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SC says minor non-disclosure of assets cannot void election
Not every instance of nondisclosure of assets by a candidate is enough to nullify an election, the Supreme Court has ruled, stressing that the sanctity of the popular mandate must prevail over purely technical objections.
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August 20, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
Chief cop tells dept to get camera-shy
Delhi Police commissioner SBK Singh has directed officers to discontinue the practice of getting photographed or being involved in videos with public persons, to curb misuse of such material in crime, an order issued by the top cop read.
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August 20, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
A tree in Lodhi Garden
Following the loss of a landmark tree in Delhi's premier park
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August 20, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
The industry can be very unforgiving; that has taught me to mature quickly
Actor Saiee M Manjrekar, who was recently seen in Arjun Son of Vyjayanthi, returned to the big screen after nearly a year’s gap — something she says is an intentional choice in a time when most actors chase packed schedules.
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August 20, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
LAST CHANCE TOURISM: RAISING AWARENESS OR HASTENING DAMAGE?
Travellers are flocking to fragile destinations and ecosystems that face the imminent threat of climate change. But experts warn of the steep cost and weigh in — is it worth it?
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August 20, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
Man held for poisoning wife in S Delhi
SUSPECTED EXTRAMARITAL AFFAIR
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August 20, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
300-YEAR-OLD VIOLIN TO STAR AT UK MUSIC FEST
One of the most valuable violins in the world, crafted three centuries ago and once owned by composer Niccolo Paganini, is to be played at a top UK classical music festival.
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August 20, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
Kerala HC proceedings held up due to stench; civet blamed
KOCHI: The proceedings before a division bench headed by the chief justice in the Kerala high court were disrupted on Tuesday due to a strong stench reportedly left behind by a common palm civet, people aware of the details said.
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August 20, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
CHINA VOWS TO ADDRESS INDIA'S RARE EARTH NEEDS: REPORT
There is an upward trend in India-China relations and Beijing has promised to address New Delhi's needs on rare earths, a top Indian official and a person said on Tuesday, as the neighbours rebuild ties that were damaged by a 2020 border clash.
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August 20, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
FINNISH MP, 30, DIES INSIDE PARL
A MP from Finland's Social Democratic Party, Eemeli Peltonen, died in Finland's parliament building on Tuesday at the age of 30, the assembly's communications office said.
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August 20, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
China likely to resume rare earth minerals and fertilisers’ supply
Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi told India’s external affairs minister S Jaishankar on Monday that his country would resume the much-needed supply of fertilisers, rare earth minerals and tunnel boring machines (TBMs) to India as the two countries moved towards normalisation of ties, people familiar with the matter said.
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August 20, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
Tanvi, Bhargav-Viswa to lead Indian shuttlers
Junior world No.1 Tanvi Sharma, doubles pair of Bhargav Ram Arigela and Viswa Tej Gobburu, Asian Junior Championships bronze medallist Vennala Kalagotla and the experienced Unnati Hooda will lead a 25-member Indian badminton team at the BWF World Junior Championships in Guwahati.
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August 20, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
No tolls for pothole-riddled, jammed highways, says SC
The Supreme Court has ruled that commuters cannot be compelled to pay tolls on high- ‘ways that are incomplete, riddled with potholes, or rendered impassable by traffic snarls, upholding a Kerala High Court order suspending toll collection at the Paliyekkara plaza in Thrissur district.
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August 20, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
Jail for land deal? DMC Act says so
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Sunday, while inaugurating expressway projects in the national capital, referred to anarchaic legal provision in the Delhi Municipal Corporation (DMC) Act that allows for a one-month jail term for sanitation workers who fail to report for work.
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August 20, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
BAR ASSOCIATION OPPOSES COPS' PRESENCE VIA VIDEO MEET
Delhi Bar Association members on Tuesday opposed an August 12 notification approved by lieutenant governor VK Saxena — notifying police stations as designated places from where officers can provide evidence to court through video-conference — calling it arbitrary and against a fair trial.
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August 20, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
After football, tennis haş caught Italy's imagination
If he wanted, Flavio Cobolli could have become a beloved footballer. He was, after all, a budding star in the youth ranks of Italian giants AS Roma. But in a country where football is the most important sport, Cobolli chose to follow an upward trend.
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August 20, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
{ CIVIC ACTION CURBED } SC shields Mehrauli monuments
The Supreme Court on Tuesday stepped in to protect two ancient monuments in Delhi's Mehrauli, directing the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) to abide by the Archaeological Survey of India’s (ASI) decision before taking any demolition action around them.
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August 20, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
SURAT DIAMOND HEIST STAGED BY OWNERS FOR INSURANCE FRAUD
What first appeared to be one of the biggest diamond heists in Surat has now turned out to be a staged robbery.
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August 20, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
Broker tells man his ₹45,000 budget is too low for south Delhi; chat goes viral
The soaring rental rates of south Delhi sparked debate online after a broker bluntly dismissed a man's housing budget of ₹45,000, telling him it was “too low” for the area.
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August 20, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
With rifles and imported arms, criminals outgun Delhi-NCR cops
If over a dozen murders of policemen in the last two years is an indication, police personnel across the National Capital Region (NCR) are being increasingly outgunned by criminals wielding assault rifles and imported handguns, often acquired through illicit markets.
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August 20, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
HC: Assign 1 agency to fix civic issues
Like NDMC taking care of all civic issues in New Delhi, there ought to be one civic agency dealing with all civic issues in Delhi
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August 20, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
FORMER CJI FLAGS ECI'S 'UNFETTERED DISCRETION' TO ONOE PARL PANEL
Former Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna, who appeared before a joint parliamentary committee (JPC) on Tuesday, raised the issue of “unfettered discretion” given to the Election Commission of India (ECI) in the Constitution (129th Amendment) Bill and the Union Territories Laws (Amendment) Bill, people aware of the matter said. Justice Khanna was appearing before the JPC that is examining the bill that proposes simultaneous elections to state and the Lok Sabha.
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August 20, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
The lessons for India from the plastics treaty
In 2025, itis no longer up for debate: Plastics are polluting our planet —and our bodies.
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August 20, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
Russia says any peace deal must ensure its ‘security’
Russia said on Tuesday that any deal on Ukraine should ensure its own “security” and that of Russians in Ukraine, as Kyiv’s allies met to discuss possible peace talks, after suggestions that Volodymyr Zelensky could sit down with Vladimir Putin.
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August 20, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
Court acquits Sudipto, Debjani in 3 of 7 cases
A Kolkata court on Tuesday acquitted Saradha group owner Sudipto Sen and his associate Debjani Mukherjee in three Ponzi fraud cases, citing lack of witnesses, lawyers aware of the court proceedings said.
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August 20, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
Rohtas woman denies deletion of name from Bihar’s draft voter list
A woman from Rohtas district of Bihar on Tuesday made a U-turn, less than 24 hours after she claimed in presence of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi during his Voter Adhikar Yatra that her name and that of six others in her family had been deleted from the draft electoral rolls of Bihar, causing embarrassment to the opposition.
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August 20, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
K'TAKA CABINET CLEARS PROPOSAL ON INTERNAL SC RESERVATIONS
The Karnataka cabinet on Tuesday night approved a proposal to provide internal reservation among Scheduled Castes by categorising 101 castes among them into three categories, setting the ball rolling for the implementation of internal Dalit quota.
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August 20, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
In Trump tariff threat, wake-up call for India
New Delhi need not look outward for validation. It has the data, the scale, the engineering depth, and the hunger to lead from within. What it must do is eliminate the surplus red tape
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August 20, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
28 NEW INITIATIVES LAUNCHED SAYS ECI; BACKS ACTIONS AMID BIHAR ROW
The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday said ithas undertaken 28 initiatives in the past six months to streamline electoral processes and strengthen systems.
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August 20, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
Haryana defines forest, ‘as per dictionary’
{ 18 MONTHS AFTER SC ORDER
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