Sabir Hussain works as a senior content manager, who is also a rewrite hand for the newspaper and the web. He has worked across newspapers, wire services and television for over 25 years.
Articles by Sabir Hussain
Uttarakhand may give sanitisation certificates to hotels for ‘safe stay’ post lockdown
The certification drive is being planned on the lines of a similar exercise in Singapore.
Published on May 03, 2020 05:19 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Dehradun | Kalyan Das | Edited by Sabir Hussain
Day after encounter, eight injured in blast in J-K’s Handwara
Ahgam village in Handwara where the explosion took place is about 3 km from the site of Saturday night’s encounter in which two terrorists and five security personnel including a colonel were killed.
Updated on May 03, 2020 05:16 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Srinagar | Mir Ehsan | Edited by Sabir Hussain
Huge evacuation exercise underway in Rajasthan as stranded people rush home
A total of 45,287 labourers have been sent to various states and 57,521 Rajasthanis have returned home over the past few days.
Published on May 02, 2020 11:03 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Jaipur | Sachin Saini| Edited by: Sabir Hussain
135 CRPF troopers in Delhi test positive for Covid-19, set off alarm bells in MHA
The CRPF faced the brunt of the virus due to an order by the medical wing of the battalion saying that asymptotic officers can join the work in five days against the government mandated 14-day quarantine.
Updated on May 02, 2020 09:53 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent| Edited by: Sabir Hussain
India clocks one million RT-PCR tests for Covid-19
The milestone came on a day when the number of Covid-19 cases in the country climbed to 37,776 and casualties rose to 1,223. A total of 10,017 have recovered from the deadly infection.
Updated on May 02, 2020 08:14 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent| Edited by: Sabir Hussain
African swine fever detected in pigs in Assam and Arunachal Pradesh
Over 2000 pigs have died recently in 6 Assam districts.
Updated on May 02, 2020 07:36 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Guwahati | Utpal Parashar| Edited by: Sabir Hussain
Daniel Pearl parents challenge Omar Sheikh’s acquittal in Pak Supreme Court
Two criminal petitions were filed by lawyer Faisal Siddiqi on behalf of the parents—Ruth Pearl and Judie Pearl—against the acquittal and release of the four accused.
Updated on May 02, 2020 07:08 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Islamabad | Imtiaz Ahmad | Edited by: Sabir Hussain
Baby dies of Covid-19 in Jaipur, Rajasthan’s infections tally now at 2,720
Out of the 2,720 people who tested positive for Covid-19 in Rajasthan, 65 have died.
Updated on May 02, 2020 06:39 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Jaipur | Urvashi Rawal| Edited by: Sabir Hussain
More than 800 workers head home to UP from Nashik on special train
On Friday, the government allowed the railways to run special trains to ferry students, migrant workers stranded in various parts of the country due to nationwide lockdown to check the spread of coronavirus.
Published on May 02, 2020 05:35 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent | Edited by: Sabir Hussain
Delhi begins evacuation of 800 students stranded in Kota
“Hundreds of our children studying in Kota were stuck for more than a month. We are arranging for their return to Delhi. Am so happy they will soon be reunited with their families,” Delhi chief minister Kejriwal tweeted.
Updated on May 02, 2020 03:33 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent| Edited by: Sabir Hussain
Assault on secularism: How parties reacted to Adityanath’s elevation to UP CM
Opposition parties have slammed the Yogi Adityanath’s appointment as Uttar Pradesh chief minister for his hardline views and lack of administrative experience.
Updated on Mar 19, 2017 09:59 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Sabir Hussain
Arun Jaitley gets additional charge of defence ministry after Parrikar resigns
Finance minister Arun Jaitley will hold additional charge of the defence ministry following the resignation of Manohar Parrikar on Monday. This will be Jaitley’s second stint as defence minister.
Updated on Mar 13, 2017 04:11 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Sabir Hussain
Battlefields & Paradise: Chasing a lifelong dream on a motorcycle
A motorcycle expedition to Ladakh figures on the wishlist of most Indians. However, journalist-traveller Sabir Hussain was one of the few who got to live it eight times beginning 1998 as a member of a motorcycle club. But he wanted to do more. Read about his exciting solo journey to Ladakh as narrated by him.
Updated on Apr 20, 2017 09:44 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Sabir Hussain
Tintin turns 88: A fan on his childhood adventures with the boy detective
Tintin’s adventures were also lessons in geography as he took me through Europe, Americas, Asia, India and even through the streets of Delhi much before I saw the national capital, writes Sabir Hussain.
Updated on Jan 10, 2017 03:55 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Sabir Hussain