Hindustan Times Delhi - April 20, 2025

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April 20, 2025

'WON'T BE SCARED': KHARGE AFTER ED ACTION AGAINST SONIA AND RAHUL

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday said the party won't get intimidated by the Enforcement Directorate's charge sheet against Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi in the National Herald case.

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Crucial Week for Trade Talks as Sitharaman, Top Official Head to US

Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman and a senior commerce ministry official will be in the US next week for engagements with the Trump administration, officials said on Saturday, embarking on separate but simultaneous visits that are part of a two-pronged approach by New Delhi to deepen economic engagement with potential trade partners.

1 min

Looking To Visit India This Year, Says Musk After Talks With Modi

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said on Saturday that he is looking forward to visiting India later this year.

1 min

Thackerays Say Ready to Bridge Divide for Maharashtra's Sake

Estranged cousins Raj Thackeray and Uddhav Thackeray, who lead the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) and the Shiv Sena (UBT) respectively, hinted at the possibility of a reconciliation in the interests of Maharashtra and native Marathi speakers on Saturday.

1 min

25 and Above: Delhi to Retain Alcohol Age Bar

Delhi's legal drinking age is unlikely to be lowered from 25 years as the government prepares a new excise policy after nearly three years of uncertainty, senior officials aware of the matter have said.

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I am in shock. How did this happen?

A family almost wiped out and a sole breadwinner lost: Hemani Bhandari and Snehil Sinha count the losses in the Delhi tragedy that scarred many

2 mins

Woke Husband Up When Room Shook, Grabbed Kids and Ran

Nafisa (single name), in her late 30s, had just had a chat with her neighbours before going to bed at 12.30am. She woke up at 2.30am when she felt the room shaking and then saw something hit the balcony wall.

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‘We got up from bed, and all of it collapsed’

\"It felt like an earthquake,\" recalled Mohammed Chand, who lost eight family members—including his wife, father, and brother—in the Mustafabad building collapse.

1 min

Renovations gone wrong? MCD probes

The removal of a load-bearing wall during recent renovation work likely caused the fatal collapse of a four-storey building in northeast Delhi's Dayalpur village, Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) officials said on Saturday.

1 min

Leaders offer condolences, trade blame over settlements

Chief minister Rekha Gupta on Saturday ordered a probe into the house collapse.

1 min

3rd floor: Kids lose mother, father hurt

Three children living on the third floor with their parents witnessed the death of their mother on Saturday.

1 min

2nd floor: Two sons of a family killed

On the second floor of the building, a family of five lost their young son and their sole breadwinner.

1 min

Court Sends 'Lady Don' to 2-Day Custody

A city court on Saturday granted Delhi Police two-day custody of a 25-year-old woman who calls herself \"Lady Don,\" a day after she was arrested for allegedly conspiring in the murder of a 17-year-old boy in northeast Delhi's Seelampur area.

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Woman, 20, dies by suicide in SE Delhi

A 20-year-old woman allegedly died by suicide in southeast Delhi's Sunlight Colony area early Saturday, police said.

1 min

Man Arrested For Duping People To Steal Their Phone Data

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested a man from Patna for allegedly using the logo of the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) to deceive people into installing malicious software on their phones to steal sensitive data, authorities said on Saturday.

1 min

Man Gets Life Imprisonment For Raping Minor In 2023

A Delhi court sentenced a 47-year-old man to rigorous life imprisonment for kidnapping and sodomising a 12-year-old boy in February 2023, calling the crime \"grave, heinous and alarming\".

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Govt to hand out Ayushman cards to elderly on April 28

The Delhi government will distribute Ayushman Bharat Cards to a few eligible senior citizens on April 28, marking the launch of the scheme for residents aged 70 and above, health minister Pankaj Singh said on Saturday.

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'Media undergoing fundamental shift'

Union minister of information & broadcasting Ashwini Vaishnaw on Saturday said the media landscape is undergoing a fundamental shift with the creator economy growing exponentially.

1 min

Dalit man assaulted, urinated upon by 2

Police have booked two men for assaulting a 19-year-old Dalit man in Sikar district of Rajasthan, officials said on Saturday, after the latter alleged that the accused raped him, recorded a video of the incident, hit him with iron rods and urinated on him.

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'SC going beyond its limits': BJP MP slams observations on Waqf

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) lawmaker Nishikant Dubey on Saturday criticised the Supreme Court's recent observations on the Waqf (Amendment) Act and said Parliament should be shut down if the apex court makes the laws.

2 mins

ED Action Against Gandhis Aimed at Protecting Assets of Nation: Goyal

Union minister Piyush Goyal on Saturday said the action by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in the National Herald case is aimed at protecting the nation's assets from being \"taken over by the Gandhi family for personal use\".

1 min

Doctor Booked for Negligence Over Death of Pregnant Woman in Pune

The 37-Year-Old Died Two Days After She Was Denied Admission at Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital in Pune

1 min

14C Alerts About Frauds In Char Dham Bookings

The Union home ministry's Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (14C) has alerted the public about online booking frauds, especially those targeting Char Dham pilgrims and tourists across the country.

1 min

ED Can't Scare Us: Cong on Herald Charge Sheet

We are not going to be scared, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said on Saturday as he linked the Enforcement Directorate (ED)'s move against former Congress president Sonia Gandhi and leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi in the National Herald case with the All India Congress Committee (AICC) session in Ahmedabad.

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Ready to work together: Raj, Uddhav Thackeray

Estranged cousins Raj Thackeray and Uddhav Thackeray, who lead the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) and the Shiv Sena (UBT) respectively, hinted at the possibility of a reconciliation in the interests of native Marathi speakers on Saturday.

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India Condemns Killing of Hindu Leader in B'desh

India on Saturday condemned the abduction and killing of a Hindu community leader in Bangladesh and urged the interim government in Dhaka to protect all minorities, reflecting the continuing strain in bilateral ties over the status of religious minorities in the neighboring country.

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Court Permits Baba Siddique's Wife to Intervene in Murder Case

A special court on Saturday allowed Shehzeen Siddique, the wife of former Maharashtra minister Baba Siddique, who was shot dead in October last year, to intervene in the proceedings of his murder case.

1 min

Guv meets riot victims' kin in Murshidabad, promises help

The controversy over last week's violence in Murshidabad continued to escalate on Saturday, with West Bengal governor CV Ananda Bose meeting the family of the two people who were killed in the clashes, and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) alleging that the state government had turned relief camps into \"detention\" centres.

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PM to begin 2-day Saudi visit from Apr 22

Trade and investment, energy and defence cooperation, the regional security situation and connectivity initiatives are expected to figure in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's meeting with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman next week, foreign secretary Vikram Misri said on Saturday.

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Two-pronged approach: India steps up negotiation efforts for trade deals

Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman and a senior commerce ministry official will be in the US next week for engagements with the Trump administration, officials said on Saturday, embarking on separate but simultaneous visits that are part of a two-pronged approach by New Delhi to deepen economic engagement with potential trade partners.

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Indian student killed by stray bullet in Canada

A 21-year-old student from Punjab has died after she was allegedly hit by a stray bullet while waiting at a bus stop on her way to work in an Ontario town in Canada, officials aware of the matter said.

1 min

Life term for couple who killed pregnant daughter

A local court in Jajpur district of Odisha on Saturday sentenced a couple to life imprisonment for killing their 15-year-old pregnant daughter in 2016.

1 min

India-China relations at 75: Uncertain thaw

Despite the recent positive overtures, structural problems in the bilateral relationship could resurface as a source of tensions

4 mins

Farooq Abdullah and the predicament of Kashmir

ON THE ONE HAND, FAROOQ ABDULLAH WANTS TO REACH OUT TO NEW DELHI BUT THE RESPONSE IS LESS THAN FULSOME. ON THE OTHER, HIS OWN PEOPLE ARE NOT CONVINCED OF WHAT HE'S ATTEMPTING. INSTEAD OF FULL SUPPORT, HE OFTEN FACES THEIR WRATH

3 mins

Science Behind Indic Calendar & Time-Cycle

The other day I asked a friend where he would be during Jyeshtha?

3 mins

In rape cases, stop blaming the victim, morality talk

Twice in as many weeks, the Supreme Court has expressed its disapproval at the Allahabad high court.

2 mins

Victory formations

How does Barcelona get these killer trios together? Another one is taking shape, and it promises drama, thrills... maybe a treble?

2 mins

Read herrings

His books are a mix of Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi and English. These are the many Indias he has known. What keeps Hindi pulp-fiction legend Surendra Mohan Pathak ticking, at 85?

3 mins

Iran, US task experts to design framework for nuke deal: Araqchi

Iran and the United States agreed on Saturday to task experts to start drawing up a framework for a potential nuclear deal, Iran's foreign minister said, after a second round of talks following President Donald Trump's threat of military action.

1 min

Pakistan: Mob Beats Ahmadi Man to Death

A mob beat to death a member of Pakistan's persecuted Ahmadiyya minority on Friday after hundreds of Islamists surrounded their place of worship in Karachi, police said.

1 min

Judge Blocks Passport Rule Change Affecting Transgender People in the U.S.

A federal judge on Friday partially blocked the Trump administration from enacting a policy that bans the use of \"X\" marker used by many nonbinary people on passports as well as the changing of gender markers.

1 min

El Salvador staged 'margarita' photo op, claims US senator

A US senator described on Friday how El Salvador staged a photo of him supposedly sipping \"margaritas\" with a wrongly deported constituent to cover up the man's ordeal in a notorious prison.

1 min

Demand letter to Harvard sent by mistake: Report

Harvard University was told by an unidentified official on Trump's antisemitism task force that a letter of demands had been sent to the university without authorization, the New York Times (NYT) reported, citing two unidentified people familiar with the matter.

2 mins

US Supreme Court pauses deportation of Venezuelans

The US Supreme Court on Saturday paused the Trump administration's deportation of alleged Venezuelan gang members under an 18th-century law.

2 mins

Russia Declares Unilateral Easter Ceasefire in Ukraine

[Vladimir] Putin has now made statements about his alleged readiness for a ceasefire. We know his words cannot be trusted and we will look at actions, not words. ANDRIY SYBІHA, Ukrainian foreign minister

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City Defeat Everton, Southampton Draw

Manchester City bolstered their bid to qualify for the Champions League with a dramatic 2-0 win at Everton, while Southampton's last-gasp equaliser at West Ham ensured they will not have sole possession of the lowest points total in Premier League history.

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Sebastian Makes Asian C'ship Cut

Two months after registering his personal best in the event, Servin Sebastian continued his fine form by winning the men's 20km race walk at the 12th Indian Open Race Walking Competition in Chandigarh on Saturday.

1 min

Tackling the age-old menace

Age fraud is pulling the country down in more ways than one and it is proving difficult to stop

4 mins

Suryavanshi silver lining in RR's narrow loss to LSG

There are times when a match fades into oblivion because there's something greater at play.

3 mins

Relieved From National Duties, Nayar Rejoins KKR Support Cast

Abhishek Nayar has rejoined the support staff of Kolkata Knight Riders in a role yet to be specified by the IPL champions.

1 min

Batting is not about a brand of cricket, it's about winning games

With IPL at the halfway stage, the strategic timeout throws up an opportunity to look back at what's happened.

3 mins

Poor tactical calls add to RCB's misfortune at home

Royal Challengers Bengaluru is the only team yet to win at home this IPL season.

2 mins

Easter this year is a pause from the madness of life

For Krystle Dsouza, the magic of Easter lies in surrounding herself with people she cares about. \"The warmth of being close to my loved ones, good food and above all, the prayers—all of this feels so comforting. Easter is purely about that calm; it makes me happiest,\" she tells us.

1 min

CAN AI REALLY BE YOUR THERAPIST?

With the rising trend of AI chatbots becoming Gen Z's shrink on demand, experts weigh in on its reliability

2 mins

A decade of dedication: Gur Rehmat Majithia makes Kuchipudi debut

Gur Rehmat Majithia, a 16-year-old student of Vasant Valley, Delhi, performed her Rangapravesham at Kamani Auditorium earlier this week.

1 min

Urvashi's 'Temple' Claim Angers Badrinath Priests And Locals

Actor Urvashi Rautela's recent claim of having a temple in Uttarakhand named after her has triggered backlash from priests and locals.

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