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Hand over infiltrators to BSF directly: CM to cops
West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Thursday said Bangladeshi infiltrators detained in the state would be directly handed over to the BSF for deportation, instead of being produced before courts, in line with a new rule that came into effect in the state a day ago.
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May 22, 2026
Hindustan Times Pune
Villa win Europa to end 30-year drought
Aston Villa ended their 30-year trophy drought in style as spectacular goals from Youri Tielemans and Emiliano Buendia inspired a 3-0 win against Freiburg in the Europa League final.
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May 22, 2026
Hindustan Times Pune
Flight to US diverted due to passenger from Congo
An Air France flight bound for Detroit was diverted to Montreal after a passenger from the Congo boarded a flight in Paris “in error” amid flight restrictions tied to the Ebola outbreak, US Customs and Border Protection said Thursday, AP reported.
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May 22, 2026
Hindustan Times Pune
Cockroach Janta Party's X account blocked; founder says 'expected'
The X account of the satirical online collective, Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), was withheld in India on Thursday, five days after the outfit launched and witnessed an explosive rise on social media amid outrage over remarks made by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant on unemployed youth.
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May 22, 2026
Hindustan Times Pune
Lessons from the new outbreak
The outbreak underlines the need to protect global health in a hyperconnected world. Larger countries need to step up funding for global health agencies against the backdrop of the US reneging on its commitments
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May 22, 2026
Hindustan Times Pune
TN cabinet expansion: 23 more ministers take oath
Two Congress legislators were among 23 ministers inducted into Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay-led council of ministers on Thursday, making the party a part of the government in the southern state for the first time in 59 years.
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May 22, 2026
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LEADERS PAY TRIBUTE TO RAJIV GANDHI ON DEATH ANNIVERSARY
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and senior Congress leaders, including Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge, on Thursday paid tribute to former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi on his 35th death anniversary.
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May 22, 2026
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India's e-bus drive hits final run via two central schemes
India’s electric-bus rollout under two central government schemes is nearing completion, with Karnataka, Maharashtra and Delhi accounting for the largest share of allocations, while Uttar Pradesh received no buses and Bihar was allotted 400, according to parliamentary data analysed by Mint.
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May 22, 2026
Hindustan Times Pune
Ebola delays India-Africa summit
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 Pune
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
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ARCHERY COACH GETS FIVE YEARS IN JAIL IN POCSO CASE
National para archery coach Kuldeep Vedwan, who was arrested in 2023 in a sexual harassment case involving a minor athlete and later released on bail ahead of the Paris Paralympics, was sentenced to five years of rigorous imprisonment by a Fast Track Special Court in Sonipat.
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May 22, 2026
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West Bengal bars officers from sharing information with media
West Bengal’s new Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government issued an order on Wednesday stating there would be “complete prohibition” on officers interacting with or sharing information with the media without permission.
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May 22, 2026
Hindustan Times Pune
Iran: Latest US plan has narrowed the gap
Iran said the latest proposal from the US has partly bridged the gap between the warring sides, as they seek to turn a fragile ceasefire into a peace deal.
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May 22, 2026
Hindustan Times Pune
Apex court needs sharper focus, not more judges
Following a recent Cabinet decision, an ordinance has been promulgated expanding the strength of the Supreme Court from 34 to 38 judges.
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May 22, 2026
Hindustan Times Pune
Air India flight grounded after tail strikes runway
An Air India aircraft from Delhi to Bengaluru had to be grounded after its tail struck the runway while landing at the airport on Thursday.
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May 22, 2026
Hindustan Times Pune
For Brevis, it's all about staying true to himself
Somewhere between waves in Cape Town and the chaos of the Indian Premier League, Dewald Brevis has figured out the hardest thing for a modern cricketer to pull off. It is neither innovation, nor power hitting, nor the intense social media scrutiny players go through. It is staying true to himself.
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May 22, 2026
Hindustan Times Pune
US team to visit India in June on trade pact
An American negotiating team is expected to visit India in June to advance talks on an interim bilateral trade agreement, Union commerce minister Piyush Goyal said on Thursday, a day after US ambassador Sergio Gor met finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman to discuss strengthening economic ties.
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May 22, 2026
Hindustan Times Pune
India's pvt sector growth losing momentum in May
The recovery in India’s private sector activity appears to have lost some momentum in May, with the latest HSBC Flash PMI showing softer growth in output, new orders, exports and employment.
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May 22, 2026
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Bitter harvest: Yields and the illusion of farm productivity
By all indications, India is self-sufficient in food as harvests scale new heights.
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May 22, 2026
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Over 1 billion people in 2023 had a mental health issue: Lancet
At least 1.17 billion people were living with a mental health condition in 2023, up from 599 million in 1990, according to a new analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023 published in The Lancet on Thursday.
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May 22, 2026
Hindustan Times Pune
FRESH ROW OVER VANDE MATARAM PLAYED BEFORE TAMIL INVOCATION
A fresh row erupted in Tamil Nadu over playing of Tamil invocation song ‘Tamil Thaai Vaazhthu’ after the national song and national anthem during the induction of 23 legislators into the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) cabinet on Thursday.
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May 22, 2026
Hindustan Times Pune
'09 crash: Airbus, Air France guilty of manslaughter
Airbus and Air France were found guilty on Thursday of corporate manslaughter by a Paris appeals court over the 2009 Rio-Paris plane crash that killed 228 passengers and crew, three years after being acquitted in a lower court.
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May 22, 2026
Hindustan Times Pune
Pandey returns from fringes to hold ground
The catching was always on point. Impeccable, actually. With one hand stretched backward and his body airborne, Manish Pandey, at backward point, made time stand still to stun RCB’s Tim David a few games back.
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May 22, 2026
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Beyond ecology vs economy binary
A larger conversation on what and how to build in the Himalayas is necessary
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May 22, 2026
Hindustan Times Pune
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 Pune
HINDU OUTFIT FILES POLICE COMPLAINT AGAINST RAHUL
The Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha has filed a police complaint against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi at the Hazratganj Police Station over his alleged remarks targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh during a public meeting in Raebareli on Wednesday.
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May 22, 2026
Hindustan Times Pune
Daily staples to get dearer amid crude spike
Indian FMCG products might get costlier on account of the war in West Asia as companies use up their buffer raw material stocks and shipments of key ingredients, including crude oil and oil-derived products, slow down because of global tensions, experts said.
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May 22, 2026
Hindustan Times Pune
SC DECLINES TO INTERFERE IN ADANI COAL PROJECT CASE
The Supreme Court on Thursday declined to interfere with the forest clearance granted to the Adani Group's Mahan Energen coal block project in Madhya Pradesh, allowing the petitioner to withdraw the matter and pursue other legal remedies.
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May 22, 2026
Hindustan Times Pune
ABHISHEK GETS COURT RELIEF IN CASE OVER SPEECH
The Calcutta high court granted protection from coercive police action to Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee until July 31 in a case over a speech he made after poll results were declared.
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May 22, 2026
Hindustan Times Pune
US shuts India BPO op that scammed elderly
US authorities have shut down an India-based call centre operation that allegedly defrauded hundreds of elderly Americans of millions of dollars through tech support scams, following a years-long investigation that led to the conviction of five “telemarketing fraudsters”.
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