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K’taka govt tightens rules on public spaces
The Karnataka government on Thursday introduced a sweeping set of regulatory measures tightening control over the use of public and government-owned spaces, a move that came amid minister Priyank Kharge’s renewed criticism of bureaucrats and organisations allegedly aligned with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS).
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October 17, 2025
Hindustan Times
Of nostalgia & pride: 30 yrs on, Sri Lankan PM back in DU
Sri Lankan Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya experienced a poignant moment of nostalgia and pride on Thursday as she returned to Delhi University's Hindu College - her alma mater - and visited the classroom 27, the very space where she studied as a sociology student more than three decades ago.
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October 17, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
Nitish raises Bihar’s past at NDA campaign launch
Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday kicked off his election campaign for the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) from Darbhanga and Samastipur, reminding people of the conditions that existed in the state before he came to power in 2005.
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October 17, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
11-yr-old hyena found dead in its enclosure at Delhi zoo
An ll-year-old female hyena died at the Delhi Zoo on Thursday under “mysterious” circumstances, z00 officials said, adding that a postmortem examination will be conducted to determine the exact cause of death. The zoo is now left with only two hyenas, a male anda female.
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October 17, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
‘UK PM Starmer’s visit resulted in £3.6bn investments into India’
Prime Minister Keir Starmer's recent visit was aimed at giving impetus to economic ties with India even before the bilateral free trade agreement comes into force, resulting in fresh British investments of £3.6 billion into India, UK high commissioner Lindy Cameron said on Wednesday.
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October 17, 2025
Hindustan Times
OpenAI says Oracle helping handle chip export controls
OpenAI said that Oracle Corp. has been helping the fast-growing startup expand the build-out of its data centres outside the US, including by dealing with export controls on chips for artificial intelligence work.
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October 17, 2025
Hindustan Times
JD(U) releases 2nd list; fields all 101 candidates
The Janata Dal (United) on Thursday released its second list of 44 candidates to complete the ticket distribution on all of its 101 seats as Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar headed for Samastipur and Darbhanga to kick off the party's poll campaign for the upcoming state assembly elections next month.
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October 17, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
BUS BLAST KILLS 5 DEFENCE MINISTRY PERSONNEL IN SYRIA
A blast targeting a bus in Syria's eastern province of Deir Ezzor on Thursday killed at least five defence ministry personnel, an official from the ministry told AFP.
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October 17, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
DP lends her voice to Meta AI: This is pretty cool, try it!
Deepika Padukone has become the first Indian artiste to lend her voice to the AI (Artificial Intelligence) assistant feature of Meta AI across multiple countries, including India.
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October 17, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
Woman held in Canada for ‘Indian Rats’ graffiti
Canadian law enforcement has arrested a 29-year-old woman in connection with hate-related graffiti targeting Indians that was spray-painted at a prominent location in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) last month.
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October 17, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
Venezuela's President decries 'coups d'etat orchestrated by CIA'
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Wednesday decried what he called \"coups d'etat orchestrated by the CIA\" shortly after US counterpart Donald Trump said he was considering strikes against Venezuelan cartels on land.
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October 17, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
China blames US for global panic over rare earth curbs
China on Thursday accused the US of stoking panic over its rare earth controls and said treasury secretary Scott Bessent had made “grossly distorted” remarks about a top Chinese trade negotiator, rejecting a White House call to roll back the curbs, Reuters reported.
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October 17, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
Israel, Hamas spar over truce violations
Israel said on Thursday itwas preparing for the reopening of Gaza's Rafah crossing with Egypt to let Palestinians in and out, butset no date as ittraded blame with Hamas over violations of a US-mediated ceasefire.
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October 17, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
SAU suspends 2 staffers over campus sexual assault case
Two staff members of South Asian University (SAU) ‘were suspended and “relieved of their responsibilities” on Thursday, four days after students began protests demanding action over the alleged sexual assault of an 18-year-old woman on campus.
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October 17, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
Shah calls for special jails to aid extradition
Union home minister Amit Shah on Thursday asked for special jails in every state and Union Territory that meet international standards so as to ease the extradition of fugitives, and also recommended revoking passports of fugitives as soon as Interpol red notices are published against them.
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October 17, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
DJB to privatise its bottled water JAL, ramp up services
The Delhi Jal Board (DJB) is considering privatising its packaged bottled water services, senior government officials said, adding that plans are afoot to hire a third party to expand distribution and improve availability at more economical rates..
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October 17, 2025
Hindustan Times
Gzb pollution worst in India, Delhi AQI still poor as bad air grips NCR
Ghaziabad on Thursday gained the notorious distinction of being India's most polluted city, topping the list with an air quality index (AQI) of 307categorised as “very poor.”
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October 17, 2025
Hindustan Times
Pilot's father, FIP move SC for judicial inquiry
The father of late Capt. Sumeet Sabharwal, who commanded the Air India Boeing 787 Dreamliner that crashed shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad on June 12, has moved the Supreme Court along with the Federation of Indian Pilots (FIP), seeking a judicially monitored investigation into the accident.
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October 17, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
Political advertising heads for Bihar's Hindi papers
The upcoming assembly elections in Bihar in November have triggered a boom in political advertising in the state. While most contesting parties are spending on digital advertising in the form of online campaigns, video content and partnerships with social media influencers to deliver their messages, Hindi newspapers in the state have seen a surge in advertising too.
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October 17, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
Sebi's board vacancies leave high-profile cases in limbo
MUMBAI: When two of the capital market regulator's four board members stepped down this year, they left nearly two dozen high-profile cases pending-matters that could influence India's market jurisprudence.
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October 17, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
Prosecution demands death penalty for ex-PM
Bangladeshi prosecution lawyers demanded on Thursday that fugitive ex-prime minister Sheikh Hasina receive the death penalty in her trial for crimes against humanity.
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October 17, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
ONE OF OLDEST DINOSAURS FOUND IN ARGENTINA
BUENOS AIRES: Argentinian scientists have found fossilised bones of one of the world’s oldest dinosaur species in the Andes Mountains, the Conicet research agency said on Wednesday.
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October 17, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
Rupee bears crushed by RBI as shorts squeezed
Ten months into his tenure, India's central bank head Sanjay Malhotra has sent a clear signal to currency traders: the rupee can move a little more freely, but speculators risk getting crushed.
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October 17, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
Pankaj wasn't a co-artiste but family, says Gajendra Chauhan
The industry was reeling following the death of actor Pankaj Dheer on Wednesday, with several close friends and collaborators expressing their shock and grief. Among those mourning the actor is Gajendra Chauhan, who worked with Pankaj in the iconic television series Mahabharat.
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October 17, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
Angels, music and magic at Victoria's Secret Show
From supermodels to surprise performers, the runway served up fantasy and unforgettable glamour on Wednesday in Brooklyn (USA)
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October 17, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
Manika, Sreeja and a need to revolutionise their game
India TT head coach Costantini says if the country's top two paddlers do not evolve their games, they will be stuck
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October 17, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
Ahead of Zelensky talks, Trump says will meet Putin
President Donald Trump said he would meet Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Budapest after making “great progress” ina call on Thursday, justa day before Ukraine’s leader is due at the White House to push for US-made Tomahawk missiles.
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October 17, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
"2Cgarh hotbeds now Naxal-free Shah calls for special jails to aid extradition
Union home minister Amit Shah on Thursday said that Abujhmadh and North Bastar in Chhattisgarh — two areas that have been hotbeds of Maoist activities — have been declared free from Naxal terror, adding that at least 258 Maoists have surrendered in Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra over the last two days.
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October 17, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
DELHI HC UPHOLDS PENALTY FOR CISF OFFICER IN SEXUAL HARASSMENT CASE
A married officer serving in a uniformed force sending vulgar messages to a woman is “unacceptable and unbecoming,” the Delhi High Court has observed, while upholding a disciplinary penalty against a Central Industrial Security Force (CISE) sub-inspector found guilty of sexually harassing a female colleague.
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October 17, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
Infosys posts Q2 profit of ₹7,364 cr, raises FY26 outlook
IT company Infosys on Thursday posted 13.2% increase in consolidated net profit at ₹7,364 crore for the second quarter ended September 30, 2025.
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