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As pollution soared, majority of Delhi's air monitors went offline
As Delhi's skyline lit up unabated on Diwali night, the levels of pollutants skyrocketed far beyond permissible limits across the city.
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October 22, 2025
Hindustan Times
SC slams ‘pedantic’ use of burden-of-proof rule
The Supreme Court has held that the traditional rule relating to the prosecution’s burden of proof in criminal cases cannot be applied in a “pedantic” manner, cautioning that such rigidity would allow offenders in serious offences to go unpunished while society becomes the casualty.
1 min |
October 22, 2025
Hindustan Times
Belgian court junks Choksi’s allegations of ‘political trial’
A Belgian court of appeal while allowing Mehul Choksi’s extradition last week ruled that he is neither the subject of a “political trial” nor does he run the risk of torture or denial of justice in India, dismissing the fugitive's argument that he was kidnapped in Antigua and Barbuda at the behest of Indian authorities in May 2021.
2 min |
October 22, 2025
Hindustan Times
Medal citations detail Op Sindoor intricacies
One of the fighter pilots decorated with Vir Chakra for his heroism during Operation Sindoor, the four-day military confrontation with Pakistan in May, flew multiple deep-penetration strike missions to take out designated targets with surgical precision.
6 min |
October 22, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
SA crush Pak by 150 runs in game affected by rain
South Africa steamrolled Pakistan by 150 runs in a rain-affected round-robin league match to leapfrog to the top of the points table in the Women’s World Cup here on Tuesday.
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October 22, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
Nawaz teams up with Mission Impossible actor for new heist film
Hot on the heels of his Diwali release Thamma, actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui is set to headline Faraar, a high-stakes heist thriller that casts him as a physics professor in an unusual avatar.
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October 22, 2025
Hindustan Times
Crackers unleashed, toxic haze cloaks city
Delhi's first Diwali with legal firecrackers in years delivered the worst air pollution spike since 2021, with fine particulate matter concentrations hitting levels that would register an air quality index of 812 — if the official scale weren't capped at 500 — despite warmer temperatures and fewer farm fires that should have kept the air cleaner.
4 min |
October 22, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
Nagaland CM elected NPF chief as merger with NDPP completes
Nagaland chief minister Neiphiu Rio has been elected on Tuesday as the president of Naga People’s Front (NPF) on Tuesday as the merger of the Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) and NPF was finalised at a general convention held in the state capital Kohima.
1 min |
October 22, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
Trade to trust: Rebuilding Canada-India partnership
Canadian foreign minister Anita Anand’s visit to Delhi and Mumbai last week marks a new juncture in Canada-India relations.
3 min |
October 22, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
AIR INDIA FLIGHT SAFETY AUDITOR FOUND DEAD IN GGM PG: POLICE
A flight safety auditor with Air India was found dead in his room at a paying guest (PG) accommodation in Gurugram on Monday, police said on Tuesday.
1 min |
October 22, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
Adaptation to be a key issue at COP30
Adaptation will be a central issue at the 2025 UN Climate Change Conference (COP30) in Brazil's Belem, with parties expected to agree on adaptation indicators and work to close the adaptation finance gap, UN Climate Chief Simon Stiell said on Tuesday.
1 min |
October 22, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
Fire breaks out again at Nainital building
A fire broke out for a second time in less than two months at the Old London House, a heritage building near Mallital Square in Nainital, around 2.30am on Tuesday, officials said.
1 min |
October 22, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
11-YR-OLD NIECE OF RG KAR CONVICT FOUND DEAD IN CUPBOARD: POLICE
KOLKATA: The body ofan ll-year-old girl was found ina cupboard at her residence in Alipore area of Kolkata, police said on Tuesday, while local residents have accused the girl's stepmother of subjecting her to prolonged torture.
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October 22, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
Core industries’ growth eases to 3% in September
Annual growth in eight key infrastructure sectors, as measured by the combined Index of Eight Core Industries (ICI), fell to the slowest in 3 months in September due to a weakening output in the energy sector, after reaching a 15-month high in August, according to
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October 22, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
Indian, Chinese soldiers exchange Diwali sweets
Indian and Chinese soldiers exchanged sweets on Diwali as a goodwill gesture along the line of actual control (LAC) that stretches from Ladakh to Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh, officials said on Tuesday.
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October 22, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
Deadline to file nominations for Phase 2 over, no Oppn pact yet
Nominations for the crucial second phase of assembly elections in Bihar closed on Tuesday as it became clear that the Opposition Grand Alliance had fielded more than one candidate on at least II seats.
3 min |
October 22, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
Expanding net: MCD plans 30 new border toll plazas
The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) plans to hire a new agency to collect toll tax at 156 entry points on Delhi's borders —30 more than in 2021, when 124 sites were covered.
1 min |
October 22, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
'In world of crises, Bharat symbol of stability, sensitivity'
Dear fellow citizens, I extend my heartfelt greetings to all of you on the auspicious occasion of Deepavali, a festival filled with energy and enthusiasm.
1 min |
October 22, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
HC TELLS POLICE NOT TO HARASS OLA CEO IN ABETMENT CASE
The Karnataka high court has directed the Ben-galuru police not to harass Ola CEO Bhavish Aggarwal and others in connection with an abet-ment to suicide case registered earlier this month involving the death of an employee.
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October 22, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
SOAS prof denied entry over ‘visa violations’
Francesca Orsini, noted historian and professor emerita at SOAS, University of London, was reportedly denied entry into India on Monday evening despite having a valid tourist visa, her colleagues and publisher said on Tuesday.
1 min |
October 22, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
An unbridled tryst with firecrackers
On Diwali night, Delhi saw the Supreme Court's curbs on firecracker use reduced to little more than a formality.
3 min |
October 22, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
Russian hard line on Kyiv ceasefire jeopardises Putin-Trump summit
A planned summit between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin was put on hold on Tuesday, as Moscow’s rejection of an immediate ceasefire in Ukraine cast a cloud over attempts at negotiations.
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October 22, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
GRAP-4 MEETING WILL HAPPEN AFTER AQI HITS 400: OFFICIALS
A review meeting to invoke the next category of measures under the Graded Response Action Plan Grap) will only take place after the air quality index (AQI tops 400, officials aware of the matter have said, even Delhi's air quality deteriorated to the higher end of the ‘very poor’ category on Tuesday ~ crossing 350.
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October 22, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
Amazon’s cloud clout hit after 15-hr global outage
Amazon's reputation as a reliable provider of cloud services took a hit on Monday when an outage lasting some 15 hours disrupted the operations of hundreds of companies, ranging from Apple to McDonald's.
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October 22, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
Taapsee Pannu on her Denmark home: There's a lot of history involved
Actor Taapsee Pannu, who splits her time between Mumbai and Denmark after marrying Danish badminton player Mathias Boe, is currently finishing the
1 min |
October 22, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
Asia Cup trophy impasse heading to ICC meeting
There is no end in sight to the Asia Cup trophy impasse.
2 min |
October 22, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
Electronic evidence on trial: Courts must clarify
In this digital communication era, liberty, rights and conflicting claims are largely dependent on the authenticity of electronic records relied on by parties to disputes.
3 min |
October 22, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
Warner Bros. weighs sale amid interest from several parties
Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. said it has begun to consider various deal scenarios in light of “unsolicited interest” the media and entertainment conglomerate has received from “multiple parties” for all or part of the company.
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October 22, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
When humour, horror and heart come together just right
At a time when the 'universe' craze in Indian cinema is still finding its footing (and another big one has already stumbled), the Maddock Horror Comedy Universe scores.
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October 22, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
Kabul ‘technical mission’ upgraded to an embassy
India on Tuesday announced the upgrading of its diplomatic presence in Afghanistan from the status of a technical mission in Kabul to a full-fledged embassy as part of its engagement with the Taliban while stopping short of a formal recognition of the regime that came to power in August 2021.
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