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Indian tech companies need to buckle up: Cyble

To improve awareness about phishing, organizations should conduct routine tests on employees with fake phishing emails, Cyble recommends.
Updated on May 19, 2024 09:04 pm IST

Paddy procurement: Haryana’s paddy farmers, arhtiyas await payment

With the festive and sowing season round the corner, the delay has caused consternation among farmers and agricultural workers.
Updated on Oct 22, 2020 12:57 am IST

Haryana farmers fret as basmati prices plunge below 2,000

Farmers selling their produce at a grain market in Kurukshetra.
Updated on Sept 17, 2020 06:14 pm IST

One car, 4,000 meals: How father-daughter duo in Goa fed those in need

Kumar and his daughter Hiya Nandini began pooling together resources -- daily necessities like rice, atta and oil -- even before the government could mobilise, to ensure that no one went hungry.
Updated on May 11, 2020 07:06 pm IST

Civic bodies in a fix as 270 diesel public utility vehicles await nod for registration

At least 270 new diesel powered public utility vehicles meant for waste collection, sewer cleaning, supplying water, and mechanical sweeping of roads are lying unused in Delhi
Updated on Feb 22, 2020 04:04 am IST

Kota man deletes NSSO surveyor’s app for data collection; arrested

A man was arrested in Rajasthan’s Kota on Wednesday for allegedly deleting the mobile app of a National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) surveyor.
Published on Jan 22, 2020 07:34 pm IST

Will move Supreme Court over bail to 6 accused: Tabrez Ansari’s widow

The six—Bhimsen Mandal, Chamu Nayak, Mahesh Mahali, Satyanarayan Nayak, Madan Nayak and Vikram Mandal—have been in jail since June 25.
Updated on Dec 12, 2019 06:19 am IST

India, Sweden put in place road map to collaborate and fund projects

New Delhi, Dec 03 (ANI): Union Minister for Health & Family Welfare, Science & Technology and Earth Sciences, Dr. Harsh Vardhan along with Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, Ashwini Kumar Choubey and the State Secretary to the Minister for Health and Social Affairs, Sweden, Maja Fjaestad witnessing the signing ceremony of the Memorandum of Intent (MoI) for India-Sweden Healthcare Innovation Centre, in New Delhi on Tuesday. (ANI Photo)
Updated on Dec 04, 2019 12:33 am IST

Delhi breathes fresh, safe air after 51 days

New Delhi, India - Nov. 27, 2019: Pedestrians carry umbrellas during sudden rain that brought down the temperature of the city, at Rajpath, in New Delhi, India, on Wednesday, November 27, 2019. (Photo by Raj K Raj / Hindustan Times)
Updated on Nov 27, 2019 11:42 pm IST

Spectator by Seema Goswami: Every Breath You Take...

Now the arrival of winter just heralds a spike in rates of respiratory illnesses
Published on Nov 02, 2019 09:54 pm IST

What the WhatsApp spying reveals

While the spying case must be investigated, citizens should be more cautious too. Learn how to use safer technologies for messages; be discreet if possible; and always remember that if you have a mobile phone, you can be snooped upon
Published on Nov 01, 2019 08:28 pm IST

Cotton prices crash, CCI yet to start purchase

HT Image
Published on Oct 07, 2019 11:20 pm IST

CBI files charge sheet against aviation lobbyist Deepak Talwar, associates

The ED in its charge sheet filed in May this year, had claimed that Talwar was close to officials of ministries of finance, law, corporate affairs, technology, the then Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) and banking.
Updated on Sept 23, 2019 05:01 pm IST

The government’s corporate tax move is bold. But there is a fiscal risk | Opinion

The success of the move depends on the government’s approach to tax administration; its management of public finances; the other steps it takes to address structural issues and boost investment; and the manner in which firms choose among available tax structures
Updated on Sept 21, 2019 06:22 am IST

Loss of lives, major blazes have not ensured adherence to fire safety norms in Delhi

In the Arpit Hotel incident, the emergency exit was found closed.
Updated on Sept 16, 2019 07:53 pm IST

Language barrier impedes infra projects, push for Hindi, suggests central road body

Labourers mainly understand and speak Hindi, CRRI says.
Published on Sept 09, 2019 03:58 am IST

ED action sparks violent protests across Karnataka, buses damaged

Congress general secretary K C Venugopal called Shivakumar’s arrest “a clear case of political vendetta by the fascist BJP government at the Centre”.
Updated on Sept 05, 2019 01:45 am IST

Delhi enjoys a ‘good’ air day for the first time since July 2017

Girls enjoy the rain, at Rajpath in New Delhi on Monday. (ANI Photo)
Updated on Aug 18, 2019 05:48 pm IST

Mumbai civic body to recruit outside expert as IT department head

BMC plans to hire an outside expert as the director of the IT department.
Updated on Aug 11, 2019 04:25 pm IST

3 lakh saplings planted by Delhi govt in day-long drive

Delhi environment minister Kailash Gahlot started the mass drive from Issapur village, near Najafgarh in southwest Delhi where 5,000 saplings were planted in a patch of 1,000 hectares.
Updated on Aug 09, 2019 10:13 pm IST

Iron rods pierce car near Delhi-Noida border

This year, in the national capital, eight road accidents were caused because of negligence at construction sites. In 2018, 12 such accidents were reported.
Updated on Aug 09, 2019 07:42 am IST

Plantation season starts in Delhi

It is August and Delhi is almost in the midst of the monsoon season
Updated on Aug 03, 2019 08:53 pm IST

272 borewells sealed under Jal Shakti Abhiyan in two days

All the SDMs have been asked to keep a daily tab on water extraction activities.
Updated on Jul 28, 2019 03:44 am IST

Summon polluters to court, make them pay: NGT body

National Green Tribunal
Updated on Jul 27, 2019 05:31 pm IST

CPCB asks agencies to identify vacant plots, take action

Last year the CPCB had constituted 52 teams during the winter, when air pollution is at its peak, to physically inspect all construction sites and such areas across Delhi to check violation of green norms.
Updated on Jul 25, 2019 04:02 am IST

1.7km stretch in Delhi’s CR Park to become a ‘model street’

A senior PWD official, who is familiar with the project, confirmed the development and said that redevelopment of the stretch was very much required as the road witnesses a heavy vehicular and pedestrian movement.
Updated on Jul 24, 2019 06:34 am IST