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Amid peace bid, US got purported letter from Taliban - Hindustan Times
"As we have engaged various interlocutors as part of the reconciliation process, we have received a variety of messages that were represented as being from senior members of the Taliban," an administration official said on condition of anonymity.
No check-in queue as global airlines wary of India - Hindustan Times
"There's absolutely no reason to be bullish on airlines," said a Mumbai-based analyst with a local brokerage, who did not wish to be identified. "Unless fuel and other dollar-denominated costs come down, nobody's going to invest in these companies, ...
Police yet to record child's statement - Hindustan Times
An officer from the Dharavi police who did not wish to be identified said, "The child, in her statement, has not named her father. She is currently traumatised so we do not want to stress her out even more. We will wait for her to get back to normal ...
Public sector ITI to bid for one million Aakash 2 - Hindustan Times
... including ITI to gear them up for supplying Aakash 2 at $35. "We want public sector to participate in the bid to have a balance between public and private sector. It could also help in revival of these companies," a senior government official said.
Child's father was aware of torture, allege neighbours - Hindustan Times
Sumit Thakur, Menaka's father, refused to speak to HT, however a relative who refused to be identified, said, “Once the child recuperates, she should be sent to some care-centre where she will be looked after properly. She should not be sent back to ...
DPS rusticates student who assaulted guard - Hindustan Times
“The decision to rusticate the student was taken on Wednesday,” said a teacher on the condition of anonymity. The police too had filed FIR against him and his father in the case. Meanwhile, the victim, Avdhesh Sharma is undergoing treatment at a city ...
Romney to get Secret Service protection, say officials - Hindustan Times
Romney's campaign requested the protection, an administration official said. The official said the administration determined that Romney met all the conditions for protection. Those include being a major presidential candidate who has raised a certain ...
Ignoring safety, cops challan vehicles on middle of e-way - Hindustan Times
Why don't they increase their presence at Rajeev Chowk and other areas instead of NH-8,” said a former senior Delhi traffic police official on the condition of anonymity. On November 15, last year, a tragic accident took place on the NH-8 which claimed ...
Audi to enter armoured car market in India with A8 L Security - Hindustan Times
Any possible deal is directly handled by the security division of Audi from Germany," a source said. During the Auto Expo earlier this month, the company has received about "20 active enquiries" from some government departments and top businessmen of ...
Shorter bank FDs may get tax breaks - Hindustan Times
“The proposal is being looked into as it would attract more people to park their money in bank deposits and these also need to get similar treatment as other tax saving instruments,” an official who did not wish to be identified told Hindustan Times.
Indian banks hire, at lower pay - Hindustan Times
"The pay packages of the new recruits could be lighter than by 20-25%," said a director of large private sector bank, who did not wish to be identified. Foreign banks such as HSBC, Citibank and BNP Paribas are looking to cut jobs to contain wage costs.
After Govandi, one more 6-year-old raped in Mahim - Hindustan Times
A woman residing in the neighbourhood, who did not wish to be identified, said: "I would often see Abdul giving chocolates to girls from our locality. It seemed like a good gesture then, but now we know why he did that." The victim who studies at a ...
12-year-old falls off school building, dies - Hindustan Times
He succumbed to his injuries around 6pm,” a source said. Police said that the boy died due to severe head injuries. They said the school authorities did not inform them about the incident and took the boy to a private hospital for treatment.
'Trial of electronic nose to sniff TB still months away' - Hindustan Times
"I am very happy that an Indian is involved in a new invention that will help TB patients. We will do all we can to help him complete his research," said a senior medical officer from the Sewree TB Hospital, who chose to remain anonymous.
Fliers suffer in race for take-off - Hindustan Times
“Every airline wants to depart first and that is why they sent start-up requests,” said a senior airport official, who did not wish to be identified. “Also, by completing the boarding, airlines can claim that the flight was on time as technically the ...
No anti-India angle as yet - Hindustan Times
“The situation in Pakistan is evolving, so we shouldn't jump the gun,” says an Indian official who declined to be named. “Nothing suggests we need to worry about an anti-India angle.” Salman Haider, a former foreign secretary, agrees. ...
'Many hospital cellars are fire traps' - Hindustan Times
It's best not encroach the basements,” said a fire official who requested anonymity. In a recently conducted audit, fire officials found that 40 of the 67 major hospitals in Mumbai are not equipped to fight a blaze. “According to the new Fire ...
Power struggle: CEOs meet PM, call for boost to sector - Hindustan Times
Speaking to Hindustan Times after the meeting with the PM, a senior government official said the private developers — who have contributed 40% (or 22000 mw) of the power capacity addition of 54000 mw in the 11th plan so far — told the Prime Minister ...
DP Sinha likely to head NCTC - Hindustan Times
Barring a last minute change DP Sinha's name as NCTC chief has been finalised,” said an official on the condition of anonymity. According to sources, the new version of NCTC will have permanent secretariat headed by Sinha who is 1979 batch officer of ...
Fake admissions bring down enrolments in schools across India - Hindustan Times
“In the last 18 months pressure has been increasing on the state governments to provide more funds to create adequate infrastructure forcing many of them to revisit the schools,” a senior government official said. NUEPA has recorded the initial trend ...
Drunken Mumbai youth sets mother afire - Hindustan Times
An officer from Bhandup police station, who did not want to be identified, said Rupesh did not appear to be mentally stable and even had some "self-inflicted injury marks". The officer added the family is very poor. The incident took place in room no. ...
New director likely for minority shareholders - Hindustan Times
... it is not what had been earlier envisaged and stakeholders indicated that there must be a board member representing minority shareholders,” a Standing Committee member who refused to be identified told Hindustan Times. “That has been given a miss ...
Congress to focus on Dalit candidates in UP polls - Hindustan Times
"Only one who is either an MLA, ex minister or ex MLA having previous experience in poll process will be appointed observers in these constituencies," said a party functionary on the condition of anonymity. The party has also decided to accord top ...
Police, ED asked to take RBI help in checking terror funding - Hindustan Times
The sources said that during the meeting, Enforcement Directorate officials indicated that terror groups were adopting a smart approach of transferring money in small amounts to avoid suspicious transaction by the security agencies and bank authorities ...
AI pilots to go on 'no-pay-no-work' from Friday night - Hindustan Times
This is like "work-to-rule", said another pilot who requested anonymity. "The airline management can pay the oil companies when they refuse to sell them jet fuel. They can pay for car rental when the company asks for payment but they have no money to ...