Hindustan Times Delhi - November 08, 2024
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November 08, 2024
Sizzling 2024 to cross 1.5 °C warming threshold
This year will see the increase in the world's average annual temperature breaching the Paris Agreement's threshold of 1.5 degrees Celsius, the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) said on Thursday.
3 mins
SC QUASHES NCLAT RULING, ORDERS LIQUIDATION OF JET AIRWAYS
The Supreme Court on Thursday ordered the liquidation of Jet Airways while setting aside a National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) ruling in March that upheld the transfer of the defunct airline's ownership to the Jalan-Kalrock Consortium (JKC) under an approved resolution plan.
1 min
Harris concedes election, 'but not the fight'; Biden urges calm
Kamala Harris, the Democratic nominee for president, acknowledged that her Republican rival, Donald Trump, had won the 2024 elections. But she warned that while she was conceding the election, she wasn't conceding the fight for freedom \"that fuelled her campaign\".
1 min
Order banning 'Satanic Verses' missing, HC told
The Delhi high court has said that an import ban on author Salman Rushdie's controversial 1988 book The Satanic Verses appeared to be \"non-existent\" after authorities told the court they could not trace an official notification on the restriction.
1 min
Terrorists claim to kill two defence volunteers
A Jammu & Kashmir assembly resolution calling for the restoration of Article 370 sparked pandemonium and scuffles on Thursday as lawmakers shouted slogans, tore posters, and jostled with each other, underlining the deep divisions over the emotive issue in the first session of the House since the tectonic changes five years ago.
1 min
Centre doubles fine for burning farm stubble
The Union government has doubled the fines issued against farmers for burning stubble up to ₹30,000, depending on the size of their plots, in a last-minute bid to stop the annual scourge that drives up Delhi's winter pollution into hazardous levels, even as the city's air quality index (AQI) spiralled to the upper reaches of the \"very poor\" zone on Thursday.
3 mins
3 UNACQUAINTED MEN GANG UP TO RAPE MENTALLY ILL WOMAN IN S DELHI
The Delhi Police has arrested three men for gang-raping a 34-year-old mentally ill woman, officers said on Thursday, weeks after she was found walking near Sarai Kale Khan, bleeding and partially clothed.
1 min
'MVA copying our welfare policies...people know this'
People have woken up to the false propaganda now... They have also understood that our govt can work for the welfare of all sections of society
1 min
Harris concedes election, 'but not the fight'; Biden urges calm
Kamala Harris, the Democratic nominee for president, acknowledged that her Republican rival, Donald Trump, had won the 2024 elections.
1 min
SC restores DRI's powers, revives 20k-cr tax notices
A two-and-a-halfyear-old boy and a 37-year-old man were electrocuted after touching high-tension wires in separate incidents within hours of each other in Delhi's northwestern fringes on Wednesday, police said on Thursday, underscoring the hazards of the city's public infrastructure, which has resulted in at least 10 such deaths this year.
1 min
AFTER SALMAN, SHAH RUKH KHAN RECEIVES DEATH THREAT
Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan received a death threat at the Bandra police station in Mumbai on Monday night, police said, adding that they have identified a Raipur lawyer whose phone was allegedly used to threaten the actor if he did not pay ₹50 lakh.
1 min
Terrorists claim to kill two defence volunteers
Two Village Defence Guards (VDGs) went missing from the Kishtwar district of Jammu on Thursday with an offshoot of terror outfit Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) claiming to have killed them and security forces launching a search operation to trace the two men.
1 min
CENTRE TO SOON BRING NATIONAL COUNTERTERROR STRATEGY: SHAH
The Centre will soon bring a national counterterrorism policy and strategy to fight extremists and their ecosystem, Union home minister Amit Shah said on Thursday as he urged security agencies to use the stringent Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) \"without hesitation\" whenever necessary.
1 min
It's complicated: What Trump means for India-US ties
Understanding what Donald Trump means for India requires an examination of what Trump seeks for America, and placing India, which is an important actor for US strategy but not as indispensable as some in India like to believe, within that framework.
5 mins
Australia plans social media ban for kids under 16
Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Thursday vowed to ban children under 16 from social media, saying the pervasive influence of platforms like Facebook and TikTok was \"doing real harm to our kids\".
2 mins
Capital shocker: Strangers gang up to rape mentally ill woman
The Delhi Police has arrested three men for gang-raping a 34-year-old mentally ill woman, officers said on Thursday, weeks after she was found walking near Sarai Kale Khan, bleeding and partially clothed.
2 mins
Gridlock at flyover after stray cow dies
THE CAUSE OF ITS DEATH WAS NOT CLEAR, BUT COPS AT THE SPOT SAID THERE WAS NO BLOOD VISIBLE AT THE SCENE OF THE INCIDENT
1 min
Never repeat tree-felling in Ridge, says SC
We will direct them to restore the 1,670 trees, ideally in the ridge, and as reparation replant 100 trees (saplings) for each tree cut.
2 mins
THREE JUVENILES APPREHENDED FOR STABBING OF BOY IN N.E. DELHI
Two days after a 16-year-old boy was stabbed to death by a group of teenagers over a rivalry in northeast Delhi, Delhi Police apprehended three boys, aged 15 to 17, in connection with the case.
1 min
Man kills woman's father for opposing relationship
A 62-year-old man was murdered, allegedly by his daughter's boyfriend, in Narela on October 20 because he was against the relationship, police said, adding that the matter was only reported on Monday and accused was arrested the same day.
1 min
Farm fires top pollutant list
Despite fewer farm fires in Punjab and Haryana so far this year compared to 2023, they still accounted for over 20% of Delhi's total PM 2.5 (particulate matter with a diameter of less than 2.5 microns) in Delhi over the past three days, according to the Centre's Decision Support System (DSS).
1 min
GB Nagar logs steep rise in stubble fires
Gautam Budh Nagar district in Uttar Pradesh has recorded a steep rise in stubble burning incidents this winter season, satellite data from the Indian Agriculture Research Institute (IARI) has revealed.
1 min
Shroud of smog envelops city amid dirty air
Delhi was blanketed by a thick, grey haze on Thursday morning as several city residents, particularly children and the elderly, struggled with issues such as a racking cough and burning in the eyes -annual complaints for the Capital in the winter season.
2 mins
Kejriwal, Delhi BJP MPs celebrate with devotees
Political leaders from various parties, including chief minister (CM) Atishi and former CM Arvind Kejriwal, attended Chhath festivities across the city on Thursday.
1 min
Drains, soap, dye: What pollutes the Yamuna in Delhi
WHEN THE RIVER ENTERS DELHI AT PALLA, ITS WATER MEETS POLLUTION NORMS, BUT WHEN IT EXITS THE CITY, POLLUTANTS ARE 30 TIMES THE PERMISSIBLE LIMITS
3 mins
Yamuna's peak at lowest in 10 yrs, so river didn't get its annual 'flush'
This year, the water level of the Yamuna failed to cross the warning level of 204.5 metres at Old Railway Bridge, a first since 2014 and only one of six instances recorded since 1963.
3 mins
In NGT, Delhi blames Hry for death of fishes
The Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) has blamed Haryana for fish deaths that occurred on a portion of the Yamuna between Palla and Wazirabad in July, alleging heavy pollution inflow through Haryana's trunk drain number eight. Dead fish were reported from the Yamuna floodplains.
1 min
Devotees celebrate Chhath Puja at ‘ghats' amid tougher norms
Devotees across Delhi celebrated Chhath Puja on Thursday by submerging themselves in artificial \"ghats\", as access to the river's natural banks was barricaded a day after the Delhi high court refused to lift a 2021 ban imposed on immersions in the polluted river.
2 mins
Out of place high-tension wires kill child, case filed
A two-and-a-half-year-old boy was electrocuted on the terrace of his house near Alipur, on Delhi's northern fringe, after he touched a low-hanging high-tension wire, police said on Thursday, once again underscoring the city's brittle and hazardous public infrastructure, which has claimed more than 40 lives in such incidents this year alone.
3 mins
Man repairing his roof electrocuted
A 37-year-old man was electrocuted after touching a high-tension wire near his house in Shahbad Dairy, northwest Delhi, on Wednesday afternoon, the second such death on the day, police said on Thursday.
1 min
Trees of Connaught Place
A starting-point field guide
1 min
NOT ANTI-BUSINESS, BUT CAN'T STAND MONOPOLY: RAHUL
Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Thursday asserted that he was not \"anti-business\" as being projected by the BJP but was \"anti-monopoly\" and \"anticreating oligopolies\".
1 min
Freebies for women take centrestage
Jharkhand's ruling and opposition alliances are trying to target 12.8 million women voters in the state in the run-up to the November 13 and 20 assembly elections, continuing the trend of parties across states launching schemes aimed at women if in power already (Madhya Pradesh is a case in point) or promising to do so if they come to power (Karnataka).
2 mins
No friendly fights in MVA': Congress suspends rebel candidates for 6 yrs
THERE ARE 18 REBELS IN FRAY FROM MAHAYITI ALLIANCE AND 23 REBELS FROM THE OPPOSITION MAHA VIKAS AGHADI
1 min
JPC chairperson meets K'taka farmers amid Waqf land notice row
Chairperson of the joint parliamentary committee (JPC) on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) lawmaker, Jagdambika Pal, on Thursday visited multiple places in Karnataka for what he described a \"fact finding\" mission and to meet aggrieved farmers whose lands were allegedly marked as Waqf properties.
1 min
Ajit Pawar campaigns for Malik, allies distant
NCP chief Ajit Pawar on Thursday campaigned for his party nominees Nawab Malik and the latter's daughter Sana, who are contesting the November 20 Maharashtra assembly elections.
1 min
SRK gets death threat, caller demands ₹50L
The Mumbai police on Thursday identified a lawyer in Raipur whose phone was used to allegedly threaten Shah Rukh Khan with physical harm if he did not pay the caller ₹50 lakh.
1 min
Oppn won more seats in LS polls through fake narrative
Barely two weeks ahead of the assembly polls in Maharashtra, chief minister Eknath Shinde spoke to Surendra P Gangan on the Mahayuti's prep and how the ruling combine is fielding a volley of accusations from the opposition—primarily on a slew of welfare schemes it launched recently to \"benefit people across classes\".
3 mins
SC redefines 'summer vacation' as ‘partial working days'
JUDGES EXPRESSED THE VIEW THAT SUMMER VACATION’ INACCURATELY SUGGESTED A COMPLETE HALT
2 mins
Can't alter recruitment process in public jobs midway, says top court
A Constitution bench of the Supreme Court on Thursday held that the public recruitment process must be free from any arbitrariness or discrimination, ruling that criteria cannot be changed midway once the process of selection begins.
1 min
DRI empowered to issue tax notices: SC
The Supreme Court on Thursday reversed its 2021 ruling and declared that officers of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) are indeed \"proper officers\" under the Customs Act, thereby restoring their authority to issue recovery notices.
3 mins
India cancels some camps in Canada over safety concerns
TEN CONSULAR CAMPS WERE SCHEDULED FOR NOVEMBER THOUGH IT ISN'T KNOWN HOW MANY WERE CANCELLED
2 mins
CJI unveils museum chronicling judicial history
Chief Justice of India Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud on Thursday inaugurated the National Judicial Museum and Archive (NJMA) at the Supreme Court, which serves as a gateway into the history behind Indian judicial institutions.
1 min
Notification banning 'Satanic Verses' untraceable, HC told
The Delhi high court has said that an import ban on author Salman Rushdie's controversial 1988 book The Satanic Verses appeared to be \"non-existent\" after authorities told the court that they could not trace an official notification on the restriction.
2 mins
WHO lists pathogens for new vaccine development
WHO HAS NAMED 17 PATHOGENS THAT REGULARLY CAUSE DISEASES AS TOP PRIORITIES FOR VACCINE DEVELOPMENT
2 mins
CAN'T SHUT SEXUAL HARASSMENT CASE ON THE BASIS OF COMPROMISE: SC
Sexual harassment cases cannot be quashed on the basis of a compromise between two parties, the Supreme Court ruled on Thursday, as it set aside a Rajasthan high court order dismissing a case after the accused and the survivor agreed upon a compromise.
1 min
National counterterror strategy on anvil: Shah
The Centre will soon bring a national counter-terrorism policy and strategy to fight extremists and their ecosystem, Union home minister Amit Shah said on Thursday as he urged security agencies to use the stringent anti-terror law, the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA), \"without hesitation\" whenever necessary.
2 mins
Terrorists claim they killed 2 J&K defence volunteers
Two Village Defence Guards (VDGs) went missing from the Kishtwar district of Jammu on Thursday with an offshoot of terror outfit Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) claiming to have killed them and security forces launching a search operation to trace the two men.
2 mins
SC REAFFIRMS DOCS' ACCOUNTABILITY UNDER CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT
The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a request to revisit its landmark 1995 judgment, which had classified medical services under the Consumer Protection Act (CPA) and held that healthcare providers, including doctors and hospitals, could be held accountable under the Act for service deficiencies.
1 min
SC dismisses plea to transfer RG Kar case
The Supreme Court on Thursday turned down a request to transfer the trial in the high-profile rape and murder case of a junior doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata to another state, affirming that the trial will proceed in West Bengal.
2 mins
Ideologue who pushed for Indianised curricula
Educationist Dinanath Batra, who sparked controversy by pushing for what he called Indianised curricula to banish western thought from textbooks and opposed concepts such as sex education because they didn't conform with Indian culture, died in New Delhi on Thursday. He was 94.
1 min
Initiate a debate in Parl, Yasin's wife asks Rahul
Mushaal Hussein Mullick, wife of incarcerated Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chief Yasin Malik, has written to the Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, to initiate a debate in Parliament for her husband, who she claimed can \"bring peace\" to Jammu & Kashmir.
1 min
No political appointments in NCLT, NCLAT: SC
SC CRITICISED THE TRIBUNALS FOR LACK OF TIMELY ADMISSION AND DISPOSAL OF APPLICATIONS UNDER THE IBC
1 min
Ayurveda-Biology now subject in NET, experts raise concerns
The University Grants Commission (UGC) officially introduced \"Ayurveda Biology\" as a new subject in the National Eligibility Test (NET) on Thursday, a move it said was meant to bridge traditional Indian medicine with modern biological sciences, but experts warned it could dilute academic standards and create confusion in the job market.
2 mins
Report blames staff, faulty signals for train accident
Multiple operational lapses by railway staff and malfunctioning signals led to the deadly collision between Kanchanjunga Express and a goods train in June that killed 10 people, an investigation has found, calling for urgent steps to deploy train collision prevention systems.
2 mins
GOVT NOTICE ON ACCURACY NOT RECEIVED YET, SAYS WIKIMEDIA
The Wikimedia Foundation (WF) claimed it is yet to receive any official notice from the Indian government, days after reports emerged that the ministry of information and broadcasting had issued a notice to it on bias and inaccuracies in its articles, and asking why it should not be treated as a publisher instead of an intermediary.
1 min
WORKING GROUPS FORMED FOR URBAN REFORMS
The Centre has formed five new working groups comprising current and former bureaucrats across states and external experts to formulate reforms that will transform how Indian cities are managed.
1 min
CHABAHAR PORT, RELIEF FIGURED IN MEETING BETWEEN INDIA AND TALIBAN
The use of the Indian terminal at Iran's Chabahar port for exports and humanitarian aid for the Afghan people were among the issues discussed at meetings between an Indian delegation and Taliban leaders in Kabul this week, the external affairs ministry said on Thursday.
1 min
Govt expands NCS job portal with new firms
The Centre has signed agreements with a slew of private firms, under which they will periodically list job vacancies on a state-run portal designed to act like a digital employment exchange, a move aimed at widening the reach of job advertisements.
1 min
Muda to take back 50:50 scheme plots after probe
The Mysore Urban Development Authority (Muda) on Thursday will take back plots distributed under the controversial 50:50 scheme \"but only after receiving the Desai Commission's report\", commissioner Raghunandan said, citing minutes of the body's first meeting.
1 min
Public welfare versus private property rights
The Supreme Court judgment on the State's power Tto to acquire privately owned resources for public distribution clarifies the government's eminent domain powers while ensuring a balanced approach between private property rights and collective welfare.
1 min
How Bibek Debroy was different from his peers
Journalist, author, lawyer, diplomat, and one of India's most irreverent wits, Khushwant Singh wrote a famous syndicated weekly column titled, With malice towards one and all.
3 mins
Fireproofing digital spaces
Conversations on social media regulation for children must focus on practical measures
1 min
Indian-American Vote Sums Up US Outcome
Indian-Americans are breaking from the Democrats: A shift that reflects America's new political priorities
3 mins
Why the spirit of RG Kar protests must be kept alive
Will tomorrow be what we would like it to be after the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital (RGKMCH) rape-murder? After all, it took this gruesome crime to remind us of our duty to protest against what we should not see happening in society.
3 mins
In shock, Democrats search for answers
Kamala concedes election, 'but not the fight'; Biden urges backers to 'bring the temperature down'
4 mins
Control of the US House hangs in the balance
The US House majority hung in the balance on Wednesday, teetering between Republican control that would usher in a new era of unified.
1 min
Not on the ballot, but Biden lost too
Joe Biden's name wasn't on the ballot, but history will likely remember Kamala Harris' resounding defeat as his loss too.
2 mins
What the Trump presidency means for the US, world
As we approached Election Day in the US, it felt like Republican Donald Trump was going to win the election over Democratic vice-president Kamala Harris, even if the polls weren't picking it up.
4 mins
REBELS KILL 48 IN ETHIOPIA'S OROMIA REGION
Ethiopia's rights watchdog said on Thursday it was investigating the killing of 48 people in the restive Oromia region and laid the blame for the bloodbath on armed rebels.
1 min
Germany's Scholz pressed to call vote
Germany's embattled Olaf Scholz faced heavy pressure on Thursday to quickly call elections after his unruly coalition collapsed just as Donald Trump celebrated his return to the White House.
1 min
Israel hits Hezbollah's bastion in south Beirut
Israel conducted airstrikes on Hezbollah's main bastion in south Beirut, on Thursday, with one raid hitting an area near Lebanon's only international airport.
1 min
Indonesian volcano that killed nine people erupts for 2nd time in a week
Indonesia's Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki unleashed towering columns of ash into the air, on Thursday, in an even larger eruption than the one that killed nine people and injured dozens of others three days ago.
1 min
HURRICANE RAFAEL SPARKS NATIONWIDE BLACKOUT
Hurricane Rafael knocked out power to all of Cuba, on Wednesday, as it slammed through the cash strapped island, which was still reeling from a recent blackout and a previous deadly storm.
1 min
Indian Hotels gets keys to The Claridges
Indian Hotels Co. Ltd (IHCL) has signed a deal to run the historic The Claridges hotel in New Delhi under a 25-year management contract beginning in April, as part of the Tata group company's strategy to strengthen its presence in key metro cities with similar iconic properties.
2 mins
E-way bills touch record high in Oct on festive demand
India's supply chain activity reached new heights in October, with e-way bill generation—a key measure of freight movement and economic health—surging to an unprecedented 11.72 crore, marking a 17% year-on-year increase, according to data from the Goods and Services Tax Network (GSTN).
1 min
Centre-state budget talks, GST Council meet likely in December
Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman is set to consult state finance ministers on the FY26 Union Budget following Parliament's winter session, which concludes on 20 December.
1 min
TAX DEPT CARRIES OUT SURVEYS AT TRUECALLER'S INDIA OFFICES
The Income Tax department on Thursday carried out surveys at the India offices of caller identification global platform, Truecaller.
1 min
Bear shadow of FIIs puts Street on edge
The rally proved short-lived. A day after India's stock markets shot up more than 1% following Donald Trump's victory in the US elections, adding ₹7.75 trillion to investor wealth, the benchmark indices were back on their downward slide.
2 mins
SC sets aside NCLAT ruling, orders Jet Airways liquidation
The Supreme Court on Thursday ordered the liquidation of Jet Airways while setting aside a National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) ruling in March that upheld the transfer of the defunct airline's ownership to the Jalan-Kalrock Consortium (JKC) under an approved resolution plan.
3 mins
ED raids 19 vendors of Amazon, Flipkart over Fema violations
THE CCI RECENTLY FOUND BOTH COMPANIES ENGAGED IN ANTI-COMPETITIVE PRACTICES
1 min
Opening woes before Australia tour
Dhruv Jurel's fighting 80 added some semblance of respect to India A's first innings at the MCG on Thursday but the bigger question of who will partner Yashasvi Jaiswal at Perth should Rohit Sharma be unavailable for the first Test is yet to be abundantly addressed. The numbers so far are not inspiring as well.
3 mins
Looking at Tests through prism of T20 doesn't work
Jasprit Bumrah has hit eight sixes in Tests. The great Don Bradman hit six sixes in 52 Tests in a career spanning 20 years.
3 mins
WPL retentions: All teams keep their core intact
Defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) let go of as many as six players from their squad—the most among five Women's Premier League (WPL) teams after the conclusion of the retention window and before the upcoming mini-auction.
1 min
RANJI TROPHY: CHANDIGARH TAKE LEAD AGAINST DELHI
Hosts Chandigarh took a 48-run lead against Delhi on the second day of the Ranji Trophy match at the Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 26, ground on Thursday.
1 min
T20 WC final rematch: India, SA to lock horns in Durban
Players from both sides will have an added incentive to be at their best during the four-match contest as it comes right ahead of the IPL auction
3 mins
Erigaisi up to No. 2 in live ratings
Arjun Erigaisi moved up to world No 2 in the live ratings on Thursday after his Round 3 win over Aleksey Sarana at the Chennai Grand Masters.
1 min
Arsenal lose to Inter but it's not desperate times
Create cul de sacs, batten down the hatches by getting players behind the ball. Goodbye catenaccio? Hello, catenaccio.
3 mins
Finally getting offers: Patralekhaa hits 10-year mark
Patralekhaa has hit a significant milestone, marking 10 years in the industry.
1 min
It's a charming return for bedazzled phones
Adding a fun twist to the ubiquitous hand accessory - our trusty phones another Y2K trend has made a bold comeback! The playful, vibrant, beaded phone charms, as popularised by celebrities like Ananya Panday, Khushi Kapoor, and Gigi Hadid, are all about bedazzling our gadgets.
1 min
KHANS UNDER THREAT
A ctor Shah Rukh Khan received a death threat on Thursday. Mumbai Police confirmed that a call was made to the Bandra Police Station, during which the caller demanded ₹50 lakh, threatening to kill the actor if his demands were not met. When asked for his name, the caller reportedly said it didn't matter.
1 min
'RE-RELEASING FILMS IS TOO EXPENSIVE'
As the trend of re-releasing films in theatres gains momentum, director Hansal Mehta shares his take on it
1 min
It can get lonely: Sai on constantly seeking work
Actor Sai Tamhankar, who was recently seen in the crime thriller series Manvat Murders, has been dabbling in different industries. She admits that working across mediums without a break does take a toll on her.
1 min
Nivin Pauly thanks supporters after receiving clean chit in rape case
In a major relief for Malayalam actor Nivin Pauly, he has been cleared of all charges by the Kerala police in a rape case filed against him in September.
1 min
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