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Hindustan Times Delhi
PUNJAB CIVIC POLLS TO BE HELD VIA BALLOT PAPERS, HC REJECTS EVM PLEAS
The Punjab and Haryana high court on Friday dismissed a batch of public interest litigations (PILs) seeking the use of electronic voting machines (EVMs) instead of ballot papers for the May 26 municipal elections in Punjab, holding that it was too late to interfere as the election process had reached an advanced stage.
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May 23, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
Tulsi quits as US intel chief
President Donald Trump's director of national intelligence Tulsi Gabbard said she was resigning from her post, citing her husband's bone cancer diagnosis, Fox News Digital reported Friday, according to Bloomberg.
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May 23, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
HC pulls up WFI over decision to declare Vinesh ‘ineligible’
Bench criticises WFI's decision, urging an expert committee for her participation in the Asian Games
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May 23, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
Delhi CM lays stone for ₹22cr 'oxygen park' in Mukhmelpur
Chief minister Rekha Gupta on Friday laid the foundation for a green project titled “oxygen park” in Mukmelpur village of Burari, and an allocation of ₹22 crore to develop the project on three acres.
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May 23, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
UAE joins Saudi Arabia, Qatar in urging Trump not to restart war
The United Arab Emirates has made a more concerted push for an end to the Iran war in recent days, joining Saudi Arabia and Qatar in urging US President Donald Trump to give negotiations a chance, according to several people familiar with the matter.
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May 23, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
Tibetans recall seven decades of exile
Tenzin Passang wasn't born when her former homeland was formally annexed by China 75 years ago, but growing up in Dharamsala, she was surrounded by both myths and stories on Tibet.
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May 23, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
CM announces Uber ride-sharing from IGI
Chief minister Rekha Gupta announced on Friday that app-based cab operator Uber will provide ride-sharing facility from Terminal-3 of the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport starting Friday.
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May 23, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
Non-tech firms tap AI boom with GCCs, data centres
Non-IT companies including real estate, staffing and cab-hailing platforms are setting up GCC practices or investing in data centres to capitalize on growing tech needs as automation tools rewrite how companies run their business.
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May 23, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
Govt urges ‘judicious use’ of electricity as demand surges
The government on Friday appealed to citizens to use power “wisely and judiciously”, a day after the country notched up a four-day streak of record-breaking power consumption amid a punishing heatwave that has forced people to crank up cooling appliances.
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May 23, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
Plans to overhaul Akshardham area to ease Noida Link Rd traffic
Delhi's civic agencies are planning to undertake a series of interventions to decongest the area around the Akshardham Metro station, with a focus on streamlining movement of heavy traffic on the Noida Link Road due to increasing vehicle count after the opening of the Delhi-Dehradun Expressway, government officials said.
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May 23, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
2 Indians die while descending Mt Everest
Two Indian mountaineers who summited Everest have died while descending, an official said on Friday.
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May 23, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
Unraveling the good, bad and ugly of rupee's recent slump
With the rupee at the cusp of hitting 100 against a dollar, everybody is interested in, and has, a view on the exchange rate right now.
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May 23, 2026
Hindustan Times
The case for affordable housing in India's cities
The UN-Habitat's World Cities Report 2026 paints a concerning picture of housing. Nearly 40%approximately 3.4 billion-of people are currently affected by a housing crisis, with homes in short supply, owning and even renting becoming too expensive, and existing living spaces remaining poorly provisioned.
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May 22, 2026
Hindustan Times
HC TO WB: DECIDE ON ANIMAL SLAUGHTER EXEMPTIONS PLEAS
The Calcutta HC on Thursday directed the West Bengal government to decide, under Section 12 of the West Bengal Animal Slaughter Control Act, 1950, on petitions seeking an exemption for Eid al-Adha.
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May 22, 2026
Hindustan Times
NIA details Pak role in Pahalgam attack
The Pahalgam terror attack on April 22 last year was planned by The Resistance Front (TRF)/Lashkar-eTaiba (LeT) terrorist Sajid Saiffullah Jatt, aka Langda, who shared the co-ordinates of the Baisaran meadow with the attackers; one of the terrorists involved was also part of a terror strike on the Srinagar-Leh highway in October 2024; and the three terrorists involved sat outside the meadow and had lunch before launching their attack, and indulged in celebratory firing after it.
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May 22, 2026
Hindustan Times
Indians lead exit wave as UK net migration halves
Indian students and workers topped the list of people leaving the UK last year as Britain’s net migration nearly halved, reflecting the impact of a tightening immigration regime that has sharply reduced arrivals from outside Europe.
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May 22, 2026
Hindustan Times
UP to have dress code for varsities, colleges
The Uttar Pradesh government has announced plans to introduce a mandatory dress code for nearly 4.9 million students enrolled in universities and degree colleges across the state.
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May 22, 2026
Hindustan Times
TRUMP, NETANYAHU HAD TENSE PHONE CALL ON WAR FUTURE
US President Donald Trump and Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had a tense phone call over the future course of the war on Iran as Washington appeared to be in favour of a deal instead of the resumption of strikes, US media reported.
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May 22, 2026
Hindustan Times
Reforms, delivery, W Asia in focus as PM meets ministers
The call for Viksit Bharat (developed India) by 2047 is not just a slogan but the government’s commitment and therefore the focus of the administration should be on reforms and delivery, Prime Minister Narendra Modi told his council of ministers on Thursday in a rare meeting that also focussed on steps to mitigate energy disruptions due to the West Asia war, people aware of developments said.
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May 22, 2026
Hindustan Times
PLEA FILED IN SC CHALLENGING M.P.HC JUDGMENT IN BHOJSHALA CASE
The Muslim side on Thursday moved the Supreme Court challenging a Madhya Pradesh High Court order, which said the disputed Bhojshala complex in Dhar district of the state was a temple dedicated to Goddess Saraswati.
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May 22, 2026
Hindustan Times
Tehran digs in as Trump threatens return to force
Pakistan stepped up diplomacy on Thursday to hasten US and Iran peace talks even as Tehran appeared to harden its stance over nuclear materials amid new threats of strikes from US President Donald Trump if he did not get the “right answers”.
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May 22, 2026
Hindustan Times
VENEZUELA PREZ WILL TRAVEL TO INDIA TO DISCUSS OIL, SAYS RUBIO
Venezuela's president will travel to India next week to discuss selling oil, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Thursday.
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May 22, 2026
Hindustan Times
KEY SUMMITS IN INDIA DEFERRED AMID AFRICA EBOLA OUTBREAK
India and the African Union on Thursday postponed the fourth India-Africa Forum Summit (IAFS), scheduled to be held in New Delhi from May 28 to 31, following an Ebola outbreak in parts of Africa.
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May 22, 2026
Hindustan Times
BIRTH RATE DOWN; DEATHS, FERTILITY UNCHANGED IN 2024, SAYS REPORT
A flat death rate that remained above pre-Covid levels and an overall fertility rate unchanged in 2024 but below the replacement level for a fifth year, were among the key findings of the Sample Registration System (SRS) report released on Thursday by the Office of the Registrar General of India (ORGI).
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May 22, 2026
Hindustan Times
PROFESSORS HELD OVER NEET-UG LEAK TRANSLATED PAPERS FOR NTA
The two National Testing Agency (NTA) subject experts arrested in the NEET-UG 2026 paper leak case were not only involved in setting questions, but also assigned to translate the questions into Marathi, giving them access to the final chemistry and biology sections of the examination, people familiar with the investigation said on Thursday.
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May 22, 2026
Hindustan Times
HC: NO PERSONALITY RIGHTS BREACH ON POSTS CRITICISING CHADHA'S BJP MOVE
The Delhi High Court on Thursday observed that posts criticising Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha‘s decision to join the Bharatiya Janata Party could not, prima facie, be treated as a violation of his personality rights.
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May 22, 2026
Hindustan Times
Infiltrators to be handed over to BSF: Bengal CM
West Bengal chief minister Suvendu Adhikari on Thursday said “Bangladeshi infiltrators” detained in the state will be handed over directly to the Border Security Force (BSF) for deportation, instead of being produced before courts.
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May 22, 2026
Hindustan Times
TWO MINORS DROWN IN POND INSIDE GOLF CLUB IN GURUGRAM
Two boys drowned in a water body at the Ambience Golf Club in DLF Phase-III on Thursday, said police.
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May 22, 2026
Hindustan Times
AIR INDIA FLIGHT MAKES EMERGENCY LANDING AT DELHI AFTER ENGINE FIRE
An Air India flight from Bengaluru to Delhi made an emergency landing at Delhi airport on Thursday after the cockpit crew received a fire warning from one of the engines on final approach, the airline said.
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May 22, 2026
Hindustan Times
Murder convict becomes actor after jumping parole in 2014; held in Guj
A murder convict who jumped parole in 2014 and spent nearly 12 years on the run while working as a supporting actor in Bollywood films and television shows was arrested in Ahmedabad on Wednesday, police said.
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