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Updated on Mar 20, 2025 08:44 PM IST

IndiGo currently has 5,463 pilots and will need 11,778 pilots next. Similarly, Tata Air India has 3,280 pilots and will need 5,870

Indian aviation has been on an upswing in the last two to three years due to consolidation. As passenger numbers grow, Indian airlines have been expanding, leading to more demand for crew (HT photo)

ByNeha LM Tripathi

Karnataka power tariff hike: Consumers to pay 36 paise per unit extra

The KERC order allows this increase to remain until FY 2027-28.

According to a recent order, Karnataka consumers will be required to pay an extra 36 paise per unit of power as a fee starting on April 1.(REUTERS/representative )

Published on Mar 20, 2025 08:29 PM IST

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Stakeholders sensitised about impact of US sanctions on 400+ Russian entities: Govt

Singh said the US embassy in New Delhi informed the external affairs ministry on January 14 about US sanctions imposed on January 10

FILE PHOTO: A worker rides a bicycle at the Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd. refinery in Mumbai (REUTERS)

Published on Mar 20, 2025 08:25 PM IST

West Bengal Assembly passes Bill to allow women work at bars

The ban was imposed by the British through the Bengal Excise Act 1909 when Kolkata (then Calcutta) was the capital of India

Wednesday’s Bill said the Bengal Excise Act, 1909 was being amended “to remove the prohibition on employment of women in ON category liquor shops as such provision is discriminatory.” (Getty Images/ Image for representation only)

Updated on Mar 20, 2025 08:21 PM IST

Delhi Airport: T1 operational from April 15 as T2 shuts for refurbishment

DIAL, the operator of Indira Gandhi International Airport, announced on Thursday that once T1 is fully operational, T2 will transfer all flights to T1.

DIAL had previously said on January 10 that T2, which is over 40 years old, will close in the fiscal year for refurbishment

Published on Mar 20, 2025 08:21 PM IST

Why has Elon Musk's X filed a petition against Centre?

X has filed a petition in the Karnataka high court challenging the Indian government’s use of Section 79(3)(b) of the Information Technology Act.

Published on Mar 20, 2025 08:16 PM IST

10,150 Indians lodged in foreign jails, 49 sentenced to death: Govt

Nearly half of the 10,150 Indians being held in foreign jails were in Saudi Arabia (2,633) and the United Arab Emirates (2,518)

10,152 Indian nationals are lodged in foreign jails, either as under trials or convicts. (Representative Image/FILE)

Published on Mar 20, 2025 07:55 PM IST

BySnehashish Roy

K'taka minister claims 48 politicians, including national leaders, honeytrapped

BJP MLA from Vijayapura, Basanagouda Patil Yatnal, claimed that an attempt was made to trap state cooperation minister KN Rajanna, evoking the latter's response

Published on Mar 20, 2025 07:55 PM IST

Seven Amritpal aides airlifted to Punjab from Assam jail

Singh and nine of his associates were arrested in Punjab in February and March 2023 in connection with the 2023 attack on Amritsar’s Ajnala police station

Seven associates of Amritpal Singh were shifted to Punjab in two flights that departed from Dibrugarh’s Mohanbari Airport on Thursday morning (PTI)

Published on Mar 20, 2025 07:38 PM IST

ByBiswa Kalyan Purkayastha

Karnataka approves 100% salary hike for CM, ministers, and MLAs

Home minister G Parameshwara justified the hike, citing rising expenditures and the need for lawmakers to survive.

Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah at the state legislative assembly in Bengaluru on March 7, 2025.(Karnataka CMO/PTI)

Updated on Mar 20, 2025 07:38 PM IST

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'Got mentally sick': SC raps lawyer over 'consent' claim in minor's rape case

The bench wanted to set the fact straight with the lawyer that consent was immaterial if the survivor was a minor.

The lawyer apologised to the Supreme Court bench, which later issued notices to police and others on the bail plea.(PTI)

Published on Mar 20, 2025 07:14 PM IST

‘Punjab will avenge this backstabbing’: Cong slams CM Mann over farmers protest

The Punjab Police on Wednesday removed farmers from the Punjab-Haryana Shambhu Border who were protesting over various demands.

Published on Mar 20, 2025 06:56 PM IST

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DAC approves weapons, systems worth ₹54,000 crore

Under India’s defence procurement rules, the acceptance of necessity (AoN) by the council is the first step of buying military equipment

Defence minister Rajnath Singh is the heads of the Union government’s defence acquisition council (Hindustan Times)

Published on Mar 20, 2025 06:48 PM IST

‘Papa is in drum’: Meerut victim's mother claims granddaughter knew about murder

Meerut murder: Saurabh Rajput, a merchant navy officer, was allegedly murdered by his wife Muskan Rastogi and her lover, Sahil Shukla.

Meerut: Police take away merchant navy officer Saurabh Rajput's wife Muskan and her lover Sahil Shukla after they were arrested in connection with his murder.(PTI)

Updated on Mar 20, 2025 09:04 PM IST

‘Mangalraj, no one is safe’: Rabri Devi slams Nitish over law and order in Bihar

Rabri Devi accused the ruling government of suppressing opposition voices on key issues like rapes, thefts, and robberies happening in Bihar.

Rabri Devi alleged that Nitish Kumar was disrespectful, repeatedly mentioning her husband, Lalu Prasad Yadav, instead of addressing the issues at hand. (Photo by Santosh Kumar/ Hindustan Times)

Published on Mar 20, 2025 06:36 PM IST

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3rd Common Central Secretariat to be completed by April 30 this year: Khattar

The first and second buildings expected to be finished by the end of June and July, respectively. The 10th CCS building is scheduled for completion by April 2026

A view of Central Vista Lawns engulfed in a layer of smog in New Delh (HT Photo)

Published on Mar 20, 2025 06:20 PM IST

ED conducts searches at 7 locations in four states linked to SDPI

Thursday’s raids come weeks after the agency arrested SDPI president Moideen Kutty K on March 3 and carried out searches at several locations on March 6

Enforcement Directorate (ED) conducted a raid at SDPI state committee office in Thiruvananthapuram on March 6. (ANI FILE)

Published on Mar 20, 2025 06:02 PM IST

Digital urban land records to be implemented after pilot study: Khattar

Union minister of housing and urban affairs (MoHUA) Manohar Lal Khattar was replying to a question from Shiv Sena lawmaker Anil Yeshwant Desai in the Lok Sabha

Manohar Lal Khattar said a pilot programme is being conducted in 152 urban local bodies across 29 states and union territories (UTs) (ANI)

Published on Mar 20, 2025 05:40 PM IST

Nagpur violence: Prime accused Fahim Khan among six booked for sedition

Nagpur violence: Key accused Fahim Khan was arrested for allegedly leading a protest outside a Nagpur police station on Monday.

Fahim Shamim Khan was arrested shortly after his name was included in an FIR registered at Ganeshpeth Police Station.( X (@pallavict))

Updated on Mar 20, 2025 08:15 PM IST

Barelvi cleric writes to Amit Shah seeking ban on ‘Chhava’

The cleric demanded legal action against the writer, director and producer of the film, which he claimed had portrayed Aurangzeb in a provocative manner

A cleric has asked Union home minister Amit Shah to ban Chhava(Abdul Sajid)

Published on Mar 20, 2025 05:05 PM IST

Former ISRO, DRDO chairmen, two others appointed AP govt advisors

Hyderabad: ISRO's former chief Sreedhara Somanath appointed space tech advisor to AP, along with three others, for two years to enhance state initiatives.

Sreedhara Panicker Somanath, who is currently a professor at the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, will hold the position for two years or until the need for the post ceases (HT Photo)

Updated on Mar 20, 2025 05:05 PM IST

BySrinivasa Rao Apparasu

25 Indians awarded death sentence in UAE, judgement yet to be implemented: Govt

Published on Mar 20, 2025 04:59 PM IST

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Arsenic contaminated vegetables in parts of Bihar: Government tells assembly

The Bihar government informed the assembly that it is initiating measures to deal with the problem of arsenic in groundwater.

According to the government, a high-level meeting of the departments concerned has been called to assess the situation.(Image for representation/ Samir Jana/HT)

Updated on Mar 20, 2025 07:47 PM IST

‘Skipped food’: How Meerut murder accused Muskan Rastogi spent night in jail

Meerut murder: Viresh Raj Sharma, senior jail superintendent, said Muskan didn't interact with anyone as she was shifted to her cell.

Police take away Merchant Navy officer Saurabh Rajput's wife Muskan and her lover Sahil Shukla after they were arrested in connection with his murder.(PTI)

Updated on Mar 20, 2025 06:40 PM IST

Himachal Pradesh high court directs BFI to allow Anurag Thakur’s nomination in its polls

Justice Ajay Mohan Goel also directed BFI to extend the last date of nomination to enable Anurag Thakur to file his nomination to represent HPBA

BJP MP Anurag Thakur during the interview with Hindustan Times at his residence in New Delhi (Hindustan Times/Sanjeev Verma)

Published on Mar 20, 2025 04:35 PM IST

ByAyesha Arvind

Govt plans to introduce annual pass system to replace highway tolls: Gadkari

Gadkari said satellite-based toll system requires additional constellations to achieve the desired level of positional accuracy and the development of appropriate receivers

Union road transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari. (X)

Published on Mar 20, 2025 04:27 PM IST

ASHA workers go on hunger strike in Kerala from March 20 for hike in wages

The ASHAs have been demanding a hike in their monthly honorarium from the current ₹7,000 to ₹21,000 and a lumpsum retirement benefit of ₹5 lakh

Health minister Veena George told reporters after the meeting that she would meet her Union counterpart JP Nadda in Delhi in connection with the demands of the ASHAs. (PTI)

Published on Mar 20, 2025 04:20 PM IST

ByVishnu Varma, Kochi

Acid attack survivors can move state legal services authority for compensation: SC

Updated on Mar 20, 2025 04:19 PM IST

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Indo-German partnership in science, education stronger than ever: Ackermann

Published on Mar 20, 2025 04:18 PM IST

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Rajya Sabha adjourned over DMK MPs wearing T-shirts, fails to transact business