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Hindustan Times Delhi
Banke Bihari 'toshkhana' opened for first time in 54 years on panel orders
The \"toshkhana\" (treasury) of Mathura's Banke Bihari temple was opened for the first time since 1971 on Saturday under the supervision of a Supreme Court-appointed high-powered committee, officials said.
1 min |
October 19, 2025
Hindustan Times
Kabul now a proxy of New Delhi: Islamabad
Pakistan has accused Afghanistan of acting as a “proxy of India”, with its army chief and defence minister accusing Kabul of conspiring against Pakistan with New Delhi and the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
1 min |
October 19, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
Ice-cool Nakajima snatches lead going into final round
The 25-year-old from Japan shot a bogey-free 65 for a two-shot lead over Fleetwood at the DGC course
3 min |
October 19, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
Big bang theory
They were used to scare away evil spirits, carried by traders to keep large animals at bay. See how fireworks were born, and why we might want to replace them with a light that is brighter still
3 min |
October 19, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
One scandal too many forces monarchy to sideline Andrew
It was one scandal too many. After emails emerged this week showing that Prince Andrew remained in contact with the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein longer than he previously admitted, the House of Windsor finally moved to insulate the monarchy from years of tawdry headlines about ‘Andrew's dodgy friends and suspicious business deals.
1 min |
October 19, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
Bailey's bridge opens for Rajputana Rifles regiment
The Indian Army officials on Saturday inaugurated the long-awaited Bailey's bridge near the Rajputana Rifles headquarters — the oldest rifle regiment of the Indian Army — on Ring Road near the Delhi Cantonment.
1 min |
October 19, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
Tough acts to follow
They say elite footballers’ children are rarely as successful in the sport as their parents. But look around. It isn’t true
2 min |
October 19, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
The Bihar narrative, between the decades
I spent the first 13 years of my life in Bihar during the 1980s and 1990s, and never faced any crime. Zero instances.
3 min |
October 19, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
Every inch of Pak within BrahmOs range: Rajnath
Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday said all of Pakistan was within the reach of the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile and Operation Sindoor was merely a trailer, warning the neighbour of consequences if it continued to support cross-border terrorism.
2 min |
October 19, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
TRUMP GRANTS CLEMENCY TO POLITICIAN SCORNED BY HIS OWN PARTY
President Donald Trump said on Friday he had commuted the sentence of former US lawmaker George Santos, who was slated to serve more than seven years in prison after pleading guilty to fraud and identity theft charges. Santos’ lawyers said that he was released from jail in New Jersey.
1 min |
October 19, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
Avoid the company of ‘sanatanis’, be cautious of RSS: Siddaramaiah
Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday urged people to avoid the company of “sanatanis” (followers of sanatan dharm) and remain cautious of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), saying they had historically opposed BR Ambedkar and the Constitution he framed.
1 min |
October 19, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
Revoke appointment of Gorkha issues’ interlocutor, Mamata to PM
Days after the Centre appointed former deputy national security advisor Pankaj Kumar Singh as an interlocutor to hold discussions on the issues relating to Gorkhas in north Bengal, chief minister Mamata Banerjee termed the decision as “shocking” and “unilateral” while requesting Prime Minister Narendra Modi to revoke the appointment.
1 min |
October 19, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
Rahul key mediator in VIP seat deal: Dipankar
Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi emerged as the key mediator in seat-sharing negotiations with the Mukesh Sahani-led Vikass-heel Insaan Party (VIP) ahead of the Bihar elections, Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation general secretary Dipankar Bhattacharya said on Saturday.
1 min |
October 19, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
Afghanistan a proxy of India: Pak
Munir warns India: Will respond beyond proportion to minor provocation, no space for war in nuclearised environment
2 min |
October 19, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
The ugly Indian and other stories of racism
I was asked an interesting question last week: Are Indians racist? It was prompted by a news report which reads: “A 27-year-old flight attendant from Meghalaya has alleged that she was recently subjected to verbal racial abuse twice within an hour in Delhi — once in north Delhi’s Kamala Nagar, then on the Metro.”
2 min |
October 19, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
Zaira Wasim announces marriage in first Insta post in years
Zaira Wasim returned to Insta after a long gap on Friday night, only to announce that she is now married. This is her first public update in the many years since she walked away from the industry in 2019, citing religious reasons.
1 min |
October 19, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
JNU STUDENTS, POLICE CLASH DURING MARCH; 28 HELD, 6 HURT
A clash took place between the Delhi Police and a combined group of the Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union (JNUSU) and Leftist students', during a protest march on Saturday evening.
1 min |
October 19, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
India fall to Oz in final of Sultan of Johor Cup
The Indian junior hockey team lost 1-2 to Australia in the final of the Sultan of Johor Cup in Johor, Malaysia on Saturday.
1 min |
October 19, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
More police deployed, but traffic woes persist
In the run-up to the Diwali festival, Delhi Police on Saturday deployed over 23,000 police personnel on the ground, including traffic police, to handle the festive rush over the weekend and ensure smooth traffic flow.
1 min |
October 19, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
FRAME POLICIES TO END BONDED LABOUR: CENTRE TO STATE GOVTS
The Union labour ministry has asked states to frame individual policies to utilise a federal scheme to rehabilitate forced workers and prevent trafficking, according toa letter sent to local authorities on September 25, seen by HT.
1 min |
October 19, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
NO COERCIVE ACTION AGAINST NINE WHO PROTESTED STRAY DOG ORDER: COPS
The Delhi Police on Thursday informed the Delhi High Court that no coercive action would be taken against nine individuals who protested against the Supreme Court's directive on confining all stray dogs in the city.
1 min |
October 19, 2025
Hindustan Times
‘This tourney shows we are ready to host bigger events’
One of the many perks of being Kapil Dev is that you're destined to be treated as a sporting royalty.
3 min |
October 18, 2025
Hindustan Times
Delhi has second highest parole jumpers in country
The national Capital currently has 167 criminals who have jumped parole from 1990 until now — second highest in the list of 36 states and union territories in the country —after Gujarat, which has 1,187 such cases, as per the latest data on the National Prisons Information Portal.
2 min |
October 18, 2025
Hindustan Times
Ace Frehley, lead guitarist of Kiss, dies at 74
Ace Frehley, the original lead guitarist of the rock group Kiss, whose hard-driving sound, stage theatrics and iconic makeup created one of the most popular and groundbreaking bands ofall time, died on Thursday at age 74, his family said.
1 min |
October 18, 2025
Hindustan Times Delhi
HOW INDIAN POLITICAL ECONOMY HAS CHANGED SINCE INDEPENDENCE
A Sixth of Humanity: Independent India’s Development Odyssey by Devesh Kapur and Arvind Subramanian isa broad-brush comprehensive account of India’s political economy since independence.
1 min |
October 18, 2025
Hindustan Times
SC okays demolition at 400-yr-old Guj mosque
The Supreme Court on Friday upheld the Gujarat high court's decision allowing the partial demolition of the 400-year-old Mancha Masjid complex in Ahmedabad to facilitate a road-widening project, observing that the action was driven by public interest and nota violation of religious freedom.
1 min |
October 18, 2025
Hindustan Times
Top US business lobby sues Trump over 'prohibitive' $100k H-1B visa fee
America's largest business lobbying group sued the Trump administration on Thursday over its $100,000 H-1B visa fee, launching a major corporate challenge to the president's immigration crackdown.
1 min |
October 18, 2025
Hindustan Times
Govt spends only 36% of budget in 6 months of fiscal; capex at 31%
The Delhi government has spent just 36% of its total budgeted expenditure in the first six months of the 2025-26 fiscal year, with capital expenditure - meant for long-term infrastructure and asset creation - lagging even further at 31%, according to officials aware of the matter.
2 min |
October 18, 2025
Hindustan Times
‘Understanding the past is important, not just to avoid mistakes, but to learn from successes’
Devesh Kapur and Arvind Subramanian’s book A Sixth of Humanity: Independent India’s Development Odyssey on India’s political economy will be released on October 24.
10 min |
October 18, 2025
Hindustan Times
Egypt eyes more investments, India's role in Suez Canal zone
‘Resolution of Palestinian issue key for stability’
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