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Hindustan Times Ranchi
No brief given: Ashish on playing alleged Wankhede-like cop
Despite only a few minutes of his screentime, actor Ashish Kumar's role of a cop in The Ba***ds of Bollywood has created massive buzzespecially given the alleged likeness to former NCB officer Sameer Wankhede and the latter's subsequent defamation case against the makers.
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October 15, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi
India nears duty-free access to EU markets
Indian exporters will soon get duty-free access to Europe's $25 trillion economy with three free trade agreements —two already clinched (with the EFTA bloc and the UK), and the one with the EU expected by December — people directly involved in the discussions said after India-EU trade talks achieved “significant convergence” in key areas last week.
3 min |
October 15, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi
China says will ‘fight to the end’ in US trade war
China said on Tuesday it was ready to “fight to the end” in a trade war with the United States after President Donald Trump said he would slap additional 100% tariffs on goods from the country.
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October 15, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi
Some PF rules eased, others made stringent
The Union labour ministry's latest reforms to facilitate urgent cash withdrawals by employees from their provident-fund accounts have simultaneously imposed tighter procedures and longer wait times in certain cases, according to details ratified by a statutory body on Monday.
2 min |
October 15, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi
Charges against Lalu, Tejashwi in IRCTC case
{ LAND TRANSFER } WEEKS BEFORE ASSEMBLY POLLS
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October 14, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi
Meri pasaliyan tooti thi: Salman's jibe after AR Murugadoss accuses him of being tardy
Salman Khan threw shade at Sikandar director AR Murugadoss over his remarks about the challenges of working with the actor.
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October 14, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi
TEJ PRATAP SET TO CONTEST FROM MAHUA, JJD FIELDS 21 CANDIDATES
Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) supremo Lalu Prasad’s elder son Tej Pratap Yadav announced on Monday that he would contest the upcoming assembly poll from Mahua constituency as a candidate of the Jan Shakti Janata Dal (JJD), a party that he floated in May this year after he was expelled from his parent party RJD.
1 min |
October 14, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi
'R.JD, Cong delaying deal': INDIA bloc yet to break seats stalemate
With just weeks to go before Bihar’s high-stakes assembly elections and only a week left for nominations to be filed, the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) bloc or the Opposition Mahagathbandhan alliance is grappling with a persisting impasse over seat distribution, even as the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) has finalised its formula and smaller parties gear up for a fractured contest.
1 min |
October 14, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi
JMM BACKS LALU FAMILY, ASKS EC NOT TO LET CASE RAISED IN POLLS
{ LAND TRANSFER } WEEKS BEFORE ASSEMBLY POLLS
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October 14, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi
Why India does poorly in building large companies
We had in an earlier article (‘Superman entrepreneurs driving the Indian economy’, August 24) described how Superman entrepreneurs (SEs), a force-of-nature kind of entrepreneur, had been driving India's growth by overcoming the odds and creating dynamic companies.
4 min |
October 14, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi
The changing ground in Bihar
NDA seat deal makes evident the shift in the power dynamic between the BJP and JD(U)
2 min |
October 14, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi
THE CURTAIN FALLS ON FASHION WEEK
Lakme Fashion Week X FDCI came to a close with stellar showcases on the last day of the style extravaganza in the Capital. Here's a look at the standouts
1 min |
October 14, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi
Between New Delhi & Kabul, a fine balance
Pragmatism and convergence on Pakistan have replaced ideology and legacy concerns as the main drivers of India-Afghanistan relations
4 min |
October 14, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi
Trump hails end of war as Hamas frees hostages
Hamas freed the last 20 surviving Israeli hostages on Monday under a US-brokered ceasefire deal, a big step towards ending two years of shattering war in Gaza as President Donald Trump urged Israel to turn military success into peace.
1 min |
October 14, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi
What's the deal with snail mucin?
Understanding the hype
1 min |
October 14, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi
Trio win Economics Nobel for work on innovation, growth
Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt won the 2025 Nobel economics prize for their work on how innovation and the forces of “creative destruction” can drive economic growth, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said on Monday.
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October 14, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi
India's drug regulation is stuck in a time warp
Earlier this month, at least 20 children died in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan after consuming Coldrif cough syrup, which tested positive for diethylene glycol (DEG) —a highly toxic industrial chemical known to cause kidney failure.
3 min |
October 14, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi
The Great Game in rare earths
Critical and rare earth minerals need global regulations; national missions can help avoid being at the mercy of an OPEC-like body
2 min |
October 13, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi
3 arrested for Bengal gang rape, CM remark stirs row
Three people were arrested on Sunday for their alleged involvement in the gang rape of a student of a private medical college in West Bengal’s Paschim Bardhaman district, police said even as chief minister Mamata Banerjee kicked off row with her remark that girls should not be allowed to go outside the campus at night.
1 min |
October 13, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi
The recipe of trumping odds: The RSS playbook
I have been watching the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) — in its 10Ist year now — for more than 50 years. An obvious curiosity arises about the secret of its success.
3 min |
October 13, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi
'SRK mujhe adopt karne waale hain bas'
Actor Raghav Juyal has emerged as a breakout performer from Aryan Khan's The Ba***ds Of Bollywood. Crediting their collaboration, he says, \"Mera aur Aryan ka combination bahut deadly hai. Our thought process is similar in comedy. We created a lot of my scenes on the spot.\"
1 min |
October 13, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi
In Bihar, the INDIA bloc fights a perception battle
Will it be the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) that will assume office in Patna on November 14, when the Bihar assembly election results are announced? Or will it be the Mahagathbandhan (a phalanx of the larger Opposition alliance, the INDIA bloc, in Bihar)? There's also a third player that is keenly watched — the Jan Suraaj Party, founded by pollster Prashant Kishor, who may emerge as a kingmaker.
4 min |
October 13, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi
DP should get whatever she wants: Shalini
Eight years since debuting in Arjun Reddy (2017), actor Shalini Pandey has worked with big names across the Telugu, Tamil and Hindi industries.
1 min |
October 13, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi
NDA seats deal final: BJP, JD(U) to contest 101 each
SMALLER PARTNERS AGREE TO SMALLER NO OF SEATS
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October 13, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi
Rajiv calls out Orry over 'disrespectful' remarks
A fierce war of words between model Rajiv Adatia and social media influencer Orry has taken over Instagram, after Rajiv accused Orry of making disrespectful remarks about legendary singers Lata Mangeshkar and Falguni Pathak.
1 min |
October 13, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi
US intel helps Ukraine target Russian energy infra: Report
The US has been helping Ukraine mount long-range strikes on Russian energy facilities for months in a joint effort to weaken the economy and force President Vladimir Putin to the negotiating table, the Financial Times (FT) reported on Sunday.
1 min |
October 13, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi
MAOISTS TORCH MOBILE TOWER TO DISRUPT COMM SYSTEM IN WEST SINGHBHUM DISTT
Days after a CRPF jawan was martyred and two more officers were grievously injured in IED blasts late Friday evening, CPI (Maoist) extremists burnt down a mobile tower and the generator set at Kolbonga village in West Singhbhum district in the early hours of Sunday, police said.
1 min |
October 13, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi
PHILIPPINES AND CHINA TRADE ACCUSATIONS OVER VESSEL CLASH IN THE SCS
The Philippines and China accused each other on Sunday of responsibility for a maritime confrontation near disputed islands in the South China Sea (SCS), further escalating tensions in the resource-rich waterway.
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October 13, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi
Haze lingers, but Oppn likely to seal deal today
Even as the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) announced its seat sharing arrangement on Sunday evening, the picture of a final seat-sharing deal within the Opposition INDIA bloc in Bihar continued to be hazy with speculations rife that final talks on resolving glitches in seat allotments among allies would be sorted out in New Delhi before a final announcement, which
1 min |
October 13, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi
The gains of recognising the Taliban govt in Kabul
It could help India cultivate political goodwill and public support in Afghanistan
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