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Sea waves surge onto roads, trees uprooted, heavy rains trigger waterlogging amid Cyclone Arnab landfall process | Visuals
Ramayana Los Angeles Premiere: Yash-Ranbir Kapoor Hug Each Other On Red Carpet, Sai Pallavi Brings Elegance
Bihar MLC polls: RJD wrests Patna Teachers’ seat from BJP; Prashant Kishor's party wins in Darbhanga
Palaniswami, Dhinakaran urge Tamil Nadu government to roll back hike in prices of dairy by-products
HT Morning Brief October 28: Cyclone Arnab landfall process underway, JIO IPO debuts today and more
TDP-led alliance win majority of unanimously-elected seats in rural body polls in AP
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Second police ‘encounter’ in 12 hours: Accused in BJP worker’s murder shot dead in West Bengal
Tata being ‘criminally destroyed’; no business leader dares to say a word: Rahul Gandhi
Polling underway for phase 2 of Rajasthan Panchayat polls, faulty EVMs delay start at few booths
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MoreThree-time Asian Para Games gold medallist Neeraj Yadav dies by suicide
"This Is America. Back Up": US, Cuba Officials' Shouting Match At UN. Watch
Mitchell Starc's day of extremes in Cape Town
How Vaibhav Sooryavanshi Got A 'Chocolate' From Gautam Gambhir And Co. And New Zealand Paid The Price - Ex-India Star Explains
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MoreSai Pallavi Celebrates Indian Elegance In A Pink Saree At Ramayana Premiere In Los Angeles
Amitabh Bachchan’s Juhu homes have an interesting history; Mansa was reportedly received as payment for ‘
Ramayana Los Angeles Premiere: Yash-Ranbir Kapoor Hug Each Other On Red Carpet, Sai Pallavi Brings Elegance
Who was B.P. Singh? His journey from creating Aahat, CID to playing DCP Chitrole; Funeral to be held on October 28
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Maharashtra to intensify background checks of app-based drivers after ATS action against Rapido rider in Mumbai
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GTA 6's rumored file size ahead of November 19 launch sparks comparisons with previous editions | Hindustan Times
New iPhone 18e leak covers its chip, cameras, and display - GSMArena.com news
Health
DRC's Ebola outbreak surpasses 10,000 confirmed cases
Early neurological deterioration affects 30% of awake craniotomy patients
Doctors from different disciplines to draft uniform guidelines for osteoporosis | Mumbai news
Where do autoimmune diseases come from?
Science
Air quality slips to ‘poor’ category in Delhi, parts of north India
Scientists collected DNA from seawater at 316 sites across Japan and found 126 fish species farther north
A 1,600-year-old Roman cup turns green or ruby red depending on how light hits it; after years of experim
Rare Nanotyrannus Skeleton Sold For $47.3 Million To 'Mystery Buyer' In US
Education
Cyclone Arnab: 609 Andhra schools turn into relief shelters
HPS Students Represent India At 58th Round Square International Conference In Australia
Sub-registrar has power to deny registration of document: HC
Minor girl delivers baby in hospital toilet
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How to check a viral WhatsApp forward before you share it
Seven quick checks — from reverse image search to reading the date — that catch most fake forwards in under five minutes.
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Lost money to an online fraud? What to do in the first hour
Speed matters. The order in which to call 1930, block your bank access and save the evidence.
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Repo rate explained: how an RBI decision reaches your home-loan EMI
The Monetary Policy Committee changes one number. Here is how it travels to your bank, your loan and your fixed deposit.
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How a Lok Sabha election works, from nomination to counting day
543 seats, one vote each, and a long chain of checks in between. A step-by-step guide.
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