Arun Kumar is Senior Assistant Editor with Hindustan Times. He has spent two-and-half decades covering Bihar, including politics, educational and social issues.
Articles by Arun Kumar
Deutsche leads race
Foreign financial powerhouses are in the race to buy Standard Chartered?s mutual fund, writes Arun Kumar.
Published on Oct 05, 2006 03:08 PM IST
None | Arun Kumar, New Delhi
Leyland may bag Turkish firm
Doktas is Turkey's largest iron casting firm and the second largest aluminium wheel maker, reports Arun Kumar.
Published on Sep 30, 2006 05:23 AM IST
None | Arun Kumar, New Delhi
'N-deal to raise terror threat to India'
US should also encourage security to counter increased threats of terrorism against Indian facilities, says an expert.
Published on Sep 21, 2006 11:13 AM IST
None | Arun Kumar (IANS), Washington
Kashmir solution possible: Musharraf
Pak president tells UN he is confident that his meeting with Manmohan will help carry forward the peace process.
Updated on Sep 20, 2006 11:50 AM IST
None | Arun Kumar (IANS), United Nations
AQ Khan network still alive: US group
A think tank disputes official US claims that the "world's most dangerous N-trading cartel" has been dismantled.
Updated on Sep 08, 2006 03:10 PM IST
None | Arun Kumar (IANS), Washington
Indian American digs into black hole
Anil Pradhan, professor of astronomy at Ohio State University, leads an effort to unravel the astronomical mystery.
Updated on Aug 25, 2006 02:28 PM IST
None | Arun Kumar (IANS), Washington
Flood insurance claims on a high
Insurance companies are gearing up in anticipation of large claims from water-logged industrial units in the wake of the heavy floods.
Published on Aug 11, 2006 04:56 AM IST
None | Arun Kumar and Gaurav Choudhury, New Delhi
Kaavya Viswanathan: Student Advisor?
It's been a strange journey for Kaavya Viswanathan - from a best-selling author to a plagiarising one, to a student advisor.
Updated on Aug 10, 2006 07:24 PM IST
None | IANS STORIES || Arun Kumar, Washington
Kaavya Viswanathan: Student Advisor?
It's been a strange journey for Kaavya Viswanathan - from a best-selling author to a plagiarising one, to a student advisor.
Updated on Aug 11, 2006 08:39 PM IST
None | IANS STORIES || Arun Kumar, Washington
New reactor can be used for military purposes: Pak
Islamabad, however, claims the heavy-water reactor won't lead to a massive increase in the country's nuke arsenal.
Updated on Aug 05, 2006 11:20 AM IST
None | Arun Kumar (IANS), Washington
US slaps sanctions on Indian firms
The two firms have been accused of passing on sensitive technology to Iran that could be used to develop WMDs.
Updated on Aug 05, 2006 10:58 AM IST
None | Arun Kumar (IANS), Washington
'Jassi' all set for American flight!
Come September and the Jassi of Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin fame arrives in America in her original 'Ugly Betty' incarnation.
Published on Aug 04, 2006 08:23 PM IST
None | Arun Kumar (Indo-Asian News Service), Washington
Bharat Rekha In America
A newly-published coffee-table book comes loaded with information on Hindu temples in the USA.
Published on Aug 02, 2006 02:19 PM IST
None | IANS STORIES || Arun Kumar, Washington
Bharat Rekha In America
A newly-published coffee-table book comes loaded with information on Hindu temples in the USA.
Published on Aug 02, 2006 02:19 PM IST
None | IANS STORIES || Arun Kumar, Washington
M&M eyes mega US acquisition
The $3 billion Mahindra & Mahindra group is all set to make a mega acquisition in the United States in the auto-engineering segment.
Published on Jul 31, 2006 02:47 AM IST
None | Arun Kumar, New Delhi
M&M eyes mega US acquisition
The $3 billion Mahindra & Mahindra group is all set to make a mega acquisition in the United States in the auto-engineering segment.
Published on Jul 31, 2006 02:47 AM IST
None | Arun Kumar, New Delhi
Pro-India coalition asks Senate to approve N-deal
The civilian nuclear boycott of India by the US for the over three decades has kept the countries estranged.
Published on Jul 28, 2006 11:07 AM IST
None | Arun Kumar (IANS), Washington
Pro-India coalition asks Senate to approve N-deal
The civilian nuclear boycott of India by the US for the over three decades has kept the countries estranged.
Published on Jul 28, 2006 11:07 AM IST
None | Arun Kumar (IANS), Washington
RBI impact: Home, car loans costlier
FOLLOWING TUESDAY'S 25-basis-points hike in short-term rates by the Reserve Bank of India, home loans and consumers loans, like auto loans, are expected to become costlier by 50 basis points soon.
Published on Jul 26, 2006 01:09 PM IST
None | Arun Kumar, New Delhi
RBI impact: Home, car loans costlier
FOLLOWING TUESDAY'S 25-basis-points hike in short-term rates by the Reserve Bank of India, home loans and consumers loans, like auto loans, are expected to become costlier by 50 basis points soon.
Published on Jul 26, 2006 01:09 PM IST
None | Arun Kumar, New Delhi
I can articulate new vision: Tharoor
India's nominee says he can articulate a positive vision for a UN of the 21st century. What's your opinion?
Updated on Jul 26, 2006 09:39 AM IST
None | Arun Kumar (IANS), United Nations
I can articulate new vision: Tharoor
India's nominee says he can articulate a positive vision for a UN of the 21st century. What's your opinion?
Updated on Jul 26, 2006 09:39 AM IST
None | Arun Kumar (IANS), United Nations
Home and car loans to cost more
FOLLOWING TUESDAY'S 25-basis-points hike in short-term rates by the Reserve Bank of India, home loans and consumers loans, like auto loans, are expected to become costlier by 50 basis points soon.
Published on Jul 26, 2006 01:35 AM IST
None | Arun Kumar, New Delhi
Home and car loans to cost more
FOLLOWING TUESDAY'S 25-basis-points hike in short-term rates by the Reserve Bank of India, home loans and consumers loans, like auto loans, are expected to become costlier by 50 basis points soon.
Published on Jul 26, 2006 01:35 AM IST
None | Arun Kumar, New Delhi
RBI impact: Home, car loans to cost more
Following Tuesday?s hike in short-term rates by RBI, home loans and consumer loans are expected to become costlier.
Updated on Jul 26, 2006 01:01 AM IST
None | Arun Kumar, Mumbai
RBI impact: Home, car loans to cost more
Following Tuesday?s hike in short-term rates by RBI, home loans and consumer loans are expected to become costlier.
Updated on Jul 26, 2006 01:01 AM IST
None | Arun Kumar, Mumbai
India will not be in N-club: Rice
However, Bush Admn is hard at work to win legislative nod for nuke deal before Congress goes into summer recess.
Updated on Jul 11, 2006 07:52 PM IST
None | Arun Kumar (IANS), Washington
Security breached on PM's flight
The anomaly was discovered when the seal of one of the cabinets was found broken and bottles of whiskey had gone missing, reports Arun Kumar.
Updated on Jul 11, 2006 11:45 AM IST
None | Arun Kumar, New Delhi
Security breached on PM?s special flight
AIR-INDIA One?s security has been breached. The security agencies have reported a serious lapse on board when PM Manmohan Singh visited Germany in April. As the finger points to A-I officials, who allegedly pilfered liquor bottles by breaking a sealed cabinet, the airline's security officer is untraceable. The Civil Aviation Ministry has come down on the ?irresponsible behaviour? of A-I management. On April 24, after attending the Indo-German Business Summit in Hanover, Singh was flying to Berlin.
Published on Jul 11, 2006 12:59 AM IST
None | Arun Kumar, New Delhi
Indo-Americans lobby for N-deal
Two influential associations have joined hands to help develop a strategic relationship between the two countries.
Updated on Jul 10, 2006 08:44 PM IST
None | Arun Kumar (Indo-Asian News Service), Washington