
Lewis Hamilton's take on his new race car
Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton explains in detail what goes into maintaining the engine and maximising the power of his Vodafone McLaren Mercedes MP4-22. Courtesy: Mobil1 See video
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times
UPDATED ON AUG 12, 2007 03:30 PM IST

2nd half of Budget session may be cut short due to state polls
By Saubhadra Chatterji, Sunetra Choudhury, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON MAR 08, 2021 12:40 AM IST
- An official said that both Houses could meet at 11 am from the second week following the vaccination of eligible MPs.

Five of family found dead in Chhattisgarh
By Ritesh Mishra, Hindustan Times, Raipur
PUBLISHED ON MAR 08, 2021 12:27 AM IST
- A suicide note found at the spot said they took the decision because of acute financial distress, an official said.

Govt plan to take over mine auctions faces opposition from a few states
By Chetan Chauhan, Gerard de Souza, Hindustan Times, New Delhi, Goa
PUBLISHED ON MAR 08, 2021 12:21 AM IST
- The changes have been opposed by some states who see it as another attempt by the Centre to take over mining auctions and impose central rules on a state domain.

India must strive to catch the ecological bus
By Bharati Chaturvedi, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON MAR 08, 2021 12:16 AM IST
- A re-invigorated biodiversity management policy is India’s survival strategy. At this point in our development trajectory, we don’t pay any heed to either biodiversity or landscape conservation.

Early summer, lack of rain spark fires
By Jayashree Nandi
PUBLISHED ON MAR 08, 2021 12:10 AM IST
- According to Forest Survey of India’s forest fire alert system, there were 2,317 fire points last year between February 26 and March 7, but the figure rose to 53,211 this time after data from the Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (SNPP) was taken into account.

Woman, 32, mother of two rappels down 155-feet mountain blindfolded in 58 sec
ANI, Kancheepuram
UPDATED ON MAR 07, 2021 11:54 PM IST
The record was entered in the UNICO Book of World Records and was certified by an official adjudicator R. Sivaraman.

24-yr-old man gets death for rape, murder of 5-yr-old boy
PUBLISHED ON MAR 07, 2021 11:10 PM IST
Rudrapur A 24-year-old man has been awarded death penalty for sodomising and murdering a 5-year-old boy in Uttarakhand’s US Nagar district in 2019

Every breach of promise to marry doesn’t mean rape: SC
PUBLISHED ON MAR 07, 2021 11:10 PM IST
New Delhi A charge of rape is not applicable in every case where a man does not marry his girlfriend after a promise, the Supreme Court has held

Rights and wrongs of the LAC conflict clear: China
By Sutirtho Patranobis
PUBLISHED ON MAR 07, 2021 11:09 PM IST
Beijing China said on Sunday that New Delhi and Beijing should not undercut or be suspicious of each other, but added that the rights and wrongs of what happened at the Line of Actual Control last year were clear, appearing to again put the blame on India for the worst military standoff between the two countries in decades

Women are not pleading, they’re leading: Smriti Irani
By Vinod Sharma
PUBLISHED ON MAR 07, 2021 10:57 PM IST
New Delhi: On the eve of the International Women’s Day, union minister for women and child development Smriti Irani spoke to HT on the challenges and opportunities the women have in the country, her role as a minister and the BJP’s battle axe against the Congress

Telangana government declares holiday for women employees on Women's Day
ANI, Hyderabad, Telangana
PUBLISHED ON MAR 07, 2021 10:55 PM IST
"Women are competing with men in all the fields and are excelling. Women, who constitute 50 per cent of the population, would do wonders if they were given a chance," Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao said.

APJ Abdul Kalam's brother Mohammed Muthu Meeran passes way at 104
PTI, Rameswaram
UPDATED ON MAR 07, 2021 10:48 PM IST
Tamil Nadu deputy chief minister O Panneerselvam conveyed condolences over Mohammed Muthu Meeran's demise.

Aircraft doesn't know if man or woman officer is flying it: IAF’s Shaliza Dhami
By hindustantimes.com | Written by Kanishka Sarkar, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON MAR 07, 2021 10:35 PM IST
During the Budget Session in Parliament last month, the government informed that the headcount of women in the military has increased almost three-fold over the last six years.

Will hold meeting with Kolkata farmers on March 13: Farmer leader Rakesh Tikait
ANI, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON MAR 07, 2021 10:22 PM IST
When asked about the stalemate between farmers and the Centre even after more than 100 days, Tikait said that the government, sooner or later, will have to pay heed to farmers' issues.

No leadership challenge from G-32 leaders, says Digvijaya Singh
Posted by Harshit Sabarwal | PTI
PUBLISHED ON MAR 07, 2021 09:52 PM IST
These leaders, also being called G-23, had written a letter to Sonia Gandhi seeking dissolution of power to state units, revamp of the CWC etc, and had recently held a meet in Jammu.