Arun Kumar is Senior Assistant Editor with Hindustan Times. He has spent two-and-half decades covering Bihar, including politics, educational and social issues.
Articles by Arun Kumar
Fortis to build 10 medical complexes across India
Riding on a boom in healthcare, the group is setting up10 medical complexes over the next 10 years, reports Arun Kumar.
Updated on Jul 04, 2007 10:37 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Arun Kumar, New Delhi
NASA studying Sunita's tests
NASA plans to spend next few months analysing results of experiments conducted by Sunita Williams during her space stay.
Updated on Jul 04, 2007 05:01 PM IST
IANS | Arun Kumar, Washington
Mira Nair takes AIDS message to cinema halls
Film director Mira Nair has joined Bollywood's top directors in a project to make short films based on AIDS awareness.
Updated on Jul 04, 2007 04:01 PM IST
IANS | Arun Kumar, Washington
'More green cards should be given'
A researcher says US should abolish H1-B visas for skilled workers and instead offer more green cards to prevent a reverse brain drain.
Updated on Jul 04, 2007 01:37 PM IST
IANS | Arun Kumar, Washington
Clinton to address Telugus in US
Clinton will deliver the opening keynote address at the 16th conference of the Telugu Association of North America (TANA) in Washington on July 5.
Updated on Jul 03, 2007 04:06 PM IST
IANS | Arun Kumar, Washington
Indian students excel in US schools
Indian exchange students excel in US with one from Gujarat becoming the new teenage speech champion in Georgia.
Updated on Jul 04, 2007 03:37 AM IST
IANS | Arun Kumar, Washington
UTI asset firm plans Rs 4,000 cr IPO by March
The India's oldest mutual fund and largest in terms of investor base will make its maiden public issue at a valuation of around Rs 4,000 crore, reports Arun Kumar.
Updated on Jul 02, 2007 11:13 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Arun Kumar, New Delhi
Citicorp Venture takes 25 pc in Subhash Projects
The placement has pegged the company's market capitalization at Rs 1,013 crore, reports Arun Kumar.
Updated on Jul 02, 2007 10:11 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Arun Kumar, New Delhi
Biyani to raise about Rs 5,000 cr through IPO
India’s biggest retail player, Kishore Biyani, will raise between Rs 4,500 crore and Rs 5,000 crore though an initial public offer of shares of one of his Future Group companies by September.
Updated on Jul 02, 2007 04:12 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Arun Kumar, New Delhi
Bihar Govt to de-link intermediate education from colleges
The Govt will de-linked Intermediate teaching from all the degree colleges of the State from 2008, reports Arun Kumar.
Updated on Jun 29, 2007 09:36 PM IST
None | Arun Kumar, Patna
PTC lines up big share issue
Country's largest power trading company, PTC Ltd, has decided to mop up Rs 1,200 crore with a fresh issue of equity shares, reports Arun Kumar.
Updated on Jun 28, 2007 08:34 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Arun Kumar, New Delhi
India nuclear deal may be done by year end: Rice
US Secretary of State believes that the "path-breaking" India-US civilian nuclear deal could be completed by the end of the year "with will and determination and more hard work."
Updated on Jun 28, 2007 11:41 AM IST
IANS | Arun Kumar, Washington
Indian over-regulation stifles SBI market cap
SBI, which is a generic name in the Indian banking system, is struggling in the market capitalisation game, reports Arun Kumar.
Updated on Jun 28, 2007 04:09 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Arun Kumar, New Delhi
Amjad Ali Khan wows US business
The Sarod maestro got a standing ovation as he enthralled captains of Indian and US industry in Washington for the Global India Summit.
Updated on Jun 27, 2007 01:25 PM IST
IANS | Arun Kumar, Washington
Maoists' economic blockade derails life
Maoists blew up railway tracks between Chetar and Richuguta areas under Dhanbad rail division on Tuesday during the blockade, report Arun Kumar and Amitabh Srivastava.
Updated on Jun 27, 2007 01:48 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Arun Kumar/Amitabh Srivastava, Patna
Breather for preference shares to foreign firms
The Govt says preference shares issued to foreign companies would not be treated as equity capital for three months ending July 31, reports Arun Kumar.
Updated on Jun 26, 2007 11:14 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Arun Kumar, New Delhi
Alert sounded in Bihar
The government sounds an alert in view of the two-days economic blockade called by Maoists against the Centre’s economic policies and creation of SEZs, reports Arun Kumar.
Updated on Jun 25, 2007 06:17 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Arun Kumar, Patna
Two minors in jail for stealing fruits
Rakesh (10) and Rahul (6) are jailed for violating the Juveniles Justice Act, reports Arun Kumar.
Updated on Jun 25, 2007 03:48 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Arun Kumar, Patna
Prime Minister’s Office calls meet on gas pricing
The PMO calls a meeting of the Energy Coordination Committee to take up sectoral allocations, reports Arun Kumar.
Updated on Jun 25, 2007 01:21 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Arun Kumar, New Delhi
'Acquired vessel symbol of Indo-US defence ties'
Indian envoy says the acquisition of US warship into the Indian Navy reflects the converging security priorities of the two countries.
Updated on Jun 23, 2007 01:01 PM IST
IANS | Arun Kumar, Norfolk
Warrant against 3-yr-old for rioting
In a bizarre incident in Bihar, a three-year-old boy has been accused of rioting and attacking policemen during a clash between two communities, reports Arun Kumar.
Updated on Jun 22, 2007 02:50 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Arun Kumar, Patna
Atlantis set to return, may get delayed
The US space shuttle carrying Sunita may get delayed due to cloudy skies and thunderstorms.
Updated on Jun 21, 2007 02:03 PM IST
IANS | Arun Kumar, Washington
Max India issues Rs 1,000 crore equity
The company issued 417 million fresh equity shares of Rs 2 each at Rs 240 per share, reports Arun Kumar.
Updated on Jun 21, 2007 12:39 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Arun Kumar, New Delhi
Indian ethnicity helped: Archie
The actress who plays a scribe in A Mighty Heart adds that her character keeps swinging between the East and the West.
Updated on Jun 20, 2007 12:41 PM IST
IANS | Arun Kumar, Washington
'We are proud of growing Indo-US ties'
White House spokesman says it looks upon India as an "important and vital ally" in a whole host of issues.
Updated on Jun 20, 2007 01:07 PM IST
IANS | Arun Kumar, Washington
ICICI issue sold out on the first day
ICICI Bank's follow-on public offer of Rs 10,000 crore in the domestic market was subscribed over 2.7 times on the first day, reports Arun Kumar.
Updated on Jun 19, 2007 08:23 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Arun Kumar, New Delhi
Obama calls Punjab jab a 'mistake'
Democratic presidential hopeful Obama admits it was mistake and owns responsibility for the offending statement.
Updated on Jun 19, 2007 12:12 PM IST
IANS | Arun Kumar, Washington
Easier loans, not cheaper homes
The new minimum rates for sale and purchase of property in different areas of Delhi will make it easier for people to buy homes, report Vibha Sharma, Arun Kumar and Amitabh Shukla.
Updated on Jun 19, 2007 03:54 AM IST
None | Vibha Sharma, Arun Kumar and Amitabh Shukla, New Delhi
US warns India over 'human trafficking'
The US warns India to act fast on what it calls the "world's largest human trafficking problem" or face sanctions.
Updated on Jun 26, 2007 03:31 PM IST
IANS | Arun Kumar, Washington
Indian Americans push for 'improved' bill
An advocacy group, US-India Political Action Committee, said it would push for a fairer law that would let the brightest to stay permanently.
Updated on Jun 12, 2007 06:26 PM IST
IANS | Arun Kumar, Washington