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Telegram blocked before NEET retest
The Centre has blocked Telegram across India until June 22 and ordered the platform to disable its messageediting feature until June 30two separate interventions on NTA's recommendations, the first to disrupt organised fraud ahead of the NEET-UG 2026 re-examination on June 21, the second to prevent the retroactive fabrication of paper-leak evidence.
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June 17, 2026
Hindustan Times
Stanford reminds US Inc.of social responsibility
Getting booed, jeered, and witnessing an audience walkout as one takes the stage is the stuff of nightmares for a public speaker - who are not career politicians for whom these are akin to water off a duck's back.
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June 17, 2026
Hindustan Times
WHY PURPOSEDRIVEN PURSUITS ARE NECESSARY
At 5,364 metres above sea level, at Everest Base Camp, the rules of performance change completely.
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June 17, 2026
Hindustan Times
NCR not to shrink, but will be graded into three zones
The National Capital Region Planning Board (NCRPB) has decided against altering the boundaries of the region, and instead plans to divide it into three zones as part of a new framework for environmental regulations under the long-pending Regional Plan 2041, which was cleared for approval on Tuesday at a high-level meeting.
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June 17, 2026
Hindustan Times
India, Slovakia ink key MoUs on skill mobility, higher education, and film production
India and Slovakia on Monday signed a series of Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) in the field of education, research, talent mobility, and technology.
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June 17, 2026
Hindustan Times
Merger confusion continues in NCPI
Confusion shrouded the proposed merger between rebel Trinamool Congress MPs and the Nationalist Citizens Party of India (NCPI) with some leaders of the little-known party saying on Tuesday that they were yet to receive any communication from the lawmakers even as the dissidents named a new president of the Howrah-based outfit.
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June 17, 2026
Hindustan Times
Can entrepreneurship be the pathway to innovation?
Every June, millions of Indian students close their board exam answer sheets and open one of the most consequential conversations of their lives - about what to study next.
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June 17, 2026
Hindustan Times
'PERSON IN VIDEO NOT ME': PJB CM AFTER AKAL TAKHT EDICT AGAINST HIM
A day after the Akal Takht directed the Sikh community to ostracise him, Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday rejected the video that formed the basis of the decree, calling it \"false and misleading propaganda\".
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June 17, 2026
Hindustan Times
INDIAN CHARGED IN UK OVER RUSSIAN SANCTIONS' BREACH
An Indian man arrested by UK authorities was identified on Monday as Captain Ajay Pant and charged in connection with alleged violation of Western sanctions on Russia.
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June 17, 2026
Hindustan Times
Why universities must prioritize skills which AI cannot replicate
Artificial intelligence is not just education-it is changing exposing its weaknesses.
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June 17, 2026
Hindustan Times
Trump says deal bars N-arms for Iran; Lebanon still a sticking point
Details began to emerge on Tuesday of the US and Iran's interim deal to end the war in the West Asia, with Donald Trump saying it will rule out a nuclear weapon for Tehran and US official saying it allows Iran to sell oil upon signing.
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June 17, 2026
Hindustan Times
PM HOLDS TALKS WITH UAE PREZ AND UK PM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and United Arab Emirates (UAE) President Mohamed bin Zayed reviewed bilateral relations, including energy cooperation, and called for continued free and unimpeded navigation and commerce through the Strait of Hormuz during a meeting on the margins of the G7 Summit in France on Tuesday.
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June 17, 2026
Hindustan Times
62 POSTS ARE STILL VACANT AT DPCC DESPITE FRESH HIRING, SHOWS RTI
The Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) is functioning at around 82% of its sanctioned strength despite hiring 56 employees over the past year, according to a response to an RTI application filed by activist Amit Gupta.
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June 17, 2026
Hindustan Times
Fortune frenzy: World’s 500 richest add record $336bn to wealth in one day as markets surge
By almost any measure, Monday June 15 was a superlative day for the world’s wealthiest.
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June 17, 2026
Hindustan Times
With Trump present, Modi flags seafarers’ safety at G7
Wars can only be addressed through dialogue, diplomacy and international cooperation, and all countries must ensure the safety of maritime routes and seafarers, Prime Minister Narendra Modi told a gathering that included US President Donald Trump on Tuesday, days after a US strike on a merchant vessel killed three Indian sailors in waters off Oman.
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June 17, 2026
Hindustan Times
Botticelli's 'Madonna and Child' set for India debut
A rare 15th-century rendition of \"Madonna and Child\" by Sandro Botticelli is being showcased in India for the first time, anchoring an exhibition that explores cross-civilizational depictions of motherhood.
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June 17, 2026
Hindustan Times
Sena (UBT) MPs land in Delhi as split buzz grows
The Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT) is staring at a possible split in its Lok Sabha unit as some of its lawmakers are likely to form a separate group, akin to the split in the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress.
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June 17, 2026
Hindustan Times
2 NEET ASPIRANTS DIE BY SUICIDE IN DEHRADUN, SIKAR
Two NEET aspirants were found dead in Uttarakhand and Rajasthan, with police suspecting both incidents to be cases of suicide, officers aware of the matter said on Tuesday.
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June 17, 2026
Hindustan Times
PORTUGAL EYE ROUSING START AGAINST DRC IN BID FOR ELUSIVE CUP GLORY
Portugal's latest bid for World Cup glory begins in Houston on Wednesday when they take on the Democratic Republic of Congo in a Group K clash against a side appearing at their first global finals in 52 years.
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June 17, 2026
Hindustan Times
HC TERMS ARREST OF GAMESKRAFT FOUNDERS ILLEGAL, ORDERS RELEASE
The Karnataka high court on Tuesday set aside the arrest of online gaming company Gameskraft’s three founders by the Enforcement Directorate (ED), terming it illegal and directed their release from judicial custody.
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June 17, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
How can managers lead alongside AI
Over the past few years, artificial intelligence (AI) has transitioned from a distant support function operating at the periphery of organisations to autonomous agents integrated deeply into core business processes.
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June 17, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
Vocational career paths are driving the next wave of global education
Around the world, the definition of career success is being quietly rewritten.
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June 17, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
Congress shifts K’taka legislators to resort before MLC elections
The Congress has reportedly moved its Karnataka legislators to a resort on the outskirts of Bengaluru ahead of the June 18 Legislative Council elections, as the party aims to eliminate the risk of cross-voting while seeking to secure five of the seven seats at stake, people familiar with the development said.
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June 17, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
Sena (UBT) MPs in Delhi amid split buzz
The Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT) is staring at a split in its Lok Sabha unit as some of its lawmakers are likely to form a separate group, something that was recently witnessed in the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress.
3 min |
June 17, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
The drivers behind India's rapid embrace of AI tech
Many organisations in India have integrated AI into their processes, but most remain cautiously optimistic.
2 min |
June 17, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
2 BSF jawans jailed for 42 yrs for gang rape, acid attack in Mizoram
A court in Mizoram’s Aizawl district on Tuesday sentenced two Border Security Force (BSF) jawans to 42 years of rigorous imprisonment for raping a woman and attacking her with acid in 2017.
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June 17, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
Ashram pipeline repair triggers jams in SE Delhi
‘2 hours to cover 2km’
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June 17, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
HC: Political realignment doesn’t amount to criminal misconduct
Political realignment, howsoever abrupt, does not amount to criminal misconduct in the absence of evidence, the Madras High Court held on Tuesday, as it dismissed a plea seeking a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the resignation of four AIADMK MLAs and their induction into the ruling Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK).
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June 17, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
‘Croatia have Luka’s successor in Baturina’
Like with Lionel Messi and Argentina, Croatia have players who can do the running for Luka Modric, said Igor Stimac.
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June 17, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
9-yr-old raped, killed by 3 minors in Assam
Police have detained three boys, aged between 13 and 14, for allegedly raping and murdering a nine-year-old girl in Barpeta district, officers aware of the matter said on Tuesday.
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