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Spring and fall: Mridula Ramesh on how water shaped the Vijayanagara empire

Locally called Bukka’s Bridge, this 14th century granite structure — about 200 metres long and 10 metres tall — supported a section of a 19-km aqueduct over uneven terrain. (Photo by CR Aravind)
Updated on Feb 15, 2025 10:33 PM IST

Forget road trips: Breathtaking river cruises are coming to Kashmir, Goa, Kerala

Set Sail! Stunning New River Cruises in Kashmir, Goa and Kerala Will Change the Way You Travel.
Updated on Feb 14, 2025 05:20 PM IST

Maha Kumbh 2025 – In Honour Of The Holy Ganges: Paying Respects, One and All

President Droupadi Murmu took a holy dip at the Triveni Sangam on February 10, 2025.
Updated on Feb 13, 2025 12:06 AM IST

Trekking trails of My Country: 5 riverside trek trails to become one with nature

The Ram Jhula trail in Rishikesh, India
Updated on Jan 14, 2025 07:01 PM IST

Magnitude 5.5 earthquake strikes China's Qinghai province near Yellow River

The epicentre of a magnitude 5.5 earthquake that rocked sections of the Chinese province of Qinghai on Wednesday is close to the Yellow River's source, which is the primary natural waterway that supplies northern China.
Published on Jan 08, 2025 03:15 PM IST

Rivers of My Country: From Indus to Pravara, 5 riverside retreats for NYE

5 quiet riverside retreats
Published on Dec 24, 2024 05:47 PM IST

Rajasthan: Two children drown after going for a swim in Bharatpur river

SDRF personnel carrying out rescue operation in Bharatpur on Tuesday. (HT Photo)
Published on Aug 06, 2024 01:29 PM IST

3.5kg heroin, drone seized; 2 held

The seized drone in Ferozepur on Tuesday.
Updated on Jul 31, 2024 07:04 AM IST

Amid mega revival plans, Kukrail’s origin still neglected

The source ponds full of water hyacinth and slowly drying up, since no work has been done for recharge them. (HT)
Updated on Jul 26, 2024 07:34 AM IST

No hope of survivors in Nepal bus accident, 55 still missing

Nepal army personnel cary out a search operation looking for the survivors after two buses were swept by a landslide (AP/PTI)
Published on Jul 15, 2024 10:51 AM IST

65 people, including seven Indians, believed to be missing after landslide in Nepal: Media reports

65 people, including seven Indians, believed to be missing after landslide in Nepal: Media reports
Published on Jul 12, 2024 10:29 AM IST

A court rules that pollution has violated the rights of a river that runs through Ecuador's capital

A court rules that pollution has violated the rights of a river that runs through Ecuador's capital
Updated on Jul 08, 2024 01:43 AM IST

Gold mine leak 'poisons' 185 people in ICoast: officials

Gold mine leak 'poisons' 185 people in ICoast: officials
Updated on Jul 03, 2024 04:17 AM IST

India offers to take up Teesta project in B’desh

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina at a ceremonial reception at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi, on Saturday. (Arvind Yadav/ Hindustan Times)
Updated on Jun 23, 2024 05:54 AM IST

4 Indians students drown in Russia, bodies of only two recovered so far

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Published on Jun 07, 2024 02:41 PM IST

Four Indian medical students drown in Russia's St. Petersburg, 1 rescued

The Russian media reported a female Indian student who waded out from the beach on river Volkhov got into trouble, and four of her companions tried to save her. In their attempt to save her, three others also drowned in the river.
Updated on Jun 07, 2024 11:32 AM IST

Short Stream | In Son of the Soil, who is a native, and who is a foreigner?

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In Son of the Soil, Ali (Dhananjay Debnath) is a third-generation Bangladeshi immigrant in a village in Assam
Published on Jul 01, 2024 12:07 AM IST

Rodeo star Spencer Wright's son wakes up after being declared brain dead

Rodeo star Spencer Wright’s son was declared brain dead after he was hospitalised following a tragic incident in Utah.
Updated on May 24, 2024 09:09 PM IST

More homes flooded in Russian region bordering Kazakhstan, other areas

More homes flooded in Russian region bordering Kazakhstan, other areas
Published on Apr 22, 2024 10:06 PM IST

BSF recovers body of farmer washed away in river near Indo Pakistan border

Nearly two weeks after a farmer drowned in a river close to the India-Pakistan border, the Border Security Force (BSF) retrieved his body on Tuesday. (HT File)
Updated on Apr 17, 2024 03:27 AM IST

Eight years into making, incomplete footbridge fails people of Gandbal

Search operations underway in Jhelum near Jammu and Kashmir’s Gandbar after a boat capsized in the river. (Waseem Andrabi /HT)
Updated on Apr 17, 2024 07:04 AM IST

‘Evil monster’: UK man pleads guilty to killing wife, chopping her in 224 pieces

The couple got married in 2021 and were on the verge of separation when Metson murdered Bramley. (X)
Published on Apr 07, 2024 05:00 PM IST

Video: Overnight ferry catches fire in Thailand, 108 people rescued

Smoke rises from a ferry in Surat Thani province, Thailand. (AP)
Published on Apr 04, 2024 03:44 PM IST

Mangaluru: 4 students drown after going for a swim post examination

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Published on Feb 28, 2024 09:34 AM IST

'Ganga Maha Aarti' at Varanasi's Dashashwamedh Ghat following Ram Temple event

A visual from the Ganga Maha Aart at Dashashwamedh Ghat.
Published on Jan 22, 2024 12:44 PM IST

‘Lost everything in 30 minutes...’: Sikkim tragedy survivors recount horror

Residents being evacuated in Sikkim on Wednesday. (AFP)
Updated on Oct 05, 2023 07:10 AM IST

Severed head of elephant found in Bengal river; poachers' role suspected

Debashis Sharma, deputy field director of Buxa Tiger Reserve (East), said poachers might have killed the elephant for its tusks in Assam. (HT Archives (Photo for representation))
Updated on Aug 06, 2023 04:46 AM IST

Severed elephant head, with tusks removed, found floating in W Bengal river

Forest officials suspect that the elephant was killed by poachers somewhere in Assam. (Representative Image)
Updated on Aug 06, 2023 12:39 AM IST