A 28-year-old married woman was arrested for allegedly attempting to abduct a new-born baby boy from a hospital in the national capital in the guise of a doctor. Deepti Bahari, a resident of Ghaziabad, had gone to the Hindu Rao Hospital on November 29 and kept inquring from patients on whether they had given birth to a baby boy or girl. ...
09:51 PM, Dec 03, 2012
A century-old temple in Karachi was hurriedly demolished by a builder despite a Pakistani court hearing a petition seeking a stay on such a move, triggering protests by the minority Hindu community on Sunday. Besides razing the pre-Partition Shri Rama Pir Mandir in Karachi's Soldier Bazar, the builder demolished several houses near it on Saturday. ...
07:55 AM, Dec 03, 2012
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11:39 PM, Nov 18, 2012
Sitamarhi (Bihar): While violence over the expansion of a Hindu temple near Charminar in Muslim-dominated Hyderabad's Old City is hogging media attention, in Bihar's Sitamarhi district, Muslims have been quietly helping Hindus construct a temple dedicated to Lord Shiva, ahead of the Chhath festival. "Muslims are not only donating money for temple construction, they are also actively involved in ensuring that it should come up soon," Rajkishore Raut, president of...
11:22 AM, Nov 17, 2012
On this special show, Suhasini Haidar gets you all the highlights from the Day 1 of Hindustan Times Leadership Summit 2012. The first day of the summit saw politician Mani Shankar Aiyar, former Indian cricket team captain Kapil Dev, Bollywood actors Shah Rukh Khan and Katrina Kaif opening up to the audience and answering to their questions. Former IB director AK Doval and former Thailand prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra also ...
11:52 PM, Nov 16, 2012
New Delhi: A first year student of the Hindu College of Delhi University has committed suicide inside the hostel of the institution. The victim was a first-year student of Masters of Arts in Hindi. The police have recovered a suicide note, allegedly written by the student. According to the police, the student has not blamed anyone for his death. The student, Shashi Shekhar Mishra, was a two-time Delhi University topper....
07:39 PM, Nov 16, 2012
Some advice came in for Indian politicians from billionaire and ousted Thailand Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, especially in the context of Nitin Gadkari. While speaking at the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit, he said successful businessmen make good politicians, but the two professions cannot be mixed. ...
02:11 PM, Nov 16, 2012
New Delhi: A 1st year MA Hindi student of the Hindu College in Delhi has committed suicide in the hostel. A suicide note in Hindi, allegedly written by the student, has been recovered. The police claim that the student hasn't blamed anyone for his death. "Shashi Shekhar, hailing from Bihar's Nalanda district, was staying alone in room number 112 of Hindu College hostel on the university campus. He was found...
01:25 PM, Nov 16, 2012
New Delhi: The HT Leadership summit will kick off this weekend in New Delhi with a galaxy of leaders from the world and India. Building up to the Hindustan Times leadership summit, CNN-IBN, with Hindustan Times, brings you the CNN-IBN-Hindustan Times Opinion Poll on the leadership challenges in a situation of economic decline. The CNN-IBN Hindustan Times survey shows widespread pessimism about the Indian economy. As the economy slows down,...
09:03 AM, Nov 15, 2012
Washington: Terming the election of Tulsi Gabbard to House of Representatives as a "milestone" for the community in the US, the Hindu Americans have said that the victory of this Democrat from Hawaii is a testament to the greatest ideals of American pluralism. "Gabbard is an incredibly inspiring leader whose political rise is a testament to the greatest ideals of American pluralism," said Aseem Shukla, co-founder and board member of...
07:56 AM, Nov 08, 2012
Washington: Tulsi Gabbard, who appears all set to become the first Hindu to be elected to the US House of Representatives, has said her faith would be an asset in the Congress as it would help enhance mutual understanding between America and India. "It is clear that there needs to be a closer working relationship between the United States and India. How can we have a close relationship if decision-makers...
03:49 PM, Nov 07, 2012
New Delhi: Hinduja group firm Gulf Oil Corporation Ltd on Wednesday said it is fully acquiring US-based Houghton International Inc for $ 1.045 billion (about over Rs 5,685 crore) through a UK-based subsidiary. "An agreement was signed for the acquisition by its wholly-owned subsidiary in the UK on November 6, 2012, with the sellers, a US-based private equity fund," the company said in a filing to the BSE. The $...
10:45 AM, Nov 07, 2012
Muzaffarpur (Bihar): A court in Bihar's Muzaffarpur district today directed the police to lodge a case against actor Shah Rukh Khan, his wife Gauri Khan, director Karan Johar and others for allegedly hurting Hindu religious sentiments by depicting deity Radha in an inappropriate manner in the film 'Student of the Year'. Chief Judicial Magistrate S P Singh passed the order on a complaint filed by an advocate Sudhir Kumar Ojha....
06:34 PM, Nov 05, 2012
War veteran and Hawaii native Tulsi Gabbard is expected to be inducted into the US Congress. She will be the first Hindu-American diplomat to be inducted into the US Congress. Speaking to CNN-IBN, she said she was happy and said she would work to improvise the US-India ties. ...
10:42 AM, Nov 05, 2012
New Delhi: Human rights activist Marvi Sirmed was shot at by unidentified gunmen in Islamabad on Friday. Although, the activist escaped unharmed, the attack once again raises questions of the state of constant fear for Pakistani activists. Sirmed who has been an advocate of democracy and human rights has received threats from extremist groups in the past. The police have ordered a probe. No terrorist group has claimed responsibility for...
07:06 AM, Nov 03, 2012
New Delhi: Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani is the country's richest man with a personal fortune of $ 21 billion, according to Forbes Magazine. Mukesh Ambani beats steel giant Lakshmi Mittal and Wipro head Azim Premji to top the Forbes's list. Lakshmi Mittal has attained the second spot with $16 billion and the third spot goes to Azim Premji. Pharma tycoon Dilip Shanghvi is the biggest gainer making an entry...
12:42 PM, Oct 25, 2012
Panaji: A right wing Hindu outfit has opposed inviting Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar for inaugurating the forthcoming IFFI, scheduled in Goa from November 20, claiming his recent film 'Oh My God' allegedly hurt religious sentiments. 'OMG' is a satire on organised religion, starring Akshay and Paresh Rawal in lead roles. "The film has already hurt the religious sentiments of Hindus. Inauguration of a major international event like IFFI at the...
04:19 PM, Oct 16, 2012
New Delhi: Bollywoods most popular actor, Amitabh Bachchan turns 70 today. The actor who started his journey with Saat Hindustani in 1969, still remains to be one of the most loved Bollywood actors. In his career spanning more than four decades, Amitabh Bachchan has been a part of more than 180 films and has won numerous awards. Singer, actor, producer and television host, Amitabh Bachchan excels in every role that...
10:53 AM, Oct 11, 2012
Islamabad: A Hindu trader was abducted and four persons, including a Shia man, were shot dead in separate incidents in the restive Balochistan province of southwest Pakistan on Sunday, police said. Unidentified armed men looted a van and abducted the Hindu trader named Ramesh Kumar on the National Highway near the provincial capital of Quetta. The van was coming to Quetta from Jacobabad in Sindh province, a region with a...
10:22 PM, Oct 07, 2012
New Delhi: Nearly 25 activists of the Bajrang Dal and the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) on Sunday protested outside the Delhi residence of Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh asking him to apologise for his recent remark allegedly comparing temples to toilets at a public meeting on Saturday. Remarking on the lack of sufficient number of public toilets in India, Ramesh said that toilets were far more important than the temples...
01:21 PM, Oct 07, 2012
