Hindustan Times Delhi - March 15, 2023
Hindustan Times Delhi - March 15, 2023
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March 15, 2023
Double whammy for Capital's commuters
NEW DELHI/GURUGRAM: Commuters across south and southwest Delhi were subject to excruciating traffic jams throughout on Tuesday, with the closure of a large stretch of the Delhi-Jaipur highway compounding the misery beset by the earlier shutdown of one side of the Chirag Delhi flyover.
3 mins
SC dismisses plea for higher payout by Union Carbide
NEW DELHI: A Constitution bench in the Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed a petition filed by the Union government in 2010, demanding an additional compensation of more than 27,400 crore from the American company Union Carbide Corporation (UCC) for the victims of 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy, and reproached the Centre for \"gross negligence\" in providing insurance cover to those affected by one of the world's worst industrial disasters which claimed more than 5,000 lives.
6 mins
Perumal Murugan's Tamil novel Pyre makes it to Booker longlist
NEW DELHI: Tamil writer Perumal Murugan was on Tuesday named as one of 13 contenders from Asia, Africa, Europe and Latin America for the International Booker Prize for translated fiction.
1 min
Showdown in Pakistan as police try to arrest Imran
NEW DELHI: Police and supporters of former Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan faced off for hours in Lahore city on Tuesday as law enforcement personnel sought to arrest him to ensure his appearance in court to face charges of misusing his office to sell state gifts.
2 mins
India key defence provider for us, says Maldives FM
NEW DELHI: The development of a key naval facility in the Maldives with Indian help will end the practice of sending vessels abroad for maintenance and improve the archipelago's security capabilities, Maldivian foreign minister Abdulla Shahid said.
2 mins
Gujarat's Barda pitched as new home for lions
{ PROJECT LION} TO BE MOVED FROM GIR NATIONAL PARK
4 mins
Delhi 4th most polluted, India home to 39 of 50 worst cities
NEW DELHI: India was ranked the world's eighth-most polluted nation in 2022, but was home to 39 out of the world's 50 most polluted cities, according to a report by Swiss firm IQAir released on Tuesday.
3 mins
Closure on NH48 section adds to Delhi-Ggm commute woes
GURUGRAM/NEW DELHI: Diversions and aversion measures put in place to relieve the mess around an 800-metre section of NH-48 that was shut on Tuesday only worsened the traffic situation in the area, and kept people travelling between Delhi and Gurugram stuck on the road for hours.
2 mins
Delhi to get power cut monitoring system, demand may hit 8,000MW
NEW DELHI: The Delhi government plans to create a unified state-level dashboard under the supervision of the power department to monitor power cuts in the summer for a faster response time, officials said on Tuesday, adding the government has estimated a peak power demand of around 8,000 mega watts (MW) this year. In 2022, the peak power demand was 7,695MW, the highest ever.
1 min
LG directs cleaning of 200km sewer lines at Yamuna meet
NEW DELHI: Lieutenant governor (LG) VK Saxena on Tuesday chaired the third review meeting of the Yamuna cleaning committee, constituted by the National Green Tribunal (NGT), at the Asita East biodiversity park, and said that desilting of sewer lines has emerged as the biggest challenge in the river clean-up project.
1 min
Parliamentarians feted for their contributions
LOKMAT AWARDS
1 min
RSS Backs Centre's Stance Against Same-Sex Marriage
PANIPAT/NEW DELHI: The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) on Tuesday backed the central government's stance against same-sex marriage and said such unions should only exist between two people from opposite genders, underlining the deep social divide over the complex issue.
4 mins
CBI: Candidates sold land at reduced rates to Lalu's family
NEW DELHI: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has claimed in its charge sheet in the land-for-jobs case that candidates who got jobs as \"substitutes\" in the railways, either directly or through their family and relatives, sold land to Lalu Prasad's family, particularly wife Rabri Devi and daughter Misa Bharti, at \"highly discounted rates\", sometimes a fourth or fifth of market rates.
2 mins
Mamata urges HC not to cancel appointments
BENGAL JOB SCAM
1 min
House logjam likely to stay; Oppn, govt remain at odds
NEW DELHI: Disruptions and protests washed out a second day of proceedings in Parliament on Tuesday as the government and the Opposition stuck to their demands, indicating that there was little possibility of an early resolution to the impasse jamming the second half of the Budget session.
3 mins
India forms panel to push infra projects along LAC
NEW DELHI: India on Tuesday announced the setting up of a top panel to fast-track infrastructure projects in areas close to the Line of Actual Control (LAC) where the Indian and Chinese armies have been locked in a lingering standoff for almost three years, and negotiations are on to end the stalemate, officials familiar with the matter said.
2 mins
Activists: Joshimath crisis linked to infra projects in the state
NEW DELHI: There is a clear link between developmental projects and the land subsidence crisis in the Himalayan town of Joshimath in Uttarakhand that displaced hundreds of families, environmentalists and civil society activists claimed on Tuesday, even as an interim report by an expert panel constituted by the central government is yet to be made public.
2 mins
Pakistan: 'Continue Struggle Even If I'm Killed Or Arrested'
{Imran Khan Says} Urges supporters to come out for real freedom
2 mins
China allows tourists, including from India, after a 3-year hiatus
BEIJING: China on Tuesday announced that it will allow foreign tourists into the country including from India for the first time in three years and resume issuing various other categories of visas from March 15, the latest step in the country's opening up after three years of strict border controls amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
1 min
China warns Aukus allies on nuke submarines deal
China accuses the three Western allies of inciting an arms race, saying the security deal was 'a typical case of Cold War mentality'
2 mins
Wholesale inflation eases to 25-month low of 3.85% in Feb
NEW DELHI: Wholesale prices grew at 3.85% in February 2023, the lowest in 25 months, on the back of softening commodity prices but also, significantly, the base effect (a higher value of the wholesale price index or WPI in the year-ago period).
1 min
India's oil PSUs hit $400 mn dividend roadblock in Russia
$400 million stuck as Western curbs make it harder to transfer money
3 mins
Swiss Zurich Airport eyes more bids under PPP mode
NEW DELHI: Switzerland's Zurich Airport, which is building a greenfield airport near Noida in Uttar Pradesh, is looking to bid for more airports in the public-private partnership mode, said Christoph Schnellmann, chief executive of Noida International Airport.
1 min
New app rules set to hit phone makers' revenue
NEW DELHI: India plans to force smartphone makers to allow removal of pre-installed apps and mandate screening of major operating system updates under proposed new security rules, according to two people familiar with the matter and a government document seen by Reuters.
2 mins
Not Scoring Big Was Eating Me Up: Kohli
NEW DELHI: There was a time when Virat Kohli was scoring Test centuries for fun. Starting with 2012, he scored at least two centuries every year till 2019.
2 mins
Man who became high jump's style icon
{ DICK FOSBURY} 1947-2023
3 mins
A spin team living a dream
With Ashwin and Jadeja in their element, India are almost impossible to beat at home
3 mins
Harman stars again as MI juggernaut rolls on
MUMBAI: Mumbai Indians had lost a total of 10 wickets across their first four matches of WPL. Against Gujarat Giants on Tuesday, their lower order faced a proper test for the first time and MI ended up losing eight wickets. Yet, they found a way to get their fifth straight win to remain the only unbeaten side.
2 mins
Lakshya starts with a bang at All England, Prannoy wins too
The young Indian, who reached the final last year, beat fifth seed Chou of Chinese Taipei in first round
3 mins
I WAS WAITING FOR THIS: SHEKHAR ON INDIA'S OSCAR WINS
Ace filmmaker celebrates Indian cinema's international triumph
2 mins
'Last year has been like a bookmark in my life'
For Nimrat Kaur, birthdays are all about spending quality time with family, and this year was no different. The actor, who turned 41 on March 13, rang in her birthday with her loved ones in Delhi.
1 min
Megan Fox spotted without engagement ring at party
A mid the many speculations about her relationship with rapper Machine Gun Kelly going through a rough patch, actor Megan Fox was recently spotted at a party in a black strapless gown, sans her engagement ring or her fiancé.
1 min
Rani's moving legal battle is a conflict between intent, execution
NO RATING MOVIE REVIEW
2 mins
Salman, Sohail and I came together for the first time: Arbaaz
The 1998 film Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya remains a much-loved Hindi film even today. So, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that actor Arbaaz Khan, who played the role of Vishal Thakur (Kajol’s brother), continues to feel the love that it received back then.
1 min
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