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Bihar IPS officer Anusuya Ransingh Sahu shifted out after tussle with DG
Anusuya Ransingh Sahu, a 2006 batch IPS officer has been shifted as DIG-cum-deputy director of civil defence

Updated on Sep 21, 2023 05:53 PM IST
Chandigarh: Using Hindi reduces patients’ stress, says PGI director
The 62nd meeting of the institute’s official language implementation committee was organised on Monday under PGIMER director Dr Lal’s chairmanship

Published on Sep 19, 2023 04:01 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Chandigarh
IIT-Mandi director faces flak for linking meat eating to Himachal Pradesh crisis
A video clip of Indian Institute of Technology, Mandi, director Laxmidhar Behera is going viral on YouTube and microblogging website X (formerly Twitter), in which he is telling some students, who it appears are sitting in an auditorium, to stop eating meat to become good human beings

Updated on Sep 07, 2023 11:47 PM IST
HT Correspondent, Dharamshala
JNU Professor Prof. Gobardhan Das appointed as Director of IISER Bhopal
Professor Gobardhan Das appointed as new Director of IISER Bhopal; holds several editorial and honorary positions.

Published on Aug 25, 2023 06:07 PM IST
MNNIT director dubs recent faculty recruitment fair
The Director of MNNIT-Allahabad, Prof RS Verma, has denied allegations of anomalies in recent faculty recruitments, stating that the process was fair and in line with regulations. He urged protesting teachers to end their stir for the sake of the institution.

Updated on Aug 25, 2023 12:18 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Prayagraj
Haryana transfers 16 IAS officers, seven districts get new DCs
According to the orders, Sushil Sarwan, who was holding multiple departments, including employment and skill development as director, has been posted as the DC of Panchkula. Sarwan replaces Priyanka Soni, who has been posted as the director and special secretary, medical education and research.

Updated on Aug 20, 2023 01:33 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Chandigarh
MP school teacher booked for beating students over religious chants: Police
According to the complaint, school director Maria Shekhwat felt offended (by the chants) and asked school teacher Vishwajeet Jaiswal to beat up the students, said Nalin Budholiya, Nagda police station in-charge

Updated on Aug 16, 2023 06:46 PM IST
Sridevi: From being Bollywood’s first female superstar to her mysterious death
Sridevi, one of the most iconic actors of the country, was born on August 13, 1963. Sridevi was the first female superstar of Bollywood. She died in 2018.

Published on Aug 13, 2023 08:51 AM IST
Renowned nuclear physicist Bikash Sinha dies at 78 in Kolkata
A recipient of Padma Shri in 2001 and Padma Bhusan in 2010, he was the former director of the Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics and Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre

Updated on Aug 11, 2023 03:18 PM IST
Listicle: Meet 10 women named India who shine in their diverse fields
These 10 women called India are authors, actors, designers and even Playboy models. As Independence Day approaches, see how they’ve lived up to the name

Updated on Aug 11, 2023 08:16 PM IST
Bodyguard director Siddique dies after cardiac arrest at 63
Malayalam director Siddique has died at 63. He is survived by his wife and their daughters.

Published on Aug 08, 2023 10:06 PM IST
Red, White and Royal Blue director Matthew López on that coming out scene
In a chat with Hindustan Times, Matthew López shared how he cannot imagine the film without its two leading actors Taylor Zakhar Perez and Nicholas Galitzine.

Published on Aug 07, 2023 06:15 AM IST
More workforce, proper referral system possible cures to patient rush, says PGIMER director
Dr Vivek Lal says PGIMER’s greatest challenge remains management of patient rush in the emergency department, especially in the absence of a proper referral system

Updated on Jul 31, 2023 12:13 AM IST
Ex-PGI director alleges “mala fide attempts” by Dr Vivek Lal to thwart his appointment as dean
Former officiating director of the institute and well-known paediatrician, Surjit Singh, has accused Lal of making “malafide attempts” to keep him away from the post of dean academic, stating that he had refused to accede to Lal’s “illegal demands” made in respect of the latter’s son, an MD student at the institute.

Updated on Jul 26, 2023 01:40 AM IST
Surender Sharma, Chandigarh
Meet Suparn Varma, the filmmaker giving the villain his due
In Suparn Varma’s shows, people are rarely just good or evil. As the lines blur, characters get complicated, more compelling. And he creates hit after hit

Updated on Jul 25, 2023 02:23 PM IST
Amid ‘letter war’ in dept, education minister meets Nitish, Lalu
Senior ministers Bijendra Prasad Yadav and Vijay Kumar Choudhary, who held the education portfolio prior to Chandrashekhar, and ruling JD-U president Rajiv Ranjan alias Lalan Singh were also present at the meeting with the CM.

Updated on Jul 06, 2023 10:17 PM IST
Arun Kumar, Patna
Chandigarh: Parking contractor accused of ₹7-crore fraud denied bail again
After the firm failed to pay licence fee worth ₹7 crore to Chandigarh MC, the civic body approached the bank concerned to recover the money through bank guarantees submitted by the contractor, only to find the guarantees to be fake

Updated on Jul 04, 2023 01:35 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Chandigarh
Hisar official under scanner for not acting against fraud accused
As per sources, the director had issued orders to the Hisar DLO to get a cheating FIR registered against accused Naresh Kumar Gunpal of Balak village on April 24. However, the employment official did not take any action and dilly-dallied the issue for certain reasons.

Updated on Jul 04, 2023 12:36 AM IST
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Sunil RaharThe Academy invites Taylor Swift, Ke Huy Quan, Austin Butler and others to join
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has invited 398 artists and entertainment executives invited to join the organisation.

Published on Jun 29, 2023 04:48 PM IST
Abhay Deol: Raanjhanaa lost its essence due to the glamorisation formula
As Raanjhanaa completes 10 years of release, actor Abhay Deol looks at the flaws as well as the good aspects of the film.

Updated on Jun 20, 2023 05:17 PM IST
AICTE may relax qualification norms for tech institute heads
“The issue was placed before a committee of experts constituted by this Council for deliberations,” AICTE member secretary Rajive Kumar said.

Updated on Jun 16, 2023 11:38 PM IST
Fareeha Iftikhar, New Delhi
Buniyaad actor Mangal Dhillon passes away at 64 in Ludhiana
Mangal Dhillon was suffering from cancer and had been admitted at a private hospital in Ludhiana for treatment and his family had brought him a few days ago. Dhillon, who had worked in many Hindi and Punjabi tele-serials and films in his 30-year-long career, had gained popularity for his roles in tele serials Buniyaad and Junoon

Updated on Jun 12, 2023 12:30 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Ludhiana
Web series producer, director booked for showing obscene scenes at Rai sports institute
Moushumi Ghoshal, the vice-principal of Moti Lal Nehru School of Sports, Rai, in Sonepat district, has lodged a complaint with the police, stating that the series makers did not take an NoC from the institute

Updated on Jun 07, 2023 01:35 PM IST
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Sunil RaharAnurag Kashyap pens heartfelt note on completing three decades in Mumbai
Anurag Kashyap took to Instagram to share a throwback picture, and revealed that it has been three decades since he first came to Mumbai.

Published on Jun 03, 2023 08:13 PM IST
JJ ophthalmology doctors accuse ex-dean’s son of manipulation, intimidation
Resident doctors at Sir JJ Hospital in Mumbai have filed a complaint against Dr Sumeet Lahane, son of the hospital's former dean, alleging that he is attempting to manipulate and intimidate them into withdrawing a complaint against his father. The complaint was made in April 2016, when nearly 450 resident doctors went on strike against the head of the ophthalmology department and the then dean. Dr Sumeet has reportedly continued to visit the department and perform surgeries, despite not holding an official position at the hospital. The National Medical Commission has been asked to investigate.

Updated on May 30, 2023 01:15 AM IST
Bhojpuri director Subhash Chandra Tiwari found dead in hotel room
Bhojpuri film director Subhash Chandra Tiwari was found dead inside a hotel room in Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday, police said.

Published on May 25, 2023 05:06 PM IST
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Abhilash Thapliyal to make his Cannes debut: Not even been invited to film awards in India, and I am going directly there!
Actor Abhilash Thapliyal gets talking about walking the red carpet at the Cannes film festival for the first time for his upcoming film with director Anurag Kashyap.

Updated on May 21, 2023 06:09 PM IST
Lateral entry: UPSC announces 20 vacancies for joint secy, director posts
UPSC said a detailed announcement about the 20 vacancies will be made on May 20. Applications will be received between May 20 and June 19

Updated on May 18, 2023 06:15 PM IST
Chandigarh: Parking contractor accused of ₹7-crore fraud denied bail
The parking firm was awarded the contract of 57 Zone-2 parking lots in 2020 that got over in January this year; but the firm failed to pay licence fee worth ₹7 crore to MC

Updated on May 18, 2023 01:46 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Chandigarh
Vinay Pathak's Bhagwan Bharose bags Best Film award at UK Asian Film Festival
Producer Shiladitya Bora's first film as a director -Bhagwan Bharose - has bagged the Best Film award at the 25th UK Asian Film Festival.

Published on May 15, 2023 03:57 PM IST