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Akhilesh Yadav, Brajesh Pathak share stage on Eid; trade charges ahead of civic polls

Deputy chief minister Brajesh Pathak and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav shared stage at Aishbagh Eidgah. (Deepak Gupta)
Updated on Apr 23, 2023 08:46 PM IST

CIDCO to fill vacancies to give impetus to city projects

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Updated on Apr 12, 2023 10:25 AM IST

How much term insurance cover should you buy?

Personal finance experts recommend that a term insurance cover should be at least 15-20 times that of one’s annual income.
Updated on Jan 29, 2021 06:18 PM IST

Govt move to harm farmers’ interests unfortunate: Akal Takht jathedar

Akal Takht jathedar Giani Harpreet Singh.
Updated on Sep 20, 2020 04:15 PM IST

Economic data will help policy

The government needs to realise that ensuring publication of quality economic data is as important as monitoring health indicators during the pandemic
Updated on Jun 16, 2020 07:33 PM IST

Budget: A four-point checklist for rural India

Unless the rural economy is rejuvenated, any sustained revival in mass incomes, and, therefore, demand, will continue to elude the Indian economy
Updated on Jan 22, 2020 07:37 PM IST

‘If the body is fit, mind is a hit’: Top quotes from PM Modi on Fit India movement

Top quotes from PM Modi’sNew Delhi speech at New Delhi’s Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium
Updated on Jun 23, 2020 04:08 AM IST

Lok Sabha elections 2019: New sector residents vote for better public transport, safe city

Among the various issues highlighted by new sector residents, security, lack of public transport, streetlights, shifting of Kherki Daula toll were among the main grievances.
Updated on May 13, 2019 08:10 AM IST

Guaranteed employment is a good way to ensure minimum income in India

There is a case for studying how employment guarantee programmes such as the MGNREGA can be strengthened by ensuring livelihoods to those who are in the greatest need and focusing on creation of durable assets that are of value to the poor
Updated on Apr 08, 2019 08:09 AM IST

UP fails to improve human development index ranking in 27 years

The HDI is the geometric mean of normalised indices for each of the three dimensions or indicators of education, health and standard of living.
Published on Mar 14, 2019 02:57 PM IST

Smaller countries are becoming the healthiest in global surveys

A new analysis, the Global Wellness Index published by investment firm LetterOne, ranks Canada as the best country out of the 151 nations evaluated.
Updated on Mar 04, 2019 09:45 AM IST

Norway PM visits village school: ‘Right to sanitation essential component of standard of living’

Pleased to see the democratic set-up of the school, Solberg congratulated the UP government, school authorities, and community members for making the institution an inspirational model.
Published on Jan 08, 2019 12:36 PM IST

Indians take to self-drive cars to explore international destinations

With the standard of living and disposable incomes rising every day, Indians are now spending more to traverse the world.
Updated on Nov 27, 2018 05:45 PM IST

‘Breaking monopoly’: Dalit girls in Bhopal’s first Sanskrit school

Students of Government Girls Sanskrit School, Bhopal reading Bhagwat Gita. (Photo by Mujeeb Faruqui/Hindustan Times)
Published on Sep 02, 2018 02:00 PM IST