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‘I believe Punjab CM should …’: Ambika Soni after refusing to hold top post
By hindustantimes.com | Written by Meenakshi Ray, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON SEP 19, 2021 01:34 PM IST
Ambika Soni also said that the Congress party will decide who will be the next Punjab chief minister by Sunday.
PM Narendra Modi urges people to take part in e-auction of gifts received by him
By Malavika Murali
PUBLISHED ON SEP 19, 2021 01:31 PM IST
Items at the auction included Paralympian Avani Lekhara and Bhavani Patel’s t-shirts. The racquet that PV Sindhu used in her bronze medal-winning Olympic match was also a part of the auction
News updates from HT: Iranian boat, packed with heroin, seized off Gujarat coast
By hindustantimes.com, New Delhi
UPDATED ON SEP 19, 2021 01:08 PM IST
Here are today’s top news, analysis, and opinion. Know all about the latest news and other news updates from Hindustan Times.
Arunachal advocate general Nilay Dutta dies of heart attack at 68
PTI | , Guwahati
UPDATED ON SEP 19, 2021 01:07 PM IST
Nilay Dutta was 68, and is survived by his wife, son and daughter.
Gehlot says he hopes Capt Amarinder Singh will work in party’s interest
By Sachin Saini
PUBLISHED ON SEP 19, 2021 01:01 PM IST
Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot said all Congressmen needed to rise above themselves and act responsibly in the interest of the country and the party when “fascist forces” were a matter of concern for all the countrymen
Hyderabad’s Balapur Ganesh laddu auction to be held today
By hindustantimes.com | Written by Ayshee Bhaduri | Edited by Avik Roy, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON SEP 19, 2021 12:24 PM IST
- The Balapur Ganesh laddu auction fetched a whooping ₹17.6 lakh in 2019 after Hyderabad-based realtor Kolan Rami Reddy made the winning bid for the sweet.
Iranian boat with heroin worth ₹150 to ₹250 crore nabbed off Gujarat coast
By hindustantimes.com | Written by Meenakshi Ray, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON SEP 19, 2021 12:18 PM IST
The Iranian boat was seized during the operation conducted on Saturday night and is said to have been carrying an estimated 30 to 50kg of heroin.
4.5 years of BJP government in UP ‘landmark of good governance’, says CM Yogi
By hindustantimes.com, New Delhi
UPDATED ON SEP 19, 2021 01:42 PM IST
Yogi Adityanath said Uttar Pradesh remained free of communal violence and mafia activities were brought under control during the past four-and-a-half years of BJP rule.
Hope Captain won't hurt Congress interests, says Ashok Gehlot
By hindustantimes.com, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON SEP 19, 2021 11:43 AM IST
Given the way the country was headed to due to the Fascist powers, Gehlot said it doubled the responsibility of every Congress worker to rise above personal interests.
Meghalaya youth leader arrested for plotting new rebel outfit
By David Laitphlang
PUBLISHED ON SEP 19, 2021 11:09 AM IST
Meghalaya police officers aware of the developments said that Lamare was intercepted at the Umiam viewpoint on Thursday afternoon while returning from Nagaland’s rebel outfit’s Hebron Camp, located in Dimapur district
Parties opposed Ambedkar by opposing CAA: JP Nadda
By Sudhir Kumar
PUBLISHED ON SEP 19, 2021 10:24 AM IST
BJP president JP Nadda said that several parties did politics on caste-based issues and also talked about Dalits, OBCs and the poor but did not do anything to uplift these communities, whereas the BJP was empowering them fulfilling Baba Saheb Ambedkar’s vision
Saudi foreign minister in India on 3-day visit, to discuss Afghanistan affairs
Written by Joydeep Bose | Edited by Meenakshi Ray, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON SEP 19, 2021 10:03 AM IST
It was reported that India's close allies in the Middle East, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE, are perturbed by the active role being played by Qatar, Turkey, and Pakistan in engaging with Kabul’s Sunni Islamist regime.
Nagaland’s new all party govt to be called United Democratic Alliance
By Alice Yhoshü
PUBLISHED ON SEP 19, 2021 09:29 AM IST
Earlier it was announced that the new government will be called Nagaland United Government but Kronu said it was decided during Saturday’s meeting that UDA would be more appropriate
News updates from HT: Kerala worst hit by Covid-19, followed by Maharashtra
By hindustantimes.com, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON SEP 19, 2021 08:51 AM IST
- Here are today’s top news, analysis, and opinion. Know all about the latest news and other news updates from Hindustan Times.
Centre assigns mediators to Nagaland, signalling resumption of peace talks
By Alice Yhoshü
PUBLISHED ON SEP 19, 2021 08:38 AM IST
When Ravi and the NSCN (IM) fell out over above mentioned issues pertaining to the Framework Agreement, signed with the Centre in 2015, the NSCN (IM) leadership had been meeting a team from government of India led by IB officials including Mishra for Naga peace talks
Covid-19: Kerala remains worst-hit, Maharashtra distant second
By hindustantimes.com | Written by Sohini Goswami, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON SEP 19, 2021 08:24 AM IST
Among the other top states to have made major additions to the virus list are Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka.
Breaking news: Karnataka MLA Srinivas Gowda resigns from JD(S)
By hindustantimes.com, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON SEP 19, 2021 02:05 PM IST
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Goa to launch ‘doorstep government’ initiative today, aims grievance redressal
Written by Joydeep Bose | Edited by Meenakshi Ray, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON SEP 19, 2021 06:52 AM IST
The doorstep government initiative will be aimed at grievance redressal and to ensure that every resident of Goa can take the full benefits of the various official schemes and initiatives launched by the government.
Cong social media dept passes resolution to make Rahul Gandhi party president
PTI | , New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON SEP 19, 2021 04:50 AM IST
The resolution was passed unanimously at the social media department's national executive meeting "Drishti 2021".
PM Modi pep talks top mandarins, stresses on policy implementation
By Shishir Gupta, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON SEP 19, 2021 07:41 AM IST
Flanked by Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba and Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister Dr PK Mishra, PM Modi heard out some senior secretaries to the government even as he gave them a pep talk about the need for faster delivery and implementation.
Move to convene CLP confirmed Cong leadership’s loss of trust in Captain
By Vinod Sharma, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON SEP 19, 2021 12:39 AM IST
- Nobody can aspire to be chief minister for life and the Captain, now 79, had a nine-and-a-half year stint over two terms.
Losing support of 60 MLAs sealed Amarinder’s exit
By Saubhadra Chatterji, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON SEP 19, 2021 12:36 AM IST
- The leaders underlined that a signal was given to Amarinder when Navjyot Singh Sidhu was appointed as the PCC chief on July 18 this year, ignoring the CM’s stiff objections.
22-month-old child in Odisha undergoes lung washing procedure at AIIMS
By Debabrata Mohanty
PUBLISHED ON SEP 19, 2021 12:36 AM IST
The girl from Dhenkanal district had contracted Covid-19 along with other family members in June this year and recovered. In July, she developed fever with breathing difficulty, following which she was admitted to various hospitals of Cuttack and Bhubaneswar.
Kerala schools to reopen from November 1: Officials
By HT Correspondent, Thiruvananthapuram
PUBLISHED ON SEP 19, 2021 12:35 AM IST
The core committee on Covid-19 pandemic chaired by chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan decided that the schools in Kerala will open on November 1 even as the state reported 19,325 new virus cases on Saturday
From communal harmony to terror infamy: How Bhatkal became a constant on intel agencies’ radar
By Arun Dev, Bengaluru
PUBLISHED ON SEP 19, 2021 12:33 AM IST
Outside of Karnataka, more than the town, the word Bhatkal triggers memories of Yasin and Riyaz Bhatkal, two masterminds behind multiple terror attacks in the country.
Airlines can operate 85% of pre-Covid-19 domestic flights: Aviation ministry
By Press Trust of India
PUBLISHED ON SEP 19, 2021 12:27 AM IST
The ministry issued a fresh order on Saturday, in which it modified the August 12 order stating that “72.5 per cent capacity may be read as 85 per cent capacity”.
Need to Indianise our legal system, says CJI Ramana
By Utkarsh Anand, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON SEP 19, 2021 04:55 AM IST
- Justice Ramana also recalled some of the important judgments by justice Shantanagoudar.
Car falls into Uttarakhand’s Tehri lake, 2 dead and one missing
PUBLISHED ON SEP 19, 2021 12:15 AM IST
Two people died and one is missing after their car fell into Tehri Lake in Pujeli, Uttarakashi district, 105 km away from Dehradun, said the state disaster response force (SDRF) on Saturday
Mahatma was also not spared to protect Hindus, says Hindu Mahasabha leader on temple demolition in Karnataka
By HT Correspondent, Bengaluru
PUBLISHED ON SEP 19, 2021 12:15 AM IST
The statements come days after a video showing the Mysuru district administration demolishing a temple went viral. The Karnataka high court had pulled up authorities for failing to take action against illegal structures built on government land, prompting the Mysuru district administration to act.