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Hindustan Times Lucknow
Govt may lift daily minimum wage to as much as ₹450
The Centre is exploring plans to more than double the national daily minimum wage to as much as ₹450, at a time workers’ protests have prompted wage hikes in Uttar Pradesh and Haryana.
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April 17, 2026
Hindustan Times Lucknow
Constitution does not permit quota on basis of religion: Shah
HOME MINISTER ALSO SAID A CASTE CENSUS WILL BE CARRIED OUT WITH POPULATION ENUMERATION DURING ONGOING CENSUS EXERCISE
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April 17, 2026
Hindustan Times Lucknow
Nobody happier than me today: Didi hails SC order
Despite the ruling, the Election Commission (EC) has yet to clear the air regarding the operational procedures of the 19 tribunals that commenced work earlier this week.
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April 17, 2026
Hindustan Times Lucknow
SA SERIES GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO PREPARE FOR T20 WORLD CUP: HARMANPREET
Buoyed by the ODI World Cup win last year, Harmanpreet Kaur and Co are confident of making a mark in the five-match T20I series against South Africa as a precursor to the upcoming T20 World Cup in June.
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April 17, 2026
Hindustan Times Lucknow
Attendance in focus as Lok Sabha gears up for voting on crucial bills
The first day of the discussion over bills to expand the Lok Sabha and fast-track the women’s quota put the spotlight on lawmakers’ attendance, raising some concerns in both the ruling alliance and the Opposition ahead of Friday's crucial vote.
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April 17, 2026
Hindustan Times Lucknow
8 killed, 13 injured as SUV collides with truck in AP
Eight people were killed and 13 others got injured when an SUV they were traveling in collided with a ready-mix concrete truck near Chilakaladona village in Mantralayam block of Andhra Pradesh’s Kurnool district in the early hours of Thursday, police said.
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April 17, 2026
Hindustan Times Lucknow
Priyanka questions rush, dubs it BJP poll ploy
Congress lawmaker Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Thursday accused the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of using the ‘women's reservation issue to prepare ground for the 2029 general elections and questioned the government’s intent to link the ‘women's quota law with delimitation and the rush to push the proposed delimitation on the basis of 2011 census.
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April 17, 2026
Hindustan Times Lucknow
Vehicle driven by BJP MLA’s son hits 5 in MP
Five people were injured when a jeep allegedly driven by a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA’s son hit them under Karera police station area of Madhya Pradesh's Shivpuri district on Thursday, police said.
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April 17, 2026
Hindustan Times Lucknow
SC DIRECTS COURTS TO ADOPT SOPS IN LEGAL AID CASES
The Supreme Court on Thursday issued directions to all subordinate courts to adopta standard operating procedure (SOP) to cut delays in providing timely and expeditious hearing of legal aid cases.
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April 17, 2026
Hindustan Times Lucknow
OpenAI shifts focus to business users amid Anthropic pressure
The same ChatGPT chatbot that gave OpenAl's chief financial officer Sarah Friar a tilapia recipe for a recent Sunday night dinner at home is also now doing her most mundane tasks at work like summarizing her emails and Slack messages.
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April 17, 2026
Hindustan Times Lucknow
TVK PROMISES AID FOR WOMEN, 8GM GOLD TO BRIDES, 6 FREE CYLINDERS
Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) chief Vijay on Thursday unveiled his party's manifesto for the April 23 assembly elections in Tamil Nadu, promising %2,500 monthly assistance for women below 60 years, 8 gm gold for marriage and six free cooking gas cylinders a year, per family.
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April 17, 2026
Hindustan Times Lucknow
SC dismisses plea over transfers in Bengal by EC
power to transfer out officials from West Bengal ahead of the assembly elections in the state, observing that the poll panel should not be constrained from taking any “drastic” measure to ensure free and fair elections.
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April 17, 2026
Hindustan Times Lucknow
West Asia conflict hits India’s March exports
India’s overall exports may have hit a record $860 billion in 2025-26, but March highlighted the impact of global disruptions caused by the war in West Asia, currently in the middle of an uneasy and uncertain ceasefire, with exports of 24 out of the 30 major commodities fell in the month (compared to the year-ago period); and merchandise exports to 10 of the top 20 export markets declined.
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April 17, 2026
Hindustan Times Lucknow
Shah rejects charge that Southern states will lose strength
Union home minister Amit Shah on Thursday rejected assertions that southern states will lose their strength in the Lok Sabha following the delimitation exercise, saying that a false narrative was being spread to float misleading information.
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April 17, 2026
Hindustan Times Lucknow
Cuban President says 'ready' for possible US attack
Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel said on Thursday his country was “ready” for a possible US attack on the communist island following months of mounting pressure from President Donald Trump.
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April 17, 2026
Hindustan Times Lucknow
China records 5% growth in Q1 despite war in West Asia
China’s economic growth rebounded more than expected in the first quarter of 2026, suggesting limited spillovers so far from the war in Iran and giving policymakers more time to be patient with rolling out additional stimulus.
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April 17, 2026
Hindustan Times Lucknow
‘Israel-Lebanon truce’ lifts optimism on Iran
US President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that Lebanon and Israel had agreed on a 10-day ceasefire, as optimism grew that the Iran war may be nearing an end.
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April 17, 2026
Hindustan Times Lucknow
India, Pak held Track 1.5, 2 meetings after Op Sindoor
Indian and Pakistani strategic experts, parliamentarians and former diplomats have participated in at least four back channel meetings since the conflict between the two sides in May 2025, with the first such engagement held two months after Operation Sindoor, people familiar with the matter said.
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April 17, 2026
Hindustan Times Lucknow
UCC a constitutional ambition, nothing to do with religion: SC
PLEA CHALLENGED THE SHARIAT’S INHERITANCE AND TESTAMENTARY SUCCESSION RULES FOR WOMEN
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April 17, 2026
Hindustan Times Lucknow
Seats of all states to go up by 50%: Meghwal
NEW DELHI: Union law minister ‘Arjun Ram Meghwal on Thursday said Lok Sabha seats of all states will be increased by 50% after the new delimitation exercise, as Parliament reconvened for a three-day special sitting to take up bills to expand the strength of the lower House to implement the 33% women’s quota.
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April 17, 2026
Hindustan Times Lucknow
Wipro posts profit drop, unveils ₹15k cr buyback
Wipro Ltd on Thursday announced its largest-ever share buyback of ₹15,000 crore, even as India’s fourth-largest information technology (IT) services company capped a third straight year of revenue decline, and flagged a weak start to fiscal year 2027 (FY27).
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April 17, 2026
Hindustan Times Lucknow
DMK, ALLIES STAGE PROTEST AGAINST CENTRE'S DRAFT DELIMITATION BILL
The ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam-led Secular Progressive Alliance (SPA), along with its coalition partners staged a protest across Tamil Nadu on Thursday by raising black flags and burning copies of the Centre's proposed delimitation bill.
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April 17, 2026
Hindustan Times Lucknow
Prabhsimran, Iyer lead PBKS to comfortable win over MI
Three weeks into the tournament, a few teams have raced away from the others, while those languishing at the bottom are struggling to pick themselves up.
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April 17, 2026
Hindustan Times Lucknow
Backward castes form 56.36% of T'gana population: Survey
Backward Classes (BCs) form the single largest social group in Telangana, accounting for 56.36% of the population.
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April 17, 2026
Hindustan Times Lucknow
Red Fort blast accused wanted to revive banned terror outfit: Cops
The so-called white collar terror module behind the November 10, 2025 Red Fort blast was engaged in a conspiracy to revive the banned terrorist outfit Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind (AGuH) under the guise of the more notorious Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM), the Jammu and State Investigation Agency (SIA) said in a chargesheet filed on Thursday.
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April 17, 2026
Hindustan Times Lucknow
{ BARD'S LONDON LIFE } Map helps locate Shakespeare' s London home
Fans of William Shakespeare know that the great playwright came from Stratford-upon-Avon, the riverside English town where tourists still throng to see his childhood home.
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April 17, 2026
Hindustan Times Lucknow
India, Austria to strengthen trade, security relations
India and Austria on Thursday agreed on measures to strengthen cooperation in defence, counter-terrorism, trade and mobility of professionals, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Austrian Chancellor Christian Stocker emphasised that problems cannot be resolved through the conflicts in West Asia and Ukraine.
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April 17, 2026
Hindustan Times Lucknow
{ PAKISTAN } TARGETED IN LAHORE LeT's co-founder injured in attack
Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terror group's co-founder Amir Hamza suffered bullet injuries in an attack by motorcycle-borne unidentified gunmen in Lahore on Thursday, police said.
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April 17, 2026
Hindustan Times Lucknow
Justice for women, not a political gambit
The promise of the women’s reservation bill should not be diluted by procedural deferrals or political trade-offs. Representation must be realised within a clear and time-bound framework
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April 17, 2026
Hindustan Times Lucknow
Bigger Lok Sabha may come at the cost of diluted debate, scrutiny and accountability
Our Parliament is discussing a Constitution amendment bill to increase the size of the Lok Sabha to 850 lawmakers, from the current cap of 550-a change that has to be approved by two-thirds of members present and voting in both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha.
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