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4 of Indian-origin held in kidnapping, extortion case
Canadian police arrested four Indian-origin persons from Calgary, Alberta, and are looking for a fifth in connection with a kidnapping incident related to extortion, Calgary police service (CPS) on Friday said.
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May 17, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
Some very personal frames of Raghu Rai
For Raghu Rai, the camera was his life, but through it, it was also his way of teaching people the art of living.
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May 17, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
How far have we come?
{ ECONOMICS OF EXCLUSION } POLITICS, PROSPERITY, LOVE
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May 17, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
Iran to announce Hormuz mechanism, collect fees
Iran has prepared a mechanism to manage traffic through the Strait of Hormuz along a designated route that will be unveiled soon, the head of the Iranian parliament's national security committee Ebrahim Azizi said on Saturday.
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May 17, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
Making the Capital's EV policy women-friendly
With the Prime Minister calling for reducing fuel usage to offset the impact of the war in West Asia, this might be an opportune moment to look at alternatives with a focus on women.
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May 17, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
Living austerely in this world riven by conflict
Spending, investing, and planning in mega terms for India to develop is one thing; reckless splurging, with scant regard for the natural environment thrown into the process, is another. We must make our choices carefully
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May 17, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
Cockroaches remark directed at fake degree holders, CJI clarifies
Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant on Saturday maintained that his oral observations a day earlier, referring to some people as “cockroaches” and “parasites”, were not directed at the youth of the country but at individuals who had entered professions such as law and media using “fake and bogus degrees”.
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May 17, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
US, Nigeria claim killing of IS 2nd-in-command
A senior Islamic State group leader, described as “the most active terrorist in the world”, has been killed in a joint operation by US and Nigerian forces in the west African country, the two countries’ presidents said.
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May 17, 2026
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Nation and its largest religious minority
Are we witnessing the steady marginalisation of Indian Muslims?
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May 17, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
Feat accompli
This is an era of athletes tearing through records. What's next, in a world where the word impossible is fast losing meaning?
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May 17, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
Israel kills chief of Hamas armed wing
An Israeli airstrike in Gaza killed the leader of Hamas’ military wing, one of the last surviving architects of the October 7, 2023, attacks that triggered the war in Gaza, the Israeli military said Saturday.
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May 17, 2026
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PUTIN TO VISIT CHINA MAY 19-20, DAYS AFTER TRUMP TRIP
Russian President Vladimir Putin will travel to China on May 19 for a two-day visit, hot on the heels of US President Donald Trump's trip to Beijing, the Kremlin said on Saturday.
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May 17, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
Warrior, rebel, north star
BR Ambedkar's sweeping, searing Annihilation of Caste — his manifesto, enclosing all that he wished for, for his people and his country — turns 90 this month. It is many things: a compass orienting the reader, a mirror held up to a nation, a love letter to reason. See how it was born (from a speech he wasn’t allowed to deliver); how it defined for him the path he would follow for the rest of his life; and how far short we have fallen of the dreams he had for the new India
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May 17, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
The untold story & unsung heroes of Indian liberalism
Nineteenth century intellectuals such as Narayan Mahadev Parmanand point to a forgotten tradition of liberalism in India, which measured progress by the well-being of individuals rather than groups
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May 16, 2026
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‘Tibetans refer to lakes, rivers as mothers, fathers’
On her novel set in colonial times that features Indian spies in Tibet, and an Englishwomen intent on reaching Lhasa
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May 16, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
OLA ELECTRIC TO INVEST $208 MN IN EV, CELL TECH UNIT
Ola Electric will invest $208.5 million in its core vehicle and cell units as the EV bike and scooter maker aims to step up cost cuts and localize manufacturing to achieve profitability amid rising competition.
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May 16, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
The creator of a shared visual imagination
On April 1, 2026, a Raja Ravi Varma painting made national headlines when it sold for a staggering ₹167 crore after an intense bidding war at auction.
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May 16, 2026
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Staring into devoid
In Himmat Shah’s work, he seeks the same thing: To know if art can ever be separated from the artwork
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May 16, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
Final exam: Stay alive
These fictional schools totally didn’t care about student safety. The real horror? Not one parent pulled their kid out
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May 16, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
Xi gives Trump rare tour of garden at the heart of Chinese govt
After talks on trade, Taiwan and Iran, Chinese President Xi Jinping showed off the centuries-old trees in Beijing's walled-off Zhongnanhai compound, where he strolled with US President Donald Trump in the concluding hours of their summit.
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May 16, 2026
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US planning to indict Raul Castro over 1996 downing of two planes
The United States plans to indict Cuba's Raul Castro, a US Department of Justice official said late on Thursday.
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May 16, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
Scammed by the ham
Ham has wowed Ancient Rome, flavoured Chinese cuisine and is an expensive delicacy in Spain. So why is India stuck eating wet cardboard?
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May 16, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
New Delhi to Oslo, building a new strategic partnership
We live in an unpredictable world. But unpredictability is not the same as powerlessness.
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May 16, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
A zest for life
An Accidental Lawyer, the autobiography of former Attorney General KK Venugopal, provides insights into an array of events that shaped contemporary India
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May 16, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
IT firms shift to fixed, outcome-based pricing as AI rises
India’s largest information technology (IT) services companies including Infosys Ltd and Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp are getting more work contracts based on fixed prices and outcomes as the use of AI-driven automation tools increases.
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May 15, 2026
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West Bengal and the politics of memory
The ongoing post-mortem of the Bengal election results has brought out two key factors that played a decisive role— Hindu consolidation and anti-incumbency.
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May 15, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
A small big win for democracy
Congress high command bows to public pressure to pick VD Satheesan as Kerala CM
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May 15, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
UK health minister resigns, calls for Starmer's ouster
Labour's Wes Streeting resigned as health minister on Thursday to call for a leadership contest to oust Keir Starmer, accusing the British prime minister of overseeing political drift and forcing others to take the blame for his government's failings.
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May 15, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
Walkability: Cornerstone of future-ready urbanism
Walking is the most universal form of mobility.
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May 15, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
Singapore Airlines profit drops 57% in FY26 on Air India losses
Singapore Airlines Group on Thursday reported a 57.4% decline in net profit at SGD 1.184 billion in the fiscal year ended March 2026, mainly due to the absence of a prior-year one-off accounting gain related to the Vistara merger, and Air India losses.
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