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RBI plans to ease banks’ capital requirements
The banking regulator ‘on Wednesday proposed easing banks’ capital requirements by allowing quarterly profits to be included in capital adequacy calculations and scrapping the mandate to maintain an investment fluctuation reserve (IFR).
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April 09, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
Govt rolls back some LPG curbs, allots more gas to fertiliser plants
The government on Wednesday raised gas allocation for fertilizer plants to 95% of their requirements and permitted supply of commercial liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) to additional sectors, including agriculture, pharmaceuticals, paint, ceramic, foundry and glass, officials said, moves that came hours after the US and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire.
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April 09, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
13 teams formed for regularisation of illegal colonies
The Delhi government’s revenue department is preparing a detailed roadmap to regularise more than 1 million households across 1,511 unauthorised colonies, with a focus on administrative coordination, digital integration, and monitoring mechanisms to prevent fresh violations, officials aware of the matter said on Wednesday.
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April 09, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
Nirav moves ECHR against extradition
Two weeks after the high court of justice in London refused to reopen Nirav Modi’s extradition case, a verdict which has shut all doors for him legally in the United Kingdom, the fugitive diamantaire has approached the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in Strasbourg, France, in a last ditch attempt to save himself, people familiar with the development said.
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April 09, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
Student, drinking at abandoned plot, drowns in Noida
A 23-year-old college student drowned on Wednesday afternoon after he entered a 20-foot-deep water-filled vacant plot in Noida’s Sector 94, where he had allegedly gone to drink alcohol with three friends to celebrate the successful completion of his semester exams, officials said.
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April 09, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
Cabinet clears ₹41K cr for fertiliser subsidy
The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday cleared ₹41,534 crore towards nutrient-based fertiliser subsidy for the summer-sowing season, raising it by ₹4,317 crore, a nearly 12% jump from the previous cropping cycle, to make up for higher costs and cushion farmers amid supply disruptions due to the West Asian conflict.
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April 09, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
DELHI: STANDING COMMITTEE GIVES NOD TO RENAME MCD ZONES
NEW DELHI: The standing committee on Wednesday granted anticipatory approval to change the names of the MCD administrative zones to align them with the Delhi government's newly created revenue districts, officials said.
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April 09, 2026
Hindustan Times
COLLEGE STUDENT DROWNS IN NOIDA PIT; WENT THERE TO DRINK LIQUOR: COPS
A 23-year-old college student drowned on Wednesday after he entered a 20-foot-deep water-filled pit inside a vacant plot owned by Noida authority in Sector 94, where he had allegedly gone to drink alcohol with three friends, officials said.
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April 09, 2026
Hindustan Times
GOVT HIKES GAS ALLOCATION FOR FERTILISER PLANTS
The government on Wednesday raised gas allocation for fertiliser plants to 95% of their requirements and permitted supply of commercial liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) to additional sectors, including agriculture, pharmaceuticals, paint, ceramic, foundry and glass, officials said — moves that came hours after the US and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire.
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April 09, 2026
Hindustan Times
RBI cuts growth forecast, in 'wait-and-watch' mode
The Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) projections for growth and inflation suggest that the Indian economy, thanks to the war in West Asia, has gone from a Goldilocks low-inflation and high-growth environment towards potential stagflationhigh-inflation and low-growth.
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April 09, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
Oppn criticises rejection of notices for removal of CEC
Leaders of at least six Opposition parties, including the Congress and Trinamool Congress, on Wednesday criticised the rejection of the notices for moving a motion in Parliament to remove Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar from his post, and indicated all options were open to challenge the decision by the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha presiding officers.
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April 09, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
Learnings from war in West Asia
It offers sobering lessons about the futility of waging conventional battles. For India, it’s time to audit energy security and resources
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April 09, 2026
Hindustan Times
Polymarket’s Iran bets draw fresh disputes amid insider scrutiny
Bets on a ceasefire between the US and Iran have sent more than $170 million coursing through Polymarket, making it one of the largest geopolitical wagers in the short history of prediction markets.
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April 09, 2026
Hindustan Times
CAQM levies ₹61.85cr fine on 6 power plants for violating norms
The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) ‘on Wednesday directed six thermal power plants (TPPs) operat ing within a 300-kilometre radius of Delhi to pay a cumulative amount of ₹61.85 crore in environmental compensation, for noncompliance with biomass co-firing norms.
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April 09, 2026
Hindustan Times
Canada: International students told to verify compliance with norms
Canada’s immigration department has started sending letters to international students, including several from India, enrolled at higher education institutions to verify their compliance with study permit norms, after a report by the country’s Auditor General raised concerns over the integrity of the International Student Program.
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April 09, 2026
Hindustan Times
Together, we shall advance Nari Shakti
Women’s reservation in legislatures affirms a principle that has guided our civilisational ethos — that society progresses when women progress
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April 09, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
Sabarimala: SC pushes back on govt's 'hands off faith' argument
The Supreme Court on Wednesday pushed back against the Union government's argument that courts cannot sit in judgment over religious practices by branding them as superstitious or irrational, reminding the Centre that even religious freedoms under the Constitution are subject to public order, morality, health and other fundamental rights.
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April 09, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
HC rejects Michel's plea for release from jail
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday dismissed a plea filed by Christian Michel James, the alleged middleman in the AgustaWestland VVIP chopper case, seeking release from prison on the ground that he had already served the maximum sentence for the offences for which he was extradited and could not be prosecuted for offences not covered by the extradition order.
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April 09, 2026
Hindustan Times
Trump's Iran war leaves US looking weakened, bolstering China, Russia
The ceasefire in Iran has reinforced views among both adversaries and the Nato alliance that President Donald Trump's campaign against the Tehran regime marks a strategic setback, bolstering China and Russia while squandering American strengths, according to people familiar with the thinking across capitals in Europe and the Middle East.
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April 09, 2026
Hindustan Times
TMC counters after EC's ‘straight-talk’
A meeting between a four-member Trinamool Congress (TMC) delegation with chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar in New Delhi on Wednesday sparked a charged confrontation with an unprecedented attack by the poll panel and a sharp response by the political party.
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April 09, 2026
Hindustan Times
SC dismisses case against man who eloped with minor, later married her
NEW DELHI: Can the law step back when life moves on? Answering in the affirmative, the Supreme Court has quashed criminal proceedings against a man who eloped with a minor but later married her, saying continuation of the case would disrupt their \"happy life\"..
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April 09, 2026
Hindustan Times
CM takes stock of sanitation, waste management issues
Chief minister Rekha Gupta on Wednesday chaired a meeting with officials of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) to take stock of the sanitation and waste management situation in the Capital, issuing a series of directives from redevelopment of public toilets and formulating strong mechanisms to support sustainable waste disposal practices, officials aware of the developments said.
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April 09, 2026
Hindustan Times
63-YEAR-OLD HIT BY MOTORBIKE NEAR MODI MILL FLYOVER, DIES
A 63-year-old man was killed after a motorcycle hit him near Modi Mill flyover on Monday night, police said on Wednesday, adding that the accused was also injured in the incident.
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April 09, 2026
Hindustan Times
Trump’s Iran war leaves US looking weakened, bolstering China, Russia
The ceasefire in Iran has reinforced views among both adversaries and the Nato alliance that President Donald Trump's campaign against the Tehran regime marks a strategic setback, boistering China and Russia while squandering American strengths, according to people familiar with the thinking across capitals in Europe and the Middle East.
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April 09, 2026
Hindustan Times
CANADA MOVES TO VET DOCUS OF INT'L STUDENTS
Canada’s immigration department has started sending letters to international students, including many from India, enrolled at higher education institutions to verify their compliance with study permit norms, days after the country’s Auditor General flagged fraud in the international student program in a report submitted to Parliament.
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April 09, 2026
Hindustan Times
Conflicting claims cloud nth-hour ceasefire
Iran closes Strait of Hormuz again in response to Israeli attacks against Hezbollah in Lebanon
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April 09, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
Vaishali outplays Divya, stays in joint-first place
Two years ago, Praggnanandhaa and Vaishali strode into history as the first brother-sister pair to ever play the Candidates tournament.
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April 09, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
Many owners of the West Asia ceasefire
Everybody is claiming victory in West Asia.
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April 09, 2026
Hindustan Times
40 years of presence
Proust questionnaire with a fellow citizen
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April 09, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
Challenges to Trans Act: HC seeks Centre’s reply
The Delhi high court on Wednesday issued a notice to the Centre in petitions challenging the controversial amendments introduced in the ‘Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Act, 2026, particularly those relating to the revised definition of ‘transgender’, the removal of self-pe1ceived identity as the basis for obtaining a transgender certificate from the district authority, and the proposed requirement of certification by a medical board.
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