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Govt to make silver hallmarking mandatory soon
After making gold hallmarking mandatory, the government is now preparing to extend it to silver, beginning with a pilot project in select districts, a senior government official said on Tuesday.
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January 07, 2026
Hindustan Times Lucknow
Trump asks Rubio to lead Venezuela overhaul
President Donald Trump has asked Secretary of State Marco Rubio to lead the process to implement economic and political reforms in Venezuela and the US believes it is getting “full, complete and total” cooperation from the government in Caracas after the capture of Nicolas Maduro, White House senior adviser Stephen Miller said on Monday.
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January 07, 2026
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RJD prescribes return to basics after ’25 rout
The Rashtriya Janata Dal's postmortem of its dismal performance in the Bihar assembly elections of late 2025 — it won only 25 seats in the 243-member assembly, down from 75 in 2020 -- has recommended a return to basics, interms of both the rehabilitation of senior leaders associated with party supremo Lalu Prasad who have since been sidelined and the partyt’s election strategy itself.
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January 07, 2026
Hindustan Times Lucknow
Indian languages our priority: Min
Indian languages have endured centuries of historical disruptions while continuing to shape the country’s civilisation, Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan said on Tuesday and asserted that promotion of Indian and classical languages is a priority of the government.
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January 07, 2026
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India’s services sector activity eases in Dec, shows PMI survey
Growth in India’s services sector moderated in December as softer expansion in new business weighed on output growth towards the end of 2025, according to a release from S&P Global on Tuesday.
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January 07, 2026
Hindustan Times Lucknow
Switzerland bar fire: Inspections last done in 2019
Swiss authorities admitted on Tuesday that fire safety inspections had not been carried out for the past five years at a bar where 40 people died and dozens were injured in a New Year blaze.
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January 07, 2026
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Intra-family property transfer made easier
The Uttar Pradesh cabinet on Tuesday approved a proposal for a major reform simplifying intra-family transfers by extending the stamp duty relief to gift deeds among family members even for commercial and industrial properties.
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January 07, 2026
Hindustan Times Lucknow
Jemimah ready for DC, with vital tip from Lanning
For the last three Women’s Premier League (WPL) seasons, Delhi Capitals did everything right— having a serial winner like Meg Lanning as skipper, assembling a match-winning squad and solid coaching staff.
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January 07, 2026
Hindustan Times Lucknow
2026, WHY SO DRY ON THE BIG SCREEN?
While big stars dominate releases till April, the months after remain sparse. From cautious small-budget filmmakers to the lingering 'Dhurandhar effect,' we unravel the reasons behind the lull
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January 07, 2026
Hindustan Times Lucknow
Centre weighs credit guarantee for microlenders’ bank borrowings
The finance ministry is weighing a plan to guarantee bank borrowings by non-bank lenders to help them ramp up their microfinance operations, two people familiar with the development said.
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January 07, 2026
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UP SIR: 28.9mn names deleted from draft roll
The name of nearly every fifth voter in Uttar Pradesh might be removed after the special intensive revision (SIR), as the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday published the draft roll that dropped 28.9 million people, marking the highest percentage of deletions among major states where the controversial exercise has been conducted.
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January 07, 2026
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Wrong-side driving in Delhi to now attract criminal cases
Cases after assessing the danger
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January 07, 2026
Hindustan Times Lucknow
Political vendetta led to Hadi killing: B’desh police
Student leader Sharif Osman Hadi was killed due to “political vengeance” at the behest of the Awami League, Bangladesh police said on Tuesday as it pressed formal charges against 17 people in connection with the murder.
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January 07, 2026
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Aap humare Hindustan ko nahi jante: IPS Robin Hibu
In the wake of the recent racial violence against Angel Chakma, a 24-year-old student from Tripura who succumbed on December 25 to a stab injury in Dehradun after objecting to racial slurs hurled at him, grief and anger have hung heavy across the nation.
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January 07, 2026
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Indian steel giants face CCI action over price fixing
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has found market leaders Tata Steel, JSW Steel, state-run SAIL and 25 other firms breached antitrust law by colluding on steel selling prices, a confidential document shows, putting the companies and their executives at risk of hefty fines.
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January 07, 2026
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CBI SUMMONS TVK CHIEF VIJAY ON JAN 12 IN KARUR STAMPEDE CASE
HT Correspondent
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January 07, 2026
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NO RUSSIAN OIL RECEIVED IN 3 WEEKS: RELIANCE
Reliance Industries Ltd, the operator of the world’s largest single site oil refining complex and till recently India’s biggest buyer of Russian oil, on Tuesday said it has not received any Russian barrels in almost three weeks and none are expected in January.
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January 07, 2026
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2 Hindu bizmen killed within hours in B’desh
A 40-year-old Hindu man, owner of a grocery shop, has been murdered after unidentified attackers struck him with a sharp weapon in Bangladesh's Narsingdi city, according to a local media report.
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January 07, 2026
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OVER 145 NATIONS AGREE TO AMEND GLOBAL MINIMUM TAXATION DEAL
More than 145 countries agreed on Monday to amend a 2021 global minimum corporate tax agreement, addressing Washington’s concerns the rules could penalise US multinational companies.
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January 07, 2026
Hindustan Times Lucknow
SC overturns HC’s multiple FIR ruling
THE HC RULING HAD EMERGED IN 2019 WHILE DEALING WITH A CASE INVOLVING 1,852 VICTIMS OF A PONZI SCHEME
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January 07, 2026
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Riteish Deshmukh responds to BJP leader's comments on late father
Actor Riteish Deshmukh on Tuesday responded strongly to remarks made by Maharashtra BJP chief Ravindra Chavan about his late father, former chief minister Vilasrao Deshmukh, saying that no one can erase a legacy built on public service.
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January 07, 2026
Hindustan Times Lucknow
More climate activists under ED radar after searches at Harjeet Singh’s home
More climate activists are on the radar of the Enforcement Directorate (ED), which searched properties linked to climate activist Harjeet Singh ina funding probe triggered by intelligence received during the COP30 summit in Brazil that certain climate activists were jeopardizing India’s position on issues such as the use of fossil fuels, officials said on condition of anonymity.
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January 07, 2026
Hindustan Times Lucknow
Trump’s rhetoric shows US imperialism never ended
WASHINGTON: Donald Trump hasn't minced words about the larger message he’s trying to send the world with the US military raid to capture Nicolas Maduro and spirit the deposed Venezuelan leader and his wife to the United States to face federal drug trafficking charges.
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January 07, 2026
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India’s crude import cost slips below $60 a barrel
This is one of the lowest levels of crude oil import costs for India in five years
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January 07, 2026
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HC seeks fresh report, summons MP chief secy
38 fresh cases of vomiting and diarrhoea were reported from Bharirathpura area on Tuesday. A total of 110 people are still in hospitals
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January 07, 2026
Hindustan Times Lucknow
SC raps ‘rich, affluent’ for using writ pleas to dodge PMLA trials
DURING THE TRIAL, THE AFFLUENT MOVE COURT, CHALLENGING THE VIRES OF LEGISLATION. FACE TRIAL LIKE ANY OTHER CITIZEN, THE CJI SAID
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January 07, 2026
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The Madhya Pradesh supply line nurturing elite women cricketers
Kranti Gaud and Vaishnavi Sharma play for India while WPL teams bought five from the state
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January 07, 2026
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Tech and energy central to Rajasthan’s development
Anyone who has travelled from Delhi through Rajasthan on the new Delhi-Mumbai expressway would have noticed the rapid transformation that is sweeping the state.
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January 07, 2026
Hindustan Times Lucknow
Imran: Don't want a PR manager, I wish to work at my own pace
Actor Imran Khan is all set to make his comeback in films this year after a 10-year break, with Adhoore Hum Adhoore Tum, costarring Bhumi Satish Pednekkar and Gurfateh Pirzada.
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January 07, 2026
Hindustan Times Lucknow
The Venezuela test for UN & international law
A long-running discussion at the core of international law has been rekindled by the recent US military strike within Venezuelan territory that resulted in President Nicolas Maduro’s arrest and transfer to New York:
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