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Ex-CIA agent convicted of spying for Soviets dies
Aldrich Ames, the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) spy who was sentenced to life in prison for selling secrets to Moscow, costing the lives of a dozen double agents, died on Monday in custody, US authorities said.
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January 08, 2026
Hindustan Times
US seizes 2 oil tankers linked to Venezuela, will selectively lift sanctions on its trade
WASHINGTON: The US seized two sanctioned oil tankers linked to Venezuela in back-to-back actions in the North Atlantic and the Caribbean Sea, officials said on Wednesday, and is removing sanctions to enable the shipping and sale of oil from the South American country to markets worldwide.
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January 08, 2026
Hindustan Times
ANIL AGARWAL'S SON AGNIVESH DIES IN U.S. HOSPITAL
NEW DELHI: Agnivesh Agarwal, the eldest son of mining billionaire Anil Agarwal, died in a hospital in the US. He was 49.
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January 08, 2026
Hindustan Times
IRAN’S ARMY CHIEF WARNS ISRAEL, U.S. AMID PROTESTS
Iran's military chief General Amir Hatami warned on Wednesday that Iran will not stand by and allow itself to be threatened by outside powers, after the United States and Israel backed anti-government protests, AFP reported.
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January 08, 2026
Hindustan Times
Shefali recalls leaving first marriage for self-worth
Actor Shefali Shah recently opened up about choosing self-worth over compromise, saying she once reached a point in life where she realised, “I am not pizza; I can't satisfy everyone.”
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January 08, 2026
Hindustan Times
PMK, AIADMK tie-up for TN polls to bolster NDA
Tamil Nadu's primary opposition AIADMK and the Anbumani Ramadoss-led PMK finalised their alliance on Wednesday, as AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami arrived in Delhi to meet Union home minister Amit Shah.
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January 08, 2026
Hindustan Times
Bushra Ateeq wins GD Birla Scientific Research Award
Professor Bushra Ateeq, a scientist at the forefront of next-generation diagnostic and therapeutic strategies for cancer, has won the GD Birla Award for Scientific Research 2025, one of India’s most prestigious honours for scientists.
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January 08, 2026
Hindustan Times
ED RENEWS BID TO EXTRADITE MAHADEV APP CHIEF FROM UAE
The Enforcement Directorate has sent a fresh extradition request to the UAE regarding Mahadev app co-founder Sourabh Chandrakar, who was first detained in Dubai in 2024 but was subsequently released, asking authorities in the West Asian country to \"provisionally arrest\" him so that the process to bring the alleged mastermind of a ₹6,000 crore illegal betting syndicate can begin, senior officials in the agency told HT.
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January 08, 2026
Hindustan Times
2023 near-miss probe: DGCA to check carriers' nav systems
The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) has asked the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) to inspect all scheduled airlines and the air navigation services provider to assess their safety management systems.
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January 08, 2026
Hindustan Times
Pakistan eyes defence pact with B'desh, JF-17 jets sale
The air force chiefs of Pakistan and Bangladesh held talks on a potential pact covering the sale of JF-17 Thunder fighter jets to Dhaka, Pakistan's military said, as Islamabad widens its arms supply ambitions and beefs up ties with Bangladesh.
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January 08, 2026
Hindustan Times
VIJAY’S NEW FILM DELAYED AMID CENSOR IMPASSE
The producers of actor-politician Vijay's film Jana Nayagan on Wednesday deferred its January 9 release after the Madras high court reserved its judgment on their petition against the Central Board of Film Certification's (CBFC) delay in issuing a censor certificate.
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January 08, 2026
Hindustan Times
Snow, ice ground hundreds of flights
More than 1,000 stranded passengers spent the night at Amsterdam's international airport as snow and ice that is pummeling parts of Europe grounded hundreds of flights and choked highways and railroads Wednesday.
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January 08, 2026
Hindustan Times
Justice Varma removal motion not admitted in RS due to 'defects': LS speaker office to SC
The motion for the removal of Allahabad high court judge, justice Yashwant Varma, was never admitted in the Rajya Sabha on account of being \"defective\", the Lok Sabha speaker's office has told the Supreme Court, marking the latest twist surrounding the sensational case following the discovery of wads of cash in his official residence in Delhi last year.
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January 08, 2026
Hindustan Times
Unlikely alliances face flak from leadership
Post-poll alliances, although a routine thing in Maharashtra's politics, took everyone by surprise in two municipal councils on Wednesday, when the local unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) joined hands with arch rivals Congress and the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM), causing embarrassment to and drawing the ire of the state leadership of both the ruling and opposition parties.
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January 08, 2026
Hindustan Times
ARE S.I.R. DELETIONS MOSTLY ABOUT DOUBLE COUNTING?
NEW DELHI: The Election Commission on Tuesday published the draft electoral roll of Uttar Pradesh with 28.9 million deletions following the special intensive revision, the 13th state or UT to have witnessed the exercise.
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January 08, 2026
Hindustan Times
NON-COGNISABLE REPORT FILED IN JNU SLOGANS CASE
Delhi Police on Wednesday registered a noncognisable report in connection with a protest on the premises of the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), over allegations of slogans reportedly being raised against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union home minister Amit Shah on Monday.
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January 08, 2026
Hindustan Times
Airlines told to submit data on avg fares during IndiGo chaos
NEW DELHI: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation has sought data on average domestic fares charged by airlines in the first half of December 2025, two officials aware of the development confirmed to HT.
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January 08, 2026
Hindustan Times
48 ‘modern’ US, Israel-made weapons seized from Maoists
HYDERABAD: The recovery of 48 weapons, including sophisticated “modern weaponry’, from an arms dump of the Communist Party of India (Maoist) on Telangana-Chhattisgarh borders, following the surrender of its commander Badse Deva on January 3, indicated how the Maoists were updating their arsenal with advancements, police officers in Telangana familiar with the matter said.
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January 08, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
Hopefully, Harman will play longer: MI coach Keightley
Ahead of WPL Season 4, new Mumbai Indians head coach discusses changing trends in women’s T20
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January 08, 2026
Hindustan Times
Play more, grow stronger: Teen Maaya’s mantra for pro grind
India’s 16-year-old Nadal academy trainee sees senior competitions as a way to toughen up
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January 08, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
I held in gang rape case, hunt on for Kanpur cop
A local YouTuber has been artested while a police sub-inspector is on the run in connection with the alleged abduction and gang rape of a I4-year-old girl in Uttar Pradesh’s Kanpur, police said on Wednesday.
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January 08, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
Bihar doc joins service month after niqab row
Nusrat Parveen, an Ayush doctor who found herself in the middle of a controversy last month when Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar pulled down her niqab (veil) during an appointment letter distribution ceremony, has joined the service, officials aware of the details said on Wednesday.
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January 08, 2026
Hindustan Times
Coach booked for sexual assault on minor
Haryana Police have booked a shooting coach for allegedly sexually assaulting an 18-year-old national-level woman shooter at a hotel in Faridabad last month, following a detailed complaint filed by the athlete's family, officers said, adding the victim was a minor at the time.
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January 08, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
Clearing the air about the pollution in Delhi
Every winter, Delhi's air turns hostile.
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January 08, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
Let constitutional morality guide judicial independence
On the occasion of the 77th Constitution Day, Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant articulated an idea of constitutional morality that is deeply embedded in the Constitution.
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January 08, 2026
Hindustan Times
A lady dastango's go-to salon
The first thing that arrests the gaze is the row of handwoven chairs with polished wooden armrest. You no longer see such super-elegant chairs. They must be truly old.
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January 08, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
Divyenndu on returning as Munna Tripathi: The energy is renewed
Actor Divyenndu is set to return as his popular character Munna Tripathi in Mirzapur: The Film, and he describes it as a “surreal, almost like a second-life experience”.
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January 08, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
COURT ORDERS RELEASE OF FOUR ACCUSED IN 2020 DELHI RIOTS CASE
A Delhi court on Tuesday issued release orders for four accused in the northeast Delhi riots case after police verified their sureties.
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January 08, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
'Far from the truth': activist on ED claim
Climate activist Harjeet Singh said on Wednesday that he was “surprised and deeply disturbed” by the Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) claim that his association with the Fossil Fuel Treaty Initiative is detrimental to India’s energy security.
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January 08, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
Mahir calls his Hollywood debut with Mena Massoud 'a big leap'
Actor Mahir Pandhi is set to make his Hollywood debut in the biblical film Daniel, and the actor calls it \"a big leap\" for him as an artiste.
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