Hindustan Times Bengaluru - March 16, 2025

Hindustan Times Bengaluru - March 16, 2025

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March 16, 2025
3rd Pvt Car in Household Must Be an EV: Draft Delhi Govt Plan
CNG Autos Over 10 Years Old Will Be Replaced Or Retrofitted With Electric Ones During The Policy Period
1 min
Waived ₹20K-cr crop loans, says Revanth
Telangana chief minister A Revanth Reddy on Saturday reaffirmed his government's commitment to upholding democratic institutions, implementing welfare schemes, and ensuring the state's overall development.
3 mins
No progress in Vivekananda Reddy murder case after 6 yrs; daughter seeks justice
The investigation by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) into the murder of former Lok Sabha member YS Vivekananda Reddy, brother of former Andhra Pradesh chief minister YS Rajasekhar Reddy, on March 15, 2019, has made no headway till date, his daughter Narreddy Sunitha said on Saturday.
3 mins
Search Ops for Seven Missing Tunnel Workers Pick Up Pace
The search operation to locate seven people trapped inside the partially collapsed Srisailam Left Bank Canal tunnel since February 22 picked up pace with the deployment of an \"autonomous hydraulic-powered robot\" equipped with special machinery on Saturday.
1 min
In T'gana, 64 Maoists Surrender to Police
A total of 64 members of the banned CPI (Maoist) surrendered before police in Bhadradri Kothagudem district of Telangana on Saturday.
1 min
TN Govt Announces Special Package for Paddy Growers
The Tamil Nadu government will implement a special package to increase the paddy area and food grain production during Kar, Kuruvai and Sornavari seasons, in 29 non-Cauvery Delta districts at an outlay of ₹102 crore, Agriculture Minister MRK Panneerselvam informed the assembly on Saturday.
1 min
BJP's appeasement charge as K'taka clears 4% reservation
The Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday called the Karnataka government's decision to reserve 4% of government contracts as \"unconstitutional\", saying that the move was part of the Congress's appeasement of the Muslim community and it weakens national unity.
3 mins
DYFI flags seen at temple festival in Kerala, TDB orders vigilance probe
Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) president PS Prasanth on Saturday said that a vigilance probe has been ordered into the alleged display of Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) flags and the performance of songs glorifying the CPM at a recent temple festival in Kollam district.
1 min
Top court judge laments delay in women quota roll-out
Supreme Court judge Justice B.V. Nagarathna on Saturday lamented the delay in implementing the 33% reservation for women in Parliament and state assemblies despite the law being enacted in 2023.
2 mins
Oppn raises chorus for Parl debate on electoral ID cards
Opposition parties have intensified their demand for a debate on the EPIC (the Elector Photo Identity Cards) and voter roll in the Budget session of Parliament next week, amid allegations of duplication of the ID numbers, manipulations in the voter list and related issues over the past few weeks.
1 min
BJP Questions Piketty's Name in Caste Survey Analysis Group
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday raised objections to the Telangana government's decision to include French economist Thomas Piketty in an 11-member committee formed to analyse data from a recently conducted caste survey.
1 min
Maya Slams Govt Over Delay in Caste Census
Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) president Mayawati on Saturday reiterated her demand for a caste census and urged the Centre to take the required steps in this regard.
1 min
CEC calls top officials' meeting over linking Aadhaar, voter ID
Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar has scheduled detailed discussions for March 18 with secretaries from Union home ministry and legislative department about linking Aadhaar identification numbers with voter ID cards, Election Commission of India officials said on Saturday.
4 mins
MAN KILLS MINOR DAUGHTER OVER MARITAL STRIFE
A SUICIDE NOTE PURPORTEDLY WRITTEN BY THE MAN SAID HE THOUGHT HIS SONS HAD NO FUTURE AND SO HE TOOK THE EXTREME STEP
2 mins
Gulmarg fashion show organisers summoned
A Srinagar court has issued a notice to the organisers of the Gulmarg fashion show, which stirred major controversy last week amid allegations of obscenity and hurting religious sentiments during the month of Ramzan, asking them to appear before it on April 8.
1 min
Student self-deports after US revokes visa
An Indian student at Columbia University self-deported after their visa was revoked for allegedly \"advocating for violence and terrorism\" and involvement in activities supporting Hamas, a group designated by the US as a terrorist organization.
2 mins
Nearly 50 held in 2 states over Holi clashes
Nearly 50 people were arrested in Jharkhand and West Bengal after clashes rocked Holi celebrations in some parts of the two states.
1 min
SIT to probe attack on ex-Himachal Cong MLA
The Himachal Pradesh Police have constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT) on Saturday to probe into the attack on former Congress MLA Bamber Thakur in which he and a security officer received bullet injuries.
1 min
J&K Panel Told To Submit Its Report On Quota System In 6 Months: CM
The Jammu and Kashmir cabinet sub-committee formed last year to look into grievances against the current reservation policy in the Union territory will submit its report in six months, chief minister Omar Abdullah said on Saturday.
1 min
K'taka's 4% quota move sparks fresh controversy
The Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday called the Karnataka government's decision to reserve 4% of government contracts as \"unconstitutional\", saying that the move was part of the Congress's appeasement of the Muslim community and it weakens national unity.
2 mins
Explosive thrown at Amritsar temple, cops suspect Pak links
An unidentified person hurled an explosive device at the Thakur Dwar temple in Khandwala area of Amritsar, triggering a blast that damaged a part of the temple wall and some window panes, around midnight on Saturday, police officials said, adding that they suspect the role of Pakistan's intelligence agency, the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), behind the attack.
1 min
Safety, Modernisation to Be in Focus at Top Navy Meet
The Naval Commanders' Meet, Chaired by Navy Chief Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi, Will Be Held from April 7 to 10
2 mins
Two Missing Boys Reunited With Families In Kathua
Two boys, who went missing last month, were reunited with their families in Jammu & Kashmir's Kathua district on Saturday, an official said.
1 min
Probe on after man runs over one, injures eight others in Vadodara
The collision between a car and a two-wheeler in Vadodara, Gujarat, resulted in the death of one woman, whereas eight others have been injured, police said on Saturday.
1 min
Rescue goes awry, cop abducted man killed
An assistant sub-inspector of special armed force (SAF) was allegedly killed and 10 other personnel sustained injuries on Saturday, when a police team tried to rescue a man abducted by the villagers over his involvement in an accident, in Mauganj district of Madhya Pradesh, police said, adding the abducted man, too, was also found dead later.
1 min
Court Refuses to Take Cognisance of CBI Charge Sheet in Yes Bank-DHFL Case
CBI was left red-faced after a special court refused to take cognisance of its supplementary charge sheet naming businessmen Vinod Goenka and Shahid Balwa as accused in the DHFL-Yes Bank fraud case, noting that allegations against them are not made out.
1 min
Smuggling case probe: Rao's DGP stepfather sent on leave
The Karnataka government on Saturday placed DGP-rank officer K Ramachandra Rao, whose stepdaughter Ranya Rao was arrested in a gold smuggling case, on compulsory leave, a government order said.
2 mins
Aurangzeb grave row: VHP warns of 'Kar Seva'
The Vishwa Hindu Parishad on Saturday said it will organise \"Kar Seva\", on the lines of the \"Ram Janmabhoomi movement\" held in Ayodhya, to demolish the grave of Mughal emperor Aurangzeb in Khuldabad in the Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district of Maharashtra.
1 min
Row Over Tej Pratap's Remark At Cop In Bihar
Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tej Pratap has triggered controversy after videos of him speaking questionably to a policeman at a Holi celebration at his official residence emerged online.
1 min
Shah: Peace returned to Assam under BJP's rule
Union home minister Amit Shah on Saturday credited Prime Minister Narendra Modi for restoration of peace in Assam as he accused the previous Congress government of keeping \"the state under riots\".
1 min
The general at his desk, writing murder mysteries
Thrillers, of course, are not easy to write. First, there is the plot. It needs to be intriguing and, more importantly, as you read you need to be pulled deeper and deeper into it. Then, there's the pacing of the story. It must gallop towards a climax if not also a furious end
3 mins
India's uneven quest to master technology
Learnings from Delhi's past should help in shaping the future as the country bets big on new critical technologies
4 mins
A Women's Front to Boost Green Energy
India is expanding its renewable energy sector at a fairly rapid clip with new capacity expected to increase significantly enough by 2026 for it to outpace many major economies.
2 mins
Culture First Word Problems
By the time humans began to write, about 5,000 years ago, the spoken word was more than a million years old. Sadly, the history of those early grunts is lost. What do we know, and how? A new book pulls together science, psychology and biology to tell an intriguing tale
3 mins
From the sidelines
Two surprise releases — Anora and Marathi film Sthal — have met with mainstream success. It's time to head back to theatres
2 mins
How to beat the algo-rhythm
Among my current fistful of earworms are songs from an early-1980s band named So-Do, whose music is a fabulous stew of post-punk, funk and dub music; a stew that emanated from reggae in the 1960s and '70s.
1 min
Break on through to the other side
OF COURSE, THERE ARE SOME THINGS I WILL NEVER BE RIGHT-LEANING ON. BUT CERTAIN CONSERVATIVE INSTINCTS ACTUALLY FELT LIKE THE RIGHT FIT
2 mins
When a list just writes itself
We don't even have to make our own lists anymore.
1 min
US expels S Africa's ambassador, calls him "Trump hater"
The US is expelling South Africa's ambassador, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said, calling the envoy a \"race-baiting politician\" who hates President Donald Trump.
1 min
Pak Stubbornness Led to the Death of 214 Hostages: BLA
The separatist Baloch Liberation Army (BLA), which claimed responsibility for Tuesday's train attack, has said that its fighters had escaped with 214 hostages and since executed all of them.
1 min
Ukraine truce: "Putin will have to come to the table"
UK premier Keir Starmer said the \"ball was in Russia's court\" and that President Vladimir Putin would \"sooner or later\" have to \"come to the table\", after a virtual summit on Saturday to drum up support for a coalition willing to protect any eventual ceasefire in Ukraine.
2 mins
Did Not Want PM Modi, World Leaders To See Tents, Graffiti In DC, Says Trump
US President Donald Trump said he did not want Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other world leaders who visited him to see the tents and graffiti near federal buildings in Washington DC and has ordered the cleaning up of the American capital.
1 min
Install statues of Maratha Empire warriors in Delhi
NCP-SP chief Sharad Pawar has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to permit installing three horse-mounted statues of Peshwa Bajirao I, Mahadji Shinde and Malharrao Holkar at the Talkatora Stadium in New Delhi.
1 min
PM Offers a Peek into Podcast with Fridman, to be Out Today
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday shared snatches of his discussion with world-renowned scientist and podcaster Lex Fridman.
1 min
All That Went Into IPL Becoming A Blockbuster Show
Film trade pundits would describe IPL as a \"super duper\" blockbuster but when it started 18 years ago many thought it won't work.
3 mins
All That Went Into IPL Becoming a Blockbuster Show
Film trade pundits would describe IPL as a \"super duper\" blockbuster, but when it started 18 years ago, many thought it wouldn't work. But straight from the onset, it was a spectacular success.
3 mins
Harman special carries Mumbai Indians to second league crown
Delhi Capitals end runners-up for the third time after batting caves in, losing the WPL final by 8 runs in Mumbai
3 mins
Man City stumble; Forest clinch win
Manchester City failed to ease fears of missing out on the Champions League next season after twice blowing the lead to draw 2-2 against Brighton while third-placed Nottingham Forest thrashed Ipswich 4-2 on Saturday.
1 min
'Timing farewell right is the key'
Virat Kohli shut down speculation about his retirement asserting that he is fully enjoying his cricket and his competitive streak remains intact.
2 mins
Antim, Deepak and Reetika Win Wrestling Trials
Olympians Antim Panghal, Deepak Punia and Reetika Hooda stamped their authority on the mat during the national trials on Saturday as they earned their spot in the Indian team for the upcoming Asian Wrestling Championships in Amman, Jordan.
2 mins
'When I bowl I don't look at the name or reputation of a batter'
IPL's highest wicket taker and Punjab Kings' big buy, leggie discusses holding his own vs power-hitters
3 mins
Who is Aamir Khan's new lady love, Gauri Spratt?
Ahead of his 60th birthday (March 14), actor Aamir Khan kept his annual ritual of a friendly media interaction.
1 min
Kanye West Spotted With Bianca Censori Lookalike in LA Amid Divorce Rumors
American musician Kanye West was spotted alongside a striking lookalike of his wife, architect Bianca Censori in Los Angeles (US) on Thursday.
1 min
Martin and Arijit's Holi with 50,000 Fans
DJ Martin Garrix and singer Arijit Singh's concert on Holi left fans with a night to remember in Mumbai
1 min
Esha says playing intense characters on-screen is 'thrilling and therapeutic'
As she gears up to make her silver screen comeback after a decade, actor Esha Deol says that working on a film \"felt like homecoming\".
1 min
Abhishek keeps you hooked in this sweet-as-sugar tearjerker
Very few actors can make viewers cry when they break down on-screen.
1 min
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