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No fundamental right to access WhatsApp: SC

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October 11, 2025

SC WAS HEARING A PETITION SEEKING RESTORATION OF WHATSAPP ACCOUNT AND PAN-INDIA RULES FOR SOCIAL MEDIA

- Utkarsh Anand

The Supreme Court on Friday made it clear that there is no fundamental right to access a WhatsApp account, underlining that the popular messaging platform is not a State actor that can be held liable for violating constitutional rights.

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Actor Rakul Preet Singh has come forward to set the record straight on the buzz surrounding her husband, producer Jackky Bhagnani's financial struggles after the failure of Bade Miyan Chote Miyan (2024).

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Five pivotal ideas for India and the world at an inflection point

In the run-up to the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit 2025, thought leaders and experts share their views on the theme of this year’s event

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Disarming charm underlines this star's enduring appeal

Hugh Grant, a former English literature student at Oxford, has become one of the most enduring leading men of his era since making his film debut in 1982 at the age of 21. Grant, now 65, became a Hollywood A-lister with Four Weddings and a Funeral in 1994.

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Thai triple celebration lights up Delhi

The Capital hosted a special evening celebrating three landmark Thai occasions -the Birthday Anniversary of His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej The Great, Thailand's National Day and Father's Day. The reception by Thai Ambassador Chavanart Thangsumphant, blended cultural warmth with diplomatic goodwill.

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1 min

December 05, 2025

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TMC SUSPENDS MLA AFTER CLAIMS ON BABRI MASJID

The Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Thursday suspended party legislator Humayun Kabir, days after he stoked controversy by claiming that he will lay the foundation stone of Babri Masjid in West Bengal's Murshidabad district on December 6, marking 33 years since the Ayodhya structure's demolition.

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1 min

December 05, 2025

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Cyclist run over by car metres from his home

A 58-year-old man cycling through a residential bylane in Gurugram’s DLF Phase-II was killed after being run over by a speeding car that fled the scene on Wednesday morning, police said on Thursday.

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1 mins

December 05, 2025

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PWD TO UPGRADE NOIDA ENTRY POINT

The Public Works Department (PWD) will upgrade and maintain the Noida-Delhi entry point near Mayur Vihar soon, and will also add a gate as part of process, officials aware of the development said.

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1 min

December 05, 2025

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Reforming urban land registration

Peruvian economist Hernando de Soto once argued that farmers in the Indian hinterland rarely have P that constraint that prevents them from using these as collateral for credit, or investments.

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1 mins

December 05, 2025

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CENSORSHIP NOW A FACTOR FOR DENIAL OF H-1B VISAS, SAYS MEMO

The Trump administration on Wednesday announced increased vetting of applicants for H-1B visas for highly skilled workers, with an internal State Department memo saying anyone involved in \"censorship\" of free speech be considered for rejection.

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1 min

December 05, 2025

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'CHILD DEATHS WILL RISE THIS YEAR AS AID CUTS REVERSE PROGRESS'

Around 200,000 more children will likely die before their fifth birthday this year than in 2024 as international aid cuts undermine decades of progress, the Gates Foundation said on Thursday.

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1 min

December 05, 2025

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