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Delhi continues to suffer ‘poor’ air
Delhi's air quality remained in the “poor” category for a second consecutive day on Wednesday, with agencies forecasting “very poor” air quality on the day of Diwali, as meteorological conditions gradually begin to turn adverse.
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October 16, 2025
Hindustan Times
AS MAOISTS EMPTY OUT, FEW LEFT TO TAKE REDS' REINS
With six months remaining in the Union government's self-imposed deadline to eliminate Left Wing Extremism the ranks of the CPI (Maoist) have thinned to only three politburo members and 9 central committee members, officials familiar with the matter said.
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October 16, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
Former VJs react to MTV's Europe shutdown
Former MTV India VJs Malaika Arora, Nikhil Chinapa and Sophie Choudry took to social media to react to the recent announcement of several MTV channels closing down in Europe.
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October 16, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
SATWIK-CHIRAG, LAKSHYA ENTER SECOND ROUND OF DENMARK OPEN
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty survived a scare before progressing to the men’s doubles second round with a thrilling win over Scotland’s Christopher Grimley and Matthew Grimley at the Denmark Open Super 750.
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October 16, 2025
Hindustan Times
Markets already flouting court's 'green' directives
Three days before the Supreme Court's permitted three-day sale window for “green firecrackers” officially opens on October 18, Delhi's markets are already crackling with the sound and colour of the banned goods.
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October 16, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
KIDNAPPED BOY RESCUED FROM LUCKNOW TRAIN, ACCUSED HELD
A four-year-old boy was rescued from a train at Uttar Pradesh’s Lucknow railway station nearly eight hours after he was kidnapped from south Delhi's Amar Colony by a man who had allegedly been stalking his mother, Delhi Police said on Wednesday. The accused has been arrested.
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October 16, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
Maoist brass thins rapidly due to Centre's push, internal rifts
With six months remaining in the Union governments self-imposed deadline to eliminate Left Wing Extremism (LWE), or Naxalism, the ranks of the CPI (Maoist) have thinned to only three politburo members and 9 central committee members, officials familiar with the matter said.
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October 16, 2025
Hindustan Times
SC allows Wangchuk's wife to amend petition, challenge detention grounds
The Supreme Court ‘on Wednesday allowed activist Sonam Wangchuk’s wife, Gitanjali Angmo, to amend her petition after she expressed her intention to challenge the grounds of detention cited by the Ladakh administration to justify her husband's arrest under the National Security Act (NSA) last month.
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October 16, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
England clinch WC spot, Portugal forced to wait
Harry Kane scored twice as England thrashed Latvia 5-0 on Tuesday to secure qualification for the 2026 World Cup, while Cristiano Ronaldo's Portugal were forced to wait to clinch their spot at the finals after being held by Hungary.
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October 16, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
INDIA TRYING TO ‘MOULD’ HISTORY WITH ‘BOLLYWOOD STYLE SCRIPTS’: PAK
The Pakistan Army on Wednesday alleged that India is trying to “mould” history by “inventing outlandish, Bollywood:style scripts”.
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October 16, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
Hry IPS officer’s wife booked for abetment of ASI’s suicide
Police in Haryana’s Rohtak district on Wednesday booked deceased IPS officer Y Puran Kumar's wife and senior IAS officer Amneet P Kumar, her brother and Punjab legislator Amit Rattan, and two others, for abetment of suicide of assistant sub-inspector (ASI) Sandeep Lathar, who was found dead with a gunshot wound along with a purported final note that accused the late IPS officer of corruption, officers said.
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October 16, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
Af-Pak 48-hr ceasefire after border clashes kill dozens
Pakistan and Afghanistan agreed to a temporary ceasefire on Wednesday after an air strike and ground fighting ramped up tensions between the South Asian neighbours, leaving more than a dozen civilians dead and 100 wounded.
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October 16, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
ABDUCTION, RAPE ACCUSED HELD AFTER EVADING ARREST FOR A YR
NEW DELHI: Over a year after a 17-year-old girl was kidnapped from her house in north Delhi's Swaroop Nagar area and sexually assaulted by a man, the Delhi Police on Wednesday said they have arrested the accused.
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October 16, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
At 80, Natalie becomes oldest woman Ironman finisher
American athlete Natalie Grabow from New Jersey has made history as the oldest woman to complete the Ironman World Championship in Kona, Hawaii.
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October 16, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
China challenges India’s EV, battery subsidies in WTO
China has filed a complaint against India in the World Trade Organisation (WTO) over New Delhi’s subsidies for electric vehicles (EVs) and batteries.
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October 16, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
TV mergers, gaming ban see IPL value dip by 8%: Report
MUMBAI: The value of IPL is estimated to have declined by 8% over the last year—from ₹82,700 crore to ₹76,100 crore — on account of mergers in the broadcast space, and the ban on real money gaming.
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October 16, 2025
Hindustan Times
2030 CWG set for Ahd after crucial nod from games' top exec panel
Ahmedabad will likely host the Commonwealth Games (CWG) in 2030, as the competition's executive board on Wednesday recommended the Gujarat city for the centenary edition of the event.
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October 16, 2025
Hindustan Times
SC allows use of 'green' firecrackers on Diwali
Delhi-NCR is set to have a cracker of a Diwali this year — quite literally.
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October 16, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
Delhi's 3 spl courts to cover past MPs, MLAs
Three special courts in Delhi, originally set up to handle cases against sitting Members of Parliament (MPs) and Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) under the Commissions for Protection of Child Rights (CPCR) Act and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) Act, will now also hear cases against former MPs and MLAs, a press statement from the office of the Delhi lieutenant governor (LG) said on Wednesday.
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October 16, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
Pankaj Dheer dies after prolonged cancer battle, industry pays tribute
Veteran actor Pankaj Dheer died on October 15 after a prolonged battle with cancer at the age of 68. His cremation was held yesterday in Mumbai.
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October 16, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
Akshay, Hrithik latest to seek protection of personality rights
Akshay Kumar (left) moved the Bombay High Court; meanwhile Delhi High Court has protected Hrithik Roshan's (right) rights
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October 16, 2025
Hindustan Times
‘Can death row convicts pick execution method?’
The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the Union government to consider whether a condemned prisoner could be given the option of choosing between hanging and lethal injection, observing that methods of execution across the world have undergone significant change since the colonial-era practice of death by hanging was codified in India.
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October 16, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
Illegal firecracker sale tightens grip on Delhi
Three days before the Supreme Court’s permitted three-day sale window for “green firecrackers” officially opens on October 18, Delhi's markets are already crackling with the sound and colour of the banned goods.
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October 16, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
Hutong Dubai returns to Shangri-La Eros
Renowned for its contemporary Northern Chinese cuisine, Hutong has captivated diners across Hong Kong, London, and Dubai. Now it returns to the Capital to recreate its fiery flavours and artistic finesse.
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October 16, 2025
Hindustan Times
IPL valuation dips for 2nd year to ₹76k-cr on back of TV mergers, real-money gaming ban
The value of the Indian Premier League (IPL) is estimated to have declined by 8% over the last year ~ from ₹82,700 crore to ₹76,100 crore - on account of mergers in the broadcast space, and the ban on real money gaming.
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October 16, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
Defer local body polls till voter list is rectified, says Maha oppn
MUMBAI: Maharashtra's top opposition leaders, including Uddhav and Raj Thackeray, on Wednesday reiterated their demand that the upcoming elections to local bodies across the state be postponed until the alleged anomalies in the voter list are removed.
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October 16, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
75% OF PF CAN BE WITHDRAWN, SAYS MANDAVIYA
Union labour minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Wednesday said employees can access up to 75% of cash from their provident-fund accounts at any time and the rest after a year of exiting service, speaking to wire service ANI.
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October 16, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
'Ekjut NDA, Ekjut Bihar': Modi's Bihar poll mantra
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday urged the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) cadre in Bihar to not only present a report card of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) governments’ performance at the Centre and in the state, but also remind the people, particularly the youth, of the misgovernance or “Jungle Raj” during the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) rule.
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October 16, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
NO MARITAL RAPE ON MINOR WIFE CONVICTION IN CASES BEFORE 2017
PRAYAGRAJ: The Allahabad high court, in its recent order, has held that a man can be convicted for having sexual intercourse with a minor wife of over 15 years age, only after Supreme Court's judgment in Independent Thought vs Union Of India (2017), and not prior to that.
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October 16, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
The warmth of the festivities keeps me going, says Aditi
For Aditi Rao Hydari, Diwali is filled with nostalgia and warmth.
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