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Mayawati reaches out to UP Muslims, vows to stop bulldozer action
Calling upon Muslims to support her party in the 2027 Uttar Pradesh assembly polls, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Wednesday said, if voted to power, her government will stop bulldozer action and withdraw fake cases lodged against members of the community under the BJP regime.
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October 30, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
HC PULLS UP CHIEF SECY OVER DELAY IN OVERHAULING INDUSTRIAL ZONES
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday summoned chief secretary Rajiv Verma over the failure of Delhi government agencies to take responsibility for redeveloping 27 industrial areas, especially constructing stormwater and sewage drains.
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October 30, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
Too bad I can’t run for prez a 3rd time: Trump
President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that “it's too bad” he’s not allowed to run for a third term, conceding the constitutional reality even as he expressed interest in continuing to serve.
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October 30, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
Etsy names insider Kruti Goyal as new CEO
Online marketplace Etsy named insider Kruti Patel Goyal as its new chief executive officer on Wednesday, succeeding Josh Silverman, who has spent over eight years in the role.
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October 30, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
Man held for murder says he wanted 'to do something big'
Days after a man was found dead, his body tied with a “chunni” (stole) to a truck in northwest Delhi's Wazirpur, the Delhi Police on Tuesday arrested a 20-year-old man who allegedly confessed to committing the murder “to do something big” and prove himself to his friends.
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October 30, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
'Early India-EU FTA can aid global stability'
The speedy conclusion of a trade deal between India and the European Union (EU) can make a “big difference” to efforts to stabilise the global economy and strengthen democratic forces, external affairs minister S Jaishankar said on Wednesday.
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October 30, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
L&T orders hint at private capex revival in Q2
Engineering giant Larsen & Toubro Ltd flashed the first signs of a much-awaited recovery in India’s private capital expenditure, reporting a sharp recovery in domestic infrastructure orders in the September quarter.
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October 30, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
CBI LODGES D.A. CASE AGAINST SUSPENDED PUNJAB OFFICER
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered a disproportionate assets (DA) case against suspended Punjab Police DIG Harcharan Singh Bhullar, following a preliminary inquiry into his financial holdings.
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October 30, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
Israel says it will uphold Gaza ceasefire after strikes kill 104
The Israeli military said on Wednesday that it would abide by a ceasefire accord in Gaza, as health officials in the enclave said airstrikes had killed 104 people, with both Israel and Hamas trading blame for violations of the deal.
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October 30, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
If Delhi’s AQI is just 279, why does it look like 350+?
The Capital on Wednesday was cloaked in gray hazy skies, reminiscent of days at this time of the year when the AQI crosses 350. But it wasn’t.
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October 30, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
DDA to survey land for coming projects
The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) is set to conduct a comprehensive survey across all zones under its Land Pooling Policy to assess land availability for upcoming housing and infrastructure projects, officials said.
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October 30, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
Air India CEO calls crash tragic, awaits final probe report
Describing the crash of a Boeing 787 in June as “absolutely devastating,” Air India chief executive officer (CEO) Campbell Wilson on Wednesday said the airline continues to support affected families and staff while cooperating with the ongoing investigation.
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October 30, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
‘Nitish Kumar will remain Bihar CM after polls... no confusion in alliance’
PATNA: Bihar deputy chief minister Samrat Choudhary categorically maintains that Nitish Kumar will remain chief minister if the NDA returns to power after the upcoming assembly polls.
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October 30, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
Learning from Riyadh’s realism in foreign policy
Saudi Arabia's strategic calculus rests on five interlocking pillars: A firm finger on the global energy supply balance, custodianship of Islam's holiest sites, sovereign capital deployment, multi-vector diplomacy, and enabling domestic reforms.
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October 30, 2025
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How IIT-K ‘success’ report ignores natural patterns
NEW DELHI: An unsigned report from IIT Kanpur, shared by Delhi environment minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa on Tuesday, contends that the cloud seeding experiment in Delhi was somewhat successful, citing rainfall data and air quality improvements at three locations.
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October 30, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
'15 STATIONS SET UP FOR TRIAL SHOWED 6-10% LESS POLLUTION'
A day after IIT-Kanpur conducted two cloud seeding trails in Delhi, the institute said that data collected from 15 air quality monitoring stations it specially set up across Delhi for its cloud seeding experiment showed a reduction of about 6-10% in PM2.5 and PMIO levels following the trial.
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October 30, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
Delhi HC refuses plea on NCM chairperson
NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court on Wednesday refused to entertain a plea seeking directions to the Union government to consider members of minority communities other than Muslims and Sikhs for appointment as chairperson of the National Commission for Minorities.
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October 30, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
Suzuki looks to drive revival with SUVs
TOKYO: Suzuki Motor plans to launch eight sport utility vehicles in India over the next five to six years as it looks to reclaim market share lost to rivals, the Japanese automaker's president Toshihiro Suzuki said on Wednesday.
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October 30, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
India put their dream on the line against Australia
In modern sport, it arguably doesn't get tougher than this. Australia are the team to beat in WODIs and have been it for a while. Since the start of the 2017 World Cup, their overall ODI record stands at an incredible 87 played, 78 won.
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October 30, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
2 south Delhi parks to be redeveloped
In a bid to reclaim and rejuvenate public spaces, the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) is set to revamp two key green zones in south Delhi’s Lajpat Nagar—the main park in the bustling Central Market and the Pant Nagar park.
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October 30, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
NDMC parking rates doubled from today
NEW DELHI: In view of the worsening air quality in the Capital, the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) on Thursday ordered a doubling of parking fees at sites managed by the civic body across the New Delhi area.
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October 30, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
Govt digs in, Oppn cries ‘rain theft’ as cloud-seeding trial is suspended
A day after two cloud-seeding operations over Delhi fell short of delivering rain, another round of seeding, planned for Wednesday, had to be called off due to “insufficient moisture” in the clouds, the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur said on Wednesday.
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October 30, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
Ammy Virk says even words like 'saala' are off limits in his film
In a decade-long acting career, Ammy Virk has moved effortlessly between Punjabi and Hindi films. While Punjabi cinema has allowed him to experiment with diverse roles, his Hindi outings, from Khel Khel Mein to Bad Newwz (both 2024), have largely showcased his comic side.
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October 30, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
Pak: Will bomb Af Taliban back to caves if we face terror attack
Pakistan's defence minister Khawaja Asif on Wednesday threatened to “obliterate” the Afghan Taliban and push them back to the caves in case of any future terror attack in his country, as ties between the two neighbours hit rock bottom after peace talks failed.
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October 30, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
NEW THERAPY OR DIGITAL TRAP? INSIDE THE RISE OF AI COMPANIONSHIP
As more young people turn to chatbots for connection, experts weigh in on whether AI relationships are healing emotional loneliness or deepening it
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October 30, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
Montha leaves trail of destruction in Andhra
Severe cyclonic storm “Montha” which made landfall near Narasapur between Kakinada and Machilipatnam in Andhra Pradesh on Tuesday evening, left a trail of destruction across the coastal Andhra, leaving two people dead and causing widespread damage to homes, crops, and infrastructure.
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October 30, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
Ex-CBIC official ‘ran’ drug cartel, held with ₹27cr of marijuana
The Delhi Police Crime Branch has arrested a 35-year-old man, a dismissed officer of the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs, for allegedly running an international drug cartel trafficking high-grade hydroponic marijuana.
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October 30, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
India, China agree to maintain LAC stability
Indian and Chinese military commanders have agreed to use existing mechanisms to resolve any ground issues along the border to maintain stability, even as the two sides continue the process of addressing the longstanding boundary dispute and normalising ties after a prolonged face-off on the Line of Actual Control (LAC).
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October 30, 2025
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Being held hostage by hustle culture? Experts share insights
In a world where success comes measured in metrics — followers, funding, fame — slowing down can feel like falling behind.
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October 30, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
REPUBLIC DAY-LIKE PARADE TO MARK PATEL'S BIRTHDAY
As the government celebrates the 150th birth anniversary of the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, a grand Republic-Day like parade involving contingents of all the central paramilitary forces, several States’ police, tableaux of over a dozen states as well as demonstrations by indigenous dog breeds will be held on October 31 in Gujarat’s Ekta Nagar.
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