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Viksit Bharat begins with NIPUN Bharat

Education (Getty)/ Representational image)

Published 9 days ago

Trump's new green card rule draws sharp criticism from US lawmakers: ‘Reckless’

The major shift in immigration policy was unveiled Friday through a memo issued by US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS).

Published 55 days ago

Drones, dark web, crypto: Decoding Prahaar, India's first counter-terror policy

India Strikes: PRAHAAR Unveiled As 1st National Anti-Terror Doctrine To Crush Cyber, Drone & Threats

Updated 144 days ago

Australia’s overheating economy signals more rate pain ahead

The Reserve Bank of Australia raised rates at its first meeting of 2026.

Published 163 days ago

Starbucks asks customers to not bring printers, desktops into stores for work

With over 2,050 locations in South Korea, the coffee chain is trying to curb the growing number of cagongjok.

Updated 338 days ago

Odisha govt introduces new policy to provide safer workplace for medics

Availability of doctor's duty rooms and washrooms for male and female doctors and nurses in all wards shall be ensured (HT File)

Published 666 days ago

Chandigarh admn says no to nursing homes in residential areas

In July 2022, then Chandigarh administrator Banwarilal Purohit had halted plans to run nursing homes in residential areas, instructing officials to put the draft policy on hold until earmarked sites were auctioned. However, even after two years, the policy has yet to be framed. (HT Photo)

Updated 669 days ago

Policies in popular countries redirecting students toward alternative options

Let's explore how policy adjustments in traditional powerhouses like UK, Canada, and Australia redirect students towards alternative options and reshape the global education market.

Updated 689 days ago

Government insistence on Aadhaar card for registration plays havoc with students

Thane, India - April 21, 2022: Children wait for the completion of RTE Admission 2022-23 procedures as the Maharashtra School Education and Sports Department have started accepting applications for admissions of students in private schools under the Right To Education or RTE Act for the upcoming academic session, in Thane, Mumbai, India, on Thursday, April 21, 2022. (Praful Gangurde/HT Photo) (HT PHOTO)

Updated 700 days ago

Power engineers in Uttar Pradesh can now seek 3-year deputation to other organisations

For deputation to external organisations/departments, after approval from the managing director of U.P. Power Corporation Limited, a circular will be issued to UPPCL/all discoms/UPPTCL. (FOR REPRESENTATION)

Updated 720 days ago

BMC likely to ban hoardings with videos, says moving images a distraction

Mumbai, India – May 28, 2024: A hoarding at Charni Road (W), in Mumbai, India, on Tuesday, May 28, 2024. (Photo by Bhushan Koyande/HT Photo)

Updated 725 days ago

Stilt-plus-four floors: Pros and cons

On February 23, 2023, the then chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar intervened, imposed a ban on S+4 floors and appointed an expert committee that presented its report last year itself. (HT FIle photo)

Updated 726 days ago

Panel formed to make policy on dog bite compensation

The dog bite cases till March this year were 39, 313 whereas the cases last year were 2.02 lakh. In 2022, the state witnessed 1.65 lakh dog bite incidents.

Updated 768 days ago

Pay up or face action: Greater Noida authority to 21 realtors

The Uttar Pradesh government had on December 21, 2023, approved a policy for stalled legacy housing projects under which a realtor was offered interest waivers for two years of Covid-19 pandemic. (HT Photo)

Updated 773 days ago

In car-choked Indian cities, parking regulations remain a non-starter

The sight of emergency vehicles getting stuck in the web of haphazardly parked cars and drivers breaking into street fights over that elusive vacant spot is common

Published 800 days ago

Keeping up with UP | Will Varun Gandhi’s absence impact Pilibhit polls?

The BJP has denied Varun Gandhi a ticket from Pilibhit. (File)

Published 835 days ago

Thakur slams INDIA bloc in Varanasi

Anurag Thakur taking a selfie with his supporters in Varanasi on Thursday (HT phpto)

Updated 862 days ago

Why customer protection is central to financial inclusion

Life Insurance

Published 872 days ago

State’s proposal to regulate app-based cabs: Cap on surge pricing, fine for cancellations

New Delhi, India - March 22, 2018: Hundreds of commercial cars parked near Jantar Mantar due to a strike by the drivers of OLA and Uber Cabs at Parliament Street in New Delhi, India, on Thursday, March 22, 2018. (Photo by Sanchit Khanna/ Hindustan Times) (Sanchit Khanna/HT PHOTO)

Updated 899 days ago

PM Modi’s tech nationalism: Redefining Bharat

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President of USA Joseph R. Biden, participating in a India-US Hi-Tech Handshake event at the White House in Washington D.C on June 24, 2023(PIB)

Published 904 days ago

New women’s policy moots quota, discounts, financial aid

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Updated 906 days ago

Guest faculty policy put on hold: Sukhu

Himachal chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu (HT File)

Updated 908 days ago

Thriller to analysis of public policy: The top books of 2023

As the year comes to an end, host Milan Vaishnav put together a short list of Grand Tamasha’s top books of 2023, as featured on the show (HT)

Updated 935 days ago

Looking back at 2023: A year of wins, on and off the field for sports in Chandigarh

Cricket fans enjoying an IPL match at IS Bindra Stadium in Mohali. (HT File)

Updated 938 days ago

Insurance regulator’s baby step to guard policyholders

The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) has taken a baby step to potentially reduce the costs that a policyholder must bear in a traditional plan (money back, endowment, child plan) when she surrenders the policy earlier than the maturity period

Published 941 days ago

Delhi University sets up committee on social media policy for employees

The committee on social media has six members with Professor Sanjeev Singh, director of Delhi University Computer Centre, as its chairman. (File?ShutterStock)

Updated 946 days ago

Will bring in policy for fresh passports after gender change, HC told

The letter was filed before the court in response to a plea by a transgender woman. (HT file)

Updated 976 days ago

A short explainer of the Haryana Municipal Urban Built-Plan Reform Policy

Gurugram, India-August 10, 2023: A view of the land where the Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA) department to build their new office building in sector-29 near Leisure valley park, in Gurugram, India, on Thursday, 10 August 2023. (Photo by Parveen Kumar/Hindustan Times)

Updated 991 days ago

CIDCO offers Palm Beach Road flats to VIPs at less than half the market rate

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Updated 995 days ago

Kejriwal gives nod for legalising bike taxis in Delhi; file sent to LG

The Supreme Court in June had brought the operation of bike taxis in the Capital to a halt. (HT Archive)

Updated 1003 days ago

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