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Essay: Shamsur Rahman Faruqi - drawing out the colossus
By Mahmood Farooqui
PUBLISHED ON JAN 22, 2021 04:16 PM IST
In this excerpt from a forthcoming valedictory essay, SR Faruqi’s nephew writes about the Urdu poet, critic, and scholar’s last days
Scope for growth, no nepotism in BJP: Nadda tells party workers in Lucknow
By HT Correspondent | Edited by Smriti Sinha
PUBLISHED ON JAN 22, 2021 04:15 PM IST
Addressing the party booth presidents of Lucknow district on the second and final day of his visit to the city, Nadda told them that the sky was the limit for them when it came to growth within the party
Sensex tanks 746 points; Nifty ends below 14,375
PTI, Mumbai
PUBLISHED ON JAN 22, 2021 04:15 PM IST
Axis Bank was the top loser in the Sensex pack, shedding over 4 per cent, followed by Asian Paints, SBI, IndusInd Bank, ICICI Bank, Bajaj Finance, HDFC and Reliance.
Elected Congress president by June 2021, announces KC Venugopal
By hindustantimes.com | Edited by Karan Manral
PUBLISHED ON JAN 22, 2021 04:10 PM IST
Rahul Gandhi, the last full-time party chief, resigned in July 2019 after its second successive Lok Sabha election loss.
Hong Kong pushes for surveillance cameras in classrooms
ANI, Hong Kong
PUBLISHED ON JAN 22, 2021 04:09 PM IST
- According to South China Morning Post (SCMP), Tommy Cheung Yu-yan, an adviser to the Executive Council, Chief Executive Carrie Lam's de facto cabinet, suggested that placing CCTV cameras in classrooms would reveal if teachers had made "subversive remarks".
Strategically important Ujh hydroelectric project in J&K gets forest panel nod
By Jayashree Nandi
PUBLISHED ON JAN 22, 2021 04:09 PM IST
The project will involve the loss of about 680ha of forest land and over 200,000 trees according to project documents on environment ministry’s Parivesh website
Islamic State claims deadly and rare twin blasts in Baghdad
AP
PUBLISHED ON JAN 22, 2021 04:09 PM IST
The attack was the first in nearly three years to hit the capital. Elsewhere, in northern Iraq and the western desert, attacks continue and almost exclusively target Iraqi security forces.
What shape do you see in this pic of space region NGC 7822 shared by NASA?
By Sanya Budhiraja
PUBLISHED ON JAN 22, 2021 04:08 PM IST
“The psychological phenomenon where people see recognizable shapes in clouds, rock formations, or otherwise unrelated objects or data is called pareidolia,” reads a bit of the caption shared alongside the post.
DSSSB Recruitment: Plea in Delhi HC seeking directions to fill vacant posts
ANI
PUBLISHED ON JAN 22, 2021 04:05 PM IST
The plea also sought directions to DSSSB to issue an advertisement within a week of receipt of such requisition.
Google parent-company shutting Loon, balloon-based alternative to cell towers
Reuters
PUBLISHED ON JAN 22, 2021 04:01 PM IST
Loon aimed to bring connectivity to areas of the world where building cell towers are too expensive or treacherous.