Doctor shares chocolate and turmeric spiced latte recipe to help warm up in winter

Dr Rupy Aujla shared a vegan chocolate-and-turmeric latte, combining decaf espresso, dark chocolate, coconut milk, turmeric, cinnamon honey and cacao. Melt chocolate into espresso; warm coconut milk with turmeric and cacao, add honey and froth, then pour over coffee and garnish with grated chocolate. He cites potential benefits from plant compounds, though the social-media claims remain unverified.

At HTLS 2026, Ananya Panday defends GenZ, says they are ‘badnaam for no reason'

Ananya Panday said Indian cinema’s new reality is that diverse films can succeed without formulas, citing Lokah, featuring a female superhero, and Imtiaz Ali’s Main Vaapas Aaunga at HT’s Leadership Summit. She discussed nepotism, safer sets, Gen Z’s ideas of success, dream roles and romance, calling love “everything” and saying she hopes to marry and have children.

Assam CM orders probe into crash that killed 26, vows stricter traffic rules

After Friday’s Golaghat crash killed 26, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma vowed to restore strict traffic enforcement and ordered an investigation. The 27-seat minibus carried 41 passengers, had faulty brakes and an allegedly removed speed limiter. Families will receive ₹9 lakh each, while investigators examine dashcam footage and whether the driver suffered an emergency.

Manipur CM chairs security review meeting after killings in Kangpokpi, Ukhrul

Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand ordered continued combing operations and stronger security after five people were killed in attacks in Kangpokpi and Ukhrul districts. The review followed a woman’s killing in Taphou Kuki village and an ambush that killed four Naga civilians at New Heaven. Naga and Kuki groups issued separate 72-hour demands over security and police conduct.

Elon Musk warns Nvidia will lose 'critical' deals without Jensen Huang

Musk warned Nvidia could lose “critical” deals without ousted CEO Jensen Huang, saying many agreements rested on personal trust rather than written contracts. In a Saturday post on X, he praised Huang for brilliantly managing the chipmaker’s supply chain and said many deals were “a handshake with Jensen, not a written contract,” underscoring Huang’s influence over Nvidia’s relationships.

US founder rejected by over 70 investors builds $1 billion robotics startup

After more than 70 investors rejected his robotics startup, Evan Beard built Standard Bots into a $1 billion-valued manufacturer serving Amazon, NASA and Lockheed Martin. Its $200 million 2026 funding round marked a dramatic turnaround from just three customers in 2024. A Duke graduate and serial entrepreneur, Beard founded the company to make industrial robots more accessible.

Darbhanga police find three missing girls hours after forming SIT

Darbhanga police traced three girls, aged 10, 12 and 15, who went missing from Biraul on November 8, finding them aboard a bus travelling from Darbhanga to Biraul on Saturday evening. A special investigation team had been formed hours earlier, and police offered ₹25,000 for credible information. An FIR was registered under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.

‘Travesty to term it state-inflicted death’: India votes against UN death penalty moratorium

India voted against a UN General Assembly draft urging a moratorium on capital punishment, arguing no international consensus opposes the death penalty and sovereign states may determine their laws. It supported a separate resolution condemning extrajudicial killings, but rejected language linking lawful executions to torture, citing safeguards and rarest-of-rare sentencing. The vote reflects India’s position.

Leadership | Saving the invisible victims

More than 1,300 children live in Indian prisons with incarcerated mothers, absorbing barrack life despite committing no crime; the Supreme Court affirms they must not inherit a parent’s punishment. A playway school begun at Tihar in 1993 grew into India Vision Foundation, supporting education and family care. Today, former beneficiaries build independent lives and careers.

Doctor explains lesser-known complications of diabetes: Effects on hearing, teeth and skin

Diabetes can damage hearing, oral health and skin, sometimes signaling poorly controlled blood sugar; persistent changes warrant medical review. High glucose may injure inner-ear vessels, encourage gum disease and infections, and impair skin circulation and healing, causing hearing loss, oral sores, dryness, slow-healing wounds and recurrent infections. These complications often develop gradually and may go unnoticed.

Families of slain SPOs seek CBI probe, accountability for security lapses in J&K's Kishtwar

The discovery of two bullet-riddled police officers in Kiyar, Kishtwar, has revived fears of terrorism after two decades, prompting families to demand a CBI probe and stronger security. The officers disappeared en route to duty; attackers allegedly took their weapons, while Pakistan-origin ammunition cartridges were found nearby. The remote village suffered ten killings between 2000 and 2004.

Walmart, Target hit by global Workday outage: Payroll, benefits and leave systems disrupted

A Workday failure on Friday disrupted HR and payroll services for employees at some organisations, preventing access to timekeeping, salary details, leave requests and benefits. Nearly 3,000 outage reports were logged, while the company investigated an issue discovered during backup-system testing and apologized, with no restoration timeline provided. Workday serves 11,500 organisations worldwide.

Andhra Pradesh: Chainsaw attack accused shifted to Kurnool hospital after health worsens

Police shifted 21-year-old Hemanth, accused of attacking a schoolgirl with a chainsaw in Andhra Pradesh, to Kurnool Government General Hospital after doctors diagnosed a potentially fatal pulmonary embolism and warned blood clots could reach organs. The High Court approved the transfer because Anantapur hospital lacked specialist equipment. Hemanth was shot during capture and has suffered severe complications.

Home guard, woman found dead in car in Delhi's Mohan Garden; police suspect suicide

A Delhi home guard and a woman were found dead in a locked Mohan Garden car, with Celphos packets prompting police to suspect suicide and investigate a link to the woman’s husband’s earlier suspected poisoning. Surender, 46, and Geeta, 45, died in hospital Wednesday. They knew each other for a decade; police are examining evidence.

Worrying first for Lucknow: All six monitoring stations record ‘poor’ or ‘very poor’ air quality

Lucknow’s air quality hit its worst level this season on Saturday, with the overall AQI reaching 255 and all six monitoring stations recording “poor” or “very poor” conditions. Talkatora and Aliganj exceeded 300, while even green-covered Kukrail fell to “poor.” The city’s air remained “poor” for a third straight day, and seven of November’s first 14 days were “poor,” before peak winter.

UP govt sanctions ₹27 crore for eight anti-drone radar panels

Uttar Pradesh government sanctioned ₹27.13 crore for eight radar panels for two anti-drone systems protecting religious and sensitive sites. The panels will detect and track drones by distance, direction, altitude and speed, relaying data for possible countermeasures such as jamming. Deployment locations and technical details remain undisclosed; procurement must be completed by March 31, 2027.

HC gives UP govt 3 more months to comply with January 2026 order on scrutiny of teachers’ appointments

Allahabad High Court granted Uttar Pradesh three more months to scrutinize statewide assistant-teacher appointments allegedly secured with forged certificates, after finding a prima facie contempt case against education officials for defying its January order. It disposed of the plea, allowing a fresh application. The earlier ruling cited widespread collusion and ordered disciplinary and penal action.

HTLS 2026: Ananya Panday calls threats and safety concerns on Bollywood actors scary

Ananya Panday called the attack on Tiger Shroff “very scary and extremely unfortunate,” urging safety for actors and crowds at events. She hopes precautions preserve performers’ connection with audiences. Shroff escaped injury when gunmen fired at his car in Mumbai, though his driver and a bystander were reportedly hurt; five suspects remain in custody.

Guest column | When reverence becomes an offence: The politics of manufactured outrage

A notice against Kareena Kapoor Khan for wearing an heirloom emerald inscribed with Quranic verse Ayatul Kursi has sparked debate over whether cultural expression is mistaken for disrespect. Her royal attire appeared to honour the pendant’s spiritual and historical significance; sacred words are worn across faiths. It urges tolerance, distinguishing theological disagreement from deliberate insult.

Buffalo tethering dispute claims woman’s life in UP’s Ballia

Nirasha Devi, 40, died Friday after allegedly being beaten while rescuing her sister-in-law in a buffalo-tethering dispute on ancestral land in Ballia, Uttar Pradesh. Police registered a case against more than a dozen people; three are in custody. Her family protested before accepting a post-mortem after officials promised land access and employment for a relative.

Lawyers protest in Lucknow over Advocates Protection Act, other demands

Hundreds of lawyers in Lucknow breached police barricades and marched toward Vidhan Bhavan on Saturday, demanding implementation of the Uttar Pradesh Advocates Protection Act and seven other measures. After submitting a memorandum, they warned they would surround the chief minister’s residence within 15 days without government action. Their charter also seeks improved court facilities and increased welfare benefits.

Influencer among two arrested in multi-crore heist at jewellery showroom in Madurai, say police

Madurai police arrested Suresh and Instagram influencer Meenakshi over a multi-crore Tanishq showroom robbery in Madurai; their alleged roles remain unclear. The theft was discovered November 12, after jewellery vanished from display counters; a masked intruder entered through a drilled rear wall. Estimates put stolen gold at four to 15 kilograms as police continue investigating.

Overloaded network that grounded US flights & rules for flying without radar

A data overload in the FAA’s ageing telecom network grounded US departures for over four hours Friday, disrupting nearly 10,000 flights, as officials cited capacity problems possibly worsened by software updates. Sean Duffy defended upgrades but blamed Congress for underfunding modernization, while lawmakers questioned planning. Though 68% of copper lines are now fibre, fragmented, obsolete systems remain.

New world order will be more multipolar, transactional: Jaishankar at HT Leadership Summit

Jaishankar warned an emerging multipolar, transactional order, with more autonomous, self-interested powers, will be less predictable and more unstable as wars, supply disruptions and US-China rivalry deepen global turbulence. Speaking at the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit, he urged India to put national interests first, strengthen manufacturing and technology, and diversify ties amid conflicts and changing US policy.

Wildbuzz | A many-splendoured bird

War did not halt science: soldiers collected plant specimens, now being digitised by museums to aid ecological restoration and research. Gathered amid danger by botanists William Turrill and Karl Heinz Rechinger, these records exemplify polemobotany. At Chandigarh’s Sukhna Lake, rare winter-visiting great crested grebes likewise embody nature’s resilience, their species rescued from fashion-driven slaughter by conservation activism.

Remarkable progress, but cancer won't be cured in near future: Siddhartha Mukherjee

Mukherjee said cancer cannot be universally cured in the near future, despite advances against breast and blood cancers and pancreatic-cancer breakthroughs. At the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit, he emphasized cancer’s diversity, warned AI’s popularity could divert funding from basic science, and cautioned gene editing could deepen inequality. The Pulitzer-winning oncologist urged precision in public debate.

Chinese Horoscope, November 15, 2026: Daily astro guidance as per your zodiac

Water Snake Day favors reflection, strategy and careful communication, as the Break Day Officer urges cutting losses and avoiding rushed beginnings. Patience and low-risk choices suit most signs; Ox, Monkey and Rooster may benefit from teamwork, while Pig should slow down, guard boundaries and verify decisions. This Water-Snake energy unfolds amid 2026’s faster Fire Horse year.

From borrowed gloves to Youth Olympics gold: Anand Mahindra hails Manipur teen's historic win

Manipur teenager Lairenlakpam Ambekar Meetei won India’s first Youth Olympic boxing gold, edging Ireland’s Kristian Jubani 3-2 in the men’s 50kg final after losing the opening round, and drawing praise from Anand Mahindra. The victory surpassed India’s previous Youth Olympic boxing best; Ambekar began training in 2018 despite financial hardship, sometimes walking to practice or borrowing bicycles and gloves.

HT Leadership Summit 2026: Ananya Panday calls herself a greedy actor, shows interest in mythology

Ananya Panday calls herself a “greedy actor,” eager to explore every kind of role, from comedy to drama, and hopes to appear in a mythological film. Speaking at the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit, she praised Indian cinema’s range and women’s representation, citing Imtiaz Ali’s films; her interest in mythology grew from stories shared by family.

IND vs NZ, 5th ODI: India have 100 overs to win series, build confidence

India enter the fifth ODI leading the series 2-1, but Friday’s 244-run defeat exposed top-order fragility, undermining confidence. At Mount Maunganui, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli must lead a measured batting response, while bowlers improve discipline and middle-over control. Victory would secure Gambhir’s first away series win, with South Africa’s World Cup conditions looming.