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Hindustan Times Chandigarh
H-1B visa is a measure of American politics
Last year, US President Donald Trump sought to gut the H-1B visa programme by raising its application fees tenfold to $1,00,000 — more than the median wage for H-1B workers in 2024.
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June 10, 2026
Hindustan Times Chandigarh
'If I feel I should hit the ball, it's better to hit it'
Siliguri is to table tennis what Bhiwani is to boxing and Chennai to chess. So, Richa Ghosh’s route seemed almost pre-determined. But one afternoon she made a choice that would land her in the midst of the rapid rise of Indian women’s cricket.
3 min |
June 10, 2026
Hindustan Times Chandigarh
When preventive health check-ups do more harm
Every day, people are exhorted to undergo “preventive” health check-ups. These come in the form of executive check-ups, prevention “camps”, and bundled packs which promise more tests for less money.
3 min |
June 10, 2026
Hindustan Times Chandigarh
Stokes could retire following nightclub incident: Report
England Test captain Ben Stokes could announce his retirement following his involvement in a nightclub incident alongside teammate Gus Atkinson.
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June 10, 2026
Hindustan Times Chandigarh
Right now, it’s a challenge to enjoy chess: Gukesh
Gukesh perhaps has a fair bit weighing on his mind. Beneath the dark pinstripe suit sits a 20-year-old grappling with expectations and pressures that few of his peers can imagine.
4 min |
June 10, 2026
Hindustan Times Chandigarh
SC slams threats to retd HC judge Patel
The Supreme Court on Tuesday took serious exception to the constant threats and attacks faced by former Bombay high court judge, justice (retd) Gautam Patel and his family observing that no judge can pass any judgment if they are openly threatened for their verdicts.
3 min |
June 10, 2026
Hindustan Times Chandigarh
Modi completes 12 years, BJP hails transformation
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Wednesday become the country’s longest continuously serving elected premier, marking 12 years at the helm of the central government during a period that saw the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) become the national political hegemon, expand to newer regions, and attract support from myriad communities.
1 min |
June 10, 2026
Hindustan Times Chandigarh
How Modi reshaped India’s political map
As PM Modi completes 4,399 days in office, he is credited with reshaping India’s polity and building new vote bases for the BJP
5 min |
June 10, 2026
Hindustan Times Chandigarh
Transforming India through reform, delivery
India has witnessed the longest period in its history during which the welfare of the poor and the common man has remained at the core of every policy initiative of the central government.
3 min |
June 10, 2026
Hindustan Times Chandigarh
Govt sees surge in subsidies, but no hit to growth
Food and fertiliser security remains the government’s top priority even as subsidies on fuel and fertiliser may surge because of external factors, senior officials said on Tuesday, and added this would not impact India’s growth momentum as the Union budget 2026-27 had factored in such eventualities in advance.
1 min |
June 10, 2026
Hindustan Times Chandigarh
Air India flyer breaks plane window, faces ban on flying
A Delhi-bound Air India passenger who broke a window pane on a Chandigarh-Delhi flight has been referred to the airline's internal committee, which will decide whether to declare him ‐unruly‐ and place him on the no-fly list, two officials familiar with the matter said.
2 min |
June 10, 2026
Hindustan Times Chandigarh
Pradhan reviews NEET re-exam prep, assures smooth, error-free test
Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Tuesday reviewed preparations for the June 21 NEET-UG re-examination and assured candidates that measures have been put in place to ensure the examination is conducted smoothly, securely and without errors.
1 min |
June 10, 2026
Hindustan Times Chandigarh
Eight killed in Jaipur firecracker warehouse blaze, probe ordered
At least eight people died after a massive fire broke out at an illegal firecracker warehouse in Jaipur’s Kho Nagoriyan area on Tuesday, triggering panic in the densely populated neighbourhood, police said.
1 min |
June 10, 2026
Hindustan Times Chandigarh
Can Yamal emulate Pele and Mbappe?
Spain coach Fuente says the Barca star will be fit for Spain’s June 15 opener
4 min |
June 10, 2026
Hindustan Times Chandigarh
IBC prevails over apex court rules in case of conflict: SC
The Supreme Court has held that where the provisions of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) conflict with the Supreme Court Rules (SCR), the IBC must prevail, underlining that procedural rules cannot be used to dilute the strict timelines prescribed by Parliament for insolvency proceedings.
2 min |
June 10, 2026
Hindustan Times Chandigarh
Raising minimum wages limits workers' choice
After the Karnataka government notified new minimum wages for 83 types of employment late-May, with upto 60% increases in some cases, employer unions have approached the courts challenging the notification.
3 min |
June 10, 2026
Hindustan Times Chandigarh
Mamata meets Sonia as CID searches WB offices
Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday met Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi at the latter's residence in Delhi, hours before the West Bengal Criminal Investigation Department (CID) conducted simultaneous searches at her party's central party office in Kolkata and at national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee’s Camac Street office.
2 min |
June 10, 2026
Hindustan Times Chandigarh
EC cancels Natarajan’s RS nomination; Cong protests
The nomination of Congress candidate Meenakshi Natarajan for the Rajya Sabha election was cancelled on Tuesday after objections that she failed to disclose a court summons issued in connection with a rape case filed against a Congress leader in Telangana in 2022.
3 min |
June 10, 2026
Hindustan Times Chandigarh
Centre works on emission norms with tighter caps
India plans to notify Bharat Stage VII emission norms this fiscal year for rollout in 2030, according to two people aware of the development.
2 min |
June 10, 2026
Hindustan Times Chandigarh
From discovery of India to trust in Bharat
Aspirations of and scrutiny by the people have gone up exponentially compared to Nehru’s times. Modi’s success lies in having measured up to these and sustaining a bond of trust with the people
4 min |
June 10, 2026
Hindustan Times Chandigarh
Mapping 12 years of welfare expansion in Modi’s tenure
When Narendra Modi came to power in May 2014, India’s welfare delivery landscape was marked by fragmentation, leakages and the heavy presence of intermediaries between the state and its intended beneficiaries.
2 min |
June 10, 2026
Hindustan Times Chandigarh
India’s politics in the last 12 years
Opposition parties have found it difficult to match Modi’s appeal, BJP’s relentless groundwork and identity politics
2 min |
June 10, 2026
Hindustan Times Chandigarh
14 Kuki hostages freed after 1 month
Fourteen Kuki civilians, held hostage for 27 days amid clashes between Naga and Kuki communities in Manipur, were released unconditionally on Tuesday, even as the whereabouts of six Naga men abducted during the same cycle of violence remain unknown, officials aware of the matter said.
2 min |
June 10, 2026
Hindustan Times Chandigarh
Xi meets Kim, vows deeper cooperation
Chinese President Xi Jinping and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un underscored their commitment to deepen cooperation in a closely watched summit on Monday, as Xi made a rare visit to Pyongyang in a likely attempt to reassert Beijing's unique influence over its socialist neighbour.
1 min |
June 09, 2026
Hindustan Times Chandigarh
Suthar bags six, guides India to their biggest Test victory
Debutant spinner Suthar’s 7 wickets helped wrap up the one-off Test match inside three days
3 min |
June 09, 2026
Hindustan Times Chandigarh
France's young gun for the biggest stage
The 21-year-old, playing his first World Cup, can split open defences and could make the difference
3 min |
June 09, 2026
Hindustan Times Chandigarh
Fulmali, Shreyanka, Radha power India’s win over West Indies in warm-up game
Bharti Fulmali, Shreyanka Patil and Radha Yadav starred as India crushed the West Indies by 26 runs in their first warm-up match of the Women's T20 World Cup here on Monday.
1 min |
June 09, 2026
Hindustan Times Chandigarh
Govt reduces LPG subsidy under PMUY to 4 per year
The government has reduced the number of subsidised cooking gas cylinders that 105 million poor households get under a popular welfare scheme from nine to four per year, a top petroleum ministry officer said Monday, a day after the reduction was communicated almost as an aside in a statement justifying the ₹29 increase in the price of a 14.2 kg cyclinder that was announced on Sunday.
2 min |
June 09, 2026
Hindustan Times Chandigarh
Court pulls up magistrate for ‘cut-copy-paste’ ruling
A Delhi court has pulled up a magistrate over the “unacceptable malady” of “ctrl+C and ctrl+V (cut, copy, paste)” jurisprudence, after the order acquitting a man in a 2018 cheque bounce case was found to have facts that was lifted from a judgment in another case.
1 min |
June 09, 2026
Hindustan Times Chandigarh
BJP, Cong prepare for battle as RS poll nominations end
The deadline for filing nominations for the upcoming Rajya Sabha polls ended on Monday with cross voting and high-stakes battles expected in Jharkhand and Madhya Pradesh between the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Congress.
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