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Hindustan Times
Constitution does not permit quota on basis of religion: Shah
Muslims will not be given reservation on the basis of religion as such a quota would be unconstitutional, Union home minister Amit Shah said on Thursday, while taking a swipe at opposition Samajwadi Party in the Lok Sabha during the special session that saw the introduction of three bills for amendment of the women’s quota law and to set up a delimitation commission.
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April 17, 2026
Hindustan Times
Operator killed as excavator overturns during drain cleaning, cops cite lapses
A 23-year-old backhoe loader operator died after the machine he was operating overturned into a 16-foot-deep drain during cleaning work at Dyal Singh College in south Delhi's Lodhi Colony area on Wednesday evening, police said on Thursday, adding that the safety measures at the site were inadequate.
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April 17, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
Pak accounts fanned Noida violence, 2 held: Police chief
Police have arrested two people while efforts are underway to apprehend a third accused for “systematically” instigating violence and largescale arson ahead of last week's factory workers’ protests, Gautam Budh Nagar police chief Laxmi Singh said on Thursday, adding that investigators have also filed cases against two social media handles that were “being operated from Pakistan”.
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April 17, 2026
Hindustan Times
Compliance data from 7 stadiums yet to come
A total of seven cricket stadiums across the country have yet to share compliance data on groundwater utilisation and recharge, the Central Groundwater Authority (CGWA) has informed the National Green Tribunal (NGT).
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April 17, 2026
Hindustan Times
LS expansion will be fair, says govt; Oppn wants it in writing
The government on Thursday attempted to convince the Opposition that the proposal to increase the Lok Sabha’s strength and fast-track 33% reservation for women would involve a proportional 50% rise in each state's seats, thereby not hurting southern states apprehensive of an erosion in their relative standing in Parliament.
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April 17, 2026
Hindustan Times
‘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
CBI opposes Kejriwal’s plea, warns of wrong precedent
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday opposed before the Delhi High Court Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal’s plea seeking the recusal of Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma in the excise policy case, arguing that accepting his contention would set a precedent that could effectively disqualify judges across the country from hearing cases involving governments or political figures.
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April 17, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
Gogoi flags concerns over quota route; Surya calls bills 'historic'
Congress lawmaker Gaurav Gogoi on Thursday accused the government of using the implementation of the 33% women’s quota in legislative bodies as a cover for delimitation through the back door and using it for political gains rather than representation, and weakening the Constitution.
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April 17, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
MCD to hold elections for mayor on April 29
NEW DELHI: The Municipal Council of Delhi (MCD) will hold elections for mayor and deputy mayor, as well as for the three posts open on the standing committee, on April 29, it announced in a notice on Thursday.
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April 17, 2026
Hindustan Times
Carlsen and a bluff: How Indian GM Adhiban’s pep talks gave Vaishali the edge at Candidates
Adhiban Baskaran received a text from R Vaishali the night before she left for Cyprus for the Candidates tournament.
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April 17, 2026
Hindustan Times
Weaponising energy supplies
The US threat to penalise the purchase of Iranian and Russian oil and petroleum will worsen the energy crisis and further hurt America’s standing
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April 17, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
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 Delhi
For the fan of fen
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April 17, 2026
Hindustan Times
Last year was tough...it's clear now that I can match top players: Vaishali
Indian Grandmaster R Vaishali, who won the Women’s Candidates Tournament in Cyprus on Wednesday, said resilience and mental recalibration were key to her triumph after a difficult 2025.
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April 17, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
SC REFUSES TO ENTERTAIN ANIL AMBANI'S PLEA ON ‘FRAUD' TAG
The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to entertain businessman Anil Ambani’ challenge to the classification of loan accounts of Reliance Communications group companiesas “fraud”, underscoring serious allegations of diversion of “thousands of crores” of public money and directing him to pursue remedies before the civil court where a related suit is already pending.
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April 17, 2026
Hindustan Times
UCC a constitutional ambition, nothing to do with religion: SC
The Supreme Court on Thursday said that the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) has nothing to do with any religion but is an ambition of our Constitution as it set out to examine a petition that challenged the Muslim personal law which discriminates against women in matters of inheritance and succession.
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April 17, 2026
Hindustan Times
Nashik case: Family says Nida Khan not on the run
The 26-year-old Nida Khan who has been portrayed as the absconding mastermind at the TCS-run BPO in Nashik, is in Mumbai, and where she is expecting her first child, her family has told Hindustan Times.
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April 17, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
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
There will be no change in ratio: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday assured lawmakers that amendments to expedite 33% women’s reservation by 2029 - which includes the provision of increasing the overall seats in the Lok Sabha by 50% and carrying out delimitation on the basis of the latest available census, effectively the 2011 one — will not discriminate against or do injustice to anyone.
3 min |
April 17, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
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 Delhi
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
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
Crores down the drain as interceptor project fails to curb untreated sewage flow to Yamuna
After two decades and more than 2,454 crore poured into the Delhi Jal Board's (DJB) flagship Interceptor Sewage Project (ISP), a significant chunk of that investment appears to have effectively gone down the drain.
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April 17, 2026
Hindustan Times
No LWE-hit districts in India, Centre tells states after review
India now has zero districts categorised as “left wing extremism (LWE)-affected” —a first since May 1967 — the Centre has informed states citing a review conducted after the March 31 deadline ended, officials aware of the matter said on Thursday.
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April 17, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
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April 17, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
LG SANDHU VISITS SWABHIMAN APTS, TELLS OFFICIALS TO ADDRESS CONCERNS
Lieutenant Governor Taranjit Singh Sandhu on Thursday visited Swabhiman Apartments in Ashok Vihar, a Delhi Development Authority (DDA) housing project under the “Jahan Jhuggi, Wahin Makan” initiative, and asked the officials to address the infrastructure-related and other issues raised by the residents.
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April 17, 2026
Hindustan Times Delhi
SRB CAN'T DENY RELEASE CITING ‘PERCEPTION’ IN MATTOO CASE: HC
The Delhi high court on Thursday said the Sentence Review Board (SRB) appeared to have rejected the premature release plea of Santosh Kumar Singh, who is serving a life sentence for the rape and murder of law student Priyadarshini Mattoo, based on “public perception”, and assured him an “objective treatment” in the matter.
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April 17, 2026
Hindustan Times
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
SC dismisses plea over transfers in Bengal by EC
The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to entertain a petition questioning the Election Commission of India's (ECI) 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 Delhi
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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