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‘Not everyone in Bengaluru earns lakhs’: Woman questions soaring rents in city

A woman said survival in Bengaluru had become difficult due to rising rents, deposits and salary assumptions.
Updated on Jun 05, 2026 11:59 pm IST

How Elite American Forces Are Trained to Survive Behind Enemy Lines

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In this photo provided by the U.S. Air Force, airmen are shown training at Washington’s Fairchild Air Force Base.
Updated on Apr 06, 2026 11:02 am IST

Distressed migrants at breaking point

People queue up with empty cylinders for LPG cooking gas refills at Lokhandwala Township, Kandiavli, Mumbai, amid supply concerns triggered by the ongoing Iran–US conflict in Mumbai, India, on Wednesday, March 25, 2026. (Hindustan Times)
Published on Mar 26, 2026 05:42 am IST

Man earning 80,000 a month says he feels broke: 'After rent, groceries, EMIs’

Even with a steady income, the man said rent, groceries, bills, and EMIs leave little room to save.
Updated on Mar 24, 2026 11:10 am IST

Tu Yaa Main teaser: Shanaya Kapoor, Adarsh Gourav deliver tension and thrills

Tu Yaa Main features rapper Adarsh and influencer Shanaya, directed by Bejoy Nambiar. The film's teaser reveals a thrilling journey that turns chaotic when the pair encounters a crocodile, leading to a fight for survival.
Published on Jan 09, 2026 06:23 pm IST

HT Picks; New Reads

This week’s pick of interesting reads includes a book set in Mumbai’s Kamathipura that challenges perceptions of sex work, a collection of stories from the Vetala Panchavimshati , featuring Vikram and the vetala, and a volume on the author’s epic journeys down the Brahmaputra. (Akash Shrivastav)
Published on Nov 01, 2025 03:22 am IST

Neurosurgeon explains why ‘brain is not built for happiness, it is built for…’

The expert emphasises that to live peacefully, one's brain must learn the three fundamental truths of life.
Updated on Oct 13, 2025 09:08 pm IST

Ian McEwan's next novel, 'What We Can Know,' is science fiction 'without the science'

Ian McEwan's next novel, 'What We Can Know,' is science fiction 'without the science'
Updated on Feb 07, 2025 07:35 pm IST

German skier miraculously survives after avalanche sweeps him down Mont Blanc

A German skier was swept down Mont Blanc by an avalanche but survived using an airbag.
Published on Feb 07, 2025 12:29 pm IST

How British sailor survived in capsized yacht for four days

For four days, he rationed a can of food, a chocolate bar, and small water sachets.
Published on Jan 18, 2025 10:16 am IST

Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore ‘dodging floating poo' while stuck in space

(FILES) This undated handout picture from Nasa released on July 2, 2024 shows NASA�s Boeing Crew Flight Test astronauts (from top) Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams inside.
Published on Aug 20, 2024 11:57 pm IST

Two 144-year-old Goan clubs fight for survival in Mumbai

Joe D’Cruz, a Dockyard Road resident, is an honorary member of both clubs. (Bhushan Koyande/HT Photo)
Updated on Jul 31, 2024 09:19 am IST

Man attempts to survive in landslide-hit Wayanad hamlet by clinging on to boulder

Man attempts to survive in landslide-hit Wayanad hamlet by clinging on to boulder
Published on Jul 30, 2024 12:56 pm IST

Only 42.5% trees transplanted in Delhi survived: Forest department

The worst survival rate was observed at the DTU campus where only 12.61% of the transplanted trees survived. (HT Photo)
Updated on Jun 17, 2024 06:08 am IST

A dove in love with dear life

Last Sunday, at a pond in New Chandigarh, Anuj Jain chanced upon a Eurasian collared dove twice escaping the proverbial jaws of death. (Anuj Jain)
Updated on Jun 09, 2024 06:34 am IST

Spice of Life: Making up for lost pieces in many a puzzle of life

Making up for the lost pieces in many a puzzle. Other than awakening one’s creativity, this skill becomes the most handy philosophy of one’s survival technique. All of us go through life, burdened with a bag of expectations on one’s shoulders. Maturity teaches us how to lighten the burden and hasten the step. (HT File)
Updated on Jun 08, 2024 07:32 am IST

Silent signals: Know unseen signs and symptoms of cancer for swift detection

Silent signals: Know unseen signs and symptoms of cancer for swift detection
Published on Apr 26, 2024 06:41 pm IST

Does the transplantation of trees really work?

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Are there any laws protecting trees and do these laws detail the procedure of transplantation?. (HT File Photo)
Published on Apr 11, 2024 10:51 pm IST

KGMU doctors give fresh lease of life to U.P. man after iron rod pierces his heart ‘through and through’

After recovery, the UP man poses with the iron rod that had pierced his heart. (SOURCED)
Updated on Apr 09, 2024 06:22 am IST

World Forestry Day 2024: Date, history, significance

Every year, World Forestry Day is observed on March 21.
Published on Mar 20, 2024 04:46 pm IST

HT Picks; New Reads

This week’s pick of interesting reads includes the chronicle of an author’s flight from Kashmir an exploration of developments in Asian thought in the 20th century, and Romulus Whitaker’s memoir. (HT Team)
Updated on Feb 10, 2024 08:48 am IST

Life in a tunnel: How the 41 banded, and survived, together

The 41 rescued workers from the collapsed Silkyara tunnel pose as they board the IAF's Chinook helicopter for Rishikesh for further medical examination on Wednesday.
Updated on Dec 08, 2023 05:39 am IST

The sacking of Kevin McCarthy will make supporting Ukraine harder

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Kevin McCarthy.
Published on Oct 06, 2023 03:26 am IST

Hate killed her husband, love helped family survive

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Hate killed her husband, love helped family survive
Updated on Aug 15, 2023 04:22 pm IST

150-year-old Banyan, imported from India, struggles to survive in Hawaiian blaze

The reason for its harvest was the 50th anniversary of the first American protestant missionary in Lahaina — a monumental event that forever altered Lahaina’s trajectory, it states. (AFP)
Published on Aug 11, 2023 10:58 pm IST

MP Arora urges Centre to revive textile industry

Arora pointed out that the Indian textile industry contributes to 40% of the country’s demand for man-made fibres. It employs more than 6.5 lakh powerloom machines weaving three crore metres of cloth a day, and a yearly consumption of over 6 lakh metric tons of various yarns and fibres (HT Photo)
Updated on Aug 11, 2023 12:00 am IST

Rat attack on garbage piles weakens Parsik Hill in Thane

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Updated on Jul 27, 2023 12:59 am IST

World Juggling Day: Spare a thought for the smiles we bring, say Delhi artistes

Though jugglers find their profession a noble one, they confess that it’s not an easy choice to survive on it and hence don’t want their next generation to take it up full time. (Photo: Prasad Gori/HT (For representational purposes only))
Updated on Jun 17, 2023 10:25 pm IST