Sabir Hussain works as a senior content manager, who is also a rewrite hand for the newspaper and the web. He has worked across newspapers, wire services and television for over 25 years.
Articles by Sabir Hussain
Kerala CM rules out total lockdown as state adds 702 new cases of Covid-19
In Kerala’s capital Thiruvananthapuram which has been the worst-affected city in the state, the lockdown will continue for another week.
Updated on Jul 27, 2020 08:09 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Thiruvananthapuram | HT Correspondent| Edited by Sabir Hussain
India better off in Covid-19 fight due to right decisions at right time: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said it was remarkable the way India rose to the challenge to prepare the human resources to fight the Covid-19 pandemic.
Updated on Jul 27, 2020 10:57 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | hindustantimes.com| Edited by Sabir Hussain
Amid discontent in Air India over pay cuts, pilots’ body seeks meet with minister
Senior pilots in Air India had expressed discontent last week over the differences in pay cuts announced by the national carrier for pilots and senior management.
Published on Jul 27, 2020 04:20 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | hindustantimes.com| Edited by Sabir Hussain
Rajasthan HC dismisses BJP MLA’s petition against merger of BSP lawmakers with Congress
Madan Dilawar had filed a petition in the high court earlier this month for quashing the merger of six BSP MLAs with the Congress and challenging the “inaction” of the Assembly Speaker in not deciding on his plea seeking disqualification of the BSP legislators for their merger with the Congress.
Updated on Jul 27, 2020 03:24 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | hindustantimes.com| Edited by Sabir Hussain
BJP CMs target Rahul over one district, one product scheme
Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani and Uttar Pradesh’s Adityanath attacked Rahul Gandhi on Saturday over the centrally-sponsored cluster development programme for micro and small enterprises.
Published on Jul 25, 2020 09:01 PM IST
HIndustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent| Edited by Sabir Hussain
Jobless, homeless woman rides 1,800 km on scooter from Pune to meet son in Jamshedpur
It took the young woman and her friend four days to cover a distance of 1,800 km on a scooter.
Updated on Jul 25, 2020 09:15 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Jamshedpur | Debashish Sarkar| Edited by Sabir Hussain
Body of Odisha cop who died of Covid-19 lay on hospital floor for hours
The police officer who died Friday evening tested positive for Covid-19 after his death.
Updated on Jul 25, 2020 07:42 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Bhubaneswar | Debabrata Mohanty| Edited by Sabir Hussain
BJP delegation meets Rajasthan Governor, seeks action against Cong’s ‘anarchy’
BJP’s Rajasthan unit president Satish Poonia said Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and his government was guilty of pushing the state’s peace and calm into anarchy.
Updated on Jul 25, 2020 08:04 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Jaipur | HT Correspondent| Edited by Sabir Hussain
Hit by cash crunch, Odisha defers cash assistance to farmers to next year
The Covid-19 pandemic has sent Odisha’s revenue collection into a tail spin with earnings down by 23 per cent in the first quarter of the current financial year compared to the corresponding period of the last fiscal.
Published on Jul 25, 2020 05:59 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Bhubaneswar | Debabrata Mohanty| Edited by Sabir Hussain
Why hasn’t Centre dismissed Gajendra Singh Shekhawat? Ashok Gehlot asks
In his tweet, Ashok Gehlot tagged a newspaper report on a cooperative society fraud case that named Gajendra Singh Shekhawat.
Published on Jul 25, 2020 05:08 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | hindustantimes.com| Edited by Sabir Hussain
Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot to meet Governor with fresh proposal for Assembly session
The chief minister who had already met the governor twice this month, had accused him on Friday of dithering on calling the assembly session despite repeated requests to do the same
Updated on Jul 25, 2020 04:22 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | hindustantimes.com | Edited by Sabir Hussain
Forest officer in MP transferred after complaint against BJP lawmaker
Madhya Pradesh’s principal chief conservator of forest (PCCF) said the transfer was in the interest of the officer.
Published on Jul 23, 2020 09:03 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Bhopal/Sagar | HT Correspondent| Edited by Sabir Hussain
In triple murder, Odisha couple and son killed in sleep
The son’s body was found outside the house while those of his parents were found inside.
Published on Jul 23, 2020 08:24 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Bhubaneswar | Debabrata Mohanty| Edited by Sabir Hussain
Work on capping Assam gas well fire resumes day after explosion
The fire at the Baghjan gas well has been raging since June 9 after it suffered a blowout on May 27.
Published on Jul 23, 2020 07:51 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Guwahati | Utpal Parashar| Edited by Sabir Hussain
First plasma therapy for Covid-19 patients in Uttarakhand begins in Haldwani
The Sushila Tiwari Government Hospital (STH) in Haldwani in Nainital district is a major Covid-19 facility in the Kumaon region.
Published on Jul 23, 2020 06:49 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Haldwani | Ankur Sharma| Edited by Sabir Hussain
India, Israel developing Covid rapid testing kit for results in less than 30 seconds
The Israeli embassy acknowledged India’s help when the pandemic hit that country and said Israel now wants to reciprocate.
Updated on Jul 23, 2020 06:15 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | hindustantimes.com| Edited by Sabir Hussain
Want judicial probe into Rs 2,000 cr Covid management scam in Karnataka: Siddaramaiah
Siddaramaiah also sought a discussion in the legislative assembly on the procurement of medical equipment to fight the pandemic.
Published on Jul 23, 2020 04:43 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | hindustantimes.com| Edited by Sabir Hussain
Inauspicious time for laying Ram temple foundation stone: Swaroopanand Saraswati
Swaroopanand Saraswati had earlier expressed unhappiness with the composition of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teertha Kshetra trust constituted by the Centre to oversee construction of the Ram temple in Ayodhya
Updated on Jul 23, 2020 03:18 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | hindustantimes.com| Edited by Sabir Hussain
Teenage fan of Sushant Singh allegedly dies by suicide in Chhattisgarh’s Durg
The family said the girl was a seventh standard student and was a big fan of Sushant Singh.
Updated on Jul 23, 2020 07:30 PM IST
Himndustan Times, Raipur | Ritesh Mishra| Edited by Sabir Hussain
Spicejet gets permission to operate flights to US
National carrier Air India is currently the only Indian airline operating flights to the US after all international commercial air passenger services were suspended since March 22, in the wake of travel restrictions due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Updated on Jul 23, 2020 06:19 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New delhi | hindustantimes.com| Edited by Sabir Hussain
Delhi records 1,227 new Covid-19 cases, active cases fall by more than 300
The number of active cases in the national capital also fell by 334 to 14,954 from Tuesday’s count of 15,288.
Published on Jul 22, 2020 08:45 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | hindustantimes.com| Edited by Sabir Hussain
Woman, 5 sons die of Covid-19 in a span of 18 days in Jharkhand
Out of Jharkhand’s Covid-19 death toll of 61, this ins the only case of six members of the same family succumbing to the virus.
Updated on Jul 22, 2020 06:40 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Dhanbad | Subhash Mishra| Edited by Sabir Hussain
Sachin Pilot demands ‘Re 1 and apology’ from MLA who alleged bribe offer to join BJP
The notice demands a sum of Re 1 and a written apology before the Press for issuing “false and frivolous allegation” within seven days, it said.
Updated on Jul 22, 2020 06:24 PM IST
Hindustan times, New Delhi | hindustantimes.com| Edited by Sabir Hussain
Roads cave in as heavy rain lashes Delhi
The rains have also triggered water-logging and sparked traffic jams at different places in Delhi
Published on Jul 22, 2020 05:16 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | hindustantimes.com| Edited by Sabir Hussain
Col Santosh Babu’s widow appointed Deputy Collector in Telangana
Earlier in June , Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao had appointed Santoshi as a Group-I officer during a visit to Suryapet town to see the family Col Santosh Babu.
Updated on Jul 22, 2020 04:51 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | hindustantimes.com| Edited by Sabir Hussain
BJP using ED in Rajasthan after failing to kidnap democracy, says Congress
The Congress has accused the BJP of unleashing government agencies after failing to topple the Ashok Gehlot government in Rajasthan.
Published on Jul 22, 2020 03:04 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Jaipur | HT Correspondent| Edited by Sabir Hussain
Former SC judge BS Chauhan to head probe into Vikas Dubey’s killing
The Commission will investigate not only the incident involving encounter of Vikas Dubey but also probe the inaction of authorities which led to the gangster being released on bail despite facing over 60 cases.
Published on Jul 22, 2020 02:06 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New delhi | Abraham|Thomas Edited by Sabir Hussain
Rajasthan cops stay put in Manesar, Delhi to quiz elusive rebel MLA
The Special Operations Group (SOG) is looking for Bhanwarlal Sharma, MLA from Sardarshahar in connection with an audiotape related to an alleged plan to topple the Rajasthan government of Ashok Gehlot.
Published on Jul 21, 2020 11:45 PM IST
Hindusatn Times, Jaipur | Jaykishan Sharma| Edited by Sabir Hussain
NGT panel to probe alleged illegal coal mining in Assam elephant reserve
An environment activist has alleged that the North Eastern Coalfields (NEC) has been carrying out illegal coal mining inside Dehing Patkai elephant reserve in Assam’s Tinsukia district.
Published on Jul 21, 2020 09:50 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Guwahati | Utpal Parashar| Edited by Sabir Hussain
1,349 fresh cases of Covid-19 take Delhi’s tally past 1,35 lakh
Delhi now has 15,288 active cases of Covid-19 while 1,06,118 people have recovered.
Updated on Jul 21, 2020 09:17 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New delhi | hindustantimes.com| Edited by Sabir Hussain