Hindustan Times Noida - December 18, 2024
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December 18, 2024
MOVE AGAINST FEDERALISM, WILL ALTER BASIC STRUCTURE: OPPN
Opposition leaders on Tuesday launched a scathing attack on the bills introduced in the Lok Sabha that propose simultaneous elections to the Lower House and state assemblies, arguing that the legislation undermines federalism, violates the Constitution's basic structure, was introduced without adequate consultation with states and envisions an impractical scenario.
1 min
BJP govts to soon bring UCC in every state: Shah
NEW DELHI: The Uniform Civil Code (UCC) implemented by Uttarakhand is a model law that will be debated widely and then the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) governments will bring a common civil code in all states, Union home minister Amit Shah said on Tuesday as he accused the Congress of undermining the Constitution and promoting appeasement politics.
2 mins
ONOP will test govt's ability to muster up two-thirds majority
NEW DELHI: The NDA government's ambitious plan for simultaneous national and state polls could be a test of its ability to muster the requisite numbers as it doesn't have a two-thirds majority needed to push through a Constitution amendment under Article 368 in the Lok Sabha.
1 min
'One election' bill tabled in House, may be sent to JPC
NEW DELHI: The Union government on Tuesday introduced in the Lok Sabha two bills aimed at ushering in simultaneous state and national elections amid loud protests by the Opposition taking the first step towards implementing sweeping changes in the way polls are conducted in the world's largest democracy.
5 mins
67% sanitation workers from SC communities: Centre to LS
NEW DELHI: Two-thirds of sewer and septic tank workers (SSWs) in urban local bodies across India, surveyed by the Union government, come from Scheduled Caste (SC) communities, the Centre informed Parliament on Tuesday.
1 min
Pollution back in deep red, fog alert in Delhi this week
NEW DELHI: Calm winds and cooler temperatures continued the sudden descent of Delhi's air into the \"severe\" category, as the air quality index (AQI) on Tuesday plunged to 433—the worst in nearly a month—blanketing the city in a toxic haze again.
1 min
China building villages near Doklam in Bhutan: Sat data
NEW DELHI: China has built at least 22 villages and settlements over the past eight years within territory that has traditionally been part of Bhutan, with eight villages coming up in areas in proximity to the strategic Doklam plateau since 2020, according to satellite imagery.
4 mins
Bigotry, bias, acceptance: For EWS kids, school life a mixed bag
NEW DELHI: The moment her Hindi teacher announced a group quiz in class one day, dread enveloped the 15-year-old girl hiding in the back benches at a private school in south Delhi.
6 mins
Climate crisis, loss of biodiversity affecting human life in tandem
Declining biodiversity and climate change are interlinked and they create compounding impacts that threaten human health and well-being, according to a report released on Tuesday by the Intergovernmental Science Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES).
1 min
Kejriwal slams BJP over 'Rohingya issue'
AAP convener Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday slammed the BJP, alleging that its president JP Nadda was referring to Poorvanchalis as \"Rohingya migrants\".
1 min
4 Delhi schools receive bomb threats, later declared a hoax
A combination of rising pollution levels, persistent hoax bomb threats, and looming winter vacations have meant that schools across Delhi are constantly switching between online, offline, and hybrid mode...
3 mins
Why those early morning walks are a hazard for you
More harm than good CPCB data shows pollution levels are at their worst during morning hours
2 mins
86 farmers granted bail by CJM's court
GREATER NOIDA: A chief judicial magistrate (CJM) court in Gautam Budh Nagar district on Tuesday granted bail to 86 farmers arrested for protesting against inadequate compensation for their acquired land in Noida and Greater Noida.
1 min
Four arrested for insurance renewal frauds in Noida
NOIDA: A joint team of Sector 24 police and the cyber cell busted a fake insurance renewal racket on Tuesday and arrested four people from Sector 11 for allegedly duping policyholders of a prominent insurance company of money, officers said.
1 min
MAN ARRESTED FOR 'PROVOCATIVE' POST ON CM YOGI
NOIDA: The Gautam Budh Nagar police have arrested a man for allegedly posting an allegedly \"provocative\" and \"misleading\" video on X, targeting Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath, police said on Tuesday.
1 min
Gzb: By-poll for 2 councillor seats see low voter turnout
The by-poll for two councillor seats, wards 19 and 21, of the Ghaziabad municipal corporation ended on Tuesday evening and recorded a low turnout of 30.6% and 26.93%, respectively, said district election officials, adding that counting for the two seats will take place on December 19.
1 min
SC asks G Noida authority for plan to end homebuyer issues
Considering the plight of the hassled homebuyers, the Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Greater Noida authority to submit a proposal for grievance redressal and imposed ₹5 lakh cost on it for failing to file a timely response.
2 mins
Gzb: Boy's body in suitcase left on Ganga canal banks
The Ghaziabad police on Tuesday morning recovered the body of a boy, aged about six or seven years, stuffed inside a trolley bag from the banks of Upper Ganga Canal near Niwari.
1 min
Shanti Devi of Hauz Khas Village
A departed citizen's place in the city
2 mins
NGT TO AGENCIES: WORK JOINTLY TO RAZE ILLEGAL STRUCTURES ON HINDON PLAINS
The National Green Tribunal has directed the authorities concerned in Uttar Pradesh to make joint efforts to remove all encroachments on the floodplain of the river Hindon in Greater Noida.
1 min
Denying admission on technicality a violation of fundamental rights
The denial of admission solely on a technical ground to a candidate belonging to SC category would be tantamount to a violation of his fundamental rights DELHI HIGH COURT
2 mins
SPV to run Noida's city bus service
NOIDA: The Noida authority on Tuesday said that it has formed a special purpose vehicle (SPV) to run the city bus service with an aim to develop a robust public transport system in Noida, Greater Noida, and Yamuna Expressway areas.
1 min
Priority is to ensure rebels give up arms: Shah to anti-Maoist op chiefs
Union home minister Amit Shah held a meeting with top officials of all security forces engaged in anti-Maoist operations in Chhattisgarh on Monday, during which he reviewed ongoing operations and plans for the following year, officials privy to the details of the meeting said.
1 min
NTA to only conduct entrance tests as part of exam reforms
NEW DELHI: The National Testing Agency (NTA) will, from 2025, conduct only entrance exams for higher education institutions and not recruitment exams, a move aimed at improving its functioning — the agency has been roiled by controversies, mostly around paper leaks — and in keeping with the recommendations of a high-level committee set up in June 2024.
2 mins
PM launches Raj projects to mark 1 year of BJP rule
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday accused the Congress of obstructing farmer welfare while inaugurating development projects worth ₹46,300 crore in Rajasthan.
3 mins
After cabinet snub, Bhujbal questions NCP leadership
MUMBAI: Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Chhagan Bhujbal on Tuesday criticised party chief and Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar and other party leaders for \"side-lining\" senior members and taking decisions without consultation following his exclusion from the state cabinet.
1 min
Opposition calls move an assault on basic structure, federal spirit
NEW DELHI: Opposition leaders on Tuesday launched a scathing attack on the bills introduced in the Lok Sabha that propose simultaneous elections to the Lok Sabha and state assemblies, arguing that the legislation undermines federalism, violates the Constitution's basic structure, was introduced without adequate consultation with states and envisions an impractical scenario.
2 mins
K'TAKA MATERNAL DEATHS: OPPN ACCUSES GOVT OF NEGLIGENCE
Leader of Opposition in the Karnataka assembly R Ashoka on Tuesday accused the Congress-led government of negligence over the recent maternal deaths in Ballari district of Karnataka.
1 min
Govt push for ONOP will test its ability to garner numbers
NEW DELHI: The NDA government's ambitious plan for simultaneous national and state polls with the One Nation, One Election could be a test of its ability to muster the requisite numbers as it doesn't have a two-third majority needed to push through a Constitution amendment under Article 368 in the Lok Sabha.
2 mins
Legal experts divided over plans to conduct simultaneous elections
NEW DELHI: Former judges and constitutional experts are divided over the proposal to hold concurrent elections to state assemblies and Parliament, with one section saying it aligns with constitutional principles while the other warn of potential threats to democracy.
1 min
B'desh official criticises PM for Vijay Diwas post
B'DESH GOVT LAW ADVISER SLAMMED PM MODI'S POST, SAYING INDIA WAS 'MERELY AN ALLY' TO BANGLADESH IN THE 1971 WAR
1 min
Govt seeks larger bench for Nicobar infra project
NEW DELHI: The Union environment ministry has asked that a larger bench of the National Green Tribunal, Eastern Zone comprising six or more members hear the application related to Great Nicobar mega infrastructure project.
3 mins
Justice Yadav appears before SC collegium
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court collegium on Tuesday convened a meeting with Justice Shekhar Kumar Yadav of the Allahabad high court, a rare intervention that was meant to address the latter's controversial remarks at a Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) event earlier this month.
2 mins
Justice Yadav appears before SC collegium
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court collegium on Tuesday convened a meeting with Justice Shekhar Kumar Yadav of the Allahabad high court, a rare intervention that was meant to address the latter's controversial remarks at a Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) event earlier this month.
3 mins
Hear minor survivors before bail proceedings in rape cases, says SC
A SURVIVOR HAD APPROACHED THE COURT AGAINST AN ORDER OF THE HC THAT GRANTED BAIL TO A RAPIST
1 min
HC orders security for interfaith couple facing threat from families
The Uttarakhand high court has directed state police to provide security to an interfaith couple fearing a threat to their lives.
1 min
SAMBHAL MOSQUE COMMITTEE FLAGS CONCERN OVER 'SURVEY' OF WELL
MEERUT: The management committee of the Shahi Jama Masjid in Sambhal has raised concerns with the Uttar Pradesh government over alleged plans by the local administration to alter the status of a well beneath the mosque's eastern wall.
1 min
SC: EVEN COURTS ARE BOUND BY PRINCIPLE OF NATURAL JUSTICE
NEW DELHI: No one can be condemned unheard, not even by the highest court of the land, the Supreme Court asserted on Tuesday while underscoring the cardinal principle of natural justice and cautioning judges against making sweeping observations without affording individuals an opportunity to respond.
1 min
Sitharaman, TMC MP spar over central funds
NEW DELHI: The Lok Sabha witnessed a brief confrontation between Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Sudip Bandyopadhyay during the discussion on the first batch of supplementary demands for grants over the alleged withholding of funds under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) and the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY).
1 min
Speedy trial takes precedence over anti-terror law provisions, says SC
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that the constitutional right to a speedy trial would have precedence over the stringent provisions of laws such as the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, emphasising that courts cannot let individuals languish in jail indefinitely.
1 min
V-P, KHARGE HOLD MEET AFTER RAJYA SABHA FACE-OFF
NEW DELHI: Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar and Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday held a meeting in the former's parliamentary chamber, in a development that is expected to cool the atmosphere in the Upper House after last week's acrimony.
1 min
Oppn slams BJP for not raising Manipur crisis in House debate
OPPN ALLEGED THAT THE NDA GOVERNMENT HAS MADE 'COMMUNAL DIVISION' PART OF ITS STATE POLICY
1 min
Pandher calls for 'Rail Roko' stir for three hours in Punjab today
As part of the ongoing protest, farmer leader Sarwan Singh Pandher called for a 'Rail Roko' on Wednesday in Punjab for three hours starting 12 noon.
1 min
Govt proposes GST-like panel to revive thorny farm reforms idea
IN JUNE, THE CENTRE HAD FORMED A PANEL TO PREPARE A DRAFT NATIONAL POLICY FRAMEWORK ON AGRICULTURAL MARKETING
2 mins
Nadda attacks Congress over Emergency, Article 370 in RS
NEW DELHI: Union health minister and leader of the House in the Rajya Sabha JP Nadda on Tuesday targeted the Congress, citing Article 370 as an illustration of its attempts to alter the Constitution of India, and said the \"good lot\" - referring to the NDA government - abrogated the article to allow the full integration of Jammu and Kashmir with the country.
2 mins
RAJ HC REJECTS ABORTION PLEA OF RAPE SURVIVOR
JODHPUR: The Rajasthan high court has refused to allow a 22-year-old rape survivor to terminate her 30-week pregnancy, observing that the fully developed foetus has an independent right to life under Article 21 of the Constitution of India.
1 min
92% sanitation workers from SC, ST, OBC groups: Govt data
A TOTAL OF 57,758 SSWS HAVE BEEN SURVEYED, OF WHICH 54,574 HAVE BEEN VALIDATED ACROSS 33 STATES AND UTS, CENTRE SAID IN LOK SABHA
2 mins
TRAFFICKING VICTIMS NEED PROTECTION: SC
Victims of immoral trafficking need to be protected, the Supreme Court said on Tuesday while reserving judgment on a petition seeking to strengthen the prevailing legal mechanism to investigate such crimes with cross-border linkages and to provide a mechanism to protect rescued victims.
1 min
Simultaneous polls are an imperative for India
Following the Union Cabinet's approval, the introduction in Parliament of amendment bills to usher in simultaneous elections is a significant moment for India's storied parliamentary democracy.
3 mins
When Colombo comes calling
President Dissanayake's visit should allay fears of a Sri Lankan pivot towards China
2 mins
Pragmatism undergirds New Delhi's China policy
The outcome of two recent meetings, one between external affairs minister S Jaishankar and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi and the other between defence minister Rajnath Singh and Chinese defence minister Dong Jun, indicate that the reset of India-China relations is proceeding apace.
3 mins
Ministerial blues haunt Mahayuti
Dissent within the Mahayuti is out in the open after chief minister (CM) Devendra Fadnavis expanded his team of ministers on Sunday.
1 min
The disenchantment with the secular ideal
The secular ethos envisaged in the Constitution should be the foundation for governing India
3 mins
For Ukraine, slain Russian general was chemical weapons ‘villain’
KYIV: Igor Kirillov, the head of the Russian army's chemical, biological and radiological weapons division who regularly accused the West of developing banned weapons in Ukraine, was killed on Tuesday in a brazen assassination in Moscow that has heightened tensions between Russia and Ukraine.
2 mins
'Preposterous': China rejects spying claims linked to Prince Andrew
BEIJING: China on Tuesday said claims that a businessman had used his links with Britain's Prince Andrew to spy for Beijing were \"preposterous\", after the UK government voiced mounting concerns over the allegations.
1 min
Trump, WH spar over mystery drones
WASHINGTON: The White House (WH) insisted on Monday that mystery drones which have caused a public panic in parts of the United States were flying legally, after President-elect Donald Trump suggested there had been a government cover-up.
1 min
Rebellion hits ruling party as MPs demand Trudeau resignation
TORONTO: Hours after the shock resignation of his second-in-command, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was barely clinging on to power even as over a third of the ruling Liberal Party's MPs called for a change in leadership.
2 mins
CHINA EXECUTES OFFICIAL INVOLVED IN BIGGEST CASE OF GRAFT WORTH $421 MILLION
China, on Tuesday, executed Li Jianping, a former official in the north Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, who was convicted in the largest-ever corruption case in the country totaling over $421 million.
1 min
Police search for killer's motive in Wisconsin school shooting
Police in Wisconsin on Tuesday were interviewing friends and family and examining the online presence of a 15-year-old girl to determine what drove her to open fire in a school classroom, killing a fellow student and a teacher before taking her own life.
1 min
Pidilite, two others vie for Dulux maker
MUMBAI: The race for Akzo Nobel India Ltd has narrowed to Pidilite Industries Ltd, JSW Paints Pvt. Ltd and Indigo Paints Ltd, two people close to the development said, with a deal likely to value the maker of Dulux paints at $2.1-2.5 billion.
2 mins
Smartphone sales fall below covid-era highs
India's $40-billion-plus smartphone economy is likely to continue below the demand in the pandemic era, raising concerns around how the market can revive itself.
1 min
FM: Lower GDP growth in Q2 a temporary blip
NEW DELHI: Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday expressed confidence in India's economic growth, calling the second quarter growth rate of 5.4% a \"temporary blip\" and indicating accelerated capital investments in the second half of FY25, while addressing concerns about economic sustainability raised by parliamentarians.
2 mins
TVS Electronics to expand electronics manufacturing
NEW DELHI: TVS Electronics plans to expand its electronics manufacturing services (EMS) division to bring it on par with its product and solutions division, senior executives from the Tumakuru, Karnataka-based company said.
2 mins
RBI's new leadership to retain anti-crypto stance, officials say
NEW DELHI: The change of guard at the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is unlikely to change the central bank's position on private cryptocurrencies, two officials said.
2 mins
PRITHVI SHAW NOW AXED FROM MUMBAI VIJAY HAZARE SQUAD
MUMBAI: In a forgettable season, Prithvi Shaw received another jolt when the Mumbai selectors ignored his superb record in List A cricket by dropping him from the squad for the upcoming 50-over Vijay Hazare Trophy tournament.
1 min
Hayley shines, WI level series with big victory
The visiting skipper hit a 47-ball 85* after taking 2 wickets to help the Caribbean women level the 3-match T20 series
2 mins
DDCA head Jaitley calls it mandate for hard work
Newly elected president of Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) Rohan Jaitley on Tuesday promised to build a new cricket stadium in the capital and address the selection controversies surrounding the senior and age-group teams.
2 mins
Jhulan Goswami stand: Another historic moment at Eden Gardens
KOLKATA: At 6.58 pm on a misty winter evening near the Eden Gardens change rooms, Jhulan Goswami took the stage. And said she was speechless.
2 mins
New Zealand crush England by 423 runs to send retiring Southee out on a high
HAMILTON: New Zealand tore through England's batting on Tuesday to crush the visitors by 423 runs in the third Test and send Tim Southee into retirement on a triumphant note.
1 min
Grit in the tail frustrates the hosts, India avoid follow-on
Like in 2021, there was defiance in the damp air of Gabba as Deep and Bumrah steer India towards a likely draw on Day 4
3 mins
WHY INDIA LOVES BRAND AYUSHMANN KHURRANA
Actor Ayushmann Khurrana is considered one of India's most relatable youth icons, something that is reflected in the diverse brands he endorses.
1 min
When Chay flew to Mumbai
Following their wedding on December 4, actor-couple Naga Chaitanya and Sobhita Dhulipala have opened up about their relationship for the first time.
1 min
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