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Hindustan Times Delhi

Pollution crisis extends across northern plains

The national capital may be synonymous with pollution, but the chokehold of pollution this Diwali covered an area far beyond Delhi. From Haryana to eastern Uttar Pradesh, air quality plunged across the Indo-Gangetic Plains, revealing the depth of the country’s post-Diwali pollution crisis.

1 min  |

October 22, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi

Hindustan Times Delhi

Fit-again Pant to lead India A vs SA A; Sarfaraz misses out

Rishabh Pant will make a much-awaited return to competitive cricket at the month end.

2 min  |

October 22, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi

Hindustan Times Delhi

Power, realty are bright spots amid capex gloom

While corporate India remains flush with capital, new investments are not keeping pace.

2 min  |

October 22, 2025

Hindustan Times Delhi

Bursting the green myth

Air quality index in Delhi on Diwali night should serve as a wake-up call on firecrackers

2 min  |

October 22, 2025

Hindustan Times Delhi

Non-cricket franchise leagues look for sustainable models

Archery Premier League hopes low franchise fees and financially viable model work

3 min  |

October 22, 2025

Hindustan Times Delhi

Fewer farm fires amid harvest delay

Punjab has recorded 73% fewer stubble burning cases when compared to the same time period last year, according to official data. However, experts have attributed this to delayed paddy harvests because of untimely rainfall.

1 min  |

October 22, 2025

Hindustan Times Delhi

India need to course correct for ODI World Cup in South Africa

Batting woes in the Perth ODI versus Australia shows India have plenty to sort for the 2027 tournament

3 min  |

October 22, 2025

Hindustan Times Delhi

Goa CM unveils logo, anthem for FIDE World Cup Chess

Goa chief minister Pramod Sawant launched the logo and anthem for the 2025 FIDE World Cup Chess Championship to be held in Goa from October 31 to November 27.

1 min  |

October 22, 2025

Hindustan Times Delhi

3 JSP CANDIDATES WITHDREW DUE TO 'PRESSURE', SAYS KISHOR

PATNA: Jan Suraaj Party (JSP) chief Prashant Kishor on Tuesday alleged that three candidates of his party withdrew their nominations for the upcoming Bihar elections after being “pressured” by the National Democratic Alliance, with the poll strategist-turned-politician accusing the ruling alliance of “hijacking and intimidating candidates to pull out of the race”.

1 min  |

October 22, 2025

Hindustan Times Delhi

India’s mission in Kabul made embassy as links bolstered

India on Tuesday announced the upgrading of its diplomatic presence in Afghanistan from the status of a technical mission in Kabul to a full-fledged embassy as part of its engagement with the Taliban while stopping short of a formal recognition of

1 min  |

October 22, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi

Hindustan Times Delhi

Sirsa blames stubble burning in AAP-led Punjab for city’s pollution

Delhi's deteriorating air quality became a political slugfest on Tuesday, with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) each blaming the other for the crisis. Delhi woke up to a toxic haze a day after Diwali as firecrackers bursting continued overnight in violation of restrictions set by the Supreme Court last week.

1 min  |

October 22, 2025

Hindustan Times Delhi

Former Punjab DGP, ex-min booked in son’s murder case

Former Punjab director general of police (DGP) Mohammad Mustafa and his wife, former state minister Razia Sultana, were booked by the Haryana Police in connection with the alleged murder of their son Aqil Akhtar last week, police said on Tuesday.

2 min  |

October 22, 2025

Hindustan Times Delhi

3 booked for offering 'namaz' at fort; BJP MP purifies' with cow urine

Three unidentified women have been booked after a video circulated online purportedly showed some burga-clad women offering namaz.on the premises of the historic Shaniwarwada Fort in Pune, police said on Tuesday.

1 min  |

October 22, 2025

Hindustan Times Delhi

OpenAI launches web browser to compete with Google Chrome

OpenAI said on Tuesday it is introducing its own web browser, Atlas, putting the ChatGPT maker in direct competition with Google as more internet users rely on artificial intelligence to answer their questions.

1 min  |

October 22, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi

Hindustan Times Delhi

Rajnath warns of ‘ideological wars’

Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday cautioned against the “new types of crime, terrorism and ideological wars” emerging within the society, emphasising that balancing the nation’s internal and external security is now more critical than ever.

2 min  |

October 22, 2025

Hindustan Times Delhi

Mokama braces for a duel of musclemen

The flood-ravaged terrain of Bihar’s Mokamais bracing for a high-voltage clash between two don-turned politicians — Anant Singh and Surajbhan Singh.

3 min  |

October 22, 2025

Hindustan Times

Nomination withdrawal closes today; Oppn seat share unclear

Uncertainty over seatsharing within the opposition INDIA bloc persisted on Sunday —a day before the deadline to withdraw nominations for first phase of Bihar assembly elections is set to end —with the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), the Congress and the Left still engaged in high-level talks to resolve the issue of multiple nominations filed in at least ll contentious seats, people aware of the matter said.

1 min  |

October 20, 2025

Hindustan Times

File fresh plea for march in K’taka: HC to RSS

THE HIGH COURT WAS HEARING A CHALLENGE TO OFFICIAL DENIAL FOR CONDUCTING A ROUTE MARCH BY RSS IN CHITTAPUR DISTT

1 min  |

October 20, 2025

Hindustan Times

AFGHANISTAN, PAK AGREE TO CEASEFIRE AFTER TALKS IN DOHA

Pakistan and Afghanistan agreed to an “immediate ceasefire” at talks in Doha, Qatar said on Sunday, after at least 10 Afghans were killed in Pakistani air strikes that broke an earlier truce.

1 min  |

October 20, 2025

Hindustan Times

NC fields Mehmood for Budgam bye-election

The National conference on Sunday announced Agha Syed Mehmood as the party's candidate for the November II bypoll for the Budgam assembly constituency in Jammu & Kashmir.

1 min  |

October 20, 2025

Hindustan Times

PARAGLIDER FROM CANADA CRASH-LANDS, RESCUE OP ON

A Canadian solo paraglider is stranded in the Dhauladhar mountain range in Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh, officials said on Sunday, adding that efforts are underway to rescue the woman, 27-year-old Megan Elizabeth Roberts.

1 min  |

October 20, 2025
Hindustan Times

Hindustan Times

NDMC plans misting systems for key roads i in Lutyens Delhi

The New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) is set to install water misting systems on 24 of its key avenue roads in Lutyens’ Delhi to curb air pollution in the Capital, officials said.

1 min  |

October 20, 2025

Hindustan Times

Necklace gifted by Napoleon to wife among jewels stolen from Louvre in daylight heist

Robbers wielding power tools scaled a furniture hoist outside the Louvre to make off with priceless jewellery from the world-renowned museum on Sunday, taking just seven minutes for the brazen, broad-daylight heist, sources and officials said.

2 min  |

October 20, 2025

Hindustan Times

RJD DISGRUNTLED LEADERS FLOCK TO LALU'S HOUSE, MULL INDEPENDENT RUN

PATNA: Dissension surfaced within the opposition Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) over ticket distribution, with many aspiring candidates expressing their discontent over denial of tickets and alleging malpractices in ticket distribution by party leadership.

1 min  |

October 20, 2025

Hindustan Times Delhi

Fleetwood sweeps to two-shot win at DGC

Tommy Fleetwood shone with a sizzling final round of 7-under 65 on a hazy Sunday afternoon to win the inaugural edition of the $4 million DP World India Championship by two strokes, leaving Japan's overnight leader Keita Nakajima in his wake at the packed DGC course.

2 min  |

October 20, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi

Hindustan Times Delhi

India’s chase goes awry after Smriti, Harman raise hopes

The 4-run loss after being in control chasing 289 makes remaining two matches must-win for the home team

3 min  |

October 20, 2025

Hindustan Times Delhi

Auto exports rise 26% in Q2

Automobile exports from India rose 26% year-on-year in September quarter driven by highest-ever shipments of passenger vehicles, two-wheelers and three-wheelers during the period, as per the latest data released by industry body SIAM.

1 min  |

October 20, 2025
Hindustan Times

Hindustan Times

'Wildlife corridors should remain undisturbed'

Indian wildlife conservationist Vivek Menon was elected as the new Chair of the IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC) on Wednesday. He is the first Asian to lead the Commission in its 75-year history.

2 min  |

October 20, 2025
Hindustan Times

Hindustan Times

Will Prashant Kishor play the kingmaker?

Is the political climate ripe for strategist-turned-politician Prashant Kishor's Jan Suraaj Party (JSP)?

3 min  |

October 20, 2025
Hindustan Times

Hindustan Times

Tanvi runner-up in World Juniors

India’s wait for a second gold medal from the BWF World Junior Championships continues after Tanvi Sharma lost in straight games to Thailand’s Anyapat Phichitpreechasak in the women’s singles final at Guwahati on Sunday.

2 min  |

October 20, 2025