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Hindustan Times Amritsar
What Delhi’s TOD policy gets right, what it does not
Transit-oriented development (TOD) rests on three fundamentals: Density, diversity, and design.
4 min |
April 23, 2026
Hindustan Times Amritsar
Real estate boom pushes hills to the edge
An unregulated construction surge is endangering Mussoorie. Despite repeated court interventions, buildings mushroom unchecked, raising the risks of landslides and lasting environmental damage
10 min |
April 23, 2026
Hindustan Times Amritsar
Can IPL’s legacy coaches survive the test of time?
Stephen Fleming and Mahela Jayawardene have been the longest serving head coaches in the league so far
3 min |
April 23, 2026
Hindustan Times Amritsar
Iran oil tankers go dark to sail past US blockade
At least two fully laden Iranian tankers have sailed out of the Persian Gulf and past a US blockade this week, part of a flotilla that has made its way around the warships and ferried roughly 9 million barrels of oil to the market.
2 min |
April 23, 2026
Hindustan Times Amritsar
Batting issues consign LSG to yet another defeat
An inconsistent batting continued to haunt Lucknow Super Giants as they suffered their third consecutive home defeat in the IPL, their fifth overall loss this season in seven games, going down to Rajasthan Royals by 40 runs here on Wednesday.
2 min |
April 23, 2026
Hindustan Times Amritsar
Iran attacks 3 ships in Strait day after ceasefire extended
Iran fired on three ships in the Strait of Hormuz and seized two of them on Wednesday, intensifying its assault on shipping in the key waterway.
2 min |
April 23, 2026
Hindustan Times Amritsar
Making health care affordable
The government must expand public health care network as well as insurance coverage
2 min |
April 23, 2026
Hindustan Times Amritsar
Bihar to distribute cooking coal via PDS
In a first-ofits-kind move, the Bihar government has decided to distribute coal for domestic cooking through the public distribution system (PDS), seeking to cushion low-income households from rising LPG costs and supply disruptions linked to the West Asia conflict.
1 min |
April 23, 2026
Hindustan Times Amritsar
NCERT Class 9 maths book puts ancient India in focus
A new Class 9 mathematics textbook by the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) calls the Sindhu-Sarasvati civilisation the first systematic use of grid-based thinking, says Ujjayini (Ujjain in Madhya Pradesh) marked the central longitude meridian in the ancient world, and credits the Rigveda for setting the stage for the modern number system.
4 min |
April 23, 2026
Hindustan Times Amritsar
HC stays EC's preventive action order against 'troublemakers'
The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday stayed an order from the Election Commission's police observer, who had directed the West Bengal director general of police (DGP) to take preventive action against several citizens terming them as “troublemakers” ahead of the first-phase polling in the eastern state.
2 min |
April 23, 2026
Hindustan Times Amritsar
Govt weighs E100 fuel blending
The government is considering E100 fuel blending and a transition to flex-fuel vehicles to reduce India's dependence on imported crude, senior officials said on Wednesday, while also announcing that the Centre has allowed blending in aviation fuel.
3 min |
April 23, 2026
Hindustan Times Amritsar
93.3 mn to decide fate of 5,501 in Bengal, TN polls
Around 93.3 million voters will decide the fate of 5,501 candidates in the fray across all 234 assembly seats in Tamil Nadu and 152 of the 294 constituencies in West Bengal on Thursday.
2 min |
April 23, 2026
Hindustan Times Amritsar
NCLAT reserves its judgement in Jaiprakash insolvency case
The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) on Wednesday reserved its judgment on pleas filed by Vedanta Ltd challenging the selection of Adani Enterprises as the successful bidder for debt-laden Jaiprakash Associates Ltd (JAL) under the insolvency process.
2 min |
April 23, 2026
Hindustan Times Amritsar
Traders warn Iran strait tolls risk setting global precedent
Shipping executives at two of the world’s biggest commodity traders said they're concerned Iranian tolls on the Strait of Hormuz set a dangerous precedent for the free flow of global trade.
1 min |
April 23, 2026
Hindustan Times Amritsar
‘Butter chicken tsunami’: NZ min gets flak for racist India trade deal barb
A senior New Zealand minister has sparked outrage by deriding a planned free trade deal with India as a “butter chicken tsunami”.
1 min |
April 23, 2026
Hindustan Times Amritsar
Delhi HC judge recuses from hearing plea against Kejriwal
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2 min |
April 23, 2026
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Waste mountain grows
The growing burden on the town has also led to mounting challenges in waste management.
1 min |
April 23, 2026
Hindustan Times Amritsar
Caution at MPC as war blurs view
The minutes showed that while members expect inflation to rise further, it would be primarily driven by supply shocks, something that monetary policy has limited control over.
1 min |
April 23, 2026
Hindustan Times Amritsar
India’s textile exports edge up 2.1% in FY26
India’s textile exports rose 2.1% in the previous fiscal year (FY26) to ₹3.16 lakh crore, according to data released by the ministry of textiles on Wednesday, reflecting steady but restrained growth amid global trade headwinds.
1 min |
April 23, 2026
Hindustan Times Amritsar
Modi lauds Indian cheesemakers’ big Brazil win
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday congratulated Indian cheesemakers on their notable achievement at the Mundial do Queijo do Brasil 2026 (Brasilian Cheese world cup), a major biennial cheese-focused event and competition held in the South American country.
1 min |
April 23, 2026
Hindustan Times Amritsar
19 years later, HC discharges four in Malegaon case
The Bombay High Court on Wednesday discharged four men accused in the 2006 Malegaon serial bomb blasts, quashing all the charges against them, including of terror, and leaving unanswered the question of who was responsible for the explosions that killed 31 people.
2 min |
April 23, 2026
Hindustan Times Amritsar
Kochhar hopes for a ‘perfect week’ in sapping Singapore
It’s 30°C outside, but it feels like 40 degrees.
2 min |
April 23, 2026
Hindustan Times Amritsar
‘Wrestlers must improve tactically’
Nobody has pushed Bajrang Punia towards excellence ‘on the world stage like Emzarios Bentinidis did.
3 min |
April 23, 2026
Hindustan Times Amritsar
Under-fire home minister resigns
Nepal's home minister stepped down on Wednesday over growing criticism of his finances, the second member of the cabinet to leave the new government just weeks after it was formed.
1 min |
April 23, 2026
Hindustan Times Amritsar
'Case by case': SC on resolving disputes on faith and rights
CJISurya Kant cautioned against attempts to frame rigid doctrines for future cases.
1 min |
April 23, 2026
Hindustan Times Amritsar
Pahalgam, 1 year on: Tributes pour in
President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday led the nation in paying tributes to the victims of the Pahalgam terror attack on its first anniversary, with leaders across parties reaffirming India’s resolve to combat terrorism.
2 min |
April 23, 2026
Hindustan Times Amritsar
RBI in talks with global regulators to review Mythos risks
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is in talks with global regulators, Indian lenders and government officials to understand the potential risks posed by Anthropic’s new artificial intelligence (Al) model Mythos, three people said.
1 min |
April 23, 2026
Hindustan Times Amritsar
India, Germany agree to deepen defence ties
India and Germany on Wednesday signed a defence industrial cooperation roadmap to promote joint development and co-production of weapons and systems and bolster the bilateral military relationship, during talks between defence minister Rajnath Singh and his German counterpart Boris Pistorius in Berlin
1 min |
April 23, 2026
Hindustan Times Amritsar
Information war in West Asia and lessons for India
The first battle is for attention, and it begins on the phone screen. The side that seizes it shapes much of what follows: TV debate, newspaper framing and diplomatic chatter
4 min |
April 23, 2026
Hindustan Times Amritsar
The stakes are high in the Sabarimala matter
As the Supreme Court hears the Sabarimala reference, an old idea has returned to centre stage: Constitutional morality, the conscience that allows courts to navigate difficult terrain.
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