Hindustan Times Navi Mumbai - December 12, 2024
Hindustan Times Navi Mumbai - December 12, 2024
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December 12, 2024
Willow: What Google's landmark error-correcting chip means for the world of quantum computing
NEW DELHI: Google has just announced a new quantum chip, Willow, and the breakthrough needs to be read right in order to understand its implications.
4 mins
Warming, wildfires: Arctic now emitting more carbon than it absorbs, says NOAA
After locking carbon dioxide in its frozen soil for millennia, the Arctic tundra is undergoing a dramatic transformation, driven by frequent wildfires that are turning it into a net source of carbon dioxide emissions, a US agency said Tuesday.
2 mins
Kurla accident: RTO rules out flaw in e-bus
Driver tells police he only had three rounds of training; cops probing possible mental health issues
2 mins
55-year-old hawker crushed under BEST bus opposite CSMT
MUMBAI: A 55-year-old hawker died after he was crushed under a BEST bus opposite Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) on Wednesday afternoon.
1 min
Week of highs and lows ends with a scorcher
MUMBAI: With the hottest December in 13 years last Wednesday and going on to touch the month's coldest temperature of 13.7 degrees Celsius on Monday, this Wednesday once again recorded a high of 35.6 degrees Celsius at the IMD's Santacruz observatory, which was 2.5 degrees over normal.
1 min
12.5 kg gold seized, airport staff held
The Mumbai unit of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) seized 12.5 kilograms of smuggled gold, worth ₹9.95 crore, and arrested six persons, including three airport staff members and three suspected 'receivers' of an alleged smuggling syndicate, on Wednesday.
1 min
Fadnavis, Ajit reach Delhi to finalise portfolios; sulking Shinde stays back
MUMBAI: After reaching a consensus on the sharing of ministerial berths and the top three portfolios, Maharashtra's three ruling parties have sought the intervention of central BJP leaders on certain contentious issues that remain.
3 mins
'Op Lotus' talks gain traction
MUMBAI: Whispers of 'Operation Lotus' are once again doing the rounds in Maharashtra's political circles, a dreaded term for opposition parties reeling from a brutal electoral defeat.
2 mins
Architects slam new fire approval system
MUMBAI: The Mumbai Fire Brigade's decision to discontinue the use of private contractors in issuing fire safety approvals and appoint their own fire officers instead has been opposed by architects and engineers in the construction industry, represented by the Practising Engineers, Architects and Town Planners Association (PEATA).
1 min
2 months after Siddique murder, trail runs cold
MUMBAI: At around 9.30 pm on October 12, gunshots rang out in a Mumbai suburb even as a festive procession wended its way on a busy street only a few yards away. Three of the six bullets fired hit their target - former minister and NCP politician, Baba Siddique. He died on the spot.
2 mins
HC DENIES COP PROTECTION TO INTERFAITH COUPLE
The Bombay high court on Tuesday denied police protection to an interfaith couple so they could continue their live-in relationship, saying while the girl was free to choose between living with her family or her partner, the state could not be expected to furnish to their personal choice.
1 min
7-YEAR-OLD BOY DROWNS IN PIT WHILE PLAYING
NAVI MUMBAI: A seven-year-old lost his life after accidentally falling into an uncovered pit dug up at a construction site in Kopar Khairane on Wednesday.
1 min
MOTHER HELD FOR MURDER OF AILING 1-YR-OLD
A one-year-old boy who was born with a heart ailment was allegedly killed by his mother on Wednesday morning in Kasne village in Vasind.
1 min
HC JUNKS DRUG CASE AGAINST ENGINEER, CALLS POLICE PROBE 'SUSPICIOUS'
The Bombay high court (HC) on Friday quashed charges of drug consumption against a Vasai-based engineer, finding the police investigation flawed and suspicious.
1 min
Teachers irked with adult literacy prog inspection plan
ULLAS scheme has increased their non-educational work, rendered students unsafe, say teachers
3 mins
Microsoft offers ₹54 lakh pa to IIM Mumbai graduate
MUMBAI: American tech giant Microsoft offered the highest package, ₹54 lakh per annum, as the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Mumbai successfully concluded the first phase of its placement season for the 2025 batch.
1 min
Broker booked for duping builder of ₹78 cr in land deal
The Kongaon police have registered a case against a broker on Tuesday for allegedly duping a developer of ₹78.35 crore in a land deal in Bhiwandi.
1 min
Bandh in Parbhani turns Violent, 40 held
Protesters set vehicles ablaze and pelted stones at shops, prompting the police to deploy tear gas; prohibitory orders imposed
2 mins
BAIL TO WOMAN CONSTABLE IN MURDER CASE OF JAIL INMATE
The Bombay high court on Tuesday granted bail to a woman police constable, Surekha Gorakshanath Gavle, who was arrested in 2017 for allegedly killing an inmate of Byculla jail, Manjula Shetye.
1 min
Abu Salem will have to serve 25-yr term: Court
MUMBAI: A special court designated under the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act (TADA) has ruled that Abu Salem Abdul Qayyum Ansari, a convict in the March 1993 Bombay serial bombings case, must serve a full 25-year sentence, rejecting his claim that he had already completed his term, including remission.
2 mins
Mere harassment is not enough to prove abetment to suicide: SC
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has ruled that mere harassment or actions intended to provoke anger cannot by themselves constitute the crime of abetment to suicide, cautioning against conflating general allegations with the legal threshold for penal charges.
2 mins
AIRPORTS SHOULD BE LIKE A SECOND HOME, SAYS NAIDU
HYDERABAD: Union civil aviation minister Ram Mohan Naidu on Wednesday said that his focus lies on ease of travel for civilians flying by air.
1 min
ASI dies, 6 injured as car collides with Raj CM's escort vehicles
JAIPUR: An assistant sub-inspector died and six others were injured when a car collided with an escort vehicle of Rajasthan chief minister Bhajan Lal Sharma's convoy in Jagatpura area of the state's capital city Jaipur on Wednesday, police said.
1 min
INDIA bloc MPs sign motion to impeach HC judge
NEW DELHI: Opposition lawmakers on Wednesday started the process to bring a motion for the impeachment of a sitting Allahabad high court judge whose controversial comments on Muslims and majoritarianism during a Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) event three days ago triggered a storm of condemnation and calls for censure.
3 mins
TMC's Banerjee apologises for remarks on minister Scindia
Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Kalyan Banerjee's controversial remarks against Union minister Jyotiraditya Scindia triggered an uproar in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday, with Speaker Om Birla expunging the comments and the senior Opposition leader issuing an apology to Scindia.
2 mins
LS clears railways bill; Vaishnaw says won't lead to privatisation
NEW DELHI: The Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed the Railways (Amendment) Bill 2024, a legislation that Union railways minister Ashwini Vaishnaw assured would not lead to privatisation of the network.
2 mins
Foreign secy briefs Parl panel on B'desh
NEW DELHI: Foreign secretary Vikram Misri informed the standing committee on external affairs on Wednesday that Bangladesh authorities have assured action against perpetrators of violence against minorities in the neighbouring country, according to functionaries aware of the developments.
1 min
Notice against VP to safeguard democracy, Constitution: Kharge
NEW DELHI: Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha and Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday hurled a volley of charges against vice president Jagdeep Dhankhar, accusing the Upper House chairman of behaving like a \"spokesperson of the government for his next promotion\" and arguing that the INDIA bloc brought a notice for his removal to safeguard democracy and the Constitution.
2 mins
Efforts are on to divide country, insult its institutions: RS Chair
NEW DELHI: There is an ongoing effort to divide the country and insult its institutions which must be defeated, vice president Jagdeep Dhankhar said in Jaipur on Wednesday, in his first public comments after the Opposition submitted a notice to move a motion to remove the Rajya Sabha chairman.
4 mins
Breakthrough in LS as Rahul calls on Speaker
NEW DELHI: A fragile peace between the Treasury and Opposition benches returned to the Lok Sabha on Wednesday after a meeting between Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi, but the impasse continued in the Rajya Sabha ahead of a marathon discussion on the 75 years of the Constitution in both Houses.
2 mins
WILL RESTORE DARBAR MOVE IN JAMMU, SAYS CM OMAR ABDULLAH
Jammu & Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday said Jammu's uniqueness will not be allowed to diminish and asserted that his government will restore Darbar move.
1 min
Targeting the RS chairperson
The move against the vice president is the fallout of a breakdown in communication between the treasury and Opposition benches
2 mins
Could Trump as president accelerate de-dollarisation?
De-dollarisation, or the ongoing efforts by many (if not most) countries to reduce dependence on the United States (US) dollar, is not a new phenomenon.
3 mins
What ails the health insurance industry
Deny, delay, and depose pave the way for insurance company profits and widespread policyholder anger
4 mins
A Maharashtra primer for Mahayuti leadership
The poll grand slam in Maharashtra will certainly warm the cockles of the BJP's heart; but the phenomenal Vidhan Sabha tally raises several issues which the BJP strategists need to address before getting down to the nitty-gritty of governance in Mantralay, the seat of administration, in south Mumbai.
3 mins
Police blocked from raiding prez's office
South Korean police said on Wednesday that security guards blocking a raid on President Yoon Suk-yeol's offices to investigate his brief imposition of martial law, with the opposition party accusing the presidential staff of illegally protecting an insurrectionist.
1 min
La Nina conditions in the coming months will be short-lived: WMO
IN INDIA, AN EL NINO IS ASSOCIATED WITH HARSHER SUMMER, WEAKER MONSOON. LA NINA, MEANWHILE, IS ASSOCIATED WITH STRONG MONSOON AND COLDER WINTERS
2 mins
INDIAN-ORIGIN M.I.T. STUDENT SUSPENDED OVER PRO-PALESTINE ESSAY IN MAGAZINE
Nearly 100 Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) students and community members have urged the institute to revoke the suspension of PhD student and National Science Foundation fellow Indian-origin Prahlad Iyengar over a pro-Palestine essay he wrote in the student-run magazine.
1 min
Solving Ukraine crisis my top priority: Trump
PARIS/BUDAPEST: Donald Trump said solving the Ukraine crisis would be his top priority once he assumes office next month, describing the Middle East as a \"less difficult situation\".
1 min
INDIAN-ORIGIN M.I.T. STUDENT SUSPENDED OVER PRO-PALESTINE ESSAY IN MAGAZINE
Donald Trump said solving the Ukraine crisis would be his top priority once he assumes office next month, describing the Middle East as a \"less difficult situation\".
2 mins
B'DESH: PETITION TO ADVANCE HEARING OF HINDU MONK'S BAIL PLEA REJECTED
A Bangladesh court on Wednesday rejected a plea to advance the hearing of arrested Hindu monk Chinmoy Krishna Das' bail petition in a sedition case, ruling that it would be heard as previously fixed on January 2.
1 min
UNGA TO VOTE ON 'IMMEDIATE' GAZA CEASEFIRE
CAIRO: Israeli air attacks across the Gaza Strip killed at least 38 Palestinians on Wednesday, most of them in a strike on a house in Beit Lahiya on the northern edge of the enclave, medics said.
1 min
'We must rebuild': New Syria PM urges citizens abroad to return
ROME/DAMASCUS: Syria's new transitional prime minister has called for Syrians who have sought refuge abroad to return to their homeland following the ouster of longtime president Bashar al-Assad.
2 mins
Adani taps lenders to refinance $1.1 bn
MUMBAI: The Adani Group has initiated talks with a clutch of investors and banks to refinance $1.1 billion worth of loans of Adani Green Energy Ltd, two persons aware of the discussions said on condition of anonymity.
1 min
Inflation, geopolitics key global economic hurdles
NEW DELHI: The world's immediate priority for this decade should be restoration of normalcy to stem rising inflation, Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Wednesday, listing equitable solutions for climate change, prudent debt management, industry-led skilling of youth, and coexistence of big and small firms as other decadal challenges for the global community.
1 min
₹30k-cr package likely for electronics R&D
Meity task force submits report; focus on maximum local value addition
2 mins
FM HITS BACK AT RAHUL OVER ALLEGATIONS OF PSB FUNDS MISUSE
Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday hit back at Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi for asserting that the BJP-led NDA government misused public sector banks (PSBs) to provide an unlimited source of funds to their friends, and had turned them into private financiers for the rich and powerful corporations.
1 min
Jubilant to acquire 40% in Coca-Cola bottling arm
NEW DELHI: The Jubilant Bhartia Group, which operates India's largest food services business, will acquire a 40% stake in the country's largest Coca-Cola bottler, in a transaction said to be valued between ₹12,000 crore and ₹12,500 crore.
3 mins
'Traditional' fare in prospect on Gabba green top
BRISBANE: After the defeat at the Adelaide Oval, the Indian team won't mind making its way to the Gabba because as soon as they step foot on the ground, pleasant memories of their last trip here when they had become the first side to beat the hosts at the venue since 1988 will come rushing to them.
2 mins
How data analytics can help India get back on track versus Australia
Head inflicted pain on the visitors in the 2nd Test; numbers show the short ball on a channel could stop the left-hander
4 mins
Saudi Arabia named 2034 FIFA WC host
FIFA on Wednesday confirmed that Saudi Arabia will host the 2034 World Cup, underlining the Gulf kingdom's growing influence in world sport despite criticism of the country's human rights record.
1 min
Deekshant's 6/22 helps Modern storm into final
Deekshant Patil's solid spell helped Modern English School Chembur enter the final of the U-16 Harris Shield with a 23-run win over Dnyandeep Seva Mandal at the Parsee Gymkhana on Wednesday.
1 min
Ding staves off Gukesh's final thrust with White in Game 13
Indian challenger's push for win didn't fructify in 69-move penultimate classical game against Chinese world champion
3 mins
RESTRICTIONS OF AGE, TENURE CAN BE EASED IN NEW SPORTS BILL
NEW DELHI: The age and tenure restrictions in the proposed National Sports Governance Bill the government intends to bring will be relaxed for sports officials who hold posts in international federations.
1 min
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