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Hindustan Times Delhi
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 Delhi
{ 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 Delhi
RUSSIA, UKRAINE TRADE BLAME FOR NEW YEAR CIVILIAN DEATHS
Russia and Ukraine accused each other of targeting civilians over the New Year, with Moscow reporting a deadly strike on a hotel in territory it occupies in southern Ukraine while Kyiv said there had been another broad attack on its power supplies.
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January 03, 2026
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Bitter harvest: The rise of bad loans in the agriculture sector
The RBI released its biannual Financial Stability Report (FSR) on December 31.
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January 03, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
This way to Gali Dilsukh Rai Khajanchi
As part of the Walled City encyclopaedia
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January 03, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
Nuclear power critical to AI future: Vaishnaw
Union minister for electronics and IT (MeitY) Ashwini Vaishnaw on Friday said the recently passed Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India (SHANTI Bill was crucial to preparing India for a new Al-driven industrial economy, arguing that nuclear power will be central to meeting the massive energy needs of future data centres.
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January 03, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
India must speak out against the fringe’s attack on Christmas
The only way to stop bullies is to look them in the eye. Our condemnation should be unequivocal and immediate
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January 03, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
RWAs, employers to be fined for staff’s bonfire
The government has directed residents’ welfare associations (RWAs), housing societies, government and private establishments, contractors and agencies to ensure that no person engaged or deployed by them resorts to open burning during winter, warning that such entities will be held liable for violations.
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January 03, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
Device row: Gzb cop let off with warning
GHAZIABAD: A Ghaziabad police officer, seen in a recent viral video telling slum dwellers they were from Bangladesh after pretending to use a device that could determine if they were illegal immigrants, has been let off with a “strict warning”, officials said Friday.
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January 03, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
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
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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
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Rajnath flags new trend of white-collar terrorism in country
Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Friday said an alarming trend of white-collar terrorism is emerging in the country, wherein highly-educated people are engaging in antisocial and anti-national activities.
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January 03, 2026
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ED arrests Gujarat IAS officer in bribery case
ED HAD BOOKED THE OFFICER AND THREE OTHERS DAYS AFTER HE WAS ARRESTED ON DECEMBER 25
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January 03, 2026
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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
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68 Mahayuti candidates elected unopposed
FORTY FOUR BJP CANDIDATES, 22 SHIV SENA AND TWO NCP (LED BY AJIT PAWAR) HAVE NO OPPONENTS AGAINST THEM
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January 03, 2026
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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 Delhi
Get flavour-bombed
Bamboo biryani from the Araku valley, omelettes from Surat and every bite in between. Delhi’s Street Food Festival champions talent from all over
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January 03, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
ZUBEEN'S FAMILY ANNOUNCES TRUST IN HIS MEMORY
The family members of late singer Zubeen Garg on Friday announced the formation of the Zubeen Garg Trust, an initiative aimed at preserving his artistic legacy and carrying forward his “commitment to society, culture and young talent”.
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January 03, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
Between strategic autonomy and global opportunity
India stands at an inflection point — a country aspiring all-round growth navigating stormy global currents while staying true to an increasingly self-defined vision of national purpose.
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January 03, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
BJP plans 2-pronged strategy for assembly polls
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will begin the new year with a two-pronged strategy — strengthening its organisational structure across states and launching an extensive outreach programme in the poll-bound states of West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Assam, and the Union Territory of Puducherry, people familiar with the matter said.
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January 03, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
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
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BIKE-BORNE MEN FIRE 25 BULLETS AT REALTOR'S SUV IN ROHINI: POLICE
NEW DELHI: Three unidentified bike-borne men opened fire at the parked sports utility vehicle (SUV) of a property dealer in Rohini Sector 24 on Friday evening, police said, adding that no injuries were reported.
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January 03, 2026
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Pragati expedited infra projects worth ₹85L-crore: Cabinet secy
The Union government's Pragati platform, a digital governance system headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has quickened the pace of execution of critical infrastructure projects worth ₹85 lakh crore across the country since its launch in 2015, helping to resolve, on average, one issue each working day, Union Cabinet secretary TV Somanathan said briefing reporters on Friday.
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January 03, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
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 Delhi
Glow up, please
2026 is looking good for Vir Das. He's directing a movie, touring, crafting new comedy. It can get even better, he believes. Less GRWM, more cuddling: less AI, more IRL moments. Here's what he's manifesting (and skipping) in the New Year
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January 03, 2026
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{ 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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January 03, 2026
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15-yr-old, 3 others killed in separate cases on New Year
A TOTAL OF 10 PEOPLE, INCLUDING MINORS, HAVE BEEN NABBED IN ‘THE FOUR MURDER CASES, POLICE SAID
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January 03, 2026
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MAN SUSPECTED OF BEING B'DESHI ASSAULTED IN BIHAR
Police on Friday said they had booked two men in Bihar’s Supaul district for allegedly assaulting a daily-wage labourer after mistaking him for a Bangladeshi national.
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January 03, 2026
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22 electronics projects get govt nod
Five companies from Apple's vendor ecosystem are among 22 electronics manufacturing proposals approved by the government under its component manufacturing scheme, with investments expected to reach ₹41,863 crore, an official aware of the matter said on Friday.
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January 03, 2026
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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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