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Hindustan Times Pune
DMK, ALLIES STAGE PROTEST AGAINST CENTRE'S DRAFT DELIMITATION BILL
The ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam-led Secular Progressive Alliance (SPA), along with its coalition partners staged a protest across Tamil Nadu on Thursday by raising black flags and burning copies of the Centre's proposed delimitation bill.
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April 17, 2026
Hindustan Times Pune
'It’s clear that at my best I can match the top players'
R Vaishali is still in disbelief.
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April 17, 2026
Hindustan Times Pune
West Asia conflict hits India’s March exports
India’s overall exports may have hit a record $860 billion in 2025-26, but March highlighted the impact of global disruptions caused by the war in West Asia, currently in the middle of an uneasy and uncertain ceasefire, with exports of 24 out of the 30 major commodities fell in the month (compared to the year-ago period); and merchandise exports to 10 of the top 20 export markets declined.
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April 17, 2026
Hindustan Times Pune
Prabhsimran, Iyer lead PBKS to comfortable win over MI
Three weeks into the tournament, a few teams have raced away from the others, while those languishing at the bottom are struggling to pick themselves up.
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April 17, 2026
Hindustan Times Pune
Shah rejects charge that Southern states will lose strength
Union home minister Amit Shah on Thursday rejected assertions that southern states will lose their strength in the Lok Sabha following the delimitation exercise, saying that a false narrative was being spread to float misleading information.
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April 17, 2026
Hindustan Times Pune
Last year was tough...it's clear now that I can match top players: Vaishali
Indian Grandmaster R Vaishali, who won the Women’s Candidates Tournament in Cyprus on Wednesday, said resilience and mental recalibration were key to her triumph after a difficult 2025.
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April 17, 2026
Hindustan Times Pune
Ukraine carries out over 100 attacks with robots against Russia
A Ukrainian unit said on Wednesday that it has carried out more than 100 attacks on the front using ground robots, after President Volodymyr Zelensky recently hailed the capture of a Russian position thanks to this new method.
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April 17, 2026
Hindustan Times Pune
Wipro posts profit drop, unveils ₹15k cr buyback
Wipro Ltd on Thursday announced its largest-ever share buyback of ₹15,000 crore, even as India’s fourth-largest information technology (IT) services company capped a third straight year of revenue decline, and flagged a weak start to fiscal year 2027 (FY27).
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April 17, 2026
Hindustan Times Pune
Weaponising energy supplies
The US threat to penalise the purchase of Iranian and Russian oil and petroleum will worsen the energy crisis and further hurt America’s standing
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April 17, 2026
Hindustan Times Pune
Can’t force citizens to vote: SC
THE SC PUSHED BACK AGAINST SUGGESTIONS THAT NON-VOTERS SHOULD BE FACE PUNITIVE ACTION OR DENIED STATE BENEFITS
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April 17, 2026
Hindustan Times Pune
Akhilesh: How many BJP states have woman CM?
Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday questioned the Cen-tre’s commitment to women’s empowerment, within its own party, alleging that Delhi chief minister Rekha Gupta is “only a half CM”, who lacks control.
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April 17, 2026
Hindustan Times Pune
4 Track 1.5, Track 2 India-Pak meetings held since Op Sindoor
Indian and Pakistani strategic experts, parliamentarians and former diplomats have participated in at least four back channel meetings since the conflict between the two sides in May 2025, with the first such engagement held two months after Operation Sindoor, people familiar with the matter said.
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April 17, 2026
Hindustan Times Pune
Govt may lift daily minimum wage to as much as ₹450
The Centre is exploring plans to more than double the national daily minimum wage to as much as ₹450, at a time workers’ protests have prompted wage hikes in Uttar Pradesh and Haryana.
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April 17, 2026
Hindustan Times Pune
Bayern clinch a classic after Real’s Camavinga sees red
The occasion promised magic and it was provided in spades by Bayern Munich and Real Madrid.
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April 17, 2026
Hindustan Times Pune
‘Israel-Lebanon truce’ lifts optimism on Iran
US President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that Lebanon and Israel had agreed on a 10-day ceasefire, as optimism grew that the Iran war may be nearing an end.
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April 17, 2026
Hindustan Times Pune
What Noida unrest says about capital, labour ties
To many observers, Noida’s industrial unrest appears to have come as an “out-of-syllabus” surprise.
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April 17, 2026
Hindustan Times Pune
US to blockade Iran ports ‘as long as it takes’, says Hegseth
The United States will blockade Iranian ports for “as long as it takes”, US defence secretary Pete Hegseth said on Thursday, threatening renewed strikes if Tehran does not make a deal.\"
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April 17, 2026
Hindustan Times Pune
Emerging tech in focus ahead of Korean Prez’s three-day visit to India
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung will visit India next week for talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi aimed at enhancing cooperation in key areas such as trade, shipbuilding, semiconductors and emerging technologies.
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April 17, 2026
Hindustan Times Pune
INDIA RAMPS UP LNG SPOT BUYING AMID PRICE DIP
India’s liquefied natural gas importers have accelerated purchases from the spot market, taking advantage of a recent dip in prices, as the country looks to ease a supply crunch triggered by the war in the West Asia.
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April 17, 2026
Hindustan Times Pune
Carlsen and a bluff: How Indian GM Adhiban’s pep talks gave Vaishali the edge at Candidates
Adhiban Baskaran received a text from R Vaishali the night before she left for Cyprus for the Candidates tournament.
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April 17, 2026
Hindustan Times Pune
'JeM cover used in bid to revive banned outfit'
The so-called white collar terror module behind the November 10, 2025 Red Fort blast was engaged in a conspiracy to revive the banned terrorist outfit Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind (AGuH) under the guise of the more notorious Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM), the Jammu and State Investigation Agency (SIA) said in a charge sheet filed on Thursday.
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April 17, 2026
Hindustan Times Pune
Seats of all states to go up by 50%: Meghwal
NEW DELHI: Union law minister ‘Arjun Ram Meghwal on Thursday said Lok Sabha seats of all states will be increased by 50% after the new delimitation exercise, as Parliament reconvened for a three-day special sitting to take up bills to expand the strength of the lower House to implement the 33% women’s quota.
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April 17, 2026
Hindustan Times Pune
SA SERIES GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO PREPARE FOR T20 WORLD CUP: HARMANPREET
Buoyed by the ODI World Cup win last year, Harmanpreet Kaur and Co are confident of making a mark in the five-match T20I series against South Africa as a precursor to the upcoming T20 World Cup in June.
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April 17, 2026
Hindustan Times Pune
Canva, Adobe push agentic AI in creative workflows
An orchestra, where everything works seamlessly.
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April 17, 2026
Hindustan Times Pune
Add voters cleared by tribunals to WB rolls, says SC to EC
SC HELD TRIBUNALS MUST DECIDE APPEALS BY APRIL 21 FOR IST PHASE OF POLLING ON APRIL 23, AND BY APRIL 27 FOR 2ND PHASE ON APRIL 29
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April 17, 2026
Hindustan Times Pune
LS expansion will be fair, says govt; Oppn wants it in writing
Seats in South won't be reduced: Shah During his speech in Parliament on Thursday, Union home minister Amit Shah presented a breakdown of the number of seats the southern states would get
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April 17, 2026
Hindustan Times Pune
There will be no change in ratio: PM Modi
Shah rejects charge that Southern states will lose strength
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April 17, 2026
Hindustan Times Pune
Cuban President says 'ready' for possible US attack
Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel said on Thursday his country was “ready” for a possible US attack on the communist island following months of mounting pressure from President Donald Trump.
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April 17, 2026
Hindustan Times Pune
Justice for women, not a political gambit
The promise of the women’s reservation bill should not be diluted by procedural deferrals or political trade-offs. Representation must be realised within a clear and time-bound framework
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April 17, 2026
Hindustan Times Pune
In Bengal, Assam polls, a test of Indian democracy
In the assembly elections in Assam and West Bengal, one of the key things will be how the electoral contest gets shaped by deepening religious polarisation and the Opposition parties’ concerns about the neutrality of institutions tasked with election management, oversight and regulation.
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