Hindustan Times Lucknow - December 19, 2024
Hindustan Times Lucknow - December 19, 2024
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December 19, 2024
UTTARAKHAND TO IMPLEMENT UCC FROM NEXT MONTH: DHAMI
Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami announced on Wednesday that the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) will be implemented in the state from January, 2025.
1 min
Modi, Shah hit back in raging Ambedkar row
Political slugfest intensifies
5 mins
India stresses on peace in key meet after thaw
India on Wednesday emphasised the need for a \"mutually acceptable framework\" for settling the boundary issue with China as talks between Special Representatives of the two sides focused on cross-border cooperation, such as resumption of the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra, data sharing on trans-border rivers and border trade.
3 mins
Accused acted friendly, gave us food: Mother
\"My son died due to the negligence of the Government Railway Police (GRP). Had GRP personnel been alert, the accused would have been caught earlier and my son would be in my lap,\" said Kanchan, whose five-year-old son was reportedly kidnapped, sexually assaulted and murdered at the Charbagh railway station here in the wee hours of Monday.
1 min
NOD TO 2ND INSTALMENT FOR SOLAR PLANT AT HC BUILDING
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1 min
Suspect on KGMU radar; son of deceased to help identify man
The King George's Medical University has called the attendant of a former patient to the campus, to help identify a 'staff member' who allegedly misled the family to take the patient to a private hospital, where she passed away.
1 min
RWAs, student bodies await dist admin recognition
Not broken, just delayed, say officials; assure event before year ends
2 mins
Cong workers take to streets, top leaders among many arrested
Hundreds of Congress workers, including top leaders, were arrested on Wednesday as the party staged a protest as part of its 'Vidhan Bhavan gherao' agitation on the issues of inflation, unemployment and \"poor law and order situation\" in the state.
3 mins
Protester dies during stir: Uncle suspects murder, lodges FIR
A party worker from Gorakhpur who participated in the Congress's Vidhan Bhavan gherao died in Lucknow on Wednesday.
2 mins
Traffic gridlock leaves commuters in the lurch
Diversions due to the Congress protest and assembly session threw traffic out of gear for about three hours on the main roads in the heart of the city on Wednesday afternoon, leaving commuters, including schoolchildren, in the lurch.
1 min
Over 49,000 power consumers register under OTS
The One-Time Settlement (OTS) scheme is turning out to be a cash spinner for the Madhyanchal Vidyut Vitaran Nigam Limited (MVVNL), with 49,814 electricity consumers registering across all distribution offices within just three days.
1 min
Dy CM's speech sparks furore, SP MLA debarred
SP members created a ruckus over deputy CM Pathak's reply on working of health department and death of infants in Jhansi hospital fire during zero hour
4 mins
Mahana reiterates will leave chair if any member lacks faith in him
Uttar Pradesh legislative assembly speaker Satish Mahana on Wednesday reiterated that he would quit his chair if any member of the house expressed lack of confidence in him.
1 min
BABASAHEB LIKE GOD FOR MARGINALISED SECTIONS: SP CHIEF
Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday said Dr BR Ambedkar is revered by the marginalised sections.
1 min
HC DEFERS GYANVAPI MOSQUE SURVEY PLEAS TILL FEB
The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday postponed the hearing of two petitions seeking additional surveys of the Gyanvapi Mosque premises by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to February 24, 2025.
1 min
Police sharpen skills with training, tests
To ensure the safety and smooth management of Mahakumbh 2025, the Kumbh Mela Police are undergoing intensive training sessions and examinations aimed at equipping personnel with the skills required to handle the event's unique challenges.
1 min
FIRST TETHERED DRONE DEPLOYED
A tethered drone has been deployed in Mahakumbh Nagar to provide \"comprehensive aerial surveillance\", and ensure \"unmatched security\".
1 min
Like 2019, U.P. cabinet to meet at Mahakumbh
The Uttar Pradesh cabinet will hold a meeting in Prayagraj during the Mahakumbh-2025, as it did during the Kumbh Mela-19, and a large group of ministers led by chief minister Yogi Adityanath will take a dip at the Sangam.
1 min
Healthy flows the Ganga again as 'three Gangas' merged into one
If you've seen glimpses/clips of a sea of humanity descending into the waters at the Sangam at previous Magh Melas, Kumbhs and Mahakumbhs, this time you will have to think of another epithet to describe the multitudes that take a bath on the bathing days of Mahakumbh-2025.
1 min
Panel meets to pick NHRC chief, Justice Joseph's name discussed
Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in the Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge and LoP in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi are believed to have suggested the name of former Supreme Court judge Justice KM Joseph as the next chairman of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), said people aware of discussions, as a high-level committee chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi met in New Delhi on Wednesday.
1 min
'We saw a boat circling us... then it struck ours'
Frantic survivors recounted a distressing account, detailing their struggle for survival after a ferry carrying over 100 passengers from the Gateway of India to Elephanta Island capsized at Butcher Island on Wednesday afternoon.
1 min
UMAR KHALID GRANTED INTERIM BAIL TO ATTEND WEDDING, RELEASE SET FOR DEC 28
A Delhi court on Wednesday granted former JNU student leader Umar Khalid interim bail for a week to attend his cousin's wedding.
1 min
Biden govt relaxes rules for firms to hire foreign workers with H-1B visas
TECHNOLOGY COMPANIES DEPEND ON IT TO HIRE TENS OF THOUSANDS OF EMPLOYEES EACH YEAR FROM COUNTRIES LIKE INDIA AND CHINA.
1 min
13 dead, 110 rescued as navy boat rams into ferry off Mumbai coast
Thirteen people, including an officer from the Indian Navy and two contractual naval employees, were killed when a ferry carrying over 100 passengers from the Gateway of India to Elephanta Island capsized on Wednesday afternoon, at Butcher island, after a navy speedboat, which was carrying out engine trials, went out of control and dashed into it.
3 mins
U'khand to implement UCC from January: CM
Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami announced on Wednesday that the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) will be implemented in the state from January 2025.
1 min
Mentally ill woman raped in car in Varanasi, accused held
THE VICTIM WAS ADMITTED TO A MENTAL HOSPITAL AFTER THE UNFORTUNATE INCIDENT, AND A COMPLAINT WAS LODGED
1 min
LKO: 61ST SSB FOUNDATION DAY CELEBRATED
The 61st anniversary celebrations of Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) were organised at its headquarters here on Wednesday.
1 min
Tiger still moving towards Sitapur, suggest latest pugmarks
The tiger that was spotted in Rehmankheda on the outskirts of the state capital three days ago is still moving towards Sitapur, suggest the latest pugmarks.
1 min
All work in my dept can be probed by CBI if needed: Ashish Patel
Uttar Pradesh technical education minister and Apna Dal (Sonelal) leader Ashish Patel on Wednesday said the entire work done in his department can be probed by CBI, if needed.
1 min
Oppn leaders mount attack over Shah's remarks in Parl
Members of the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) on Wednesday set aside differences to come together and attack the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over Union home minister Amit Shah's comment referring to Dr BR Ambedkar, jamming Parliament and holding protests.
4 mins
SC issues rules to curb illegal constructions
The Supreme Court has issued nationwide guidelines to tackle the growing menace of unauthorised constructions, mandating stringent compliance with building regulations and directing that possession of buildings be handed over to owners or beneficiaries by a developer only after obtaining a valid completion or occupation certificate.
2 mins
KERALA PROMOTES CONTROVERSIAL COP AJITHKUMAR TO RANK OF DGP
The Kerala cabinet on Wednesday approved the promotion of senior IPS officer MR Ajithkumar, who was recently embroiled in a political row over his \"controversial meetings\" with RSS leaders, to the rank of director general of police (DGP).
1 min
HC questions Zubair over sharing seer's controversial speech
The Allahabad high court on Wednesday, while hearing journalist Mohammed Zubair's plea against an FIR filed against him for sharing a video of a speech made by controversial seer Yati Narsinghanand, asked why the fact-checker made a post about the matter on social media instead of approaching police and registering a case, news agency LiveLaw reported.
1 min
2 Cong workers killed in stirs, Rahul criticises police for 'excessive force'
BOTH CONGRESS WORKERS DIED WHILE TAKING PART IN PARTY'S NATIONWIDE PROTESTS
1 min
Congress distorting statements made by Shah, says Rijiju
Union parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju on Wednesday slammed the Congress on Wednesday, saying the Opposition party was distorting Union home minister Amit Shah's remarks on BR Ambedkar.
1 min
HAL to start delivery of new Sukhoi-30s to IAF in April 2027
THE STATE-RUN HAL INKED A DEAL WORTH ₹13,500 CR WITH THE DEFENCE MINISTRY LAST WEEK TO DELIVER 12 FIGHTER JETS TO THE IAF
2 mins
No talk of any change in INDIA bloc leadership
Jammu & Kashmir chief minister and INDIA bloc leader Omar Abdullah on Wednesday said that no talk of any leadership change has taken place in the opposition alliance.
1 min
PERHAPS, YOU MAY NOT REALISE IT WHILE THE AUSTRALIA TOUR IS ON, BUT WHEN INDIA NEXT PLAY AT HOME, THE FAMILIAR GENIUS OF ASHWIN WILL BE TRULY MISSED.
will be able to answer that. But when I arrived in Perth this was a chat we had. I somehow convinced him to stay for that pink-ball Test match. And then after it just happened, he felt that \"if I am not needed, then I am better off saying goodbye to the game.
2 mins
SC TO RAJ: GRANT LEGAL COVER TO SACRED GROVES
The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Rajasthan government to grant legal protection to sacred groves, or Orans, in the state as \"forests\" by undertaking a district-wise mapping of such lands not based on their size but on their ecological and cultural significance, while observing these groves are pivotal to biodiversity preservation.
1 min
Laapataa Ladies out of Oscars race, UK's Santosh in longlist
India's official entry for the Best International Feature Category at the 97th Academy Awards, Kiran Rao's 2023 comedy-drama Laapataa Ladies, fell out of the Oscars race on Wednesday as it failed to make the longlist of 15 films eventually considered for the final five nominations.
2 mins
A very odd turn by cricket's reigning master of spin
In the middle of the tributes and praise being showered upon Ravichandran Ashwin, it appears to be a bit churlish to ask, but why now?
5 mins
Ashwin, match-winner & innovator for the ages
Few bowlers have had an impact on Indian cricket as deep and for as long, as Ravichandran Ashwin.
1 min
Before Saudi World Cup, a deal for Indian workers
INDIA SHOULD NEGOTIATE AGREEMENTS WITH SAUDI ARABIA TO ENSURE BETTER PROTECTION OF MIGRANT WORKERS, PRIORITISING FAIR WAGES, AND SAFE WORKING CONDITIONS
3 mins
Raucous debate, lost opportunity
The Constitution debate in Parliament was lost in partisan squabbles instead of discussing new challenges before the nation
2 mins
After Syria, the road ahead for West Asia
The question now is if Israel will see recent geopolitical developments as an opportunity to find a political solution for Palestine or merely as a green signal to annex West Bank
4 mins
Paving the path towards universal health coverage
International Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Day falls in December. For India, the road to UHC starts with increasing government spending on health, a national priority as per the government's policy documents.
3 mins
Govt set to move motion over JPC for simultaneous poll bills
The Union government will formally move a motion in the Lok Sabha on Thursday to constitute a joint parliamentary committee (JPC) on two bills that aim to usher in simultaneous national and state elections, and propose the names of 21 lawmakers of the Lower House as members.
5 mins
There is no evidence on how ONOP reduces net expenses
Congress leader and top constitutional lawyer Abhishek Manu Singhvi spoke to Saubhadra Chatterji about the 'one national, one elections' bills tabled in the Lok Sabha this week, listing his objections to the idea and arguing that it is not a right fit for a parliamentary democracy such as India.
2 mins
INDIA, ISRAEL MINS DISCUSS WEST ASIA DEVELOPMENTS
External affairs minister S Jaishankar and his Israeli counterpart Gideon Sa'ar discussed developments in West Asia on Wednesday against the backdrop of fresh efforts to finalise a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.
1 min
SC WARNS PUNJAB OVER STRIKING FARMER'S HEALTH
The Supreme Court on Wednesday cautioned the Punjab government that the entire state machinery would bear the blame if anything untoward were to happen to farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal, who has been on a fast-unto-death for 23 days.
1 min
SC slams Punjab over 'inhumane' treatment of state's home guards
The Supreme Court has reprimanded the Punjab government for its \"inhumane\" and \"discriminatory\" treatment of home guards, emphasising that as a model employer, the state must ensure fairness and equity, especially when these personnel are deployed during emergencies such as riots and natural calamities.
1 min
Coconut oil 'edible', to invite tax cut
For 15 years, the Supreme Court has wrestled with a slippery question: Is a small pack of coconut oil for cooking or for hair care?
3 mins
ZELENSKY TO MEET EUROPEAN LEADERS AS TRUMP LOOMS
Russia has arrested Akhmad Kurbanov of Uzbekistan, who was promised $100,000 and resettlement in an EU country, by Ukraine's security service for the killing
3 mins
'Stay in the fight', Harris tells students after prez poll loss
Kamala Harris on Tuesday urged anyone who is disappointed by her defeat in last month's election to \"stay in the fight\" as Donald Trump prepares to take office, hinting that she won't be stepping off the political stage anytime soon.
1 min
France's highest court upholds Sarkozy's corruption conviction
The Cour de Cassation, France's highest court, upheld on Wednesday former president Nicolas Sarkozy's conviction for corruption and influence peddling.
2 mins
Israeli strikes kill 20 in Gaza
The US, joined by Arab mediators, sought on Wednesday to conclude an agreement between Israel and Hamas to halt the 14-month-old war in the Gaza Strip where medics said Israeli strikes killed at least 20 Palestinians overnight.
1 min
TRUMP WARNS TOP GOP CRITIC COULD BE 'IN A LOT OF TROUBLE'
Donald Trump warned on Wednesday that an ex-congresswoman who probed his role in the 2021 Capitol riot \"could be in a lot of trouble,\" after Republican lawmakers called for her to be criminally investigated.
1 min
INDIA'S RECORD GOLD IMPORT WAS DUE TO AN ERROR IN CALCULATION
A surge in gold imports that widened India's trade deficit to a record last month and pushed the rupee to an all-time low was due to an error in calculation, according to people with knowledge of the matter.
1 min
Donald Trump threatens to impose reciprocal tax on India
US President-elect Donald Trump has said that India charges \"a lot\" of tariff, reiterating his intention to impose reciprocal tariffs in retaliation for what New Delhi will impose on the import of certain American products.
2 mins
Net direct tax kitty grows 16% on corporate refunds
Gross direct tax collection in 2024-25 (as on December 17) saw 20.32% year-on-year (y-o-y) jump to ₹19.21 lakh crore, but net collection in the period saw 16.45% increase at ₹15.82 lakh crore on higher refunds of ₹3.39 lakh crore, particularly on account of corporates, government data said.
2 mins
TVS Credit eyes bid for Avendus Capital
TVS Credit has joined the race for KKR-backed investment bank Avendus Capital as part of its strategy to expand the group's financial services business, three people with knowledge of the development said.
2 mins
Relief for quick commerce as CCI not keen to step in
Predatory pricing claims by trade body shadow growth of quick commerce
2 mins
Thinking bowler who could at will outwit batsmen
The off-spinners' club lost its brightest star when R Ashwin announced his retirement in Brisbane on Wednesday.
3 mins
UP Police announce ₹25,000 reward for accused in Sunil Pal, Mushtaq Khan abductions
The Meerut Police in Uttar Pradesh has announced a reward of ₹25,000 for information on Lavi Pal, the main accused in the abductions of comedian Sunil Pal and actor Mushtaq Khan.
1 min
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