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Hindustan Times Delhi
Roads meant for transport, not namaz, says Yogi
Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday warned against offering of namaz on roads, suggesting that such religious practices should be conducted in shifts and designated places of worship.
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May 19, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
Satheesan sworn in as CM; takes key decisions
Senior Congress leader VD Satheesan took oath as the 13th chief minister of Kerala at a packed Central Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram on Monday, marking the return of the Congress-led United Democratic Front (LDF) rule in the southern state after a decade of Left Front regime.
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May 19, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
Shaping a new era of industrial cooperation
The approaches of India and Sweden reflect a broader belief that climate action can create jobs, expand opportunity, strengthen energy security and improve lives
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May 19, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
‘US’s ire at Imran’s Russia visit played role in his ouster’
A leaked diplomatic cable suggests that the US's ire at then-Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan for his trip to Russia on February 24, 2022, the day of the attack on Ukraine, played a role in his removal from the office, accord-ing to an American media outlet.
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May 19, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
In this edition of IPL, home advantage is a pipe dream
Delhi Capitals coach Hemang Badani did not intend to make a sweeping statement about the Indian Premier League when he said, “We play this venue (Feroz Shah Kotla) as an away venue” after registering only their second win at home.
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May 19, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
Residents refuse to leave Yamuna Bazar as deadline expires
Residents of the Yamuna Bazar area on Monday refused to leave their homes even as a deadline set by the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) for residents to vacate the area expired, saying they would wait for relief from court.
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May 19, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
Excise, contempt cases listed before two HC benches
Days after justice Swarana Kanta Sharma initiated criminal contempt proceedings against former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal and other Aam Aadmi Party leaders and withdrew herself from hearing related matters, two separate benches of the Delhi High Court are scheduled to hear the cases on Tuesday.
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May 19, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
NEET leak: CBI arrests coaching centre owner
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested professor Shivraj Raghunath Motegaonkar, founder of a Maharashtra’s Latur-based prominent medical and engineering entrance test coaching centre, in the NEET-UG 2026 paper leak probe, with officials saying that he is part of the “organised syndicate” involved in the leak and had access to the chemistry questions on April 23 — 10 days before the examination was held on May 3.
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May 19, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
Rural rebound runs into cost, rain risks
Rural-linked companies reported their strongest volume-led recovery in years in the March quarter (Q4FY26), driven by low inflation, healthy farm incomes and rising non-farm employment from infrastructure spending.
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May 19, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
Kishan guides Sunrisers to playoffs with classy knock
His top-score of 70 and Klaasen’s 47 seal victory for Sunrisers on a Chepauk wicket that appeared tricky
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May 19, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
INDIA 10-YEAR BOND YIELD HITS 7-WEEK HIGH
India’s 10-year bond yield jumped to a nearly seven-week high on Monday, tracking a global debt selloff as markets braced for higher interest rates and weighed the economic fallout from an extended U.S.-Iran war and rising oil prices.
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May 19, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
New framework delays 2025 IPS cadre allocations
The Union government’s move to implement a revised cadre allocation system for All India Services has led to a delay in the allocation of Indian Police Service (IPS) officers of the 2025 batch, with officials citing procedural changes, reconciliation of vacancies and additional scrutiny under the new framework as reasons for the delay.
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May 19, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
Iran starts Bitcoin-backed shipping insurance
Iran has started a Bitcoin-backed insurance service for shipping companies that want to transit the Strait of Hormuz, the semi-official Fars news agency reported, citing documents obtained from Iran's Ministry of Economy and Financial Affairs.
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May 19, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
The Hormuz crisis: A view from Rome
Since the outbreak of the war between Iran and the US, Italy has acted together with its European partners, the G7 and multilateral organisations to promote a cessation of hostilities, ensure the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and restore stability in West Asia.
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May 19, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
Improve infra of Amma canteens, ensure good quality food: TN CM
Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay on Monday instructed officials to upgrade the infrastructures of Amma Unavagams (or Amma Canteens) across the state along with ensuring undisrupted quality food, an official statement said.
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May 19, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
Aaron Rai: Changing the stereotype of golf champs
The 31-year-old is 1st Englishman to win PGA Championship in 107 years
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May 19, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
As Delhi pushes use of public transport, users flag unreliable last-mile connectivity
As the Delhi government urges residents to shift towards public transport as part of its fuel conservation and austerity push, commuters across the city say overcrowded metro coaches, infrequent buses, unsafe and unreliable last-mile connectivity, and poor pedestrian infrastructure continue to make daily travel exhausting and inconvenient.
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May 19, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
SC STAYS DELHI BAR COUNCIL'S VOTE COUNTING
The Supreme Court on Monday stayed the counting of votes for the Bar Council of Delhi (BCD) elections following tampering allegations and asked the Delhi High Court to conduct day-to-day hearing on the pleas.
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May 19, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
Wake-up call from Ukraine
The Moscow drone death shines light on a war that has been obscured by the Iran conflict
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May 19, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
OMCs still losing ₹750 cr a day: Govt
State-run oil marketing companies (OMCs) are still losing ₹750 crore a day on the sale of auto fuels and cooking gas even after petrol and diesel rates were raised by ₹3 per litre each on Friday, a government official said, offering no comment on further hikes of fuel rates.
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May 19, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
Govt tightens passport disclosures under CAA
Religious minorities from Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh applying to obtain Indian nationality will have to disclose details of any valid or expired passport issued by these countries, the ministry of home affairs said in a gazette notification issued on Monday.
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May 19, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
Beyond Cannes, enduring legacy of ‘Amma Ariyan’
Iconoclast director John Abraham's Amma Ariyan (Report to Mother/Malayalam/1986) was screened at Cannes 2026 in its new avatar, a restored 4k version, to a packed house on Sunday.
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May 19, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
Elon Musk loses lawsuit against Altman's OpenAI
A US jury on Monday ruled against Elon Musk in his lawsuit against OpenAI, finding the artificial intelligence company not liable to the world’s richest person for having allegedly strayed from its original mission to benefit humanity.
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May 19, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
UPSC to release Prelims provisional answers
The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) on Monday announced that for the first time, it will release the Provisional Answer Key for the Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2026, soon after the examination, to enhance transparency and uphold the highest standards of conduct of examination.
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May 19, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
Gurugram gets new top cop in major administrative reshuffle
The Haryana government on Sunday appointed senior IPS officer Sibash Kabiraj as the new commissioner of police, Gurugram, replacing Vikas Arora in a major administrative reshuffle involving over 20 Indian Police Service and Haryana Police Service officers across the state.
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May 19, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
No Deepika for Asian Games, Kirti tops archery trials
Deepika Kumari, India’s most experienced female recurve archer, did not make the cut for this year's Asian Games after the selection trials for the continental event and the next two World Cup stages concluded at Sonipat on Monday.
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May 19, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
pool where 10-year-old drowned lacked licence, lifeguards; owner on the run
A day after a 10-year-old boy drowned in a swimming pool in north Delhi's Jagatpur, police detained a staffer for questioning, and found that the facility lacked a valid licence from civic bodies and had no instructors or lifeguards on site, officials said.
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May 19, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
SC seeks Delhi govt reply over regular DERC appointments
The Supreme Court has sought Delhi government's response over appointment of regular members for the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC), which currently has no chairperson and is functioning with two pro-tem (temporary) members.
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May 19, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
Markets resilient amid volatility: SEBI chief
Indian markets have remained resilient despite heightened volatility triggered by the ongoing West Asia crisis, though fluctuations remain within manageable limits, Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) chairperson Tuhin Kanta Pandey said here on Monday.
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May 19, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
DU urges UGC to act in St Stephen's row
The Delhi University has urged the University Grants Commission (UGC) to take appropriate action against St Stephen's College for violating the commission's 2018 regulations on academic staff appointments.
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