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Hindustan Times Patna
Piling up on cuteness
Makeup is the new collectible. Brands are speaking to our inner child with adorable charms, bright packaging and limited drops
3 min |
March 28, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
India’s wheat harvest seen higher but misses estimates
India’s wheat harvest is expected to rise in 2026 from a year earlier but fall short of initial estimates after unseasonal rains and hailstorms hit the maturing crop, trade and industry officials said.
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March 28, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
Air India Express raises borrowing cap
Air India Express has raised its borrowing limit by 25% to 217,500 crore to fund near-term and next-fiscal operations, marking its third increase since merging AirAsia India in 2024 and underscoring continued turbulence at the Tata Group's low-cost carrier.
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March 28, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
Malaika Arora laughs off constant dating buzz: It's irritating; I treat it as a joke
For actor Malaika Arora, personal life is a matter of rife speculation, with several dating and linkup rumours being frequently reported.
1 min |
March 28, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
'MANY STARS REJECTED DHURANDHAR AND THEN REGRETTED IT'
With Dhurandhar: The Revenge smashing box office records, following closely after its predecessor Dhurandhar (2025), the films have earned praise for their ensemble cast.
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March 28, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
Lowering the threshold for the legal ‘use of force’
The US-Israel strikes on Iran which Israel described as a response to an “existential threat”, raise a troubling question: Can States use force based on what might happen in the future?
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March 28, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
WhatsApp adds two accounts on iPhone, rolls out AI features
Meta-owned messaging platform WhatsApp on Friday announced a slew of new features, allowing Apple iPhone users to operate two accounts on a single device simultaneously, while also introducing new artificial intelligence (AI) tools for photo editing and drafting messages.
1 min |
March 28, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
Gold demand improves in India as prices ease
Gold demand in India saw a slight uptick this week as softer bullion prices attracted some buyers, though many remained cautious and held off for further price drop, while premiums in China narrowed as physical demand slowed.
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March 28, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
Eat, pray, luxuriate
Khajuraho’s got more than just erotic sculptures. Stay on in the temple town, sight tigers in Panna, or get a taste of 350-year-old palace life in a new hotel
5 min |
March 28, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
HC REJECTS PIL SEEKING CBI PROBE INTO RIL
The Bombay High Court on Friday dismissed a petition seeking a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe against Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) and its chairman and managing director Mukesh Ambani for alleged unlawful extraction of natural gas from Oil and Natural Gas Corporation’s (ONGC’s) Krishna-Godavari basin fields.
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March 28, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
From Junagadh to Jinnah House
Satish Chandra’s India-Pakistan Relations: A Saga of Unending Disputes is a concise compendium of issues that bedevil the relationship between the two countries
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March 28, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
Pernod Ricard, Brown-Forman weigh merger deal
Pernod Ricard SA and Brown-Forman Corp., the owner of Jack Daniel's whiskey, are discussing a merger as the alcoholic drink companies look at ways to consolidate amid an industry downturn.
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March 28, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
SEBI opens retail algo trading from April 1
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), through a circular in February 2025, operationalized a framework for retail participation in algorithmic trading by allowing brokers to act as “principals” and host different algorithms on their platforms.
2 min |
March 28, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
Stock markets dive over 2% on geopolitical, oil concerns
Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty tumbled over 2% on Friday after a two-day rally, in tandem with a global selloff, as investor sentiment weakened due to uncertainties over geopolitical tensions.
2 min |
March 28, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
All together, now
Desi hip-hop hits different. We freestyle in Bihari, Nagamese, Konkani and Tamil. Delhi rappers trade disses with Kashmiri crews. Dalit rap follows bhajan beats... even Spotify can’t keep up. Give the genre an Aadhar card
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March 28, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
The rise and rise of IPL economy
The big money in cricket suggests the potential for other leagues to flourish
2 min |
March 28, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
This is a game changer
Open your own chai stall, build the Taj Mahal and escape reality for a bit with these 10 new Indian board games
3 min |
March 28, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
Putin asks oligarchs to donate as cost of Ukraine war soars: Reports
Russia's President Vladimir Putin has asked oligarchs to donate to the country’s budget in a bid to stabilise the country's finances as he presses on with his invasion of Ukraine, The Bell online media outlet reported late on Thursday, citing unnamed sources.
1 min |
March 28, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
The Iran war and the shifting Gulf dynamics
The UAE and Saudi Arabia appear to be doubling down on US and Israel's war against Iran
4 min |
March 28, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
'THIS ISN'T JUST A POLICY CHANGE, ITS ABOUT OUR RIGHT TO EXIST'
Just days after undergoing gender-affirming surgery in Thailand, cricketer-turnedcontent creator Anaya Bangar finds herself navigating a mix of personal triumph and public concern.
1 min |
March 27, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
Private lives versus government morality
The amendments to the transgender rights bill represent a step backwards. It reflects a colonial moral underpinning that criminalised trans persons
4 min |
March 27, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
CEMENT FIRMS STARE AT BAG SHORTAGE AS IRAN WAR HITS INPUTS
India’s cement industry is staring at an unusual supply disruption—not of limestone or coal, but of the humble cement bag.
1 min |
March 27, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
26 die as bus plunges into river in B’desh
A bus carrying about 50 people plunged into a major river in central Bangladesh as it was driving onto a ferry, leaving at least 26 people dead, authorities said Thursday.
1 min |
March 27, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
Courting mistrust with the NCERT book ban
Opposing counsels who are constantly at loggerheads in the Supreme Court were aligned late last month.
4 min |
March 27, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
Beijing’s tech strategy is a national security project
China's technological drive is no longer an economic project; it is a national security mandate.
3 min |
March 27, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
PRATIK GANDHI: WHATEVER I HAVE GOT TILL NOW IS DUE TO THEATRE
On World Theatre Day today, the actor reflects on the medium's power, crediting it for shaping his success
1 min |
March 27, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
Dawood hi Bade Sahab hai ye to pata hi nahi tha mujhe: Danish Iqbal
Ever since Aditya Dhar's Dhurandhar The Revenge hit theatres, actor Danish Iqbal has been winning praise for playing Dawood Ibrahim, aka Bade Sahab.
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March 27, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
Framing social media addiction
Judgment on Meta and YouTube sets a precedent, should guide regulations
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March 27, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
S&P RAISES INDIA'S FY27 GDP GROWTH FORECAST TO 7.1%
Global credit rating agency S&P Global raised India’s GDP growth forecast for the financial year 2026-27 by 40 basis points to 7.1% on Wednesday, signalling confidence in the country's economic momentum despite global uncertainties.
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March 26, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
Easing the journey from the lab bench to market
he 2025 Nobel Prize in Economics (Philippe Aghion, Peter Howitt, Joel Mokyr) offered a timely lesson for nations aspiring to global leadership:
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