Hindustan Times Bengaluru - December 13, 2024
Hindustan Times Bengaluru - December 13, 2024
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In this issue
December 13, 2024
He had a dream: Watching a title slip away lit a spark
It's an incredible achievement... You can say all you will about Ding and the way he played, but he did raise his level... Gukesh has overall, deserved it, including the way that he got here (to the championship)...MAGNUS CARLSEN, Five-time world chess champion
4 mins
Reliance signs record $13bn oil supply deal with Russia's Rosneft
Russia's state oil firm Rosneft has agreed to supply nearly 500,000 barrels per day (bpd) of crude to Indian private refiner Reliance in the biggest ever energy deal between the two countries, three sources familiar with the deal said.
2 mins
Protests by members of Panchamasali intensify in Belagavi
BENGALURU: The Panchamasali reservation committee members and other community organisations on Thursday held several rallies in Belagavi district against Tuesday's police lathi charge on demonstrators.
2 mins
Sena (UBT) workers stop BJP MLA outside temple in Maha
BELAGAVI: A tense situation unfolded at the Ambabhavani temple in Maharashtra's Kolhapur district as Shiv Sena (UBT) workers briefly stopped Karnataka BJP MLA Prabhu Chauhan and his entourage from entering the temple on Wednesday night, people familiar with the matter said.
2 mins
CM calls demand for hike in quota 'unconstitutional'
BENGALURU: Chief minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday opposed the Panchamasali Lingayat community's demand for increased reservation, deeming it \"unconstitutional\".
5 mins
TWO ARRESTED FOR KILLING TWO IN B'LURU: POLICE
BENGALURU: Two men were arrested for killing two others following an altercation, allegedly over messaging and video calling a woman, in the Yelahanka area of Bengaluru, police said on Thursday.
1 min
Painting history: The legacy of Robert Home
It's December, and Bengaluru is buzzing with cultural events. One of the quieter ones, 'From Bangalore, with Love,' is an exhibition at the NGMA of photographic postcards depicting Bangalore-Bengaluru scenes between 1890 and 1910.
2 mins
MAN ASSAULTED OVER INTER-CASTE RELATIONSHIP
BENGALURU: A 26-year-old man was allegedly assaulted and verbally abused over his inter-caste relationship with a 22-year-old upper caste woman in the Yadagiri, police said on Thursday.
1 min
Days after man dies by suicide, cops issue notice to wife in UP
BENGALURU: A team from Bengaluru's Marathahalli police travelled to Uttar Pradesh to issue a notice to the wife and the in-laws of a 34-year-old software engineer who died allegedly by suicide earlier this week.
1 min
Amaravati to be single capital, Andhra tells SC
Amaravati is being developed as the lone capital city of Andhra Pradesh, the state government led by chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu has informed the Supreme Court in an affidavit, ending the discussion over the three-capital plan envisaged by the previous YS Jagan Mohan Reddy regime.
3 mins
Vijayan, Stalin pitch for continued cooperation
KOCHI: The collaboration between Kerala and Tamil Nadu is a testament to cooperative federalism, chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan said on Thursday, voicing the need to expand it to other states in the backdrop of \"frequent interventions on the rights of states\".
1 min
Actor Mohan Babu booked for bid to murder journalist
HYDERABAD: An attempt to murder charge was added to the case filed against veteran Telugu actor Mohan Babu over his alleged attack on a video journalist here, police said on Thursday.
2 mins
4 SCHOOLGIRLS KILLED AS TRUCK OVERTURNS ON THEM IN KERALA
Four schoolgirls were killed when a truck carrying loads of cement overturned while navigating a curve and fell on them near Panayampadam in Palakkad district of Kerala on Thursday, police said, adding the driver and cleaner were taken into custody.
1 min
'VERY SERIOUS': HC ON VIP DARSHAN FOR ACTOR DILEEP AT SABARIMALA
KOCHI: The Kerala high court Thursday admonished the Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB), which administers the Lord Ayyappa shrine in Sabarimala, and the chief police coordinator over \"VIP darshan\" provided to actor Dileep at the temple during the ongoing annual pilgrimage.
1 min
Rains lash TN, schools closed in many distts
Widespread rains lashed parts of Tamil Nadu on Thursday, prompting authorities to declare a holiday for schools in Chennai and many other districts.
3 mins
2017 Kerala sexual assault survivor seeks trial to be held in open court
KOCHI: The survivor in the 2017 actor assault case in Kerala has filed a petition to the trial court to hold the remainder of the trial in open court.
1 min
Two former MLAs of YSRCP quit party
HYDERABAD: In yet another setback to the opposition YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) in Andhra Pradesh, two of its former MLAs - Muttamsetti Srinivas Rao alias Avanti Srinivas from Bheemunipatnam and Grandhi Srinivas from Bhimavaram assembly constituencies - resigned from the party on Thursday.
1 min
7 Maoists shot dead in Chhattisgarh gunfight
THE J'KHAND LAW GUARANTEED 75% RESERVATION TO LOCALS IN PRIVATE-SECTOR JOBS WITH MONTHLY WAGES UP TO ₹40,000
3 mins
Govt, HAL sign ₹13.5K-cr deal for 12 Su-30 jets
THE IAF OPERATES A FLEET OF 260 SU-30S, AND THE 12 FIGHTERS HAVE BEEN CONTRACTED TO MAKE UP FOR PLANES LOST IN ACCIDENTS
2 mins
SC ORDER WILL ENSURE PEACE IN COUNTRY: OPPN
NEW DELHI: AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Thursday termed the Supreme Court order restraining all courts in the country from passing any effective interim or final orders, including survey orders, in pending suits against existing religious structures as a \"correct\" and \"good decision\".
1 min
Late, but welcome, say Muslim bodies in UP
LUCKNOW/MEERUT/JAIPUR: Muslim clerics and groups on Thursday welcomed the Supreme Court's directive restraining courts from entertaining fresh suits or passing orders to survey mosques or dargahs to determine whether temple structures lie beneath them, even as Hindu petitioners termed it a \"small impediment\" in their struggle to reclaim their religious sites.
4 mins
STEEL CUTTING IN TN MARKS START OF FLEET SUPPORT SHIPS FOR NAVY
NEW DELHI: A \"steel cutting\" ceremony at the L&T yard in Kattupalli, Tamil Nadu, marked the beginning of production of the second of the five fleet support ships (FFSs) ordered for the Indian Navy last year to boost its capabilities to replenish warships at sea, the navy said on Thursday.
1 min
Ex-SP MP slams INDIA bloc over Rampur amid calls for expulsion
Jailed Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan has accused the opposition INDIA bloc of being a \"silent spectator\" to the supposed destruction of Rampur and failing to raise the issue with the same urgency that it raised the Sambhal violence.
1 min
7 Maoists shot dead in Chhattisgarh gunfight
Seven Maoists were killed in an encounter with security forces in South Abujhmad jungle in Narayanpur district of Chhattisgarh, police officials said on Thursday, adding that a huge cache of weapons was found from the spot.
1 min
SC quashes Maha plot allotment, calls out ex-CMs' interventions
THE JUDGMENT PAINTS A DAMNING PICTURE OF HOW ALLOTMENT WAS DONE THROUGH INTERVENTIONS BY THEN CM
2 mins
CJI Khanna Firm on Administrative Listing Decisions
Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sanjiv Khanna on Thursday firmly discouraged oral mentions for case listings in the Supreme Court, urging lawyers to respect decisions made by him in his administrative capacity as the \"master of the roster\".
1 min
Top court quashes plea to reclaim land gifted 70 years ago
In a case that brought to life several forgotten aspects of the country's legal and sociopolitical history, the Supreme Court on Wednesday quashed a claim to take back a piece of land gifted 70 years ago on grounds of non-compliance with an unusual condition: lifelong, unpaid service.
2 mins
5-year-old stuck in Raj borewell for 57 hrs, dies soon after rescue
Five-year-old Aryan Meena, who fell into a 160-feet borewell and was trapped inside for three days, died shortly after being retrieved late on Wednesday night in Dausa district of Rajasthan, police said on Thursday.
1 min
CJI KHANNA FIRM ON ADMINISTRATIVE LISTING DECISIONS
Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sanjiv Khanna on Thursday firmly discouraged oral mentions for case listings in the Supreme Court, urging lawyers to respect decisions made by him in his administrative capacity as the \"master of the roster\".
2 mins
Amaravati to be single capital, Andhra informs SC in affidavit
HYDERABAD: Amaravati is being developed as the lone capital city of Andhra Pradesh, the state government led by chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu has informed the Supreme Court in an affidavit, ending the discussion over the three-capital plan envisaged by the previous YS Jagan Mohan Reddy regime.
3 mins
Mohan Babu booked for bid to murder journalist
HYDERABAD: An attempt to murder charge has been added to the case filed against veteran Telugu actor Mohan Babu in connection with the alleged attack on a 35-year-old video journalist, police said on Thursday.
1 min
Oppn MPs may submit notice in RS today to impeach HC judge
NEW DELHI: Lawmakers from the INDIA bloc are likely to submit a notice on Friday to move a motion for the impeachment of Allahabad high court judge justice Shekhar Kumar Yadav, whose controversial comments on Muslims and majoritarianism at a Vishwa Hindu Parishad event earlier this week sparked a controversy.
1 min
WOMAN KILLS KIDS, DIES BY SUICIDE IN ACT OF REVENGE
BENGALURU: A 35-year-old woman allegedly killed her two children and died by suicide in Bengaluru to \"punish her husband for mistreating her\", police said on Thursday.
1 min
MANUFACTURING COOPS TO GET 15% LOWER TAX RATES: AMIT SHAH IN RS
Newly set up cooperatives that undertake manufacturing activities will get benefits of lower tax rate of 15%, as is available to new manufacturing firms, Union minister for home and cooperation Amit Shah said in a reply in Parliament.
1 min
Stage set for govt, Oppn face-off on Constitution in House today
NEW DELHI: Lawmakers will begin on Friday a rare and landmark debate on the Constitution to mark the 75th year of its adoption against the backdrop of a bitter political face-off between the government and the Opposition that has jammed Parliament and embroiled even the vice-president with the INDIA bloc demanding his removal.
3 mins
4 schoolgirls walking back home crushed to death by truck in Kerala
KOCHI: Four Class 8 students of a government school died on Thursday after a truck ran them over while they were returning home after taking an examination, at Kalladikode in Kerala, police said.
1 min
RS impasse continues as MPs refuse to relent
NEW DELHI: There was no let-up in the acrimony between the government and the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha, with both sides hardening their stance—the government demanding an explanation on Congress leadership’s alleged links with billionaire George Soros and the Opposition demanding a probe into the allegations of wrongdoing against the Adani Group.
3 mins
Hill stations record rare early snowfall
Shimla in Himachal Pradesh recorded the season's first snowfall on December 9, the earliest the hill town has received snow in the last 12 years.
2 mins
Around 60% road accident victims in 18-34 age group: Min
Minister of road transport and highways Nitin Gadkari on Thursday said that he hides his face over the number of road accidents in India during international conferences.
1 min
TMC MP SUBMITS PRIVILEGE NOTICE AGAINST RIJIJU
Trinamool Congress's Rajya Sabha MP Sagarika Ghose on Thursday submitted a privilege motion notice against parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju for allegedly making a derogatory remark against opposition leaders in the Upper House.
1 min
Disaster management bill passed in Lok Sabha amid Oppn uproar
NEW DELHI: The Disaster Management (Amendment) Bill, 2024, was passed in the Lok Sabha on Thursday despite strong criticism from Opposition members.
1 min
'VERY SERIOUS': HC ON VIP DARSHAN AT SABARIMALA
KOCHI: The Kerala high court on Thursday admonished the Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB), which administers the Lord Ayyappa shrine in Sabarimala, and the chief police coordinator over \"VIP darshan\" provided to actor Dileep at the temple on December 5 during the ongoing annual pilgrimage.
1 min
DRDO: New light tank test-fired successfully with accurate results
NEW DELHI: India's new light tank Zorawar, designed for rapid deployment and high mobility in the mountains, has achieved a \"major milestone\" by firing several rounds at different ranges at an altitude of more than 4,200 metres, with accurate results, the defence ministry said on Thursday.
1 min
Ex-coal secy among 6 acquitted in 2012 case
A Delhi court has acquitted former Union coal secretary HC Gupta, and five others, including two senior officials from the ministry of coal (MoC), in a high-profile corruption and criminal conspiracy case related to a coal block allocation in Odisha in 2012.
1 min
SIX KILLED AFTER FIRE ENGULFS TN PRIVATE HOSPITAL
DINDIGUL: Six people were killed on Thursday after a massive fire broke out at a private hospital in Dindigul district of Tamil Nadu, officials familiar with the matter said.
1 min
HC REJECTS PLEA TO START PROBE INTO MOVIE INDUSTRY
The Delhi high court on Thursday refused to order an inquiry into gender-based discrimination and sexual harassment allegedly faced by female artists in the film industry, saying that it cannot direct a \"roving and fishing inquiry\" without a specific complaint.
1 min
Man shot over 10-yr biz, family rivalry
A 32-year-old gym trainer was shot four or five times and critically injured in Trilokpuri, east Delhi on Thursday, police said, adding that two people have been arrested and a third is on the run.
1 min
The CP twins
Two citizens with identical faces
2 mins
RAHUL MEETS KIN OF HATHRAS WOMAN RAPED AND KILLED IN 2020
Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi met the family of a Dalit woman here who died allegedly after being gang-raped in September 2020, and alleged that the family is being treated like \"criminals\".
1 min
Supreme Court draws the line
Directive to lower courts to keep off pleas seeking to undermine the Places of Worship Act is timely
2 mins
The US deep state and its discontents
The idea of a State within a State is not entirely imaginary. With the political rise of Trump, the spectre of a deep state has become a bugbear in Right-wing circles
4 mins
A candlelight revolution in the making in South Korea
The dramatic turn of events in South Korea, initiated by President Yoon Suk Yeol's declaration of martial law on December 3, has plunged the country into a political crisis.
3 mins
Nudging government to conserve wetlands
The Supreme Court's order on Wednesday to states to protect 30,000 additional wetlands, over the 2.01 lakh already being conserved under a 2017 order, is a timely intervention.
1 min
Battle against low visibility takes off in Indian aviation
As we head into the annual winter chaos in aviation – the fog that envelopes large parts of North India in December and January – a feeling of dread begins to accompany all ticket bookings by passengers coming into the region.
3 mins
{ MEDIA REVENUE RULE } TAX WOULD APPLY TO COMPANIES THAT EARN OVER $160MN Australia to force tech titans to pay for news
The Australian government said on Thursday it will tax large digital platforms and search engines unless they agree to share revenue with Australian news media organisations.
1 min
Trump invites Xi to inauguration, expert calls it 'diplomatic theatre'
WASHINGTON: US President-elect Donald Trump has invited Chinese President Xi Jinping and other foreign leaders to his inauguration next month in Washington, a Trump transition spokesperson said on Thursday, but experts said that Xi was not likely to attend.
1 min
BRAZIL PRESIDENT UNDERGOES NEW PROCEDURE AFTER 1ST BRAIN SURGERY
SAO PAULO: Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva underwent a procedure on Thursday morning to stop persistent bleeding on the surface of his brain, following an unplanned head surgery earlier this week, his doctors told reporters in Sao Paulo.
1 min
Fingerprints, ballistics, Reddit writings: How the CEO death case evolved
NEW YORK: Luigi Mangione's arrest this week over the fatal shooting of UnitedHealth Group Inc. executive Brian Thompson in Manhattan has failed to fill in some key details of the shocking killing that has gripped the U.S.
2 mins
Macron seeks political deal to appoint new premier, end deadlock
French President Emmanuel Macron is seeking a political deal that would allow him to both name a new prime minister and \"guarantee the stability of the country\", following the resignation of ousted Prime Minister Michel Barnier,
2 mins
Syria vows 'rule of law' post Assad overthrow
Syria's interim government vowed on Thursday to institute the \"rule of law\" after years of abuses under ousted president Bashar al-Assad, as the United States warned against any action that risked triggering further conflict.
1 min
Israeli PM appears ready for Gaza ceasefire deal: US NSA
Some of Netanyahu's critics have accused him of stalling in negotiations, while Israel has repeatedly blamed Palestine's Hamas for delays
2 mins
Centre may raise green bond target by 25% in FY26
NEW DELHI: The government plans to raise ₹25,000-26,000 crore through sovereign green bonds in the next financial year, marking a 25% increase from its ₹20,000 crore target for FY25, to boost financing for climate-friendly projects, two people familiar with the matter told Mint.
1 min
Bad assets of PSBs fell to 3.12% in Sep: Fin Min
The government said on Thursday that policy reforms in the financial sector have restored the health of the banking sector, with the gross non-performing asset (NPA) ratio of public sector banks (PSBs) falling to 3.12% in September 2024 from a peak of 14.58% in March 2018 and 4.97% in March 2015.
1 min
WITHDRAW YOUR PF DIRECTLY FROM ATMs FROM NEXT YR: LABOUR SECY
NEW DELHI: The Labour Ministry is upgrading its IT systems to provide enhanced services to the country's massive workforce.
1 min
India to regain growth momentum in Q3: Goyal
NEW DELHI: India's economy will regain its higher growth momentum in the third quarter and achieve the estimated growth rate to remain the world's fastest growing economy in 2024-25, commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal said on Thursday.
2 mins
Options fever begins to cool as Sebi curbs kick in
The number of index options traded plunged 30% in week ended December 6
2 mins
Telecom cos to focus on network coverage, capacity in small towns
NEW DELHI: Indian telecom operators would look to focus on improving network coverage and capacity in small towns and rural areas in the coming year, as availability of 5G service enables higher data consumption in these geographies compared to metros, analysts said.
2 mins
Impact of this win on our chess will be massive
EVER SINCE I'VE WORKED WITH HIM, HE'S EXCEEDED EVEN MY OPTIMISTIC SCENARIOS VERY, VERY FAST. IN 2022, HE HAD A GREAT GROWTH SPURT. 2024 AS WELL HAS BEEN FANTASTIC FOR HIM.
2 mins
Gukesh's record may go on to last for a hundred years
A few months back, when Gukesh won the Candidates and qualified to play the World Championship match against defending champion Ding Liren, it was quite a surprise.
3 mins
Juve deepen City crisis, Barca win
PARIS: Manchester City's crisis continued with a 2-0 defeat away to Juventus in the Champions League on Wednesday, while Pep Guardiola's old club Barcelona beat Borussia Dortmund to clinch a spot in the knockouts of Europe's elite club competition.
1 min
Hardik-SKY face-off adds edge to Syed Mushtaq Ali semis
MUMBAI: Hardik Pandya's steely nerves and last-over heroics set the seal on India's T20 World Cup triumph.
2 mins
India need more all-rounders: Anjum
Tough questions loom for Harmanpreet Kaur and her team as Australia clean swept India in their home ODI series.
2 mins
India get into the grind after pep talk from Kohli
BRISBANE: So much has been said between the 10-wicket defeat at Adelaide and the Indian team's move to Brisbane that the team would have been rather glad to get back on the field and focus once again on just the cricket again.
3 mins
Revisiting 2021: Pant, Gill and a slice Of heaven called the Gabba
BRISBANE: It will never get old. A bit like the six by MS Dhoni in the 2011 World Cup final. Rishabh Pant's four will forever be enshrined in our memory. When you think of Gabba, you think of Pant and that boundary.
3 mins
As 2024 draws to a close, actor Sharvari reflects on her breakthrough year and talks about her upcoming projects
Sharvari has had a successful year as an actor, and she couldn't be any more \"grateful.\" Not only did Munjya fetch her the box-office numbers, but Vedaa and Maharaj also got her critics' nod for her acting chops.
1 min
Akshay Kumar suffers an eye injury on the sets of Housefull 5
Actor Akshay Kumar, who is currently shooting for Housefull 5 in Mumbai, suffered from a mishap while performing a stunt for the film. Now, we have exclusively learnt that the actor has been hurt in the eye.
1 min
NO RESHOOTS OF SUPERMAN, JUST PICKUP SHOTS: JAMES GUNN
Filmmaker James Gunn has shared a clarification on the reports that his upcoming film Superman would undergo reshoots.
1 min
Jennifer Lopez linked to Jay-Z, Sean Combs controversy
Actor-musician Jennifer Lopez has been linked to the legal controversy involving musicians Sean \"Diddy\" Combs and Jay-Z, who are accused of raping a 13-year-old girl at an after-party following the 2000 MTV Video Music Awards in New York (US).
1 min
Mayur Puri rues lack of credits on music-streaming platforms
Lyricist Mayur Puri feels there's a long way to go before digital streaming platforms start giving lyricists their due credit.
1 min
Lisa Kudrow says FRIENDS cast did not meet much after show ended
Actor Lisa Kudrow, known for portraying the role of Phoebe Buffay in the sitcom FRIENDS, has revealed that their 25th reunion episode in 2019 was the first time she and her co-stars got together in a decade.
1 min
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