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PM rally puts focus on Karpoori Thakur village
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch his campaign for the Bihar elections on Friday from Samastipur, the seat once represented by two-time chief minister and socialist icon Karpoori Thakur.
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October 23, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
CENTRE URGES SC TO APPROVE DELHI-PAURI NH EXPANSION
NEW DELHI: The central government has urged the Supreme Court to clear the Delhi-Pauri national highway expansion project, which has come under scrutiny after a plea alleged procedural lapses and threat to wildlife as the project threatens to fragment a vital wildlife corridor linking the Rajaji and Corbett tiger reserves.
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October 23, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
Nitish set to hit Bihar poll trail with 80 rallies
Chief minister Nitish Kumar may address 80 rallies across Bihar as he is set to launch the ruling alliance’s elections blitz, JD (U) leaders aware of the matter said on Wednesday.
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October 23, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
Soha Ali Khan's kitchen remedy is the glow-up trick of the season
As Bhai Dooj wraps up the festive week, actor Soha Ali Khan is giving fans an easy skincare fix to bring back their glow after all the celebrations. Soha shared her quick 2-minute homemade face pack made using simple kitchen ingredients like gram flour, turmeric, sandalwood, curd, honey and rose water.
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October 23, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
Tellis released on bail with strict conditions
Ashley Tellis, the senior US foreign policy expert charged with unlawfully retaining classified national defence documents, has been released on bail with strict conditions including home detention and location monitoring, according to court documents seen by HT.
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October 23, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
3 die as their bike hits ‘unmarked’ concrete barricades on GT Road
Three friends on a motorcycle returning from Haryana after dinner died after their bike hit concrete barricades placed around an under-repair stretch of the Grand Trunk Road in Libaspur early Wednesday.
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October 23, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
The ‘self’ pivot in Indian diplomacy
Self-reliance, self-protection, and self-confidence seem to outline New Delhi's approach to contemporary world politics
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October 23, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
Back-lanes of Lutyens’ Delhi on NDMC agenda
Following the review of its avenue roads earlier this year, the New Delhi Municipal Council will now assess the back-lanes across Lutyens’ Delhi to draw up a repair and recarpeting plan with help from the Central Road Research Institute, officials said.
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October 23, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
Seat deal elusive, GA likely to face 'friendly fight' in at least 10 seats
The Opposition’s Grand Alliance comprising the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), Congress, Vikassheel Insaan Party (VIP), CPI-ML (Liberation), CPI, CPM, and the Indian Inclusive Party (IIP) may witness “friendly fights” in at least 10 assembly constituencies across two phases of the upcoming Bihar elections.
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October 23, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
Govt to acquire 425k modern carbines
The government has signed a ₹2,770-crore deal with two private firms to equip soldiers with 4.25 lakh (425k) modern close-quarter battle carbines, replacing the existing decades-old sub machine guns based on a 1940s design, director general infantry Lieutenant General Ajay Kumar said on Wednesday.
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October 23, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
Under-pressure India face New Zealand in virtual quarter-final
One can well imagine the pressure Harmanpreet Kaur's players will feel on Thursday afternoon when they walk out to face New Zealand at the DY Patil Stadium. It is a virtual knockout in a home World Cup where a packed stadium will scrutinise every move. India face the heat after three straight losses where one more wrong step means staring at the exit.
3 min |
October 23, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
DJB shelves 20 STPs over land crunch, delays
..a thorough techno-economic reassessment and land feasibility study led to their strategic rationalization to 40 optimized locations.
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October 23, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
US considers curbs on exports to China made with American software
The Trump administration is considering a plan to curb a dizzying array of software-powered exports to China, from laptops to jet engines, to retaliate against Beijing's latest round of rare earth export restrictions, according to a US official and three people briefed by US authorities.
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October 23, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
UN chief: Overshooting 1.5°C target 'inevitable'
UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres said on Wednesday it was now clear that efforts to cap global warming at 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels would fail in the short term.
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October 23, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
In a first, 150 indigenous dogs getting commando op training
NEW DELHI: Over 150 indigenous Rampur Hound and Mudhol Hound dogs are being trained for the first time by the Border Security Force (BSF) to undertake high-risk commando operations across India’s eastern and western frontiers and in Left Wing Extremism (LWE)-affected areas, officials aware of the development said.
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October 23, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
Fall in precious metals hits recent bullion ETF buyers
Those who bought gold and silver during the festive period in the past few days have been left with losses as prices fell after a mammoth rally.
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October 23, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
Bhai Dooj special: Ridhi Dogra says her bhaiya is her first guru
Actor Ridhi Dogra calls festivals such as Bhai Dooj intensely emotional, emphasising that while \"festivals are always a family affair, Bhai Dooj and Rakhi flood us with emotions as you not only celebrate the festivals but you celebrate the love and bond between siblings\".
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October 23, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
Vance says face tough task to disarm Hamas
Vice President JD Vance warned on Wednesday that the United States and allies face a tough task disarming Hamas and building a peaceful future for Gaza, as ‘Washington sought to reassure Israel over the next steps in its ambitious ceasefire deal.
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October 23, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
Scientist, teacher who helped India’s space ambitions take flight
Eknath Vasant Chitnis, the renowned scientist who shaped India’s space programme and played a pivotal role in helping the country realise its nascent cosmic ambitions, died on Wednesday. He was 100.
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October 23, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
Bad air still leading global cause of early deaths, killed 7.9mn in 2023, study finds
Air pollution remained the world’s deadliest environmental threat in 2023, contributing to 7.9 million deaths globally and exacerbating noncommunicable diseases and dementia, according to the sixth State of Global Air report released on Wednesday.
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October 23, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
Share of stubble fires in city’s air pollution still low, for now
Even as Delhi continues to choke under a “very poor” air quality index for the third straight day, experts said that the city has so far been spared the usual haze of farm smoke that typically engulfs it at this time of year.
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October 23, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
All eyes on Rohit and Kohli ahead of ODI in Adelaide
All eyes will be on Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli as India take on Australia in the second ODI at Adelaide on Thursday with the series on the line.
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October 23, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
World Cup: Jess, Amelia and NZ’s Kerr sisterhood
Siblings in the same sport at the highest level is still not common, and being part of the same playing 11 is rarer.
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October 23, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
Chitrangda Singh shares selfie from hospital bed, deletes it later
Actor Chitrangda Singh recently took to social media to reveal that she had been hospitalised, leaving her fans worried about her health.
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October 23, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
Soon, Assam law against love jihad, polygamy: CM
“Several historic legislations, including those on ‘love jihad’ and polygamy, will be introduced in the next assembly...once they get approved by the state cabinet, we will provide more information,” Sarma told reporters on the sidelines of an event in Nagaon district.
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October 23, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
This Friday, Safdarjung Tomb set to echo with timeless ghazals and poetry
The historic Safdarjung Tomb is set to echo with the timeless refrains of ghazal music this Friday, as the Shaam-e-Ghazal cultural evening is set to take hold of Delhi.
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October 23, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
Car sales take off, industry sees GST cut fuelling growth
India's top carmakers saw double-digit growth following a spike in demand after cuts in goods and services tax (GST) rates late in September coincided with the Navratri to Diwali festive season sales.
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October 23, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
India's forest area rank improves from 10th to 9th in FAO report
India's total forest area ranking has improved to ninth from 10th even as it has maintained its third position worldwide in terms of annual forest gain, according to the Global Forest Resources Assessment 2025 of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
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October 23, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
MET DEPT ISSUES RED ALERT FOR 6 ANDHRA DISTRICTS
The Meteorological Department on Wednesday said the well-marked low-pressure area over southwest Bay of Bengal off North Sri Lanka coast moved northwestwards and is likely to intensify into a depression on October 22.
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October 23, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
AQI news is not just for the next Insta Story: Mira Rajput
As the air quality in Delhi and Mumbai dipped sharply after Diwali celebrations, actor Shahid Kapoor's wife, content creator Mira Rajput Kapoor, took to social media to call out the continued practice of bursting firecrackers, urging people to stop normalising it under the guise of \"tradition\" or \"fun for kids\".
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