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Hindustan Times Ranchi
MMA Fighters Brace for Asian Games Debut Amidst Uncertainty
She won a gold medal for India as a wrestler, and while she eventually transitioned to a different sport—Mixed Martial Arts (MMA)—the maverick that Ritu Phogat is, she switched from dreaming about medals to chasing belts.
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May 10, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi
Trai Proposes 4% AGR Levy for Satcom Firms
Telecom regulator Trai on Friday recommended that satellite communication companies like Starlink pay 4% of their adjusted gross revenue (AGR) as spectrum charges to the government—a rate steeper than what these firms had been lobbying for.
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May 10, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi
Trial run for horse, mule ops start on Kedarnath trek route
The Rudraprayag district administration has partially lifted restrictions on mule and horse operations along the Kedarnath Dham Yatra route, which were imposed in April following an outbreak of equine influenza.
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May 10, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi
'Everyone has to own their identity'
On celebrating women artists and correcting the erasure of women in art
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May 10, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi
Courts Cannot Compel States to Adopt NEP: SC
The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a petition seeking the implementation of the National Education Policy (NEP) in Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, and Kerala, saying it cannot compel any state to adopt it.
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May 10, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi
BCCI suspends IPL for one week
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Friday suspended the Indian Premier League (IPL) tournament for at least one week as fighting escalated with neighbouring Pakistan, halting play in the sport's richest tournament two weeks before the end of the season.
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May 10, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi
Western disturbances bring cool start to May
Frequent, slow-moving western disturbances — essentially, cyclones originating in the Mediterranean Sea and moving east — in the first week of May have resulted in an unusually cool, rainy start to what is usually the peak summer month for northwest India.
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May 10, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi
BYD Aims To Sell Half Its Cars Outside China By '30
BYD, China's No. 1 automaker, aims to sell half of its vehicles outside the Chinese market by 2030, a massive increase that would make it a rival to the world's largest automakers, according to four people familiar with the matter.
2 min |
May 09, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi
Trump touts 'full' US-UK trade pact in boost for Starmer after weeks of talks
President Donald Trump said the US has secured what he described as a comprehensive trade agreement with the UK, the culmination of weeks of talks between the two allies and marking the first of his promised deals with countries around the world.
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May 09, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi
Attack on India to be met with firm response
Leaders across the political spectrum attending an all-party meeting convened by the government on Thursday were united in support of Operation Sindoor, targeted at terrorist sites inside Pakistan, and congratulated the armed forces for the decisive action.
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May 09, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi
LG Electronics Begins Construction on ₹5k-cr Mfg Unit in AP
LG Electronics on Thursday began the construction work on its ₹5,000-crore home appliance factory here—its third plant in India—as part of a broader push to strengthen its presence in one of the world’s fastest-growing consumer markets.
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May 09, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi
Tesla's India Country Head Steps Down
Tesla's country head for India has resigned after nine years at the company and ahead of the US EV maker's planned entry into the world's third-largest car market, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter.
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May 09, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi
Hospital Building Catches Fire At Araria; Patients Rescued
A major fire broke out at the old building of the district hospital in Bihar's Araria on Thursday afternoon, causing extensive damage, officials said.
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May 09, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi
Putin Meets 'Dear Friend' Xi in Moscow as Ukraine Reports Ceasefire Violations
China's Xi Jinping was in Moscow on Thursday for a state visit ahead of the Kremlin's grand Victory Day celebrations, as Ukraine accused Russia's army of launching air strikes just hours into a supposed truce.
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May 09, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi
JMM suspends Sarna code agitation
The ruling Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) on Thursday decided to suspend its statewide protest seeking the inclusion of a separate religious code for the Scheduled Tribes in the upcoming census in the wake of rising tensions between India and Pakistan.
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May 09, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi
Rupee, shares, bonds drop on India-Pak conflict escalation
The Indian rupee, equities and bonds dropped on Thursday, pressured by risk aversion after India said it pushed back Pakistani retaliation overnight.
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May 09, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi
Trump Rules Out Cutting China Tariffs for Trade Talks
Trump also asserted that previously, the US was 'losing a trillion dollars a year' to China on trade and that 'now we're not losing anything'
2 min |
May 09, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi
Amid Heightened Tensions, Modi Calls For Focus On Readiness
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday instructed all ministries to ensure seamless coordination to uphold \"operational continuity and institutional resilience\" and ensure fool-proof functioning of essential systems, with special focus on readiness, people aware of the matter said.
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May 09, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi
U.S. Chief Justice Roberts: Judicial Freedom Is Key To Checking Congress, Prez
Amid attacks on federal judges who have slowed President Donald Trump's agenda, Chief Justice John Roberts on Wednesday defended judicial independence as necessary to \"check the excesses of the Congress or the executive.\"
1 min |
May 09, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi
Lebanon state media say series of heavy Israeli strikes hit south
Lebanese official media said Israel conducted heavy airstrikes on the south on Thursday, the latest raids despite a fragile November ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah.
1 min |
May 09, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi
India's Outreach to US in Focus After Military Strikes
India's diplomatic outreach to America was in the spotlight hours after India launched a series of precision military strikes on Pakistan.
2 min |
May 09, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi
Dabur to exit underperforming products such as tea, diapers
Homegrown FMCG major Dabur India will exit categories such as tea, adult and baby diapers, and sanitising products as part of rationalisation of its underperforming products, said CEO Mohit Malhotra.
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May 09, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi
IL&FS Mutual Fund pays out ₹262 cr to debt infra investors
THE COMPANY'S TOTAL PAYOUT TO INFRA DEBT FUND INVESTORS OVER THE PAST 6 YEARS, NOW STANDS AT ₹1,900 CRORE
1 min |
May 09, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi
India-UK FTA Template for Other Trade Deals
India's understanding with the UK on the latter's carbon tax on heavy-emission-footprint imports could become a template for its talks with the EU, which also has a similar impost
4 min |
May 09, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi
Cardinals Fail to Elect Pope After 2nd Ballot
Cardinals failed again on Thursday morning to find a successor to Pope Francis, sending black smoke billowing up through the Sistine Chapel chimney after two more inconclusive rounds of conclave voting.
2 min |
May 09, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi
Man Killed In Bokaro; Kin, Two Others Accused
Police on Thursday said it cracked a murder case in Bokaro in which a man was killed allegedly at the behest of his elder brother, who was reportedly infatuated with his sister-in-law.
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May 09, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi
Ukraine's Parl Ratifies Minerals Deal With The U.S.
Ukraine's parliament unanimously voted in favour of ratifying a landmark minerals deal with the US on Thursday afternoon, a lawmaker said.
1 min |
May 09, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi
Inflation likely cooled in April, albeit slightly: Poll
With inflation expected to be easing, RBI will have more room for rate cuts
2 min |
May 09, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi
Cobra Venom Over 2kg Worth Crores Seized, Six Arrested at Araria Distt
The Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) and the District Intelligence Unit conducted a raid at a hotel in Forbesganj, Araria district, and seized over 2kg of cobra venom smuggled from France, officials said, adding that six smugglers were also arrested.
1 min |
May 09, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi
Dhoni on future: Nothing to decide, will take a call later
Chennai Super Kings captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni says \"there is no escaping the fact\" that he is in the twilight of his IPL career but a decision on his future will depend on how his body responds to the pressure of hard work in the next six to eight months.
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