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Budget 2025: PM Modi hints at initiatives for poor, middle class, and women

A day before the Union Budget is introduced in Parliament, Prime Minister Narendra Modi outlined his government's agenda on Friday, teasing new programs for women, the middle class, and the impoverished.
Published on Jan 31, 2025 05:56 PM IST

Prince William to star in two part documentary tackling homelessness.

Prince William currently holds the title of Duke of Cornwall.
Published on Jul 07, 2024 12:55 PM IST

Top California Democrats announce ballot measure targeting retail theft

Top California Democrats announce ballot measure targeting retail theft
Updated on Jul 02, 2024 04:30 AM IST

‘Meri Bus Meri Sadak’ initiative launched for sustainable public transport

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Updated on Jun 20, 2024 07:26 AM IST

Mindful youths working towards innovative plastic management

Lahoti, a class XI student at IIS along with his plastic warrior team has been promoting innovative plastic waste management for a year and a half now. (HT PHOTO)
Updated on Mar 26, 2024 05:52 AM IST

Ludhiana: Key private hospitals set to provide free facilities to road accident victims

Key private hospitals set to provide free facilities to road accident victims in Ludhiana. (HT)
Published on Jan 19, 2024 10:26 PM IST

Bisrakh govt primary school will be first in Noida to get a smart classroom

Noida MLA Pankaj Singh (centre) opens the ‘smart pathshala’ programme in Sector 6, Noida, on Monday. (Sunil Ghish/HT Photo)
Updated on Dec 05, 2023 05:54 AM IST

Kamala Harris to announce $900 mln in pledges to boost women in green sectors

US Vice President Kamala Harris addresses a reception for leaders attending the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) leaders' week at the Exploratorium, in San Francisco, California. (AFP)
Published on Nov 16, 2023 04:22 PM IST

23-year-old serves hot meals to slum dwellers in exchange for plastic bottles

HT visited one such event on Sunday June 11 in Bhandup east. Deepak Maru is one of the children there. Maru collected 100 bottles in the last 3-4 days. “I was told the one to get the maximum bottle gets the price. There is so much garbage around the nallah nearby that it is easy to get the bottles. I am looking forward to see what the price is.” Maru wins the first prize in this event and gets a ration kit as a winning prize. (Hindustan Times)
Updated on Jun 12, 2023 12:45 AM IST

No dent in weight of school bags despite new format textbooks

School-going students carrying heavy bags. (REPRESENTATIVE IMAGE)
Updated on Jun 01, 2023 11:16 PM IST

PM Modi hails Kurukshetra farmer for his water conservation initiatives

“Great initiative! This effort of our Ankur ji of Kurukshetra towards water conservation is an example for everyone,” tweeted PM Modi reacting over the Ankur’s success story shared by Kurukshetra MP Nayab Singh Saini. (Source: Twitter)
Updated on Apr 25, 2023 12:08 AM IST

Excise dept to issue MRP list with liquor permit for pvt events, says Harpal Singh Cheema

Finance, excise and taxation minister Harpal Singh Cheema (HT File Photo)
Updated on Apr 22, 2023 02:26 AM IST

Jammu and Kashmir’s Mission Youth gets PM award

Prime Minister Narendra Modi confers the Prime Minister's Award for Excellence in Public Administration to Jammu and Kashmir Chief Secretary Arun Kumar Mehta for Mission Youth (J&K) during the valedictory session and awards ceremony on the occasion of 16th Civil Services Day, in New Delhi on Friday. (PTI)
Updated on Apr 22, 2023 12:05 AM IST

SGPC to take kin of youths imprisoned in Dibrugarh jail to Assam for meeting

Teja Singh Samundri Hall in Amritsar. (HT File Photo)
Updated on Apr 18, 2023 01:08 AM IST

EWS students: Hope for kids to study beyond Class 8

An NGO, Rightwalk Foundation that supported them at the time of admission said they are seeking funds from people who volunteered to contribute for the fees of poor children. (Sourced)
Updated on Apr 12, 2023 10:24 PM IST

Speaker Gupta apprises Canadian delegation on Haryana Vidhan Sabha’s NeV app

Haryana Vidhan Sabha speaker Gian Chand Gupta on Monday apprised a visiting foreign delegation about the steps taken towards making the state assembly paperless, saying the initiative has helped in saving 98% paper. (HT Photo)
Updated on Apr 11, 2023 01:44 AM IST

Manipur’s hill town adopt trees in memory of village leaders, elders

Maram Bazar Village Authority (MBVA) begun adopting trees around a marketplace area at Maram (HT Photo)
Updated on Apr 08, 2023 02:21 PM IST

Now, send your grievances to Haryana CM on jan samvaad portal

In view that at times written complaints do not reach the officer concerned, the National Informatics Centre (NIC) has developed the jan samvaad module under the CM window portal as per the instructions of Khattar, said an official spokesperson. (Sanjeev Sharma/HT Photo)
Updated on Apr 08, 2023 12:32 AM IST

‘CM di Yogshala’ a mass campaign to make Punjab healthy: CM Mann

Chief minister Bhagwant Mann along with Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday launched the “CM di Yogshala” campaign. Under this, residents will be provided with yoga and meditation facilities.
Updated on Apr 06, 2023 01:04 AM IST

Citizens’ group sets up drinking water pots across Kalyan

A group of 50 citizens from Kalyan-Thane have taken up the initiative to provide drinking water to the needy across Kalyan through earthen pots at seven locations in Kalyan (Pramod Tambe/HT PHOTO)
Updated on Apr 04, 2023 12:06 AM IST

New tech boosting recovery of stolen phones

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Updated on Apr 03, 2023 12:47 AM IST