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Hindustan Times Delhi
Bigger Lok Sabha may come at the cost of diluted debate, scrutiny and accountability
Our Parliament is discussing a Constitution amendment bill to increase the size of the Lok Sabha to 850 lawmakers, from the current cap of 550-a change that has to be approved by two-thirds of members present and voting in both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha.
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April 17, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
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.
3 min |
April 17, 2026
Hindustan Times
DELHI TEMP ABOVE 40°C; GRAP 1 BACK AS AQI RISES TO 226
The Capital on Thursday recorded its hottest day for the season, again, as temperatures soared, crossing the 40°C-mark at the city’s base weather station.
1 min |
April 17, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
Two children dead in fire at Lucknow slum
Two children, one aged two years and the second six months, died in a massive fire that gutted a slum cluster in the Vikas Nagar area in Lucknow, police said on Thursday.
1 min |
April 17, 2026
Hindustan Times
Unsafe links, millets: Full ‘Rashtraneeti’ curriculum rolls out
What to do when you accidentally click on a unverified link, the importance of millets, and the role of media and tech— these are some of the topics that government school students will be taught under the Rashtraneeti programme, which has now been rolled out for the full ongoing academic session.
1 min |
April 17, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
EC may issue smaller supplementary lists amid tight deadline
Only those voters whose names were removed during the SIR process and whose appeals are allowed within the stipulated deadlines will be reinstated.
2 min |
April 17, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
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.\"
2 min |
April 17, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
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.
1 min |
April 17, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
ENGINEERING GROWTH: THE MODEL OF PROGRESS
As Noida marks its golden milestone, its journey reflects vision-led planning, infrastructure momentum and sustained economic growth
2 min |
April 17, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
8 killed, 13 injured as SUV collides with truck in AP
Eight people were killed and 13 others got injured when an SUV they were traveling in collided with a ready-mix concrete truck near Chilakaladona village in Mantralayam block of Andhra Pradesh’s Kurnool district in the early hours of Thursday, police said.
1 min |
April 17, 2026
Hindustan Times
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.
1 min |
April 17, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
Digital mapping for Census starts in NDMC, Cantt areas
The digital mapping exercise for Census 2027 commenced in the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) and Delhi Cantonment areas on Thursday, with more than 700 officials deployed for the process.
2 min |
April 17, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
Missing grilles, potholes: Traffic cops flag 19 gaps in central and south Delhi
Missing iron grilles, faded road markings, potholes and poorly designed bus stops are among 19 infrastructure and traffic management gaps identified by the Delhi Traffic Police across key stretches of central and south Delhi.
1 min |
April 17, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
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.
3 min |
April 17, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
WADA vows to double down on India’s doping supply lines
World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) President Witold Banka on Thursday pledged a comprehensive and coordinated crackdown on the supply chain of banned substances in India even as sports minister Mansukh Mandaviya said the government is working towards introducing criminal provisions against those involved in administering or trafficking prohibited substances.
3 min |
April 17, 2026
Hindustan Times
SpiceJet flight clips Akasa plane at Delhi airport; probe ordered
Two aircraft — operated by SpiceJet and Akasa — clipped wings while taxiing at the Delhi airport on Thursday, damaging both planes, officials said.
1 min |
April 17, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
TVK PROMISES AID FOR WOMEN, 8GM GOLD TO BRIDES, 6 FREE CYLINDERS
Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) chief Vijay on Thursday unveiled his party's manifesto for the April 23 assembly elections in Tamil Nadu, promising %2,500 monthly assistance for women below 60 years, 8 gm gold for marriage and six free cooking gas cylinders a year, per family.
1 min |
April 17, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
Delhi Speaker gets ‘Z’ category security
Delhi Assembly Speaker Vijender Gupta’s security cover has been upgraded to “Z Category” following an alleged security breach in the ‘Assembly and multiple bomb threats over the past few weeks, officials said Thursday.
1 min |
April 17, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
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.
1 min |
April 17, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
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.
1 min |
April 17, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
Canva, Adobe push agentic AI in creative workflows
An orchestra, where everything works seamlessly.
3 min |
April 17, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
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.
2 min |
April 17, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
SC DIRECTS COURTS TO ADOPT SOPS IN LEGAL AID CASES
The Supreme Court on Thursday issued directions to all subordinate courts to adopta standard operating procedure (SOP) to cut delays in providing timely and expeditious hearing of legal aid cases.
1 min |
April 17, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
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.
1 min |
April 17, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
Another hot, ‘poor’ air day in city; Grap Stage | invoked
The Capital on Thursday recorded its hottest day for the season, again, as temperatures soared, crossing the 40°C-mark at the city’s base station for weather.
2 min |
April 17, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
SC protects judicial officer who was a kidnapping victim as kid
The Supreme Court on Thursday stepped in to protect a judicial officer and his family from continuing threats by convicts involved in his kidnapping as a minor in 2008, directing that they not be released on parole or remission without the nod of the Punjab and Haryana high court.
1 min |
April 17, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
Nobody happier than me today: Didi hails SC order
Despite the ruling, the Election Commission (EC) has yet to clear the air regarding the operational procedures of the 19 tribunals that commenced work earlier this week.
2 min |
April 17, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
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 Delhi
Need-based fertiliser subsidy in the works
The government is likely to switch to a system of providing subsidized fertilisers based how much farmers actually need, hoping to roll it out in at least two to three states in the summer-planting cycle, part of a countrywide plan to curb overuse and save costs, according to people familiar with the matter.
1 min |
April 17, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
China records 5% growth in Q1 despite war in West Asia
China’s economic growth rebounded more than expected in the first quarter of 2026, suggesting limited spillovers so far from the war in Iran and giving policymakers more time to be patient with rolling out additional stimulus.
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