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Roadmap for customs reform in the FTA era
Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman recently said that customs reforms will be her major priority in next year’s budget.
4 min |
December 30, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi
Infosys plans cut in fresher hiring as automation scales
Infosys Ltd, India’s second-largest software services provider, will hire fewer graduates directly out of college in the coming years, amplifying concerns for the country’s engineering students as automation continues to shrink entry-level job opportunities
1 min |
December 30, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi
Doc says Khaleda Zia in 'extremely critical' condition
Bangladesh's former prime minister Khaleda Zia is in an “extremely critical” condition, her personal physician has said.
1 min |
December 29, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi
The case for states to adopt fiscal reforms
We must discuss how, and through what modalities, the macro policies of the Centre are aligned with those of the states
4 min |
December 29, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi
GRAZE, DON'T JUST SERVE
Food goes vertical as grazing tables turn New Year brunches into Instagram-ready centrepieces
1 min |
December 29, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi
In Myanmar, a flawed election
The junta-led elections amidst civil war and a ban on Suu Kyi's party face a legitimacy crisis
2 min |
December 29, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi
An Aravalli lesson: Law must factor in ecology
The controversy over the redefinition of the Aravalli Hills has reignited a crucial question about how India protects its living landscapes.
4 min |
December 29, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi
Why fixing environment is the big challenge of 2026
A hundred years ago, American lawyer and jurist Benjamin N Cardozo said that “history, in illuminating the past, illuminates the present, and in illuminating the present, illuminates the future”.
3 min |
December 29, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi
Allu Arjun, security staff named in Pushpa 2 stampede charge sheet
Actor Allu Arjun and members of his security team have been named among 23 accused in the charge sheet filed in connection with the stampede during the premiere of Pushpa 2 at Chikkadpally in Hyderabad in December 2024.
1 min |
December 29, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi
V'S 'NAMASTE' TRIGGERS FRENZY OVER BTS INDIA STOP IN 2026
BTS fans in India, collectively known as ARMY, are abuzz after group member Kim Taehyung, popularly known as V, appeared to hint that the K-pop supergroup could include India in its 2026 world tour.
1 min |
December 29, 2025
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The present needs the spirit of ancient Nalanda
Last week, I attended the first Nalanda Literature Festival at Rajgir, which is close to Nalanda, in Bihar.
3 min |
December 28, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi
'SUCCESS AKSHAYE KE SAR PE CHADH GAYI'
Drishyam 3 producer Kumar Mangat Pathak opens up about Akshaye's sudden exit from the film, which resulted in losses and prompted a legal notice
1 min |
December 28, 2025
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AP Dhillon x B'wood: Sanjay, Tara turn up for the 'brown munda'
Singer-rapper AP Dhillon's December 26 concert in Mumbai, part of his One of One Tour, turned out to be a star-studded affair as actors Sanjay Dutt and Tara Sutaria joined him on stage.
1 min |
December 28, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi
Bombay HC orders removal of morphed photos of Shilpa
The Bombay High Court on Friday ordered the immediate takedown of AI-generated morphed images and videos of actor Shilpa Shetty Kundra, describing the content as \"extremely disturbing and shocking\".
1 min |
December 28, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi
'Making content for phones is a natural progression'
Actor Samir Soni has returned to acting after nearly two years with a show in the vertical storytelling format, a mobile-first narrative style designed for short, engaging content.
1 min |
December 28, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi
Hot and code: Dating in the time of AI
It's been a year of paradoxes, when it comes to the world of dating (and so much else, really; but let's stick with dating for now).
3 min |
December 28, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi
Russia pummels Ukraine ahead of key Zelensky-Trump meeting
Russia attacked Kyiv and other parts of Ukraine with hundreds of missiles and drones on Saturday, ahead of what President Volodymyr Zelensky said would be a crucial meeting with US President Donald Trump to work out a plan to end nearly four years of war, Reuters reported.
2 min |
December 28, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi
Top court clarifies conditions of life term suspension
The Supreme Court has made it clear that the longsettled principle of \"presumption of innocence\" applies only until an accused is tried and convicted, and does not survive once a trial court records a finding of guilt.
2 min |
December 28, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi
Congress candidates challenge Bihar poll outcome in Patna HC
Six defeated Congress candidates from the recent Bihar assembly elections have approached the Patna high court, alleging widespread irregularities by the Election Commission of India (ECI) that they claim skewed the results in favour of the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA).
1 min |
December 28, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi
Agar ek ko bhi chot lagti mai concert cancel kar deta: Kailash Kher
Amid videos circulating on social media showing singer Kailash Kher storming off the stage during his recent Gwalior concert on December 25 due to crowd misbehaviour, the singer has clarified that he didn't abandon the event.
1 min |
December 28, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi
Cong plans nationwide campaign to 'save MGNREGA' from Jan 5
The Congress will launch a nationwide campaign against the repeal of the UPA-era rural employment legislation MGNREGA on January 5, similar to the pushback against the three farm laws which eventually forced the Narendra Modi government to rollback its decision, party president Mallikarjun Kharge said.
1 min |
December 28, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi
Shweta Tripathi to ring in New Year with hubby on film set
Actor Shweta Tripathi will be ushering in the New Year on the sets of her next film in Bhopal, but she won't be spending it away from her husband, musician Chaitanya 'Slo Cheeta' Sharma.
1 min |
December 28, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi
'HC erred': CBI challenges order in Unnao rape case
The Delhi high court erred in narrowly defining “public servant” while suspending former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) lawmaker Kuldeep Singh Sengar's life sentence in the 2017 rape case in Uttar Pradesh’s Unnao, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has said.
2 min |
December 28, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi
Piece treaty: The cracks that define us
If there is one truth I've had to face this year, it is this: I am broken.
3 min |
December 28, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi
'NO FLYING ZONE' IN RANCHI DURING PRESIDENT'S VISIT TO J'KHAND TODAY
A 200-meter radius around the area from Birsa Munda Airport to Hinoo Chowk, Birsa Chowk, Argora Chowk and Lok Bhavan in the state capital Ranchi has been declared a “No Flying Zone” for drones, paragliding, and hot air balloons by the district administration, people aware of the development said on Saturday
1 min |
December 28, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi
The case for closer ties between India & Europe
The European Union needs partners such as India to rebuild its capabilities and withstand the triple assault from the US, China, and Russia. Such a partnership will not only enable the continent, but also augment India’s economic, defence, and tech capabilities
5 min |
December 28, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi
China passes revised legislation to bolster trade war capabilities
China on Saturday passed revisions to a key piece of legislation aimed at strengthening Beijing's ability to wage trade war, curb outbound shipments from strategic minerals to sex dolls, and further open its $19 trillion economy.
1 min |
December 28, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi
Thailand and Cambodia sign new truce deal
Thailand and Cambodia signed a ceasefire agreement on Saturday to end weeks of fighting along their border over competing territorial claims.
1 min |
December 28, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi
When what’s said isn’t what’s meant
I am writing this column from London, where I am holidaying over Christmas and New Year.
2 min |
December 28, 2025
Hindustan Times Ranchi
A time to reckon with the gods of our making
We know where the road we're on leads.
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