Exclusive

Publication

Byline

One held for ruckus at Mathura police station over crackdown

AGRA, June 7 -- High-voltage drama unfolded at the Barsana police station in Mathura after police seized a tractor, trolley and a JCB machine allegedly engaged in illegal sand mining. A representative... Read More


18-year-old dies, man critical after couple sets themselves ablaze

AGRA, June 7 -- A couple allegedly set themselves on fire inside a room locked from inside at a house in Shikohabad town of Firozabad district late on Friday night. The 18-year-old girl succumbed to h... Read More


EVs still at 2.9% of UP fleet; e-rickshaws drive adoption

LUCKNOW, June 7 -- Uttar Pradesh added 41.74 lakh new vehicles during 2025-26, pushing the state's cumulative vehicle population to over 5.33 crore. However, while conventional vehicle registrations c... Read More


Delhi fires turned 4 times deadlier in a decade: DFS

New Delhi, June 7 -- Fires in Delhi have become nearly four times as deadly as they were a decade ago, according to Delhi Fire Service (DFS) data reviewed by HT. Overall fatalities have risen sharply,... Read More


STF busts arms cache in Sandeshkhali, 4 held

Kolkata, June 7 -- The Special Task Force of the West Bengal police on Saturday recovered a huge cache of arms and ammunitions from Sandeshkhali in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas, police said, adding... Read More


In an upgrade since 26/11, Mumbai police gets 1500 bulletproof vests

MUMBAI, June 7 -- The Mumbai police has started distributing bulletproof vests to its force, which include senior police officers and personnel from the Quick Response Team (QRT). The force will distr... Read More


Maha bets on Rs.16.7L-cr data centre push

Mumbai, June 7 -- An ambitious Rs.16.7 lakh crore plan is underway to develop the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) into the country's leading data centre hub. In addition to the existing 20 data centr... Read More


From Delhi to Lahore, what's in a name?

India, June 7 -- Last month, a headline in this newspaper caught my attention and captured my imagination. It read: "Pakistan to restore original names of Lahore streets". What a wonderful idea! Why d... Read More


The fatal sadness of Marjane Satrapi

India, June 7 -- 'When people are fighting for democracy, we should support them.' Marjane Satrapi wrote in a letter to the French government in January 2025, barely six months before Israel bombed he... Read More


Pope, AI, and the many meanings of godhead

India, June 7 -- Perhaps the greatest benefit of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is that it has provoked a much needed public discussion on technology. The unquestioned growth of technology is driven by ... Read More