Anubha Rohatgi is a News Editor with the online team. She has previously worked with All India Radio and BBC World Service.
Articles by Anubha Rohatgi
Top Lashkar commander among 3 terrorists killed in 2 encounters with security forces in J-K
In the second encounter in Kupwara district, two militants , including a top Lashkar commander, were killed at Ganipora Kralgund area. The terrorists were hiding in orchards when encounter took place.
Updated on Aug 20, 2020 12:06 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Srinagar | HT Correspondent | Edited by Anubha Rohatgi
Apple becomes first US company valued at $2 trillion in market value
Apple’s revenue grew across every category and all of its geographical regions in the June quarter, even as the coronavirus crisis caused the US economy to collapse at its worst rate since the Great Depression.
Updated on Aug 19, 2020 11:45 PM IST
Reuters | Posted by Anubha Rohatgi
Nod for reopening hotels in Delhi; weekly markets to open on trial basis, gyms to remain closed
Wednesday’s decision to reopen hotels is likely to benefit around four lakh people employed in the hotel industry in the national capital.
Updated on Aug 19, 2020 06:43 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent | Edited by Anubha Rohatgi
Kamala Harris seeks to define role of US vice president on Joe Biden’s ticket
Kamala Harris, a California senator and former state attorney general, distinguished herself during the primaries with sharp attacks on Biden’s civil rights record, nearly turning the race upside-down and exposing a possible liability to Biden’s candidacy among liberals, minorities and young people.
Updated on Aug 19, 2020 03:04 PM IST
Bloomberg | Posted by Anubha Rohatgi
‘Sad, lonely, cold place’: Scientist predicts when and how the universe will end
Describing the end of universe as “a bit of sad, lonely, cold place”, theoretical physicist Matt Caplan said that no one will be around to witness this long farewell happening in the far far future.
Updated on Aug 19, 2020 12:43 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | hindustantimes.com | Edited by Anubha Rohatgi
Maharashtra’s Covid-19 tally past 6.15 L-mark; CM asks people to avoid crowding during Ganeshotsav
There are 615,477 Covid-19 positive cases now including 1,56,608 active cases, according to the state health department. With 422 more deaths reported on Tuesday, the toll has risen to 20,687.
Updated on Aug 18, 2020 09:54 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | hindustantimes.com | Edited by Anubha Rohatgi
Doctor in Maharashtra’s Nagpur hangs herself after killing husband, 2 children: Police
The deaths came to light when the deceased’s aunt, who lived with them, knocked on the bedroom door and did not receive any response, the official said.
Updated on Aug 19, 2020 11:42 AM IST
Nagpur | Press Trust of India | Posted by Anubha Rohatgi
‘Punjab will burn’: Amarinder Singh urges Centre to be cautious on SYL Canal issue
The meeting, held through video conferencing, followed the Supreme Court’s direction to the Centre on July 28 to mediate between the two states to resolve the long-pending SYL issue.
Updated on Aug 18, 2020 07:54 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | hindustantimes.com | Edited by Anubha Rohatgi
PM Modi to announce results of cleanliness survey Swachh Survekshan 2020 on Aug 20
A total of 129 awards will be given to the top performing cities and states at the virtual ‘Swachh Mahotsav’ that has been organised by the ministry of housing and urban affairs.
Updated on Aug 18, 2020 05:57 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | hindustantimes.com |Edited by Anubha Rohatgi
Platform ticket rates hiked at Pune to maintain social distancing on station: Railways
The clarification from Railways came after senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh had stated that the price of platform tickets had been exorbitantly raised from Rs 3 in the Congress rule to Rs 50 by the incumbent BJP government.
Updated on Aug 18, 2020 03:56 PM IST
New Delhi | Asian News International | Posted by Anubha Rohatgi
MP govt jobs to be reserved for people from the state: Shivraj Singh Chouhan
The CM, in a tweet, also urged the children of the state to study hard, saying that it was his dream that the locals should join state services and improve the state’s future.
Updated on Aug 18, 2020 03:21 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | hindustantimes.com | Edited by Anubha Rohatgi
Goa poll body postpones municipal elections by 3 months due to Covid-19 pandemic
The term of 11 municipal councils in Goa ends on November 4.
Updated on Aug 17, 2020 11:15 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Panaji | Gerard de Souza | Edited by Anubha Rohatgi
Woman, accused of practising witchcraft, beaten to death in Jharkhand’s Giridih
According to the villagers, Munshio Mahto’s family had accused Geeta of practising witchcraft and threatened to kill her after Mahto’s son died due to some illness about two weeks ago.
Updated on Aug 17, 2020 10:38 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Dhanbad | Subhash Mishra | Edited by Anubha Rohatgi
Covid-19 positive cases in Kerala’s Thiruvananthapuram jail rise to 477
Another worrying point for the state is that a large number of policemen and health workers - the frontline warriors of the pandemic - are getting infected.
Updated on Aug 17, 2020 09:34 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Thiruvananthapuram | HT Correspondent | Edited by Anubha Rohatgi
Thousands of partygoers without masks pack into Wuhan water park in China
None of the tightly-packed partygoers were seen to be wearing face masks as a DJ in bright yellow headphones played on stage.
Updated on Aug 17, 2020 08:05 PM IST
Beijing | Agence France-Presse | Posted by Anubha Rohatgi
Covid-19: Markets re-open, public transport resumes in Kashmir
The Jammu and Kashmir administration had re-imposed lockdown restrictions in Srinagar from July 13 after a brief period of unlock, and then in the rest of the valley from July 27 as Covid-19 cases had shown an increase.
Updated on Aug 17, 2020 07:10 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Srinagar | Ashiq Hussain |Edited by Anubha Rohatgi
US announces new restrictions on China’s Huawei to limit technology access
The changes, which the department announced in a written statement on Monday, build on restrictions announced in May, adding 38 Huawei affiliates in 21 countries to an economic blacklist as the US seeks to limit adoption of the company’s 5G technology.
Updated on Aug 17, 2020 06:43 PM IST
Bloomberg | Posted by Anubha Rohatgi
17 prisoners in Jharkhand’s Dhanbad Divisional Jail test positive for Covid-19
Earlier, many inmates in Birsa Munda Central Jail in Ranchi, Godda District Jail and Dumka Central Jail in the state had tested positive for Covid-19.
Updated on Aug 17, 2020 05:48 PM IST
Dhanbad | Press Trust of India | Posted by Anubha Rohatgi
Ready to work with India to manage our differences: China
A western media journalist had asked China’s reaction to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s remarks that the Indian armed forces have given a befitting reply to those challenging the country’s sovereignty.
Updated on Aug 17, 2020 04:26 PM IST
Beijing | Press Trust of India | Posted by Anubha Rohatgi
Southeast Asia detects mutated coronavirus strain sweeping the world
The strain has been found in many other countries and has become the predominant variant in Europe and the US.
Updated on Aug 17, 2020 04:01 PM IST
Bloomberg | Posted by Anubha Rohatgi
Mumbai’s Covid-19 cases doubled faster in last week: BMC
The average doubling and growth rates are calculated taking Covid-19 cases of past seven days into consideration.
Updated on Aug 17, 2020 03:27 PM IST
Mumbai | Press Trust of India | Posted by Anubha Rohatgi
Covid-19, tax break push July housing sales in UK to highest in a decade
The prospect of long-term remote working and fresh fears of virus resurgence have led people to move out to countryside areas like Devon and Cornwall, both of which saw record-high sales.
Updated on Aug 17, 2020 02:21 PM IST
Bloomberg | Posted by Anubha Rohatgi
Carcass of wild elephant found in Chhattisgarh’s Surajpur district, probe ordered
As per the Chhattisgarh forest department, in the last decade the state has recorded an increase in the wildlife population including elephants, whose number rose from 225 to 290.
Updated on Aug 16, 2020 03:47 PM IST
Hindustsan Times, Raipur | Ritesh Mishra | Edited by Anubha Rohatgi
US watchdog clears emergency use of new saliva test for faster detection of Covid-19
The US has been plagued by an inconsistent strategy for detecting the virus, thanks in part to persistent shortages and the use of a variety of different tests that have sometimes yielded unreliable results.
Updated on Aug 16, 2020 02:43 PM IST
Houston | Press Trust of India | Posted by Anubha Rohatgi
Tamil Nadu woman cop puts father’s funeral on wait mode, leads I-Day parade
An official release said that though N Maheswari learnt of her father’s death on August 14 night, she went for the funeral only after completing the parade (on Saturday morning) with a sense of patriotism.
Updated on Aug 16, 2020 02:08 PM IST
Tirunelveli (Tamil Nadu) | Press Trust of India | Posted by Anubha Rohatgi
From malaria, dengue to zika, how climate change could expose new epidemics
Climate change is also emerging as a driver of infectious disease, whether by expanding the footprint of malaria- and dengue-carrying mosquitos, or defrosting prehistoric pathogens from the Siberian permafrost.
Updated on Aug 16, 2020 01:23 PM IST
Paris | Agence France-Presse | Posted by Anubha Rohatgi
Authorities float tender for shooters to deal with stray pigs menace in MP’s Shivpuri
A local activist said that to control the stray pig menace, authorities should take action against the breeders as well.
Updated on Aug 16, 2020 12:08 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Bhopal /Shivpuri | HT Correspondent | Edited by Anubha Rohatgi
Face masks, social distancing: Vaishno Devi shrine opens for devotees after 5 months
In the first week of the pilgrimage, 2,000 pilgrims will be allowed of which 1,900 will be from Jammu and Kashmir and the remaining 100 from outside the Union Territory. The pilgrims will be allowed to undertake the yatra only after online registration.
Updated on Aug 16, 2020 05:54 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | hindustantimes.com | Edited by Anubha Rohatgi
Looking at pressuring other Chinese companies after ByteDance:Trump
Trump has been piling pressure on Chinese-owned companies, such as by vowing to ban short-video app TikTok from the United States.
Updated on Aug 16, 2020 10:07 AM IST
Bedminster, New Jersey | Reuters | Posted by Anubha Rohatgi
Kamala Harris talks of her South Asian descent in maiden address to Indian American community
Born to a Jamaican father and an Indian mother, California senator Harris, if elected, would be second in line of succession after Biden.
Updated on Aug 16, 2020 09:56 AM IST
Washington | Press Trust of India | Posted by Anubha Rohatgi