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Hindustan Times Jammu
‘We Asians are proud of our ghosts’
On her writing process, trusting her translator completely, and the use of jump scares in her stories
2 min |
October 18, 2025
Hindustan Times Jammu
Foreign firms can’t be deemed inactive for lack of local office: SC
The Supreme Court on Friday ruled that a foreign company cannot be said to have stopped doing business in India merely because it has no office or active contract in the country, holding that such a narrow view undermines India’s global trade ambitions and ease of doing business goals.
1 min |
October 18, 2025
Hindustan Times Jammu
Goyal: Modi govt’s FTAs crafted in national interest
The Modi government's trade agreements are “well crafted” and “thought through” in national interest unlike the Congress-led UPA regime that “voluntarily” tried to open Indian market for competitors like China, Union commerce minister Piyush Goyal said on Friday, adding that India is currently discussing free trade deals with the EU, the US, Chile, Peru, New Zealand and Oman.
2 min |
October 18, 2025
Hindustan Times Jammu
Bombing ivory towers
This excerpt from Modi’s Mission by Berjis Desai examines why a section of India’s elite dislikes the PM
4 min |
October 18, 2025
Hindustan Times Jammu
All that glitters
Your head-to-toe guide to what’s trending, what to skip, and how to remix your wardrobe so you look lit at every Diwali event
4 min |
October 18, 2025
Hindustan Times Jammu
Last chapter in Maoist story
The large number of surrenders indicates that the violent political movement is in disarray
2 min |
October 18, 2025
Hindustan Times Jammu
How great institutions power great nations
Behind many of India’s most remarkable achievements lies a common force: High-quality institutions that empower generations to build paths that once seemed impossible.
4 min |
October 18, 2025
Hindustan Times Jammu
Let's go on 50 first dates
Stop obsessing. First dates are not the final word in romance, they’re just the starting point
2 min |
October 18, 2025
Hindustan Times Jammu
Don't fluff with idli
If you find idlis boring, blame the chef. Making the perfect one is a delicate art of balancing softness and density. And let’s be honest, only South India nails it
4 min |
October 18, 2025
Hindustan Times Jammu
RBI gold pile tops $100 bn on surging bullion prices
India’s gold reserves crossed the $100 billion mark for the first time, according to the Reserve Bank of India’s latest foreign exchange reserves data, buoyed by a global price rally even as the central bank's purchases slowed sharply this year.
1 min |
October 18, 2025
Hindustan Times Jammu
AXIS BANK MISSES Q2 ESTIMATES AMID FALL IN TRADING INCOME
Private lender Axis Bank reported a bigger-than-expected drop in second-quarter profit on ‘Wednesday, dragged by a fall in trading income at a time when the bank is still reeling from an earlier increase in bad loan provisions.
1 min |
October 16, 2025
Hindustan Times Jammu
How multiculturalism shapes Aussie identity
In Australia, we value the rich diversity of our multicultural identity, underpinned by a commitment to pluralism and the inalienable right to belonging. We do not take this for granted.
3 min |
October 16, 2025
Hindustan Times Jammu
England clinch WC spot, Portugal forced to wait
Harry Kane scored twice as England thrashed Latvia 5-0 on Tuesday to secure qualification for the 2026 World Cup, while Cristiano Ronaldo's Portugal were forced to wait to clinch their spot at the finals after being held by Hungary.
1 min |
October 16, 2025
Hindustan Times Jammu
Summit that staunched bloodshed in West Asia
The legacy of the Sharm el-Sheikh summit is ambiguous. It did not forge a path to peace, but has transformed a conflict into a managed, yet fundamentally unresolved, political standoff
4 min |
October 16, 2025
Hindustan Times Jammu
Apple lobbies tax law change to boost India plans
Apple is lobbying India’s government to modify its income tax law to ensure the company is not taxed for ownership of high-end iPhone machinery it provides to its contract manufacturers, an issue seen as ahurdle to its future expansion, sources say.
1 min |
October 16, 2025
Hindustan Times Jammu
In Bihar, a quiet resurgence that can redefine the future
When people think of Bihar, they often recall its colonial past, political dysfunction, and decades of neglect. For years, the state was seen as a symbol of what went wrong in India’s development story. I came here expecting to find remnants of that narrative — the poverty, the frustration, the brain drain. Instead, I found something profoundly different: A quiet, determined resurgence that could redefine India’s future.
3 min |
October 16, 2025
Hindustan Times Jammu
England clinch WC spot, Portugal forced to wait
Harry Kane scored twice as England thrashed Latvia 5-0 on Tuesday to secure qualification for the 2026 World Cup, while Cristiano Ronaldo's Portugal were forced to wait to clinch their spot at the finals after being held by Hungary.
1 min |
October 16, 2025
Hindustan Times Jammu
WPI INFLATION FALLS TO 0.13% IN SEPTEMBER AS FOOD PRICES EASE
Wholesale inflation, as measured by the Wholesale Price Index (WPI), slowed to 0.13% in September, driven by deep deflation in food prices, according to data released by the ministry of commerce and industry on Tuesday.
1 min |
October 15, 2025
Hindustan Times Jammu
Some PF rules eased, others made stringent
The Union labour ministry's latest reforms to facilitate urgent cash withdrawals by employees from their provident-fund accounts have simultaneously imposed tighter procedures and longer wait times in certain cases, according to details ratified by a statutory body on Monday.
2 min |
October 15, 2025
Hindustan Times Jammu
After turmoil, time for a Sixth Republic in France
A day after French Prime Minister (PM) Sébastien Lecornu announced his cabinet on October 5, he had to tender his resignation to President Emmanuel Macron —thereby earning the dubious distinction of being the premier with the shortest period served in France’s Fifth Republic.
3 min |
October 15, 2025
Hindustan Times Jammu
Trump’s hour in West Asia
The tricky part lies in turning the Israel- Hamas ceasefire into a permanent peace
2 min |
October 15, 2025
Hindustan Times Jammu
Bira CEO Ankur Jain must quit, say investors, lenders
Some large institutional stakeholders in homegrown beer maker B9 Beverages, the owner of the Bira 91 brand, have started discussions on the removal of founder and chief executive officer (CEO) Ankur Jain citing his inability to run the financially troubled company, four people aware of the development said.
3 min |
October 15, 2025
Hindustan Times Jammu
Morgan Stanley, MUFG start $1 bn Vena India sale process
Morgan Stanley and Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) have begun the sale process for Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP)-owned Vena Global Group Pte Ltd’s Indian renewable energy platform, Vena Energy India, ina deal having an enterprise value of around $1 billion, according to two people familiar with the development.
1 min |
October 15, 2025
Hindustan Times Jammu
Standards that threaten India’s mobility future
Revised CAFE norms risk pushing India backward. They need to be fixed
4 min |
October 15, 2025
Hindustan Times Jammu
India nears duty-free access to EU markets
Indian exporters will soon get duty-free access to Europe's $25 trillion economy with three free trade agreements —two already clinched (with the EFTA bloc and the UK), and the one with the EU expected by December — people directly involved in the discussions said after India-EU trade talks achieved “significant convergence” in key areas last week.
3 min |
October 15, 2025
Hindustan Times Jammu
Gold hits ₹1.31 L/10 g, silver at ₹1.85 L/kg amid festive rush
Gold prices on Tuesday surged by ₹2,850 to breach the ₹1.3 lakh per 10 gram-mark for the first time in the national capital, driven by heavy festive buying by retailers and jewellers ahead of ‘Dhanteras’.
1 min |
October 15, 2025
Hindustan Times Jammu
SBI eyes ₹7,500 cr via tier-II bond issue
State Bank of India (SBI), the country’s largest lender, is set to issue what could be the first domestic bank bond of the current financial year.
2 min |
October 15, 2025
Hindustan Times Jammu
China says will ‘fight to the end’ in US trade war
China said on Tuesday it was ready to “fight to the end” in a trade war with the United States after President Donald Trump said he would slap additional 100% tariffs on goods from the country.
1 min |
October 15, 2025
Hindustan Times Jammu
Maze facing Karnataka's caste counting exercise
Karnataka has been in the grip of a massive panic attack, especially among caste associations and their leaders, mathadhishas (pontiffs of monastic orders with caste affiliations), and Opposition politicians.
4 min |
October 15, 2025
Hindustan Times Jammu
Trump hails end of war as Hamas frees hostages
Hamas freed the last 20 surviving Israeli hostages on Monday under a US-brokered ceasefire deal, a big step towards ending two years of shattering war in Gaza as President Donald Trump urged Israel to turn military success into peace.
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