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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange wins permission to appeal against extradition to US

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Monday was given the chance to challenge a decision allowing him to be extradited to the United States to face 18 criminal charges including breaking a spying law to Britain's Supreme Court. U.S. authorities are...

Hrithik Roshan reacts to parents Rakesh Roshan, Pinky Roshan’s birthday wishes for him: ‘You are the best’

Actor Hrithik Roshan turned 48 on Friday. Hrithik's parents, father film-producer Rakesh Roshan and mother Pinkie Roshan penned heartfelt birthday posts for him. Rakesh posted a picture of himself with Hrithik and wrote, “Happy birthday Duggu my sun keeps shining as always, you are...

Defence minister Rajnath Singh tests positive for Covid-19 with mild symptoms

Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal had earlier tested positive for Covid-19. On Sunday, he said he had recovered from the infection. "After recovering from Corona, I am back at your service," Kejriwal had tweeted in Hindi. India has been seeing...

US, Russia open high-stakes talks on Ukraine

Top US and Russian diplomats kicked off crucial talks Monday on soaring tensions over Ukraine, amid fears of a Russian invasion of its pro-Western neighbour. US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman and her Russian counterpart Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei...

Taliban: Explosion kills 9 children in eastern Afghanistan

An explosion in eastern Afghanistan near the border with Pakistan on Monday killed nine children and wounded four, according to the office of a Taliban-appointed governor. A statement from the governor’s office said the blast took place when a cart...

Pope backs Covid immunisation campaigns, warns of ideological misinformation

Pope Francis on Monday condemned "baseless" ideological misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines, backing national immunisation campaigns and calling health care a moral obligation. Francis spoke in his yearly address to the diplomatic corps accredited to the Vatican, sometimes called his "State...

‘Cheap way to garner public sympathy’: Rakesh Tikait on breach in PM Modi’s security

Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait on Thursday took a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the breach in latter's security in Punjab, describing it as a ‘stunt to garner public sympathy.’ We are hearing since yesterday, that...

PM-President meeting: Kovind calls Modi’s security incident a ‘serious lapse’

 President Ram Nath Kovind on Thursday expressed concern over the breach in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s security during the latter’s visit to Punjab a day earlier as the two met and discussed the issue. In a tweet, the president’s secretariat...

‘Should Congress be forgiven?’: Rajnath Singh on PM’s security lapse in Punjab

Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday addressed a public rally in Uttarakhand, where he asked if the Congress party should be forgiven for “serious lapses” in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's security when the latter was on a visit to...

News updates from HT: Congress MP wants sitting HC judge to probe PM Modi’s security breach, and all the latest news

Here are today’s top news, analysis, and opinion at 5pm. Know all about the latest news and other news updates from Hindustan Times. The Mainpuri-based school, one of three in the state, will now be known as ‘General Bipin Rawat...

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Kanpur crash: Driver Mohan claims he was behind wheel

The probe into Kanpur’s high-profile Lamborghini crash took a fresh turn on Wednesday after one Mohan, the alleged designated...