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April 20, 2026
Hindustan Times
CM attacks Opposition after bill defeated in LS
Delhi chief minister Rekha Gupta on Sunday said the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Union government's effort to pass the women's reservation bill in the Lok Sabha was derailed by the Opposition, which “deliberately created arguments to prevent its passage.”
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April 20, 2026
Hindustan Times
MCD hikes environment cess for commercial vehicles by up to 53%
Heavy and light commercial vehicles — including trucks, vans and dumpers — entering Delhi will now have to pay significantly higher Environment Compensation Charges (ECC) with the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) issuing formal orders mandating a hike of up to 53% hike in the rates, senior officials said.
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April 20, 2026
Hindustan Times
India to commence raft of talks on trade pacts today
India is set for a series of high-stakes trade engagements in the coming weeks, beginning Monday, including the first in-person talks with the US in six months, the signing of a free trade agreement (FTA) with New Zealand, the first face-to-face negotiations with Canada, operationalisation of the UK FTA, and a push to fast-track the review of its 2010 trade pact with South Korea, people famil-iar with the matter said.
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April 20, 2026
Hindustan Times
Bezos’ Blue Origin hots up SpaceX rivalry with launch of new rocket
Blue Origin’s flagship New Glenn rocket launched to space on its third flight, reusing a booster for the first time in a milestone for the Jeff Bezos-backed company in its quest to rival SpaceX.
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April 20, 2026
Hindustan Times
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
Hindustan Times
DGCA DEPUTY DG AMONG 2 HELD BY CBI IN ₹2.5L BRIBERY CASE
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
Trump says new talks, but confusion persists
Iran’s official IRNA news agency says Tehran will skip meet
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April 20, 2026
Hindustan Times
Pb anti-sacrilege bill gets Guv’s assent
CHANDIGARH: Punjab Governor Gulab Chand Kataria has given his assent to the Jaagat Jot Sri Guru Granth Sahib Satkar (Amendment) Bill, 2026, popularly known as anti-sacrilege bill, paving the way for it to become law, chief minister Bhagwant Mann announced on Sunday.
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April 20, 2026
Hindustan Times
23 killed, several injured in blast at TN firecracker unit
At least 23 workers were killed and several others were injured in a blast at a firecracker manufacturing factory in Tamil Nadu’s Virudhunagar district on Sunday, police said.
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April 20, 2026
Hindustan Times
Bottom-placed teams suffering as key players not firing consistently
Many players in this IPL edition were expected to take the tournament by storm and lift their team.
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April 20, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
Driver dies in seven-car crash ahead of race featuring Max Verstappen
A driver has died following a crash in an endurance sportscar race on Saturday at the Nürburgring Nordschleife circuit in Germany, where four-time Formula 1 champion Max Verstappen was also preparing to race.
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April 20, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
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 Delhi
269 BOOKED BY POLICE IN ACTION AGAINST DRUNK DRIVING IN DELHI
The Delhi Traffic Police booked 269 people and impounded 38 vehicles during a three-hour drive against drunk driving across the city late Saturday, police said on Sunday.
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April 20, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
Casa Pia: A single-storey south Delhi house
The rarest site in a city of over 22 million people is a single-storey, two-bedroom bungalow.
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April 20, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
KEY ACCUSED HELD MONTHS AFTER KIDS GET HIV AFTER TRANSFUSION
The prime accused in the case in which six thalassemic children being transfused HIV infected blood at the Chaibasa Sadar Hospital (CSH) in West Singhbhum district in October 2025 has been arrested, senior Jharkhand police officers said on Sunday.
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April 20, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
MAHA LEADER NOT INVITED TO CRICKET TOURNAMENT PLOUGHS PITCH
A cricket tournament final in Jalgaon district of Maharashtra was disrupted after a local politician drove a tractor onto the pitch as he was angry over not being invited, officials said on Sunday.
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April 20, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
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 Delhi
2 arrested after fake engine oil factory busted in Ghazipur
NEW DELHI: Police on Sunday said they had busted a counterfeit engine oil manufacturing unit operating in east Delhi's Ghazipur area, recovering more than 700 litres of duplicate engine oil.
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April 20, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
CAPF chiefs meet in Kolkata to review security situation for Bengal elections
The chiefs of all Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) held a high-level meeting in Kolkata to review the security situation and deployment of personnel ahead of the assembly elections in West Bengal, even as the forces have rolled out a massive security grid in the eastern state by bringing in bullet proof anti-riot vehicles from Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), officials said.
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April 20, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
Work on Golden Line to be finished by yr-end: Officials
AROUND 71% WORK ON THE PROJECT, SPANNING 21 STNS, IS COMPLETED, OFFICIALS SAID
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April 20, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
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 Delhi
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 Delhi
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
Hindustan Times Delhi
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 Delhi
Inside The Complex: Family, power, and India in turmoil
FROM POLITICAL RADICALISATION AND SHIFTING CLASS STRUCTURES TO THE PULL OF THE GLOBAL DIASPORA, KARAN MAHAJAN'S NEW NOVEL COVERS IT ALL
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April 20, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
'Kejriwal to seek recording of affidavit in recusal plea today'
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal is likely to appear before the Delhi High Court today to request that his affidavits filed in response to the CBI's submissions opposing the plea seeking recusal of Justice Swarna Kanta Sharma in excise policy case be taken on record, AAP said in a statement on Sunday.
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April 20, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
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
Hindustan Times Delhi
First floating solar unit cleared amid clean energy push
With a focus on expanding clean energy generation, the Delhi government has approved its first floating solar power project at the Bawana power plant, an official said on Tuesday.
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April 20, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
35% of Delhi’s schools do not meet fire safety norms
More than a third of the 5,500 schools in the national capital do not meet fire safety norms, official data accessed by HT shows, putting one of the most vulnerable populations at risk.
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