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HT reviewer Saurabh Sharma picks their favourite read of 2025

India, Dec. 19 -- Nesting by Irish author Roisin O'Donnell, which was longlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction this year, may seem to be about Ciara Fay's unsettling marital relationship but it is... Read More


47.1m Nigerians Break Free from Elephantiasis, River Blindness

Nigeria, Dec. 19 -- Nigeria has chalked up a major public health victory, with about 47.1 million citizens no longer needing treatment for lymphatic filariasis (elephantiasis) and onchocerciasis (rive... Read More


Retired NASCAR driver Greg Biffle's family breaks silence after 7 killed in North Carolina plane crash: 'Heartbroken'

New Delhi, Dec. 19 -- Families of the victims in the North Carolina plane crash released a statement on Thursday, saying they were "devastated" and "heartbroken beyond words." The statement from the ... Read More


Five more years of Oli

Nepal, Dec. 19 -- Incumbent chair of the CPN-UML, KP Sharma Oli, secured a landslide re-election victory through the party's 11th general convention, which concluded on Thursday. Most of the office be... Read More


HT reviewer Saudamini Jain picks her favourite read of 2025

India, Dec. 19 -- I'm baffled by how such few people have read or even know about The House of Awadh: A Hidden Tragedy by journalists Aletta Andre and Abhimanyu Kumar. This astonishing book unravels o... Read More


Securing Gen Z's legacy

Nepal, Dec. 19 -- When Gen Z leaders packed into the conference room with the prime minister and ministers to sign the 10-point agreement earlier this month, the distinction between some of this new b... Read More


Searching for parties in difficult times

Nepal, Dec. 19 -- When ordinary people break down from sorrow and pain and see no way forward, they look towards a light, search for a party and seek a reliable, organised voice that can rescue them f... Read More


HT reviewer Rutvik Bhandari picks his favourite read of 2025

India, Dec. 19 -- I read Anxious People in January 2025, on a day where allergies left me feeling like a lone soldier stuck in a high battlement facing an entire troop. After being unable to focus on ... Read More


Anambra Health Stakeholders Evolve Implementation Strategies ahead of Measles-Rubella Immunization Campaign

Nigeria, Dec. 19 -- The Anambra State Ministry of Health has convened a stakeholder engagement and advocacy meeting to strengthen measure for the successful implementation of the upcoming Measles-Rube... Read More


After the UNESCO tag, what's next for Lalitpur's musicians?

Kathmandu, Dec. 19 -- Lalitpur, a city known as much for its courtyards and brick-lined alleys as for its living traditions, was declared a UNESCO Creative City of Music on October 31, 2025, coincidin... Read More