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.

Updated on Aug 10, 2020 09:56 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi |
Rahul 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.

Updated on Aug 10, 2020 08:11 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi |
hindustantimes.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.

Published on Aug 10, 2020 07:15 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Patna |
Avinash 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.

Published on Aug 10, 2020 06:32 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Jaipur |
Jaykishan 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.

Published on Aug 10, 2020 05:37 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Dehradun |
Suparna 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.

Updated on Aug 10, 2020 05:03 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Dehradun |
HT 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.

Updated on Aug 10, 2020 05:04 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi |
hindustantimes,.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.

Updated on Aug 08, 2020 11:42 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi |
hindustantimes.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.

Updated on Aug 08, 2020 10:34 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi |
hindustantimes.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.

Published on Aug 08, 2020 08:53 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Thiruvananthapuram |
Ramesh 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.

Updated on Aug 08, 2020 11:49 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Jammu |
Ravi 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.

Published on Aug 08, 2020 06:47 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Dehradun |
Neeraj 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.

Published on Aug 08, 2020 06:12 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Dehradun |
Suparna 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.

Published on Aug 08, 2020 04:18 PM IST
Hindustan Timess, Thiruvananthapuram |
Ramesh 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.

Updated on Aug 08, 2020 03:50 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi |
hindustantimes.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.

Published on Aug 06, 2020 11:20 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Bhopal |
HT 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.

Published on Aug 06, 2020 10:42 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Bhopal |
Ranjan| 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.

Updated on Aug 06, 2020 09:29 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Jaipur |
HT 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.

Published on Aug 06, 2020 08:01 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Panaji |
Gerard 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.

Updated on Aug 06, 2020 07:30 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New delhi |
hindustan 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.

Published on Aug 06, 2020 06:06 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi |
hindustan 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.

Published on Aug 06, 2020 04:57 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Pithoragarh |
BD 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.

Published on Aug 06, 2020 03:59 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Bettiah |
Sandeep 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.

Updated on Aug 06, 2020 03:13 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Jaipur |
Jaykishan 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.

Published on Aug 05, 2020 11:31 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Bhubaneswar |
Debabrata 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.

Published on Aug 05, 2020 10:52 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Bhopal |
HT 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.

Updated on Aug 05, 2020 10:24 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi |
hindustantimes.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.

Updated on Aug 05, 2020 06:38 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Haldwani |
Ankur 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”.

Updated on Aug 05, 2020 05:25 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Bengaluru |
Venkatesha 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.

Published on Aug 05, 2020 04:47 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Hyderabad |
Srinivasa Rao Apparasu| Edited by Sabir Hussain