Hindustan Times Haryana - March 19, 2025

Hindustan Times Haryana - March 19, 2025

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In this issue
March 19, 2025
Delhi HC refuses to stay trial against Mishra in MCC case
The Delhi high court on Tuesday refused to immediately stay trial court proceedings against law minister Kapil Mishra over his allegedly inflammatory tweets ahead of the 2020 assembly elections.
1 min
Two, including woman, get death sentence for murder
The state excise department has witnessed a major shift in liquor allotments, with 40% of new licensees securing shops for the next financial year under the revised lottery system.
3 mins
Mahakumbh: High Court Dismisses PIL Seeking CBI Probe Into 'Irregularities'
The Allahabad high court on Monday dismissed a PIL seeking CBI probe into alleged irregularities by authorities during the Mahakumbh, saying \"seeking holding of inquiry, at this stage, when the event is already over, appears to be an exercise in futility.
1 min
Forest dept to use motorboat in Sharda river for patrolling
The Uttarakhand forest department will patrol with the help of a motorboat in Sharda river, which forms the border between India and Nepal.
1 min
Will Ensure Action Against All Who Shielded Professor
Uttar Pradesh state women commission vice-chairperson Aparna Yadav has said she will ensure strict action against all those who tried to save the Hathras college professor accused of sexual harassment and exploitation of women students for the past 20 years.
1 min
Man Rushing Home After Wife's Death Dies in Road Accident
A man returning home after hearing about his wife's death lost his life in a road accident in Mirganj area here, police said on Tuesday.
1 min
U.P. Transformed into Model of Excellence in Health Care: Govt
Medical education and healthcare infrastructure have seen an unprecedented expansion as Uttar Pradesh has transformed into a model of excellence in the health sector, according to a statement issued here ahead of BJP completing eight years in power in the state.
1 min
U.P. govt asks depts to expedite use of funds before end of fiscal
Yogi directs chief secy, ACS finance to review situation; efforts on to narrow down gap between budgetary estimates and actual expenditure
2 mins
A day after saying no to 'Neja Mela', Sambhal police on alert
THE FAIR, HELD ON THE SECOND TUESDAY AFTER HOLI, IS PRECEDED BY THE PITCHING OF A 30-FT POLE WITH A GREEN FLAG ON TOP IN THE MELA GROUND ON FIRST TUESDAY.
2 mins
Russia Won't Hit Key Infra for 30 Days as Putin, Trump Talk
Blueprint for peace with Ukraine
2 mins
No HC relief for Delhi minister Kapil Mishra
The Delhi high court on Tuesday declined to immediately stay the trial court proceedings against Delhi law minister Kapil Mishra over his alleged inflammatory remarks ahead of the 2020 assembly elections, and said that continuing the proceedings would not cause him any prejudice.
1 min
Ex-DU prof tied up by robbers at his house
At least four unidentified men barged into the house of a 75-year-old retired Delhi University teacher in Ashok Vihar in northwest Delhi on Monday morning and held him, his wife, their domestic help hostage before ransacking the house and decamping with cash and jewellery worth around ₹25 lakh, police said.
1 min
House sparrow among 10 most common Delhi birds
A month-long survey of birds across the Capital has found that the house sparrow — declared the state bird of Delhi in 2012 due to its dwindling numbers — is among the top 10 most common species spotted in the city, birders involved in the exercise said.
2 mins
Turn Delhi Assembly into a model legislature: Om Birla
Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla on Tuesday urged Delhi members of legislative assembly (MLAs) to turn the state assembly into a model legislature citing \"very high expectations and aspirations\", at the inauguration of the two-day orientation and training programme for legislators.
1 min
Delhi Govt To Sign MoU For PMJAY Scheme On April 10
The Delhi government will likely sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Union ministry of health and family welfare to implement the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) in the Capital on April 10.
1 min
Yet to file FIR against ex-CM in defacement case: Police tell court
The Delhi Police on Tuesday informed a city court that they are yet to lodge a first information report (FIR) against former chief minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener Arvind Kejriwal, former AAP MLA Gulab Chand and Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Dwarka councillor Nitika Sharma, for allegedly defacing public property in Dwarka, as they do not have access to the original complaint.
1 min
SC to CBI: Present plan to probe 'nexus' between banks, builders
The matter concerns thousands of homebuyers in NCR, who have alleged that banks sanctioned loans to developers under subvention schemes sans proper due diligence
3 mins
No need': HC declines to stay case against Mishra
Inflammatory remarks alleged
2 mins
Delhi's winter pollution worst among six metros
Delhi's average PM2.5 levels this winter were 175 micrograms per cubic metre (µg/m³) — over four times the annual national safe limit of 40µg/m³ — as per data shared by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) on Tuesday.
1 min
UP govt penalises Noida airport operator ₹10L a day over delays
The Uttar Pradesh government has imposed a penalty of ₹10 lakh per day on Yamuna International Airport Private Limited (YIAPL)—the operator of Noida international airport—over delays in the construction of the key facility that is coming up in Jewar, officials said.
1 min
Entire Public Bus Fleet In Capital To Be Electric By 2027: Minister
Delhi transport minister Pankaj Kumar Singh on Tuesday announced an ambitious plan to transition the entire fleet of public buses in the Capital to electric by 2027.
1 min
Hearing today on illegal tree felling at Delhi zoo premises
IN A NOTICE ON FEB 21, THE FOREST DEPARTMENT DETAILED A COMPLAINT ABOUT ILLEGAL TREE FELLING AND SENT A TEAM TO INSPECT THE PREMISES
1 min
AAP Moves Motion in MCD to Hike LoP's Spending Power
Ahead of budget vote
2 mins
'America first' is not about isolationism, says Gabbard
President Donald Trump's focus on \"America first\" isn't about isolationism and the India-US partnership will grow and strengthen as the two sides engage within the Quad, tackle challenges in the Indo-Pacific and work on security issues, US director of national intelligence Tulsi Gabbard said on Tuesday.
2 mins
No copyright in news that is freely available, OpenAI tells Delhi HC
OPENAI SAID USING ANI CONTENT FOR SEARCH IS NOT INFRINGEMENT AS IT DOES NOT 'REPRODUCE' THE NEWS AGENCY'S MATERIAL
2 mins
Tharoor Admits Misjudging India Stand On Ukraine
Congress leader Shashi Tharoor Tuesday conceded that he was left with \"an egg on his face\" in opposing India's stance when the Russia-Ukraine war broke out and said due to the policy that was adopted, the country is now in a position where it can make a difference to lasting peace.
1 min
Tihar: Michel Not Convicted, Can't Get Remission
The Tihar jail administration on Tuesday informed a Delhi court that Christian Michel James, an alleged middleman in the Agusta Westland case, was not entitled to remission as he was not convicted yet.
1 min
ED Raids Places Linked to Soros-Backed Body
ED Found Money Trail of ₹25 Crore From Soros' Companies to Several NGOs in India, Officials Said
3 mins
'Contractor main plotter': Charge sheet in journalist murder case
The Chhattisgarh Police on Tuesday filed a charge sheet in the Mukesh Chandrakar murder case, saying the freelance journalist was killed for reporting irregularities in road construction work in Bijapur district and the murder was planned by the four arrested accused — a contractor, his two brothers and a supervisor.
1 min
J&K Received Fewer Assets During Reorganisation: CM
Chief minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday said that Jammu and Kashmir received relatively fewer assets during apportionment with Ladakh, with a significant portion of the iconic J&K House in Delhi going to the latter, but added that the UT does not want to make an issue of it and is building a new JK Bhawan.
1 min
ED quizzes Rabri Devi, Tej Pratap in land-for-jobs case; summons Lalu
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday questioned former Bihar chief minister Rabri Devi and her son Tej Pratap Yadav while issuing summons to Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad asking him to appear before it on Wednesday in its money laundering probe into the land-for-jobs case, which dates back to 2004-09 when Lalu was the Union railways minister, people familiar with the development said.
1 min
Govt Reclaims Land 'Encroached' by HDK
The state revenue department on Tuesday initiated measures to clear the encroachment of government land allegedly by Union minister HD Kumaraswamy in Ramanagara district, with the development coming a day after the state's high court issued stern warnings to officials over delay in implementing the court's earlier eviction orders.
2 mins
SC Judges' Team to Visit Relief Camps in Manipur on Mar 22
A team of senior Supreme Court judges, led by Justice Bhushan R Gavai, executive chairman of the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA), will visit relief camps in Manipur on March 22 to assess the condition of internally displaced persons (IDPs) and strengthen legal and humanitarian aid efforts.
2 mins
'DAMAGE CONTROL SPEECH': OPPN SLAMS PM MODI'S KUMBH REMARKS
The Opposition on Tuesday criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi's speech in the Lok Sabha, calling it a \"damage control exercise\" as they accused him of failing to acknowledge the devotees who lost their lives during the recently concluded Maha Kumbh.
1 min
In LS, Vaishnaw hails Railways' improved punctuality
Indian Railways has achieved an \"on-time performance of over 90%\" through the adoption of advanced signalling systems, real-time monitoring, AI-driven scheduling, and predictive maintenance, railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw informed the Lok Sabha on Tuesday.
1 min
K'taka Tables Bill on 4% Quota for Muslims in Public Contracts
The Karnataka government on Tuesday introduced a bill in the state assembly proposing a 4% reservation for Muslims in public contracts, a move that sparked severe objections from the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) which termed the legislation \"unconstitutional\".
1 min
Govt Committed to Bringing Normalcy to Manipur
The Centre is committed to bringing normalcy to ethnic strife-torn Manipur, Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Tuesday, assuring all support for the economic growth of the northeastern state.
2 mins
'Damage Control Speech': Oppn Slams PM Modi's Kumbh Remarks
The Opposition on Tuesday criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi's speech in the Lok Sabha, calling it a \"damage control exercise\" as they accused him of failing to acknowledge the devotees who lost their lives during the recently concluded Maha Kumbh.
1 min
EC Set To Begin Linking Of Aadhaar Data With Epic
The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday said that it will set the ball rolling on the process of linking the Aadhaar data of electors with the Elector Photo Identification Card (EPIC) database, in an apparent bid to weed out the problem of duplicate EPICs.
1 min
SC Seeks Viewpoints on Lokpal's Power to Investigate HC Judges
The Supreme Court Appointed Senior Advocate Ranjit Kumar as Amicus Curiae to Ensure All Perspectives Are Considered
1 min
Aizwal DC Urges Local Bodies Not To Help Refugees Acquire Indian IDs
The Aizawl district administration in Mizoram has issued an order directing civil societies, local councils, and village authorities to not provide any form of recommendation that may assist refugees from Myanmar and Bangladesh in obtaining Indian identity documents.
1 min
Amritpal's 4 aides handed over to Punjab Police
Four associates of jailed MP and radical Sikh preacher Amritpal Singh, lodged in Dibrugarh Central Jail in Assam, have been handed over to the Punjab police, officials aware of the matter said on Tuesday.
1 min
₹11,311-cr drugs seized from ports in 5 yrs: Govt
Drugs worth over ₹11,311 crore were seized from seaports across the country in 19 different drugs busts over the past five years, the ministry of home affairs (MHA) informed the Lok Sabha on Tuesday.
1 min
Ranya, actor friend visited Dubai to smuggle gold: DRI
There was a clear nexus between Kannada actress Ranya Rao and her Telugu actor friend Tarun Konduru Raju, both arrested in a gold smuggling case, the directorate of revenue and intelligence (DRI) informed a special court in Bengaluru on Tuesday, adding the duo travelled together on several occasions over the last two years.
2 mins
SC Defers Hearing on Bengal Plea to Include 77 OBCs
The Supreme Court on Tuesday deferred hearing till July on a plea by the West Bengal government to include 77 communities, mostly Muslims, as backward classes in its state awaiting a fresh exercise being undertaken by the state backward commission for identification of other backward class (OBC) communities.
1 min
Scribe tricks fraudster into sending him ₹10k
A Kanpur-based journalist allegedly outsmarted a cyber fraudster posing as a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) officer by fooling him into transferring ₹10,000 to his bank account.
1 min
States' Fiscal Behaviour Must Reflect Discipline
On Monday, Telangana chief minister Revanth Reddy expressed his government's inability to pay dearness allowance to government employees because of the precarious fiscal situation of the state.
1 min
What to expect of the post-Trumpian world
MAGA will endure. The US will be less free and have fewer friends; China may be stronger. India will need to be on guard
4 mins
Not a North-South dispute, but a battle of justice for all
Collectively, we are faced with a more turbulent and demanding global situation.
3 mins
Denial of right to study as a ground for divorce
\"TREATING WITH CRUELTY\" ONE'S SPOUSE IS NOW AN ESTABLISHED GROUND FOR DIVORCE UNDER MOST DIVORCE LAWS. BUT, NONE DEFINE CRUELTY. VARIOUS JUDGMENTS AFFIRM THAT CRUELTY CAN BE MENTAL AND PHYSICAL
4 mins
Much ado about a Mughal ruler
The Maharashtra government should not let divisive campaigns upend its governance agenda
2 mins
Ceasefire in tatters as Israeli strikes kill over 400 people in Gaza Strip
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the strikes as Hamas had rejected his proposals to secure a ceasefire extension during faltering talks
3 mins
Wilmore, Williams Head Home After Drawn-Out Stay in the ISS
Nasa astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams departed the International Space Station (ISS) early on Tuesday morning in a SpaceX capsule for a long-awaited trip back to Earth, nine months after their faulty Boeing Starliner craft upended what was to be a roughly week-long test mission.
2 mins
US Chief Justice Rebukes Trump's Attack on Judge
US chief justice John Roberts rebuked President Donald Trump on Tuesday for suggesting the way to resolve a court dispute was by impeaching the judge.
1 min
Google to Buy Cybersecurity Company Wiz for $32 Billion
Google will buy cybersecurity firm Wiz for $32 billion to boost the tech giant's in-house cloud computing amid burgeoning artificial intelligence (AI) growth.
1 min
Minority persecution: Bangladesh slams US intel chief's remarks
The interim government of Professor Muhammad Yunus refuted US National Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard's remarks on the alleged persecution of minority communities in Bangladesh saying her comments were \"not based on any evidence or specific allegations\".
1 min
French Politician Calls US to Return Statue of Liberty
Hey, America: Give the Statue of Liberty back to France.
1 min
States may get ₹22,400 cr for Green Energy Corridor-III
The Union government is likely to provide assistance worth about ₹22,400 crore to states for development of intra-state transmission systems under the third phase of the Green Energy Corridor, said two people aware of the development.
1 min
Amid 5G rollout, Vodafone Idea caught in satnet FOMO
Vodafone Idea Ltd is discussing ways to catch up with larger rivals Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel Ltd in the Indian satellite internet race, even as it is set to roll out its 5G cellular broadband network.
1 min
Ola Registration Delays Cast Cloud Over Subsidy Amount
Ola Electric Mobility Ltd stands to lose out on government subsidies for electric vehicles if it fails to register more than 16,000 two-wheelers sold in February by the end of this financial year.
1 min
CCI Searches at Top Ad Agencies' Offices
India's advertising and broadcasting industries were rattled on Tuesday after the Competition Commission of India (CCI) conducted extensive searches at the offices of top media agencies and industry bodies.
1 min
Sebi's options move raises market fears
Brokers, proprietary desks and institutional traders are fretting over a recent regulatory proposal that they fear will reduce liquidity and raise trading costs in India's derivatives market.
2 mins
Best Street Race in Over a Month Sees All Join In
Large-caps, smids rise, as foreign, domestic investors see value at low levels
2 mins
Ramesh Named Coach of Italian Men's Chess Team
Indian Grandmaster RB Ramesh has been appointed head coach of the Italian men's team by their national chess federation, with a contract that will run until the next Olympiad in 2026.
1 min
Ponting happy with PBKS depth; Shreyas to bat at No.3
Sixteen captains in 17 IPL seasons. A telling statistic that reveals the struggles for Punjab Kings (PBKS), season after season.
2 mins
Wide discrepancy in women's pay, contracts, attendance, says report
No fair play
2 mins
India comeback a motivation as Karun Nair returns to IPL
Nine years ago, Karun Nair was one of the most talked-about names in Indian cricket.
2 mins
Expect spin to dominate team strategy this season
All the franchises have loaded up on spinners of every kind with the home pitches set to dictate teams' composition
3 mins
Huge expectations of Pant this IPL: Pooran
Lucknow Super Giants began life in the Indian Premier League brightly, reaching the playoffs in 2022 and 2023, but plunged to seventh last year.
2 mins
Doping ban, ball boy furore cause Swiatek mental stress
In a moment of frustration, Poland's Iga Swiatek smashed a ball straight into the hard surface of Court 1 at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden.
3 mins
Jindal Panther Off To Winning Start At Indian Open Polo Championship
The 125th edition of Indian Open Polo Championship kicked off at Jaipur Polo Grounds here on Tuesday with Jindal Panther edging out Team Carysil by a solitary goal.
1 min
Family on tours: Kapil for balance
World Cup-winning captain Kapil Dev on Tuesday backed the idea of families travelling with cricketers on tours but called for a \"balanced approach\" in dealing with the issue that has divided opinion.
1 min
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