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Hindustan Times Lucknow
SRK under fire as KKR's IPL 2026 roster includes Bangladeshi player
Kolkata Knight Riders' decision to sign Bangladesh fast bowler Mustafizur Rahman for ₹9.2 crore at the IPL 2026 auction on December 16 has drawn criticism in India, with several leaders linking the move to recent reports of violence against Hindu minorities in Bangladesh.
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January 03, 2026
Hindustan Times Lucknow
SA retain 7 from 2024 T20 WC team
Hard-hitting middle-order batter Tristan Stubbs was one of the biggest names to miss out on selection as South Africa, led by Aiden Markram, retained seven players from the 2024 edition, in its provisional squad of 15 for the upcoming T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka.
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January 03, 2026
Hindustan Times Lucknow
Nuclear power critical to AI future: Vaishnaw
Union minister for electronics and IT (MeitY) Ashwini Vaishnaw on Friday said the recently passed Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India (SHANTI Bill was crucial to preparing India for a new Al-driven industrial economy, arguing that nuclear power will be central to meeting the massive energy needs of future data centres.
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January 03, 2026
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India must speak out against the fringe’s attack on Christmas
The only way to stop bullies is to look them in the eye. Our condemnation should be unequivocal and immediate
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January 03, 2026
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B'desh: Kin of attacked Hindu man say unable to understand motive
The family of Khokon Chandra Das on Friday recounted the horrors of brutal attack on him, saying that the motive of the mob behind the attack was unclear as he was a peaceful man.
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January 03, 2026
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EAM slams ‘bad neighbours’, says India has right to defend
India’s relations with neighbouring countries are guided by their behaviour and New Delhi has the right to defend the country’s citizens when a “bad neighbour” decides to deliberately and persistently continue supporting terrorism, external affairs minister S Jaishankar said on Friday, referring to Pakistan.
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January 03, 2026
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Top Maoist leader Barse Deva surrenders before T'gana DGP
Senior Maoist military commander Barse Deva alias Sainath surrendered before Telangana director general of police (DGP) B Shivadhar Reddy on Friday, people familiar with the matter said, marking the latest blow to Left-wing extremism in the country.
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January 03, 2026
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MHA RESTORES ₹100-CR PROJECT APPROVAL POWER TO LADAKH LT GUV
The Union ministry of home affairs (MHA) on Friday restored the delegation of powers to the lieutenant governor of Ladakh for appraisal and approval of projects costing up to ₹100 crore under the delegation of financial powers rules (DEPRs).
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January 03, 2026
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India seeks weekly Russian oil import data amid US trade talks
India is asking refiners for weekly disclosures of Russian and US oil purchases, people familiar with the matter said, adding that they expect Russian crude imports to dip below | million barrels per day as New Delhi seeks to clinch a trade deal with Washington.
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January 03, 2026
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Fit-again Gill to make competitive return
The last couple of weeks have been far from ideal for India’s Test and ODI captain Shubman Gill.
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January 03, 2026
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HC GRANTS BAIL TO FORMER CM BAGHEL’S SON IN EXCISE CASES
The Chhattisgarh high court on Friday granted bail to former chief minister Bhupesh Baghel’s son Chaitanya Baghel in two cases linked to the alleged ₹3,000 crore excise irregularities in the state.
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January 03, 2026
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RBI: States likely to borrow record ₹5tn in Jan-March quarter
Indian states are likely to borrow a record-high sum of ₹5 trillion ($55.45 billion) in the January to March quarter, the Reserve Bank of India said in a statement on Friday.
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January 03, 2026
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Get flavour-bombed
Bamboo biryani from the Araku valley, omelettes from Surat and every bite in between. Delhi’s Street Food Festival champions talent from all over
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January 03, 2026
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BAKERY WORKER IN BIJNOR TAKES WOMAN HOSTAGE TO 'EXPERIENCE JAIL LIFE'
MEERUT: In a bizarre incident, a bakery worker allegedly took a woman hostage at knifepoint in a crowded market in Bijnor district, later telling police he committed the crime simply to experience life behind bars.
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January 03, 2026
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Taking on Trump, from the Big Apple
Zohran Mamdani’s mayoral stint will have a resonance beyond New York
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January 03, 2026
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Turns of the century
These 10 novels came out 100 years ago. They launched careers, caused scandals, changed literature. Read them now, they're still full of fire
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January 03, 2026
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{ WARNING AGAINST OBSCENE CONTENT } Govt issues 72-hr ultimatum to Musk’s X as Grok churns out sexualised photos
CHATBOT GROK ACKNOWLEDGED CREATING SEXUALISED IMAGES OF MINORS, VIOLATING ITS OWN ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY
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January 03, 2026
Hindustan Times Lucknow
MP status report shows action came only after deaths
State machinery took cognizance, and action, on reports of people falling ill due to contaminated water in a locality in Indore on December 29, by when it had been at least four days since residents raised alarm and three people had died, according to a status report submitted by the state government to the Madhya Pradesh high court on Friday.
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January 03, 2026
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Kirti Kulhari hard-launches relationship with Rajeev on NY
Actor Kirti Kulhari has rung in the new year by making her relationship with Four More Shots Please!
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January 03, 2026
Hindustan Times Lucknow
SC asks UP to produce Amrapali’s clearances
The Supreme Court has directed the Uttar Pradesh government to produce copies of all past clearances and certificates issued to the erstwhile Amrapali Group, as the absence of these documents has become ahurdle in granting completion and occupancy certificates to thousands of homebuyers in Noida and Greater Noida.
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January 03, 2026
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22 electronics projects get govt nod
Five companies from Apple's vendor ecosystem are among 22 electronics manufacturing proposals approved by the government under its component manufacturing scheme, with investments expected to reach ₹41,863 crore, an official aware of the matter said on Friday.
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January 03, 2026
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Israel seeks to harvest Iran’s domestic unrest
n December 29, Israeli Prime Minister (PM) Benjamin Netanyahu visited the US to brief President Donald Trump on Iran's rebuilding of its missile capabilities after June 2025.
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January 03, 2026
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Grief for oneself in an abandoned world
\"My father was a gardener.
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January 03, 2026
Hindustan Times Lucknow
After months of negligence, key officials face action over deadly Indore water crisis
Madhya Pradesh chief minister Mohan Yadav on Friday ordered the suspension of Indore Municipal Corporation (IMC) additional commissioner and Public Health Engineering (PHE) department engineer, and transferred the municipal commissioner, finally cracking down on errant senior officials who allegedly sat on complaints of contaminated water for at least six months before a spate of deaths sparked national outrage.
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January 03, 2026
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Centre rolls out ₹7,295 cr export support package
The government on Friday announced a ₹7,295-crore export support package, comprising a ₹5,18I-crore interest subvention scheme along with a ₹2,1l4-crore collateral support, to improve exporters’ access to credit.
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January 03, 2026
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Trump, Tehran trade threats as Iran stir grows
US President Donald Trump and top Iranian officials exchanged duelling threats Friday as widening protests swept across parts of the Islamic Republic, further escalating tensions between the countries after America bombed Iranian nuclear sites in June.
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January 03, 2026
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{ FIRE AT SWITZERLAND SKI RESORT BAR } REVELLERS DESCRIBE HORROR AND PANIC How a New Year's party in the Swiss Alps became an inferno that took 40 lives
Axel Clavier felt like he was suffocating inside the Swiss Alpine bar where moments before he'd been ringing in the new year with friends and dozens of other revelers.
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January 03, 2026
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Slim, but a little shady
Thin is back in. Almond moms dominate the chat. Has the era of body-positivity come and gone, already? What a pity
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January 03, 2026
Hindustan Times Lucknow
China taxes condoms, drugs to spur birth rate
China removed a three-decade-old tax exemption on contraceptive drugs and devices from January 1 in new steps to spur a flagging birth rate.
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January 03, 2026
Hindustan Times Lucknow
7 killed in Yemen as Saudis strike UAE-backed forces
Air strikes killed seven separatist fighters in Yemen on Friday, according to an official with the group, as a Saudi-led coalition hit back against a sweeping advance by the UAE-backed Southern Transition Council, threatening a major confrontation.
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