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January 16, 2025
Musk Announces Third Recipient of Neuralink Implant
NEURALINK HOPES TO IMPLANT THE DEVICE ON 20 TO 30 MORE PEOPLE THIS YEAR, MUSK SAYS
2 mins
Notating 1,300 gestures, one mudra, one rasa at a time
STARTING IN THE EARLY 1960S, VENU BEGAN TO CREATE NOTATIONS OF THE GESTURES AND POSTURES OF KATHAKALI
7 mins
Tahir Hussain gets parole to file his nomination papers
The Delhi high court on Tuesday granted custody parole to former councillor Tahir Hussain in a 2020 murder case connected to the northeast Delhi riots, to file nominations for the upcoming Delhi assembly elections.
1 min
AAP Targets BJP For Not Naming Its CM Face For Polls
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Tuesday reiterated Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has not yet named a chief ministerial candidate ahead of the Delhi assembly elections.
1 min
Haven't completed cleaning Yamuna because of political disturbances
In the run-up to the Delhi assembly elections, Delhi's environment, forests and general administration department minister Gopal Rai sat down with HT's Snehil Sinha to discuss various issues.
2 mins
Atishi Named in FIR Against PWD Officer for 'Car Misuse'
The Delhi Police on Tuesday lodged a first information report (FIR) against a Public Works Department (PWD) officer for allowing his vehicle to be used to transport election campaign material belonging to Delhi chief minister Atishi.
1 min
JD(U) Likely To Contest Polls From 2 Seats In Tie-Up With BJP
The Janata Dal-(United) or JD(U) is likely to contest two assembly seats in the upcoming Delhi assembly polls in alliance with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), a senior party leader aware of the developments said.
1 min
HC asks CAG why it didn't release reports
CAG CITED RULES TO CONTEND THAT ITS AUDIT REPORTS COULD ONLY BE RELEASED PURSUANT TO BEING LAID BEFORE THE LEGISLATURE
2 mins
AAP Faces 5 FIRs for Posting AI Videos of PM Modi, Shah
Five FIRs were lodged against the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in New Delhi on Monday—four of which were for uploading AI-generated videos and photos of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah and other BJP leaders; and one, in which AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal has been named for making \"provocative statements\" against Purvanchalis.
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Rahul-Kejriwal spat continues to expose fissures in INDIA bloc
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi continued their exchange of barbs on Tuesday, exposing widening cracks in the opposition INDIA bloc.
3 mins
Take freebies, but don't sell your vote': Kejriwal raps BJP
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of \"openly distributing money\" to influence voters and said people must not let their \"votes be purchased\", alleging gold chains, blankets and bedsheets were also given to sway voters.
1 min
AAP Blocked Centre's Ayushman Bharat: BJP
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday accused the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Delhi of denying residents access to the Ayushman Bharat scheme for political reasons.
1 min
Congress Announces 3rd List of Candidates
Congress released its third list of candidates, naming 16 contestants, for the upcoming Delhi Assembly elections, taking the total count of declared candidates to 63.
1 min
155 FIRs lodged till Jan 13, over 6,300 held for MCC violations
Delhi Police on Tuesday said they seized over ₹1.02 crore cash, 57.55 kilograms of narcotic substances worth more than ₹12 crore, 37.39kg of silver, 105 illegal firearms and 78 cartridges between January 7, when the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) was invoked in the national capital for the assembly elections scheduled on February 5, and January 13, during which 155 FIRs were registered.
1 min
S Korean man injured in brawl at Gurugram pub
A 48-year-old South Korean man was severely injured and had to undergo surgery after a pub brawl with a Tibetan man at an establishment in Sector 29, purportedly over the victim trying to get the contact number of a woman the accused had brought along, police said on Tuesday.
1 min
NOIDA Student's Suicide: Court Gives Classmate Interim Bail
A 25-year-old Delhi woman, arrested on charges of abetting the suicide of a 23-year-old law student and Ghaziabad resident, was released on interim bail by a fast-track court in Gautam Budh Nagar, police said on Tuesday.
1 min
GMDA Set to Build 7 Underpasses, Flyovers; Shares Plan With Metro
The Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA) has planned to build underpasses and flyovers at seven locations in the city according to the mobility plan prepared by the authority, with the GMDA now asking the Gurugram Metro Rail Ltd (GMRL) to take these projects into consideration while finalising the alignment and design for the Gurugram metro, officials said.
2 mins
Amitav Ghosh links climate events to 'political monsters' in new book
For writer Amitav Ghosh and his family, September 11, 2001 was an important day, as his 10-year-old daughter Lila was set to join a new school, one that faced the World Trade Centre.
2 mins
GMDA to pump treated water to Aravalli Park
The Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA) has said that its project to bring treated water to the Aravalli Biodiversity Park is on track and the recycled water will begin reaching the park by April end this year.
1 min
Panchgaon CHK: Truck Rams Bike on Jaipur E-Way; 1 Killed, 2 Hurt
A 40-year-old man was killed and his wife and her brother were severely injured when a speeding truck hit their motorcycle near Panchgaon Chowk on the Delhi-Jaipur expressway in Manesar on Monday, police said on Tuesday.
1 min
Death of a chai khana
On a landmark's unnoticed passing
2 mins
PoK being used as a terror hub: Rajnath in J&K
Pakistan must dismantle its terror infrastructure in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) or face consequences, defence minister Rajnath Singh warned on Tuesday, accusing the neighbouring country of making persistent attempts to destabilise India by sponsoring terrorism.
1 min
Overbearing Interpretations a Bane of Indian Arbitration: SC
The Supreme Court has underscored how \"overbearing intellectualisation\" by courts has become the \"bane of Indian arbitration\", in a pointed critique of the judiciary's expansive intervention and interpretation of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (ACA).
3 mins
Another Indian serving in Russian military killed
THE INDIAN SIDE HAS REPEATEDLY CALLED FOR THE RELEASE OF ALL INDIANS SERVING AS SUPPORT STAFF
1 min
DRISHTI 10 DRONE CRASHES OFF GUJ COAST AHEAD OF DELIVERY TO NAVY
A Drishti 10 Starliner drone, built by Adani Defence and Aerospace, crashed off the Porbandar coast on Monday evening in Gujarat while it was undergoing acceptance trials before being delivered to the Indian Navy, people aware of the matter said on Tuesday.
1 min
Two More Held in Athlete Rape Case; Mother Set to Be Moved to Shelter
Two more men were arrested in connection with the rape of a Dalit athlete in Kerala, officials said on Tuesday, taking the number of arrests to 44.
1 min
HC Orders Restoration of Iconic Kolkata Trams
Observing that trams are a part of the cultural ethos of Kolkata, the Calcutta high court on Tuesday directed that trams which were phased out in the city be restored.
1 min
Haryana BJP chief booked for gang rape
The Himachal Pradesh police have registered a case against Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Haryana chief Mohan Lal Badoli and singer Jai Bhagwan Mittal, alias Rocky Mittal, for allegedly gang-raping a 28-year-old married woman in Kasauli in 2023, officers said on Tuesday.
2 mins
Parl panel to summon Meta execs: MP Dubey
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Nishikant Dubey, who heads the parliamentary standing committee on communications and information technology, said on Tuesday that the panel will summon executives from social media giant Meta for \"tarnishing\" India's image amid row over its CEO Mark Zuckerberg's statement about the Lok Sabha election results.
1 min
Boby Chemmanur Gets Bail in Sexual Harassment Case
The Kerala high court on Tuesday granted bail to prominent businessman Boby Chemmanur, who has been arrested and is in judicial custody in a sexual harassment case filed against him by a Malayalam actor.
1 min
Six Soldiers Injured In Blast At LoC In Rajouri
At least six soldiers were injured in a mine blast along the Line of Control (LoC) in Nowshera sector of Rajouri district on Tuesday, said people familiar with the development.
1 min
Asaram set to walk out after bail
Controversial self-styled godman and rapist Asaram is set to walk out of jail after the Rajasthan high court on Tuesday granted interim bail till March 31 to the convicted felon on medical grounds in a 2013 rape case, paving the way for him to step out of prison after 12 years.
2 mins
Min's aide charged under MCOCA in Beed sarpanch's extortion case
Walmik Karad, arrested in a ₹2 crore extortion case linked to the murder of a sarpanch in Beed district, was on Tuesday booked under the stringent Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA), triggering protests by his supporters, one of whom attempted to self-immolate, while many threw stones at buses and set tyres on fire in Parli town.
1 min
One Killed, 75 Injured on First Day of Jallikattu
One person was killed and 75 people sustained injuries on Tuesday at the Jallikattu (bull taming sport) festival, which kicked off in Madurai on Tuesday, on the day of the harvest festival, \"Pongal\".
1 min
India Bloc's Sole Focus Was LS Elections: Pawar
The INDIA bloc was formed to focus on elections at the national level and discussions on \"local self-government levels\" polls were never held, Nationalist Congress Party (SP) chief Sharad Pawar said on Tuesday, even as he added that the constituents of the opposition alliance in Maharashtra will likely hold a meeting to discuss whether to contest the upcoming municipal elections jointly or separately.
2 mins
SC Bar Bodies Challenge Order on Advocates' Appearances
The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) and the Supreme Court Advocates-on-Record Association (SCAORA) have joined forces to assail a top court order, restricting the appearance of lawyers in a case to only those who argue.
1 min
PM Releases 'IMD Vision-2047' for 100% Detection of Weather Events
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday released the \"IMD Vision-2047\"—a document outlining the India Meteorological Department’s (IMD) road map for weather resilience, forecasting and climate change till the year 2047.
1 min
Declare 32 missing in Kerala landslides dead
The Kerala government has ordered that the 32 people still missing in Wayanad be declared dead, five months after multiple landslides flattened two villages in the hill district on July 30, setting in motion the process of disbursal of ex gratia to the families of the deceased.
1 min
5 Killed, 2 Injured as Two Vehicles Collide in Ladakh
Five people were killed and two critically injured after two vehicles collided head-on, before plunging into a 500-feet gorge near Kargil, along the Srinagar-Leh national highway, in the Union territory of Ladakh, police said on Tuesday.
1 min
Worry Over a Falling Rupee
A strong currency is no reflection of a strong economy. Exchange rates are best left to economists to manage
2 mins
Niti Aayog 2.0 in the time of global churn
Intellectual traditions of the neo-liberal era—open markets, deregulation, globalization, smaller state—that dominated policymaking in India since the 1991 moment, are losing legitimacy both in India and across the globe.
4 mins
Big power game on the high seas
Great powers have great navies. India has started to realise this
4 mins
Impending showdown in China-US techno-sphere
The year 2025 has begun on a bad note for Chinese tech companies with the United States (US) designating social media and gaming giant, Tencent, and battery manufacturer Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL) as military companies.
3 mins
Impeachment Trial of Yoon Adjourned
South Korea's Constitutional Court adjourned the opening session of the impeachment trial of suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol within minutes on Tuesday, after the embattled leader did not attend court.
1 min
Princess of Wales Says Her Cancer Is in Remission
Britain's Princess of Wales Kate Middleton said on Tuesday that her cancer is in remission, following a visit to hospital where she received treatment earlier this year.
1 min
TikTok Dismisses Report of Sale of US Ops to Musk
TikTok on Tuesday labelled as \"pure fiction\" a report that China is exploring a potential sale of the video-sharing platform's US operations to billionaire Elon Musk as the firm faces an American law requiring imminent Chinese divestment.
1 min
Trump's Pentagon pick comes under fire at Senate hearing
PETE HEGSETH CLAIMS TO BE A 'CHANGE AGENT'
2 mins
Gaza ceasefire 'closer than ever' as Israel, Hamas work on final details
Negotiators were meeting in Qatar on Tuesday hoping to finalize a plan to end the war in Gaza, after US President Joe Biden indicated a ceasefire and hostage release deal was close, after 15 months of conflict that upended the Middle East.
3 mins
Party Of B'desh's Ex-PM Khaleda Urges Poll By Aug
Bangladesh's interim government should hold general elections by August in the \"greater interest of the country\", the party of former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia said on Tuesday, citing growing political and economic instability.
1 min
India in talks with UAE, others to set up data embassies
India is in talks with several countries to house so-called data embassies, which will allow them to store a copy of sovereign data here and retain control over it, three people aware of the matter said.
2 mins
Adani eyes Emaar India stake for up to ₹5,000 cr
Deal may be routed via Adani Realty; Adani to use family wealth to fund deal
2 mins
Govt eyes exports as one of the engines of growth
The Union budget for 2025-26 may focus on exports as one of the engines of growth by extending interest subsidy for exporters, tweaking of customs duties for enhanced competitiveness, setting up e-commerce export hubs, finalising free trade agreements (FTAs), incentivising agri-exports, and providing a special emphasis on organic produce such as turmeric, three people close to the development said.
2 mins
New deposits beat loans in '24
Banks in India added more deposits than loans in 2024, leading to a softening of the credit-deposit ratio, even as deposit growth failed to keep pace with advances, showed the latest data from the Reserve Bank of India.
1 min
Akasa CEO Gets DGCA Warning Over Regulatory Violations
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has issued a warning letter to Akasa Air's accountable manager and chief executive officer (CEO) Vinay Dube asking him to ensure strict compliance with the rules to prevent regulatory lapses, days after the airline was warned for violating norms related to handling dangerous goods.
1 min
Paris Medals Lose Sheen, IOC Says Will Replace Them
It's a result of our hard work. I've spoken to someone to bring it to the knowledge of IOA so that something can be done. Sarabjot Singh, shooter
3 mins
BCCI May Restrict Players' Family Time on Tours
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has discussed various steps, including limiting the time India players get to spend with their families on foreign tours, during a recent review meeting with the team management following the 1-3 Test series loss in Australia, board officials familiar with the matter said on Tuesday.
3 mins
Brazilian teenager Fonseca ousts 8th seed Rublev
The importance of the split-step when receiving serve cannot be stressed enough. It is that small hop, often forward, that keeps the body in motion and ready to spring towards the ball in whichever direction it may come.
3 mins
Rohit hits the nets ahead of Mumbai's Ranji match
Jaiswal, Pant and Gill too will be available for the next round of matches, as per BCCI's directive
3 mins
FLIGHT DELAYED, SRIKANTH GIVES WALKOVER IN RD1
It was Tan Kim Her who paired them in his first stint as coach in India; they hope he can raise their level
4 mins
I DON'T KNOW, KEEP UP OR FOLLOW ANY TRENDS
Raashii Khanna cuts an elegant figure in a pink lehenga and pearl embellished full-sleeved blouse by Shivani Macharla
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