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Setting sail for Viksit Bharat with maritime growth push

India’s ports are transcending traditional roles as logistical nodes to become modern gateways of commerce. A focus on capacity expansion, mechanisation, digitisation, and ease of doing business has propelled ports such as Visakhapatnam, Mundra, JNPA, and Kamarajar up in the global rankings.

4 min  |

July 24, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi

Hindustan Times Ranchi

Zelensky tries to limit backlash over law curbing anti-graft agencies in Ukraine

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday defended legislative changes removing the independence of two key anti-corruption bodies, sparking the first major protests in Ukraine since the start of Russia’s invasion.

1 min  |

July 24, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi

Hindustan Times Ranchi

PayPal to build global wallet with Tenpay, UPI

PayPal Holdings Inc. is launching a platform that will enable customers with domestic digital wallets to easily transact with businesses globally, as the payments giant seeks to capture a bigger chunk of the international market.

1 min  |

July 24, 2025

Hindustan Times Ranchi

Witkoff to visit Mideast in push for Gaza truce

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump's special envoy, Steve Witkoff, planned to head to the Middle East as the US tries once again to reach a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, the State Department's spokesperson said on Tuesday.

1 min  |

July 24, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi

Hindustan Times Ranchi

Paypal to build global wallet with Tenpay, UPI

PayPal Holdings Inc. is launching a platform that will enable customers with domestic digital wallets to easily transact with businesses globally, as the payments giant seeks to capture a bigger chunk of the international market.

1 min  |

July 24, 2025

Hindustan Times Ranchi

MARUTI SUZUKI INKS MOU WITH DPIIT TO SUPPORT STARTUPS

Maruti Suzuki India on Wednesday said it has joined hands with the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade to encourage and support startups to develop technology-driven solutions in automobile manufacturing and mobility space.

1 min  |

July 24, 2025

Hindustan Times Ranchi

UP gangster wanted for '24 Aurangabad murder held in Delhi

A joint team of Bihar police and Delhi crime branch arrested an active gangster of Uttar Pradesh, who shot dead the president of Nabinagar Vyapar Mandal, Sanjay Singh, at Mali village in Aurangabad on November 30, 2024. The gangster was arrested from Prembari Pul near Keshav Puram in New Delhi.

1 min  |

July 24, 2025

Hindustan Times Ranchi

Govt brings BCCI under its ambit; age cap to be relaxed

National Sports Bill, aimed at reforming sports administration, will be tabled in the Lok Sabha today

3 min  |

July 24, 2025

Hindustan Times Ranchi

ADB lowers India’s FY26 growth forecast to 6.5%

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has trimmed its GDP growth forecast for India to 6.5% for FY26, down from its April estimate of 6.7%, due to concerns over the potential impact of the US tariffs and uncertainty surrounding related policy measures.

2 min  |

July 24, 2025

Hindustan Times Ranchi

EC asks Bengal govt to delink CEO office to ensure autonomy

The Election Commission of India (ECI) has asked the West Bengal government to create a separate department with a dedicated budget.

1 min  |

July 24, 2025

Hindustan Times Ranchi

In-principle nod to transfer Ashok hotel to state govt

Union tourism minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat has principally agreed to transfer Hotel Ranchi Ashok to the Jharkhand government. The development took place during a meeting of state urban development and housing and tourism minister Sudivya Kumar Sonu with Shekhawat in New Delhi on Tuesday.

2 min  |

July 24, 2025

Hindustan Times Ranchi

Ahaan Panday not dating Shruti Chauhan

✔ Ahaan Panday

1 min  |

July 24, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi

Hindustan Times Ranchi

SC rejects Maran’s ₹1,323 cr damages plea against SpiceJet

The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed a plea filed by Kalanithi Maran and KAL Airways challenging a Delhi High Court order that had rejected their claim seeking ₹1,323 crore in damages from SpiceJet.

1 min  |

July 24, 2025

Hindustan Times Ranchi

ENCROACHERS EVICTED BEFORE PREZ VISIT TO DHANBAD IIT

In preparation for the scheduled visit of the President of India, Droupadi Murmu, to IIT (ISM) Dhanbad on August 1 for the 45th convocation ceremony, the district administration has intensified groundwork and security preparations across the city.

1 min  |

July 24, 2025

Hindustan Times Ranchi

PM departs for UK, Maldives; trade, terror to feature in talks

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said that enhancing economic cooperation and strengthening efforts aimed at peace and stability in the Indian Ocean will be the focus of his two-nation tour of the United Kingdom and the Maldives.

2 min  |

July 24, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi

Hindustan Times Ranchi

'India's economy holding up despite global uncertainties'

India’s economy continues to hold up against a global flux, dealing with the impact of geopolitical tensions and trade uncertainties, the Reserve Bank of India said in its monthly bulletin released on Wednesday.

1 min  |

July 24, 2025

Hindustan Times Ranchi

Reimagining the urban future

A World Bank report outlines the challenges ahead as India’s urban population is set to double by 2050

2 min  |

July 24, 2025

Hindustan Times Ranchi

RIP Prince of Darkness: Celebs pay tributes to Ozzy Osbourne

The death of Ozzy Osbourne at the age of 76 has left members of the music industry community bereaved. The news was confirmed by his family on Tuesday. While Ozzy was battling a form of Parkinson's, the cause has not been confirmed.

1 min  |

July 24, 2025

Hindustan Times Ranchi

Wetland conservation shows progress: Govt

The ongoing efforts to conserve wetlands across the country has shown steady progress with figures provided by the Centre to the Supreme Court on Tuesday indicating that about 77% of 231,195 wetlands have been mapped so far by states and union territories based on ground truthing while the exercise of demarcating their boundaries is yet to reach the halfway mark.

1 min  |

July 24, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi

Hindustan Times Ranchi

S Korea sees record birth rate rise

{ FOR JAN-MAY } THE NATION ALSO HAS WORLD'S LONGEST LIFE EXPECTANCIES

1 min  |

July 24, 2025

Hindustan Times Ranchi

Over two kg smack seized, two peddlers from Bengal arrested

Two drug peddlers from West Bengal were arrested with a consignment of smack in Bihar’s Purnia district on Wednesday, police said, adding that the narcotics were meant to be delivered to youths in Araria.

1 min  |

July 24, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi

Hindustan Times Ranchi

Infosys beats estimates with 8.7% rise in Q1 profit

The firm narrowed its annual revenue growth forecast to 1%-3% band

1 min  |

July 24, 2025

Hindustan Times Ranchi

SMUGGLER GETS 14-YEAR RI IN CASE OF 43-KG DRUG SEIZURE

The special judge for Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, District and Additional Sessions Judge Ajit Kumar Mishra, on Wednesday sentenced a narcotics smuggler to 14 years of rigorous imprisonment.

1 min  |

July 24, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi

Hindustan Times Ranchi

Disneyland buzz puts focus on theme park woes

Speculation over a Disneyland coming up in Manesar near Gurugram has put the focus on the challenges that the theme park and entertainment zone business in India has faced over the years.

2 min  |

July 24, 2025

Hindustan Times Ranchi

2,960 LITRES OF SPIRIT SEIZED, ONE APPREHENDED

BETTIAH: A truck driver was arrested with 2,960 litres of spirit — a key ingredient used in the manufacturing of liquor — in Bihar's East Champaran district, police said on Wednesday.

1 min  |

July 24, 2025

Hindustan Times Ranchi

Dam on upper reaches of Brahmaputra will not impact India, B’desh, says China

BEUING: China on Wednesday defended the launch of the construction of a dam over the Brahmaputra river in the ecologically sensitive Tibet region and allayed concerns over its impact in the lower riparian countries such as India and Bangladesh.

1 min  |

July 24, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi

Hindustan Times Ranchi

Historic win by 45-year-old Venus Williams resonates

WASHINGTON: There are plenty of reasons why this particular victory by Venus Williams in this particular tennis match — just one of hundreds — resonated with so many folks.

2 min  |

July 24, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi

Hindustan Times Ranchi

Shia LaBeouf, FKA Twigs reach settlement in sexual battery lawsuit

FKA Twigs (37), whose real name is Tahliah Debrett Barnett, moved to end her sexual battery lawsuit against ex-boyfriend, actor-filmmaker Shia LaBeouf (39), on Monday.

1 min  |

July 24, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi

Hindustan Times Ranchi

SC rejects Maran's ₹1,323 cr damages plea against SpiceJet

The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed a plea filed by Kalanithi Maran and KAL Airways challenging a Delhi High Court order that had rejected their claim seeking ₹1,323 crore in damages from SpiceJet.

1 min  |

July 24, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi

Hindustan Times Ranchi

Renault awaits EV ecosystem maturity

French auto major Renault is looking for the EV ecosystem in India to mature before getting into the space.

1 min  |

July 24, 2025