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Alcaraz pulls out of French Open
Two-time reigning French Open champion Carlos Alcaraz said on Friday he will not play at this year’s tournament as he recovers from a wrist injury.
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April 25, 2026
Hindustan Times Lucknow
PARIS AIRPORTS' OPERATOR CUTS STAKE IN GMR IN $1 BILLION DEAL
ADP, the operator of the main Paris airports, agreed to sell up to 7.3% of GMR Airports Ltd as part of a deal worth as much as €924 million ($1.08 billion).
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April 25, 2026
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Kohli, Padikkal lead RCB’s demolition act against GT
Dropped on zero, Kohli anchors RCB’s chase with 44-ball 81 with Padikkal smashing 55 off 27
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April 25, 2026
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Google plans to invest up to $40 billion in Anthropic
Google will invest $10 billion in Anthropic PBC, with another $30 billion potentially to follow, strengthening the relationship between two companies that are at once partners and rivals in the race to build artificial intelligence (AI).
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April 25, 2026
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K’taka approves revised internal reservation for SCs
KARNATAKA BECOMES THIRD STATE AFTER HARYANA AND TELANGANA TO IMPLEMENT SUB-QUOTAS FOR SCs
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April 25, 2026
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Centre tells Zee5 to not release Bishnoi series
The central government has formally advised OTT platform ZEE5 to withhold the release of its upcoming docuseries ‘Lawrence of Punjab’, following concerns that the content glorifies gangster Lawrence Bishnoi and could impact public order, officials aware of the matter said.
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April 25, 2026
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Warrior turns killer in the age of non-contact wars
A characteristic of contemporary wars is that the ethics of fighting are increasingly receding to the background.
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April 25, 2026
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RUBIO SAYS IRAN TEAM WELCOME AT WORLD CUP
Iran's footballers will be welcome at this year’s World Cup, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Thursday, distancing the US government from a proposal that Italy could take their place in the tournament.
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April 25, 2026
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Noida airport names Indian interim CEO to meet norms
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April 25, 2026
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Shaheedi on the Sutlej
The white colonial bungalows of Ferozepur cantonment gleam in the late spring sunlight.
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April 25, 2026
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SC REFERS MICHEL'S PLEA FOR RELEASE TO ANOTHER BENCH
The Supreme Court on Friday referred to another bench a plea of Christian Michel James, accused in the Rs 3,600-crore AgustaWestland VVIP chopper scam case, seeking his release from jail.
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April 25, 2026
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AAP-heaval: 7 Rajya Sabha MPs revolt, desert Kejriwal
3 of the MPs, Chadha, Pathak and Mittal, publically join BJP; Kejriwal says people of Punjab betrayed
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April 25, 2026
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Deregulation in focus, the bet is on entrepreneurs
The big reform aims to free Indian industry from needless, time consuming, and complex regulation. Regulation will have to become trust-based
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April 25, 2026
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El Nino set to take hold in May-July
An El Nifio event is expected to develop from mid-2026 and could be a strong one, the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) said on Friday, asa separate study showed snow reserves across the Hindu Kush Himalaya have fallen toa record low for the fourth consecutive year — twin signals pointing toa difficult season ahead for India, which is already bracing for a below-normal monsoon.
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April 25, 2026
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TN WOODCUTTER GETS DEATH FOR RAPING 5 MINORS
SIVAGANGA: A special court here on Friday awarded death penalty to a 45-year-old man for sexually assaulting five minor girls, describing the act as a “rarest of rare crime”.
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April 25, 2026
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Critical defect drives JLR to recall over 170,000 vehicles
Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) is facing its largest-ever US recall, with more than 170,000 vehicles pulled back over a critical drive power defect, an issue that, by one estimate, could cost the British luxury carmaker upwards of $130 million and dent customer confidence in a key market.
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April 25, 2026
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Forced continuation of pregnancy violates dignity, says top court
THE APEX COURT PERMITTED A 15-YEAR-OLD GIRL FROM DELHI TO TERMINATE HER OVER 28-WEEK PREGNANCY
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April 25, 2026
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Oppn submits fresh notice to remove CEC Gyanesh Kumar
Opposition parties on Friday submitted a fresh notice in the Rajya Sabha seeking to move a motion for the removal of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, people familiar with the matter said.
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April 25, 2026
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RSS ISN'T INDIAN VERSION OF KU KLUX KLAN, SAYS RSS GENERAL SECY
WASHINGTON: Americans have a misunderstanding of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and what it stands for, the organisation’s general secretary Dattatreya Hosabale said in Washington DC on Friday.
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April 25, 2026
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ED investigates foreign card use in Naxal areas
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday said it is probing the use of foreign debit cards by a global Christian mission to withdraw crores in certain Naxal violence-hit regions of India.
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April 25, 2026
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Shocking... but not surprising: The tale of a rebellion foretold
The scale of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) exits—seven members of Parliament at one go, with atleast three joining the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) —may have taken everyone by surprise onFriday, but itwasa chronicle of defections foretold.
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April 25, 2026
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Oops, you missed a spot
There’s a serum for every pore, an acid for every bump, a new body part to be embarrassed about. Why is beauty so cruel?
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April 25, 2026
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The Dey has just begun
Bassists are not supposed to be the main character. Mohini Dey didn’t get that memo. At 30, she’s composed for Dhurandhar, jammed with Willow Smith and AR Rahman. Chris Martin thinks her riffs are sick. How did she become the coolest person in the room?
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April 25, 2026
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HC ORDERS RAPE ACCUSED TO PAY MAINTENANCE TO VICTIM, THEIR KID
The Karnataka High Court on Friday stayed criminal proceedings against a 21-year-old engineering student, the son of an expelled BJP leader, accused of raping his classmate on the false promise of marriage, and directed him to pay ₹75,000 per month to support the complainant and their 10-month-old child.
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April 25, 2026
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India, US agree to remain engaged after trade talks
India and the US have agreed to “remain engaged” after three days of trade talks in Washington concluded on Wednesday, a commerce ministry statement said — signalling that the finalisation of an interim bilateral deal awaits the Trump administration instituting a legally tenable tariff framework after the US Supreme Court struck down the basis of reciprocal tariffs in February.
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April 25, 2026
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NDA’s Rajya Sabha count set to get a boost after new entries
The Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance is set to see its Rajya Sabha strength rise after an AAP MP said seven of the 10 party lawmakers in the upper house were “merging” with the ruling party and have conveyed this to the Upper House Chairman CP Radhakrishnan.
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April 25, 2026
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RBI cancels licence of Paytm Payments Bank
the licence of Paytm Payments Bank, more than two years after regulatory orders brought its operations toa halt, stating that its continuation served no public interest and was detrimental to depositors’ interests.
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April 25, 2026
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Whose side are you on?
The henchman, the unhinged mom, the survivor, the tech support. These 10 supporting characters have our heart
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April 25, 2026
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Khera denied pre-arrest bail
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April 25, 2026
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Captain Hardik faces the heat for MI's poor show
Itis perhaps a tribute to their record that few are willing to write off the Mumbai Indians (MI) even though they languish at eighth in this IPL's points table at the halfway stage.
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