Hindustan Times Delhi - December 23, 2024
Hindustan Times Delhi - December 23, 2024
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In this issue
December 23, 2024
Modi awarded highest Kuwaiti honour-Mubarak Al-Kabeer
India and Kuwait on Sunday elevated their relationship to a strategic partnership as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Kuwaiti leadership focused on a road map to expand cooperation in areas such as defence, energy, trade, investment and technology.
1 min
Poll rule change kicks off Oppn-Centre battle
Opposition leaders on Sunday hit out at the government for tweaking an election rule to restrict default public access to certain election material such as CCTV camera footage, with Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge calling it the Bharatiya Janata Party-led government's \"systematic conspiracy\" to destroy the integrity of the Election Commission of India (ECI), a charge dismissed by the ruling side as an act of frustration over frequent electoral losses.
3 mins
India, Kuwait sign pacts on defence, energy, tech
The two sides signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on defence that will lead to an increase in cooperation in training, joint exercises, defence industry and supply of defence equipment during Modi's visit, the first by an Indian premier to Kuwait in 43 years.
3 mins
431 HELD IN ASSAM CRACKDOWN ON CHILD MARRIAGES
The Assam Police have arrested more than 430 people and registered 345 cases in its third special drive against child marriage, a top officer said on Sunday, adding that more people are likely to be held.
1 min
BRU MIGRANTS' REHABILITATION NEGLECTED BY LEFT GOVT: SHAH
The rehabilitation of Bru migrants in Tripura was made possible due to the Bharatiya Janata Party's government in the state, Union home minister Amit Shah said on Sunday, as he hit out at the previous Left and Congress governments in the state for ignoring the problems of the community.
1 min
'Journey more important than reaching CJI milestone'
It is not the milestone but the journey to it that matters most, Justice BV Nagarathna, set to make history as the first woman Chief Justice of India (CJI) in 2027, underlined on Sunday as she highlighted the importance of how she is perceived as a judge and the work she undertakes in the years leading up to the position.
2 mins
US warship shoots down its own navy fighter jet over Red Sea in 'friendly fire'
A US Navy jet was shot down on Sunday over the Red Sea in an apparent \"friendly fire\" incident, the US military said, marking the most serious incident to threaten troops in over a year of America targeting Yemen's Houthi rebels.
2 mins
Myanmar-made arms recovered in Manipur
The recovery of a StarLink antenna and router from a militant hideout in Manipur's Imphal East district wasn't the only prohibited item, suspected to be smuggled from Myanmar, that Assam Rifles personnel recovered on December 13.
1 min
Farmers urge SC to step in as House panel backs MSP law
Farm leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal, who is on a fast unto-death, and several protesting farmers' unions have urged the Supreme Court to ask the Centre to implement a parliamentary standing committee's recommendation for legally guaranteed support prices.
1 min
How has India done in ensuring social and economic justice?
The winter session of Parliament ended with a big fight between the treasury and Opposition benches on the issue of their contribution to the legacy of BR Ambedkar, India's biggest social emancipator and one of the key architects of the Constitution, and whether home minister Amit Shah spoke disrespectfully about him in his speech in the Rajya Sabha.
3 mins
Parker Solar Probe aims to fly closer to sun than ever before
A NASA spacecraft aims to fly closer to the sun than any object sent before.
1 min
Trump threatens to retake control of Panama Canal
TRUMP SAID HE WOULD NOT LET THE CANAL FALL INTO THE 'WRONG HANDS', WARNING OF POTENTIAL CHINESE INFLUENCE
2 mins
'Justice, Constitution align when more women are on the bench... they bring fresh perspective'
Justice BV Nagarathna spoke candidly on a range of issues, reflecting on the enduring legacy of her father, justice ES Venkataramiah, and sharing her thoughts on her impending tenure as the first woman Chief Justice of India.
3 mins
Air quality deteriorates to 'severe'
The air quality in the Capital deteriorated to the \"severe\" zone again on Sunday, after the air quality index (AQI) over the past day provided a much-needed respite from a four-day streak of \"severe\" AQI from last Tuesday to Friday, according to the Central Pollution Control Board's (CPCB's) daily air bulletin.
2 mins
4 hurt in blaze at firecrackers unit
One person suffered 100% burns and three others suffered varying degrees of injuries in an explosion at an illegal firecracker factory being run in a residential building in north Burari on Sunday, police said.
1 min
Capital to get its first multimedia tech library
The Capital is set to get its first multimedia high-tech library, the JP Narayan library, at Mandir Marg by March next year, officials from the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) said, adding that ₹14.6 crore has been sanctioned for the project.
2 mins
Water pollution leads to shortage in north localities
A spike in pollutant levels and ammonia in the Yamuna has affected water treatment operations at the Wazirabad and Chandrawal water treatment plants, hitting water supply to several north Delhi areas, officials said on Sunday.
1 min
Trans person struggles to receive disability benefits
For Rubi, a 44-year-old trans individual living with both hearing and speech impairments, accessing a disability pension under the Delhi Social Welfare Department has become a relentless battle.
1 min
FORMER UNION MINISTER ATTACKS AAP GOVT AT BJP MEET IN S DELHI'S CHHATARPUR
Former Union minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP from Hamirpur Anurag Singh Thakur on Sunday slammed the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)-led Delhi government over the corruption allegations levelled on AAP leaders.
1 min
Kejriwal cries foul over R-Day tableau rejection
For the last four years, the tableau of Delhi has not been allowed to participate in the parade. ARVIND KEJRIWAL, AAP chief
2 mins
LG inspects 'hellish' unauthorised colonies, govt promises to fix issues
Lieutenant governor (LG) VK Saxena on Sunday flagged the \"hellish\" conditions the residents of Rangpuri Pahari in south Delhi and Kapashera in southwest Delhi are living in, as he highlighted the lack of basic amenities in these unauthorised areas and JJ clusters and asked the government to fix the \"pathetic situation\".
2 mins
Police intensify checks on illegal settlers in city
As part of its ongoing drive to identify illegal migrants in the city, the Delhi Police on Sunday said it has identified 175 suspected individuals during a door-to-door verification drive.
1 min
MCD to fire Ghazipur landfill operator
Work moving at snail's pace Pace of work to clear the Ghazipur landfill has been the slowest among the three landfills
2 mins
AAP links scheme with voter deletion, BJP calls it 'theatre'
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief and former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday said party volunteers will undertake registration for the \"Mukhya Mantri Mahila Samman Yojana\" which aims to provide monthly financial aid of ₹1,000 to women—urging potential beneficiaries to check their voter registration status and ensure they are not deleted as only registered voters will be able to avail of the benefits.
3 mins
Can new authority cope better with disasters?
The Disaster Management (Amendment) Bill, 2024, passed in the Lok Sabha on December 12 as an amendment to the existing 2005 law has, among multiple modifications, envisaged the formation of urban disaster management authorities in a first.
2 mins
Plastic bag vests, pile-up of bodies hamper morgue ops
In May, a massive storm hit Delhi, and the display board at the entrance of Sabzi Mandi mortuary—the city's oldest—broke off and fell onto the main road.
3 mins
'Dukan' fit to print
A hyperlocal monument to the traditional media
2 mins
Kuwait confers highest national honour on PM
Kuwait on Sunday honoured Prime Minister Narendra Modi with the Order of Mubarak the Great, the country's highest national award, for his role in bolstering relations between the two countries.
1 min
Shah attacks Left parties, Cong for 'ignoring' Tripura's problems
The rehabilitation of Bru migrants in Tripura was made possible due to the Bharatiya Janata Party's government in the state, Union home minister Amit Shah said on Sunday, as he hit out at the previous Left and Congress governments in the state for ignoring the problems of the community.
2 mins
2 men stab cab driver to death for injuring mother, grazing scooter
THE ACCUSED'S MOTHER WAS INJURED WHEN THE VICTIM'S CAR GRAZED AGAINST THEIR SCOOTER, WHICH TOPPLED OVER AND HIT HER
1 min
C’garh CM looking to attract investments as LWE declines
Chhattisgarh chief minister Vishnu Deo Sai, along with a team of top state bureaucrats, are set to meet industrialists and investors in the Capital on Monday with an aim to boost the state's economic and industrial growth in view of the declining cases of left wing extremism (LWE), officials aware of the matter said.
2 mins
Farmers push for SC's help to bring MSP law
Farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal, who is on a fast-unto-death, and several protesting farmers' unions have urged the Supreme Court to ask the Centre to implement a parliamentary standing committee's recommendation for legally guaranteed support prices.
2 mins
Toll in Mohali building collapse increases to 2
The toll in the Mohali building collapse rose to two on Sunday after the body of a 29-year-old man was recovered from the rubble as officials called off the search and rescue operation.
1 min
INDIA COMMITTED TO PROSPERITY OF MAURITIUS: MISRI DURING VISIT TO ISLAND NATION
Foreign secretary Vikram Misri conveyed to Mauritian Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam India's continued commitment to progress and prosperity of Mauritius.
1 min
4-year-old dies after SUV runs him over, teen driver arrested
THE ACCUSED WAS TAKING A U-TURN WHEN THE SUV STRUCK THE VICTIM, WHO WAS DECLARED DEAD AT THE HOSPITAL
1 min
Institutions can't be retirement homes
The \"fourth branch\" institutions such as the Election Commission, Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) and public service commissions \"cannot be retirement homes for civil servants and judges\", Supreme Court judge Justice P.S. Narasimha said on Sunday as he underlined the critical role of these institutions in upholding democratic governance.
3 mins
Allu Arjun's residence vandalised
A group of people claiming to be members of the Osmania University Joint Action Committee (OU-JAC) on Sunday vandalised the residence of top Telugu actor Allu Arjun, demanding justice for the woman who died in a stampede that occurred during the screening of his movie \"Pushpa-2\".
1 min
Bareilly Court Summons Rahul for Remarks on Economic Survey
A court in Bareilly has summoned Congress MP and Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi to appear before it on January 7 in connection with his remarks related to the Economic Survey during the Lok Sabha elections.
1 min
150-yr-old stepwell found in Sambhal, say officials
A stepwell, approximately 150 years old and covering an area of 400 square metres, has been discovered during an excavation exercise in Chandausi tehsil of Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal town, an official aware of the matter said on Sunday.
2 mins
Legitimate dissent can't be equated with sedition: HC
THE COURT FOUND THAT THE VIDEO'S MESSAGE CONVEYED THAT INDIA BELONGED TO ALL ITS CITIZENS WHO WERE EQUAL
2 mins
In Manipur conflict, rise in Myanmar-made weapons
The recovery of a StarLink antenna and router from a militant hideout in Manipur's Imphal East district wasn't the only prohibited item, suspected to be smuggled from Myanmar, that Assam Rifles personnel recovered on December 13.
1 min
CHANGE NET EXAM DATE CLASHING WITH PONGAL: MP
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) MP Kanimozhi Karunanidhi on Sunday urged Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan to postpone and change the University Grants Commission-National Eligibility Test (UGC-NET) exams of various subjects scheduled on January 15 and 16 as they coincide with Pongal festival in Tamil Nadu.
1 min
What the Pelicot rape case says about society
here is something about a woman unafraid. A woman uninterrupted. A woman unperturbed by what she can lose. Mostly, it's a woman who has nothing left to lose. Or so she thinks.
2 mins
Path to a simple and rational GST
Indirect tax regime needs to be rejigged and an honest debate on fiscal federalism and the politics and economics of welfare is essential
2 mins
Disrupting the House, betraying voters' trust
Washout of the winter session is a reflection of the decline in standards in Parliament
3 mins
Foreign policy experts must listen to the street
In his address at the launch of India's World—a magazine focused on India's foreign policy—on December 15, external affairs minister S Jaishankar made an unconventional argument.
4 mins
416 arrested across Assam in child marriage cases: Sarma
Assam continues its fight against child marriage. We will continue to take bold steps to end this social evil HIMANTA BISWA SARMA, Chief minister
2 mins
DMK PANEL SLAMS SHAH'S AMBEDKAR REMARKS IN HOUSE
DMK's executive committee meeting, chaired by party president and Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin, condemned Union home minister Amit Shah on Sunday, for \"defaming\" BR Ambedkar.
1 min
Kerala begins clearing biomedical waste in TN
The process of clearing hazardous biomedical waste from Kerala which was dumped in various parts of Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu has commenced on Sunday under the supervision of officials from both the states.
1 min
India's forests are in peril: Report
THE 2033 REPORTS SHOULD TELL US THE NORTHEAST HAS GROWN WITHOUT LOSING ITS FOREST COVER - THE CHALLENGE THIS REPORT HAS THROWN AT US
1 min
Congress calls 3 GST slabs for popcorn absurd’, slams govt
GST COUNCIL ON SATURDAY AGREED TO ISSUE A CLARIFICATION ON TAXATION OF POPCORN
2 mins
Pakistan govt forms panel for talks with ex-PM Khan's party
The Shehbaz Sharif-led Pakistan government, on Sunday, formed a negotiation committee to start formal talks with jailed former prime minister Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party after it threatened to give a call for civil disobedience.
1 min
What Trump's move to wade into spending fight signals for next 4 yrs
Donald Trump's intervention in the latest government funding battle highlighted the chaos and division likely to shape his second term.
2 mins
Angry questions in Germany after Christmas market attack
The head of the far-left BSW party, Sahra Wagenknecht, demanded that Interior Minister Nancy Faeser explain why so many tips and warnings were ignored beforehand
2 mins
Bankruptcies, suicides rise as Japan struggles
Personal debt is overwhelming an increasing number of Japanese as higher interest rates and the rising cost of living bite. Consumer loans are rising at the highest rate in 16 years.
2 mins
Trudeau under fire; liberals eye Freeland
Pressure continues to mount on Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to quit, even as a movement is afoot within the ruling Liberal Party caucus for him to be replaced by Chrystia Freeland, who was Deputy PM and Finance Minister till her bombshell resignation, on Monday.
2 mins
German far-right politicises Magdeburg Christmas attack
A spontaneous memorial created by grieving families and local residents at a church overlooking Magdeburg's Christmas market evolved during Saturday into something more politically charged.
2 mins
{ NIGERIA } CHRISTMAS RUSH - 32 die in stampedes
Nigerian police on Sunday raised the death toll to 32 from two stampedes outside centres distributing food to the poor.
1 min
32 die in stampedes
Nigerian police on Sunday raised the death toll to 32 from two stampedes outside centres distributing food to the poor.
1 min
Apex auto tester looks to accelerate to green lane
India's primary vehicle research and testing body plans to expand facilities that are focused on so-called new energy vehicles, seeking to keep pace with the government's rapidly accelerating green mobility drive.
2 mins
Lenders auction more gold as Reserve Bank steps up scrutiny
Companies lending against gold are auctioning the collateral in higher quantities to recover stressed loans, at a time of rising regulatory scrutiny over the sector.
2 mins
DAMANI NIXES BAT PICK FOR CHAIR OF VST INDUSTRIES
Top billionaire investor and D-Mart promoter Radhakishan Damani opposed the candidate for chairmanship proposed by British American Tobacco (BAT) for its Indian unit VST Industries Ltd, leading to his rejection at a shareholder vote, according to voting disclosures and an executive privy to the development.
1 min
What does Accenture's hiring spree mean for IT cos?
Accenture Plc's renewed hiring—adding 49,000 staff globally in six months to November—suggests technology services companies expect much better growth in coming months, according to analysts.
2 mins
GOVT TO INFUSE ₹500 CR IN IFCI TO IMPROVE ITS FINANCIAL HEALTH
The government has decided to infuse ₹500 crore capital in state-owned IFCI to improve its financial health ahead of the company's proposed restructuring and consolidation into a group.
1 min
Dozen auto firms set to be excluded from PLI scheme
These automobile companies have not been able to start investing as planned
2 mins
Big win for Liverpool, Everton hold Chelsea
Liverpool extended their lead at the top of the Premier League with a dominant but chaotic 6-3 win at Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday thanks to doubles from Luis Diaz and Mohamed Salah.
2 mins
Smriti, Renuka sparkle as India crush WI by 211 runs
The opener's 91 helps pile on the runs in 1st ODI before Renuka's fifer bundles out WI
2 mins
Akash Deep keeping it simple, with doses of Bumrah wisdom
The pacer's focus is to not go searching for wickets in conditions that are new to him
4 mins
Tiger and Charlie hit five straight birdies, share lead
Tiger Woods and 15-year-old son Charlie ran off five straight birdies on the back nine for a 13-under 59 in the scramble format, giving them a share of the lead in the PNC Championship in Woods' first competition since back surgery in September.
1 min
Root recalled for England's ODIs in India and CT
The Brendon McCullum era in white-ball cricket will set rolling with their limited-overs series in India, to be played in January-February ahead of their participation in the ICC Champions Trophy, to be hosted by Pakistan.
2 mins
Usyk wins championship rematch, Fury says Christmas gift from judges
Oleksandr Usyk won his heavyweight championship rematch against Tyson Fury by unanimous decision on Saturday to stay unbeaten across two divisions and cement his place among the greats.
3 mins
All about Pari didi and Vicky bhaiya's love at Karan Aujla's Mumbai show
Besides being high on music, Karan Aujla's India tour has also been high on glam. While the Punjabi rocker's Delhi concerts saw actor Varun Dhawan and rapper Badshah joining him on stage, his gig in Mumbai on Saturday was high on surprises too.
1 min
Baldoni rubbishes Blake Lively's sexual harassment claim
Hours after it became public that actor Blake Lively had sued actor-filmmaker Justin Baldoni for sexual harassment, Baldoni's attorney Bryan Freedman issued a statement to the Mirror UK, calling the allegations 'categorically false' and terming the lawsuit 'shameful'.
1 min
Varun stalked into his home by 'wife of a powerful man'
Actor Varun Dhawan recently opened up about a terrifying experience involving a woman who had been catfished into believing the actor would elope with her.
1 min
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