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Govt issues draft rules on OTT access for disabled
The ministry of information and broadcasting has formulated draft guidelines for accessibility of content on platforms of publishers of online curated content (OTT platforms) to make films and shows on streaming platforms accessible to persons with visual and hearing disabilities.
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October 17, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
CBI arrests Punjab DIG in bribery case; seizes ₹5cr cash, |.5kg gold
The Central Bureau of investigation (CBI) on Thursday arrested Punjab Police deputy inspector general (DIG), Ropar Range, Harcharan Singh Bhullar, ina bribery case, officials aware of the details said.
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October 17, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
On the rise, Abhishek making games count
At a time when his colleagues are finding it difficult to keep their spots in the Indian hockey team, Abhishek Nain has quickly cemented his place in the Harmanpreet Singh-led side, emerging as the team's most potent force in the forward line.
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October 17, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
Trade diversification softens tariff hit
Exports to 13 of India's top 20 destinations grew in Sept even as US-bound shipments fell nearly 12%
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October 17, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
‘Creative Capital’: Delhi to host 30+ music festivals in 80 days
Delhi is set to groove and rock this festive season. chief minister Rekha Gupta on Thursday announced that the national capital will host more than 30 major national and international music and cultural festivals over the next 80 days, as part of the government's bid to transform the city into India’s “Creative Capital”.
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October 17, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
Healy’s second successive century powers Australia into WC semis
Skipper Alyssa Healy continued her golden run smashing her way toa second consecutive ton as Australia cantered home by 10 wickets to become the first team to qualify for the semi-fi-nal of the Women’s World Cup here on Thursday.
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October 17, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
Census ’27 pre-test to be done in Nov
The pretest for the first phase of Census 2027 will be conducted from November 10 to November 30, the registrar general of India (RGI) said on Thursday.
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October 17, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
Contempt plea against Mamata withdrawn as AG denies consent
A petition seeking contempt proceedings to be initiated against West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee was withdrawn from the Supreme Court on Thursday as the Attorney General refused to grant consent-a precondition for filing such a plea.
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October 17, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
Anshuman: If Vikrant would have been the lead in Half Girlfriend, I'd have done it
Actor Anshuman Jha, who recently made his directorial debut with Lord Curzon Ki Haveli, believes the film's biggest strength lies in its casting featuring Arjun Mathur, Rasika Dugal, Paresh Pahuja and Zoha Rahman.
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October 17, 2025
Hindustan Times
Father of pilot killed in AI crash moves SC
The father of late Capt. Sumeet Sabharwal, who commanded the Air India Boeing 787 Dreamliner that crashed shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad on June 12, has moved the Supreme Court along with the Federation of Indian Pilots (FIP), seeking a judicially monitored investigation into the accident.
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October 17, 2025
Hindustan Times
21st century belongs to 1.4bn Indians, says Modi in Andhra
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that the 21st century belongs to 1.4 billion Indians and that the country will become “Viksit Bharat” (Developed India) by 2047 even as he attacked the Congress and hailed the recent goods and services (GST) reforms.
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October 17, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
NARAYANA MURTHY, WIFE DECLINE TO BE PART OF CASTE SURVEY IN K'TAKA
Infosys founder N R Narayana Murthy and his wife Sudha Murty have declined to take part in the ongoing social and educational survey, nicknamed caste survey, in Karnataka saying they do not belong to any backward caste, BBMP officials aware of the said on Thursday.
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October 17, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
Cong releases Ist list as Grand Alliance looks to seal seat deal
The Congress released its first list of 48 candidates for the Bihar assembly elections on Thursday night — just hours before the deadline for filing of nominations for the first-phase polling comes to an end — fielding its state party chief Rajesh Ram from Kutumba assembly constituency and state legislature party leader Shakeel ‘Ahmad Khan from Kadwa seat.
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October 17, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
KHELO INDIA UNIVERSITY GAMES IN RAJASTHAN FROM NOV 24
The fifth Khelo India University Games will be held in seven cities of Rajasthan from November 24 to December 5, with beach volleyball, canoeing and kayaking, and cycling and kho-kho included in the KIUG programme for the first time.
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October 17, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
INDIA REAFFIRMS 2-STATE STANCE ON PALESTINE ISSUE
India on Thursday reaffirmed its support for a two-state solution to the Palestine issue and said it will continue to strongly support all efforts towards a “durable and just peace” in the region.
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October 17, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
'Jan Suraaj will either get 10 seats or 150, nothing in between'
PATNA: As the Bihar assembly elections draw near, Prashant Kishor has positioned his political startup, the Jan Suraaj Party as a disruptor in the state’s crowded electoral field.
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October 17, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
‘Artificial General Intelligence isn’t coming, it’s already here’
Artificial General Intelligence isn't coming - it's already here, according to one of Google's most senior AI researchers.
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October 17, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
KAPIL SHARMA'S CAFE IN CANADA SHOT AT AGAIN
A restaurant owned by entertainer Kapil Sharma in the Canadian province of British Columbia was targeted for the third time in four months, with several shots fired at it in the early hours of Thursday.
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October 17, 2025
Hindustan Times
U’khand govt proposes privacy focused changes to UCC rules
The Uttarakhand government has proposed major amendments to the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Rules, 2025, focusing on protecting individual privacy, curtailing the powers of registrars, introducing flexibility in mandates related to identity proof and striking down clauses on parental intimation and pregnancy disclosure with regard to live-in relationships.
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October 17, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
BJP, AAP trade barbs over use of defoaming agents in Yamuna
Chief minister Rekha Gupta on Thursday inspected the Yamuna riverbank at Kalindi Kunj to review ongoing cleanup efforts and water quality ahead of Chhath Puja, even as the BJP and AAP traded barbs over the use of defoaming chemicals.
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October 17, 2025
Hindustan Times
K’taka govt tightens rules on public spaces
The Karnataka government on Thursday introduced a sweeping set of regulatory measures tightening control over the use of public and government-owned spaces, a move that came amid minister Priyank Kharge’s renewed criticism of bureaucrats and organisations allegedly aligned with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS).
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October 17, 2025
Hindustan Times
Of nostalgia & pride: 30 yrs on, Sri Lankan PM back in DU
Sri Lankan Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya experienced a poignant moment of nostalgia and pride on Thursday as she returned to Delhi University's Hindu College - her alma mater - and visited the classroom 27, the very space where she studied as a sociology student more than three decades ago.
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October 17, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
Nitish raises Bihar’s past at NDA campaign launch
Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday kicked off his election campaign for the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) from Darbhanga and Samastipur, reminding people of the conditions that existed in the state before he came to power in 2005.
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October 17, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
11-yr-old hyena found dead in its enclosure at Delhi zoo
An ll-year-old female hyena died at the Delhi Zoo on Thursday under “mysterious” circumstances, z00 officials said, adding that a postmortem examination will be conducted to determine the exact cause of death. The zoo is now left with only two hyenas, a male anda female.
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October 17, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
‘UK PM Starmer’s visit resulted in £3.6bn investments into India’
Prime Minister Keir Starmer's recent visit was aimed at giving impetus to economic ties with India even before the bilateral free trade agreement comes into force, resulting in fresh British investments of £3.6 billion into India, UK high commissioner Lindy Cameron said on Wednesday.
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October 17, 2025
Hindustan Times
OpenAI says Oracle helping handle chip export controls
OpenAI said that Oracle Corp. has been helping the fast-growing startup expand the build-out of its data centres outside the US, including by dealing with export controls on chips for artificial intelligence work.
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October 17, 2025
Hindustan Times
JD(U) releases 2nd list; fields all 101 candidates
The Janata Dal (United) on Thursday released its second list of 44 candidates to complete the ticket distribution on all of its 101 seats as Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar headed for Samastipur and Darbhanga to kick off the party's poll campaign for the upcoming state assembly elections next month.
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October 17, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
BUS BLAST KILLS 5 DEFENCE MINISTRY PERSONNEL IN SYRIA
A blast targeting a bus in Syria's eastern province of Deir Ezzor on Thursday killed at least five defence ministry personnel, an official from the ministry told AFP.
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October 17, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
DP lends her voice to Meta AI: This is pretty cool, try it!
Deepika Padukone has become the first Indian artiste to lend her voice to the AI (Artificial Intelligence) assistant feature of Meta AI across multiple countries, including India.
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October 17, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
Woman held in Canada for ‘Indian Rats’ graffiti
Canadian law enforcement has arrested a 29-year-old woman in connection with hate-related graffiti targeting Indians that was spray-painted at a prominent location in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) last month.
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