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'China hacked emails of US Congressional committees staff
A Chinese hacking group has compromised emails used by staff members of powerful committees in the US House of Representatives, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter.
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January 09, 2026
Hindustan Times
K’taka Guv keeps hate speech bill on hold, approves 7 others
The proposed Karnataka law aimed at curbing hate speech and hate crimes in the southern state is still pending with the Governor, 21 days after it was sent to him.
2 min |
January 09, 2026
Hindustan Times
NGT calls out Capital's lapses in waste mgmt
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has flagged serious lapses in Delhi's solid and liquid waste management, observing that its 2023 order directing the state government to submit regular and verifiable compliance reports had not been followed for a considerable period.
2 min |
January 09, 2026
Hindustan Times
CANADIAN POLICE ARREST ALLEGED MURDERER OF INDIAN STUDENT
Canadian police have announced the arrest of the alleged murderer of a 20-year-old student from India, Shivank Avasthi.
1 min |
January 09, 2026
Hindustan Times
‘Battle of survival for us, Marathi manoos’
The election to the 227-seat Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, India’s richest civic body, on January 15 is a door-die battle for Shiv Sena (UBT).
3 min |
January 09, 2026
Hindustan Times
Global climate efforts hit as US pulls out from key bodies
The US withdrew from 66 international organisations and conventions on Wednesday, with its most significant exit, from the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), likely to deal a crippling blow to global efforts to tackle the climate crisis.
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January 09, 2026
Hindustan Times
VENEZUELA: SENATE REBUKES TRUMP, SEEKS TO END MILITARY ACTION
The Senate dealt a rare rebuke to President Donald Trump in a Thursday vote to advance legislation opposing further military action in Venezuela, demonstrating formidable political opposition to a foreign intervention that has yet to cost the life of a single US service member.
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January 09, 2026
Hindustan Times
DELHI: 6 MORE HELD FOR CLASHES NEAR MOSQUE DURING DEMOLITION DRIVE
Six more people were arrested on Thursday for allegedly pelting stones at the police during an anti-encroachment drive abutting a decades-old mosque at central Delhi's Turkman Gate a day earlier, taking the total number of arrests to 11 so far.
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January 09, 2026
Hindustan Times
U.S. PREZ SEEKS TO RAISE DEFENCE BUDGET FROM $901 BILLION TO $1.5 TRILLION
President Donald Trump on Wednesday proposed setting US military spending at $1.5 trillion in 2027, citing \"troubled and dangerous times\".
1 min |
January 09, 2026
Hindustan Times
The lack of a timely Census has muddied the SIR debate
The majority of deletions in electoral rolls under the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise can be explained by de-duplication of multiple entries, this newspaper argued on Thursday.
3 min |
January 09, 2026
Hindustan Times
Cheap fare trap: Gang ran private bus for 2 months solely to loot passengers
Police on Thursday arrested three men and busted what was an unusually enterprising criminal operation: a private bus service run solely to rob its passengers.
2 min |
January 09, 2026
Hindustan Times
Thank you and rest in peace, Bazball
\"We aren't here to win or lose, we are here to entertain.\"
1 min |
January 09, 2026
Hindustan Times
Severed arm thrown into Yamuna, boy got jab meant for cattle
The owner of a dairy farm, arrested for illegally confining and causing grievous injuries to a 15-year-old boy, has told police he administered a tetanus injection intended for cattle after the child's arm was severed in a machine, and that he threw the limb into the Yamuna, before abandoning him on the road, investigators said on Thursday.
1 min |
January 09, 2026
Hindustan Times
Sharjeel: Had left stir before violence began
Student activist Sharjeel Imam on Thursday told a Delhi court that he had withdrawn from the protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act well before violence broke out in northeast Delhi in February 2020.
2 min |
January 09, 2026
Hindustan Times
K'TAKA CABINET SLAMS NEW RURAL JOBS ACT, PLANS TO MOVE COURT
Karnataka Cabinet on Thursday unanimously resolved to reject the implemen tation of the recently enacted VB-G RAM-G Act and legally challenge its validity, alleging that it is “against the spirit of the 73rd and 74th Amendments to the Constitution”.
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January 09, 2026
Hindustan Times
I QUIT CAA STIR AFTER 'SPEECHES ARE COMMUNAL' CLAIM: SHARJEEL
Student activist Sharjeel Imam on Thursday told a Delhi court he had withdrawn from anti-CAA protests well before violence broke out in Delhi in February 2020, arguing that several co-accused had asked him to step away because they said his speeches were giving a “communal colour” to the movement.
1 min |
January 09, 2026
Hindustan Times
Lankesh murder accused to fight Jalna civic polls
An accused in the sensational murder of journalist-activist Gauri Lankesh is contesting the January 15 Jalna Municipal Corporation polls in Maharashtra as an independent candidate.
1 min |
January 09, 2026
Hindustan Times
Multiple flaws in Oppn's motion to remove justice Varma: Rajya Sabha official
The secretary general of the Rajya Sabha, PC Mody, criticised the Opposition MPs’ notice seeking removal of Allahabad high court judge, Justice Yashwant Varma, as displaying a “casual and cavalier approach” to an “extremely serious matter”, flagging multiple legal, procedural and factual infirmities that rendered the motion “not in order” and “non est” (does not exist), parliamentary communications submitted to the Supreme Court, and accessed by HT, show.
1 min |
January 09, 2026
Hindustan Times
ED raids spark fiery TMC-BJP standoff in poll-bound WB
The Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) searches on Thursday at the offices of a political strategy firm in Kolkata turned into a pitched political battle with West Bengal’s chief minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief Mamata Banerjee claiming it was an effort by the agency to glean intelligence on her party's election strategy and candidates, and the Bharatiya Janata Party, the main opposition in the state, countering that Banerjee was shielding the corrupt and interfering in the lawful functioning of a federal agency.
4 min |
January 09, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
Sarfaraz scores fastest List A fifty
Ruturaj Gaikwad and Dhruv Jurel struck hundreds but the honours of the day went to Sarfaraz Khan who scored the fastest fifty by an Indian in List A cricket, achieving it in just 15 balls.
2 min |
January 09, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
Typhoid outbreak unravels Gandhinagar infra cracks
AN OFFICIAL SAID LEAKAGES IN WATER AND SEWAGE PIPELINES HAVE BEEN REPORTED FROM AT LEAST 20 SPOTS IN GANDHINAGAR
2 min |
January 09, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
HC declines stay on fee panel order, govt extends deadline
GOVT HAS AGREED TO EXTEND TIME TO SET UP PANEL AND SUBMISSION OF FEE PROPOSALS FROM JAN 10 AND JAN 25 TO JAN 20 AND FEB 5
2 min |
January 09, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
Reimagining India’s civil aviation in 2026
Injecting the DGCA with expertise at every level is the pressing need of the hour, especially to avoid the tragic blunders of the past year
3 min |
January 09, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
AAIB report suggests background recording of air traffic controllers
The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) on Thursday recommended installing systems to record video and background communications of controllers on duty in air traffic control towers at all international airports.
1 min |
January 09, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
Crypto trades: 3rd-party reporting rules from April
CBDT IS FRAMING THE RULES WHICH WILL BE NOTIFIED SOON AND THE PROVISION COULD BE ENFORCED FROM APRIL 1
2 min |
January 09, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
West Bengal CEO exempts voters living outside from SIR hearing
STUDENTS, MIGRANT WORKERS AND OTHERS LIVING OUTSIDE THE STATE HAD RAISED CONCERNS OVER THE PROCESS
2 min |
January 09, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
EPS: Met Shah in Delhi, discussed state matters
AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami on Thursday said he had met Union home minister Amit Shah in New Delhi to discuss the prevailing political situation in Tamil Nadu, and that they did not deliberate on alliance-related matters.
1 min |
January 09, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
Protests in Iran now nationwide
{ MIDDLE EAST } ECONOMIC WOES
1 min |
January 09, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
MP: The State with the Most Tiger Reserves
With 9 Tiger Reserves, Madhya Pradesh now has the highest number in India. The state also boasts 11 National Parks and 24 Wildlife Sanctuaries
1 min |
January 09, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
TOP COURT RESERVES ORDERS ON JUSTICE VARMA’S PETITION
The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved orders on the petition filed by Allahabad high court judge, justice Yashwant Varma, challenging the removal proceeding initiated against him in the Lok Sabha, observing that the task before the courtis to balance the right of the judge being proceeded against with the will of the people represented by members of Parliament who have moved the motion.
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