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Hindustan Times Patna
Imran: Don't want a PR manager, I wish to work at my own pace
Actor Imran Khan is all set to make his comeback in films this year after a 10-year break, with Adhoore Hum Adhoore Tum, costarring Bhumi Satish Pednekkar and Gurfateh Pirzada.
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January 07, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
The Venezuela test for UN & international law
A long-running discussion at the core of international law has been rekindled by the recent US military strike within Venezuelan territory that resulted in President Nicolas Maduro’s arrest and transfer to New York:
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January 07, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
133K beneficiaries struck off on age grounds, 250K on hold
Around 133,000 beneficiaries who crossed the age bar of 50 have been phased out of the Mukhyamantri Maiyan Samman Yojna (MMSY) in the past year, even as nearly 250,000 applications from newly eligible women who turned 18 during the same period are pending for addition, people close to the developments said on Tuesday.
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January 07, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
A seller-beware market for financial products
Instead of the current reactive strategy to address problems in the space, India needs to fundamentally fix the problem of toxic financial products and mis-selling
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January 07, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
Looking beyond Trump’s rhetoric
Hard-headed economic considerations should drive India’s engagement with the US
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January 07, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
Chaos mar Cong's poll review meet, workers come to blows
A review meeting of the Bihar Congress descended into chaos on Tuesday after a clash broke out between two groups of party workers at the party office in Madhubani, exposing continued internal divisions following the party's poor performance in the recent assembly elections.
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January 07, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
Riteish Deshmukh responds to BJP leader's comments on late father
Actor Riteish Deshmukh on Tuesday responded strongly to remarks made by Maharashtra BJP chief Ravindra Chavan about his late father, former chief minister Vilasrao Deshmukh, saying that no one can erase a legacy built on public service.
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January 07, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
28.9mn voters set to be struck off UP voter rolls
The draft electoral roll for Uttar Pradesh was published on Tuesday after a special intensive revision (SIR) exercise, with 125.5 million voters retained out of 154.4 million listed earlier, Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Navdeep Rinwa said on Tuesday.
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January 07, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
2026, WHY SO DRY ON THE BIG SCREEN?
While big stars dominate releases till April, the months after remain sparse. From cautious small-budget filmmakers to the lingering 'Dhurandhar effect,' we unravel the reasons behind the lull
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January 07, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
Aap humare Hindustan ko nahi jante: IPS Robin Hibu
In the wake of the recent racial violence against Angel Chakma, a 24-year-old student from Tripura who succumbed on December 25 to a stab injury in Dehradun after objecting to racial slurs hurled at him, grief and anger have hung heavy across the nation.
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January 07, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
BSSC CHAIRMAN RESIGNS SIX DAYS AFTER JOINING
Barely six days after assuming the charge of chairman of the Bihar Staff Selection Commission (BSSC), a 1989-batch former IPS officer Alok Raj on Tuesday resigned from the post after allegedly getting caught in the political crossfire.
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January 07, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
Trump asks Rubio to lead Venezuela overhaul
President Donald Trump has asked Secretary of State Marco Rubio to lead the process to implement economic and political reforms in Venezuela and the US believes it is getting “full, complete and total” cooperation from the government in Caracas after the capture of Nicolas Maduro, White House senior adviser Stephen Miller said on Monday.
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January 07, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
Amartya Sen served SIR notice: TMC leader
Nobel laureate economist Amartya Sen has been issued a notice to appear for a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) hearing, Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee claimed on Tuesday, triggering a fresh political confrontation between the party and the Election Commission over the ongoing voter roll revision exercise in West Bengal.
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January 07, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
SC ORDERS RELEASE OF M.P. MAN HELD FOR 'HATE CRIME' UNDER NSA
The Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered the release of a man detained under the National Security Act (NSA) following a hate crime in Madhya Pradesh’s Damoh district, where an Other Backward Class (OBC) man was allegedly forced to wash his feet and drink the same water as punishment for sharing an AI-generated image.
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January 07, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
Tech and energy central to Rajasthan’s development
Anyone who has travelled from Delhi through Rajasthan on the new Delhi-Mumbai expressway would have noticed the rapid transformation that is sweeping the state.
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January 07, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
Bengal SIR deeply flawed, arbitrary: Mamata to CEC
The ongoing special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal is being conducted in a “deeply flawed, arbitrary and unconstitutional” manner that could disenfranchise large sections of genuine voters ahead of future elections, chief minister Mamata Banerjee has told chief election commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar.
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January 05, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
106 more planes this year to boost civil aviation: Minister
India will add 106 aircraft to its current fleet of 843 in 2026, civil aviation minister Ram Mohan Naidu said on Sunday.
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January 05, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
K’TAKA CONSIDERS CID PROBE INTO BALLARI VIOLENCE; 26 HELD IN CASE
The Karnataka government is considering transferring the investigation into the violent clashes in Ballari to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID).
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January 05, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
Centre weighs cheaper loans for pvt e-buses
As private electric bus operators struggle to secure affordable credit, the government is working on a new financing scheme to lower their borrowing costs by routing funds through the Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) and the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Devel- ’opment (NABARD), according to two government officials aware of the development.
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January 05, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
BCB SEEKS SHIFT OF WC MATCHES OUT OF INDIA
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Sunday decided against sending its national team to India for the T20 World Cup next month citing security concerns and government advice, following IPL franchise KKR's decision to release pacer Mustafizur Rahman on BCCI’s instruction.
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January 05, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
The message in the story of Somnath
The history of the shrine in the last 1,000 years is a tale of unbroken faith and civilisational regeneration
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January 05, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
After 45-day journey, 210-tonne shivling reaches Bihar, to be installed on Jan 17
{ WORLD'S LARGEST } WILL BE PART OF VIRAT RAMAYAN MANDIR IN EAST CHAMPARAN
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January 05, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
Akshaye never left the game: Dhurandhar co-star Rakesh Bedi
Actor Rakesh Bedi is delighted with the response to his role as Jameel Jamali in Aditya Dhar’s blockbuster Dhurandhar, sharing that people from “across the world” have been congratulating him for the nuanced performance.
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January 05, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
Mahhi Vij and Jay Bhanushali announce separation
On Sunday, actors Mahhi Vij and Jay Bhanushali, once among TV's most-loved couples, announced that they are separating after 14 years of marriage.
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January 05, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
MUNDA TERMS PESA ACT RULES A FRAUD ON TRIBALS
Former Jharkhand chief minister and union tribal affairs minister Arjun Munda expressed his displeasure over the PESA rules being notified for implementation of the 29-year-old PESA Act two days ago in the state.
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January 05, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
India ‘deeply concerned’, calls for dialogue
India on Sunday expressed “deep concern” at US attacks on Venezuela and the capture of President Nicolas Maduro by American forces and called on all parties to peacefully address issues through dialogue to ensure stability in the region.
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January 05, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
Crossing a red line in Caracas
The Trump regime may have signalled the death of the West's rules-based order by acting against Venezuela
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January 05, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
'WE HAVE BEEN EACH OTHER'S SAHARA'
Ishaan Khatter has had a dream run on screen over the past year.
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January 05, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
The corrupted software of international relations
If you want to understand why the US attacked Venezuela late last week and captured its president, Nicholas Maduro, and took him to New York to try him under American domestic law, there is no point in consulting a book on international law or the UN charter.
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January 05, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
Bihar parties eye rejig after Makar Sankranti
All three political parties of Bihar -- the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and the Congress —are set for organisational shakeup and are holding up on much-awaited organisational revamp until Makar Sankranti on January 14, a festival considered auspicious as per the Hindu traditions, which marks the sun's northward journey, or “uttarayan journey”.
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