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Hindustan Times Bengaluru
AI Gandhi says he was against Partition, no comment on assassin
Ask the Mahatma about Partition and he will tell you he was completely against it. Ask him who killed him and he will say he does not wish to comment.
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June 02, 2026
Hindustan Times Bengaluru
Why Quad is still not seen as a serious enterprise
After the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad) foreign ministers’ meeting on May 26, the general perception is likely to be that the grouping has shifted from dormancy to near-death.
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June 02, 2026
Hindustan Times Bengaluru
MAN WANTED FOR KILLING STUDENT LEADER SHOT DEAD
A 27-year-old man accused of killing a student leader in Assam’s Nalbari district and severely injuring a minor girl for spurning his advances died in a police encounter on Monday, senior officers said.
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June 02, 2026
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Building that collapsed was booked, but no action taken
The Delhi govt last year restored power supply to such buildings citing ‘public interest’
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June 02, 2026
Hindustan Times Bengaluru
UK, US trade pacts in final stages: Officials
As India is engaged with the US and the UK separately giving final touches to the trade deals this week, officials said large part of the agreement with the US is already finalised and British trade secretary Peter Kyle is in Delhi to bring the India-UK free trade agreement into force.
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June 02, 2026
Hindustan Times Bengaluru
India sends LoR to buy 114 Rafale jets
The defence ministry has sent a letter of request (LOR) to the French government for buying 114 Rafale fighter jets to sharpen the Indian Air Force's combat edge and hopes to conclude a contract in the financial year 2026-27, officials aware of the matter said on Monday.
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June 02, 2026
Hindustan Times Bengaluru
How can an aspirational Nepal and rising India reconnect?
The ascent of a political party founded by non-partisan professionals and political novices—achieving a near-two-thirds parliamentary majority in under four years and electing the world’s youngest Prime Minister—is no routine event in political history.
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June 02, 2026
Hindustan Times Bengaluru
How Kohli’s T20 revamp coincided with RCB’s upswing
KOHLI'S 675 RUNS AT A STRIKE RATE OF 165.84 SHOWED THAT AT 37 HE HAS KEPT UP WITH THE TIMES. HE HAS BEEN RCB'S PRIMAL FORCE
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June 02, 2026
Hindustan Times Bengaluru
CJP FOUNDER MAY RETURN TO INDIA, PLANS PROTEST
The founder of satirical online collective Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) Abhijeet Dipke has announced that he will return to India on June 6 to lead a ‘‘peaceful protest’’ at Delhi's Jantar Mantar, demanding the resignation of Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan over the alleged ‘‘NEET paper leak and other examination irregularities.
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June 02, 2026
Hindustan Times Bengaluru
Delhi HC creates framework for enforcing ‘right to be forgotten’
People acquitted in criminal cases, parties to settled disputes and individuals unfairly linked to litigation may now find it easier to seek protection of their digital reputation after a landmark Delhi High Court ruling on the “right to be forgotten”.
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June 02, 2026
Hindustan Times Bengaluru
RCB’s bowlers first approach pays off
It took Royal Challengers Bengaluru 18 years to win their first IPL title.
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June 02, 2026
Hindustan Times Bengaluru
TMC expels 2 legislators for ‘anti-party’ activities
The Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Monday expelled two of its legislators, Sandipan Saha and Ritabrata Banerjee, for alleged anti-party activities, moments after West Bengal chief minister Suvendu Adhikari said a written complaint by the two MLAs claiming signature forgery had led to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) notice to TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee.
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June 02, 2026
Hindustan Times Bengaluru
57k clear JEE Advanced, 4.6% rise from last year
A total of 56,880 candidates have qualified in the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Advanced this year, up 4.6% from last year, with Shubham Kumar from Bihar topping the exam that is required to enter the premier Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs).
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June 02, 2026
Hindustan Times Bengaluru
The three musketeers at French Open
Of late, the Grand Slam stage had been awash with the recurrent presence of three men who invariably cruised to the deep end of the draw.
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June 02, 2026
Hindustan Times Bengaluru
FRANCE SEIZES RUSSIA-LINKED TANKER WITH IRANIAN TIES
France said on Monday it had detained a Russia-linked oil tanker in the Atlantic over the weekend, with the Kremlin comparing the latest seizure aimed at tackling Moscow's sanctions-busting shadow fleet to “piracy”.
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June 02, 2026
Hindustan Times Bengaluru
Ministry increases scrutiny, calls for CBSE report on OSM tender
The Union education ministry has sought a detailed report from the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on the procurement process for the board’s On-Screen Marking (OSM) system, amid mounting scrutiny over the rollout of the platform used to assess Class 12 answer scripts, people aware of the matter said on Monday.
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June 02, 2026
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2ND BRICS CULTURE TRACK MEETING TO BE IN VARANASI FROM JUNE 4 TO 5
India will host the second BRICS Culture Working Group meeting in Varanasi on June 4-5, the Ministry of Culture (MoC) announced on Monday, with five thematic panel discussions planned across the grouping’s three priority areas for 2026.
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June 02, 2026
Hindustan Times Bengaluru
Coempt undercut TCS by 60% in CBSE OSM tender
Hyderabad-based Coempt Edu Teck Pvt Ltd secured the Central Board of Secondary Education's (CBSE) contract for digital scanning and e-evaluation of answer booklets, edging out Mumbai-headquartered Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) in the technical evaluation by two marks and submitting a financial bid that was nearly 60% lower than TCS's, according to tender records reviewed by HT.
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June 02, 2026
Hindustan Times Bengaluru
Gavi commits $50mn to beat Bundibugyo Ebola
Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, on Monday announced that it will make close to $50 million available through its First Response Fund (FRF) to support the response to the ongoing Bundibugyo ebolavirus outbreak in central Africa, with the bulk of the funding earmarked to accelerate access to vaccines against the current strain.
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June 02, 2026
Hindustan Times Bengaluru
Zee bags India rights to telecast FIFA World Cup
Millions of football fans in India were assured of live telecast from the FIFA World Cup starting on June 11 in the USA, Mexico and Canada after the Zee Group and the world football governing body announced the rights deal in a statement on Monday.
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June 02, 2026
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China patrols near Taiwan to counter maritime talks between Japan, Philippines
China’s Coast Guard said on Monday it had conducted “law enforcement” patrols in waters east of Taiwan in response to Japan and the Philippines’ plans to launch maritime border delimitation talks, which overlap with areas claimed by China.
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June 02, 2026
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US bombs Iran, then downs missiles fired at Kuwait bases
US targeted Iranian military sites after Tehran shot down a US MQ-1 drone that was operating over international waters
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June 02, 2026
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NATIONAL-LEVEL KABADDI PLAYER KILLED OVER ₹3.6K DISPUTE; 1 HELD
A 17-year-old national-level kabaddi player was allegedly murdered by a fast-food vendor over a debt of ₹3,600 in Uttar Pradesh’s Meerut district, police said on Monday.
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June 02, 2026
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Tata Digital valuation lowered in latest Tata Sons investment
Tata Sons infused capital into Tata Digital at a lower valuation in April, for the first time marking down its value, at a time when its cash burn and weak consumer acceptance have attracted scrutiny from the trusts controlling the Tata Group.
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June 02, 2026
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Carlsen wins against Firouzja; Gukesh, Pragg and Divya lose
World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen avenged his opening round classical defeat against Alireza Firouzja with a win with White in Round 6 of Norway Chess on Sunday.
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June 02, 2026
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Why Brazil keep turning to Neymar
For all the tactical sophistication that makes Carlo Ancelotti perhaps the most universally respected coach of his era, there is something undeniably perplexing about the Italian trying to build any part of Brazil’s World Cup project around Neymar.
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June 02, 2026
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DKS, Siddaramaiah push lists of preferred names for new cabinet
The formation of the new Karnataka cabinet gained momentum on Monday as chief minister-designate DK Shivakumar and former CM Siddaramaiah submitted their respective lists of ministerial candidates to Congress state in-charge Randeep Surjewala ahead of the June 3 swearing-in.
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June 02, 2026
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Security in focus as PM meets Myanmar Prez
India on Monday raised the internal security situation, long-pending connectivity projects and democratic transition, including the status of Aung San Suu Kyi, with Myanmar President Min Aung Hlaing, who gave an assurance that he wouldn't allow his country’s soil to be used against India’s security interests.
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June 02, 2026
Hindustan Times Bengaluru
NEET-UG paper leak probe almost over: CBI
Having ‘‘more or less completed’’ its investigation into the NEET-UG 2026 paper leak, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) will soon prepare and send a detailed assessment report to the government and the National Testing Agency (NTA), listing the flaws in the exam process and recommending systematic changes so that such incidents do not recur, people familiar with the development said on Monday.
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June 02, 2026
Hindustan Times Bengaluru
3 killed in Punjab after inhaling toxic fumes while cleaning sewage
Three workers, including a father and son, died and two others were hospitalised after inhaling toxic fumes while cleaning a sewage line inside a hand tool factory in Punjab’s Ludhiana in the early hours on Monday, police said.
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