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Hindustan Times Delhi
MCD STANDING COMMITTEE POLLS CANCELLED, TO BE HELD IN 10-15 DAYS
The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) on Wednesday announced that it has cancelled elections for the six currently vacant standing committee seats and the posts of chairman and vice-chairman of the ward committees which were scheduled for June 3, without citing a reason.
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May 29, 2026
Hindustan Times
Assembly launches major archival project to digitise, restore old records
In a temperature-controlled room inside the Delhi Legislative Assembly, time settles in the fibres of paper browned by age; in ink that has faded yet refuses to disappear; and in the delicate creases of manuscripts that have outlived governments.
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May 28, 2026
Hindustan Times
Unusual summer pollution spike highlights Aravallis' diminished role as a dust barrier
For the past week, the air quality index in Delhi has mostly hovered in the low- to mid-200s, even reaching 300 one morning — levels the city routinely records in its smoke-choked winters but rarely in summer.
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May 28, 2026
Hindustan Times
G NOIDA MURDER: NIKKI BHATI'S FAMILY, IN-LAWS REACH SETTLEMENT
Nine months after Greater Noida resident Nikki Bhati died of severe burn injuries in her house, her family has reached a settlement with her in-laws, who are accused of setting her on fire for dowry, the woman's father said.
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May 28, 2026
Hindustan Times
Siddaramaiah likely to resign today, say MLAs
Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah will announce on Thursday whether he has decided to step down from the top job after a breakfast meeting at his official residence with his deputy and challenger DK Shivakumar and other cabinet colleagues, with two party lawmakers indicating that the 77-year-old veteran was set to resign.
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May 28, 2026
Hindustan Times
SIR valid, falls within ECI's powers, says SC
The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the validity of the special intensive revision (SIR) conducted by the Election Commission of India (ECI), ruling that the exercise furthered the constitutional objective of free and fair elections and fell within the poll panel's powers under the Constitution and the Representation of the People Act, 1950.
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May 28, 2026
Hindustan Times
U.S. TEAM SET TO VISIT INDIA FROM JUNE 1 FOR TRADE DEAL DISCUSSIONS
An American team is scheduled to visit India next month for a four-day talk starting from June 1 to take forward the ongoing discussions that aim to conclude an interim bilateral trade agreement, the commerce ministry said in a statement on Wednesday.
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May 28, 2026
Hindustan Times
ED raids Vijayan's residences in fraud case; violence erupts
ED on Wednesday raided 10 premises, including the residences of former Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan in Kannur and Thiruvananthapuram, in connection with its probe into alleged fraudulent transactions between a minerals manufacturer and a software solutions firm run by Veena T, the former CM's daughter.
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May 28, 2026
Hindustan Times
SIR clears a legal hurdle
Legal validity of the exercise has been settled, but battles regarding the right to vote may continue
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May 28, 2026
Hindustan Times
IndiGo, AI cut flights as jet fuel prices soar
Major Indian carriers, including Air India, IndiGo and Air India Express, will reduce domestic flight operations starting June amid rising fuel costs, softer seasonal demand and operational pressures linked to the West Asia conflict, officials said on Wednesday.
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May 28, 2026
Hindustan Times
Rival AIADMK camps reconcile, drop MLA disqualification pleas
Rival factions in the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) on Wednesday patched up and withdrew petitions seeking to disqualify MLAs from each other's camps, signalling a truce nearly two weeks after an internal rift surfaced during the confidence vote for the ruling Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) government.
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May 28, 2026
Hindustan Times
PDS REVAMP GETS EXTENDED, AI TO HELP IDENTIFY BENEFICIARIES
The public distribution system (PDS) could soon start using artificial intelligence to track food grain movement, handle citizen complaints on WhatsApp and phone calls, and identify beneficiaries in real time under the ₹5,530 crore extension of the ‘Scheme for Assistance in Ration Transport and Handling-Income with Automation in PDS’ (Sarthak-PDS) scheme, approved by the Cabinet on Wednesday.
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May 28, 2026
Hindustan Times
White House junks Iran report on Hormuz deal
President Donald Trump said on Wednesday the US and Iran still have issues to resolve in peace talks, after Washington dismissed an Iranian state television report of a framework deal to restore shipping through the Strait of Hormuz within a month and to lift a US naval blockade on Iranian ships.
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May 28, 2026
Hindustan Times
Collegium picks five names for top court
The Supreme Court collegium on Wednesday recommended the elevation of four high court chief justices and senior advocate V Mohana as judges of the apex court, setting the stage for one of the most significant rounds of appointments to the top court in recent years following the expansion of its sanctioned strength.
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May 28, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
HC DENIES BAIL TO WOMAN OVER DAUGHTER-IN-LAW DOWRY DEATH
The Delhi High Court has denied bail to a woman accused of harassing her 19-year-old daughter-in-law for dowry and abetting her suicide within eight months of marriage, saying that a “young life” was lost under tragic circumstances.
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May 28, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
Purana Qila, zoo area to get cycling infra, shaded paths
The Unified Traffic and Transportation Infrastructure (Planning and Engineering) Centre (UTTIPEC), under the Delhi Development Authority (DDA), has approved a walkability plan for the Purana Qila-Pragati Maidan-Delhi Zoo stretch, officials said.
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May 28, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
ESHA SINGH WINS 25M PISTOL GOLD WITH WORLD RECORD IN MUNICH
Three-time world championship medallist Esha Singh bossed the women’s 25m pistol final with a world record score of 43 as she clinched gold to open India’s medal account on the second day of the ISSF World Cup on Wednesday.
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May 28, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
Deforestation in Amazon at lowest level since 2019
Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon fell last year to its lowest level since 2019, according to a report published on Wednesday that will be seen as good news for leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
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May 28, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
A colonial ghost that haunts Jan Vishwas
The Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Act, 2026 is a landmark legislation.
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May 28, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
FAC clears key infra projects, grants nod for diversion of 3K ha forest land
The Union environment ministry’s Forest Advisory Committee (FAC) has granted in-principle approval for the diversion of over 3,000 hectares of forest land across several states for key infrastructure projects, including hydropower in Arunachal Pradesh, a coal mine in Chhattisgarh, and iron ore mining in Goa and Odisha, according to minutes of the committee’s meeting held on May 8.
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May 28, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
Charge sheet submitted in Rani Bagh gang-rape case
Two weeks after a 30-year-old woman was gang-raped allegedly by two men inside a private Bihar-registered bus in outer Delhi's Rani Bagh area, Delhi Police have submitted a charge sheet against four accused, officers aware of the matter said on Wednesday.
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May 28, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
What the Nordic media got wrong about India
The embedded symbolism of Swedish fighter jets escorting Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi’s plane for landing at Gothenburg on May 17 was hard to miss.
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May 28, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
Byju Raveendran handed six-month jail term in Singapore
A Singapore court sentenced Byju Raveendran, founder of Byju’s, to six months in jail for contempt of court over alleged non-compliance with disclosure orders, but the entrepreneur said the ruling was “procedural,” denied wrongdoing and that he planned to appeal.
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May 28, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
Rescue divers find 5 of 7 people trapped in Laos cave alive
Specialist divers found five of seven people trapped for a week in a flooded cave in Laos alive on Wednesday, with one rescuer saying their extraction from its terminal chamber was the next challenge. Two others are missing.
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May 28, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
Collegium names 4 HC chief justices, senior SC advocate
The recommendations come days after the Union government formally increased the sanctioned strength of the Supreme Court from 33 to 37 judges, excluding the CJI, through the Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Ordinance, 2026.
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May 28, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
'No blanket immunity from rolls verification'
The integrity of democracy depends as much on the inclusion of eligible voters as on the exclusion of those not legally entitled to vote, the Supreme Court said on Wednesday, as it underscored the constitutional importance of the right to vote while upholding the Election Commission's special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.
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May 28, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
HALT REMOVAL OF CONTRACTUAL GOVT EMPLOYEES IN ODISHA: BMS
The Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS) has written to Odisha CM Mohan Charan Majhi to halt the implementation of a recent decision to remove thousands of contractual employees across government sectors which had outsourced labour.
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May 28, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
Parts of Delhi Golf Club to be sealed after top court order on heritage sites
The Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered immediate enforcement of a 100-metre prohibited zone around the Archaeological Survey of India-protected monuments Lal Bangla I and II, situated just outside the entrance gate of the Delhi Golf Club (DGC).
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May 28, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
Congress questions top court’s order, BJP calls it ‘defeat of Oppn’
The Supreme Court's ruling on the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls triggered sharp political reactions on Wednesday, with the Congress attacking the verdict that upheld the SIR’s constitutional validity, while the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) welcomed the verdict terming it as defeat of the Opposition.
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May 28, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
Right to vote can’t mean immunity from verification: SC in SIR verdict
The integrity of democracy depends as much on the inclusion of eligible voters as on the exclusion of those not legally entitled to vote, the Supreme Court said on Wednesday, as it underscored the constitutional importance of the right to vote while upholding the Election Commission of India’s special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.
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