Thursday, August 20, 2026

Punjab

Evening brief: Rahul Gandhi joins opposition criticism on hunger index, and all the latest news

Here are today’s top news, analysis and opinion. Know all about the latest news and other news updates from Hindustan Times. A day after the central government rejected the Global Hunger Index (GHI) 2022 that ranked the country 107 among...

PM Modi expected to attend Mulayam’s funeral in Saifai tomorrow; Yogi, Rajnath to be in attendance

Prime minister Narendra Modi may attend the funeral of Samajwadi Party founder and veteran politician Mulayam Singh Yadav at his native village of Saifai in Uttar Pradesh's Etawah district on Tuesday. Sources said it is 'highly likely' the prime minister -...

In tiny Karnataka hamlet, 180-metre road laid by Rahul Gandhi to end tensionshe latest news

Passing through Karnataka’s Mysuru on the Congress’s Bharat Jodo Yatra, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday inaugurated a 180-metre road that was paved by his party as a gesture aimed to end tensions between two caste groups in Badanavalu, a tiny hamlet off...

Modi government consulted Muslim outfits before action on PFI

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah took the decision to ban the PFI and its affiliates after national security planners had prominent Muslim organization on board against proposed action on Sunni Wahhabi outfit. It is understood that National Security...

NSA Doval to distribute medal on 55th raising day of R&AW

India’s external intelligence agency, the Research and Analysis Wing, today celebrated its 55th Raising Day with National Security Advisor Ajit Doval slated to distribute 106 medals to officers and personnel of the spy agency for commendable performance and meritorious work later...

On Sheikh Hasina’s India visit, Delhi and Dhaka sign 7 MoUs. Details here

Seven Memorandums have been signed between India and Bangladesh in the areas of railways, science and technology, space technology and broadcasting among others. he MoUs were signed in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh...

Nitish Kumar made up his mind to quit NDA after call with Sonia Gandhi

Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar made up his mind to quit the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) after he called Congress chief Sonia Gandhi to inquire about her health when she tested positive for Covid in...

In Kashmir’s Awantipora, thousands of students take part in Tiranga rally | See Pics

The ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ campaign rally in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district saw a huge turnout on Thursday with more than 8,000 students and youth taking part in the event organised in the Tral region of Awantipora. The students in...

Mamata Banerjee holds meet with PM Modi at his residence

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee met Prime Minister Narendra Modi at his residence in Delhi on Friday. The Trinamool Congress supremo, who is on a four-day visit to the national capital, was set to discuss issues like GST...

Who is Lt Gen Daljit Singh — honorary surgeon to President Draupadi Murmu?

Lieutenant general Daljit Singh, director general of medical services (Indian Army), has been appointed as a honorary surgeon to newly elected President Draupadi Murmu, the army said on Tuesday. Singh, who was appointed as senior colonel commandant of the Army Medical...

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Dr. Meenakshi Garg Completes International Post-Doctoral Programme in Malaysia

Dr. Meenakshi Garg, Assistant Professor of Computer Science under the Higher Education Institutional Society (HEIS), Govt. Bikram College of...