Hindustan Times Delhi - January 19, 2023
Hindustan Times Delhi - January 19, 2023
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January 19, 2023
Collegium to send Kirpal's name again for HC appointment
The Supreme Court collegium on Wednesday stood firm on its decision to appoint senior advocate Saurabh Kirpal, an openly gay person, as a judge of a constitutional court in India.
1 min
IIT-Delhi PhD scholar killed in hit-and-run incident near campus
A research scholar at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi was killed and his friend grievously injured when they were run over by a speeding car while crossing the road outside the campus late on Tuesday, police said.
1 min
Surge in import of Chinese goods worries govt
The government is alarmed by a surge in imports of Chinese finished goods such as electrical machinery, furniture, medical instruments, and implements, including kitchen cutlery, spoons and forks worth billions of dollars, which negates its strategy of Aatmanirbhar Bharat initiative, two officials aware of the development said.
1 min
Centre seeks 9-judge bench for Delhi tussle
The Centre on Wednesday sought that a larger bench of nine or more Supreme Court judges adjudicate the power tussle between the Union and the Delhi government over the control of bureaucracy in the city-state, arguing that the matter deals with the national capital and the Union government should not go down in history as one that handed over the city to \"complete anarchy\".
4 mins
2023 election cycle starts with 3 states next month
The 2023 assembly elections season kicked off on Wednesday as the Election Commission of India (ECI) announced the poll schedule for Tripura, Meghalaya and Nagaland next month, setting the stage for a fierce political battle in India's northeast.
3 mins
Microsoft set to cut 10,000 jobs as tech layoffs rise sharply
Microsoft on Wednesday said it would eliminate 10,000 jobs and take a $1.2-billion charge as its cloud computing customers dissect their spending and the company braces for potential recession.
1 min
Saxena acting like a clan chief: Sisodia in assembly
Taking the Delhi government's attack on the lieutenant governor (LG) a step further, deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia alleged in the state assembly session on Wednesday that LG VK Saxena was acting like a \"clan chieftain\" who does not believe in democracy or the Constitution or Supreme Court judgments.
2 mins
Shut subway forced students to cross busy road
A day after a speeding car ran over two PhD scholars at IIT-Delhi, killing one, the victims' friends and family on Wednesday said the only reason the two were crossing the busy Outer Ring Road at night was because the pedestrian subway that connects the nearby Safdarjung Development Area (SDA) market to the institute was shut.
1 min
IIT-Delhi student killed, friend hurt in Ring Road hit-and-run
A research scholar at the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi (IIT-Delhi) was killed and his friend grievously injured when they were run over by a speeding car while crossing the road outside the campus late on Tuesday, police said.
3 mins
Soon, cycle track to encircle Nehru Park
The New Delhi Municipal Council has begun work on developing a 2.7kmlong cycle track along the periphery of Nehru Park in Chanakyapuri with the lieutenant governor (LG) VK Saxena laying the foundation stone of the project on Wednesday.
2 mins
Delhi sees 8th cold wave day this Jan, respite likely today
Delhi recorded a minimum temperature of 2.6 degrees Celsius (C) on Wednesday, five degrees below normal for this time of the year, making it the eighth \"cold wave\" day this month so far, India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.
2 mins
Oppn leaders share stage, launch joint attack on BJP at KCR's rally
The first mega rally of Telangana chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao-led Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) on Wednesday brought together several prominent opposition leaders, who attacked the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led central government over a host of issues and gave a call for regime change in 2024 general elections.
2 mins
Did not suggest change in name of Tamil Nadu, says guv amid row
Tamil Nadu governor RN Ravi on Wednesday sought to put an end to the controversy surrounding his usage of the term Tamizhagam instead of Tamil Nadu for the state, and claimed in a statement that his reference was in a historical and cultural context, and that construing it as a suggestion to change the name of the state was \"erroneous\" and \"farfetched\".
1 min
Javed Akhtar accepts panel report on fake police encounters in Gujarat
Lyricist and poet Javed Akhtar, one of the petitioners at whose instance the Supreme Court ordered an investigation into 17 cases of alleged fake encounters in Gujarat between 2002 and 2006, on Wednesday expressed his acceptance to a committee's report, which held that majority of these encounters were genuine but three of them required trials of policemen under murder charge.
1 min
Surge in imports of Chinese finished goods alarms govt
Imports from China rose by about 12%to $75.87 billion in April-December 2022.
2 mins
Farmers' share in agri credit rises in positive sign for sector
The share of term loans taken by farmers - funds that go solely into agricultural investment to total agricultural credit has increased from 24.95% in 2013-14 to 41.51% in 2021-22, reversing a disquieting declining trend, official data accessed by HT shows.
2 mins
US lawmaker seeks to end Pak's 'non-Nato ally' status
A US lawmaker legislation in Representatives WASHINGTON: has introduced a the US House of that seeks to terminate Pakistan's designation as a major non-Nato ally, and require annual certification from the president with certain conditions for Islamabad to be given such a designation.
1 min
World's oldest known person dies aged 118
The world's oldest known person, French nun Lucile Randon, has died aged 118, a spokesman told AFP on Tuesday.
1 min
GoMechanic admits fraud, investors push for audit
Investors of GoMechanic have ordered a forensic audit of the accounts of the car servicing startup by EY to examine claims of fraud and financial misreporting, three people with knowledge of the development said.
2 mins
Adani Enterprises fixes follow-on offer band at up to 13% discount
Adani Enterprises Ltd (AEL) on Wednesday said it would sell shares at a discount of 8.6-13.2% in its upcoming follow-on public offer (FPO), India's largest so far. Retail investors will get an additional discount of ₹64 per share.
1 min
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