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Hyderabad Police launches investigation of Chiranjeevi's Al-generated deepfakes
Two days after actor Chiranjeevi lodged a complaint against cybercriminals for morphing and circulating AI-generated deepfake videos featuring him in obscene content, Hyderabad Police confirmed that an investigation is underway, promising strict action against those found guilty.
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October 29, 2025
Hindustan Times
Govt eyes heft with Union Bank, BoI merger plan
The government is drawing up a fresh blueprint to merge select public sector banks, said three people aware of the matter, as it aims to scale up such lenders and streamline overlapping operations under banking sector reforms planned over the next few years.
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October 29, 2025
Hindustan Times
HAL, Russian major ink pact for civilian commuter aircraft
State-run aerospace major Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) announced on Tuesday that it has signed an agreement with Russia's United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) to build the SJ-100 civilian commuter aircraft to meet the Indian aviation sector’s requirement for more than 200 regional jets over the next decade.
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October 29, 2025
Hindustan Times
Father attacked DU student with acid: Police
The Delhi Police on Tuesday said the alleged acid attack on a 20-year-old Delhi University student, outside Lakshmibai College on Sunday was staged by her family, as part of a larger conspiracy to settle scores with two other families with whom they had separate disputes.
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October 29, 2025
Hindustan Times
US tried to recruit Maduro’s pilot to nab him. Then 'tried' false flag op
The federal agent had a daring pitch for Nicolas Maduro’s chief pilot, Venezuelan general Bitner Villegas: All he had to do was surreptitiously divert the Venezuelan president's plane to a place where US authorities could nab the strongman, AP reported.
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October 29, 2025
Hindustan Times
Bihar’s caste plus politics
Parties across the political spectrum now prioritise governance and development in their campaigns over identity concerns
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October 29, 2025
Hindustan Times
Jobs, free power, doles: INDIA's Bihar promises
A government job per family within 20 days of coming to power, permanent jobs for women in self-help groups and contractual workers within 20 months, monthly financial aid to women, scrapping the central waqf law, and exempting toddy from the prohibition net were among major promises made by the Opposition Grand Alliance in its poll manifesto on Tuesday.
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October 29, 2025
Hindustan Times
NDA poll manifesto likely soon
The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is planning to release its poll manifesto in the next few days, even as soon as Friday, an NDA leader said, but added that the Bharatiya Janata Party is also planning to announce its own pledges ahead of the assembly polls next month.
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October 29, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
Top leaders to ‘unity’ rallies: Poll battle set to heat up from today
As Bihar braces for a high-voltage electoral showdown, both the Opposition Grand Alliance and the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) have lined up star-studded campaigns to woo the voters across 12 constituencies going to polls in first of the two-phased assembly elections, covering a diverse mix of western and northern seats.
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October 29, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
Students cry foul over IISc dept weekly hrs rule
A new attendance policy ata department of the prestigious Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, requires 200 MTech and first-year PhD students to spend at least 50 hours a week in departmental labs, with senior PAD scholars expected to match their advisors’ 70-80-hour a week schedules, documents seen by HT show.
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October 29, 2025
Hindustan Times
'RIGHTS VIOLATED': HC PAUSES K'TAKA GOVT ORDER SEEN AS CURBING RSS
The Karnataka high court on Tuesday stopped the state government from enforcing its controversial order restricting gatherings of more than ten people in public or government-owned spaces, which was widely believed to be targeted at the Rashtriya Swayam Sevak Sangh.
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October 29, 2025
Hindustan Times
Andhra, Odisha coasts hit as Montha makes landfall
Severe cyclonic storm “Montha” formed over the Bay of Bengal and made landfall near Antarvedipalem in Andhra Pradesh’s Konaseema, between Kakinada and Machilipatnam coasts late on Monday, making its impact felt in neighbouring Odisha.
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October 29, 2025
Hindustan Times
Mediation clause can’t block urgent IPR suits, SC rules
When imitation masquerades as innovation, it sows confusion among consumers, taints the marketplace and diminishes faith in the sanctity of trade, the Supreme Court has underlined, ruling that courts cannot insist on pre-litigation mediation in intellectual property infringement cases where the injury is continuing and deception of the public is involved.
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October 29, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
Hauz Khas’s Hanuman ji
On an aspect of the city’s fashionable village
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October 29, 2025
Hindustan Times
Oppn continues attack on Centre over SIR
The Opposition parties on Tuesday continued their attack on the NDA-led central government over the launch of the second phase of the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls across 12 states and Union territories, and called the move a \"serious challenge to the democratic process\".
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October 29, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
MEGHALAYA COPS BUST INTERSTATE TRAFFICKING NETWORK, 3 HELD
An interstate human trafficking network that lured young women through social media before selling them across states under the guise of marriage has been dismantled, Meghalaya’s Ri-Bhoi police said on Tuesday, adding that three people, including a woman believed to be the kingpin, have been arrested following a series of coordinated operations spanning Assam, Tripura, and Rajasthan.
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October 29, 2025
Hindustan Times
Unprecedented climate crisis hit on India: Study
India's struggle with climate change intensified dramatically in 2024, with heat exposure costing the nation a record 247 billion potential labour hours and air pollution claiming over L7 million lives in 2022, according to the 2025 report of the Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change.
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October 29, 2025
Hindustan Times
MAN IN DELHI HELD FOR ESPIONAGE, RUNNING FAKE PASSPORT RACKET
Delhi Police on Tuesday arrested a 59-year-old man accused of spying for foreign countries and running a fake passport racket with his brother, who had earlier been caught posing as a scientist from the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC).
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October 29, 2025
Hindustan Times
Stage set for another Tata-Mistry clash
Tata Trusts chairman Noel Tata and vice-chairmen Venu Srinivasan and Vijay Singh have not approved the reappointment of Ratan Tata long-time confidant, Mehli Mistry, as a permanent trustee—setting the stage for a 2016-like battle between the Tatas and ousted Tata Sons chief Cyrus Mistry.
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October 29, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
MALLYA'S PLEA FOR DEBT DETAILS NOT MAINTAINABLE: HC
The Karnataka high court on Tuesday said that fugitive businessman Vijay Mallya’s plea seeking details of his outstanding debt and recoveries made by banks might not be maintainable.
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October 29, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
MCD BY-POLLS IN 12 WARDS TO BE HELD ON NOV 30, RESULTS ON DEC 3
The Delhi State Election Commission (SEC) on Tuesday said by-elections for 12 wards of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) will be held on November 30 and counting on December 3.
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October 29, 2025
Hindustan Times
Discoms oppose DERC plea, warn of consumer ‘shock’
Delhi's private power distribution companies (discoms) on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that consumers will be saddled with an additional burden of 222,000 crore if it extends the four-year deadline to liquidate regulatory assets to seven years, on the request of the Deihi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC).
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October 29, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
JNU bars ICC members from contesting student body polls
Hours after the nomination window for the Jawaharlal Nehru University Students’ Union (JNUSU) elections closed on Monday, the university administration issued a notice barring members of the Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) from contesting the polls.
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October 29, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
TWO ANTI-TERROR DRILLS BY NSG AT KARTAVYA BHAWAN IN TWO MONTHS
NEW DELHI: The National Security Guard (NSG) and other agencies have conducted at least two counter-terror drills over the last two months at the Kartavya Bhawan, which houses several Central government ministries.
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October 29, 2025
Hindustan Times
Women to the fore: Cup of joy and a few lessons
The relief came first last week — that the Indian women’s team had stayed alive at their home World Cup.
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October 29, 2025
Hindustan Times
HC pauses K’taka order on big gatherings
The Karnataka high court on Tuesday stopped the state government from enforcing its controversial order restricting gatherings of more than ten people in public or government-owned spaces, including parks, playgrounds, or roads that was widely believed to be targeted at the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS).
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October 29, 2025
Hindustan Times
States told to ensure pvt security jobs for Agniveers
The Union home ministry has asked all states and union territories to nudge private security agencies and training institutes to absorb ex-Agniveers, citing their experience of working in the armed forces, according to people familiar with the matter.
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October 29, 2025
Hindustan Times
Over 1 million people talk to ChatGPT about suicide weekly: OpenAI
More than a million people send messages to ChatGPT every week that show signs of suicidal thoughts, according to a blog post published by ChatGPT maker OpenAT on Monday.
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October 29, 2025
Hindustan Times
State-run refiners examine Russia oil options after curbs
India’s state-run refiners are considering whether they can continue to take some discounted Russian oil cargoes by leaning on small suppliers instead of energy giants Rosneft PJSCand Lukoil PJSC, both blacklisted by the US last week.
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October 29, 2025
Hindustan Times
A bus driver who saved lives, but lost his sight
Had it not been for the alertness of DTC bus driver Kuldeep Singh and bus conductor Buddh Prakash, many other lives could have been lost on October 29, 2005.
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