Hindustan Times Mumbai - December 27, 2024
Hindustan Times Mumbai - December 27, 2024
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December 27, 2024
MbPA's quote for tunnel land exceeds project cost
Port authority quotes ₹8,500 cr for 99-year lease of its land, higher than project cost of ₹7,765 cr
2 mins
11 Police Officers Suspended After Lapses at Kalyan Court
Eleven personnel from the Thane city police have been suspended for their alleged carelessness in connection with two separate security lapse incidents at the Kalyan sessions court on December 21, officials said.
1 min
RLWYS TO RUN 12 SPECIAL TRAINS FOR NEW YEAR'S EVE REVELLERS
The railways will run 12 special suburban local services after midnight on January 1, to ensure smooth travel for passengers celebrating New Year's eve.
1 min
Accused cites lack of direct evidence in plea
In his bail plea filed before the sessions court, one of the accused in the Santacruz businessman murder case, Hitesh Jain, has claimed that there is no direct evidence to show that he delivered the arsenic and thallium that led to the death of textile businessman Kamlakant Shah.
1 min
RTOs Target: 20 Million High-Security Registration Plates in 3 Months
The transport department and RTOs have a steep target ahead of them: to fix high-security registration plates (HSRP) in close to 20 million vehicles in three months.
1 min
IIT Bombay Develops Needle-Free Syringe for Painless Injections
Called a 'Shock Syringe', It Uses High-Energy Shock Waves, Which Travel Faster Than the Speed of Sound, to Deliver Drugs
3 mins
City first, suburbs second in 'good governance' report
The city has been ranked first in the Maharashtra District Good Governance Index 2024 report unveiled by chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday.
1 min
Opposition trying to end my career, says Munde
With the opposition mounting pressure for the dismissal of NCP minister Dhananjay Munde in connection with the murder of a sarpanch in Beed district, Munde took charge of his ministry on Thursday.
2 mins
Gang flees with black pepper, betel nuts
It wasn't a Hollywood film set but a real-life heist pulled off by 35 armed men who made off with 40 tonnes of black pepper and betel nuts worth ₹5 crore from a warehouse in Panvel in the early hours of Tuesday.
1 min
Cyber Police Arrest U.P. Man Part Of Online Loan Scam
The Mumbai cyber police have arrested a 24-year-old man from Bulandshahr in Uttar Pradesh for allegedly being part of a gang that extorted money from people via an online loan app.
1 min
Teachers Oppose Order to Display Their Photos
A circular issued by the education department on Monday, requiring government primary school teachers across the state to display their photos in schools under the 'Aamche Guruji' (Our Teacher) initiative, has sparked a big controversy.
1 min
EVM tampering claims without proof not appropriate, says Sule
The Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) appears to have broken ranks with the Opposition on the issue of the alleged manipulation of electronic voting machines (EVMs) during the recently concluded assembly elections.
2 mins
E-ferry: Gateway to Uran in 30 min
Improved connectivity
1 min
Police get custody of Vishal Gawli, wife; neighbours seek cop protection; protests continue in Kalyan
Vishal Gawli, the 35-year-old Kalyan East resident arrested for allegedly kidnapping, raping and killing a 12-year-old girl on Monday, has confessed to having lured the girl to his house as his wife was away at her parent's place in Buldhana, the police told the judicial magistrate's court in Kalyan on Thursday.
1 min
Police Get Custody of Vishal Gawli, Wife; Neighbors Seek Cop Protection; Protests Continue in Kalyan
Vishal Gawli, the 35-year-old Kalyan East resident arrested for allegedly kidnapping, raping and killing a 12-year-old girl on Monday, has confessed to having lured the girl to his house as his wife was away at her parents' place in Buldhana, the police told the judicial magistrate's court in Kalyan on Thursday.
2 mins
Court Clerk Arrested For Issuing Forged Certs Since 2019
A clerk attached with the Panvel district court has been accused of forging signatures of court magistrates to get false heirship certificates and fake court fee challans issued, to applicants of heirship certificates.
1 min
NMIA: Taking load off CSMIA
The passenger and air traffic load on the existing Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) will ease by 2025, as the much-awaited Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA) is scheduled to begin commercial operations by May 2025, with one terminal and one runway.
1 min
Situation at LAC is 'stable but sensitive': Defence Ministry
THE LATEST ASSESSMENT CAME IN A YEAR-END REVIEW OF MAJOR DEVELOPMENTS IN THE DEFENCE SECTOR DURING THE YEAR
1 min
Prez Awards 17 Children for Exceptional Achievements
President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday presented the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar, India's highest civilian honour for children, to 17 children, including two teenagers from Maharashtra.
2 mins
PM Pays Tributes To Sahibzades At Veer Baal Diwas
Prime Minister Narendra Modi participated in the third Veer Baal Diwas at the Bharat Mandapam, paying tribute to the bravery and sacrifices of the Sahibzades.
1 min
China Clears $137 Billion Dam Over Brahmaputra River
The Dam Will Give Beijing Control Over Water Flow to Large Indian Territories, Which Could Pose a Major Security Threat
2 mins
Defence Minister To Chair Armed Forces Flag Day
Defence minister Rajnath Singh will chair the sixth edition of the Armed Forces Flag Day (AFFD) Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) conclave in New Delhi on Friday, officials said.
1 min
Titan Who Put India On Fast Track
Former prime minister Manmohan Singh was a technocrat with an eye on the big picture, and more politically astute than most people imagine
8 mins
Astute economic thinker who leaves behind a lasting legacy
What is the economic legacy of Manmohan Singh in India? Both the Left and the Right would like to remember him as the man who brought economic reforms and privatisation to what was a State-dominated Licence-Quota Raj economy.
6 mins
How 1991 economic reforms changed India
Singh took over as the finance minister when the economy was close to sovereign default, and completely altered its course
3 mins
CID Takes Over 2 New Cases Linked to Murder of Beed Sarpanch
Karnataka, Rajasthan and MP Have Been Given Fortnight to Furnish Their Responses
2 mins
CWC announces drive to fight BJP over ideology, Ambedkar
THE DECISIONS WERE TAKEN AT A SPECIAL MEETING OF CWC TO MARK 100 YEARS OF THE BELGAUM SESSION OF THE CONGRESS
5 mins
CID Takes Over 2 New Cases Linked to Murder of Beed Sarpanch
The Crime Investigation Department (CID) in Maharashtra has taken over the investigation into two cases linked to the murder of the sarpanch of Massajog village in Beed district, Santosh Deshmukh, officials said.
1 min
Vedic sage invented airplane, says UP guv
It was not the Wright Brothers but an Indian sage who invented flying, Uttar Pradesh governor Anandiben Patel said on Thursday, igniting a controversy involving facts and history as the former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader sought new education to students over these aspects.
2 mins
VHP Plans Nationwide Drive to 'Free Temples'
The Campaign Will Begin on January 5 From Vijayawada, VHP's Organising Gen Secy Milind Parande Said
1 min
Waqf JPC Holds Fresh Meetings With 3 States
Karnataka, Rajasthan and MP Have Been Given Fortnight to Furnish Their Responses
1 min
Ishwar allah' bhajan at Vajpayee event stirs row
An event in Patna to commemorate former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his birth centenary on Wednesday was marred by protests when a folk singer sang the lines \"Ishwar Allah tero naam (Ishwar and Allah are your names)\" during her rendition of the iconic bhajan \"Raghupati Raghav Raja Ram\".
1 min
Coast Guard Rescues Nine After Boat Sinks In Arabian Sea
The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) on Thursday rescued nine crew members of an Indian vessel, Taj Dhare Haram, that sank in the northern Arabian Sea, with Pakistan maritime agencies also assisting the mission.
1 min
TMC Worker Found Dead in Nandigram, Slugfest Erupts
A 52-year-old Trinamool Congress (TMC) worker was found dead in Nandigram in West Bengal's East Midnapore district on Thursday, police said, making it the second such incident in the district in a month.
1 min
Cong Map Gaffe Stirs Massive Political Row
The Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday accused the Congress of disrespecting \"India's sovereignty\" as it hit out at the opposition party for allegedly misrepresenting the Indian map on posters displayed at the Congress convention in Belagavi.
3 mins
Cong to devote coming year for organisational revamp
We will fill all the vacant posts. We will also fully implement the Udaipur Declaration MALLIKARJUN KHARGE, Congress president
2 mins
Number of voters log a surge, but turnout slips: 2024 data
An increase in the number of voters despite a marginal dip in turnout compared to the previous election; an increase in women candidates but a fall in women MPs; and a near-perfect match between the top five parties by parliamentary constituencies and those by the underlying assembly constituencies.
3 mins
Fundamental rights of gig workers not violated: Govt
The Union government told the Supreme Court that gig workers and app-based service providers have not had their fundamental rights violated, citing the e-Shram portal that enables unorganised sector workers to access various welfare schemes under statutory provisions.
1 min
Police Investigate Financial Angle in Wagh Murder Case
A day after the police arrested Mohini Wagh, 53, for the murder of her husband, businessman Satish Wagh, investigators said they are examining financial motives and allegations of an \"illicit\" relationship as possible reasons behind the crime.
1 min
Fundamental rights of gig workers not violated: Govt
The Union government told the Supreme Court that gig workers and app-based service providers have not had their fundamental rights violated, citing the e-Shram portal that enables unorganised sector workers to access various welfare schemes under statutory provisions.
1 min
MT Was a Master of the Word and Screen
Madath Thekkepaattu Vasudevan Nair (MT) was a remarkable cultural figure who left his imprint on the worlds of word and cinema.
1 min
Taliban lesson for Islamabad
Fundamentalism bites back: That's the message, if Pakistan is willing to listen
2 mins
Educating India's young population
The Vidyalaxmi scheme seeks to democratise higher education by allowing young Indians to choose a quality college of their choice
4 mins
2025 Promises to be Exciting for Aviation
The Revival of SpiceJet Was a Big Surprise for the Sector in 2024. Many Had Grounded the Airline Since the Pandemic Took a Severe Toll on the Airline's Functioning.
4 mins
Nestlé judgment jolts Swiss MFN provision
Switzerland recently rescinded the unilateral application of the most favoured nation (MFN) provision in its Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA) with India.
3 mins
Finland Takes Over Russian Ship After Undersea Cables Cut
Finnish authorities detained a ship linked to neighboring Russia as they investigate whether it damaged a Baltic Sea power cable and several data cables, police said, in the latest incident involving disruption of key infrastructure.
1 min
May 9 Riots: 60 Civilians Get 2-10 Years in Pakistan Military Courts
Pakistan military courts have sentenced 60 more civilians for taking part in pro-Imran Khan unrest last year, the armed forces said on Thursday, after international outcry over earlier announced convictions.
1 min
Mourners honour 38 killed in Kazakh crash
Russian air defences downed an Azerbaijan Airlines plane that crashed in Kazakhstan, killing 38 people, four sources with knowledge of the preliminary findings of Azerbaijan's investigation into the disaster told Reuters, on Thursday.
3 mins
Israel Strikes Houthis in Yemen, WHO Chief Says in Line of Strikes
A new round of Israeli airstrikes in Yemen, on Thursday, targeted the Houthi rebel-held capital of Sanaa and multiple ports.
2 mins
S Korea Opposition Files Motion to Impeach Acting President
South Korea's opposition party filed a motion to impeach Acting President Han Duck-soo after he resisted pressure to appoint court judges who might increase the likelihood of removing President Yoon Suk Yeol from power.
1 min
B'desh to investigate 2009 mutiny massacre
Bangladesh, on Thursday, ordered a commission to investigate a failed 2009 army mutiny and subsequent crackdown, including the role of alleged \"foreign\" backers, the inquiry chief said.
1 min
Govt Mulls Personal Income Tax Cut To Lift Consumption
India is considering cutting income tax for individuals making up to ₹15 lakh ($17,590) a year in February's budget to provide relief to the middle class and boost consumption as the economy slows, two government sources told Reuters.
1 min
JSW Gets a Copper Lining to Metals Biz
The Sajjan Jindal-led JSW Group has added copper to its metals business, marking its entry into the non-ferrous metals industry and opening up doors to a vast range of consumer applications, including electronics, telecommunications and healthcare.
1 min
Bank cyberattacks surge as security deadline nears
OF ALL CYBER INCIDENTS REPORTED BY REGULATED ENTITIES DURING JAN 2019-MAR 2024, 69% WERE BY COMMERCIAL BANKS
2 mins
RBI flags unsecured loan caps, private credit links
Report signals changes on small biz loans, aggregators, notes high attrition
2 mins
What lies ahead for M&E industry in 2025
WITH SLOWING TV REVENUE GROWTH, STREAMING WILL FUEL INDUSTRY EXPANSION
3 mins
Signs of growth rebound ahead: Economic review
India's GDP is expected to grow at 6.5% in 2024-25 despite a slowdown in investment growth due to reduced public expenditure, private sector caution, global uncertainties, and concerns over excess capacity and dumping, the Union finance ministry said in its November economic review released on Thursday.
1 min
Arjun's narrow path to making Candidates cut
While India's newly crowned world champion soaks in the celebrations, it's hustle time for his peers to attempt to fight him for the title two years from now.
1 min
Europe on Ahlawat's sights after domestic dominance
Work on his body and swing proved key for Veer Ahlawat who had a sensational PGTI season this year
3 mins
Angkrish Slams Brisk Fifty As Mumbai Beat AP
Angkrish Raghuvanshi cracked an unbeaten 18-ball 50 as Mumbai, who had bowled out Arunachal Pradesh for 73 in 32.2 overs, recorded an easy nine-wicket win in their Vijay Hazare Trophy match.
1 min
Konstas shows an outrageous way to tackle Bumrah
You knew something was going to happen from the moment Sam Konstas, all of 19, sprinted out of the blocks and onto the field of play at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Thursday.
3 mins
ICC Fines Kohli for On-Field Altercation with Konstas
Virat Kohli has been fined 20 per cent of his match fee for his rather avoidable mid-pitch altercation with Aussie debutant Sam Konstas.
2 mins
Bumrah keeps hope alive after fireworks by sensational Sam
Three quick wickets by the pacer help India peg back the hosts from 237/2 to 311/6 on Day 1 of the fourth Test at MCG
4 mins
Unfortunate, says Nayar on Gill's omission
It was clear something was afoot early in the day when, during the warm-up session, Shubman Gill was on the field for only a short period.
2 mins
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