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Bezos’ Blue Origin hots up SpaceX rivalry with launch of new rocket
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April 20, 2026
Hindustan Times Pune
Fraying of the federal pact
The quota debate has highlighted genuine anxieties about delimitation and threatened to widen a north-south fault line
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April 20, 2026
Hindustan Times Pune
Hormuz traffic grinds to a halt as tensions deepen
Observed transits of commercial ships through the Strait of Hormuz have come to a halt following a brief surge on Saturday as tensions ratcheted higher after vessels came under gunfire in the waterway and Iran warned against crossings.
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April 20, 2026
Hindustan Times Pune
Haaland gives City edge over Arsenal in title race
Manchester City are breathing down Arsenal's necks after Erling Haaland's strike beat the Gunners 2-1 on Sunday to land a potentially decisive blow in the Premier League title race.
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April 20, 2026
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'Oppn parties unitedly defeated delimitation'
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday said the opposition parties, including his own party and the Dravida Munnetra Kazagham (DMK), stood united to defeat the Bharatiya Janata Party's “mischievous and dangerous” attempt to alter the democratic balance through delimitation.
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April 20, 2026
Hindustan Times Pune
EC: 500k new voters added in rolls through Form-6 requests
Nearly 500,000 new voters were added to the West Bengal’s electoral rolls between the publication of the final list on February 28 and the close of nominations, according to senior officials of the Election Commission of India (ECI).
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April 20, 2026
Hindustan Times Pune
Trade engagements with US, others from this week
India is set for a series of high-stakes trade engagements in the coming weeks, beginning Monday, including the first in-person talks with the US in six months, signing ofa free trade agreement (FTA) with New Zealand, the first face-to-face negotiations with Canada, operationalisation of the UK FTA, and a push to fast-track the review of its 2010 trade pact with South Korea, people familiar with the matter said.
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April 20, 2026
Hindustan Times Pune
23 killed, several injured in blast at TN firecracker unit
At least 23 workers were killed and several others were injured in a blast at a firecracker manufacturing factory in Tamil Nadu’s Virudhunagar district on Sunday, police said.
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April 20, 2026
Hindustan Times Pune
TWO INDIAN MEN SHOT DEAD IN ITALY'S COVO WHILE LEAVING GURDWARA
Two Indian men have been shot dead in Italy's Covo in Bergamo province just as they were leaving a warehouse used asa place of worship during a gathering for Vaisakhi festival, local media reported on Sunday, according to PTI.
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April 20, 2026
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Indian mariner pleaded with IRGC as ship came under fire
An audio recording, reportedly from Sanmar Herald, one of the two Indian tankers that were fired upon by the Iranian navy north of Oman, has surfaced.
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April 20, 2026
Hindustan Times Pune
IPO-BOUND ACKO CUTS 5% OF ITS WORKFORCE AS Al RESHAPES ROLES
Digital insure-tech firm Acko has let go of about 60 employees, roughly 5% of its workforce, as it undergoes a structural realignment with a greater focus on integrating artificial intelligence (Al) into its operations, multiple people familiar with the matter said.
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April 20, 2026
Hindustan Times Pune
The wages of war, for Trump and Netanyahu
Every war leaves behind soul-searing questions.
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April 20, 2026
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Priyansh, Connolly fire as PBKS juggernaut rolls on
At the heart of it was a knock that will be replayed for a long time—Priyansh Arya’s blistering 93 off 37 balls.
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April 20, 2026
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Inside Abujhmad, once a perilous Naxal safe haven
One day last week, Narayanpur's district collector Namrata Jain hopped onto the back of a motorcycle and took a ride through a dense forest, navigating narrow forest tracks and, at times, no tracks at all, travelling to villages that aren't there on the map yet.
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April 20, 2026
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Rinku, bowlers guide KKR to first victory of the season
The three-time champions win their first game of IPL 2026, by 4 wickets against Rajasthan Royals
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April 20, 2026
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Strait truth: India must hasten energy transition
New Delhi must treat the West Asia crisis as a strategic inflection point and accelerate its shift toward domestic clean energy systems while prioritising energy efficiency as well
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April 20, 2026
Hindustan Times Pune
CENTRE MAY ASK NEW STEEL MILLS TO BLEND 30% LOCAL COAL
All new steel plants opening till the year 2030 may have to mandaiorily use 30% domestic coking coal, under a plan to reduce import dependence and boost local coal use.
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April 20, 2026
Hindustan Times Pune
Tata Trusts back CEO; Parsi-only clause may go
Tata Trusts on Sunday said it plans to amend restrictive clauses that currently limit eligibility for trustee positions at an affiliate trust to Zoroastrians, even as it affirmed confidence in chief executive officer (CEO) Siddharth Sharma.
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April 20, 2026
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'PM Modi's address to nation violated MCC', CPI MP writes to CEC
Communist Party of India (CPI) lawmaker P Sandosh Kumar on Sunday alleged that the Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s televised address to the nation a day ago violated the Model Code of Conduct (MCC), which is currently in force across five regions.
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April 20, 2026
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Pb anti-sacrilege bill gets Guv’s assent
Life term, hefty fine for desecration
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April 20, 2026
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India's LPG consumption slides 13%
India’s cooking gas LPG (liquefied petroleum gas) consumption fell by a steep 13% in March as supply disruptions linked to the West Asia conflict hit availability for both household kitchens and commercial users, according to latest official data.
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April 20, 2026
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Cong, DMK betrayed women, BJP will ensure justice: Shah
Union home minister Amit Shah on Sunday attacked the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and the Congress for blocking the passage of women’s reservation bill in Parliament, alleging that the two opposition parties have betrayed women of the country and asserted the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would ensure justice.
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April 20, 2026
Hindustan Times Pune
Wolvaardt, Luus guide South Africa to win, 2-0 series lead
For a few months now, Harmanpreet Kaur's India have looked a pale shadow of their bubbling, bristling self that lifted the ODI World Cup five months back.
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April 20, 2026
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Bottom-placed teams suffering as key players not firing consistently
Stars yet to shine
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April 20, 2026
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INDIA SETS BALL ROLLING ON FIRST ADVANCED 3D CHIP PACKAGING UNIT
The foundation stone for India's first advanced 3D chip packaging unit was laid in Odisha’s Bhubaneswar on Sunday.
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April 20, 2026
Hindustan Times Pune
Eight children aged 1 to 14 killed in US mass shooting
A gunman in Louisiana killed eight children in domestic-related shootings at different homes early Sunday, police in Shreveport said.
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April 20, 2026
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MakeMyTrip weighs listing via IDRs
MUMBAI: Nasdaq-listed travel company MakeMyTrip (MMT) is weighing the benefits of listing its Indian arm via Indian Depository Receipts (IDRs) rather than a traditional initial public offering (IPO), two people familiar with the matter said on the condition of anonymity.
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April 20, 2026
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Israel strikes Lebanon despite ceasefire
Israeli military published a map of the Lebanese territory that is under its control. The Israeli area stretches 5-10km from the border into Lebanon
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April 20, 2026
Hindustan Times Pune
Lessons from US courts on social media liability
Even as Gen Z appears to have intuitively decided posting online is passé and India ponders social media bans, courts in the US have taken a strong stand, holding social media platforms liable for online harms, addiction, and its health ramifications.
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April 20, 2026
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India, Germany likely to ink defence pact road map during Rajnath’s visit
RAJNATH WILL BE IN GERMANY FROM APRIL 21 TO 23 — THE FIRST VISIT BY AN INDIAN DEF MIN IN SEVEN YEARS
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