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Small stores slow to pass on GST rate cuts
It has been nearly a month since the government's latest Goods and Services Tax (GST) rate cuts came into effect, but chances are some packaged goods may still be sold at old prices in small retail stores.
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October 22, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
Bihar CM vows to provide 10 mn jobs within 5 yrs
Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday announced that his state government would provide jobs for 10 million youth in the next five years, even as he attacked previous regimes in the state for doing “nothing for women” while in power.
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October 22, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
'Space debris' that shattered Boeing windshield mid-flight likely balloon
The chair of the National Transportation Safety Board said Tuesday a weather balloon may be responsible for cracking a United Airlines windshield at 36,000 feet, prompting emergency landing, Reuters reported.
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October 22, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
ORISSA HC UPHOLDS APPOINTMENT OF HINDI TEACHER IN ‘AND/OR’ MATTER
In a ruling that hinged on the interpretation of “and/or” in recruitment rules, the Orissa high court has upheld the appointment of a Hindi teacher whose qualification was earlier rejected by state authorities, saying that rules must be read in line with legislative intent and not literal rigidity.
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October 22, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
DFS receives 283 fire-related calls; 122 related to crackers
The Capital recorded 283 fire-related calls during Diwali celebrations between 6pm on October 20 and 6am on October 21, of which 122 were incidents related to firecrackers, according to the data shared by the Delhi Fire Services (DFS).
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October 22, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
Trump’s empty boast around H-1B visa fee
True reform would have addressed the green-card backlog. But the US's message that foreign talent is expendable has reversed brain drain, which benefits India
4 min |
October 22, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
US tells Hamas to disarm in next phase of truce
The United States increased pressure on Hamas on Tuesday to disarm in the next phase of an already fragile Gaza ceasefire as President Donald Trump pushed to cement an end to the devastating conflict.
2 min |
October 22, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
Gold slumps most in 4 years as rally cools
Gold slid the most in four years, after gaining for weeks in a rapid rally that has stretched technical indicators.
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October 22, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
China slams 'arms race' as Aukus moves forward
On Monday, US President Donald Trump said the Aukus pact between was “moving along very rapidly,” signalling he would allow the Biden-era partnership to go ahead even as his administration reviewed whether to keep it going, Bloomberg reported.
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October 22, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
SC raps insurance cos for filing needless appeals
The Supreme Court has come down hard on insurance companies for filing needless appeals in workmen's compensation cases on technical grounds even when they do not dispute their liability under insurance contracts -- a practice, it said, only delayed justice for injured workers or their families.
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October 22, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
INDIA’S AUTO PLI SCHEMES VIOLATE WTO NORMS, COMPLAINS CHINA
China has alleged that certain conditions in India’s Production Linked Incentive schemes for advanced chemistry cell battery, automobiles and the policy to promote the manufacturing of electric vehicles violate global trade rules, and has filed a complaint against these measures at the WTO.
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October 22, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
NOT BANNED RSS: K'TAKA CM ISSUES CLARIFICATION ON GOVT CIRCULAR
BENGALURU: Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday said the state government has not banned the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), clarifying that a recent circular regarding restrictions on organisations holding activities in educational institutions merely repeats an order first issued by the previous BJP government in 2013.
1 min |
October 22, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
Pollution crisis extends across northern plains
The national capital may be synonymous with pollution, but the chokehold of pollution this Diwali covered an area far beyond Delhi. From Haryana to eastern Uttar Pradesh, air quality plunged across the Indo-Gangetic Plains, revealing the depth of the country’s post-Diwali pollution crisis.
1 min |
October 22, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
Fit-again Pant to lead India A vs SA A; Sarfaraz misses out
Rishabh Pant will make a much-awaited return to competitive cricket at the month end.
2 min |
October 22, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
Power, realty are bright spots amid capex gloom
While corporate India remains flush with capital, new investments are not keeping pace.
2 min |
October 22, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
Bursting the green myth
Air quality index in Delhi on Diwali night should serve as a wake-up call on firecrackers
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October 22, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
Non-cricket franchise leagues look for sustainable models
Archery Premier League hopes low franchise fees and financially viable model work
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October 22, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
Fewer farm fires amid harvest delay
Punjab has recorded 73% fewer stubble burning cases when compared to the same time period last year, according to official data. However, experts have attributed this to delayed paddy harvests because of untimely rainfall.
1 min |
October 22, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
India need to course correct for ODI World Cup in South Africa
Batting woes in the Perth ODI versus Australia shows India have plenty to sort for the 2027 tournament
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October 22, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
Goa CM unveils logo, anthem for FIDE World Cup Chess
Goa chief minister Pramod Sawant launched the logo and anthem for the 2025 FIDE World Cup Chess Championship to be held in Goa from October 31 to November 27.
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October 22, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
3 JSP CANDIDATES WITHDREW DUE TO 'PRESSURE', SAYS KISHOR
PATNA: Jan Suraaj Party (JSP) chief Prashant Kishor on Tuesday alleged that three candidates of his party withdrew their nominations for the upcoming Bihar elections after being “pressured” by the National Democratic Alliance, with the poll strategist-turned-politician accusing the ruling alliance of “hijacking and intimidating candidates to pull out of the race”.
1 min |
October 22, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
India’s mission in Kabul made embassy as links bolstered
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
1 min |
October 22, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
Sirsa blames stubble burning in AAP-led Punjab for city’s pollution
Delhi's deteriorating air quality became a political slugfest on Tuesday, with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) each blaming the other for the crisis. Delhi woke up to a toxic haze a day after Diwali as firecrackers bursting continued overnight in violation of restrictions set by the Supreme Court last week.
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October 22, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
Former Punjab DGP, ex-min booked in son’s murder case
Former Punjab director general of police (DGP) Mohammad Mustafa and his wife, former state minister Razia Sultana, were booked by the Haryana Police in connection with the alleged murder of their son Aqil Akhtar last week, police said on Tuesday.
2 min |
October 22, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
3 booked for offering 'namaz' at fort; BJP MP purifies' with cow urine
Three unidentified women have been booked after a video circulated online purportedly showed some burga-clad women offering namaz.on the premises of the historic Shaniwarwada Fort in Pune, police said on Tuesday.
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October 22, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
OpenAI launches web browser to compete with Google Chrome
OpenAI said on Tuesday it is introducing its own web browser, Atlas, putting the ChatGPT maker in direct competition with Google as more internet users rely on artificial intelligence to answer their questions.
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October 22, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
Rajnath warns of ‘ideological wars’
Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday cautioned against the “new types of crime, terrorism and ideological wars” emerging within the society, emphasising that balancing the nation’s internal and external security is now more critical than ever.
2 min |
October 22, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
Mokama braces for a duel of musclemen
The flood-ravaged terrain of Bihar’s Mokamais bracing for a high-voltage clash between two don-turned politicians — Anant Singh and Surajbhan Singh.
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October 22, 2025
Hindustan Times
Nomination withdrawal closes today; Oppn seat share unclear
Uncertainty over seatsharing within the opposition INDIA bloc persisted on Sunday —a day before the deadline to withdraw nominations for first phase of Bihar assembly elections is set to end —with the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), the Congress and the Left still engaged in high-level talks to resolve the issue of multiple nominations filed in at least ll contentious seats, people aware of the matter said.
1 min |
October 20, 2025
Hindustan Times
File fresh plea for march in K’taka: HC to RSS
THE HIGH COURT WAS HEARING A CHALLENGE TO OFFICIAL DENIAL FOR CONDUCTING A ROUTE MARCH BY RSS IN CHITTAPUR DISTT
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