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Hindustan Times Pune
TRUMP UNDER PRESSURE TO END WAR BEFORE THE 60-DAY DEADLINE
As the US military campaign involving Iran nears the two-month mark, signs of unease are emerging within the Republican party, with some lawmakers indicating that a key statutory deadline could prove decisive for President Donald Trump.
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April 24, 2026
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Climate scrubbed from G7 meet to appease US, says host France
Environment ministers from G7 nations launched a two-day meeting in Paris on Thursday with climate change kept off the agenda to avoid a row with the United States.
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April 24, 2026
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Traffic via Hormuz remains largely frozen after attacks
Traffic through the Strait of Hormuz remains largely frozen, with only occasional movements of Iran-linked vessels breaking the lull.
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April 24, 2026
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Killer dragged victim down a floor to open biometric locker
The 23-year-old former household employee who allegedly raped and murdered a 22-year-old woman in south Delhi's Kailash Hills on Wednesday morning dragged the victim down from the fourth floor to the third floor in an unsuccessful attempt to unlock a fingerprint-access locker, investigators aware of the case details said on Thursday.
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April 24, 2026
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ENJOYED WRITING MEMOIR BUT HAVE NOW MOVED ON, SAYS NARAVANE
Former army chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane on Thursday said he enjoyed writing his unpublished memoir Four Stars of Destiny, a book that triggered a political row in February, and hoped the government would clear the book for publication.
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April 24, 2026
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Record turnouts mark Bengal Ph-1, TN voting
Tamil Nadu and 152 constituencies in West Bengal registered record voting on Thursday in assembly polls that were largely free of violence, a trend reflecting mass deletions in electoral rolls and prompting the ruling and opposition sides in both states to claim victory.
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April 24, 2026
Hindustan Times Pune
In Bengal, peaceful voting, some clashes
Polling for 152 of the 294 seats in the first phase of the West Bengal assembly elections concluded on Thursday amid sporadic incidents of violence, even as the Election Commission of India (ECI) and chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar lauded voters for the “highest-ever turnout” in the state.
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April 24, 2026
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'India remains tough nut to crack on agriculture'
India remains “a tough nut to crack” on agriculture but the two sides can find mutually agreed common ground, US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer told a congressional committee, as an Indian trade delegation led by chief negotiator Darpan Jain was in Washington for a three-day round of face-to-face talks—the first in six months.
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April 24, 2026
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Indian police: Everyone’s favourite punching bag
The Supreme Court passed directions for police reforms in 2006. The directions have not been implemented, but it is the police, and even bureaucrats, who face the flak
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April 24, 2026
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Navy secretary out in Pentagon shake-up
The exit of John Phelan as US navy secretary highlights an accelerating shake-up of US military leadership under Trump's second term, as global tensions remain high
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April 24, 2026
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HACKERS STEAL $2.5 MILLION FROM SRI LANKA FINANCE MINISTRY
Cyber criminals hacked into the Sri Lankan finance ministry's computer system and siphoned off $2.5 million, the government said on Thursday, the most amount of cash ever stolen by hackers from a state institution in the debt-saddled country.
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April 24, 2026
Hindustan Times Pune
'INAPPROPRIATE, IN POOR TASTE': MEA SLAMS POST SHARED BY TRUMP
India's foreign ministry on Thursday called remarks referring to Indians as living in a “hellhole” — carried in a post shared by US President Donald Trump on his Truth Social account — “obviously uninformed, inappropriate and in poor taste”.
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April 24, 2026
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Shareholders approve $81 bn Warner-Paramount merger
An $81 billion Warner-Paramount mega merger has received shareholders’ stamp of approval, propelling a deal that could vastly reshape Hollywood and the wider media landscape closer to the finish line.
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April 24, 2026
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ED to SC: Mamata’s actions show a rule of law gap in Bengal
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday told the Supreme Court that West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee’s actions in obstructing its probe into political strategy firm I-PAC reflect a “pattern” of absence of rule of law in the state, while clarifying that it was not suggesting a “breakdown of constitutional machinery” in the state.
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April 24, 2026
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Jawa, Yezdi maker bets on new bikes for growth
Classic Legends Pvt. is betting on new products to sustain its recent growth momentum after years of muted sales, as it seeks to contest Royal Enfield’s dominance in India’s premium motorcycle market.
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April 24, 2026
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Renewing the missing spirit of multilateralism
Multilateralism is not easy, but it is indispensable for meeting the world’s greatest challenges.
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April 24, 2026
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Bypolls: 58% turnout in Pawar bastion Baramati
Bypoll to Maharashtra’s Baramati assembly constituency, where deputy chief minister and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) president Sunetra Pawar is in the fray, recorded a provisional voter turnout of 58.17%, while the Rahuri seat recorded 55.87% and Gujarat’s Umreth 59.04%, as per data shared by the Election Commission of India (ECI) till 11 pm on Thursday.
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April 24, 2026
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Amid the global churn, flying into turbulence
Over the past few weeks, several news reports have detailed the position in which SpiceJet finds itself.
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April 24, 2026
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Summer peak still far, but power demand is soaring
India’s early and intense summer is pushing electricity demand towards the highest levels seen during last year’s peak summer, challenging the country’s power system for the weeks ahead.
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April 24, 2026
Hindustan Times Pune
INFOSYS BEATS EXPECTATIONS, FLAGS RISING THREAT FROM Al
Infosys Ltd beat analysts’ expectations as it grew at its fastest pace in three years in the last fiscal year, even as it flagged the potential impact of artificial intelligence (Al) technologies.
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April 24, 2026
Hindustan Times Pune
TCS Nashik: Charges, arrests and unanswered questions
Ina small chamber that overlooks the districtand sessions court in Nashik, Baba Sayyed, 57 and Rahul Kasliwal, 45, are grappling with the most high-profile case of their careers.
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April 24, 2026
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'22 Indian crew on ships attacked in Hormuz safe'
NEW DELHI: A Panama-flagged container ship that was fired upon by Iranian boats amid an escalation of tensions in the Strait of Hormuz had 21 Indian crew members, who are safe, India’s shipping ministry said on Thursday
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April 24, 2026
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Samson classic piles on the agony for Mumbai
The keeper-batter scores an unbeaten 101 off 54 balls, almost single-handedly guides CSK to their 3rd win in 7 games
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April 24, 2026
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Oil firms losing ₹20/1 on petrol, ₹100/1 on diesel
Fuel retailers are losing ₹20 per litre on petrol and ₹100 a litre on diesel as state-run firms continue to shield consumers from oil price volatility by holding pump rates, an oil ministry official said on Thursday.
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April 24, 2026
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India’s private sector output accelerates in April: Flash PMI
Nearly two months after the outbreak of the war in West Asia upended business activity across India, there are signs that private sector activity may be seeing a tentative rebound after witnessing a sharp fall in growth last month.
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April 24, 2026
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Trump’s ‘shoot, kill’ order sharpens Strait standoff
President Donald Trump has ordered the US military to “shoot and kill” small Iranian boats that deploy mines in the Strait of Hormuz, he said on Thursday, a day after Iran again displayed its ability to thwart traffic through the channel.
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April 24, 2026
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RBI sees growth, inflation risks from Iran war
Escalating geopolitical tensions and supply disruptions stemming from the US-Iran war are casting a long shadow over the global and local economic outlook, even as a temporary ceasefire offers short-term relief, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said in its April 2026 bulletin.
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April 24, 2026
Hindustan Times Pune
TCS Nashik: Charges, arrests and unanswered questions
Ina small chamber that overlooks the districtand sessions court in Nashik, Baba Sayyed, 57 and Rahul Kasliwal, 45, are grappling with the most high-profile case of their careers.
8 min |
April 24, 2026
Hindustan Times Pune
Trump’s ‘hellhole’ jibe: India says comments in poor taste
India’s foreign ministry on Thursday called remarks referring to Indians as living in a “hellhole” — carried ina post shared by US President Donald Trump on his Truth Social account — “obviously uninformed, inappropriate and in poor taste”.
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April 24, 2026
Hindustan Times Pune
Breakthrough finding for dengue vaccine efficacy in Brazil trial
A single-dose dengue vaccine developed by Brazil's Butantan Institute demonstrated 65% efficacy against symptomatic dengue over five years of followup and showed meaningful protection even in people who had never previously been infected — potentially clearing a critical barrier that has beset dengue vaccine attempt to date.
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