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Builder Ajay Ashar removed from Maharashtra think tank MITRA

The government has reconstituted the governing body of MITRA by appointing two new members – Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) MLA Dilip Walse-Patil and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Rana Jagjitsinha Patil

cities

Published on Mar 07, 2025 08:14 AM IST

ByYogesh Naik

PIC moves to new campus in Pashan

The new campus includes an auditorium, an art gallery, and specialised centres for research on national security, foreign policy, governance, social innovation, and art and culture

(From left) Prashant Girbane, Dr Vijay Kelkar, Dr Raghunath Mashelkar and Dr Ravi Pandit. (HT PHOTO)

cities

Updated on Jan 28, 2025 08:46 AM IST

ByNadeem Inamdar

Freethinkers Day 2024: Date, history and significance

Freethinkers Day 2024: From significance to history, here's all that you need to know about this special day.

lifestyle

Published on Jan 27, 2024 04:25 PM IST

ByTapatrisha Das, Delhi

Centre for Knowledge Sovereignty and Esri India join hands to launch MMGEIS

The MMGEIS program will tap pan-India talent through a comprehensive process.

The program, according to the press release, will also work towards fostering a strong IP framework to enable more patents from India in its journey towards becoming a global geospatial innovation hub. (Handout)

education

Published on Dec 11, 2023 05:59 PM IST

ByHT Education Desk, New Delhi

Delhi HC to pronounce order on CPR plea for using 25% of its funds on Monday

Leading think tank Centre for Policy Research’s license under the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) was suspended in February

Income Tax department surveyed the premises of CPR last year. (X)

india news

Published on Oct 11, 2023 12:30 PM IST

ByShruti Kakkar

Centre seeks cancellation of CPR’s licence under FCRA

The think tank’s licence under the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, or FCRA, was suspended by the government on February 27

The home ministry also told the court that during the examination of a report of raids shared by the income-tax department, it was revealed that CPR had transferred foreign contributions to other entities (Biplov Bhuyan/HT Photo)

india news

Updated on Oct 10, 2023 08:02 AM IST

ByShruti Kakkar, New Delhi

Those backing Russia are ‘on the wrong side of history’: Ukrainian minister

Emine Dzhaparova said Ukraine’s military cooperation with Pakistan was not targeted against India.

Ukraine's first deputy foreign minister Emine Dzhaparova speaks in New Delhi on Tuesday. (ANI)

world news

Updated on Apr 12, 2023 05:36 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Ukraine minister to raise country’s participation in G20 during India visit

The journalist-turned-politician, the senior most of Ukraine’s five deputy foreign ministers, will begin a four-day official visit on April 9.

Emine Dzhaparova, Ukraine’s first deputy foreign affairs minister (Twitter Photo)

india news

Updated on Apr 08, 2023 11:35 PM IST

ByRezaul H Laskar

US-based Reagan library, others sanctioned by China over Taiwan meeting

China's sanctions target Ronald Reagan Presidential Library & other US-based orgs after US House Speaker's meeting with Taiwan's president.

China is imposing sanctions against the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and other U.S.- and Asian-based organizations amid US-Tiwan meet.(Twitter)

world news

Published on Apr 07, 2023 10:05 AM IST

AP | | Posted by Animesh Chaturvedi

Adani plans climate crisis think tank, experts weigh in

The proposed conglomerate would involve experts who can contribute to “policymaking that can both usher in a green transition and enable people in developing economies to aspire to higher living standards,” an Adani spokesperson said.

The Adani Group has interests in businesses such as coal, power, and gas distribution, but has diversified into renewables

india news

Updated on Jun 09, 2022 12:02 PM IST

ByJayashree Nandi, New Delhi

‘You have to be equally good keeper and batsman’: Parthiv Patel picks India’s wicket-keeper for Australia Tests

Ahead of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, India have similar problems. They have make the difficult choice between Saha and Pant for the first Test starting on December 17.

cricket

Updated on Dec 10, 2020 08:51 AM IST

Hindustan Times, Delhi | Byhindustantimes.com

China demolished around 16,000 mosques in recent years: Report

Rights groups say more than one million Uighurs and other mostly Muslim Turkic-speaking people have been incarcerated in camps across the northwestern territory, with residents pressured to give up traditional and religious activities.

Chinese flag behind razor wire at a housing compound in Yangisar, south of Kashgar, in China's western Xinjiang region.(AFP)

world news

Updated on Sep 25, 2020 03:44 PM IST

Beijing | ByAgence France-Presse | Posted by Arpan Rai

Why should you build an emergency fund with a fixed deposit?

An ideal emergency fund must offer safety, liquidity, and decent growth to help you meet your monthly obligations and preserve your way of life, without any adverse impact on your CIBIL scores or credit reports.

The point of maintaining a contingency fund is having liquid cash whenever you require it.(Bajaj Finserv)

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Updated on Jul 15, 2020 03:29 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Watch | PM Modi’s visit to the US - the key issues on the agenda| WorldView

In this edition of Worldview, former ambassador Rajiv Bhatia, a distinguished fellow with Gateway House, a leading think tank on foreign policy issues, helps decode the significance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s current visit to the United States of America.

india news

Published on Mar 17, 2020 12:38 PM IST

Hindustan Times | ByHindustan Times

Land records needs a digital push

Non-availability of proper land records is a big concern for real estate developers and home buyers.To evaluate the situation of land records across the country, NCAER Land Policy Initiative was launched.

NCEAR will also offer solutions to states to improve their land records database digitally.

business

Updated on Mar 03, 2020 12:27 PM IST

Livemint | ByAshwini Kumar Sharma

Govt to explore pvt partnership to raise learning standards

The BMC has a ‘public private partnership programme’ for its schools. If the municipal corporation extends the programme to more schools it will be a revival for an idea that has implemented half-heartedly, if not apologetically.

Municipal schools face issues like low learning levels, truancy by students and teachers, high drop-out rates and falling enrolments(HT File)

cities

Updated on Jan 12, 2020 11:47 PM IST

Hindustan Times | ByManoj R Nair

S-386: Why Indians are waging a battle in the US

Indians have been hit the hardest by the country-limit on Green Cards, followed by the Chinese, because there are more of them applying it every year than people from other countries

An estimated 1.5 million Indians are in danger of losing their best shot yet at the US citizenship because a US senator has put a block on a legislation that seeks to remove a per-country limit of 7% on the number of Green Cards, a mandatory pre-citizenship stage, that can be granted to applicants from any one country every year(REUTERS)

columns

Updated on Nov 22, 2019 08:53 PM IST

ByYashwant Raj

Realise the potential of the North Eastern Council

The unique character of the northeast, poses distinct cultural, economic and strategic challenges. There is an obvious need for a forum to address the big picture, harmonising competing policy goals, in a spirit of cooperative federalism

Weak governance capacities of the northeastern states shackle their ability for effective planning and execution(AFP)

analysis

Updated on Sep 26, 2019 08:41 PM IST

ByAshish Kundra

India seeks full consular access to Kulbhushan Jadhav at the earliest

On July 17, the UN’s main court ruled Pakistan had violated Jadhav’s rights to consular access and called for a review of the death sentence given to him by a military court at an appropriate forum of Islamabad’s choice.

MEA spokesperson Raveesh Kumar refused to answer questions on whether Pakistan would again send Jadhav’s case to a military court, describing it as speculative.(PTI FILE)

india news

Updated on Jul 25, 2019 06:56 PM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByRezaul H Laskar

Jobs, health on Niti Aayog 100-day agenda: VK Saraswat

Prime Minister Modi on Saturday held the fifth meeting of the think tank’s governing council.

On the health sector, the Prime Minister in his opening remark of the governing council meeting said that several targets to be achieved by 2022 have to kept in mind.(HT Photo)

india news

Updated on Jun 16, 2019 07:30 AM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByAnisha Dutta

PM Modi to chair Niti Aayog meet on June 15

This will be the fifth meeting of the think tank’s governing council chaired by the PM. The council includes all chief ministers, lieutenant governors of Union territories, several Union ministers and senior government officials.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair the first Niti Aayog governing council meeting of National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government’s second tenure on June 15, officials aware of the development said.(Ajay Aggarwal/HT PHOTO)

india news

Updated on Jun 05, 2019 08:40 AM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByAnisha Dutta, New Delhi

India was 4th biggest military spender last year

According to the SIPRI data, China was the second-largest military spender last year. Beijing increased its military expenditure by 5% to $250 billion in 2018. It accounted for 14% of global military spending. In contrast, India’s military spending went up by 3.1% to $66.5 billion. India accounts for 3.7% of the global defence spending.

India was the world’s fourth biggest military spender last year behind the United States, China, and Saudi Arabia, according to new data think tank Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) released on Monday.(Representative Image/HT File Photo)

india news

Updated on May 01, 2019 09:07 AM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByHT Correspondent

RTE seats in 174 city, Thane schools vacant

For the academic year 2019-20, 11,584 aspirants applied for 7,491 quota seats, of which, 1,948 students confirmed their admissions.

One hundred and seventy four schools in Mumbai and Thane have not received any applications for admissions under the Right to Education (RTE) quota.

cities

Published on Apr 26, 2019 02:39 AM IST

Mumbai | ByAnkita Bhatkhande

To improve learning levels, stop labelling schools

We need to hold every school accountable for minimum benchmarks of learning. The first step to achieve this is to measure the performance of schools against benchmarks regularly.

We must create a system of recognition that attaches the highest importance to learning outcomes.(Hindustan Times)

analysis

Updated on Apr 22, 2019 09:23 AM IST

ByRitika Shah

‘Demonetisation destroyed economy, NYAY will jumpstart it’, says Rahul Gandhi

Congress president Rahul Gandhi said NYAY can jumpstart the economy which he claimed was destroyed by demonetisation.

Rahul Gandhi accused PM Modi of using demonetisation as a ruse.(PTI file photo)

elections

Updated on Apr 13, 2019 08:43 PM IST

ByHT Correspondnet

H-1B pays for US college scholarships, training, says new study

The US grants 65,000 cap-subjected H-1B work visas to foreign workers hired abroad every year and 20,000 to foreigners in US institutions of higher education.

More than 70% of H-1B work visas have gone to Indians, hired by US companies such as Google and Facebook and Indian firms such as TCS and Infosys.(REUTERS)

world news

Updated on Apr 02, 2019 08:48 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Washington | ByYashwant Raj

7% growth? Experts want new panel to handle data

An independent and impartial body must look at key indicators that determine the health of the economy, economists and public policy experts have told the Union government, warning that India must ensure the credibility of its data does not come under question.

Laborers unload cement bags from freight trains at the Shakur Basti station in New Delhi, India, on Tuesday, April 5, 2011. Image for representation.(Bloomberg file photo)

india news

Updated on Mar 26, 2019 10:27 PM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByRajeev Jayaswal and Roshan Kishore

Maoist leadership in the cities needs to be identified: Lt Gen(retd) Shekatkar

FINS president DB Shekatkar says the threat of Maoism is grave, especially in urban areas

LT Gen DB Shekatkar(Shankar Narayan/HT PHOTO)

cities

Updated on Dec 09, 2018 05:06 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Pune | ByAbhay Vaidya and Nadeem Inamdar

No takers for 72,872 FYJC seats in Mumbai after 9 rounds

The data shared by the state education department, revealed that of the 2.62 lakh students who had applied for FYJC admissions, only 2.32 lakh have confirmed their seats

This year, the state education department conducted five regular rounds and four first come, first served (FCFS) rounds for FYJC admissions.(HT File)

cities

Updated on Nov 17, 2018 12:23 AM IST

Hindustan Times | ByAnkita Bhatkhande, Mumbai

$130,000 prize offered for ‘radical ideas’ to solve UK’s weak economic growth

Crafting a solution to lacklustre U.K. economic growth could land someone a 100,000 pound ($130,000) prize in a new competition launched on Wednesday.

Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond leaves 11 Downing Street in London on October 31, 2018.(AFP)

business

Updated on Nov 07, 2018 12:48 PM IST

Bloomberg | ByBloomberg

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The government has reconstituted the governing body of MITRA by appointing two new members – Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) MLA Dilip Walse-Patil and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Rana Jagjitsinha Patil

The new campus includes an auditorium, an art gallery, and specialised centres for research on national security, foreign policy, governance, social innovation, and art and culture

Freethinkers Day 2024: From significance to history, here's all that you need to know about this special day.

The MMGEIS program will tap pan-India talent through a comprehensive process.

Leading think tank Centre for Policy Research’s license under the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) was suspended in February

The think tank’s licence under the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, or FCRA, was suspended by the government on February 27

Emine Dzhaparova said Ukraine’s military cooperation with Pakistan was not targeted against India.

The journalist-turned-politician, the senior most of Ukraine’s five deputy foreign ministers, will begin a four-day official visit on April 9.

China's sanctions target Ronald Reagan Presidential Library & other US-based orgs after US House Speaker's meeting with Taiwan's president.

The proposed conglomerate would involve experts who can contribute to “policymaking that can both usher in a green transition and enable people in developing economies to aspire to higher living standards,” an Adani spokesperson said.

Ahead of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, India have similar problems. They have make the difficult choice between Saha and Pant for the first Test starting on December 17.

Rights groups say more than one million Uighurs and other mostly Muslim Turkic-speaking people have been incarcerated in camps across the northwestern territory, with residents pressured to give up traditional and religious activities.

An ideal emergency fund must offer safety, liquidity, and decent growth to help you meet your monthly obligations and preserve your way of life, without any adverse impact on your CIBIL scores or credit reports.

In this edition of Worldview, former ambassador Rajiv Bhatia, a distinguished fellow with Gateway House, a leading think tank on foreign policy issues, helps decode the significance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s current visit to the United States of America.

Non-availability of proper land records is a big concern for real estate developers and home buyers.To evaluate the situation of land records across the country, NCAER Land Policy Initiative was launched.

The BMC has a ‘public private partnership programme’ for its schools. If the municipal corporation extends the programme to more schools it will be a revival for an idea that has implemented half-heartedly, if not apologetically.

Indians have been hit the hardest by the country-limit on Green Cards, followed by the Chinese, because there are more of them applying it every year than people from other countries

The unique character of the northeast, poses distinct cultural, economic and strategic challenges. There is an obvious need for a forum to address the big picture, harmonising competing policy goals, in a spirit of cooperative federalism

On July 17, the UN’s main court ruled Pakistan had violated Jadhav’s rights to consular access and called for a review of the death sentence given to him by a military court at an appropriate forum of Islamabad’s choice.

Prime Minister Modi on Saturday held the fifth meeting of the think tank’s governing council.

This will be the fifth meeting of the think tank’s governing council chaired by the PM. The council includes all chief ministers, lieutenant governors of Union territories, several Union ministers and senior government officials.

For the academic year 2019-20, 11,584 aspirants applied for 7,491 quota seats, of which, 1,948 students confirmed their admissions.

We need to hold every school accountable for minimum benchmarks of learning. The first step to achieve this is to measure the performance of schools against benchmarks regularly.

Congress president Rahul Gandhi said NYAY can jumpstart the economy which he claimed was destroyed by demonetisation.

The US grants 65,000 cap-subjected H-1B work visas to foreign workers hired abroad every year and 20,000 to foreigners in US institutions of higher education.

An independent and impartial body must look at key indicators that determine the health of the economy, economists and public policy experts have told the Union government, warning that India must ensure the credibility of its data does not come under question.

FINS president DB Shekatkar says the threat of Maoism is grave, especially in urban areas

The data shared by the state education department, revealed that of the 2.62 lakh students who had applied for FYJC admissions, only 2.32 lakh have confirmed their seats

Crafting a solution to lacklustre U.K. economic growth could land someone a 100,000 pound ($130,000) prize in a new competition launched on Wednesday.

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