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Hindustan Times Delhi
Oil import cost below $70, but price cut unlikely
India’s average import price for crude oil has fallen below $70 a barrel for the first time since the West Asia conflict began, but consumers are unlikely to see an immediate cut in petrol and diesel prices as refiners seek to recover previous losses and the government may recoup part of the fiscal cost of shielding consumers, people familiar with the matter said.
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June 30, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
Gen Seth to assume charge as army chief
General Dhiraj Seth will assume charge as India’s new Chief of the Army Staff on Tuesday, succeeding General Upendra Dwivedi, who retires after more than four decades of military service.
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June 30, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
CBI ARRESTS 2021 WB POST-POLL VIOLENCE ACCUSED
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested a fugitive wanted in a case related to the 2021 post-poll violence in West Bengal, according to an official statement released on Monday.
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June 30, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
Man travels from Lucknow to murder wife in E Delhi; held
A 35-year-old man stabbed his wife to death at a relative's place in east Delhi's Karkardooma on Sunday morning, police said, adding that he has been arrested.
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June 30, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
Classes 7-9 get one-time relief on languages rule
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Monday announced a one-time relaxation for students currently in classes 9, 8, and 7 from the three-language policy which was hastily announced through a circular dated May 15.
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June 30, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
Curbs on retail sales of petrol, diesel removed
The Centre has withdrawn the temporary restrictions on the sale and distribution of petrol and diesel through retail outlets of state-run oil marketing companies (OMCs), with the decision taking effect from July 1, the petroleum ministry said on Monday.
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June 30, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
INDIA DOESN'T SUPPORT TRACK 2 ENGAGEMENTS WITH PAK: MISRI
The Indian government is not officially participating in or supporting any Track 2 engagements between India and Pakistan and does not take cognisance of such events, foreign secretary Vikram Misri said on Monday against the backdrop of reports of several such meetings over the past year.
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June 30, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
Speech that mattered on many counts
“Football is not just about tactics and some people tend to forget that.” Jesse Marsch did not say that, Bruno Metsu did.
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June 30, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
Industrial production grows 5.1% in May
India’s industrial output gained between April and May, but a granular reading of the data showed the impact of the West Asia crisis in parts of industry, especially in gas supply and the moderation in manufacturing growth from April levels.
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June 30, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
AXIS BANK CFO PUNEET SHARMA QUITS AFTER 6 YRS
India’s Axis Bank on Monday said its chief financial officer, Puneet Sharma, had resigned on June 28 after more than six years at the private lender, with his last working day set for August 31.
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June 30, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
Shah takes stock of flood-hit NE states; Chouhan set to visit
Union home minister Amit Shah on Monday dialled chief ministers of flood-affected Assam and Arunachal Pradesh and took stock of the ongoing rescue, relief and rehabilitation measures, even as Union minister for agriculture & farmers’ welfare Shivraj Singh Chouhan is set to undertake a two-day visit to the northeast states beginning June 30, the government said.
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June 30, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
Janakpuri school rape: HC cancels bail of accused
The Delhi High Court on Monday cancelled bail granted by a trial court to a 57-year-old staff member of a private school in Delhi's Janakpuri area who is accused of raping a three-year-old girl, noting that it had failed to take into consideration crucial aspects of the case.
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June 30, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
GGM METRO PICKS SITES FOR DOUBLE DECKER PROJECT
The Gurugram Metro Rail Limited (GMRL) has identified Krishna Chowk near Palam Vihar and the Old Delhi Road near Sector 21 for integrated double-decker metro-road structures under the second phase of the Gurugram Metro project, with the revised ₹1,409 crore tender now incorporating ₹200 crore worth of civil works for the project.
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June 30, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
Auto firms go global on export boom
Diversification gains urgency as major markets Mexico and South Africa put up import tariffs
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June 30, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
Why big cities keep drawing India’s workforce
Being an entrepreneur is more rewarding than being a paid employee in any of India’s 46 cities with population in excess of a million (2011 census) than in urban India as a whole.
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June 30, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
Labour codes must adjust society's moral compass
The implementation frame has to be both morally serious and administratively plausible
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June 30, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
MP'S RENEWABLE ENERGY CAPACITY TOUCHES 9,508 MW
Guided by Chief Minister Dr. Mohan Yadav, the installed renewable energy capacity in the state has reached 9,508 MW.
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June 30, 2026
Hindustan Times
Tehran asserts sole control of Hormuz as tensions escalate
Iran again launched drone and missile attacks targeting Bahrain and Kuwait on Sunday following new US airstrikes against the Islamic Republic, and threatened a \"complete halt\" in negotiations to end the war if Washington continues its attacks.
4 min |
June 29, 2026
Hindustan Times
SKYDIVING PLANE CRASHES IN FRANCE; 11 ON BOARD KILLED
A skydiving plane crashed in northeastern France on Sunday, killing all ll people - five instructors, five students, and the pilot on board, authorities said.
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June 29, 2026
Hindustan Times
Ex-Delhi DGHS chief held in vigilance case
A former director-general of Delhi’s Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) and the deputy controller of accounts of the Central Procurement Agency (CPA) were arrested on Saturday in connection with alleged irregularities in the procurement of medicines, medical equipment and consumables, an anti-corruption branch (ACB) officer said on Sunday.
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June 29, 2026
Hindustan Times
14 KILLED AS SAUDI ARAMCO CHOPPER CRASHES NEAR MAJOR REFINERY
A helicopter crash in Saudi Arabia killed 14 Saudi citizens on Sunday, the kingdom’s official press agency reported, adding that the aircraft belonged to state oil giant Aramco.
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June 29, 2026
Hindustan Times
World Cup enters playoffs after high-scoring group stage: Top teams face early challenges
The World Cup enters its knockout stages after an eventful two weeks of group matches — some of the tournament’s favourites limped through their games and a clutch of others tumbled out of the marquee event.
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June 29, 2026
Hindustan Times
Bengal's new laws need more transparency
The decision of the BJP government in West Bengal to introduce two stringent bills-which dramatically expand the definition of \"anti social activity,\" allow preventive detention for up to 12 months without trial, and permit the auctioning of an offender's property to compensate for losses aligns with the new administration's tough stance on law and order.
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June 29, 2026
Hindustan Times
4-YR-OLD GIRL DIES AFTER FALL FROM KALKAJI HIGH-RISE
A four-year-old girl died after she fell from the balcony of her 10th-floor house in a Delhi Development Authority (DDA) apartment building at Kalkaji Extension on Saturday, police said on Sunday.
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June 29, 2026
Hindustan Times
Resting at Stonewall Inn on the path to LGBT rights
Like the song that goes, “If you're going to San Francisco, be sure to wear some flowers in your hair,” I often tell my friends, half-jokingly, “If you are coming to New York, do three things: Meet Hasan Mujtaba, visit the Strand Book Store— the legendary bookstore of new, used, and rare books —and see the Stonewall Inn.”
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June 29, 2026
Hindustan Times
OVER 38% FACULTY POSITIONS VACANT ACROSS ALL 23 IITS
Nearly two of every five faculty positions are vacant across all Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), data showed, a shortfall of teachers that comes even as the coveted colleges expand their campuses, augment student capacity and add a raft of new programmes.
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June 29, 2026
Hindustan Times
TWIN T20 SETBACKS FOR INDIA: WOMEN OUT OF WC, MEN LOSE IRELAND SERIES
The Indian men's and women's T20 teams suffered a torrid Sunday.
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June 29, 2026
Hindustan Times
34-YEAR-OLD MAN HELD FOR RAPING 5-YEAR-OLD GIRL
A 34-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly raping a five-year-old girl in Shahbad Dairy area of outer Delhi, police said on Sunday.
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June 29, 2026
Hindustan Times
4-YR-OLD GIRL DIES AFTER FALL FROM KALKAJI HIGH-RISE
A four-year-old girl died after she fell from the balcony of her 10th-floor house in a Delhi Development Authority (DDA) apartment building at Kalkaji Extension on Saturday, police said on Sunday.
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June 29, 2026
Hindustan Times
Police search houses of eight accused in Ram Temple case
The Uttar Pradesh Police on Sunday conducted simultaneous raids at the residences of all eight people arrested in connection with the alleged irregularities in the collection of donations for the Ram Temple in Ayodhya.
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