-Khar, arguing she actively benefited from crime proceeds and now seeks to evade prosecution.
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May 12, 2026
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Barred from event, Vinesh spars with WFI in Gonda
For nearly 40 minutes, the 31-year-old Asiad medallist Phogat stood her ground within the venue, arguing with federation officials
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May 12, 2026
Hindustan Times Lucknow
Under-fire Starmer vows to prove ‘doubters’ wrong
Embattled British Prime Minister Keir Starmer came out fighting on Monda vowing to prove his “doubter: wrong as he sought to quell a growing threat to his leadership following disastrous election results.
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May 12, 2026
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BIHAR ROLLS OUT NEW INDUSTRIAL LAND POLICY, TO CUT RED TAPE
The Bihar government on Monday notified the land allotment and management policy, 2026, under the Bihar Industrial Area Development Authority (BIADA), replacing its four-year-old version with a more streamlined, transparent system designed to cut red tape and expedite project setup.
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May 12, 2026
Hindustan Times Lucknow
Centre seeks end to SC airfare oversight
The Union government has urged the Supreme Court to refrain from continuing its monitoring of a public interest litigation (PIL) challenging volatile airfares and airline charges, stating that a comprehensive statutory rulemaking exercise is already underway and that the Centre is attempting to fast-track the process in light of the “emerging scenario”.
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May 12, 2026
Hindustan Times Lucknow
Unemployment rate 5% in Jan-Mar 2026
A LOWER SHARE OF AGRICULTURE MEANT THAT THE QUALITY OF JOBS ALSO IMPROVED SEQUENTIALLY IN MARCH QUARTER
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May 12, 2026
Hindustan Times Lucknow
Chaos and 5 am bouts at Open Ranking wrestling
A 5am start to wrestling bouts, with wrestlers waiting through midnight for their turn on the mat — the Senior Open Ranking Tournament descended into scheduling chaos, even as the Wrestling Federation of India tried in vain to manage the situation on the ground.
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May 12, 2026
Hindustan Times Lucknow
'Rise above narrow politics'
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said the country must rise above “narrow political mindsets” to restore symbols of national pride, hitting out at past opposition to the reconstruction of the Somnath Temple in Gujarat and warned that similar forces were still active.
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May 12, 2026
Hindustan Times Lucknow
File separate pleas on SIR’s impact on polls: SC to TMC
The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Trinamool Congress (TMC) to file separate applications over claims that the outcome of the recent West Bengal assembly elections was materially affected by voter deletions carried out during the special intensive revision (SIR) exercise, even as the Election Commission of India (ECI) maintained that any challenge to poll results could only be pursued through election petitions by defeated candidates.
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May 12, 2026
Hindustan Times Lucknow
Krunal: No-frills allrounder who keeps on giving
From the depths of despair to the swanky and garish, Krunal Pandya made it in life through sheer hard work.
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May 12, 2026
Hindustan Times Lucknow
As MLAs sworn in, a rift seen in AIADMK
Newly elected AIADMK MLAs attended the oath-taking ceremony of the 17th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly on Monday in two separate groups, people aware of the matter said, deepening the impression of a rupture in the party
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May 12, 2026
Hindustan Times Lucknow
Seeking synthesising generalists in Al age
Coaching factories have killed the infrastructure that enabled multi- dimensional intellectual development. India must rebuild, deliberately and at scale, the competitive public culture that trained its brightest minds to become highly accomplished generalists
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May 12, 2026
Hindustan Times Lucknow
Trump says truce with Tehran on 'life support'
President Donald Trump said on Monday that a ceasefire with Iran was “on life support” after he rejected Tehran’s response to a US peace proposal, fuelling concerns of a resumption of hostilities in the 10-week-old conflict that has killed thousands and halted vital energy flows.
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May 12, 2026
Hindustan Times Lucknow
In first cabinet meet, Suvendu clears land for border fencing
The Suvendu Adhikari-led Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in West Bengal on ‘Monday announced a series of significant measures, including transfer of land to the Border Security Force (BSF) for setting up fences along the Bangladesh border, immediate implementation of the Census exercise, and state's induction into the Centre's Ayushman Bharat scheme.
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May 12, 2026
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Markets tumble after PM’s austerity appeal
Markets slumped on Monday after Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged Indians to cut fuel consumption, avoid buying gold for a year, and limit foreign travel, amid rising pressure on the rupee and on India’s import bill due to supply constraints triggered by the West Asia conflict.
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May 12, 2026
Hindustan Times Lucknow
Govt weighs fuel price hikes, WFH mandates
The petroleum ministry on Monday said it is working on austerity measures to conserve energy, which experts said could be an indication to increase retail prices of petrol and diesel if the war in West Asia prolongs.
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May 12, 2026
Hindustan Times Lucknow
India’s reckoning with the war’s economic cost begins
When Prime Minister Narendra Modi asked people to use petrol-diesel judiciously and not buy gold or undertake foreign trips on Sunday, he was conveying a clear message: the economic pain of the ongoing war in West Asia is not going away anytime soon and the economy will have to make adjustments to cope with the fallout.
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May 12, 2026
Hindustan Times Lucknow
India to draft fresh doctrines for faster wartime decisions
THESE WILL LIKELY BE THE IST MANUALS TO BE RELEASED UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF THE NEXT CDS, LT. GEN. NS RAJA SUBRAMANI
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May 12, 2026
Hindustan Times Lucknow
What the Iran conflict says about US power
The US-Israel war against Iran shows that overwhelming military and economic power no longer guarantee control.
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May 12, 2026
Hindustan Times Lucknow
At Somnath, PM criticises ‘narrow political mindsets’
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said the country must rise above “narrow political mindsets” to restore symbols of national pride, hitting out at past opposition to the reconstruction of the Somnath Temple in Gujarat and warned that similar forces were still active.
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May 12, 2026
Hindustan Times Lucknow
ED arrests Sujit Bose in recruitment scam
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) arrested former West Bengal fire and emergency services minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Sujit Bose on Monday night after interrogating him for almost 11 hours regarding alleged corruption in recruitment by several civic bodies, an official of the federal agency said, on conditions of anonym-i
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May 12, 2026
Hindustan Times Lucknow
MODI REITERATES AUSTERITY CALL, SAYS MEASURES A NATIONAL DUTY
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday reiterated his call to reduce fuel consumption, promote work-from-home, and avoid nonessential foreign spending such as gold purchases and overseas travel, citing the unstable global situation arising from tensions in West Asia.
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May 12, 2026
Hindustan Times Lucknow
India-linked LPG tanker sails along Tehran-approved route
A liquefied petroleum gas carrier which has previously ferried Iranian cargoes is moving through the Strait of Hormuz while declaring that its crew and owners are Indian, according to ship-tracking data.
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May 12, 2026
Hindustan Times Lucknow
GST Council may clarify taxation of app cabs, ease rules
The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council is likely to meet before mid-July to consider proposals to simplify procedures and clarify matters including the taxation of ride-hailing app companies, according to two people aware of the development.
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May 12, 2026
Hindustan Times Lucknow
‘Focussed on growing India-US trade’
US Assistant Secretary of Commerce David Fogel has pitched for Indian investments in sectors like critical minerals, pharmaceuticals and automotives in the US, adding that both countries are not doing enough on trade and investment.
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