Hindustan Times Bengaluru - May 07, 2025
Hindustan Times Bengaluru - May 07, 2025
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May 07, 2025
Beer, liquor prices to rise in Gurugram as new excise policy takes effect on June 12
A costly drink
1 min
Mysuru Prison Warder Records Video Abusing K'taka CM, Suspended
A warder at Mysuru Central Prison was suspended after he allegedly recorded a video abusing chief minister Siddaramaiah and circulated it on social media, jail officials said on Tuesday.
1 min
Civil Defence Drills to Begin in 3 Cities Today
Drills will be held in Bengaluru, Karwar and Raichur...The exercise will include mobilisation of hospitals, relief operations, and rescue measures. Prashant Kumar Thakur, Karnataka DGP
2 mins
Court Rejects Graft Complaint Against CM, Minister Over Ad Revenue Losses
A special court in Bengaluru has dismissed a complaint alleging a conspiracy involving chief minister Siddaramaiah, minister KJ George, and three senior officials to cause significant advertisement revenue losses to the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) between 2015 and 2017.
1 min
Plea in HC seeks protection for 3 Pak-born kids stuck in state
A woman from Mysuru on Tuesday approached the Karnataka high court seeking protection against action against her three children, all born in Pakistan, days after a central government directive ordered Pakistani nationals to leave India following the Pahalgam terror attack.
1 min
Cong Govt Doing Dirty Politics Over Caste Census: Vijayendra
Karnataka BJP president B Y Vijayendra on Tuesday accused chief minister Siddaramaiah of creating confusion regarding caste census in the state and alleged that the Congress government is doing \"dirty politics\" by using the issue of caste census.
1 min
Singer Sonu Nigam Issues Apology Over Pahalgam Remarks
Singer Sonu Nigam on Tuesday issued an apology to the people of Karnataka a day after he was issued notice by the police for his alleged Pahalgam comments during a musical performance in Bengaluru, which sparked backlash from Kannada activists and industry leaders.
2 mins
IPS Officer's Kids Harassed During IPL Match, FIR Filed Against Two
A case of sexual harassment and criminal intimidation was registered against two unknown persons after the wife of an IPS officer lodged a complaint alleging that her children were harassed during a recent IPL match at the M Chinnaswamy stadium here, police said.
1 min
Former minister Reddy sentenced to 7 yrs in jail
THE SPECIAL CBI COURT ACQUITTED FORMER ANDHRA PRADESH MINES MINISTER SABITHA INDRA REDDY AND FORMER BUREAUCRAT KRIPANANDAM IN THE CASE
2 mins
Kerala Rights Panel Orders Setting Up of Medical Team to Probe Rabies Deaths
Kerala State Human Rights Commission on Tuesday ordered the formation of a medical team under the aegis of the Director of Medical Education to investigate the causes of the recent deaths due to rabies infection.
1 min
SC Slams Andhra Official For Removing Huts In Guntur In 2014
The Supreme Court on Tuesday slammed a public official for disobeying an order and forcibly removing hutments in Andhra Pradesh's Guntur district in January 2014 saying his actions \"can't go unpunished\".
1 min
Kerala court gives life term to man for killing 15-yr-old in 2023 after argument
A 43-year-old man was sentenced to life imprisonment on Tuesday for mowing down a 15-year-old boy in Thiruvananthapuram district of Kerala in August 2023.
1 min
TN BJP Woman Functionary Found Dead
A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) woman functionary from Madurai was found dead in Pattukottai in the district, police said on Tuesday.
1 min
Previous AIADMK Govt 'Spoiled' TN, BJP's Communal Politics Doing Same, Says Stalin
A day before his government steps into its fifth year on, Tamil Nadu chief minister (CM) and DMK president MK Stalin held a closed-door meeting with editors, publishers, his cabinet and other officials on Tuesday.
1 min
14 Maoists Surrender in Telangana: Police
Fourteen members of the banned CPI (Maoist) group from neighbouring Chhattisgarh surrendered before the police in Bhadradri Kothagudem district of Telangana on Tuesday, police said.
1 min
SC Reinstates A Raja as Devikulam MLA
A person observing or performing rituals of a particular religion does not mean they \"profess\" that faith, the Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday, as it restored the membership of Kerala CPI(M) legislator A Raja whose election from a Scheduled Caste constituency was questioned.
1 min
10 Injured After Clash in Chennai, Say Cops
Over 10 people were injured in a clash due to previous enmity in Pudukottai district of Tamil Nadu after the Muthumariamman temple festival in the area, a police officer familiar with the matter stated on Tuesday.
1 min
Govt Suspends 7 Officials Over Temple Wall Collapse
The Andhra Pradesh government ordered suspension of seven officials and initiated criminal action against a civil contractor, allegedly responsible for the death of seven devotees in a wall collapse on the queue at Sri Varaha Narasimha Swamy temple at Simhachalam in Visakhapatnam on April 30, officials privy to the matter said on Tuesday.
1 min
K'taka ex-minister gets 7-year jail in mining case
A special CBI court in Hyderabad on Tuesday convicted former Karnataka minister and sitting MLA Gali Janardhana Reddy, along with three others, and sentenced them to seven years in prison in the Obulapuram Mining Company (OMC) illegal mining case after a prolonged legal battle spanning nearly 14 years.
1 min
HC Stays Interim Order Against AR Rahman in Copyright Case
The Delhi high court on Tuesday stayed an interim order against music director AR Rahman in a copyright infringement case over a composition used in the Tamil film Ponniyin Selvan 2.
1 min
Rioters Are Being Brought To Bengal From Outside: CM
West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday urged people not to indulge in violence over protests against the Waqf (Amendment) Act, saying she would be the biggest enemy of anyone trying to trigger fresh riots in the eastern state.
2 mins
Maha Gets SC Nod For Local Polls
The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed local body elections in Maharashtra, held up on account of a challenge to reservation for Other Backward Classes (OBCs) since 2022, to be notified and held within four months, while directing that the outcome of the elections will be subject to the decision by the top court on the pending challenge to the state law extending 27% reservation for OBCs in local bodies.
3 mins
States, UTs gear up for security drills
OVER 500,000 CIVIL DEFENCE PERSONNEL ACROSS THE 244 IDENTIFIED DISTRICTS WILL BE PART OF THE DRILL
2 mins
Pak Claims India Altering Flow Of Chenab River
Pakistan on Tuesday accused India of altering the flow of the Chenab River, one of three rivers placed under Pakistan's control according to the now suspended Indus Water Treaty.
1 min
Qatar extends support to India's fight against terror
The Amir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani, conveyed his condolences over the Pahalgam terror attack and extended full support to Prime Minister Narendra Modi in India's fight against terrorism during a telephonic conversation on Tuesday.
2 mins
IAF to conduct two-day combat exercise
DRILL WILL INVOLVE ASSETS FROM AIRBASES SPREAD ACROSS RAJASTHAN, GUJARAT, HARYANA AND UTTAR PRADESH
2 mins
Pakistani nationals on long-term visas asked to reapply by July 10
APPLICATION FORM FOR REAPPLYING FOR LTV WILL BE AVAILABLE ON THE PORTAL FROM MAY 10 TO JULY 10, THE MHA SAID
2 mins
Pak Intruder Arrested Along LoC in Poonch
A 26-year-old Pakistani national was arrested along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday, officials said.
1 min
Pakistan Set To Increase Defence Spending By 18% In Budget: Report
The Pakistan government has endorsed an 18% increase in defence spending to over ₹2.5 trillion in the next budget due to tensions with India, according to a media report on Tuesday.
1 min
Rahul Gandhi 'Excommunicated From Hinduism': Shankaracharya
Haridwar
1 min
Union minister says he's fine after reports of his 'disappearance'
Two days after his disappearance from a train, and appearance on another one created a stir in railway and police circles, the Western Central Railways has explained that Union tribal affairs minister Jual Oram never went missing but boarded a different train mistakenly at Damoh railway station, where he had alighted after feeling unwell.
1 min
Rahul Gandhi 'Excommunicated From Hinduism': Shankaracharya
Two days after his disappearance from a train, and appearance on another one created a stir in railway and police circles, the Western Central Railways has explained that Union tribal affairs minister Jual Oram never went missing but boarded a different train mistakenly at Damoh railway station, where he had alighted after feeling unwell.
1 min
Observing rituals of a religion doesn't mean professing it: SC restores election of MLA
A person observing or performing rituals of a particular religion does not mean they \"profess\" that faith, the Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday, as it restored the membership of a Kerala CPI(M) legislator whose election from a Scheduled Caste constituency was questioned.
1 min
Top court judges' assets now out in public domain
In an unprecedented move towards transparency and judicial accountability, the Supreme Court of India has, for the first time in history, published the asset declarations of its sitting judges on the court's official website.
2 mins
Communal Tension in M.P. Town After 7 Held for Rape
Six men were arrested and a boy was detained for allegedly raping and blackmailing four girls in Ujjain district of Madhya Pradesh on Tuesday after an obscene video of a minor surfaced on social media leading to communal tension in the area, police said.
1 min
SC Rejects Godhra Arson Convicts' Appeals to Refer to 3-Judge Bench
The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to refer the appeals filed by convicts in the Godhra train burning case to a three-judge bench, affirming that such a requirement was only necessary if the high court had upheld the death sentence on some of the convicts.
1 min
May tweak Emigration Act for global workplace: EAM
India is looking to amend the Emigration Act of 1983 as part of efforts to meet the demands of the global workplace and to promote the legal movement of people while discouraging non-legal migration, external affairs minister S Jaishankar said on Tuesday.
2 mins
Resolve SYL canal issue amicably: SC to Hry, Pb
The Supreme Court on Tuesday gave one more chance to the states of Punjab and Haryana to find an \"amicable\" solution for their long-standing dispute over the construction of the Satluj Yamuna Link (SYL) canal, ordered by the top court in 2002, even as it criticised Punjab for its \"high handedness\" in passing a law de-notifying the land meant for the canal in an attempt to defeat the 2002 verdict.
2 mins
Why Israel's plan to occupy Gaza is flawed
Israel's Cabinet has approved a plan to launch an \"intensive\" operation in Gaza and seize territory.
1 min
Link West Marks India's Strategic Pivot in West Asia
India's engagement with West Asia during the tenure of Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi has been strategic and deeply pragmatic, anchored in a multipolar vision that elevates India from a peripheral actor to a pivotal influencer in the region.
3 mins
Supreme Court raises the bar
SC's push for transparency on appointments and assets of judges is an example for other institutions
2 mins
India's America-China-Pakistan test of balance
New Delhi is exhibiting maximum flexibility with DC, restoring normalcy with limits with Beijing, and preparing for an aggressive posture with Rawalpindi
4 mins
Time to reimagine the idea of the Indus itself
CHANGING THE NARRATIVE ON THE INDUS MUST START AT THE BASIN AND THE SUB-BASIN LEVELS, GIVEN THAT IT IS THE RIPARIAN STAKEHOLDER WHO HAS THE HIGHEST STAKES IN SHIFTING THE GRAMMAR OF SECURITISATION
4 mins
OpenAI dials back restructuring plan, non-profit to retain control
OpenAI has dialed back a significant restructuring plan, with its non-profit parent retaining control in a move that is likely to limit CEO Sam Altman's power over the pioneering maker of ChatGPT.
1 min
NZ Premier Suggests Social Media Ban for U-16s
New Zealand's prime minister, on Tuesday, proposed banning children under-16 from social media, stressing the need to shield them from the perils of big tech platforms.
1 min
Jagmeet Singh steps down as NDP leader
Jagmeet Singh's tenure as leader of the New Democratic Party (NDP) formally came to an end on Monday evening as his interim replacement was chosen by the party.
1 min
Israel Pummels Yemen Airport in Retaliation Against Houthi Attack
Israeli warplanes bombed the airport in Yemen's rebel-held capital Sanaa on Tuesday, the latest retaliation for a missile strike by the Iran-backed Houthis that targeted Israel's main airport.
1 min
After overcoming historic loss, Merz becomes chancellor
Conservative leader Friedrich Merz succeeded on Tuesday in becoming Germany's next chancellor, drawing applause and a palpable sense of relief in the parliament chamber after a historic loss in the first round of voting threatened the new government's promises of stability.
1 min
B'DESH'S AILING FORMER PREMIER RETURNS HOME
Ailing former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia returned to Bangladesh on Tuesday after four months of medical treatment in London, drawing large crowds of flag-waving supporters and reigniting the opposition's call for national elections.
1 min
Ukraine Targets Moscow With Drones As Putin Prepares To Host World Leaders
A Ukrainian drone attack forced Moscow to close its airports for several hours, Russian officials said on Tuesday, before President Vladimir Putin will host several leaders to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany.
1 min
Pakistan Blames India for Blast That Kills 7 Soldiers
Seven Pakistan army soldiers were killed on Tuesday when their vehicle was targeted by an improvised explosive device, Pakistan's military said, blaming arch rival India for the attack.
1 min
Will dictate tariff levels for US trading partners
US President Donald Trump said he would dictate tariff levels for US trading partners looking to avoid higher duties, appearing to move away from the idea that he would engage in back-and-forth negotiations.
2 mins
Moody's Cuts 2025 GDP Growth Forecast to 6.3% on Trade Woes
Moody's Ratings on Tuesday cut India's GDP growth projections for 2025 to 6.3%, from 6.5%, saying economies globally will see a slowdown on account of heightened US policy uncertainty and trade restrictions.
1 min
Sharma Sees Paytm Turning Profitable From This Quarter
Paytm's parent One97 Communications Ltd is expected to turn profitable from the ongoing quarter, said its founder and chief executive officer Vijay Shekhar Sharma, after the fintech firm recorded a loss in the quarter ended March.
1 min
New Satcom Rules Key to Cross-Border Security Issues
Guidelines issued this week for satellite internet services companies address crucial cross-border security issues, including from Pakistan, minister of state for communications, Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani, said on Tuesday.
1 min
IT's Middle Order to Give Tough Chase to Big Four
Smaller information technology (IT) services companies earning $1-5 billion in revenue outpaced the Big Four by more than three times in FY25, a performance they may repeat in the year ahead, multiple analysts tracking the sector said.
2 mins
Foreign Car Firms Eye Trade Deals for EV Tariff Reduction
Lack of clarity on EV scheme leaves automakers waiting on investment plans
2 mins
Virat, Rohit can play as long as they are performing: Gambhir
Not long after India's 3-1 series loss to Australia in the Border-Gavaskar trophy, the discussions around a rift between coach Gautam Gambhir and captain Rohit Sharma were growing.
2 mins
Zhao Becomes China's First World Snooker Champion
Zhao Xintong became the first Chinese player to win the World Snooker Championship as the qualifier completed his stunning march to the title with an 18-12 victory against Mark Williams in the final on Monday.
1 min
GT beat Mumbai and rain despite Bumrah's strikes
Titans score the 15 off one over after a 2nd rain break to win against MI and go top of the points table
3 mins
IPL's Growing Popularity Increases Threat to Tests
As the IPL and other leagues continue to grow, concerns increase about Test cricket. It's not strictly this versus that, but the success of one raises red flags for the other.
3 mins
Anahat ready for her Worlds debut
Anahat Singh is a busy girl. Between reading A Good Girl's Guide to Murder, writing her Class 11 exams, catching up with family and painting, the 17-year-old is also gearing up for her first senior World Squash Championships.
2 mins
Pat Cummins lights up social media despite SRH IPL exit
Even though Sunrisers Hyderabad's (SRH) playoff hopes in the Indian Premier League 2025 (IPL) ended on Monday night, social media went gaga over Pat Cummins' spirited spell with the ball.
1 min
Virat Blocked Me After Avneet Kaur Joke, His Fans Abusing My Family: Rahul Vaidya
Singer Rahul Vaidya claims that Virat Kohli has blocked him on social media after he commented on the recent buzz about the cricketer liking a post dedicated to actor Avneet Kaur.
1 min
Demi Lovato sparks Ozempic buzz again
Actor-singer Demi Lovato was in the news for her dramatic weight loss, with some commenters speculating the controversial use of diabetes drug Ozempic.
1 min
Varun Tej and Lavanya Tripathi announce pregnancy after 1.5 years of marriage
Actors Varun Tej and Lavanya Tripathi tied the knot in a lavish wedding ceremony in 2023. Now, the couple is all set to step into the next chapter of their lives, as they are expecting their first child together.
1 min
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