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Students, teachers protest against closure of Marathi-medium BMC schools

India, Dec. 19 -- More than 60 people, including teachers and students of schools run by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), mobilised outside the BMC headquarters on Thursday morning to pro... Read More


From bicycle to supercars: Rise of a fantasy cricket influencer draws ED action in betting case

LUCKNOW, Dec. 19 -- The village roads of Khajur in Unnao district of Uttar Pradesh once saw a young man pedalling his bicycle through dusty lanes. Today, the 25-year-old Anurag Dwivedi arrives in the ... Read More


HT reviewer Chittajit Mitra picks his favourite read of 2025

India, Dec. 19 -- It always blows my mind that people are reading less fiction than non-fiction. This year, my recommendation is this petite book that I really relished, Courtesan Don't Read Newspaper... Read More


HT reviewer Chintan Girish Modi picks his favourite reads of 2025

India, Dec. 19 -- People often ask me what I like to read outside of work, and the answer almost always is "children's literature" because it nourishes and soothes me. The sheer variety of books that ... Read More


HT reviewer Akankshya Abismruta picks her favourite read of 2025

India, Dec. 19 -- Rural India doesn't have much representation in Indian fiction in English. But, every once in a while, a book comes along that reminds us that villages still exist as do their associ... Read More


Dehradun residents write to Gadkari, oppose Rispana-Bindal elevated road

India, Dec. 19 -- Around 150 residents from Dehradun and Mussoorie in Uttarakhand have written a letter to Union minister for road transport and highways Nitin Gadkari, raising concerns over the propo... Read More


HT reviewer Arunima Mazumdar picks her favourite read of 2025

India, Dec. 19 -- British author Deborah Levy's Hot Milk is a novel that lives inside 25-year-old anthropology student Sofia's head. A memory, in fact, fragmented, sensory and unreliable. Add to that ... Read More


Congress proposes alliance with NCP by demanding 20 seats

India, Dec. 19 -- Days after the first round of talks between the two Nationalist Congress Party factions to explore a possible tie-up following MP Supriya Sule's call for unity, the Congress on Thurs... Read More


London-based doctor shares what type of oats are best for health, warns against 'marketing gimmick'

India, Dec. 19 -- Oats are considered to be a classic breakfast cereal, vying with only cornflakes for the top spot. The many health benefits of oats include lowering bad cholesterol, improving gut he... Read More


NGT disposes of application concerning 'muck dumping' in Satluj by Sunni dam project

Shimla, Dec. 19 -- The Principal Bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT), New Delhi, has disposed of an application concerning alleged dumping of muck into the river Satluj during blasting activiti... Read More