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Sabir Hussain

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

Rajnath Singh outlines initiatives for self-reliance in defence

Among the initiatives listed for the ‘Atma-Nirbharta Week’ celebrations are upgrading facilities of defence public sector undertakings, modernisation of shipyards, launching locally-made defence items and signing of new memoranda of understanding with the private sector to enhance indigenisation.

New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh virtually inaugurates facilities of OFB, BDL, HAL, BEL, BEML, MIDHANI, GRSE &GSL as part of the celebration of 'Atam Nirbhar Bharat' week (7-14 Aug 2020), in New Delhi on Monday.(PTI)
Updated on Aug 10, 2020 09:56 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByRahul Singh| Edited by Sabir Hussain

What made Shah Faesal change his mind so abruptly, asks Mehbooba Mufti’s daughter

Mehbooba Mufti accuse the Centre of arm twisting of political parties and leaders who refuse to accept scrapping of Article 370.

Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti continues to be under detention.(HT FILE PHOTO)
Updated on Aug 10, 2020 08:11 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Byhindustantimes.com| Edited by Sabir Hussain

Sushant Singh Rajput’s MLA cousin tears into Sanjay Raut for comment on actor’s father

In his newspaper column, Sanjay Raut claimed that Sushant Singh Rajput didn’t share good relations with his father K K Singh.

BJP MLA in Bihar Neeraj Kumar Babloo said Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut ‘s comments on Sushant Singh’s father was condemnable.(HT FILE PHOTO)
Published on Aug 10, 2020 07:15 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Patna | ByAvinash Kumar| Edited Sabir Hussain

Police suspect mass murder and suicide in death of 11 Pakistani refugees in Jodhpur

The only survivor in the family claimed he had gone out in the night to guard his farm and returned later to sleep on the verandah.

Police personnel at the spot where 11 members of a family that had migrated from Pakistan, were found dead at their home in Lodata village of Jodhpur district on Sunday.(ANI)
Published on Aug 10, 2020 06:32 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Jaipur | ByJaykishan Sharma | Edited by Sabir Hussain

Rain and topography triggering flash floods, landslides in Uttarakhand hills, say experts

Over 40 people have died in rain-related disasters in Uttarakhand in the current monsoon.

A seasonal river overflowing in Dehradun on Monday after continuous rainfall.(Paras Negi/HT Photo)
Published on Aug 10, 2020 05:37 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Dehradun | BySuparna Roy| Edited by Sabir Hussain

Not a brick laid at new capital Gairsain, Uttarakhand ex-CM Harish Rawat slams BJP

Gairsain in Chamoli district was declared the state summer capital of Uttarakhand by Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat during the budget session on March 4.

Former Uttarakhand Chie fMinister Harish Rawat addressing his supporters during his visit to Gairsain on Sunday.(HT PHOTO)
Updated on Aug 10, 2020 05:03 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Dehradun | ByHT Correspondent | Edited by Sabir Hussain

People jumping just on draft EIA not fair, says Prakash Javadekar

Prakash Javadekar said the environment ministry has received thousands of suggestions which it will consider before coming out with the final draft.

Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar said it was unfair to criticise the draft EIA.(ANI)
Updated on Aug 10, 2020 05:04 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Byhindustantimes,.com| Edited by Sabir Hussain

Hardeep Puri cautions against speculative observations on Kozhikode air crash

Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said some of the speculations have bordered on the irresponsible.

Union Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri inspects the crash site of an Air India Express flight in Kozhikode.(PTIhttps://twitter.com/HardeepSPuri)
Updated on Aug 08, 2020 11:42 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Byhindustantimes.com| Edited by Sabir Hussain

Highest single-day spike takes Maharashtra’s Covid-19 tally past 5 lakh

Maharashtra’s Covid-19 tally rose from four lakh to five lakh in just 10 days.

BMC health worker and doctors on Covid-19 duty conduct thermal screening and pulse test of a resident in Mumbai’s Dharavi on Saturday.(Vijayanand Gupta/HT Photo)
Updated on Aug 08, 2020 10:34 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Byhindustantimes.com| Edited by Sabir Hussain

Day after Kozhikode air crash, stories of heartbreak and heroism

Families and relatives of survivors thronged various hospitals to in Kozhikode to look for their kin, often leading to heated arguments with hospital staffers over Covid-19 protocol.

A woman (center) is assisted out of a morgue after taking a final look at the body of her husband Sudheer Warrieth, who died in Friday's plane accident in Kozhikode in Kerala . The deceased was confirmed Covid-19 positive.(AP)
Published on Aug 08, 2020 08:53 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Thiruvananthapuram | ByRamesh Babu| Edited by Sabir Hussain

J&K Police arrest 5 five alleged overground workers of LeT’s terror financing module

The police said that the module has its links in Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh and Punjab also.

Police said the arrested men were involved in financing terror activities by the Lashkar-e-Taiba.(PTI)
Updated on Aug 08, 2020 11:49 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Jammu | ByRavi Krishnan Khajuria | Edited by Sabir Hussain

CAT seeks response from Centre, U’khand on whistleblower’s plea for deputation in Lokpal

Sanjiv Chaturvedi, who is currently Chief Conservator of Forests in Uttarakhand, had written a letter to Lokpal last November seeking deputation to serve in its investigation wing.

Indian Forest Services (IFS) officer Sanjiv Chaturvedi has sought deputation in the national anti-corruption body Lokpal’s investigation wing.(HT FILE PHOTO)
Published on Aug 08, 2020 06:47 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Dehradun | ByNeeraj Santoshi| Edited by Sabir Hussain

Kedarnath priest threatens bhoomi samadhi if Uttarakhand doesn’t scrap Char Dham Board

Santosh Trivedi began his protest on June 12 demanding the dissolution of the Char Dham Devasthanam Management Board.

Santosh Trivedi, the priest protesting outside Kedarnath shrine against formation of Char Dham Board(HT FILE PHOTO)
Published on Aug 08, 2020 06:12 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Dehradun | BySuparna Roy| Edited by Sabir Hussain

Kozhikode mishap has striking parallel with 2010 Mangaluru crash

Both mishaps occurred during landing at tabletop airports in rainy conditions and both aircraft overshot the runway.

The mangled remains of the Air India Express flight that split into two after overshooting the runway in Kozhikode on Friday night.(PTI)
Published on Aug 08, 2020 04:18 PM IST
Hindustan Timess, Thiruvananthapuram | ByRamesh Babu | Edited by Sabir Hussain

Runway issue at Kozhikode airport was resolved, says AAI chairman

Airport Authority of India chairman Arvind Singh said the aircraft crashed after it tried to land on a different runway instead of the designated one.

The aircraft could not land on the designated runway at the Kozhikode airport.(HT PHOTO)
Updated on Aug 08, 2020 03:50 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Byhindustantimes.com| Edited by Sabir Hussain

100-year-old woman and 2-month-old baby beat Covid-19 in Madhya Pradesh

Madhya Pradesh’s Covid-19 tally now stands at 36,564 out of which 946 people have died.

Health workers conduct the thermal screening of people before entering the district court in Bhopal .(ANI)
Published on Aug 06, 2020 11:20 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Bhopal | ByHT Correspondent| Edited by Sabir Hussain

Shivraj Singh Chouhan spars with Capt Amarinder Singh over GI tag for Basmati rice

Basmati rice is grown in about 75,000 hectares in 13 districts of Madhya Pradesh as compared to 2.6 lakh hectares in Punjab.

madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said the Punjab CM’s letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging him not to allow geographical indication (GI) tagging of basmati rice produced in MP was politically motivated.(/HT PHOTO)
Published on Aug 06, 2020 10:42 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Bhopal | ByRanjan| Edited by Sabir Hussain

Sachin Pilot may have turned rebel in heat of the moment, says Congress MLA

Prashant Bairwa, Congress MLA from Niwai, is considered a Sachin Pilot loyalist and was among the four legislators who returned from Manesar to Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot’s camp on July 11.

Rajasthan ‘s former Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot was sacked as the party’s chief in the state in July.(HT FILE PHOTO)
Updated on Aug 06, 2020 09:29 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Jaipur | ByHT Correspondent| Edited by Sabir Hussain

Centre orders salinity test of Mahadayi after Goa complains about Karnataka’s projects

The National Institute of Hydrology, Roorkee will study of salinity of river Mahadayi after concerns raised by Goa that Karnataka’s Kalasa Banduri River Diversion project will adversely affect the availability of fresh water in the state.

The Mahadayi river is known as the Mandovi in Goa.(HT PHOTO)
Published on Aug 06, 2020 08:01 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Panaji | ByGerard de Souza| Edited by Sabir Hussain

No communication from Pakistan on Kulbhushan Jadhav case, says India

The Islamabad high court on Monday had directed the government to inform India to appoint a lawyer for Kulbhushan Jadhav in order to file a review petition against his conviction. He is facing a death sentence for alleged spying.

MEA spokesperson Anurag Srivastava said there has been no response from Pakistan on the Kulbhushan jadhav case.(ANI)
Updated on Aug 06, 2020 07:30 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New delhi | Byhindustan times.com| Editedby Sabir Hussain

Draft EIA notification not yet finalized, says Prakash Javadekar

Congress MP Jairam Ramesh had asked Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar that the draft Environment Impact Assessment Notification 2020 be kept in abeyance till the Parliamentary standing committee completes its deliberations on hearings.

Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar said the draft environment impact assessment notification does not relax the process of public hearing.(HT PHOTO)
Published on Aug 06, 2020 06:06 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Byhindustan times.com| Edited by Sabir Hussain

Frequent tectonic activities, climate change causing landslides in Pithoragarh, say experts

Frequent small earthquakes in Pithoragarh loosen the soil which then become prone to major landslides during heavy rain.

The aftermath of a cloudburst in Pithoragarh in Uttarakhand.(HT FILE PHOTO)
Published on Aug 06, 2020 04:57 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Pithoragarh | ByBD Kasniyal | Edited by Sabir Hussain

Nepal starts construction of helipad on disputed border area in Bihar

The helipad is nearing completion at Narsahi village, a short distance from Thari border outpost (BOP) of Sashatra Seema Bal (SSB) near Valmiki Tiger Reserve (VTR) in West Champaran district.

The helipad at a disputed location on the Indo-Nepal border along West Champaran district of Bihar(HT PHOTO)
Published on Aug 06, 2020 03:59 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Bettiah | BySandeep Bhaskar| Edited by Sabir Hussain

Rajasthan HC orders notices to be served to 6 BSP MLAs who merged with Congress

The BSP had sought the disqualification of six lawmakers who contested on the party symbol but merged with the ruling Congress government in Rajasthan last year.

The six BSP MLAs had merged with the Congress party in Rajasthan boosting support to Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot .(PTI)
Updated on Aug 06, 2020 03:13 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Jaipur | ByJaykishan Sharma| Edited by Sabir Hussain

Tigress Sundari to be relocated from Odisha to Madhya Pradesh in a month

In December last year, the National Tiger Conservation Authority had asked the Odisha government to send back Sundari from Satkosia and accused the Odisha forest and wildlife department of making a mess of the monitoring and management of the relocated tigress.

Tigress Sundari in the Satkosia Tiger Reserve in Odisha.(HT PHOTO)
Published on Aug 05, 2020 11:31 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Bhubaneswar | ByDebabrata Mohanty| Edited by Sabir Hussain

Man in MP shoos away tigress with trick taught by elders, saves wife and brother too

The man started making noises that he had learnt as a child from his elders on how to shoo away wild animals before the tigress moved away.

The tigress attacked the three persons inside the Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve.(Representative Photo/AP)
Published on Aug 05, 2020 10:52 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Bhopal | ByHT Correspondent | Edited by Sabir Hussain

Monsoon fury leaves Mumbai battered, bruised and waterlogged

The Colaba weather observatory recorded 229.6 mm rain in 9 hours (8.30 am to 5.30 pm), heaviest rain for the season for south Mumbai.

Torrential rain led to massive waterlogging in Mumbai’s Byculla area on Wednesday.(Bhushan Koyande/HT PHOTO)
Updated on Aug 05, 2020 10:24 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Byhindustantimes.com| Edited by Sabir Hussain

Uttarakhand sets up temporary jail at AIR centre in Almora to check Covid-19 among prisoners

The decision has been taken to ensure that prisoners in the main district jail are not infected by Covid-19.

The Almora jail administration has taken over some staff quarters of officers of All India Radio to set up a temporary jail.(Representative Photo)
Updated on Aug 05, 2020 06:38 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Haldwani | ByAnkur Sharma| Edited by Sabir Hussain

To ‘liberate’ Kashi and Mathura, mosques should give way to mandirs, says Karnataka minister

K S Eshwarappa said the ground breaking ceremony for the Ram temple in Ayodhya meant erasing a ”mark of slavery”.

Karnataka minister K S Eshwarappa speaking at an event in Shivamogga district.(ANI)
Updated on Aug 05, 2020 05:25 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Bengaluru | ByVenkatesha Babu | Edited by Sabir Hussain

Andhra Pradesh cop suspended for kicking and slapping complainant

The Andhra Pradesh Police said it will not tolerate highhanded behaviour in the force.

The police officer allegedly kicked the complainant in the stomach and slapped him.(Representative Photo/PTI)
Published on Aug 05, 2020 04:47 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Hyderabad | BySrinivasa Rao Apparasu| Edited by Sabir Hussain
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