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Parts of Sagar College of Nursing, located in Lidhora Hat village, which started five years ago, are still under construction and the campus appears deserted. (HT Photo)

For nursing colleges in Madhya Pradesh, hospitals without patients

In Athakheda village of Jabalpur, 350km east of Bhopal, stands the Mahakaushal University. The structure is imposing, painted white, with three floors, and a green campus. Started in 2021, the university offers 55 courses across 11 streams, and has a total of 250 students. One of the courses is a Bachelor’s course in nursing. Read more…

Keeping up with UP | Can caste census challenge Hindu nationalism?

In August 1990, when the late Prime Minister Vishwanath Pratap Singh had implemented the recommendations of the Mandal Commission report granting quota to the Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in government jobs, Hindu consolidation was still fragile. The Sangh Parivar had launched a mass movement for the liberation of Ram Janmabhoomi with Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) veteran LK Advani embarking on a Somnath-Ayodhya rath yatra, igniting frenzy in the country. Read more…

Watch: Virat Kohli smashes massive hits against spinners Jadeja, Chahal, Ashwin in training session ahead of Asia Cup

Team India will return to action in the shortest format of the game on Sunday this week with the mouth-watering clash against arch-rivals Pakistan in men's Asia Cup 2022. The game is set to see the return of India's star batter Virat Kohli, who had been rested for the side's previous two limited-overs tours of the West Indies and Zimbabwe. Read more…

Pankaj Tripathi laments OTT entering 'opening day figure' race as well: 'Isko bhi cinema banaane wale hain'

Pankaj Tripathi is one of the most prolific ‘leading men’ in the OTT scene currently. The actor will appear in the third season Mirzapur sometime next year but before that, he will be seen reprising another role--lawyer Madhav Mishra, in the third season of Criminal Justice. Days before the show begins streaming on Disney+ Hotstar, Pankaj and his two co-actors Shweta Basu Prasad and Aditya Gupta spoke to Hindustan Times about the show, how OTT has transformed content, and the future of Indian entertainment industry. Read more…

Kareena Kapoor Khan's classy jumpsuit for Mercedes event can take you straight from work to a night out, we love it

Classy jumpsuits will never go out of style for two reasons - they are effortlessly comfortable and will always remain a celebrity favourite. Actor Kareena Kapoor Khan proved us right last night as she attended an event in Mumbai. The Laal Singh Chaddha star launched the new Mercedes AMG EQS in Mumbai, and for the occasion, she slipped into a dark blue jumpsuit that can easily take you from a hectic work day to a night out with friends without having to change outfits. Read more…