Hindustan Times (Delhi)
‘Armada on way’: US renews threat to Iran
President Donald Trump said a US “armada” was heading toward the Gulf and that Washington was watching Iran closely, even after downplaying the prospect of imminent military action and saying Tehran appeared interested in talks. Trump has repeatedly...
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Inflexible Bangladesh all set to miss T20 WC
MUMBAI: Bangladesh’s participation in the upcoming T20 World Cup appears unlikely after the interim government reiterated on Thursday its decision not to travel to India due to security concerns. Asif Nazrul, the Bangladesh government’s sports...
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Trump rules out force but sticks to Greenland quest
DAVOS: President Donald Trump upped the pressure on Europe to cede control of Greenland or face the consequences, saying that NATO owes it to the US to grant it full rights to the Arctic island. In a speech to the World Economic Forum in Davos on...
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Toxic air: Indoors as bad as outdoors
NEW DELHI: Millions of Delhi residents cling to a comforting belief: that shutting the door is enough to keep the city’s poisonous air at bay. But a week-long field experiment by Hindustan Times has punctured that illusion. It showed that the boundary...
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India plans Iran rescue ops; Tehran assures no executions of protesters
NEW DELHI: Indian authorities are making preparations for the possible evacuation of Indian nationals from Iran because of the evolving situation in the country amid apprehensions of US military intervention, people familiar with the matter said on...
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Pak told to rein in drones: Army chief on intrusions
NEW DELHI: India asked Pakistan to rein in its drone activities after Islamabad launched defensive drones to assess if New Delhi was preparing to take any action against it, army chief General Upendra Dwivedi said on Tuesday, speaking against the...
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Stay united, defeat those trying to divide us: Modi
VERAVAL/AHMEDABAD: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday warned against appeasement politics and whitewashing history, saying those who opposed the reconstruction of the Somnath Temple were still active today, even as he asserted that India was...
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SIT arrests Sabarimala chief priest in gold case
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the Sabarimala gold misappropriation case has arrested the temple’s chief priest over his alleged “close links” with the prime accused in the case, people aware of the matter said on...
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SC raps CAQM’S ‘failure’, tells it to identify sources of bad air
The Supreme Court on Tuesday termed the Commission for Air Quality Management’s (CAQM) inability to clearly identify the causes of air pollution in Delhi-ncr and their relative contribution as a “complete failure of duty”, directing the statutory body...
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MADHYA PRADESH : MARCHING AHEAD TO CONTRIBUTE DEVELOPED INDIA 2047 VISION
In line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of ‘Developed India 2047’, the state is working at a rapid pace in the road and infrastructure sector. Madhya Pradesh, which is the heart of India and a central point for north-south and east-west...
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Won’t play T20 WC in India: B’desh to ICC
Bangladesh on Sunday said it will not travel to India for next month’s T20 World Cup, citing security concerns, and asked the International Cricket Council (ICC) to relocate its matches amid strained bilateral relations between the two countries. In a...
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KKR releases B’desh pacer Mustafizur on instruction of BCCI
Three-time Indian Premier League (IPL) champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) on Saturday released Bangladesh fast bowler Mustafizur Rahman from their 2026 squad following instructions from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), the franchise...
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Brief air respite triggers swift Grap 3 withdrawal
NEW DELHI: The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) rolled back Stage 3 pollution restrictions on Friday, just hours after strong winds improved Delhi’s air quality, even as forecasts showed conditions would deteriorate to “very poor” again by...
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Cigarettes set to get costlier from Feb 1 as excise duty hiked
The government has imposed a new excise duty on cigarettes ranging from ₹2,050 to ₹8,500 per 1,000 sticks, a move that sent tobacco company shares plummeting on Thursday and is expected to significantly raise prices for the country’s approximately 100...
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Shyamal Dutta Ray
(1934–2005) The devastating effect of the Bengal famine of 1943 played a big role in Shyamal Dutta Ray’s perception of the world. The impact of childhood malnutrition — he was nine at the time of the famine — plagued his health. In 1955, he graduated...
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SC stays Aravalli order, stresses ecological risks
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday stayed its November 20 judgment narrowing the definition of Aravalli hills to landforms rising at least 100 metres above the surrounding terrain, holding that there was a “dire need to further probe and clarify”...
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Iconic screen siren who made a radical shift dies at 91
PARIS: French film sensation Brigitte Bardot, a symbol of sexual liberation in the 1950s and 1960s who reinvented herself as an animal rights defender and embraced far-right views, died on Sunday aged 91, her foundation said. She died in her...
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Petrol, CNG cars may cost more as Capital eyes strong EV push
Petrol and CNG vehicles are set to become more expensive in Delhi next year, with the government planning to extend a green cess currently levied on diesel cars to all combustion engine vehicles, officials familiar with the matter said. The proposal,...
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‘Can’t be brushed aside’: India on B’desh attacks
India on Friday expressed grave concern at the “unremitting hostility” against minority communities in Bangladesh and reiterated its call for those responsible for the lynching of a Hindu man named Dipu Chandra Das to be brought to justice, reflecting...
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Rahman ends exile, seeks ‘safe, peaceful’ Bangladesh
Aspiring prime minister and political heavyweight Tarique Rahman returned to Bangladesh on Thursday, ending 17 years in self-imposed exile with a promise to deliver safety and justice if his party wins the general elections scheduled for February...
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Central Vista to gain a new Metro connection
NEW DELHI: The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved ₹12,015 crore for three new Delhi Metro corridors spanning 16 kilometres, including a new route through Central Vista that will loop the government’s newly redeveloped seat of power into the national...
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B’desh mission in Delhi stops visa applications
NEW DELHI: The Bangladesh high commission in New Delhi suspended visa services for an indefinite period on Monday after a small group of protesters gathered near the mission, people familiar with the matter said against the backdrop of fresh strains in...
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India slams B’desh over claims on Delhi mission
India on Sunday dismissed reports of a security breach at the Bangladesh high commission in New Delhi as “misleading propaganda” and expressed concern at the “horrendous killing” of a Hindu man in Mymensingh amid fresh tensions sparked by violence in...
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Cold snap, dense fog paralyse north India
Air pollution surged into the severe category in Delhi on Saturday while blinding fog and frigid temperatures swept much of northern India and disrupted air, road and rail traffic across 10 states as authorities issued red and orange alerts for swathes...
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Delhi Cantonment Board receives the Raksha Mantri Award for Excellence
The Delhi Cantonment Board was conferred with the Raksha Mantri Award for Excellence for its outstanding performance in the field of innovation in the public sector. The prestigious award was presented by Raksha Mantri, Rajnath Singh. The award was...
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Chaos, confusion as car curbs begin; AQI spikes
NEW DELHI: Residents and commuters across Delhi and NCR faced fines, long waits at emission testing centres and border turn-backs on Thursday as authorities mounted an aggressive enforcement of vehicular restrictions — yet the city’s air quality...
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Just BS-6 vehicles can enter Delhi if Grap 3, 4 in effect
The Delhi government on Tuesday announced a raft of vehicular restrictions to tackle the toxic air enveloping the Capital this winter as stronger winds dissipated pollutants and pushed air quality into the “very poor” category, helping break the...
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NIA names LET, TRF in Pahalgam charge sheet
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Monday filed a charge sheet against terrorist organisation Lashkar-e-taiba (LET), its proxy The Resistance Front (TRF), and others in connection with the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack that claimed 26 lives,...
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BJP names Bihar min Nabin as working prez
NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party’s highest decisionmaking body, the Parliamentary Board, on Sunday appointed Bihar cabinet minister Nitin Nabin as the party’s new working president, with people aware of the matter saying that he is likely to be...
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Grap-4 enforced after air quality sees dramatic fall
A ban on all construction activities, curbs on older private vehicles, restrictions on trucks except those carrying essentials, and mandatory hybrid classes even for higher grades came into effect in Delhincr on Saturday under Stage 4 of the Graded...
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India eases visa rules as Chinese applicants rise
India has tweaked visa rules to address the issue of a growing number of applications from Chinese nationals coming to the country for short periods for business activities without changing vetting procedures, people familiar with the matter said on...
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DGCA deploys officials in Indigo office, airports
NEW DELHI: India’s civil aviation regulator on Wednesday installed officers at Indigo’s corporate office and airports to oversee and report on the airline’s flailing operations even as the company’s board said external technical experts will be brought...
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Microsoft pledges to invest $17.5bn in India
Microsoft Corp. chief executive Satya Nadella on Tuesday marked the year’s second visit to India with a commitment to invest $17.5 billion in data centres, hours after meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi. That brings Microsoft’s total...
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Indigo did not flag troubles during Dec 1 meet: Minister
NEW DELHI: Indigo did not flag any trouble with adapting to the revised crew fatigue rules during a meeting with the civil aviation regulator on December 1, a day before operational problems at India’s biggest airline became apparent, civil aviation...
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25 killed as midnight blaze tears through club in Goa
Twenty-five people, including four from a Delhi family, were killed and six injured after a massive fire ripped through a nightclub in the coastal village of Arpora in north Goa around 11.45pm on Saturday, officials said on Sunday, with chief minister...
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Bollywood? Now, love actually: Hugh Grant
NEW DELHI: Perhaps we love villains the way we do because people are inherently evil, Hollywood star Hugh Grant said, with a twinkle and a grin, speaking at the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit on Saturday. It seemed a fitting combination of the two...
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TRANSFORMING TOMORROW
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be sharing his views on the road ahead for India at the 23rd Hindustan Times Leadership Summit.
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May eradicate Maoism before deadline: CM Sai
NEW DELHI: Maoism may be eradicated in India before the deadline of March 31, 2026 and former rebels who have surrendered will not be returning to the jungles because of robust rehabilitation programmes, Chhattisgarh chief minister Vishnu Deo Sai said...
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150 Indigo flights cancelled as roster norms rock airline
Indigo cancelled at least 150 flights on Wednesday, triggering chaotic scenes at major airports across India as the carrier’s struggles to adapt to stringent new crew rostering rules meant even minor operational disruptions snowballed into a full-blown...
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LS agrees to break debate deadlock
The government and the Opposition on Tuesday agreed to discuss the ongoing SIR (Special Intensive Revision) of electoral rolls in the Lok Sabha next week, preceded by a debate to mark 150 years of “Vande Mataram”, signalling a breakthrough after two...
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SIR stir: Oppn sceptical of govt debate overture
A short winter session of Parliament, with a new Chairman of the Upper House, began on a fractious note on Monday, with opposition parties demanding an immediate debate on electoral reform, and disrupting business in the process, despite the...
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New cess bill on sin goods likely as Parl opens today
NEW DELHI: Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman is scheduled to introduce a bill in the Lok Sabha on Monday to levy “Health Security se National Security Cess” on pan masala and any other items notified by the central government to meet...
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TRANSFORMING TOMORROW
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be sharing his views on the road ahead for India at the 23rd Hindustan Times Leadership Summit.
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Putin to visit India on Dec 4-5, ties in focus
President Vladimir Putin will make a state visit to New Delhi during December 4-5 for the annual India-russia summit, the external affairs ministry announced on Friday, with the trip setting up an opportunity to reinvigorate bilateral ties against the...
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Proactive action? Grap 3 gone, toxic air remains
The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) revoked Grap Stage 3 restrictions on Wednesday at an Air Quality Index of 327 — still firmly in the “very poor” category and amid mounting public frustration — allowing construction activities and older...
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Modi hoists flag, Ayodhya project formally complete
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday hoisted the saffron ‘dharma dhwaj’ flag atop the Ram temple in Ayodhya and marked the formal completion of the project, proclaiming that the “wounds and pain of centuries” were healing as a 500year-old resolve...
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Herculean hit machine: Dharmendra dies at 89
Hindi film icon and former Member of Parliament, Dharmendra, died at his home in Mumbai on Monday. The actor, widely considered to be one of the most successful stars in commercial Hindi cinema, was ailing for the past few weeks. He would have been 90...
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AI a global good, but must guard against misuse: PM
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday called for barring the misuse of artificial intelligence for deepfakes, crime and terrorism, suggesting the need for a global framework built on certain fundamental principles including human oversight...
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Centre calls Delhi blast ‘terror incident’ as probe net widens
A rush-hour explosion near the Red Fort in Delhi that killed 10 people was a “heinous terror incident” by “anti-national” forces, the Union government confirmed on Wednesday, as security agencies worked to nab the remaining members of a module...
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After ‘record’ turnout, polls predict big NDA win in Bihar
Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar is on course to return for a record fifth term and the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) might be headed for a comfortable majority in the high-stakes assembly elections, a clutch of exit polls predicted on...
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Delhi on alert: 8 killed as car explodes in front of Red Fort
Police and counterterrorism agencies are investigating an explosion in a slow-moving white Hyundai i20 car that ripped through a clutch of vehicles on an arterial road near the historic Red Fort in Delhi during the evening rush hour, killing at least...
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Pitched Bihar campaign finishes, Ph-2 tomorrow
Campaigning for the Bihar elections wrapped up on Sunday with a raft of rallies across the eastern state, with leaders from the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and opposition Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) trading...
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Winter session from Dec 1, Oppn hits out at ‘curtailed sitting’
The winter session of Parliament is set to take place from December 1 to 19, parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju said on Saturday, setting the stage for truncated but likely stormy proceedings. Last year, the winter session ran from November...
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Remove strays from public places, top court tells states
The Supreme Court on Friday directed all states and Union territories (UTS) to ensure the removal of stray dogs from educational institutions, hospitals, sports complexes, bus depots and railway stations, and ruled that they cannot be released back in...
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Historic polling in Ph 1 of Bihar elections: EC
PATNA/NEW DELHI: The highstakes assembly elections in Bihar kicked off on Thursday with the first phase recording a provisional turnout till 6pm of 64.66%, a figure the Election Commission of India described as the “highest ever” in the eastern...
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SALAAM NYC
Zohran Mamdani, 34, was elected as the mayor of New York in a historic win on Tuesday night, riding on a campaign that cast him as a foil to a hostile Republican President Donald Trump , who in turn portrayed the Indian-origin Democratic candidate as a...
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Key Delhi air monitor went dark in peak farm fire week
The government model that tracks pollution sources in Delhi went quiet for four days during the first week of November — historically, some of the period when smoke from agricultural burning contributes most heavily to the capital’s toxic air — and was...
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SC asks CAQM for report as Capital’s air gets worse
The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) to submit a report on the pre-emptive steps being taken to prevent further deterioration in the Capital’s air quality. The direction comes amidst the body’s inertia...
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Delhi air nears ‘severe’ level; CAQM delays Stage 3 steps
NEW DELHI: For a second consecutive day on Sunday, Delhi’s air quality index jumped sharply — it reached 366 at 4pm — as a thick, toxic haze blanketed the Capital through the day. Yet the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) failed to trigger...
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9 die as crowd surge sparks temple stampede in Andhra
HYDERABAD: At least nine people, including a teenager, were killed and three others were critically injured in a stampede at a temple in Andhra Pradesh on Saturday amid a rush of devotees, officials aware of the matter said. The incident occurred...
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Modi honours Patel’s legacy, attacks Nehru
India’s first home minister Vallabhbhai Patel wanted to integrate the entirety of Kashmir into India just as he had done with the princely states but was prevented from doing so by then Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said...
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US cuts China tariffs as part of trade truce
BUSAN, SOUTH KOREA: US President Donald Trump said on Thursday he had agreed with President Xi Jinping to trim tariffs on China in exchange for Beijing cracking down on the illicit fentanyl trade, resuming US soybean purchases and keeping rare earths...
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Doing trade deal with India, Trump confirms
President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he is “doing a trade deal with India” , raising hopes that an in-the-works agreement between the two countries would be finalised soon. His comments came on a day the US and South Korea came close to...
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Cloud-seeding fails to induce rain, precipitates political row
A small, single-propeller aircraft operated by IIT Kanpur crisscrossed the overcast skies above northwest Delhi and parts of the National Capital Region on Tuesday, firing silver iodide flares in two cloud seeding trials that failed to produce rain —...
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SIR 2.0 announced in 12 states and UTS; Final rolls on Feb 7
The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Monday announced the launch of the second phase of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls across 12 states and Union Territories, covering roughly half of India’s nearly one billion-strong...
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Asean cornerstone of India’s Act East policy, says Modi
NEW DELHI: The India-association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) partnership lays the foundation for global stability and development in an era of uncertainties, with the two sides cooperating in areas ranging from digital inclusion and food...
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Farm fires rage in Pak, no surge in Punjab – for now
NEW DELHI: Pakistan recorded 3,730 farm fires in the 10 days ending October 25, the highest count for that period in available records dating to 2012, raising alarm among meteorologists who warn the smoke plume will likely sweep across North India once...
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20 killed as bus bursts into flames after bike collision
HYDERABAD: Twenty people were killed and several injured when a sleeper bus heading from Hyderabad to Bengaluru went up in flames after hitting a motorcycle on the outskirts of Kurnool district in Andhra Pradesh early on Friday, said police. Most of...
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Sanctions force refiner retreat on Russian oil
The US late on Wednesday announced sanctions on Russian oil giants Rosneft and Lukoil, the Trump administration’s strongest bid yet to pressure President Vladimir Putin into negotiating an end to the war in Ukraine, a move that could force Indian...
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President’s chopper gets stuck near Sabarimala
Police and fire personnel push the helicopter that carried President Droupadi Murmu after its wheels got stuck in freshly laid concrete on the helipad at Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium in Pathanamthitta district of Kerala on Wednesday. The incident...
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Crackers unleashed, toxic haze cloaks city
Delhi’s first Diwali with legal firecrackers in years delivered the worst air pollution spike since 2021, with fine particulate matter concentrations hitting levels that would register an air quality index of 812 — if the official scale weren’t capped...
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Ladakh-centre dialogue set to resume on Oct 22
SRINAGAR/ NEW DELHI: Crucial talks between the Centre and Ladakh representatives, which were called off nearly three weeks ago, are set to resume on October 22, people aware of the matter said on Saturday, raising hopes of an end to months-long...
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