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IPO-BOUND ACKO CUTS 5% OF ITS WORKFORCE AS Al RESHAPES ROLES
Digital insure-tech firm Acko has let go of about 60 employees, roughly 5% of its workforce, as it undergoes a structural realignment with a greater focus on integrating artificial intelligence (Al) into its operations, multiple people familiar with the matter said.
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April 20, 2026
Hindustan Times Mumbai
Modi steps up attack on TMC in WB rally blitz
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday stepped up attacks on the Trinamool Congress (TMC), asserting that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will form the government in West Bengal, as campaigning intensified in the state days ahead of the first phase of polling on April 23.
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April 20, 2026
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India’s first advanced 3D glass chip unit launched in Odisha
India moved a step closer to ending its dependence on imported chip packaging technology on Sunday, with Odisha chief minister Mohan Majhi and Union electronics and IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw laying the foundation stone for the country’s first glass substrate-based advanced chip packaging unit in Bhubaneswar that promises to bring cutting-edge semiconductor packaging capability for critical sectors ranging from artificial intelligence to defence.
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April 20, 2026
Hindustan Times Mumbai
Wolvaardt, Luus guide South Africa to win, 2-0 series lead
For a few months now, Harmanpreet Kaur's India have looked a pale shadow of their bubbling, bristling self that lifted the ODI World Cup five months back.
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April 20, 2026
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Trivedi to be India’s next envoy to B’desh
In a significant move, the NDA government has decided to send former Union minister and BJP leader Dinesh Trivedi as India's High Commissioner to Bangladesh.
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April 20, 2026
Hindustan Times Mumbai
At Pakistan talks, made US reverse Hormuz minesweeper: Ghalibaf
Iran's Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has disclosed details of behind-the-scenes negotiations with the United States, describing a tense standoff involving a US minesweeper during talks in Islamabad, Al Jazeera reported.
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April 20, 2026
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Bayern sink Stuttgart to bag record extending 35th crown
Harry Kane scored his 32nd goal of the campaign as Bayern Munich cruised to a 4-2 home win over Stuttgart to claim a record extending 35th Bundesliga title.
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April 20, 2026
Hindustan Times Mumbai
Bottom-placed teams suffering as key players not firing consistently
Stars yet to shine
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April 20, 2026
Hindustan Times Mumbai
Fragmented women voters become key battleground for Tamil Nadu polls
Despite having a significant number of women constituents in Tamil Nadu, the contours of elections have witnessed a shift with analysts believing that the majority of them do not make one cohesive vote base.
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April 20, 2026
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'PM Modi's address to nation violated MCC', CPI MP writes to CEC
Communist Party of India (CPI) lawmaker P Sandosh Kumar on Sunday alleged that the Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s televised address to the nation a day ago violated the Model Code of Conduct (MCC), which is currently in force across five regions.
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April 20, 2026
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Cong, DMK betrayed women, BJP will ensure justice: Shah
Union home minister Amit Shah on Sunday attacked the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and the Congress for blocking the passage of women’s reservation bill in Parliament, alleging that the two opposition parties have betrayed women of the country and asserted the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would ensure justice.
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April 20, 2026
Hindustan Times Mumbai
Priyansh, Connolly fire as PBKS juggernaut rolls on
At the heart of it was a knock that will be replayed for a long time—Priyansh Arya’s blistering 93 off 37 balls.
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April 20, 2026
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Modi misled nation on women’s quota: Didi
West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday launched a sharp attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), accusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi of misleading people on the women’s reservation bill and using central agencies to harass her party leaders.
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April 20, 2026
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Indian mariner pleaded with IRGC as ship came under fire
An audio recording, reportedly from Sanmar Herald, one of the two Indian tankers that were fired upon by the Iranian navy north of Oman, has surfaced.
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April 20, 2026
Hindustan Times Mumbai
Rinku, bowlers guide KKR to first victory of the season
The three-time champions win their first game of IPL 2026, by 4 wickets against Rajasthan Royals
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April 20, 2026
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Highway safety part of right to life: SC in pan-India guidelines
The Supreme Court has ruled that the safety of commuters on highways is an integral part of the right to life under Article 21 of the Constitution, underscoring that the State bears a positive obligation to prevent even a single avoidable fatality caused by hazards such as illegal parking or accident-prone “blackspots”.
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April 20, 2026
Hindustan Times Mumbai
Lessons from US courts on social media liability
Even as Gen Z appears to have intuitively decided posting online is passé and India ponders social media bans, courts in the US have taken a strong stand, holding social media platforms liable for online harms, addiction, and its health ramifications.
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April 20, 2026
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'Oppn parties unitedly defeated delimitation'
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday said the opposition parties, including his own party and the Dravida Munnetra Kazagham (DMK), stood united to defeat the Bharatiya Janata Party's “mischievous and dangerous” attempt to alter the democratic balance through delimitation.
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April 20, 2026
Hindustan Times Mumbai
EC: 500k new voters added in rolls through Form-6 requests
Nearly 500,000 new voters were added to the West Bengal’s electoral rolls between the publication of the final list on February 28 and the close of nominations, according to senior officials of the Election Commission of India (ECI).
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April 20, 2026
Hindustan Times Mumbai
The wages of war, for Trump and Netanyahu
Every war leaves behind soul-searing questions.
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April 20, 2026
Hindustan Times Mumbai
India, Germany likely to ink defence pact road map during Rajnath’s visit
RAJNATH WILL BE IN GERMANY FROM APRIL 21 TO 23 — THE FIRST VISIT BY AN INDIAN DEF MIN IN SEVEN YEARS
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April 20, 2026
Hindustan Times Mumbai
ADR REPORT FLAGS SURGE IN WEALTHY, TAINTED ELECTION CANDIDATES IN TN
An analysis of self-sworn affidavits shows that 18% of candidates contesting the forthcoming Tamil Nadu assembly elections face criminal charges, while 25% of them possess assets worth crores, according to a report by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) and Tamil Nadu Election Watch.
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April 20, 2026
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23 killed in TN cracker unit blast
Twenty-three workers were killed and several people injured in a massive explosion at a private firecracker manufacturing factory in Tamil Nadu's Virudhunagar district on Sunday, state’s revenue minister KKSSR Ramachandran said.
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April 20, 2026
Hindustan Times Mumbai
DGCA official among two held for graft in nod for drone imports
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested a deputy director general of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) and a senior executive of a private company in a ₹2.5 lakh bribery case involving approvals for drone imports, the agency said on Sunday.
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April 20, 2026
Hindustan Times Mumbai
Eight children aged 1 to 14 killed in US mass shooting
A gunman in Louisiana killed eight children in domestic-related shootings at different homes early Sunday, police in Shreveport said.
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April 20, 2026
Hindustan Times Mumbai
INDIA SETS BALL ROLLING ON FIRST ADVANCED 3D CHIP PACKAGING UNIT
The foundation stone for India's first advanced 3D chip packaging unit was laid in Odisha’s Bhubaneswar on Sunday.
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April 20, 2026
Hindustan Times Mumbai
TWO INDIAN MEN SHOT DEAD IN ITALY'S COVO WHILE LEAVING GURDWARA
Two Indian men have been shot dead in Italy's Covo in Bergamo province just as they were leaving a warehouse used asa place of worship during a gathering for Vaisakhi festival, local media reported on Sunday, according to PTI.
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April 20, 2026
Hindustan Times Mumbai
Hormuz traffic grinds to a halt as tensions deepen
Observed transits of commercial ships through the Strait of Hormuz have come to a halt following a brief surge on Saturday as tensions ratcheted higher after vessels came under gunfire in the waterway and Iran warned against crossings.
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April 20, 2026
Hindustan Times Mumbai
Humanoid robot sprints to victory, beats human half-marathon record
A humanoid robot that won a half-marathon race for robots in Beijing on Sunday ran faster than the human world record in a show of China's technological leaps.
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April 20, 2026
Hindustan Times Mumbai
CENTRE MAY ASK NEW STEEL MILLS TO BLEND 30% LOCAL COAL
All new steel plants opening till the year 2030 may have to mandaiorily use 30% domestic coking coal, under a plan to reduce import dependence and boost local coal use.
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