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Hindustan Times Chandigarh
SA retain 7 from 2024 T20 WC team
Hard-hitting middle-order batter Tristan Stubbs was one of the biggest names to miss out on selection as South Africa, led by Aiden Markram, retained seven players from the 2024 edition, in its provisional squad of 15 for the upcoming T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka.
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January 03, 2026
Hindustan Times Chandigarh
Dia: I have four incredible stories lined up for release
The year 2026 promises to be a milestone one for actor Dia Mirza Rekhi, as she balances multiple projects, including the film Ikka with Sunny Deol and Akshaye Khanna, another film with Rahul Bhat, and web series' alongside actors Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Jimmy Shergill, while also preparing to launch her first series of children’s books.
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January 03, 2026
Hindustan Times Chandigarh
Centre rolls out ₹7,295 cr export support package
The government on Friday announced a ₹7,295-crore export support package, comprising a ₹5,18I-crore interest subvention scheme along with a ₹2,1l4-crore collateral support, to improve exporters’ access to credit.
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January 03, 2026
Hindustan Times Chandigarh
WILL SMITH AND HIS COMPANY SUED FOR SEXUAL HARASSMENT
Hollywood actor Will Smith and his company have been sued by a musician who was part of the actor's 2025 tour for sexual harassment, wrongful termination and retaliation, NBC News, People and The Guardian reported on Friday.
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January 03, 2026
Hindustan Times Chandigarh
Turns of the century
These 10 novels came out 100 years ago. They launched careers, caused scandals, changed literature. Read them now, they're still full of fire
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January 03, 2026
Hindustan Times Chandigarh
U.S. TELLS CHINA TO HALT MILITARY PRESSURE AGAINST TAIWAN, OTHERS
Chinese war games around Taiwan “unnecessarily” spiked tensions in the region, the US State Department said Thursday, calling on Beijing to “cease its military pressure.”
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January 03, 2026
Hindustan Times Chandigarh
B’desh invites India for ODI, T20I series
The Bangladesh Cricket Board on Friday announced it will host India for a three-match ODI as well as T20I series in September.
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January 03, 2026
Hindustan Times Chandigarh
Does Shami have another ODI title hunt left in him?
Selectors have an opportunity to widen the fast bowling pool in the ODI series against New Zealand
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January 03, 2026
Hindustan Times Chandigarh
SRK under fire as KKR's IPL 2026 roster includes Bangladeshi player
Kolkata Knight Riders' decision to sign Bangladesh fast bowler Mustafizur Rahman for ₹9.2 crore at the IPL 2026 auction on December 16 has drawn criticism in India, with several leaders linking the move to recent reports of violence against Hindu minorities in Bangladesh.
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January 03, 2026
Hindustan Times Chandigarh
‘Accused tried to manage situation’
Manipulation alleged
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January 03, 2026
Hindustan Times Chandigarh
{ PAKISTAN } TERROR CHARGES Journos, YouTubers get life term over riots after Imran Khan’s arrest
An anti-terrorism court in Pakistan on Friday awarded two life sentences each to seven persons, including journalists, former military officials and YouTubers, in the case of violence and riots following the arrest of former prime minister Imran Khan in 2023.
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January 03, 2026
Hindustan Times Chandigarh
Maduro open to US dialogue on drugs, oil
President Nicolas Maduro Thursday dodged a question about an alleged US attack on a dock in Venezuela but said he was open to cooperation with Washington after weeks of American military pressure.
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January 03, 2026
Hindustan Times Chandigarh
China taxes condoms, drugs to spur birth rate
China removed a three-decade-old tax exemption on contraceptive drugs and devices from January 1 in new steps to spur a flagging birth rate.
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January 03, 2026
Hindustan Times Chandigarh
MCA ORDERS PROBE AGAINST SHREE CEMENT, SEEKS INFO
The ministry of corporate affairs (MCA) has ordered an investigation into Shree Cement and sought information from the company.
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January 03, 2026
Hindustan Times Chandigarh
HOME MINISTRY RESTORES POWERS OF LADAKH L-G TO CLEAR PROJECTS
The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Friday restored the delegation of powers to the lieutenant governor of Ladakh for appraisal and approval of projects costing up to ₹100 crore under the delegation of financial powers rules (DFPRS).
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January 03, 2026
Hindustan Times Chandigarh
18 HELD IN ASSAM FOR BURNING COUPLE ALIVE
Eighteen people were arrested on Friday in Assam’s Karbi Anglong district for their alleged involvement in the killing of a couple who were beaten and burnt alive on suspicion of practising witchcraft, police said.
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January 03, 2026
Hindustan Times Chandigarh
BJP MLA among four booked in Ballari clash, SP suspended
BJP’S JANARDHANA REDDY, EX-MIN SRIRAMULU AND 2 OTHERS HAVE BEEN BOOKED FOR THE VIOLENCE: POLICE
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January 03, 2026
Hindustan Times Chandigarh
Probe team seeks records from SGPC
The special investigation team (SIT), constituted by the Punjab government to probe the case of missing 328 saroops of Guru Granth Sahib, has written to the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) seeking the records related to the matter and cooperation in the investigation
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January 03, 2026
Hindustan Times Chandigarh
7 killed in Yemen as Saudis strike UAE-backed forces
Air strikes killed seven separatist fighters in Yemen on Friday, according to an official with the group, as a Saudi-led coalition hit back against a sweeping advance by the UAE-backed Southern Transition Council, threatening a major confrontation.
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January 03, 2026
Hindustan Times Chandigarh
Suffering transformed into acts of beauty
A Good Life by Jerry Pinto uses stories of patients, doctors and caregivers to raise awareness about inclusive approaches to medical care for those living with illness
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January 03, 2026
Hindustan Times Chandigarh
Israel seeks to harvest Iran’s domestic unrest
n December 29, Israeli Prime Minister (PM) Benjamin Netanyahu visited the US to brief President Donald Trump on Iran's rebuilding of its missile capabilities after June 2025.
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January 03, 2026
Hindustan Times Chandigarh
B'desh: Kin of attacked Hindu man say unable to understand motive
The family of Khokon Chandra Das on Friday recounted the horrors of brutal attack on him, saying that the motive of the mob behind the attack was unclear as he was a peaceful man.
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January 03, 2026
Hindustan Times Chandigarh
Kirti Kulhari hard-launches relationship with Rajeev on NY
Actor Kirti Kulhari has rung in the new year by making her relationship with Four More Shots Please!
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January 03, 2026
Hindustan Times Chandigarh
'Daily life is deeply important'
On her prose, and the choice to write in English rather than in her native Turkish
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January 03, 2026
Hindustan Times Chandigarh
Khawaja to retire, slams ‘racial stereotyping’
Usman Khawaja said on Friday he will retire from international cricket after the fifth and final Ashes clash against England, leaving a legacy as Australia’s first Muslim Test cricketer while lashing out at perceived “racial stereotyping” during his 15-year career.
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January 03, 2026
Hindustan Times Chandigarh
{ NEARLY ONE YEAR OF PREZ RULE } Shah reviews Manipur security, rehabilitation
Union home minister Amit Shah on Friday met top officials from the Manipur government to review the security and rehabilitation status of the internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the ethnic strife-torn northeastern state, officials aware of the matter said.
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January 03, 2026
Hindustan Times Chandigarh
Taking on Trump, from the Big Apple
Zohran Mamdani’s mayoral stint will have a resonance beyond New York
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January 03, 2026
Hindustan Times Chandigarh
Mamata to visit Delhi soon as TMC gears up to intensify SIR protests
The Trinamool Congress (TMC) is likely to escalate its protest against the Election Commission (EC) over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR), the party's national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee hinted on Friday, saying that West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee will soon go to Delhi to challenge the poll panel.
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January 03, 2026
Hindustan Times Chandigarh
‘Not easy when you miss out knowing you had it’
MUMBAI: Koneru Humpy’s World Rapid title defence last weekend ended with an undefeated run, another medal, a mistake in her last-round endgame that handed her a bronze over the gold in sight.
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January 03, 2026
Hindustan Times Chandigarh
{ FIRE AT SWITZERLAND SKI RESORT BAR } REVELLERS DESCRIBE HORROR AND PANIC How a New Year's party in the Swiss Alps became an inferno that took 40 lives
Axel Clavier felt like he was suffocating inside the Swiss Alpine bar where moments before he'd been ringing in the new year with friends and dozens of other revelers.
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