Hindustan Times Thane - January 24, 2025
Hindustan Times Thane - January 24, 2025
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In this issue
January 24, 2025
Two Churches and a Volatile Chasm on the Malabar Coast
Morning has just broken over the gleaming white spire of the St Thomas Jacobite Syrian Cathedral in Mazhuvannoor, a canopy of trees obscuring the view of the horizon. Eliyamma K and Ammini PS, both in their 50s, are sitting on a wooden bench inside the imposing 150-year-old structure. Seemingly unaware of the early hour, the two middle-aged women are excitedly exchanging news about upcoming weddings or troubles in their village of Mazhuvannoor, settled on the eastern fringes of Ernakulam district in Kerala.
7 mins
Marriage Equality Law Comes Into Force in Thailand
Scores of same-sex and transgender couples married in Thailand on Thursday as the kingdom's equal marriage law went into effect, with two high-profile gay actors among the first to do so.
1 min
Razing of 34 illegal buildings in Vasai begins
Residents say they have nowhere to go; heavy police presence deployed in area
3 mins
Auto, taxi fares hiked
The State Transport Authority and Mumbai Metropolitan Road Transport Authority have approved the basic fare hike of ₹2 for autos and ₹3 for taxis and buses operated by various municipal corporations.
1 min
Reclaimed land sparks Breach Candy Hospital-BMC tussle
A tug-of-war has begun over a patch of reclaimed land reclaimed by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) for its Coastal Road project, and claimed by Breach Candy Hospital on the basis of an old but still-valid lease.
3 mins
BJP to appoint communication chiefs to keep Sena-NCP guardian ministers in check
Sampark pramukhs will bridge the gap between citizens and govt, ensuring election promises
2 mins
Chhota Rajan Aide DK Rao, 6 Associates Arrested in Extortion Case
The Mumbai Crime Branch's Anti-Extortion Cell (AEC) has arrested notorious gangster D K Rao, also known as Ravi Mallesh Bora, a close aide of Chhota Rajan, along with six of his associates, for allegedly threatening a 74-year-old hotelier from Marol Naka, Andheri East.
1 min
HC Stays Arrest of Lilavati Hosp Trustee's Son
The Bombay high court on Tuesday extended the interim stay on the arrest of Rajeev Kishor Mehta, son of founder trustee of Lilavati Hospital, Kishore Mehta, and ordered a fresh hearing in the debt recovery matter of ₹14 crore filed by HDFC Bank Limited.
1 min
HC Tells Police To Act Against Loudspeakers
The Bombay high court on Thursday issued directions to the commissioner of police to act on complaints of violation of noise pollution norms by religious structures.
1 min
Senas attack each other on Bal Thackeray birth anniv
Uddhav vows revenge for election defeat while Shinde says one cannot win polls sitting at home
2 mins
Torres Fraud: ED Conducts Searches in Mumbai, Jaipur
The city unit of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday launched an investigation into a money-laundering case linked to the multi-crore Torres Jewellery fraud, carrying out searches at several locations in Mumbai and Jaipur.
1 min
HC Refuses to Stay Release of Akshay Kumar's Film Sky Force
The Bombay high court (HC) on Thursday declined to stay the release of the Akshay Kumar-starrer movie Sky Force, dismissing allegations of copyright infringement raised by animator and creative director Sandeep Gangatkar.
1 min
Principals and Teachers Oppose State Board's Copy-Free Policy
In a move aimed at ensuring transparency during class 10 and 12 board exams, the Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education has decided to appoint external staff, including examination centre directors and supervisors, for schools serving as examination centres for their own students.
1 min
CBI Books Its Own Dy SP In Corruption Case
The anti-corruption branch (ACB) of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in Mumbai has booked its own deputy superintendent of police (DySP), A Bhaskar, for allegedly obtaining a bribe of ₹20 lakh from a Customs official to favour him in an ongoing investigation.
1 min
Man kills two minor cousins, attacks their parents in UP
Police said initial probe suggests that the attack stemmed from a property dispute
1 min
Amritpal Moves HC For Nod To Attend R-Day, Budget Session
Khadoor Sahib member of Parliament Amritpal Singh, who is in preventive detention under the National Security Act (NSA), on Thursday moved the Punjab and Haryana high court, seeking directions to the Centre to release him to attend the forthcoming parliamentary session and the Republic Day parade on January 26.
1 min
Can't defy order: SC raps Registry over case deletion
The Supreme Court has placed its own Registry under scrutiny, directing it to explain why cases are being unilaterally deleted from the cause list without informing the judges beforehand.
2 mins
Man says he killed wife, cut, boiled body; cops scour Hyd
Nearly a week after a 35-year-old woman went missing in Hyderabad, her husband, an ex-serviceman, has claimed that he killed her, dismembered her body, boiled the parts and disposed them of in a lake at Jillelaguda on the city outskirts, police said on Thursday, adding they are to confirm the claims as no body parts have been recovered yet.
2 mins
56 Held For Rape Of Kerala Dalit Athlete, Vijayan Tells Assembly
The special investigation team of the Kerala Police has arrested 56 of 59 accused in the case of alleged rape of an 18-year-old Dalit athlete in the Pathanamthitta district, Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan told the assembly on Thursday.
1 min
First suspected GBS patient succumbs in Pimpri-Chinchwad
A curve on the tracks was likely one of the main factors behind the freak Jalgaon train incident, as it obstructed the line of sight of one of the drivers and limited the time he had to apply emergency brakes, officials aware of the matter said on Thursday as authorities began investigating the trigger for the incident.
3 mins
Closure of several FIITJEE centres leaves students in lurch
At least eight FIITJEE coaching centres in various parts of the country have shut shop over the past one week, leaving several thousand students and their parents in the lurch ahead of board and entrance examinations in the coming months, even as people filed police complaints alleging that the institute did not issue refunds despite cutting short classes.
1 min
Rahul's Post on Bose's Death Triggers Political Row; BJP Seeks Apology
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday slammed Congress MP Rahul Gandhi after the latter posted a tribute to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose on his birth anniversary on social media, mentioning the legendary freedom fighter's date of death as August 18, 1945.
1 min
Stalin: Advent of Iron Age from Tamil soil
The Iron Age began on Tamil soil, chief minister MK Stalin said on Thursday, offering test reports from top institutions and testimony from experts as proof to bolster a narrative that centres on the supremacy of an ancient Dravidian civilisation.
2 mins
Netaji's legacy inspiration for achieving Viksit Bharat: Modi
Unity among people is as significant in pursuit of \"Viksit Bharat\" (developed India) today, as it was during the fight for \"Swaraj\" (self-rule) during the freedom struggle, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday, as he cautioned people to stay vigilant against those seeking to weaken the country and break its unity.
4 mins
UGC Opens New Front in Federalism Battle
The draft UGC (Minimum Qualifications for Appointment and Promotion of Teachers and Academic Staff in Universities and Colleges and Measures for the Maintenance of Standards in Higher Education) Regulations, 2025 has become a new flashpoint in Centre-state relations.
1 min
Why India badly needs a trauma care ministry
As we head into India's annual Budget exercise, I have a suggestion for finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman. Even as she balances priorities and determines who gets how much out of the growing pie of tax money, can a new ministry (or department) for trauma care be considered?
3 mins
Spare the H-1B visa programme
America's labour worries are structural, and have very little to do with immigrants
2 mins
Scientific Temper, Social Benefit the Only Holy Cows
Can there be \"public science of cow sacrality\"? Veezhinathan Kamakoti, the director of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras, recently attempted this when he advocated cow worship based on some scientific research and considerable religious passion.
3 mins
The Health Leadership Opportunity for India
The public health ecosystem in the country will benefit if New Delhi ups its engagement with WHO in light of the US withdrawing from the global body
3 mins
Teen Gets 52-Year Jail for Killing 3 Girls in the UK
A teenager who stabbed three young girls to death at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in England has been sentenced to more than 50 years in prison.
1 min
Controversial social media bill gets parl nod
Pakistan's lower house of parliament on Thursday passed a controversial bill that will give the government sweeping controls on social media, including sending users to prison for spreading disinformation.
1 min
Prosecutors Urged to Indict Yoon for Abuse of Power in South Korea
South Korea's anti-corruption officials, on Thursday, requested that prosecutors indict impeached President Yoon Suk-yeol for insurrection and abuse of power for his short-lived martial law declaration.
1 min
Judge in US blocks Trump's birthright citizenship order
A federal judge in Seattle on Thursday blocked President Donald Trump's administration from implementing an executive order curtailing the right to automatic birthright citizenship in the United States, calling it \"blatantly unconstitutional\".
1 min
Trump Tells Davos: Make Your Products in the US or Pay Tariffs
President Donald Trump used an address on Thursday to the World Economic Forum to promise global elites lower taxes if they bring manufacturing to the US and threatened to impose tariffs if they don't.
2 mins
Trump: Want to Meet Putin Soon to Ensure End of Ukraine War
We really have to step up and not scale back our support for Ukraine. The frontline is moving in the wrong direction. MARK RUTTE, Nato chief
1 min
Insurance merger on hold, govt may pick one for sale
The Centre may alter its plan to merge three generations of insurers and instead pick one of them for privatisation this year, two people aware of the development said.
1 min
Brand Marketing Stunts Create Noise But Little Else
In Pursuit of a Creative to Go Viral, Brands Resort to All Kinds of Gimmicks. In the Bargain, Brands Can Plunge from the Sublime to the Ridiculous
3 mins
CCPA Issues Notices to Ola, Uber on Differential Pricing
The Notices to the Ride-Hailing Platforms Came After Consumer Complaints and Viral Social Media Posts
1 min
Curbs on Russian oil won't impact India supplies: IOC chief
Any further sanctions against Russia will not have any impact on India's crude oil requirements and the global prices should remain stable in the $75-80 per barrel range, as all sanction fears have already been factored in, Indian Oil chairman Arvinder Singh Sahney said on Thursday.
2 mins
Cheer For Ultratech As Q3 Margin Hit Less Than Feared
The heightened competition in India's cement sector continues to take its toll on cement makers.
1 min
India eyes US energy to reduce trade deficit
The Trump administration's decision to ramp up American energy output will soften international oil prices, create an alternative import source for India, and also help New Delhi to address Washington's concern regarding the rising trade deficit, three people aware of the development said.
2 mins
India Prepares for Tricky Trade Dance with Trump
Easier access likely for more American goods, but no unilateral tariff cuts
2 mins
Bleak returns for star India players on domestic circuit
Performances of Rohit, Jaiswal, Iyer, Gill, Pant didn't make for pretty reading
3 mins
Lahiri seeks a reset after modest 2024
Anirban Lahiri likes setting his own standards. Which means that despite four top-10s on the LIV tour in 2024 and retaining his card for next season, the Indian golfer is neither happy nor satisfied.
2 mins
Abhishek's attack mode sets him apart
At a time when six-hitting has ceased to evoke the spectacular anymore, Abhishek Sharma's bellicose innings at Eden Gardens on Wednesday offers a fresh perspective to the nouveau concept of batters 'expressing' themselves.
2 mins
A positive team culture rests on respect, equality
CCI's \"guidelines\" on player conduct during tours is not a polite suggestion but a sharp warning. In one bold stroke, it has downsized the inflated egos of top stars.
3 mins
Gujarat Rules Opening Day Of National Pickleball C'Ship
Gujarat emerged as the standout performer, securing top spots on the opening day of the fourth IPA National Pickleball Tournament that kicked off at Bennett University in Greater Noida on Thursday.
1 min
Swinging Keys unlocks first Aus Open final spot, faces Sabalenka
Aggressive American beats in-form Swiatek 5-7, 6-1, 7-6 (10-8) in an epic semi-final in which she kept at it
3 mins
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