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In Dhaka for Zia's last rites, EAM hands her son letter from Modi
External affairs minister S Jaishankar represented India at the funeral of former Bangladesh prime minister Khaleda Zia in Dhaka on Wednesday and told her son and political heir Tarique Rahman that her vision will guide the development of the partnership between the two neighbours.
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January 01, 2026
Hindustan Times Pune
Xi lauds Brahmaputra dam, says Taiwan reunification unstoppable
Chinese President Xi Jinping in his New Year address on Wednesday said Taiwan's reunification with China is “unstoppable” while projecting the country’s growing defence advances, and highlighted the construction of the world’s largest dam over Brahmaputra river.
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January 01, 2026
Hindustan Times Pune
CEC LOST TEMPER DURING S.I.R. MEET, CLAIMS TMC; EC HITS BACK
A delegation of Trinamool Congress leaders on Wednesday met Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar at the EC office in Delhi, sparking a war-of-words between the political party and the poll panel over the ongoing Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in West Bengal.
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January 01, 2026
Hindustan Times Pune
Lord Ram’s ideals guided Op Sindoor, says Rajnath
Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday said that Operation Sindoor was guided by Lord Ram's ideals, further noting that India’s aim in the military action was to “teach terrorists a lesson”.
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January 01, 2026
Hindustan Times Pune
Sarfaraz blasts 14 sixes, Pant falters in Vijay Hazare
Sarfaraz Khan hit a 75-ball 157 laced with 14 sixes but Rishabh Pant failed to fire once again in a day of contrasting fortunes for top Indian players.
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January 01, 2026
Hindustan Times Pune
Cabinet freezes Vodafone Idea's AGR dues, grants more time
The government on Wednesday froze Vodafone Idea Ltd's (Vi) adjusted gross revenue (AGR) dues at ₹87,695 crore as of December 31, 2025, and allowed the telecom operator to repay the amount over 10 years from fiscal 2032 to fiscal 2041.
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January 01, 2026
Hindustan Times Pune
Imn Indians in Canada to lose legal status by mid-’26
Canada could soon have to contend with a deluge of undocumented immigrants, nearly half of them from India, as record numbers of work permits expired in 2025 and will continue to do so in 2026.
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January 01, 2026
Hindustan Times Pune
France plans social media ban for U-15s
France will make a fresh attempt to protect children from excessive screen time, proposing a ban on social media access for children under 15 by next September, according to a draft law seen by AFP.
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January 01, 2026
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Indore contaminated water kills 4, HC seeks report
The Madhya Pradesh high courton Wednesday directed the state government to provide free treatment to people suffering from vomiting and diarrhoea after consuming contaminated water in Indore city and submit a report, even as the authorities confirmed four deaths since December 25, and said probe was on to ascertain the cause of five more fatalities.
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January 01, 2026
Hindustan Times Pune
SOFTWARE-DEFINED AUTO COCKPITS
The next big thing in smart automotive mechanics looks set to be a digital cockpit revolution.
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January 01, 2026
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CEC lost temper in SIR meet, alleges TMC MP; EC hits back
THE MEETING CAME DAYS AFTER ECI ADMITTED TO GLITCHES IN THE APP USED BY ENUMERATORS
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January 01, 2026
Hindustan Times Pune
JAPAN CEOS HALT ANNUAL CHINA TRIP FOR FIRST TIME IN 13 YEARS
TOKYO: A prominent group of Japanese executives has put its planned visit to Beijing on hold, a sign that a diplomatic feud is chilling commercial ties between the two economies.
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January 01, 2026
Hindustan Times Pune
Building on the gains, reversing the decline
Years come and go. Generations, likewise. They come and go with some changes for the worse that are bemoaned and others for the better that we must celebrate
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January 01, 2026
Hindustan Times Pune
Accused in 2012 JM Rd blasts case shot dead in Ahilyanagar
An accused in the 2012 Jangli Maharaj (JM) Road blasts case, who was out on bail since January 2023, was shot dead in broad daylight in Shrirampur town of Ahilyanagar (formerly Ahmednagar) district on Wednesday.
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January 01, 2026
Hindustan Times Pune
2026 is the new 2016! Why the internet has hit rewind
After a decade of polished perfection online, Gen Z users are choosing fun again; here’s everything you need to know
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January 01, 2026
Hindustan Times Pune
Putin orders Ukraine buffer zone expansion
Russia's top general said its forces were pressing forward in northeastern Ukraine and President Vladimir Putin had ordered expansion of territory Moscow calls a buffer zone there in 2026, Russian news agencies said on Wednesday, Reuters reported.
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January 01, 2026
Hindustan Times Pune
Iran govt building attacked as clashes spread beyond Tehran
A government building in Iran was attacked on Wednesday, authorities said, as the country’s top prosecutor warned of a “decisive response” to any attempt to create instability after days of economic protests, AFP reported.
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January 01, 2026
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Old-school tactics, new-age instinct in Carlsen’s endgame
The Soviets are history.
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January 01, 2026
Hindustan Times Pune
CAN THEY STAY THE COURSE?
As West Bengal, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Assam and Puducherry go to the polls, there is plenty at stake, including the crucial and longstanding diversity of India's political landscape
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January 01, 2026
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Indian jails: Prisoners of the caste system
In December 2020, as the world grappled with unequal access to Covid-19 vaccines, another form of inequality was exposed inside India’s prisons.
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January 01, 2026
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SKY's the limit, as a new era dawns in men's cricket
Indian cricket is rarely static, but the shakeup within the team, ahead of the T20 World Cup, feels transformative as well as edgy.
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January 01, 2026
Hindustan Times Pune
HIZBUL TERROR CONSPIRACY CASE ACCUSED GETS LIFE
A special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court in Guwahati on Tuesday convicted and sentenced a key accused in a Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) terror conspiracy case linked to Assam, awarding him life imprisonment along with additional jail terms and fines.
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January 01, 2026
Hindustan Times Pune
Government rolls out market access support scheme
The government on Wednesday launched the first of 11 schemes proposed under the ₹25,060 crore Export Promotion Mission (EPM) that will provide financial and institutional support to exporters, particularly micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), in expanding their business in global markets.
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January 01, 2026
Hindustan Times Pune
Markets surge nearly 1% on last trading day of 2025
MUMBAI: Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty jumped nearly 1% on Wednesday, the final trading session of 2025, after days of range-bound trading amid sustained buying by domestic institutional investors.
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January 01, 2026
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Risks loom, but India has buffers, says RBI report
Escalation in geopolitical and trade tensions were cited as key risks
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January 01, 2026
Hindustan Times Pune
U.S. STATE DELAYS REVOCATION OF 17K CDLS AFTER SIKH GROUP SUES
A week after immigrant groups filed a lawsuit, California said Tuesday it will delay the revocations of 17,000 commercial driver's licences (CDL) until March to allow more time to ensure that truckers and bus drivers who legally qualify for the licenses can keep them.
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January 01, 2026
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Emerging multipolar world could be India’s moment
As the world enters a new year, it is becoming increasingly clear that South Asia's existing models of regional cooperation are no longer fit for purpose.
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January 01, 2026
Hindustan Times Pune
AI HARDWARE IN NEW AVATARS
We've seen “AI pins” more or less fail.
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January 01, 2026
Hindustan Times Pune
AVIATION SECTOR DUE FOR A SHAKE-UP
Amid the chaos of December, as IndiGo cancelled thousands of flights and left tens of thousands of people stranded, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) rolled back crucial changes to pilot rest rules — an unprecedented move of accommodation toa single airline (particularly given that all operators had had two years to prepare).
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January 01, 2026
Hindustan Times Pune
An economic juggling act: AI, China, googlies from US
2025 began on an alarming note for the global economy, as Donald Trump started his second stint in the White House.
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