Hindustan Times (Lucknow)
Modi draws battle lines in TN, Kerala
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday embarked on a high-octane campaign across Kerala and Tamil Nadu, intensifying outreach, targeting incumbent state governments and highlighting National Democratic Alliance (NDA)-led initiatives in the two...
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SC revives Bhojshala case, allows prayers at site today
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday revived proceedings before the Madhya Pradesh High Court in the long-running dispute over the Bhojshala Temple-Kamal Maula Mosque complex in Dhar district, in the first such order of its kind after a moratorium...
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Trump rules out force but sticks to Greenland quest
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 Wednesday...
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78 years post independence, ‘light of hope’ dawns upon UP hamlet
LUCKNOW : Nearly eight decades after India’s independence, a ‘light of hope’ dawned upon Gadariyapurwa, a small hamlet around 40km from Lucknow, when the first electric bulb flickered by electric current from government poles on Tuesday evening. For...
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IndiGo hit with record ₹22cr fine for Dec chaos
NEW DELHI: India’s aviation regulator on Saturday imposed a record ₹22.2 crore penalty on IndiGo and issued warnings to six senior executives, including the chief operating officer, after its inquiry found the airline’s “overriding focus on maximising...
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Exports brave US tariffs, global churn to log rise
Defying global headwinds and hefty US tariffs, India’s merchandise exports increased 1.9% to $38.51 billion in December from $37.8 billion a year earlier, and 2.44% to $330.29 billion in the first nine months of fiscal 2026, which was primarily driven...
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Pak told to rein in drones: Army chief on intrusions
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 backdrop of...
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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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EV bus plant puts Lucknow on road to industrial acceleration
LUCKNOW: The state capital reached a new milestone on the road to industrial acceleration on Friday with the inauguration of Ashok Leyland’s electric vehicle plant, spread over 70 acres in Sarojini Nagar at the site where the Scooters India Limited...
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UP SIR: 28.9mn names deleted from draft roll
The name of nearly every fifth voter in Uttar Pradesh might be removed after the special intensive revision (SIR), as the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday published the draft roll that dropped 28.9 million people, marking the highest...
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SC denies Umar, Sharjeel bail in ’20 Delhi riots case
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday refused to grant bail to former Jawaharlal Nehru University student Umar Khalid and activist Sharjeel Imam in the alleged larger conspiracy case linked to the 2020 Delhi riots, citing the gravity and statutory...
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Maduro loyalists vow to defy US
CARACAS/WASHINGTON: A top Venezuelan official declared on Sunday that the country’s government would stay unified behind President Nicolas Maduro, whose capture by the US has sparked deep uncertainty about what is next for the oilrich South American...
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US extracts Venezuela’s Prez
Major powers denounce operation as breach of international law, Venezuelans divided CARACAS/WASHINGTON: US special forces captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro from his bedroom early Saturday in an operation without modern precedent, plucking a...
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Trump and Tehran trade threats as Iran stir grows
DUBAI: US President Donald Trump and top Iranian officials exchanged duelling threats Friday as widening protests swept across parts of the Islamic Republic, further escalating tensions between the countries after America bombed Iranian nuclear sites...
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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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In Dhaka for Zia’s last rites, EAM hands her son letter from Modi
NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar represented India at the funeral of former Bangladesh prime minister Khaleda Zia in Dhaka on Wednesday and told her son and political heir Tarique Rahman that her vision will guide the development of...
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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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Bangladesh ramps up rhetoric, Indian agencies push back
Bangladesh on Sunday sharpened its rhetoric against India, with Dhaka accusing New Delhi of spreading a “misleading narrative” on the condition of minorities in the country and the Bangladeshi police claiming that suspects in the murder of radical...
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‘Colluded with Sengar’: Victim asks CBI to probe officer
The survivor of the 2017 Unnao rape case has approached the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) seeking the registration of a first information report (FIR) against the then investigating officer for allegedly being “hand in glove” with the convict,...
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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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B’deshis, Rohingya will be shown way out of UP: Yogi
LUCKNOW: Infiltrators, including Bangladeshis and the Rohingya, will be shown the way out of Uttar Pradesh, chief minister Yogi Adityanath said during a discussion on the supplementary budget (2025-26) on the last day of the winter session of the state...
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CM: Bulldozer action will come, don’t cry foul then
In a strong reply in the state assembly, chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday said bulldozer action will come in the codeine-based cough syrup diversion case too and warned the Opposition not to cry foul when that happens. He was responding to the...
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India slams B’desh over claims on Delhi mission
NEW DELHI: 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...
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Cold snap, dense fog paralyse north India
NEW DELHI: 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...
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Unrest returns in B’desh, Indian missions on edge
NEW DELHI: Bangladesh continued to be on edge on Friday, after protests near the Indian high commission in Dhaka and assistant high commissions in Chittagong, Khulna and Rajshahi, attacks on the offices of several newspapers including the influential...
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India inks Oman FTA, gains duty-free boost
NEW DELHI: India and Oman on Thursday signed a free trade agreement that allows duty-free access of almost all Indian goods in the West Asian country, a comprehensive services package spanning 127 sectors, and a liberalised mobility framework for...
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Fog-related crashes in UP leave trail of deaths
LUCKNOW : Dense fog and poor visibility wreaked havoc across Uttar Pradesh, triggering a series of road accidents on Tuesday that left at least 26 people dead and dozens injured in eight districts. The worst tragedy unfolded in Mathura, where a massive...
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Govt to bring ‘G Ram G’ to replace UPA’s MGNREGS
NEW DELHI: The Union government is set to propose a new federal jobs scheme, the Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) or VB-G RAM G, to replace the twodecade-old Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme...
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Yogi flags presence of Bangla nationals on voter list in a dist
LUCKNOW: Expressing concern over gaps in the voter list during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR), chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday warned BJP workers that a large number of eligible voters – about four crore or 40 million – were...
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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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Cabinet clears key bills, approves census budget
The Union Cabinet on Friday approved the budget for the upcoming census and a new economic partnership with Oman, allowed the export of coal, and cleared key bills proposing a unified national education regulator, opening up the insurance sector fully...
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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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IndiGo scaled up ops but pilot count dipped: Data
Weeks after the country’s aviation regulator approved a 6% increase in flights for IndiGo, as part of the airline’s winter schedule, the ministry of civil aviation said there would be a 10% reduction instead, a consequence of the inability of India’s...
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IndiGo did not flag troubles during Dec 1 meet: Minister
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 minister Ram...
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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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Transformation is a national resolve: PM
NEW DELHI: The journey to transforming tomorrow is a national resolve that requires public participation and collective effort, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday, laying out an expansive vision to propel the country towards prosperity in an...
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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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PM-Putin bonhomie sets tone for crucial defence, trade talks
NEW DELHI: India rolled out the red carpet for President Vladimir Putin on Thursday, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi personally receiving the Russian leader at the airport on his arrival in Delhi for a visit that will be capped by an annual summit...
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Ministry scraps order to pre-install Sanchar app
The communications ministry on Wednesday said it has dropped its directive requiring mobile phone manufacturers to pre-install the Sanchar Saathi app on every handset, citing a large spike in downloads after the initial order on November 28. “Given...
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Lok Sabha 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
NEW DELHI: 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
NEW DELHI: 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...
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CWG returns to India in 2030, over to Ahmedabad
India on Wednesday earned the rights to host the 2030 Commonwealth Games in Ahmedabad, bagging its first multi-disciplinary mega sporting event since 2010 CWG in Delhi. The Commonwealth Sport general assembly in Glasgow comprising delegates from 74...
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Wounds of centuries healing: PM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said the “wounds and pain of centuries are healing” after hoisting the ‘dharma dhwaj’ (saffron flag) atop the Ram Mandir to mark the ceremonial completion of the temple’s construction five years and three months...
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PM to hoist flag marking completion of Ram Temple
AYODHYA : Prime Minister Narendra Modi will ceremonially hoist a saffron flag on the spire of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya on Tuesday, symbolising the completion of its construction. The much awaited ‘Dhwajarohan’ ceremony will begin in the ‘Abhijit...
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AI a global good, but must guard against misuse: PM
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 and...
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Centre calls Delhi blast ‘terror incident’ as probe net widens
NEW DELHI/FARIDABAD/SRINAGAR: 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...
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From Pulwama to F’bad: Red Fort blast probe focuses on terror web
Investigators probing the rush-hour car explosion outside Red Fort in Delhi turned their attention on Tuesday to an extremist module busted in Faridabad who they linked to terror outfit Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) and a doctor hailing from Pulwama in Jammu...
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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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PM Modi: Vande Bharat network a convergence of culture, faith, dev
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said pilgrimage sites are now being connected through the Vande Bharat network, marking a convergence of India’s culture, faith, and development journey. This is a significant step towards transforming heritage...
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Travel chaos hits IGI as vital network collapses
The Capital’s airport was plunged into chaos on Friday when the backbone of air traffic communications was paralysed, disrupting close to 65% of all flights and leaving thousands of passengers stranded with delays stretching beyond 12 hours until...
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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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Barbs, bluster as rallies for Rd 1 of Bihar polls wind up
PATNA: Campaigning for the crucial first phase of the assembly elections in Bihar ended on Tuesday as top leaders of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and the Opposition Grand Alliance criss-crossed the poll-bound state, exchanging jibes and...
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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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INDOMITABLE INDIA
NAVI MUMBAI: There are moments in time when a sport elevates itself from the boundaries of skills and tactics. When it receives such widespread support that it takes the form of a revolution. The 1983 ODI World Cup win when the men beat the mighty West...
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Indo-Pacific must be free, open: Rajnath at ASEAN
Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday put the spotlight on the Indo-Pacific region and said it must remain free from coercion, reiterating India’s position that a rulesbased international order is a must for peace, prosperity and stability in the...
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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
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 exports...
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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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Govt sets in motion 8th pay panel plans
The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday approved the terms of reference for the 8th Pay Commission, setting in motion the process for increasing the salaries and pen- sions of nearly 12 million central government employees...
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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’
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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PM raises NDA poll pitch, calls Oppn ‘tie-up of thugs’
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday launched the National Democratic Alliance’s (NDA) poll campaign in Bihar with back-to-back rallies in Samastipur and Begusarai districts, likening the Opposition to a coalition of thugs led by “people out on bail”...
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Sanctions force refiner retreat on Russian oil
NEW DELHI/WASHINGTON: 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...
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Modi, Trump talk trade links during Diwali call
NEW DELHI/ WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said he and Prime Minister Narendra Modi discussed trade-related issues during a phone call on Tuesday as the two countries work to repair ties that have frayed over unprecedented US tariffs on Indian...
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We are lighting lamps where they once fired bullets: Yogi
AYODHYA: Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday hit out at the Samajwadi Party and the Congress for their stance on the Ram Janmabhoomi movement and said now diyas (lamps) are being lit where bullets were once fired. He made the comment at Ayodhya’s...
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Every inch of Pak within BrahMos range: Rajnath
Every inch of Pakistan’s territory lies within the range of BrahMos missiles and what happened during Operation Sindoor was just a trailer, defence minister Rajnath Singh said in Lucknow on Saturday. The operation proved that victory has become a...
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Bihar ph-1 nominations end, but INDIA stand-off doesn’t
PATNA: A total of 1,698 candidates filed their papers for the crucial first phase of the assembly elections in Bihar as the chaotic nomination process for the 121 seats that go to the polls on November 6 closed on Friday with no clarity over a seat...
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