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Hindustan Times Delhi
More police deployed, but traffic woes persist
In the run-up to the Diwali festival, Delhi Police on Saturday deployed over 23,000 police personnel on the ground, including traffic police, to handle the festive rush over the weekend and ensure smooth traffic flow.
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October 19, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
FRAME POLICIES TO END BONDED LABOUR: CENTRE TO STATE GOVTS
The Union labour ministry has asked states to frame individual policies to utilise a federal scheme to rehabilitate forced workers and prevent trafficking, according toa letter sent to local authorities on September 25, seen by HT.
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October 19, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
NO COERCIVE ACTION AGAINST NINE WHO PROTESTED STRAY DOG ORDER: COPS
The Delhi Police on Thursday informed the Delhi High Court that no coercive action would be taken against nine individuals who protested against the Supreme Court's directive on confining all stray dogs in the city.
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October 19, 2025
Hindustan Times
‘This tourney shows we are ready to host bigger events’
One of the many perks of being Kapil Dev is that you're destined to be treated as a sporting royalty.
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October 18, 2025
Hindustan Times
Delhi has second highest parole jumpers in country
The national Capital currently has 167 criminals who have jumped parole from 1990 until now — second highest in the list of 36 states and union territories in the country —after Gujarat, which has 1,187 such cases, as per the latest data on the National Prisons Information Portal.
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October 18, 2025
Hindustan Times
Ace Frehley, lead guitarist of Kiss, dies at 74
Ace Frehley, the original lead guitarist of the rock group Kiss, whose hard-driving sound, stage theatrics and iconic makeup created one of the most popular and groundbreaking bands ofall time, died on Thursday at age 74, his family said.
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October 18, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
HOW INDIAN POLITICAL ECONOMY HAS CHANGED SINCE INDEPENDENCE
A Sixth of Humanity: Independent India’s Development Odyssey by Devesh Kapur and Arvind Subramanian isa broad-brush comprehensive account of India’s political economy since independence.
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October 18, 2025
Hindustan Times
SC okays demolition at 400-yr-old Guj mosque
The Supreme Court on Friday upheld the Gujarat high court's decision allowing the partial demolition of the 400-year-old Mancha Masjid complex in Ahmedabad to facilitate a road-widening project, observing that the action was driven by public interest and nota violation of religious freedom.
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October 18, 2025
Hindustan Times
Top US business lobby sues Trump over 'prohibitive' $100k H-1B visa fee
America's largest business lobbying group sued the Trump administration on Thursday over its $100,000 H-1B visa fee, launching a major corporate challenge to the president's immigration crackdown.
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October 18, 2025
Hindustan Times
Govt spends only 36% of budget in 6 months of fiscal; capex at 31%
The Delhi government has spent just 36% of its total budgeted expenditure in the first six months of the 2025-26 fiscal year, with capital expenditure - meant for long-term infrastructure and asset creation - lagging even further at 31%, according to officials aware of the matter.
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October 18, 2025
Hindustan Times
‘Understanding the past is important, not just to avoid mistakes, but to learn from successes’
Devesh Kapur and Arvind Subramanian’s book A Sixth of Humanity: Independent India’s Development Odyssey on India’s political economy will be released on October 24.
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October 18, 2025
Hindustan Times
Egypt eyes more investments, India's role in Suez Canal zone
‘Resolution of Palestinian issue key for stability’
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October 18, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
GOVT TO MAKE DRUGMAKERS UPGRADE PLANTS AFTER COUGH SYRUP DEATHS
CHHINDWARA/NEW DELHI: The Centre has refused drugmakers’ requests to extend a year-end deadline for them to upgrade their manufacturing facilities to international standards, people aware of the development said, amid backlash over the recent deaths of at least 22 children who consumed Coldrif syrup produced by Sresan Pharmaceutical.
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October 18, 2025
Hindustan Times
SC cracks down on digital arrest fraud
The Supreme Court on Thursday took suo motu cognisance of the growing menace of “digital arrest” scams — a sophisticated form of cyber fraud in which criminals impersonate law enforcement officers, intelligence officials, or even judges, to extort money from victims, particularly senior citizens, using forged court orders and fake proceedings.
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October 18, 2025
Hindustan Times
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October 18, 2025
Hindustan Times
This Arshad and Jitendra starrer mistakes darkness for depth
Watching Bhagwat: Chapter One Rakshas, I had déjà vu: Where had I seen this before? The story revolves around the disappearance of a young girl, which soon unravels into a string of similar cases.
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October 18, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
Lessons in etiquette for Indian politicians
Kerala’s longest-serving chief minister (CM), EK Nayanar, had once said that rape in the US was as frequent as drinking a cup of tea.
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October 18, 2025
Hindustan Times
Day 2: Police issues 75 green cracker licences
Delhi Police on Friday processed over 75 new applications for temporary green firecracker licences — the second and final day of registration drive — bringing the total number of applicants across the city to 90, officials aware of the matter said.
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October 18, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
China missile features to be added in Astra Mark-2
The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has decided to incorporate advanced features from the Chinese PL-15 air-to-air missile into its indigenous Astra Mark-2 programme, following a detailed technical analysis of an unexploded missile fired by a Pakistani jet during Operation Sindoor in May, people aware of the matter said.
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October 18, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
GLOBAL BANK STOCKS SLIDE AS AMERICAN CREDIT RISKS SPARK REALITY CHECK
Global financial stocks slid on Friday as a rout in US regional banking shares heightened concerns about credit quality and mounting risks in the sector.
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October 18, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
M.P. INVOKES NSA ON DIRECTION OF HC IN HATE CRIME
The Madhya Pradesh government on Friday informed the state high court that it had invoked the stringent National Security Act (NSA) against five people arrested for allegedly forcing an OBC man to wash the feet of one of them and drink the dirty water.
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October 18, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
Nitish Kumar freed Bihar from jungle raj, says Shah
Chief minister Nitish Kumar has freed Bihar from “jungle raj” in past 20 years, Union home minister Amit Shah said on Friday as he launched a scathing attack on former CM and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad, saying that the 15-year “jungle raj” of Lalu-Rabri pushed the state back by almost half a century, adding that Bihar lost its dignity, splendour, and excellence during the same time.
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October 18, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
Sri Lankan PM visits Rohini CM Shri school
Sri Lankan prime minister Harini Amarasuriya on Friday visited a CM SHRI in Rohini, accompanied by Delhi education minister Ashish Sood.
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October 18, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
RUS: NEED TO FIX ISSUES BEFORE TRUMP-PUTIN MEET IN 2 WEEKS
The Kremlin said on Friday that a summit between presidents Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump could take place within two weeks but that there was a great deal to be worked out before a date could be set.
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October 18, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
Gift the joy of a sweeter Diwali with Amul mithai
Diwali is a time to celebrate bonds that matter and to share joy, exchange warmth, and gift happiness wrapped in tradition.
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October 18, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
People still know me as Kuljeet: Parmeet on 30 years of DDLJ
Actor-filmmaker Parmeet Sethi made his onscreen debut in 1995 with Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995), playing Kajol's brash fiancé, Kuljeet. And 30 years on, he is still known by his onscreen name.
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October 18, 2025
Hindustan Times
Tanvi reaches semis, ensures Jr Worlds medal
While her colleagues faltered on their way to the business end of the BWF World Junior Championships, women's singles top seed Tanvi Sharma ensured that there will be at least one Indian at the podium ceremony in Guwahati on Sunday as she rallied to win her quarterfinal and assured herself of a medal on Friday.
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October 18, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
GCCs may rise from 1,700 to 2,500 by 2030 : ICRA
Rating agency ICRA has estimated that the number of Global Capability Centers (GCCs) in India wiil increase to more than 2,500 in the next five years, creating huge demand for office space.
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October 18, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
Singapore cops say they don’t suspect foul play in Zubeen Garg case
THE CONCLUSION IS CONTRARY TO MURDER CHARGES FILED BY ASSAM POLICE. 7 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN HELD IN MURDER CASE
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October 18, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
3 B'DESHI MEN NOT LYNCHED: INDIA REJECTS DHAKA'S CLAIMS
NEW DELHI: India on Friday said three Bangladeshi smugglers who crossed the border and attempted to steal cattle died during an altercation, rejecting Dhaka’s assertion that the men were lynched by a mob in the northeastern state of Tripura.
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