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Hindustan Times Rajasthan
'BENGAL JOB SCHEME TO BE NAMED AFTER MAHATMA': CM
West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said that her government would rename its job guarantee programme after Mahatma Gandhi, in an announcement coming ona day the Lok Sabha passed a bill that seeks to replace the two-decadeold Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA.)
1 min |
December 19, 2025
Hindustan Times Rajasthan
Need urgent roll-out of UPI market-share caps
here isa warning for all trusted systems in India in Indigo's recent operational meltdown.
3 min |
December 19, 2025
Hindustan Times Rajasthan
LAWYER TOLD TRUMP LEGALITY OF THIRD TERM IS UNCLEAR: REPORT
Retired Harvard Law professor Alan Dershowitz told President Donald Trump the U.S. Constitution was not clear about whether he could serve a third term, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.
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December 19, 2025
Hindustan Times Rajasthan
The end of MGNREGS
VB-G RAM G's funding and administrative structure should strengthen and expand rural jobs, not weaken the scheme
2 min |
December 18, 2025
Hindustan Times Rajasthan
America-first compass for new security strategy
The US's new National Security Strategy signals a “hands-off” approach towards matters that are not of American interests. All tools will be used to ensure the US's primacy remains intact
5 min |
December 18, 2025
Hindustan Times Rajasthan
From sedition to UAPA: Policing dissent in India
Few laws reveal the Indian State's unease with dissent as starkly as sedition.
3 min |
December 18, 2025
Hindustan Times Rajasthan
A remit too wide: Personality rights without a rulebook
Celebrity actors, singers, and even sportspersons, are rushing to court to stop the unauthorised use of their name, face, voice or likeness.
4 min |
December 18, 2025
Hindustan Times Rajasthan
Gunman charged with 59 offences including murder
Australian authorities charged the surviving gunman in Sydney Hanukkah attack that killed 15 with 59 offences, including murder and terrorism, Bloomberg reported.
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December 18, 2025
Hindustan Times Rajasthan
US readies new sanctions if Putin rejects peace deal
The US is preparing a fresh round of sanctions on Russia's energy sector to increase the pressure on Moscow should President Vladimir Putin reject a peace agreement with Ukraine, according to people familiar with the matter.
1 min |
December 18, 2025
Hindustan Times Rajasthan
Cong announces protest after Nat’l Herald verdict
The Congress on Wednesday announced a nationwide protest against the Narendra Modi government, a day after a Delhi court refused to take cognisance of the Enforcement Directorate's allegations of money laundering against top party leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi in the National Herald case.
2 min |
December 18, 2025
Hindustan Times Rajasthan
India, Jordan to build on historic trust: Modi
India on Tuesday highlighted the possibilities for cooperation with Jordan in key sectors such as digital infrastructure, pharmaceuticals, infrastructure, food parks and green mobility, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi emphasising the need to build on the historic trust between the two countries and future economic opportunities.
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December 17, 2025
Hindustan Times Rajasthan
BENGAL SPORTS MIN QUITS OVER RAMPAGE DURING MESSI EVENT
West Bengal sports minister Aroop Biswas resigned on Tuesday as the government issued a show cause notice to state director general of police Rajeev Kumar and took disciplinary action against a number of other officers for the December 13 rampage at Kolkata's Salt Lake stadium by a section of spectators who bought tickets to see Argentine football star Lionel Messi but flared up when he left in a hurry because of mismanagement, officials said.
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December 17, 2025
Hindustan Times Rajasthan
Tagore’s role in adoption of India's National Song
he 150th anniversary of Vande Mataram - India's National Song penned by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee - is being celebrated with much fanfare.
4 min |
December 17, 2025
Hindustan Times Rajasthan
Bondi Beach hero hailed in his Syrian hometown
Bondi Beach hero Ahmed al-Ahmed, who put his life on the line by wresting a gun from an attacker in Australia's deadly mass shooting, has become a source of pride for his hometown in Syria.
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December 17, 2025
Hindustan Times Rajasthan
COURT JUNKS ED CHARGE SHEET IN HERALD CASE
As a Delhi court on Tuesday refused to take cognizance of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) charge sheet against former Congress president, Sonia Gandhi, and leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, in the National Herald probe, the federal financial crimes probe agency has decided to challenge the order, officials familiar with the development said.
1 min |
December 17, 2025
Hindustan Times Rajasthan
5.8MN NAMES SET TO BE STRUCK OFF WB POLL ROLL
West Bengal's electorate has undergone a marked change with the EC’s SIR draft rolls striking off over 5.8million names, adding fresh political volatility ahead of 2026 assembly polls.
1 min |
December 17, 2025
Hindustan Times Rajasthan
Bill to replace NREGA tabled amid huge row
A row erupted in the Parliament on Tuesday as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led central government sought to introduce a bill to replace the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), drawing objections from the opposition parties over the removal of Mahatma Gandhi's name and the intent behind the proposed changes.
1 min |
December 17, 2025
Hindustan Times Rajasthan
Set targets for clean air in the national Capital
Amid rapidly deteriorating air quality, the Delhi government recently announced a series of emergency measures, including the formation of a high-level committee tasked with finalising an air-pollution control plan for 2026.
2 min |
December 17, 2025
Hindustan Times Rajasthan
The path before India as Bangladesh transitions
New Delhi's approach must balance immediate pressures with longer- term vision and tactical adjustments with strategic consistency
4 min |
December 17, 2025
Hindustan Times Rajasthan
R&D boost to nuclear energy
The new nuclear energy Bill is a step forward for India's nuclear goals, but managing public perception about safety will be key
1 min |
December 17, 2025
Hindustan Times Rajasthan
One Bondi Beach shooter an Indian
Sajid Akram, the 50-year-old killed during a terror attack on a Jewish gathering in Australia, was an Indian national, the Philippines' Bureau of Immigration said on Tuesday while confirming that he visited the country in November.
1 min |
December 17, 2025
Hindustan Times Rajasthan
Trump designates fentanyl a ‘weapon of mass destruction’
US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order, classifying fentanyl as a \"weapon of mass destruction\".
1 min |
December 17, 2025
Hindustan Times Rajasthan
Goa club owners deported; in police net
Gaurav Luthra and Saurabh Luthra, co-owners of the Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub in Goa where a massive fire killed 25 people, were deported from Thailand on Tuesday and taken into custody by Delhi and Goa police as soon as they landed in Delhi.
1 min |
December 17, 2025
Hindustan Times Rajasthan
THREE INDIAN STUDENTS AMONG THOSE INJURED
Three Indian students were among 40 people injured in the terrorist attack on Sydney's Bondi Beach in Australia, according to a media report on Tuesday.
1 min |
December 17, 2025
Hindustan Times Rajasthan
Delhi-NCR must take the road to clean air
A four-step strategy focussed on cleaner and shared vehicles — put into action in the next few years — is critical to improving air quality
4 min |
December 10, 2025
Hindustan Times Rajasthan
Public health gains through vaccines need restatement
A well-known personality’s post on social media, questioning the use of vaccines and urging parents to avoid vaccinating children to reduce risks of autism, has stirred up controversy.
3 min |
December 10, 2025
Hindustan Times Rajasthan
GOOGLE FACING NEW ANTITRUST INVESTIGATION IN EUROPE OVER A.I.
Google faces fresh antitrust scrutiny from European Union regulators, who opened an investigation on Tuesday into the company’s use of online content for its artificial intelligence models and services.
1 min |
December 10, 2025
Hindustan Times Rajasthan
Beyond China’s trade gains
Its surplus of $1 trillion raises concerns about an imbalance in global trade
2 min |
December 10, 2025
Hindustan Times Rajasthan
India’s ties with Russia and US are no zero-sum game
President Vladimir Putin has returned to Moscow very satisfied by his whirlwind 30-hour State visit to India.
4 min |
December 10, 2025
Hindustan Times Rajasthan
Why COP30’s trade turn matters, despite CBAM
It's easy to miss the paragraphs on trade, buried as they are in the procedural thicket of the UNFCCC's COP30 decision text.
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