Hindustan Times Delhi - January 13, 2025

Hindustan Times Delhi - January 13, 2025

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January 13, 2025
Youth Will Make India Developed: PM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday that the strength of India's youth will make it a developed nation which will be empowered economically, socially and culturally.

1 min
B'desh Impeding Fencing Work in Multiple Places, Say BSF Officials
Bangladesh on Sunday expressed \"deep concern\" to India's envoy over border fencing work, prompting the Indian high commissioner to insist that Dhaka implement understandings on border management struck between the two sides.

3 mins
13 More Arrests Made On Kerala Dalit Athlete's Rape Complaint
A 25-member special investigation team has been formed to probe the alleged sexual abuse of an 18-year-old Dalit athlete in Pathanamthitta district of Kerala, officials said on Sunday, even as 13 more accused were arrested in connection with the case.
1 min
AAP, BJP slug it out on slums, 'infiltrators'
BJP leaders said the AAP govt had reneged on key promises made in 2020. The AAP in turn said the BJP would destroy slums if it wins
4 mins
5 Maoists Shot Dead By Forces In Chhattisgarh Encounter: Cops
Five Maoists were killed in an encounter with security forces in Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh on Sunday, police officers said.
1 min
16 Killed in Nigeria as Forces Mistake Locals for Gangsters, Bandits
At least 16 civilians were killed in a military air raid in the northwestern Nigerian state of Zamfara after a pilot mistook local self-defence forces for criminal gangs, residents told AFP on Sunday.
1 min
Norms for 2 accident relief schemes eased
THE AMENDMENTS LAID DOWN THE PROCESS FOR VICTIMS OF ENVIRONMENTAL CORPORATE DISASTERS TO GET MONETARY RELIEF
2 mins
AAP, BJP intensify campaign to win votes of slum residents
With three weeks to go for the Delhi Assembly elections, the battle to win over residents of slums - a critical vote bank in the Capital - intensified on Sunday, with both the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) attempting to woo over electors.

3 mins
Cong vows sops for out-of-work people
Another poll promise

2 mins
AAP Complaint to EC Over BJP's Post on Roads
The BJP is spreading misinformation via a fake video that depicts the poor condition of roads in Delhi. It has now been revealed that the road shown in the video is actually in Faridabad, Haryana. KUNAL RAJ, AAP legal cell
2 mins
Guidelines released for 2025-26 academic session
The Delhi government's directorate of education (DoE) has announced its admission guidelines for the academic session 2025-26.
1 min
Rumours of me as BJP's CM face are baseless: Bidhuri
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Ramesh Bidhuri on Sunday denied the Aam Aadmi Party's (AAP) claims about him being the BJP's chief ministerial candidate in the upcoming Delhi assembly elections.

1 min
Puri Slams AAP, Calls Them 'Factory of Liars'
Union petroleum minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Sunday accused the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Delhi of failing to deliver on key promises made during the lead up to the previous state assembly elections in 2020, referring to the party as a \"factory of liars\".

2 mins
The names we keep: India's unchanged urban memory
It's a rainy December evening, and an autorickshaw driver in Chennai looks puzzled as a visitor from Delhi, unfamiliar with the city, asks to be taken to Anna Salai.

5 mins
BJP Pacifies 'Rebel' MLA, Picks Him From Mustafabad
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday released its third list for the upcoming Delhi assembly elections — comprising just one name — as the party went into damage control mode hours after one of its sitting legislators threatened to rebel upon being seemingly dropped as a candidate.

1 min
Cong-AAP Tie-Up Has Collapsed, BJP Sure To Win Delhi Polls: Shah
Union home minister Amit Shah on Sunday said that the alliance that the Aam Aadmi Party and the Congress forged before the Lok Sabha polls has \"completely disintegrated\", and exuded confidence that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will win the Delhi assembly elections, scheduled to be held next month.
1 min
Atishi begins crowd funding, BJP calls it 'hiding scam money'
...Overwhelmed by the response on Day 1. Over 335 well-wishers have come forward to contribute 17+ lakhs to #DonateForAtishi campaign ATISHI, Delhi CM

1 min
Notice Issued to AAP MLA in Immigrants' Fake ID Case
The Delhi Police on Sunday served a second notice to Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Mohinder Goyal, accusing him of involvement in a case related to fake identification documents allegedly issued to illegal Bangladeshi immigrants.

1 min
AAP Used LG's Office, Centre As Alibi For Own Failures: LG
Lieutenant governor VK Saxena on Sunday accused the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Delhi of using his office and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led central government as \"alibis\" after failing to deliver on the mandate of the people.

2 mins
Wind and rain improve AQI, Grap-3 measures lifted in NCR
The air quality in the Capital improved to the \"poor\" category on Sunday, prompting the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) in NCR to revoke Stage 3 measures of the Graded Response Action Plan (Grap) with immediate effect.

2 mins
6.7 kg of Cocaine Seized at Delhi Airport, 8 Held
The customs department seized 6.7 kg of cocaine last month at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport in Delhi, arresting eight foreign nationals in seven separate cases, officials said on Sunday.
1 min
Trial Runs Begin for Meerut Metro Trains
The National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) on Sunday started the trial runs of Meerut metro with the train running between Meerut South and Meerut Central Station, officials said.
1 min
Leopard wanders into Sohna society, rescued
Forest officials rescued a leopard early on Sunday that wandered into the Anmol Ashiyana society in Sohna.

1 min
Peepal of the world
On the hyperlocal sociology of a city tree

2 mins
Speeding Bike Rams Into Truck In Outer Delhi, 2 Killed
At least two people were killed and another was injured after their motorcycle rammed into a moving truck at Mahadev Chowk in Delhi's Shahabad Dairy area early Sunday.
1 min
SPEEDING BIKE RAMS INTO TRUCK IN OUTER DELHI, 2 KILLED
Two people in a taxi were killed and at least one more person was critically injured after a car on the opposite carriageway of the Noida Link Road near Mayur Vihar in east Delhi lost control, jumped the central verge, and then rammed their cab in the early hours of Sunday, police officers said.

1 min
28-Year-Old Arrested in Ring Road Accident That Killed 1
A day after a 28-year-old man was killed in an accident involving a luxury car on the Ring Road near Safdarjung, police on Sunday arrested a 25-year-old man in connection with the case after a 60-km long chase, officers said.

1 min
So Far, 28 People, Including Four Minors, Have Been Taken Into Custody And 18 Firs Were Filed
A 25-member special investigation team has been formed to probe the alleged sexual abuse of an 18-year-old Dalit athlete in Pathanamthitta district of Kerala, officials said on Sunday, even as 13 more accused were taken into custody in connection with the case.
2 mins
After AIADMK, BJP Decides To Boycott Erode East By-Election
The Bharatiya Janata Party-led NDA has decided to boycott the upcoming Erode East bypoll, the party said on Sunday, instead shifting its focus to the 2026 state elections.
1 min
Sena (UBT) never called to disband INDIA bloc or MVA, says MP Raut
Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut clarified on Sunday that his party's decision to contest local body elections solo is aimed at strengthening its grassroots base and does not signal a break in the INDIA bloc or the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) alliance.

1 min
Bangladesh Impedes Border Fence Work at 7 Points
Border tensions between India and Bangladesh have escalated since August 5, when former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina fled to India, with Bangladesh border forces opposing previously agreed construction work at multiple locations along the international boundary, officials aware of the matter have said.

2 mins
25-member SIT set up to probe Dalit athlete's rape case, 13 more held
A 25-member special investigation team has been formed to probe the alleged sexual abuse of an 18-year-old Dalit athlete in Pathanamthitta district of Kerala, officials said on Sunday, even as 13 more accused were taken into custody in connection with the case.
1 min
'Such arrogance is not good': Guv office hits back at Stalin
The Tamil Nadu Raj Bhavan on Sunday hit out at chief minister MK Stalin for calling governor RN Ravi \"childish\" after he walked out of the state assembly alleging disrespect to the national Anthem, and said such \"arrogance is not good\" for a leader of the CM's stature.

1 min
Youth Will Make India a Developed Nation: Modi
The strength of India's young population will help realize the dream of a \"Viksit Bharat\" (developed nation) by 2047, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday at the Viksit Bharat Young Leaders Dialogue, and added that a developed India will be one that is \"empowered economically, strategically, socially and culturally\".

3 mins
IIT-Kharagpur Student Found Dead in Hostel
A third-year student was found dead in his hostel room at the IIT-Kharagpur in West Midnapore district of West Bengal on Sunday in a suspected case of suicide, police said.

1 min
Around 13,000 Trains to Run During Kumbh, Says Vaishnaw
Union minister of railways Ashwini Vaishnaw on Sunday inaugurated various initiatives to enhance rail connectivity for visitors to attend the Maha Kumbh 2025 in the Prayagraj region, a statement from the Indian Railways (IR) said.

1 min
8 killed, several injured in Maha as tempo rams into truck carrying rods
Eight people were killed and several others injured after a tempo and truck collided on Sunday in Nashik district of Maharashtra, a police officer aware of the matter said.
1 min
5 Maoists Gunned Down in Encounter at Bijapur
Five Maoists were killed in an encounter with security forces in Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh on Sunday, officials said, adding that several weapons and ammunition were seized from the spot.

2 mins
UP woman pushed into bonfire for dowry, dies
A 30-year-old blind woman died of burn injuries after she was allegedly pushed by her husband into a fire for dowry last month, police said on Sunday.
1 min
LA fires have lessons for India's readiness plans
Forest Fires are on the front burner today, after the catastrophic infernos in Southern California.
1 min
Man Booked for Raping Former Student in Gujarat
Police launched a search for a school principal after booking him for raping a former student on the sidelines of an alumni meet in Bharuch, Gujarat, police said on Sunday.
1 min
The Bitter Battle to Gain Power in Delhi
The outcome will have national implications. Hence, the big push on the ground by three national parties

4 mins
Time running out for MVA in Maharashtra
Just as the INDIA bloc threatens to unravel, there are signs that a subset, the Opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) in Maharashtra may be among the first to implode.
1 min
Boiling seas & scorched land
Record-high sea temperatures in 2024 show the gap between climate threat and action
2 mins
Looming threats of a China-US standoff
Presidents Joe Biden and Xi Jinping managed to keep United States (US)-China tensions contained in 2024, but when Donald Trump strides back into the White House later this month, he will break this fragile stability, driving an unmanaged decoupling of the world's most important geopolitical relationship and increasing the risk of global economic disruption and crisis.

3 mins
Leader of good conduct and good conscience
I first met Dr Manmohan Singh when he visited Tripura as then member-secretary of the Planning Commission to understand the problems of the state's tribal communities.

3 mins
Taiwan Supporter Kanapathy Likely to be Team Trump's China Specialist
Ivan Kanapathy, a former national security official with deep expertise on Taiwan who believes that US should invest in stronger deterrence, is likely to be the top China hand in President Donald Trump's National Security Council, multiple people familiar with the development said.

2 mins
Bangladesh's Yunus Asks UK to Probe Graft Scandal of Hasina's Niece
Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus has called for an investigation into the properties of British minister Tulip Siddiq and her family, indicating that they may have acquired them through unlawful means during her aunt Sheikh Hasina's tenure as Bangladesh premier, reports said on Sunday.
1 min
Canada: Anand rejects Trudeau successor role
Indo-Canadian Cabinet Minister Anita Indira Anand announced on Saturday that she will not be a participant in the race for the leadership of the ruling Liberal Party.

1 min
German AfD Emboldened by Austria's Far-Right Success
Buoyed by the endorsement of Elon Musk and enjoying new highs in the polls ahead of elections in February, Germany's far-right AfD is hoping for a further boost from the success of the far right in neighboring Austria.

2 mins
Special Counsel in Trump Cases Quits Justice Dept
US Special Counsel Jack Smith, who led the federal cases against Donald Trump on charges of trying to overturn his 2020 election defeat and mishandling of classified documents, has resigned, as the Republican president-elect prepared to return to the White House.

1 min
Government to revamp revival framework for MSMEs
The government is working on revamping the framework for revival and rehabilitation (FRR) of debt-ridden micro, small, and medium enterprises in order to make it easier for small businesses to restructure the loans they have taken out, said two people in the know of the development.
1 min
India's Coal Import Rises 2% During Apr-Nov
India's coal import rose by two per cent to 182.02 million tonnes (MT) in the April-November period of the current fiscal year.
1 min
Fiscal Consolidation Set on Cruise Control
Glide path may take FY25 deficit to 4.7-4.8%, less than the budgeted estimate

2 mins
Corporate tax collections from Delhi up over 14%
Delhi is the second state to rake in ₹1 lakh crore corporate income-tax after Maharashtra (₹3.39 lakh crore) in the assessment year 2023-24 while Karnataka acquired a distant number three position with a ₹72,826 crore mop-up in the period, according to government data.

2 mins
Nishikori Saves Two Match Points in Comeback Victory
Kei Nishikori, a Grand Slam finalist from more than a decade ago battling on to add a few more pages to the final chapter of his professional career, sat out of the previous three Australian Opens.

3 mins
Nagal blown away by 26th seed Machac in 1st round
At one point in the second set against Sumit Nagal on Sunday, Tomas Machac was attacking the Indian's first serves like second serves.

2 mins
Jemimah hits maiden ton as India seal Ireland ODI series
Jemimah Rodrigues made her India debut in 2018. After nearly seven years, the middle-order batter finally scored an international century, her 91-ball 102 propelling the hosts to a 116-run win over Ireland in the second ODI of the three-match series in Rajkot on Sunday.

2 mins
FA Cup: Ten-man United oust Arsenal on penalties
Joshua Zirkzee scored the winning penalty for 10-man Manchester United against Arsenal after their hectic FA Cup third round tie finished 1-1 after extra time at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday.

1 min
BCCI tells stars to play Ranji before the white-ball season
The selectors wanted Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli to play Duleep Trophy last year too, but they excused themselves

3 mins
CT squad on Jan 19; call on Bumrah before Feb 11
Jasprit Bumrah's prospects of recovering in time for the ICC Champions Trophy starting on February 19 remains slim.

2 mins
Indian Cricket Will Overcome Setbacks
Devajit Saikia took over as the new cricket board (BCCI) secretary on Sunday after being elected unopposed in the board's Special General Meeting (SGM) here.
1 min
Kartik gets engineering degree after over a decade: 'This feels like coming home'
Kartik Aaryan at the convocation ceremony; (inset) the actor dances with fellow students

1 min
Industry treated me differently after Satya
Actor Manoj Bajpayee's career took a dramatic turn with the release of Ram Gopal Varma's iconic gangster saga, Satya (1998), in which he played Bhiku Mhatre, the head of a notorious Mumbai underworld gang.

1 min
'THE THETH PUNJABI KUDI IN ME COMES OUT ON LOHRI'
Actor Nimrat Kaur tells us how she loves following traditions on this festive occasion, be it food or fashion

1 min
Rashmika sustains leg injury in gym; says she is in 'hop mode' for now
Actor Rashmika Mandanna recently sustained a leg injury at her gym. Her fans got to know about it when she shared a health update on social media.

1 min
The iconic Old Hollywood bob is making a comeback
This season, the iconic Old Hollywood bob cut has emerged as a signature hairstyle.

1 min
Beat it! Delhi's dholwallahs up their festive game for Lohri, wedding season
There are barely any festive celebrations in Delhi-NCR that are not accompanied by the beats of the dhol.

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