News for '-hindustan-times'

6 surgical strikes were conducted in UPA rule: Cong

6 surgical strikes were conducted in UPA rule: Cong

Rediff.com2 May 2019

The UPA government carried out six surgical strikes -- Bhattal sector in Poonch (June 19, 2008); Sharda sector, across Neelam River Valley, in Kel (August 30-September 1, 2011); Sawan Patra checkpost (January 6, 2013); Nazapir sector (July 27-28, 2013); Neelam Valley (August 6, 2013); and one on December 23, 2013, Congress spokesperson Rajeev Shukla said.

'Ready to pay political price for steps taken for better India'

'Ready to pay political price for steps taken for better India'

Rediff.com30 Nov 2017

He also said that post demonetisation, black money, which was part of a parallel economy, has now become part of the formal system.

Revealed! The secret to Vaani's sculpted arms

Revealed! The secret to Vaani's sculpted arms

Rediff.com21 Oct 2018

The Befikre actor's fitness journey is all the inspiration you will need.

Industrialist K K Birla passes away

Industrialist K K Birla passes away

Rediff.com30 Aug 2008

K K Birla, noted industrialist and former Rajya Sabha member, died on Saturday morning at his residence in Kolkata after a brief illness. He was 90.Birla was ailing for the last two weeks and the end came at 7.30 am, family members said. His wife Manorama Devi Birla died about a month ago

Deepika and Ranveer won't change their surnames. Will you?

Deepika and Ranveer won't change their surnames. Will you?

Rediff.com21 Jan 2019

'I've worked extremely hard to create my own identity and so has he,' Deepika explained.

Will the real Mr Modi please stand up?

Will the real Mr Modi please stand up?

Rediff.com26 Feb 2021

Human memory about policy issues is short. That alone can explain why many are deliriously happy with his latest slogans and ignore seven years of poor 'doing business' climate, taxtortion, extortionate oil prices, and high dependence on babus and the big State that has kept the enterprise system stifled, observes Debashis Basu.

Lost crop due to PM Modi's rally: MP farmer

Lost crop due to PM Modi's rally: MP farmer

Rediff.com10 Feb 2016

A Madhya Pradesh farmer has claimed that he lost his crop because of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's proposed rally in the state on February 18.

Noted journalist B G Verghese dead

Noted journalist B G Verghese dead

Rediff.com30 Dec 2014

Eminent journalist B G Verghese, a Ramon Magsaysay award winner and former editor of leading dailies Hindustan Times and Indian Express, died on Tuesday at the age of 87 after brief illness.

WWE throws its weight behind India, its biggest global market

WWE throws its weight behind India, its biggest global market

Rediff.com2 Mar 2021

The WWE says that India is its biggest market globally in terms of television viewership -- around 350 million unique viewers annually -- social media engagement and YouTube consumption, even claiming that it is the second-most watched sport in the country behind cricket.

Indian fans hurt by World Cup exit but proud of team

Indian fans hurt by World Cup exit but proud of team

Rediff.com11 Jul 2019

Indian cricket fans were feeling pain rather than anger on Thursday as they tried to come to terms with their team's shocking World Cup semi-final defeat to New Zealand.

PIX: Akshay, Vidya, Big B at Style Awards

PIX: Akshay, Vidya, Big B at Style Awards

Rediff.com8 Feb 2013

Several Bollywood celebrities turned up at the awards show.

Maruti Alto is the world's best selling small car

Maruti Alto is the world's best selling small car

Rediff.com14 Mar 2014

It beats popular cars such as Volkswagen Gold and Toyota Prius.

DNA newspaper shuts print edition, to go fully digital

DNA newspaper shuts print edition, to go fully digital

Rediff.com9 Oct 2019

The last edition of the 14-year-old morninger, which had already stopped from Delhi and other centres earlier, will come out on Thursday from Mumbai and Ahmedabad, the broadsheet owned by Zee group's Subhash Chandra's Essel group said.

No reforms? PM blames lack of political consensus

No reforms? PM blames lack of political consensus

Rediff.com6 Dec 2013

Flagging "anxieties" of business leaders on issues like red tape, tax laws, regulation and proceedures, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday said he often found it tough to deal with these challenges due to "lack of political consensus on reforms".

In pix: An Indian family that inspires pilots

In pix: An Indian family that inspires pilots

Rediff.com29 Jul 2019

Since 1954, the Bhasins have collectively flown every aircraft in India.

Covid vaccine to be available for every Indian till 2024: Poonawalla

Covid vaccine to be available for every Indian till 2024: Poonawalla

Rediff.com19 Nov 2020

Poonawalla said the price will be around USD 5-6 per dose with an MRP of around Rs 1,000 for the two necessary doses.

PIX: Bollywood makes a Style statement

PIX: Bollywood makes a Style statement

Rediff.com22 Dec 2011

Kangna Ranaut and others make a style statement at the event.

A date with Vidya Balan, Karan Johar

A date with Vidya Balan, Karan Johar

Rediff.com16 Jun 2010

Here's what your favourite celebrities have been up to.

HT eyes South, considers IPO

HT eyes South, considers IPO

Rediff.com18 Apr 2005

US report says media critical of government in India harassed

US report says media critical of government in India harassed

Rediff.com21 Apr 2018

The report mentioned the Central Bureau of Investigation raid on NDTV, exit of Bobby Ghosh as the editor of Hindustan Times and arrest of cartoonist G Bala.

Was this why Murmu was moved out of J&K?

Was this why Murmu was moved out of J&K?

Rediff.com10 Aug 2020

G C Murmu rarely speaks in public and when he does, his statements are always in lockstep with the thinking within this government.

<I>Times, HT</I> join hands in Mumbai

Times, HT join hands in Mumbai

Rediff.com6 Jun 2005

Eyewitness: 'There was no checking; and police said venue was unsafe for Modi'

Eyewitness: 'There was no checking; and police said venue was unsafe for Modi'

Rediff.com30 Oct 2013

Eyewitness Shekhar Iyer, a distinguished journalist, takes us through the eventful day at Patna's Gandhi Maidan.

'My steamy weekend affair'

'My steamy weekend affair'

Rediff.com8 Jul 2013

An exclusive excerpt from Samar Halarnkar's The Married Man's Guide to Creative Cooking And Other Dubious Adventures.

Noted cartoonist Sudhir Tailang passes away

Noted cartoonist Sudhir Tailang passes away

Rediff.com6 Feb 2016

Tailang was under treatment for brain cancer since 2014 and breathed his last at his East Delhi residence in Mayur Vihar.

Gandhi and Thatcher: Were two 'Iron Ladies' too many?

Gandhi and Thatcher: Were two 'Iron Ladies' too many?

Rediff.com13 Apr 2013

Equally admired and loathed, both Indira Gandhi and Margaret Thatcher have been so often memorialised in biography, novels and film that it's difficult to separate fact from fiction, says Sunil Sethi

BCCI has done a lot for game in country: Tendulkar

BCCI has done a lot for game in country: Tendulkar

Rediff.com3 Dec 2016

Having made it clear that it would be "unwise" to comment on Lodha Committee recommendation as the Supreme Court verdict is still pending, Sachin Tendulkar came out in support of BCCI stating that the parent body has "done a lot for the game in the country".

Renowned sports journalist Dicky Rutnagur passes away

Renowned sports journalist Dicky Rutnagur passes away

Rediff.com21 Jun 2013

Renowned Indian sports journalist and commentator Dicky Rutnagur passed away in London on Friday, aged 82, after a prolonged illness. He is survived by his son Richard Sohrab Rutnagur.

Why the Indian media has got a Hindutva edge

Why the Indian media has got a Hindutva edge

Rediff.com12 Aug 2020

'A decade ago, even though the sentiment might have been felt in large parts of the media, it was not expressed.' 'There was a reserve and there was a culture that adhered to the principles expressed in the Constitution,' observes Aakar Patel.

HT selling 20% to Henderson, says Bhartia

HT selling 20% to Henderson, says Bhartia

Rediff.com2 Sep 2003

Hindustan Times is offloading 20 per cent of its equity to Henderson Global Investors, an Australian private equity fund, in the first formal proposal for foreign direct investment in the print media in the news and current affairs sector.

'Impossible to eradicate corruption in coalition govt'

'Impossible to eradicate corruption in coalition govt'

Rediff.com17 Nov 2012

Observing that the country was yet to mature to multi-party governance, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Saturday said it is impossible to eradicate corruption in a coalition government as "trade-offs" become necessary in such a dispensation.

'Modi is considered either a mass murderer or a messiah'

'Modi is considered either a mass murderer or a messiah'

Rediff.com12 Apr 2013

Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay, author of Narendra Modi: The Man, The Times, about Modi's vision, his psyche and his future that seems to be intricately linked with the future of India.

Why journalists are 'jealous' of Bhavya Dore

Why journalists are 'jealous' of Bhavya Dore

Rediff.com28 Jan 2021

The crash between a Kazakhstan Airlines Ilyushin Il-76 and a Saudia Boeing 747 over Charkhi Dadri in Haryana occurred 24 years ago.' During the lockdown, journalist Bhavya Dore reported on it from her home. Her article found a proud mention in the Bloomsburg Jealousy List 2020.

Jitin Prasada and Akhilesh vow not to let infants die

Jitin Prasada and Akhilesh vow not to let infants die

Rediff.com4 Mar 2013

Union Human Resource Development Minister of State Jitin Prasada, who shared the stage with UP Chief Minister Akhikesh Yadav said in one voice that they would shun any kind of politics on the issue, which they declared was close to their hearts.

China asserts 1959 perception of LAC; India rejects

China asserts 1959 perception of LAC; India rejects

Rediff.com29 Sep 2020

The stand by China spelt out by its foreign ministry insisting that it takes the 1959 line on perception of the LAC amid a nearly five-month-long border standoff in eastern Ladakh triggered a strong reaction from India.

Akhilesh laments poor growth of IT under Mayawati

Akhilesh laments poor growth of IT under Mayawati

Rediff.com27 May 2012

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday expressed his shock and dismay over the poor growth of information technology under his predecessor Mayawati.

Suitable outcomes needed from visit to Pak: PM

Suitable outcomes needed from visit to Pak: PM

Rediff.com5 Jul 2012

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday made it clear that there have to be 'suitable outcomes' for his undertaking a visit to Pakistan.

The India growth story is intact: PM

The India growth story is intact: PM

Rediff.com5 Jul 2012

Against the backdrop of the controversy over Vodafone tax issue, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday sent out clear signals to foreign investors saying there will be 'no arbitrariness' in tax matters.

'Sonia would have preferred Pratibha Patil as prez again'

'Sonia would have preferred Pratibha Patil as prez again'

Rediff.com28 Jun 2012

Shekhar Iyer, a familiar face on television's news analysis programmes and senior associate editor at the Hindustan Times in New Delhi, threw light on the politics behind the presidential polls as he answered questions from Rediff readers on Wednesday. Here's the transcript of the chat:

Maharashtra SSC results 2012 on June 13

Maharashtra SSC results 2012 on June 13

Rediff.com11 Jun 2012

The Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education will announce the results of the class 10 Senior Secondary Certificate examination on June 13 at 1 pm.