Hindustan Times Delhi - March 07, 2025

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March 07, 2025

Pak leaving Pok will solve Kashmir issue'

India has largely resolved the Kashmir issue by scrapping the region's special status, restoring economic activity and holding elections, and the matter will be settled when Pakistan returns the \"stolen part of Kashmir\" under its illegal occupation, external affairs minister S Jaishankar has said.

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US govt halts deportation flights via military jets over high costs: Report

The Trump administration has suspended the use of military aircraft for deportation flights, marking a significant shift in its immigration enforcement strategy, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal.

1 min

T'gana Cabinet Gives Nod to Bill to Create Dalit Sub-quotas

If Implemented, T'gana Will Be the 2nd State in the Country to Implement Sub-quotas After Haryana

1 min

EU Gathers for 2nd Emergency Meeting with Ukraine's Prez

Facing the prospect that the US might cut them adrift under President Donald Trump, European Union leaders launched a day of emergency talks on Thursday in a bid to step up their own security and ensure that Ukraine will still be properly protected.

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India Condemns EAM Security Breach

India on Thursday condemned a breach in the security for external affairs minister S Jaishankar in the UK after a pro-Khalistan protester broke past a police barrier and got close to the minister's motorcade in London, saying it expected the British government to deliver on its diplomatic obligations to protect visiting dignitaries.

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Agri goods key focus of early India-US tariff talks

Talks for bilateral trade deal on

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Haryana Orders Inquiry, Forms SIT to Probe Illegal Dumping in Aravallis

Haryana's environment minister Rao Narbir Singh on Thursday ordered an inquiry and the forming of a special investigation team following HT's report on the illegal dumping of 32,000 tonnes of waste in the ecologically fragile Aravalli hills and Tauru villages.

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Rana makes last-ditch attempt to stay in US

Tahawwur Rana, one of the people behind the 26/11 terror attacks in Mumbai, has filed an emergency application in the US Supreme Court against his extradition to India saying that being a Muslim of Pakistani origin, and a former Pakistan army officer, the likelihood of his torture in India is high, adding that he was being sent into a \"hornet's nest\".

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Air India flight returns to Chicago over clogged loos

THE AIRLINE CONFIRMED THAT FLIGHT AI126 RETURNED TO CHICAGO O'HARE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, CITING A \"TECHNICAL ISSUE\"

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Pro-Khalistan Group Member Held Over Kumbh Terror Plot

A member of pro-Khalistan terror outfit Babbar Khalsa International with suspected links to Pakistan's ISI was arrested from Kaushambi district of Uttar Pradesh on Thursday, police said, adding the suspect was allegedly planning to carry out a terror attack during the recently concluded Maha Kumbh.

1 min

Ice May Exist on Moon at More Locations: Data

The Researchers Examined Temps Measured at and to a Depth of 10cm Beneath the Lunar Surface for the Study

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MCD Aims To Clear, Flatten Singhola Silt Mound By May

With the spotlight on the Okhla, Bhalswa and Ghazipur landfill sites, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has decided to expedite the biomining and flattening of a fourth waste mound in Singhola, where silt was dumped following drain clean-up.

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Ineffective STPs Pose Big Yamuna Clean-Up Hurdle

Experts Want Accountability Over Treatment Plants

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Citywide raids against illegal migrants

The Delhi Police on Thursday intensified their crackdown on illegal Bangladeshi immigrants, as it conducted verification drives across the Capital and detained at least two people in this connection.

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BJP MP Mentions Tughlaq Lane as 'Vivekanand Marg'

BJP Rajya Sabha MP and former deputy chief minister of Uttar Pradesh, Dinesh Sharma, at the house-warming ceremony of his government allocated house in New Delhi on Thursday installed a nameplate mentioning the location of the house on Tughlaq lane as Swami Vivekanand Marg.

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2 GZB Minors Kill 13-Year-Old Boy Over Friendship With A Girl: Cops

Police in Sahibabad on Thursday took into custody two minors who allegedly murdered a 13-year-old boy over his friendship with a girl, senior police officers said.

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Delhi govt to introduce new EV policy, increase charging points

The recently elected Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led government will introduce a new electric vehicle (EV) policy in April under which it will increase the number of charging stations in the Capital, as party leaders said that less than 10% of the targeted points were set up under the existing policy.

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Gopal Rai Meets AAP Councillors, Calls For Work At Grassroots

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Delhi state convener Gopal Rai on Thursday met all party councillors on Thursday and asked them to work on strengthening their grassroots network.

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400 Contractual Staffers at RML Without Pay for 5 Months

The salaries of at least 400 contractual staff members, including technical staff and security guards, at the Ram Manohar Lohia (RML) Hospital have been pending for the last five months, people familiar with the matter said.

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Govt shuts down 250 mohalla clinics in city

Around 250 mohalla clinics across the Capital will shut with immediate effect, Delhi health minister Pankaj Singh said on Thursday, highlighting it as part of the government's 100-day plan to revamp health infrastructure in Delhi.

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CP Shopkeepers Want Uniform Tax Method Across Delhi

After the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) attached more than a dozen shops, showrooms and restaurants in Connaught Place this week due to non-payment of property taxes, the New Delhi Traders Association, in a meeting on Thursday, underlined their demand seeking a uniform unit-area method of taxation in Lutyens Delhi, instead of the comparative rent system.

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Tunnel Breakthrough at Vasant Kunj in Metro Ph-4

The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC), as part of its Phase 4 expansion, on Thursday achieved a tunnel breakthrough by completing an underground corridor between the under-construction Kishangarh and Vasant Kunj stations, officials said.

1 min

City's oldest police post restored, but neglected

In 2023, Delhi's oldest surviving police chowki — an early 19th-century structure at Sarai Rohilla — was restored to its former glory by the Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (Intach).

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Eight students suspended in AUD over cyberbullying

A 19-YEAR-OLD UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT WAS ALLEGEDLY BULLIED BY FIVE OF HER CLASSMATES LAST MONTH

1 min

River sutra

Yamuna from a particular Delhi vantage point

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Mayor Directs Crackdown on Illegal Spas and Restaurants

Delhi mayor Mahesh Kumar, in a review meeting with the public health department, on Thursday directed officials to take strict action against illegally operating spas, unauthorized hotels, and unlicensed restaurants.

1 min

Three Arrested For Thefts At Wedding Venues In Delhi In Feb

Three members of a robbery gang from Madhya Pradesh, infamous as the \"Band-Baaja-Baarat gang\" for their numerous thefts at wedding venues in Delhi-NCR, were arrested by the Delhi Police's crime branch on charges of committing at least three such thefts in the city in February, police said on Thursday.

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Top Court Bench To Start Hearing Pleas Against GM Mustard's Release In April

A three-judge bench of the Supreme Court will begin hearing next month a clutch of petitions challenging the permission given for commercial cultivation of genetically modified (GM) mustard, after the approval granted by the Centre for its environmental release ended up in a split verdict by the top court in July 2024.

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Top Court Seeks Info From All HCs On Pending Execution Pleas

Ending the plight of a litigant who had to wait for almost 39 years to get possession of a property decreed in his favour way back in 1986, the Supreme Court on Thursday said that the case highlights the woes of litigants in this country and asked all high courts to identify such cases and ensure cases pending for execution of decree are decided within six months.

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India open to rationalising agri sector tariffs: Officials

Lowering tariffs on agricultural commodities will help Indian exports gain better markets in the US NITI AAYOG REVIEW

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T'gana cabinet approves draft bill on SC sub-categorisation

IF IMPLEMENTED, TELANGANA WILL BE THE SECOND STATE TO IMPLEMENT SUB-CLASSIFICATION OF SC QUOTAS, AFTER HARYANA

1 min

Don't reject Jains' divorce plea under Hindu Act: HC

The Madhya Pradesh high court has restrained a family court in Indore from dismissing any divorce petition filed by couples from the Jain community under the Hindu Marriage Act, observing that at least 28 such pleas finalised by the family court citing their minority status have been brought before it.

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HC Refuses to Halt Contempt Proceedings Against Gokhale

The Delhi high court on Thursday declined to grant an immediate stay on contempt proceedings initiated by former diplomat Laxmi Puri, who is married to Union minister Hardeep Puri, against Trinamool Congress (TMC) parliamentarian Saket Gokhale.

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Aim To Reduce Road Accidents By 50%: Gadkari

Union minister for road transport and highways Nitin Gadkari on Thursday said the government aims to reduce road accident rates by half by 2030 and said accidents contribute to economic loss of 3% to GDP.

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SC Orders No Fresh FIR Against Udhayanidhi

The Supreme Court on Thursday ordered that no fresh cases should be registered against Tamil Nadu deputy chief minister Udhayanidhi Stalin over his controversial remarks against Sanatan Dharma and extended protection against his arrest in the cases registered against him in connection with the remarks till the next hearing on his petition to club all cases filed against him across the country.

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'Misuse of democratic freedom': India on EAM's UK event breach

India on Thursday condemned a breach in the security for external affairs minister S Jaishankar in the UK after a pro-Khalistan protester broke past a police barrier and got close to the minister's motorcade in London, saying it expected the British government to deliver on its diplomatic obligations to protect visiting dignitaries.

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Lift ban on website over Modi-Trump cartoon row, HC directs Centre

CENTRE DEEMED THE CARTOON TO BE DETRIMENTAL TO INTEGRITY OF INDIA AND ITS TIES WITH THE U.S

1 min

Rana approaches US top court against extradition

Tahawwur Rana, one of the people behind the 26/11 terror attacks in Mumbai, has filed an emergency application in the US Supreme Court against his extradition to India, saying that being a Muslim of Pakistani origin, and a former Pakistan army officer, the likelihood of his torture in India is high, adding that he was being sent into a \"hornet's nest\".

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Patient tied to bed over pending bills, escapes

A 27-year-old man has accused the administration of a private hospital in Ratlam district of Madhya Pradesh of holding him captive for failing to clear medical dues, a charge refuted by the hospital, which also filed a police complaint.

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PIL in SC Seeks 3-Language Formula in TN, Kerala, Bengal

A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking implementation of the three-language formula, proposed by the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, in Tamil Nadu, Kerala and West Bengal.

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Woman's Body Found With Nails Hammered Into Her Feet In Bihar

The body of a woman with nails hammered into her feet has been found in Nalanda district of Bihar, police said on Thursday.

1 min

Pro-Khalistan terror group member held in UP: Police

DGP Kumar said that the suspect had planned to carry out a major terror attack during the Maha Kumbh, but failed due to security checks at the event

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After HC Order, Edu Min Booked Over Jadavpur Varsity Violence

West Bengal education minister Bratya Basu on Thursday was booked by the Kolkata Police in connection with last week's violence at Jadavpur University.

1 min

Raj MBBS Student Found Dead, Suicide Suspected

A final-year MBBS student at the Kota Government Medical College in Rajasthan was found dead in his hostel room in a suspected case of suicide, police said on Thursday.

1 min

CM steps in as Marathi debate rages in Mumbai

Political slugfest heats up

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FIRs Not Reliant on Prior Probe in Graft Cases: SC

Conducting a preliminary inquiry before lodging a corruption case is not a mandatory legal requirement, nor is it compulsory for a first information report (FIR) to be lodged prior to commencing a probe, the Supreme Court has ruled, noting that law enforcement agencies must not be restrained by unnecessary administrative hurdles in initiating investigations.

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Allahabad HC Chief Justice Recuses From Petition on Judges' Selection

The chief justice of Allahabad high court, Justice Arun Bhansali, on Thursday stepped aside from hearing a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking a directive for the timely appointment of 81 judges in the high court.

1 min

PM Modi Reviews Cooperative Sector's Growth at Meeting

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday chaired a high-level meeting to review the progress of the cooperative sector, where he stressed the expansion of the sector, especially in trade of organic products, an official statement said.

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Young Lawyers Must Take Up Criminal Law: CJI

Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sanjiv Khanna on Thursday urged youngsters to take up criminal law as their first choice of practice, asserting that its importance should not be ignored since the same directly impacts individual liberty, social harmony and the fundamental balance between state power and personal liberty.

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Anora is an exposition of unyielding class divides

Anora received the Oscar for Best Picture at a time when the Donald Trump administration in the US unofficially declared the American dream dead, imposing instead the idea of Make America Great Again (MAGA).

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Reaffirm the federal pact

The Centre should hold a conversation with the southern state to dispel fears about delimitation

2 mins

Taking a stand against centralisation of policies

The issue of Hindi imposition has been a longstanding point of contention between the Union government and the government of Tamil Nadu.

3 mins

What to do when the market keeps falling

Your portfolio tells a story. If the bleed is less than the market average, it's a good story, else you need to read this

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A UN report finds women's rights weakened in quarter of all nations

Women's rights regressed last year in a quarter of countries around the world, according to a report published by UN Women, on Thursday, due to factors ranging from climate change to democratic backsliding.

1 min

Trump's grant, loan freeze struck down again in court

A federal judge issued a long-term order blocking President Donald Trump's controversial attempt to freeze billions of dollars in Congress-approved loans, grants and other payments to recipients across the US.

1 min

Macron reiterates nuke shield plan, angering Russia

President Emmanuel Macron announced plans to discuss using France's nuclear capabilities to defend European allies, as part of a broader push for strategic security amid the US's reduced presence in Europe.

1 min

Syria Leftover Explosives Kill and Injure Over 180 Children

Landmines and unexploded ordnance in Syria have killed or injured at least 188 children since President Bashar al-Assad's overthrow in December, the Save the Children charity said on Thursday.

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RBI Plans To Ask Lenders To Tighten Gold Loan Processes

India's central bank plans to ask lenders to follow stricter underwriting processes for gold loans and monitor the end-use of funds as it tries to cool growth in the fast-growing segment, seven people, including industry sources and those aware of the regulator's thinking, said.

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Renewables sector hit by weak demand: Report

India's renewable energy sector is facing obstacles including weak demand for tenders, power agreement delays and project cancellations, the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis said on Thursday.

1 min

One more time on the big stage: Kohli vs Williamson

The two generational batting greats at the fag end of their careers are once again chasing glory

3 mins

Spin city: Indian tweakers and their Dubai dominance

India's band of spinners have been a roaring success in the Emirates.

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Call on WFI fate by Monday, sports ministry tells Delhi HC

The Delhi high court on Thursday voiced concerns over a lack of a competent body within the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) that could be entrusted with the task of selecting a team to be sent to the Asian Wrestling Championship to be held from March 25 in Jordan.

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