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Hindustan Times Ranchi
MAHABODHI GETS MHA NOD FOR FOREIGN FUNDS
Intervention by the ministry of home affairs (MHA) has resolved a long-pending issue related to the utilisation of donations received in foreign currency for the upkeep of the Mahabodhi Temple, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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December 28, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi
Trick question: Can tech root out rote, bring joy into classrooms?
The promise of AI is often framed in terms of productivity, innovation and accelerated growth.
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December 28, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi
NEW YEAR, NEW SHEEN
From red carpets to house parties, satin shows sequins aren’t a must
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December 28, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi
Comedy or horror? Sadly, this Paul and Jack-starrer is neither
The 1997 Anaconda was not a good film, but a memorable glossy, star-driven creature feature whose stiff dialogue and rubbery effects accidentally turned it into a cult curiosity.
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December 28, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi
Jordan and India: The fight against extremism
Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi's first full-fledged visit to the Hashemite kingdom of Jordan this month came at a pivotal time not only in West Asia’s own regional geopolitics, but the unravelling of the global security order as well.
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December 28, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi
Did you vibe with 2025?
This year was One Battle After Another. There were Stranger Things. We lived through some epic Eras. Were you tuned in? Test yourself with our quiz.
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December 27, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi
ZYDUS PINKATHON MUMBAI SETS WORLD RECORD FOR INCLUSION
Pinkathon continues to reflect how women's running in India is evolving, becoming more inclusive, and visible
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December 27, 2025
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A streaming success
It’s more expensive, more crowded. But Thailand has upped its game. And along Bangkok’s Chao Phraya, the good life is getting its starry due
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December 27, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi
SHANTI Bill: Redrawing the nuclear energy roadmap
he Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India (SHANTI) Bill replaces a fragmented and dated legal architecture with a comprehensive statute integrating safety regulation, licensing, enforcement liability and dispute resolution.
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December 27, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi
Attacks on Christians: US strikes Islamic State militants in Nigeria
The United States carried out strikes against Islamic State militants in northwest Nigeria at the request of Nigeria's government, President Donald Trump and the US military said on Thursday, claiming the group had been targeting Christians in the region.
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December 27, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi
Leonardo DiCaprio reveals his Sikh connection
Actor Leonardo DiCaprio recently revealed a lesser-known detail about his family that caught many fans off guard: his stepmother, Peggy DiCaprio, is Sikh.
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December 27, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi
Japan’s Cabinet okays record $58bn def budget, aiming to deter China
TOKYO: Japan's Cabinet on Friday approved a record defence budget plan exceeding 9 trillion yen ($58 billion) for the coming year, aiming to fortify its strike-back capability and coastal defence with cruise missiles and unmanned arsenals as tensions rise in the region.
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December 27, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi
Gaurav Khanna defends wife Akanksha against trolling over viral dance video
Actor Gaurav Khanna’s wife, actor Akanksha Chamola, recently found herself at the receiving end of online trolling after a video of her dancing at a party went viral.
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December 27, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi
'Sleazebags’: Trump slams Dems, media over Epstein files
WASHINGTON: As the US Department of Justice continues to release Jeffrey Epstein-related documents under the transparency act, President Donald Trump on Thursday unleashed a scathing attack on Democrats in a Christmas message, claiming that he severed ties with the convicted sex offender long before it became “fashionable” to do so.
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December 27, 2025
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Don't pull rank on us
We don’t need Top 10 lists in 2025. We're curating our own tastes and likes and the gatekeepers can’t keep up
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December 27, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi
Why making our universities great again won't be easy
The great universities of modern Asia have been produced either by strong States with vision or by philanthropists. India once had both kinds, but now it has little of either
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December 27, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi
Al can do this, guys
We invested hours of our lives in these 10 movies and shows, only for them to fall apart at the end. Can ChatGPT or Gemini think of better endings?
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December 27, 2025
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What the future could look like, driven by technology
Step back and look at the past five years and it becomes clear that humanity has advanced faster than it did over 50 years in earlier eras.
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December 27, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi
No place for faith vigilantes
Attempts to disrupt Christmas celebrations go against India’s civilisational ethos
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December 27, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi
Dharma denies plagiarism claim by author over Homebound
Dharma Productions has denied author and journalist Puja Changoiwala’s allegation that its film Homebound directed by Neeraj Ghaywan plagiarises her 2021 novel of the same name, calling the claims “baseless and unfounded”.
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December 26, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi
What's the need for so many people? Nawaz on Bollywood entourages
Nawazuddin Siddiqui has never been one to follow industry conventions — whether in the roles he chooses or the opinions he shares.
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December 26, 2025
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Focus on smaller airports before building mega ones
India is the world's fifth-largest civil aviation market, handling over 700,000 aircraft movements annually.
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December 26, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi
Why anganwadis need urgent re-imagining
The goal of becoming a developed country by 2047 calls for a National Mission on Early Childhood Development, Care and Education, to invest in the future of children today, who will be the country's youth 22 years later
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December 26, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi
NYC's incoming first lady Rama Duwaji pushes back against being defined only as 'Zohran Mamdani's wife'
Syrian-American artist Rama Duwaji, who is set to become New York City's next first lady, has said she intends to maintain her individual identity and continue working as an illustrator after her husband Zohran Mamdani is sworn in as mayor on January 1.
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December 26, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi
T20: India women look to seal series against Sri Lanka
A dominant India will look to seal the five-match series with another ruthless display when they take ona low-on-confidence Sri Lanka in the third women’s T20I here on Friday.
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December 26, 2025
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The vanishing Indian Left
CPI turns 100, but communism in India stares at electoral irrelevance
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December 26, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi
'Reviewing a million more Epstein files'
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) said that federal prosecutors in New York have identified and handed over \"a million more documents\" potentially related to the probe into Jeffrey Epstein, signalling a likely significant expansion of public disclosures about the convicted sex offender that began last week, Bloomberg reported.
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December 26, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi
The desi turn in the Indian stock market
It is not incorrect to say that not long ago, the Indian stock market lived and died by the mood of foreign investors.
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December 26, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi
THERE IS NO PLACE LIKE INDIA: MAX AMINI
Speaking of his recent visit to India, Amini reflects on his journey's most touching moments, including his time with Dharavi's children and his bond with Anupam Kher
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December 26, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi
Kartik has better chemistry with Jackie than Ananya
Shakespeare gave Romeo and Juliet exactly five days to define “eternal love” against the backdrop of a family feud.
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