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Hindustan Times Pune
U'KHAND MULLS MINORITY STATUS FOR NON-MUSLIM EDU INSTITUTIONS
The Uttarakhand Minority Educational Institutions Bill, 2025, was approved by the state cabinet on Sunday for tabling in the upcoming monsoon assembly session scheduled to be held on Tuesday at the summer capital in Gairsain of Chamoli district.
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August 18, 2025
Hindustan Times Pune
Maha guv Radhakrishnan to be NDA pick for V-P poll
Picked after BJP leadership meet
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August 18, 2025
Hindustan Times Pune
OBC face, TN veteran, RSS hand: An affable leader who keeps low profile
Chandrapuram Ponnusamy Radhakrishnan, the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance's nominee for the upcoming vice-presidential election, was picked after detailed discussions with alliance partners, and the party’s ideological fount, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), people familiar with the details said on Sunday.
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August 18, 2025
Hindustan Times Pune
Poll roll 'fraud' claims false, need proof: CEC
The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Sunday called the Opposition’s allegations of “vote theft” during the 2024 Lok Sabha elections and discrepancies in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of Bihar's electoral rolls false and baseless, saying that the public is being misled and the Constitution undermined through these charges, even as it again called upon Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to provide proof of the alleged voter fraud or withdraw his remarks.
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August 18, 2025
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GST overhaul ‘to ease burden on exporters’ amid trade turbulence
India’s proposed overhaul of Goods and Services Tax (GST) will speed up tax refunds for exporters, improve their cash flow, and streamline compliances for small businesses, as part of overall reforms meant to unlock the untapped potential of the economy, a central government official said on Saturday.
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August 17, 2025
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Aviation regulator flags slow hiring via UPSC, seeks autonomy for recruitment
India’s aviation safety regulator is demanding greater autonomy from government recruitment processes, citing internal projections that show only 294 new appointments are possible in the next six months due to bureaucratic delays, at a time when the sector faces mounting safety concerns.
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August 17, 2025
Hindustan Times Pune
POLL PANEL BLAMES POLITICAL PARTIES AS ELECTORAL ROLL ROW INTENSIFIES
The Election Commission of India accused opposition parties on Saturday of raising electoral roll concerns at the wrong time, and scheduled a press conference for Sunday that will coincide with Congress launching a statewide yatra in poll-bound Bihar.
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August 17, 2025
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No fresh hike in tariff over oil, Trump hints
US President Donald Trump appeared to rule out increased tariffs on China for purchasing Russian oil following his summit with Vladimir Putin in Alaska, while also suggesting existing penalties on India may not escalate further, providing relief for countries caught in Washington's pressure campaign against Moscow.
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August 17, 2025
Hindustan Times Pune
No envoy to Delhi yet, staffing limbo hobbles India-US ties
WASHINGTON: Washington has not yet narrowed down on a pick for the vacant post of US Ambassador to India, people familiar with the matter said, adding that naming an Ambassador to India remains a low priority at this time for the Trump administration.
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August 17, 2025
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Ukraine ceasefire hopes dim after historic Alaska summit
US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin met for a historic summit in Alaska, which began with a warm welcome and a flyover by jets but ended up making no headway in resolving the Ukraine conflict as the two leaders failed to reach any agreements on how to end the war.
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August 17, 2025
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State okays 9 TMC water from Mulshi Dam for Pune
Irrigation minister Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil has approved lifting 9 TMC (thousand million cubic feet) of water from Mulshi Dam, also known as Tata Dam, for Pune city.
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August 15, 2025
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After Munir’s threat, India warns Pakistan of ‘painful consequences’
India on Thursday warned Pakistan of “painful consequences” to any misadventure while responding to “warmongering and hateful comments” from the top Pakistani civilian and military leadership, including army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir's threat of using nuclear weapons.
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August 15, 2025
Hindustan Times Pune
Dozens killed, many missing as flash flood hits J&K village
At least 38 people were killed, and several others remain missing after torrential rain triggered a flash flood in a remote village in Jammu & Kashmir's Kishtwar district on Thursday, sweeping away a community kitchen and multiple structures along the route of an annual pilgrimage, officials said.
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August 15, 2025
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President highlights self-reliance during Operation Sindoor
Operation Sindoor will go down in history as an example in humanity's fight against terrorism, President Droupadi Murmu told the nation on the eve ofthe 79th Independence Day on Thursday, as she hailed the test of Atmanirbhar Bharat during the conflict and the nation’s unity, which according her, was the most befitting response to those who wanted to divide India.
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August 15, 2025
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Publish details of SIR deletions, take Aadhaar: SC to EC
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the Election Commission of India (ECI) to make public by August 19 the district-wise list of nearly 6.5 million voters whose names have been left out of Bihar’s draft electoral rolls during the special intensive revision (SIR) exercise, along with specific reasons for their non-inclusion, stressing that transparency was essential to bolster public confidence and safeguard the constitutional right to vote.
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August 15, 2025
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NCERT's 'Partition horrors' module identifies three culprits: Jinnah, Congress, Mountbatten
Who is responsible for Partition? And who are the culprits of the humanitarian tragedy that killed at least 600,000 people and displaced 15 million?
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August 15, 2025
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Centre’s call to assess affairs: Supreme Court on J&K statehood
The Supreme Court on Thursday cited the recent terror attack in Pahalgam and observed that it was for the government to assess ground realities, even as it sought a response from the Centre on a plea for time-bound restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir.
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August 15, 2025
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MEAT SHOPS IN PMC, PCMC TO REMAIN OPEN ON INDEPENDENCE DAY, JANMASHTAMI
Slaughterhouses and meat shops will remain open in Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad on Independence Day (August 15) and Janmashtami (August 16) as the civic authorities did not take a decision on its closure.
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August 15, 2025
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BLA in Bihar files first objection to draft list
A booth-level agent (BLA) from the BJP in Bihar’s Darbhanga district wrote to poll officials with a list of 655 allegedly duplicate entries in the state's draft voter list, marking the first such objection submitted to the poll watchdog after the first phase of the special intensive revision (SIR).
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August 15, 2025
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Shivaji statue collapse: Sculptor has right to access his devices, says HC
The Bombay High Court on Wednesday directed the Malvan police to submit details of their last correspondence with the Regional Forensic Science Laboratory in Kolhapur in connection with the electronic devices seized from sculptor-contractor Jaydeep Apte after the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj’s statue at the Rajkot Fort collapsed on August 6, 2024.
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July 31, 2025
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State may halt admissions to pharma colleges flouting norms
Institutes that flout norms and mislead regulatory bodies will be shut down.
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July 31, 2025
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AAI LAUNCHES FREE LIBRARY FOR FLYERS AT NEW TERMINAL
PUNE: The Airport Authority of India (AAI) Pune on Tuesday launched a free library facility at the new terminal building of Pune International Airport. The facility aims to provide a serene and enriching space for flyers to engage in reading while waiting for their flights.
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July 31, 2025
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India says it remains committed to fair deal
India remains intensely engaged with the US to clinch the comprehensive bilateral trade agreement by autumn 2025 despite President Donald Trump’s announcement of 25% tariffs plus penalties starting August 1, people aware of the matter said on Wednesday.
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July 31, 2025
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British flights resume after hit by tech glitch
A technical issue that temporarily disrupted flights out of the UK has been resolved, according to NATS, the UK’s air traffic control service.
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July 31, 2025
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Civic body issues strong warning against job frauds targeting contractual sanitation workers
PUNE: The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) on Wednesday issued a strong warning against rising incidents of financial fraud targeting sanitation workers hired through contractors.
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July 31, 2025
Hindustan Times Pune
Dozens killed in Gaza as hunger crisis drags on
Israeli strikes and gunfire in the Gaza Strip killed at least 46 Palestinians overnight and into Wednesday, most of them among crowds seeking food, health officials said.
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July 31, 2025
Hindustan Times Pune
Tariffs may impact oil supplies, lift global prices
Hiked US tariffs and threats of penalties for energy and defence purchases from Russia, may crimp oil supplies to India while increasing its import bill, said sector experts.
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July 31, 2025
Hindustan Times Pune
Isro-Nasa satellite Nisar takes flight
The Indian and US space agencies on Wednesday launched a powerful satellite that will keep a close eye on Earth and track even minuscule changes on its surface, arming scientists, researchers and disaster response teams with crucial data to help better forecast natural calamities.
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July 31, 2025
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Trade tremors set to rattle markets today
Indian equities could extend their decline on Thursday after US President Donald Trump on Wednesday slapped a 25% tariff on imports, along with an unspecified penalty.
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July 31, 2025
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PMC to train construction staff to eliminate mosquito breeding spots
In a first-of-its-kind initiative to control the spread of mosquito-borne diseases such as dengue and chikungunya, the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) will train onsite construction staff to detect and eliminate mosquito breeding spots at their construction sites, officials said.
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