Hindustan Times Mumbai - December 15, 2024
Hindustan Times Mumbai - December 15, 2024
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December 15, 2024
15% WATER CUT IN MUMBAI, THANE AND BHIWANDI ON SUNDAY
Mumbai and the neighbouring municipalities of Thane and Bhiwandi will face a 15% water cut today due to the sudden breakdown of a transformer at the Pise water pumping station.
1 min
Early morning outage disrupts CR services till noon
MUMBAI: A major power outage caused trains on a section of the Central Railway (CR) to stop dead in their tracks for 20-30 minutes early on Saturday, triggering a cascading effect that disrupted suburban and outstation services until noon.
2 mins
BMC launches massive weekend clean-up drive
MUMBAI: The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has launched a massive clean-up drive over the weekend through its solid waste management department to tackle barricades at various infrastructure construction sites and collect debris and solid waste.
1 min
BEST wet-lease operator's drivers stop working, demand pay hike
MUMBAI: The Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) undertaking is embroiled in a fresh problem after drivers of one of its wet lease operators, Switch Mobility Ltd, have stopped working and are demanding higher salaries.
1 min
Biker loses leg as trailer with machine topples
MUMBAI: A 44-year-old interior designer lost his leg after a trailer carrying a 60-tonne earth-piling machine toppled on the Pant Nagar bridge slope near Vikhroli East on the Eastern Express Highway on Saturday.
1 min
Music teacher, minor son assault cop, booked
Aggressive father-son duo
1 min
MVA OPPOSES PLAN TO LEVY GARBAGE COLLECTION FEE
MUMBAI: The municipality's plan to levy a user fee on the collection, transportation, processing and disposal of solid waste is facing strong resistance from the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA).
1 min
Aaditya performs 'maha-aarti' at Dadar temple amid clashes
MUMBAI: After its poor showing in the recent assembly elections, the Shiv Sena (UBT) has been aggressively revisiting the Hindutva agenda.
2 mins
Leopard trapped in pipe rescued in 14-hr op
THANE: In a heart-pounding 14-hour rescue mission that gripped Bhiwandi's Janwal village—home to 500 residents and thousands of warehouse workers—a seven-year-old leopard trapped in a perilously narrow drainage pipe was finally freed on Saturday morning.
2 mins
NCP expels leader accused in murder of sarpanch in Beed
MUMBAI: The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) on Saturday expelled a leader from the Beed district who was arrested for allegedly being involved in the kidnapping and murder of a village sarpanch, an incident that sparked unrest in the Maratha community in the politically sensitive Marathwada region.
2 mins
MLAs scramble for cabinet berths ahead of expansion
BJP is keen to not include controversial MLAs in cabinet; CM Fadnavis says list has already been sent to central leadership
2 mins
HC ENHANCES COMPENSATION TO WADIA TRUST
MUMBAI: The Bombay high court has enhanced the compensation granted to A H Wadia Trust for acquiring 50,000 sq m of its land for the expansion of the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA).
1 min
KUTCH BIZMAN WHO LAUNDERED ₹150CR DENIED BAIL
MUMBAI: A special PMLA court on Friday rejected the bail plea of Ramchand Issrani, a 64-year-old businessman from Gujarat, who was arrested in a money laundering case for allegedly cheating Union Bank of India.
1 min
Zambian drug smuggler gets 10-year jail term
MUMBAI: 10 years after a Zambian national was arrested from the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) for allegedly smuggling 14.9 kg of methaqualone, a special court on Thursday sentenced her to 10 years of imprisonment.
1 min
Govt talking to both Meitei, Kuki communities: Shah
Union home minister Amit Shah said on Saturday that the Narendra Modi government is holding talks with both Meitei and Kuki communities to ensure lasting peace in strife-torn Manipur.
2 mins
Cong must earn place as INDIA bloc leader: Omar
NEW DELHI: Acknowledging growing discontent among INDIA bloc partners with the Congress, Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah has asked the party to justify its leadership role in the alliance instead of taking it for granted.
2 mins
MPs submit notice in LS to impeach judge
NEW DELHI: Over 100 opposition lawmakers from Lok Sabha on Saturday submitted a notice to the Lower House secretariat for the impeachment of Allahabad high court judge, Justice Shekhar Kumar Yadav, over controversial remarks at an event organised by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad last week.
3 mins
TN CONG LEADER PASSES AWAY AT 75, TRIBUTES POUR IN
Senior Congress leader and former Union Minister EVKS Elangovan died due to age-related ailments at a private hospital here on Saturday, the hospital said.
1 min
STOP BLAMING NEHRU, SAVARKAR: AADITYA ATTACKS CONGRESS, BJP
NEW DELHI: Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray on Saturday said the BJP and the Congress must stop blaming Jawaharlal Nehru or VD Savarkar for the sake of politics and instead talk about the future.
1 min
Discrimination against Muslims at the centre of Oppn debate in Parl
OWAISI SAYS THE DELIMITATION EXERCISE AFTER NEW CENSUS WILL LEAD TO FURTHER MARGINALISATION OF MUSLIMS
1 min
Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas' is an article of faith, says Modi
Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas are not just words for me, it is an article of faith. The Constitution doesn't allow us to discriminate. This is why we speak of saturation of our schemes. This is true secularism, true social justice NARENDRA MODI Prime minister
3 mins
GANDHI REFERS TO SAVARKAR WHILE ATTACKING THE SANGH IDEOLOGY
NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday launched a sharp attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), asserting that India faces a battle between constitutional values and those who prefer Manusmriti as the governing law as he cited Hindutva ideologue Vinayak Damodar Savarkar's criticism of the Indian Constitution.
3 mins
Oppn slams PM over 'hollow' speech in LS
RULING MPS HAILED PM MODI'S SPEECH FOR EXPOSING HOW THE CONGRESS \"TORE APART THE CONSTITUTION\"
1 min
Two migrants, 1 militant killed in separate incidents
Three people were killed in Manipur's valley districts on Saturday in two separate incidents, including two migrant workers from Bihar, and an alleged militant worker who was shot during a police encounter.
1 min
Farmers announce rail roko after march thwarted again
Protesting farmers on Saturday suspended their foot march to Delhi for the day after at least 17 sustained injuries in tear gas shelling by Haryana security personnel at the Shambhu border, with farmer leader Sarwan Singh Pandher announcing a \"tractor march\" in states outside Punjab on December 16, and a \"rail roko\" in Punjab on December 18.
2 mins
Peace process begins in Maoist-hit Village
NEW DELHI: Months after breaching the Maoist bastion of Puvarti in Sukma district of Chhattisgarh, security forces on Saturday made further inroads in the region with the opening of a new camp in Golaguda village, one of the remotest parts of the district.
1 min
Standing with the law, securing social peace
The Supreme Court's intervention in the Places of Worship Act case is a timely reminder to the lower judiciary about the sanctity of the law
4 mins
Why I refuse to address guests on my show as sir
SIR, AS UNDERSTOOD IN BRITISH ENGLISH, IS DEFERENTIAL. IT WOULD PLACE THE INTERVIEWEE ON A PEDESTAL, ABOVE THE INTERVIEWER. YET THE ASSUMPTION OF A POLITICAL INTERVIEW IS THAT THE INTERVIEWER AND INTERVIEWEE ARE EQUAL
3 mins
Behind India's success in curbing tuberculosis
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's clarion call to eliminate tuberculosis (TB) from India laid the foundation for a new model of TB care and management.
2 mins
Music, when soft voices die, vibrates in memory
It happens far more to very successful people. When their careers are on the ascendant, people know everything about them—fame, money, lifestyle, talent, and personal life. But when their rising star begins to sink, they have to suffer the humiliation of painful anonymity.
3 mins
The curious case of Kylian Mbappé
The World Cup winner has had shockingly bad stats since he joined Real Madrid in July. What will it take to turn this around?
2 mins
B'desh panel accuses Hasina of 'enforced disappearances'
An inquiry commission in Bangladesh said on Saturday that former premier Sheikh Hasina and some officials of security forces and her government were involved in enforced disappearances.
1 min
22 killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza
At least 22 Palestinians were killed in Israeli airstrikes in Gaza on Saturday, medics said, while the Israeli military said it targeted gunmen operating from shelters and aid storages.
1 min
Hardline critic of West elected Georgia's prez
TBILISI: Georgian lawmakers elected Mikheil Kavelashvili, a hardline critic of the West, as the country's new president, on Saturday, setting him up to replace a pro-Western incumbent amid major protests against the government over a halt to the country's European Union accession talks last month.
2 mins
'BLOCK OPENAI'S FOR-PROFIT SHIFT,' META URGES CALIFORNIA A.G.
OpenAI asked a federal judge in California, on Friday, to reject a request by billionaire Elon Musk to halt the ChatGPT maker's conversion to a for-profit company.
2 mins
OpenAI whistleblower dies by suicide
BALAJI HAD ACCUSED OPENAI OF VIOLATING US COPYRIGHT LAW
1 min
Protesters rejoice as MPs heed call
SEOUL: South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol vowed on Saturday to fight for his political future after he was impeached in a second vote by the opposition-led parliament over his short-lived attempt to impose martial law, a move that had shocked the nation.
4 mins
England fight back as NZ blow away solid start
HAMILTON: New Zealand failed to capitalise on a rock-steady start to eventually reach 315/9 on Day One of the third and final Test against England in Hamilton on Saturday.
1 min
Under-fire India seek turnaround vs WI
MUMBAI: Under fire after a lackluster 3-0 series defeat against Australia in Australia, India captain Harmanpreet Kaur said she was confident the team will bounce back in the three-match T20I series against the West Indies starting at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai on Sunday.
1 min
No early breakthrough, rain spoils play on Day 1
BRISBANE: A day that started with so much promise at the Gabba ended as a damp squib and the bigger concern is that the forecast for the rest of the Test isn't great either.
2 mins
Khan, Abdullah power DY Patil to Purushottam final
MUMBAI: Ayaz Khan and Iqbal Abdullah starred as DY Patil SA beat PJ Hindu Gymkhana by four wickets in the semi-final of the Purushottam Shield here on Saturday.
1 min
Jadeja crosses the revolving door for Indian spinners
Ravindra Jadeja's inclusion means a different spinner has played in each Test in the series so far
3 mins
Harikrishna: The specialist on China in Gukesh's team
The 38-year-old Indian GM speaks about his understanding of Chinese players, Ding as a friend and how the team, tucked away in Spain, dealt with World Championship
4 mins
INDIAN DIASPORA IN SINGAPORE FELICITATE GUKESH
Newly crowned world chess champion D Gukesh was felicitated by the Indian community in Singapore on Saturday, marking his historic achievement of becoming the youngest ever to win the title.
1 min
Versatile MP face star-studded Mumbai in SMAT title clash
Mumbai have a habit of entering the finals in any format they play. If we win, it will be a great achievement. CHANDRAKANT PANDIT, MP head coach
2 mins
Saif Ali Khan: PM Modi thought we'd bring Taimur and Jehangir to meet him
Prime Minister Narendra Modi signing an autograph for Taimur and Jeh PHOTO: PTI
1 min
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