Articles by Amit Kumar
Epilepsy surgery: Freeing patients from seizures
This article is authored by Dr Amit Kumar Agarwal, senior consultant, neurosciences, neurology and stroke medicine, Amrita Hospital, Faridabad.
Published on Mar 26, 2025 03:47 PM IST
Amit Kumar Agarwal
In the chip war, US has the edge over China
China's export controls on Gallium and Germanium come despite the US's advantage in terms of substitutability, supply chain dominance, technological capability
Published on Aug 01, 2023 09:40 PM IST
Pranay KotasthaneAmit Kumar
Expand the horizons of India’s solar story
For the Indian solar narrative to go beyond catching the eye, it has to be perceived as built around a robust and inclusive framework
Published on Mar 22, 2018 12:46 PM IST
Amit Kumar
Noida high-rises can be quake proof if designs are followed
Residents of Noida and Ghaziabad residing in high-rises need not fear for their safety if all buildings are engineered as per specifications under the building bye-laws.
Updated on May 06, 2015 07:38 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Amit Kumar, Noida/ghaziabad
Kohli a bit too animated, emotional, personal on some issues: Waugh
Australia's World Cup winning captain Steve Waugh feels Indian star Virat Kohli should learn from Mahendra Singh Dhoni to keep his emotions in check and mature as a captain.
Updated on Apr 16, 2015 01:13 PM IST
PTI | Amit Kumar Das, Shanghai
UP bypolls: Rajnath Singh's son denied Noida ticket
The BJP overlooked several high-profile claimants as they released a list of contestants for the September 13 bypolls in Uttar Pradesh. BJP pride at stake in UP bypolls
Updated on Aug 27, 2014 08:34 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Amit Kumar, Noida
Noida: 60% voter turnout in Gautam Buddha Nagar
The constituency witnessed 60.3% polling, an 11.7 % jump over the 2009 Lok Sabha elections, when 48.54 % voting was recorded. The higher turnout is expected to upset all predictions about likely winners.
Updated on Apr 11, 2014 01:33 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Amit Kumar, Noida
With Congress out of race, Gujjars and Muslims to be deciders in Noida
With the Congress out of the picture, Gautam Buddha Nagar constituency will now see a tough battle among BJP candidate Dr Mahesh Sharma, BSP candidate Satish Awana and SP candidate Narendra Bhati as 19.84 lakh voters will cast their votes on Thursday.
Updated on Apr 10, 2014 01:08 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Amit Kumar, Noida
Rajnath skips Ghaziabad, goes to Greater Noida meet
Fearing a backlash in Ghaziabad, which he currently represents as a member of parliament, BJP president Rajnath Singh avoided the city and chose neighbouring Gautam Budh Nagar constituency to address his first public meeting in the NCR on Sunday.
Updated on Apr 07, 2014 01:00 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Amit Kumar, Jhajhar/greater Noida
Muslims hold key to Gautam Budh Nagar
Like in many other seats of Uttar Pradesh, Muslims in Gautam Budh Nagar constituency are going to be a deciding factor in the coming Lok Sabha elections.
Updated on Mar 29, 2014 01:59 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Amit Kumar and Vinod Rajput, Noida
Congress follows ‘hollow secularism’, says Modi in UP
Launching his campaign in western Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday, BJP prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi accused the Congress of pursuing “hollow secularism that has ruined the lives of the Muslim youth”.
Updated on Mar 27, 2014 01:11 AM IST
Hindustan Times | S.Raju & Amit Kumar, Bulandshahr
Ghaziabad set to witness multi-cornered fight in LS polls
It is home to the new kid on the block in Indian politics — the Aam Aadmi Party, is represented in the Lok Sabha by the BJP president himself, and was rated second in the list of world’s fastest growing cities in terms of urbanisation by a global think tank in 2011.
Updated on Feb 27, 2014 01:27 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Amit Kumar, Ghaziabad
Noida set to test heartland politics in UP's urban hub
With wide expressways, planned highrise colonies, malls, industries and India’s only international F1 circuit, Noida has led the wave of change in Uttar Pradesh. This year, it is the state’s chief host of the changing politics which claims to give voice to citizens’ demand for probity and transparency.
Updated on Feb 26, 2014 02:50 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Amit Kumar, Noida
Superstitious Akhilesh won’t visit Noida
It is déjà vu once again for Noida as CM Akhilesh Yadav has apparently thought it wise to go by the ‘vaastu’ book and avoid visiting the city — for the fourth time in a row. Yadav will inaugurate Nasscom’s Noida headquarters from Delhi on Friday.
Updated on Sep 06, 2013 01:53 AM IST
None | Amit Kumar, Noida
Many assurances later, highway widening remains a distant dream
The wait to widen NH-24 seems to be never-ending. Innumerable meetings between various authorities have taken place, countless proposals and estimates have been drawn and sent to the Union ministry of road transport and highways time and again, but nothing has moved forward. Amit Kumar reports.
Updated on Jul 15, 2013 12:16 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Amit Kumar, Ghaziabad
Life moves at snail’s pace on NH-24
The mere thought of travelling on the 22-km-long stretch of National Highway (NH) 24, between Dasna and UP Gate on Ghaziabad’s Delhi border, gives nightmares to drivers. Amit Kumar reports.
Updated on Jul 15, 2013 01:00 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Amit Kumar, Ghaziabad
Infant mortality rate goes up in GB Nagar
Despite being one of the fastest growing cities of the country, Noida lags behind its neighbouring districts on infant and neo-natal mortality rates. Amit Kumar reports.
Updated on Jun 06, 2013 10:43 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Amit Kumar, Noida/ghaziabad
GDA plans makeover for Ghaziabad's image
The district administration is planning to give Ghaziabad -- the city that has been in the news for all wrong reasons such as pollution and crime – a makeover. Amit Kumar reports.
Updated on Mar 05, 2013 01:33 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Amit Kumar, Ghaziabad
Women guards may be deployed at Metro stations in Noida
After HT's intensive campaign highlighting the safety and security concerns of women commuters, the Noida Authority plans to deploy women security guards at all six Metro stations in the city. Amit Kumar reports.
Updated on Feb 19, 2013 06:32 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Amit Kumar, Noida
Women guards may be deployed at Metro stations in Noida
The Noida authority plans to deploy women security guards at all six Metro stations in the city. The move comes after HT highlighted the safety and security concerns of women commuters on that route in an intensive campaign. Amit Kumar reports.
Updated on Feb 11, 2013 07:09 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Amit Kumar, Noida
Extra security for all 6 Noida Metro stations
The Noida Authority announced on Wednesday that it would deploy 10 security guards for each of the six metro stations in Noida, after an HT campaign highlighted the safety and security concerns of women commuters on that route.
Updated on Jan 31, 2013 12:04 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Amit Kumar, Noida
Rs. 900 crore remedy for trans-Hindon sewer issues
The Uttar Pradesh Jal Nigam has sought Centre’s approval for its plan to lay down a 490-km new sewer line in trans-Hindon areas.
Updated on Jan 14, 2013 10:39 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Amit Kumar, Ghaziabad
Make NH-24 eight-lane to ease mess: Akhilesh Yadav
UP chief minister Akhilesh Yadav has knocked on the doors of the Central government on the issue of NH-24 widening. The chief minister has sought Rs. 350 crore for the widening project.
Updated on Jan 14, 2013 10:37 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Amit Kumar, Noida/ghaziabad
'GDA will build 2 lakh low-cost housing units in next two years'
Ghaziabad Development Authority's (GDA) vice-chairman Santosh Kumar Yadav, a 1995 batch IAS officer, reveals his plan to turn Ghaziabad a 'world class city'. He spoke to Amit Kumar on a range of issues including infrastructure, Industries, Healthcare and real estate.
Updated on Jan 09, 2013 06:38 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Amit Kumar, New Delhi
'GDA should increase FAR, permit tall buildings'
Leading developer RK Arora, chairman and managing director of Supertech, spoke to Amit Kumar on a range of issues, including the scope of real estate in Ghaziabad and Noida. Here are some excerpts.
Updated on Jan 07, 2013 10:25 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Amit Kumar, New Delhi
Slain baron visited Mayawati on Diwali
Despite change of regime in Uttar Pradesh, Ponty Chadha had remained loyal to former UP chief minister and Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati and her party.
Updated on Nov 23, 2012 05:34 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Amit Kumar, Noida
Residents pay the price for developers' fault
GDA says societies with no completion certificate can't get water supply
Updated on Oct 15, 2012 03:27 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Amit Kumar, Ghaziabad
Saina, Chetan in pre-quarters, Kashyap loses
Ace shuttlers Saina Nehwal and Chetan Anand notched up easy wins but wild card entrant P Kashyap fell by the wayside as India rounded off a mixed day at the World Badminton Championships at Gachibowli stadium in Hyderabad.
Updated on Aug 12, 2009 11:11 PM IST
PTI | Amit Kumar Das, Hyderabad
Smashing Saina gives a fillip to Indian badminton in 2008
From being just another promising young shuttler to breaking into the world's top 10, the year gone by has seen the metamorphosis of Saina Nehwal into a sensation, whose exploits helped India rise up the world badminton chart.
Updated on Dec 26, 2008 12:48 PM IST
PTI | Amit Kumar Das, New Delhi
Mithya is inspired from mythology: Rajat
Actor-director Rajat Kapoor's next directorial venture Mithya is a film based on a discussion between two mythological characters and about "finding one's identity, one's inner self".
Updated on Jan 29, 2008 01:25 PM IST
PTI | Amit Kumar Das, New Delhi
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