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Budget 2026: Tourism sector key for employment generation, local economy

Sitharaman said the government will develop ecologically sustainable mountain trails in Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Jammu and Kashmir

Updated on Feb 1, 2026 16:01 IST

Union Budget 2026-27 puts tourism at core, backs trails, heritage, rail, guides

Representational image. (Shutterstock)

Updated on Feb 1, 2026 10:47 IST

Jhumpa Lahiri warns against linguistic nationalism, calls ‘mother tongue’ a myth

British-American author Jhumpa Lahiri in conversation with Andrea Anastasio, director of the Italian Cultural Institute, and Italian translator Gioia Guerzoni (not in the picture) at the Italian Embassy Cultural Centre in New Delhi on Friday. (Sanchit Khanna/HT Photo)

Updated on Jan 30, 2026 22:32 IST

Paintings, dance and tableaux: Vande Mataram at the centre of R-Day Parade

During the parade, around 2,500 artists performed in a choreographed dance to the tune of the Vande Mataram, which was composed by Academy Award-winning musician MM Keeravani and went beyond the usual two stanzas adopted as the national song.

Updated on Jan 27, 2026 01:31 IST

Kerala SIR: CEO speaks to HT on BLO deaths, voter notices and electoral rolls

Kerala chief electoral officer Rathan U Kelkarl. (X)

Updated on Jan 25, 2026 10:18 IST

Kerala SIR carried out with strict deadlines, says state election officer

The Election Commission of India (ECI) has granted multiple extensions for the SIR of electoral rolls across states and Union territories.

Updated on Jan 25, 2026 02:09 IST

EC issues instructions detailing process for action against BLOs

The communication was sent to the chief electoral officers of all states and Union Territories on Friday.

Updated on Jan 24, 2026 01:38 IST

Voters now have two options while registering: UP CEO Navdeep Rinwa

Navdeep Rinwa was speaking to HT at ECI’s International Conference in New Delhi on Wednesday. (CEO Uttar Pradesh | X account)

Updated on Jan 22, 2026 06:40 IST

Online Form 6 tweak to allow UP voters get name added in voter list

Online Form 6 tweak to allow UP voters get name added in voter list

Updated on Jan 22, 2026 02:34 IST

Gyanesh Kumar hails Bihar SIR: ‘Pure list of voters core of democratic credibility’

Kumar said the Bihar elections demonstrated the level of administrative precision required of election management bodies in India and elsewhere.

Updated on Jan 22, 2026 02:30 IST

Full version of Vande Mataram to feature in ministry’s R-Day tableau

Full version of Vande Mataram to feature in ministry’s R-Day tableau

Updated on Jan 21, 2026 23:58 IST

Nearly 50% of BJP's total income spent on elections in 2024-25: Party audit repo

A key factor for the sizeable increase in the party’s expenditure in 2024-25 from the previous year could be the fact that 2024 was the year of general elections (Shutterstock photo)

Updated on Jan 21, 2026 02:18 IST

India outranks superpowers US, China in new global Responsible Nation Index

India scored 0.55151 on the composite index .

Updated on Jan 20, 2026 01:48 IST

Oscar-winner Keeravani composes score for Republic Day parade

MM Keeravani was awarded for best original song, motion picture for "Naatu Naatu" from "RRR" at the 80th annual Golden Globe Awards. (AP)

Updated on Jan 20, 2026 24:59 IST

Second Global Buddhist Summit to be held in New Delhi on January 24–25

More than 200 delegates and 800 participants from across the world are expected at the summit. (Representative photo)

Updated on Jan 16, 2026 11:08 IST

NITI Aayog proposes convergence of 18 schemes for MSMEs

The report notes that overlapping objectives and fragmented implementation across ministries have limited their overall effectiveness.

Updated on Jan 16, 2026 02:44 IST

High prices abroad spur Gita Press overhaul

Set up in 1923 to make Hindu religious texts accessible to common people, Gita Press has produced and sold hundreds of millions of copies of the Ramcharitmanas, Bhagvad Gita, and other books, in over a dozen Indian languages (Shutterstock)

Updated on Jan 14, 2026 23:36 IST

SIR notices to Amartya Sen, former Navy chief system-generated: ECI officials

Officials said the notices were triggered by data inputs in the enumeration forms.

Updated on Jan 13, 2026 24:10 IST

Stay united, defeat those trying to divide us: Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi waves during 'Shaurya Yatra' in Gir Somnath on Sunday. Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel and Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi also present. (ANI)

Updated on Jan 11, 2026 21:56 IST

Forces that opposed Somnath temple reconstruction still active: PM Modi

PM Modi was speaking at the Somnath Swabhiman Parv held at Prabhas Patan in Gujarat to mark 1,000 years since Mahmud of Ghazni’s invasion of the Somnath temple in 1026 (ANI)

Updated on Jan 11, 2026 11:30 IST

IICDEM to be held from January 21

The three-day conference is being organised by IIIDEM under the aegis of the ECI, as India assumes the chairship of the Council of Member States of International IDEA for 2026.

Updated on Jan 9, 2026 02:50 IST

West Bengal CEO exempts voters living outside from SIR hearing

West Bengal CEO exempts voters living outside from SIR hearing

Updated on Jan 9, 2026 24:12 IST

CIC issues show-cause to CGHS official, fines DJB officer over RTI lapses

In separate orders, the commission cited attempts to mislead the bench and failure to explain prolonged delays in providing information to applicants. (HT)

Updated on Jan 8, 2026 23:35 IST

ECI to host India International Conference on Democracy and Election Management

The ECI said the conference is intended to institutionalise regular international engagement on election management. (X)

Updated on Jan 8, 2026 06:57 IST

UP given 3rd SIR extension, draft rolls out on Jan 6

Uttar Pradesh is one of 12 states and Union Territories where the SIR began on November 4, covering roughly half of India’s nearly one billion-strong electorate in an exercise that has already become a political flashpoint. (PTI)

Updated on Dec 30, 2025 22:58 IST

Vajpayee remembered through 2 exhibitions detailing his life, legacy

The exhibition titled Atal Prashasti at the Pradhanmantri Sangrahalaya culminates with the Ambassador car Vajpayee last used in May 1996 before staking claim to the first BJP-led government at the Centre. (HT Photo)

Updated on Dec 26, 2025 24:12 IST

Unnao survivor meets Rahul, Sonia, seeks help

The Delhi High Court has suspended the jail term of expelled BJP leader Kuldeep Singh Sengar, who was serving life imprisonment in the 2017 Unnao rape case.

Updated on Dec 24, 2025 23:48 IST

Nearly 21% voters may get deleted after SIR in Andaman & Nicobar

The final electoral roll for 2026 will be published after the completion of this process. (PTI)

Updated on Dec 24, 2025 24:20 IST

Draft rolls for 3 states,1 UT released after SIR

voter checks his name from West Bengal's draft electoral rolls following special intensive revision (SIR), in Siliguri on Friday. (PTI)

Updated on Dec 23, 2025 23:20 IST

Deferral of Sahitya Akademi awards sparks controversy

The Sahitya Akademi did not issue a public statement. (File photo)

Updated on Dec 19, 2025 07:34 IST

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