Hindustan Times Delhi - March 05, 2025

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March 05, 2025

Modi Opens Animal Rescue Centre Vantara in Gujarat

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday lauded the unique wildlife conservation, rescue and rehabilitation centre, Vantara, days after inaugurating the facility established by Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) and Reliance Foundation in Jamnagar district of Gujarat.

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Maha minister resigns over sarpanch's killing

Controversial Maharashtra minister Dhananjay Munde resigned from the cabinet on Tuesday citing health grounds, which was promptly accepted by chief minister Devendra Fadnavis.

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US stops military aid for Ukraine, Europe steps in with €800bn plan

President Donald Trump ordered a pause on all US military aid to Ukraine, turning up the heat on Volodymyr Zelensky days after an Oval Office blowup with the Ukrainian president left support from his country's most important ally in doubt.

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U.P. Speaker Slams MLA For Spitting Gutkha In House

A member of the Uttar Pradesh legislative assembly has drawn criticism from speaker Satish Mahana who said he reviewed footage of the lawmaker chewing gutkha and spitting on the House floor, compromising the dignity of the legislative complex.

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Michel to walk out of prison as HC grants bail in ED case

The Delhi high court on Tuesday granted bail to alleged middleman Christian James Michel in the money-laundering case linked to the controversial AgustaWestland chopper deal, taking note of the agency's delay in concluding the investigation and initiating trial, coupled with Michel's period of incarceration as an under-trial.

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Subdued excitement shrouds Chhatrasal as Sushil gets bail

In the dusty precincts of Chhatrasal Stadium, they mention Sushil Kumar's name with reverence, even as the disgraced two-time Olympic medallist's reputation has been tarnished by his arrest in a murder case.

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B'deshi patient inflow hit amid strain in ties

At the Rabindranath Tagore International Institute of Cardiac Sciences (RTIICS) along Kolkata's arterial Eastern Metropolitan Bypass, the dedicated reception desk meant for foreign patients is strangely quiet. It's been that way since September last year when a student revolt in Bangladesh culminated in a regime change.

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EWS Lottery Admissions To Be Held Today At Old Secretariat

Education minister Ashish Sood on Tuesday said that the first draw of lots for admissions under the Economically Weaker Section (EWS) category for the academic session 2025-26 will be conducted on March 5 at the Old Secretariat.

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Intensive night ops by police to bolster security across city

The Delhi Police on Tuesday night carried out an extensive citywide patrolling operation — commonly known as \"general gasht\" — to bolster security across the national capital, with officers as senior as special commissioners and deputy commissioners of police (DCPs) also participating in the exercise.

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Govt sets 12-month target to flatten Bhalswa landfill

Lieutenant Governor V.K. Saxena and Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Tuesday kicked off the process of transforming a five-acre area of reclaimed land at the Bhalswa dump yard into a bamboo park, which is proposed through the plantation of over 54,000 saplings over the next month.

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'Array of perspectives': Judges hail debate quality

The culmination of the Hindustan Times Centennial Debate at Bikaner House on Tuesday morning brought an end to a months-long event that saw about 50 colleges participate in regional rounds that spanned three cities.

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AI or IQ? A feisty battle of wits and ideas

The team from Jain University, Bengaluru was declared the winner after two hours of thoughts and arguments flying thick and fast

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Delhi HC To Hear Police Plea In Bibhav Kumar Case

The Delhi Police on Tuesday moved the Delhi high court against a city court's order directing it to provide a list of \"unrelied documents\" to Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) convener Arvind Kejriwal's aide, Bibhav Kumar, in the alleged assault case of AAP MP Swati Maliwal.

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SC quashes rape case against former army man: 'Abuse of process of law'

POLICE TOLD THE BENCH THAT THE COMPLAINANT HAS NOT COOPERATED WITH THE PROBE, AND CHOSE NOT TO APPEAR DESPITE BEING ASKED TO

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Desilt Two Key South Delhi Drains, NGT Directs Govt

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the additional chief secretary of the irrigation and flood control department (I&FC) of the Delhi government to ensure that the covered portions of the Kushak and Sunehri Pul drain are de-silted, after the department said it had no expertise nor the powers to break open the covered area.

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Commander Of Maoist Group In Jharkhand Held From Pitampura

Acting on a tip-off, Delhi Police arrested a 35-year-old woman, allegedly an area commander of a Maoist group in Jharkhand, from northwest Delhi's Pitampura on Monday, police said.

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NE Delhi locality tense over building of mosque

There was palpable tension in a residential neighbourhood in Brahmpuri, New Usmanpur on Tuesday night, as the construction activity to extend a mosque led to communal tension between communities in the area, police said.

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3 Nabbed for Stealing Bridal Attire, Paintings

The Delhi Police on Tuesday said they apprehended two minor boys and arrested a 21-year-old woman on charges of robbery after they allegedly tied up the security guard at a renowned boutique in south Delhi's Gadaipur Farms and fled with several high-end designer bridal outfits, antique paintings and electronic items worth ₹2 crore last Friday night.

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Five PWD teams to inspect 102 flyovers for undertaking repairs

The public works department (PWD) has deployed five teams to inspect 102 flyovers across the Capital over the next two days to undertake necessary repairs from March 6, said a government order issued on Tuesday.

1 min

'Form expert panels to identify forests'

We direct all states, UTs where expert committee is not constituted, to complete the exercise within one month SUPREME COURT

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UN 'cherry-picking' on situations: India rejects J&K remarks

India has rejected UN human rights chief Volker Turk's remarks on the situation in Jammu & Kashmir, and called for a better understanding of the country's diversity and openness instead of the \"cherry-picking of situations\".

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SC Slams 'Casual' Bail in Cases of Dowry Deaths

The Supreme Court has expressed grave concern over the persistence of dowry deaths in India, cautioning that a lax approach in granting bail in such cases could erode public faith in the judiciary's commitment to tackling the menace.

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Guj UCC Panel to Hold Public Consultations, Focus on Women's Rights

Stakeholders Can Submit Their Suggestions Regarding the UCC Online or Through Post by March 24

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Man kills his parents, sister over land dispute

A 22-year-old man was arrested for allegedly murdering his parents and sister over a land dispute in Jagatsinghpur district of Odisha, police said on Tuesday.

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Mizoram emerges as transit hub for explosives smuggling

Manipur governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla chaired a security review meeting at Raj Bhavan in Imphal on Tuesday, following Union home minister Amit Shah's March 1 directive to security forces to ensure free movement of people in the strife-torn state from March 8.

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SC: Calling someone 'Pakistani' is in poor taste but not a crime

SC SAID REMARKS MADE WERE INAPPROPRIATE BUT DID NOT MEET LEGAL THRESHOLD TO ESTABLISH AN OFFENCE UNDER SECTION 298 OF IPC

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Munde issue complicates ties between Maha ruling parties

NCP leader Dhananjay Munde's resignation from the Maharashtra cabinet on Tuesday, days after his close aide was named as the mastermind in the murder of a village sarpanch and amid heightened demand for his ouster from ruling Mahayuti allies, raised question mark on the handling of the issue by the NCP leadership, particularly its chief Ajit Pawar.

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Builders can't use insolvency to evade penalties: Top court

THE VERDICT IS EXPECTED TO HAVE FAR-REACHING IMPLICATIONS FOR BUSINESSES ATTEMPTING TO USE INSOLVENCY PROCEEDINGS AS AN EVASIVE TOOL

2 mins

Fingerprints found at Saif's home match arrested man's, say police

The Bandra police are in the process of filing a charge sheet against Bangladeshi national Shariful Islam Shehzad Fakir, the man accused of breaking into the home of actor Saif Ali Khan and stabbing him multiple times on January 16, after a forensic report confirmed that a set of five fingerprints lifted from a duct in the building where Khan lives matches the prints of the 30-year-old, police officers said on Tuesday.

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Resolve issues at all-party meets: Election commissioner to officials

Chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar on Tuesday asked state chief electoral officers (CEOs) to hold all-party meetings and resolve issues within the statutory framework, emphasising no electoral staff or officer should be intimidated using false claims.

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Ansal Assets to Be Seized if Money of Investors Not Returned: Yogi

A day after the state government ordered FIRs against Ansal API, Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday said that properties of the real estate group would be confiscated if it did not return its investors' money.

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Rajnath flags threat of new-age warfare

India must stay prepared to counter emerging security risks such as hybrid tactics and space-based challenges, defence minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday said, pointing to a new age of warfare that can destabilise the country's strategic and economic interests.

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Actor Held for Smuggling 14.8kg Gold at B'luru Airport

Kannada actor Ranya Rao was arrested by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) for allegedly smuggling gold at the Bengaluru international airport on Tuesday, officials aware of the matter said, adding that she is the stepdaughter of a senior police officer belonging to the rank of director general of police (DGP).

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Corrupt Leaders, Officials Greater Threats Than Assassins, Says SC

Corrupt elements in the higher echelons of the government and political parties are a greater menace to society than even hired killers, the Supreme Court has held, delivering a scathing indictment of corruption in public life.

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Nepal To Expedite Remaining Work On Cross-Border Rail Links: Mea

Nepal has assured India it will facilitate the early completion of work on remaining sections of the Jaynagar-Bijalpura-Bardibas and Jogbani-Biratnagar cross-border railway lines, which are being developed with grant assistance from New Delhi, the ministry of external affairs said in a statement on Tuesday.

1 min

3 Girls Killed in Crash on Way to Exam Centre

Three students were killed and 11 others, including the driver, were injured after a car overturned in Maharajganj district of Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday, police said.

1 min

ED arrests SDPI chief, says party funded by banned PFI

FAIZY, A RESIDENT OF KERALA, WAS ARRESTED AT DELHI AIRPORT AROUND 9.30PM ON MONDAY UNDER PMLA

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A reality check for Bangladesh-India ties

Bangladesh interim government chief Muhammad Yunus has offered a candid assessment of the relationship with India — that there is no other way for the two countries but to have good relations, though ties have been beset by \"some conflicts\" in recent times.

1 min

Battling India's obesity challenge

A large overweight young-adult population will be a burden on the economy. Policymakers need to plan for this looming crisis

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Customising treatment for the mentally unwell

“But I don’t want to go among mad people,” Alice remarked. “Oh, you can’t help that,” said the Cat: “we’re all mad here. I’m mad. You’re mad.”

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Rare Tropical Cyclone Swirls Off Eastern Australia

A heavily populated stretch of Australia's eastern coast scrapped major sports fixtures as people battened down on Tuesday for what could be the first tropical cyclone to pummel the region in 50 years.

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Trade war fears: Stocks around the world slide

Stocks got hammered across the board as concerns about the impacts of a trade war on the global economy spurred a flight to short-term bonds, gold and haven currencies. Oil slumped.

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9 Dead in Suicide Bombings at a Pak Military Base

Attackers launched two suicide bombings to breach a wall at a military base in northwestern Pakistan while others stormed the compound and were repelled in violence that killed at least nine people and injured 25, officials and a local hospital said.

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PLI boost: Cancer drugs may become cheaper

SUN PHARMA, CIPLA, GLENMARK, CADILA AND BIOCON WILL BE MAKING CANCER DRUGS UNDER THE PLI SCHEME

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CEA Warns of Global Growth Risks, Backs Deregulation

Chief economic adviser V. Anantha Nageswaran on Tuesday warned that recent policy actions across the world could hinder global growth and emphasized the need to foster optimism on India by easing economic activity.

1 min

Buch, 5 Others Get HC Relief in Listing Case

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday stayed a lower court order for a police complaint against Madhabi Puri Buch in a case related to an alleged fraudulent listing of a company on BSE three decades ago.

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Relief for IndiGo: HC strikes down IGST on aircraft repairs

In a relief for aviation companies, including IndiGo, the Delhi high court on Tuesday struck down the Integrated Goods and Services Tax (IGST) levy on the repair cost of goods re-imported into India after being sent abroad for maintenance.

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Babar, Rizwan out of Pak T20 squad

Captain Muhammad Rizwan and Babar Azam were on Tuesday dropped from the Pakistan squad for the five-match T20 series in New Zealand.

1 min

Enrique Urges PSG to Seize Control as Reds Head for Paris

Paris St Germain will be hoping to impose their game on Liverpool to avoid getting hit by the Merseyside's attacking 'fighter jets' when both teams face off in their Champions League last 16 first leg on Wednesday.

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END SONU-RAHMAN RIFT RUMOURS AT HT INDIA'S MOST STYLISH AWARDS

Many click-bait headlines have been floating on the internet recently, which show singer Sonu Nigam calling composer AR Rahman 'not a great singer' and a 'non-friendly and detached person'.

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Mahira denies link-up with Siraj, says she is not 'dating anyone'

Fans can connect you with anyone. We can't stop them. But I don't give much importance to all this. MAHIRA SHARMA, Actor

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A look at the many shades of gamchha

A staple in the Indian subcontinent and parts of Southeast Asia, the gamchha — a traditional scarf worn by men — takes centre stage at a multimedia exhibition.

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