Hindustan Times Gurugram - December 17, 2024
Hindustan Times Gurugram - December 17, 2024
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December 17, 2024
B'DESH LIKELY TO HOLD ELECTIONS IN LATE '25 OR EARLY '26: YUNUS
Bangladesh's chief adviser Muhammad Yunus on Monday said the next general elections in the country could take place by the end of 2025 or the first half of 2026.
1 min
Trade deficit at a record $38bn as gold imports rise
NEW DELHI: India's merchandise trade deficit widened to a record $37.84 billion in November, driven primarily by surging gold imports and falling exports, a trend experts said threatens to add pressure on the rupee which is already strained by three months of portfolio outflows.
2 mins
Akhilesh joins Kejriwal at event on women's security
CM asked to call session \"These reports are the touchstone of transparency in governance...By not laying the CAG reports promptly before the assembly, the govt has failed to discharge its constitutional obligation and has deprived members of assembly from discharging its core duty...\" - V.K. Saxena, Lieutenant Governor WHAT EXPERTS SAY
4 mins
Hry body gives nod to draft for 36-km extn of Ggm Metro
The Haryana Mass Rapid Transport Corporation (HMRTC) has approved the draft detailed project report (DPR) for a 36-kilometre metro rail extension from Sector 56 to Pachgaon in Gurugram, officials said on Monday.
1 min
CAG reports now cleared, call House sitting: Delhi's LG
CM asked to call session
2 mins
Grap-4 is back; schools set to go 'hybrid'
Delhi's air quality index (AQI) tipped into the \"severe\" zone on Monday evening for the first time in 23 days, snapping a period of relatively reprieve and prompting central panel to reimpose a host of curbs in NCR as part of stages 3 and 4 of the Graded Response Action Plan (Grap).
2 mins
WAITER SHOT DEAD IN F'BAD FOR REFUSING SNACKS, 3 HELD
GURUGRAM: A 39-year-old man employed as a waiter at a wedding reception in Faridabad Sector 49 was shot dead after refusing to serve snacks to a group of guests, police said on Monday.
1 min
NDMC TO INSTALL MIST SPRAYERS ON STREET LIGHT POLES TO COMBAT BAD AIR
The New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) is set to install mist sprayers on street light poles along the major avenues of Lutyens Delhi in an attempt to tackle air pollution, senior officials of the civic body said on Monday.
1 min
Delhi's Air Quality Dips to 'Severe'
Delhi's air quality index (AQI) tipped into the \"severe\" zone on Monday evening for the first time in 23 days, snapping a period of relatively reprieve and prompting the central panel to reimpose a host of curbs in NCR as part of stages 3 and 4 of the Graded Response Action Plan (Grap).
2 mins
6,000 STUDENTS IN GURUGRAM GOVT SCHOOLS RECEIVE STEM AND DIY KITS
GURUGRAM: As many as 6,000 students from 20 government schools in Gurugram have received STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) and DIY kits, officials said.
1 min
COPS BUST AUTO LIFTING GANG OF 5, RECOVERS 8 STOLEN VEHICLES
Five alleged members of an interstate vehicle lifting gang were arrested along the Southern Peripheral Road (SPR), leading to the recovery of eight stolen vehicles, Gurugram police said on Monday.
1 min
Heritage walks, expeditions: Hry govt organises fest to celebrate Rakhigarhi
GURUGRAM: The Haryana government's heritage and tourism department will host the first-ever Rakhigarhi Mahotsav from December 20 to 22 in Hisar district, aiming to promote awareness of the Rakhigarhi archaeological site and its recent discoveries.
1 min
2 groups clash over parking, van set afire
GURUGRAM: At least three individuals were injured, and a van was set ablaze after two groups clashed twice on Monday near Sohna Chowk on Old Railway Road, Gurugram, over a parking dispute, police said.
3 mins
IGI Airport first in India with flights to 150 locations
NEW DELHI: The Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport in New Delhi has earned the distinction of being the first and only airport in India that is connected to 150 airports—80 domestic and 70 international—the airport's operator Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL) said on Monday.
1 min
CHADHA MOVES HC OVER CITY COURT'S RULING ON TYPE 7 GOVT BUNGALOW
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Raghav Chadha has approached the Delhi HC against a city court's order that paved the way for the Rajya Sabha secretariat to dispossess the MP from his official residence in the Capital.
1 min
The morpankhi wala
Into a cab driver's inner life
1 min
BANSURI SWARAJ GETS NOTICE ON DEFAMATION SUIT
A Delhi court on Monday issued a notice to Bharatiya Janata Party leader and New Delhi MP Bansuri Swaraj in a defamation suit filed by Aam Aadmi Party leader Satyendar Jain, who has accused the parliamentarian of making false allegations against him.
1 min
Man who sent illegal migrants to US held
NEW DELHI: The Delhi Police have arrested a 30-year-old man who attempted to illegally send a Haryana resident to the US in lieu of ₹42 lakh, officers said on Monday.
1 min
NOW, E-LIBRARIES ALSO FOR NCWEB STUDENTS IN DU
The Delhi university (DU) has planned to extend the e-library facility worth ₹50 crore to all Non-Collegiate Women's Education Board (NCWEB) students, an NCWEB official said.
1 min
After Grap curbs, cold and polls to hold up road repair
NEW DELHI: After restrictions on construction work due to the Graded Response Action Plan (Grap), cold weather has now become the latest hindrance that is delaying repairs on critical arterial roads across Delhi, according to Public Works Department (PWD) officials.
2 mins
NSA will visit China for SR dialogue on Dec 18
NEW DELHI: National Security Adviser (NSA) Ajit Doval will visit China for talks with foreign minister Wang Yi under the Special Representatives mechanism on December 18 to address the long-standing border dispute following the disengagement of forces on the Line of Actual Control (LAC).
1 min
REPORT LINKS DEATH OF MAN IN CUSTODY TO SHOCK, INJURIES
Shock due to multiple injuries may have caused the death of a 35-year-old man arrested in connection with the violence triggered by vandalism of a replica of the Constitution last week in Parbhani district of Maharashtra, a provisional post-mortem report suggested on Monday.
1 min
India unveils measures to help SL economy recover
Strengthening defence, trade ties
2 mins
NDA parties slam Congress over reservations, caste-based survey
SHIV SENA MP MILIND DEORA MADE A VEILED ATTEMPT AT THE CONGRESS, SAYING THE OPPOSITION PARTY LACKED INTERNAL DEMOCRACY
1 min
Cong amended Constitution to secure interests of a family: FM
NEW DELHI: The Constitution has stood the test of time unlike several countries that gained independence after World War II, but had their founding documents either rewritten or modified, Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Monday in the Rajya Sabha.
4 mins
Museum member's request for letters by Nehru triggers row
NEHRU'S LETTERS WERE ALLEGEDLY WITHDRAWN FROM THE MUSEUM IN 2008 AT THE REQUEST OF SONIA GANDHI
1 min
Ambiance of division, mistrust and fear in BJP-led India: Singhvi
NEW DELHI: The Constitution is under siege and the custodians of democracy have become its conspirators, Congress MP Abhishek Singhvi said on Monday in the Rajya Sabha as he cited various instances to show how the constitutional values of equality, secularism, and fraternity were allegedly being eroded.
1 min
PM twisted facts, misled nation on Nehru: Kharge
NEW DELHI: Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha and Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of twisting facts and misleading the country about Jawaharlal Nehru's letter on reservations and speaking the untruth during his Lok Sabha address last week.
3 mins
209 Hindus killed in Sambhal since '47, claims Yogi in House
LUCKNOW: A court-ordered survey of a mosque in Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal town last month was peaceful until speeches given during Friday prayers, chief minister Yogi Adityanath said on Monday in a controversial speech that also alleged that 209 Hindus were killed in the area since Independence but opposition parties never spoke in favour of the victims.
4 mins
Shah meets families of LWE victims, soldiers
Union home minister Amit Shah on Monday reiterated the Centre's commitment of eliminating the Left-wing extremism (LWE) from the country by March 2026, and applauded the Chhattisgarh government on their action against Maoists.
1 min
MAN DRAGGED BY CAR IN WAYANAD AFTER ARGUMENT
A 49-year-old man was dragged for nearly half a kilometre along a road in Wayanad district of Kerala by an unidentified gang, after his thumb got caught in the car door, police said on Monday.
1 min
STRIKING FARMER LEADER CALLS FOR MSP GUARANTEE
CHANDIGARH: Farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal, who has been on a fast-unto-death at the Khanauri border point for the past three weeks, on Monday made a brief address, reiterating the farmers' demand of giving a guarantee of MSP on crops.
1 min
Replace Urdu, Persian terms with Hindi ones in police parlance: Raj
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Rajasthan government has directed the state police to replace traditional Urdu and Persian words used in the police proceedings with Hindi ones, said officials.
2 mins
'Jai Shri Ram' slogan in mosque a crime? SC to decide
SC WONDERED IF A SHOUTING OF RELIGIOUS SLOGAN COULD INVOKE CHARGES OF OUTRAGING THE RELIGIOUS SENTIMENTS
2 mins
Will remove DSP-rank officer over Bishnoi interview: Punjab in HC
The Punjab government on Monday informed the Punjab and Haryana high court that it has decided to dismiss a deputy superintendent of police from service in connection with an interview of gangster Lawrence Bishnoi while in police custody.
1 min
IIT Madras has a digital human brain atlas ready
The complexity of the human brain has always presented one of the greatest challenges in science. Neurological disorders such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and epilepsy affect millions of people worldwide, yet we still know relatively little about their underlying causes.
3 mins
The shaky foundations of Bangladesh's growth
The lack of diversification in its economy, the small size of its middle class, and subdued wages have contributed to the current crisis. Aggregate GDP numbers put a gloss on it
3 mins
With Zakir Hussain, tabla started on its solo journey
baba came to Ustad Alla Rakha's house the day his wife delivered their first son. As per the family's tradition, the boy should have carried the surname Qureshi, but the baba said the boy must be named after Hazrat Imam Hussain, the grandson of the Prophet, as the boy might become a fakir (wandering ascetic) in future.
3 mins
Wah Ustad! A global musician from India
As the disciple and son of Ustad Alla Rakha, Zakir Hussain inherited a formidable legacy.
1 min
'30 N KOREAN SOLDIERS KILLED, WOUNDED IN KURSK REGION'
Ukraine said on Monday that its troops killed or wounded at least 30 North Korean soldiers who had been deployed by Russia to its western Kursk region, where Ukraine has seized territory.
1 min
Ex-husband asks 'forgiveness' from family
AVIGNON, FRANCE: The French man who has admitted to enlisting dozens of strangers to rape his heavily-sedated wife asked forgiveness from his family on Monday and hailed the courage of his now ex-spouse during his trial.
1 min
Chinese spying row roils British politics
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Monday that he was \"concerned about the challenge that China poses\" following revelations that a suspected Chinese spy became a confidant of disgraced royal Prince Andrew.
1 min
Assad denies 'planned' exit from Syria, calls new leaders 'terrorists'
DAMASCUS: Bashar al-Assad on Monday said he fled Syria only after Damascus had fallen and denounced the country's new leaders as \"terrorists\", in his first remarks since rebels seized the capital and unseated him.
2 mins
HC rejects plea against Adani's power contract
The Bombay High Court (HC) on Monday dismissed a petition challenging the contract awarded by the state to the Adani Group for supply of thermal and renewable power electricity, noting that the plea was unsubstantiated and reckless.
1 min
Highway capex shifts to slow lane in FY25
NEW DELHI: Spending to build and expand India's sprawling highway network has slowed sharply, with the Centre achieving only 55% of the capex target in FY25.
2 mins
Japanese cos back to investing in India
Large trading houses, banks show interest, while smaller firms remain cautious
3 mins
WPI inflation eases to 3-month low of 1.9% in Nov
India's wholesale inflation fell to a three-month low of 1.9% in November from 2.4% in October, data from the Union commerce ministry showed on Monday.
1 min
DELHI HIGH COURT SUMMONS CEO, COO OF SPICEJET
The Delhi High Court has directed the chief operating officer (COO) and chief executive officer (CEO) of budget carrier SpiceJet to appear before it in a plea seeking compliance of over $603,870 in payment to the aircraft engines lessors.
1 min
SC to send CCI's e-comm cases to Karnataka HC
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday observed that it was keen to send all petitions challenging the Competition Commission of India's (CCI) antitrust probe against e-commerce giants Amazon and Flipkart before the Karnataka High Court (HC) even as it stayed the proceedings before that bench till a decision in this regard is taken on January 6.
2 mins
New Zealand eye big win after Williamson century
England made a wretched start to their unrealistic chase of 658 to win the third Test on Monday after a Kane Williamson century rammed home New Zealand's advantage.
1 min
Bumrah, anchor for transitioning Indian Test team
BRISBANE: It's not something that needs to be said. Jasprit Bumrah is world class.
3 mins
Iyer, a T20 captain with the Midas touch
MUMBAI: Even in cricket where the captain is supreme, when you have high profile names in the coaching staff, he may not get enough credit for his team's success.
3 mins
I have a lot to improve, says Gukesh after rousing welcome
India's young world chess champion landed home, welcomed by delirious fans outside the Chennai airport
3 mins
Rohan Jaitley poised to be re-elected as DDCA chief
NEW DELHI: Rohan Jaitley is poised to secure another term as president of the Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) after taking a commanding lead in Monday's counting of votes.
2 mins
All glow and gloss: Lip oils are taking over winter beauty
With lip oils gaining traction online this season, we ask experts what sets them apart from other lip products - and if they're worth the hype
1 min
'Meri pehli film maine khud nahin dekhi'
Actor Ali Fazal recalls the initial phase of his career, when his films didn't take off as expected, during a panel discussion at Jashn-e-Rekhta in Delhi
1 min
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