Hindustan Times Gurugram - February 04, 2025
Hindustan Times Gurugram - February 04, 2025
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February 04, 2025
An island limps back to normalcy amid tensions, fears
It was around mid-day and pale wintry sun of a late January day had burnt away the morning mist over Majherpara village in Sandeshkhali island. Bending over and wading through ankle-deep water, 35-year-old Pushpita Das was busy transplanting paddy saplings in rows, in a plot in front of her hut.
6 mins
Separatist Wanted by Ukraine Dies in Moscow Explosion
Armen Sarkisian Had Formed a Battalion for Fight Against Kyiv and Enlisted Prisoners to Fight in Ukraine
1 min
Failed model': Andhra CM says Delhi needs a 'double-engine govt'
Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Monday criticised the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) for creating a \"failed model\" in Delhi, which he claimed is not good for the nation.
1 min
HC Dismisses Plea To Cancel Nomination Of AAP Candidate
The Delhi high court on Monday dismissed a plea that sought directions to the Election Commission of India to cancel Delhi employment minister Mukesh Kumar Ahlawat's nomination for the assembly elections, rejecting allegations that he filed a false affidavit concealing material information.
1 min
AAP faces Vishwas Nagar jinx
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) contested its first election in 2013, and immediately formed the government—albeit a short-lived one—with outside support from the Congress.
3 mins
CEC looking at next post: Kejriwal claim sparks row
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) convener Arvind Kejriwal sparked a fresh controversy on Monday—two days before the assembly polls in Delhi—after he alleged that chief election commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar is not taking action against purported incidents of hooliganism by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) as he is \"looking for a post-retirement position\".
1 min
Only BJP Can Make Delhi World's Best Capital City: Shah
Union home minister Amit Shah canvassed in Delhi on the final day of campaigning for the Delhi assembly elections on Monday, holding a series of public meetings across the city in which he criticised the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) over the raft of corruption cases and \"unfulfilled promises\" made by the Delhi's ruling party.
2 mins
AAP Will Get 55 Seats: Kejriwal Wraps Up Pitch
Only Kejriwal will help you, he will provide free electricity, health care, and bus rides for women, and ₹2,100 to women ARVIND KEJRIWAL, AAP chief
2 mins
High court denies immediate publication of 14 CAG reports
The Delhi high court on Monday refused to grant an urgent hearing to a plea seeking immediate publication of 14 contentious Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) reports before the Delhi assembly elections, saying that the same had no correlation with the polls.
1 min
Illegal B'deshis Disturb Delhi's Demography, Says BJP Leader
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national spokesperson Sambit Patra on Monday said that the Bangladeshi population in Delhi has altered the city's demography and impacted employment opportunities for Indian workers.
1 min
Will Win Capital Like We Did Haryana And Maharashtra: Piyush Goyal
Union minister Piyush Goyal, in a show of confidence on Monday, said that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is headed for a victory in the Delhi assembly elections like it did in the recent Maharashtra and Haryana polls.
1 min
DTCP targets violations along GCR, issues notices to 5 owners
The Department of Town and Country Planning (DTCP) enforcement wing has issued notices to five property owners on Golf Course Road for violating building plans and running commercial establishments on residential plots.
1 min
Irked at Delay, Bus Runs Over Toll Plaza Staff; Driver Held
A Haryana Roadways bus driver was arrested on Sunday after running over a toll booth employee at Ghamroj toll plaza in Sohna on Saturday evening, critically injuring him, police said on Monday.
1 min
2 Lanes of Dwarka e-way Shut for Repairing Expansion Joint
Two lanes of the Dwarka Expressway on the Gurugram-to-Delhi side have been closed to traffic near the Bajghera exit after an expansion joint was found damaged, officials said on Monday.
2 mins
One killed, four injured as car rams into parked truck
A 25-year-old man was killed while his wife, sister, and two children were injured after their car crashed into a stationary truck on the Dwarka Expressway flyover in Bajghera early Sunday morning, police said on Monday.
1 min
Govt schools in Ggm to grow veggies for meals
KITCHEN GARDENS PLANNED MID-DAY MEAL SCHEME
2 mins
AQI Improves in the Capital After Wind Picks Up; GRAP 3 Revoked
The air quality in Delhi improved on Monday due to faster wind speeds, prompting the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) to lift Stage 3 measures of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) in the National Capital Region (NCR).
1 min
GMDA starts drain project to ease Rajiv Chowk waterlogging
The Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA) has begun constructing a 1.6 km stormwater drain from Rajiv Chowk to the Old Jail Complex (Nehru Stadium traffic signal) to tackle waterlogging around key government offices and buildings along Sohna Road.
1 min
T'Gana Spl House Session Today On Caste Survey
The Telangana legislative assembly will hold a special session on Tuesday to discuss the latest findings of the caste survey conducted by the state government and present its report, backward classes welfare minister Ponnam Prabhakar said on Monday.
1 min
Retired soldier killed, kin injured in terrorist attack
Waghey served in the Territorial Battalion based in South Kashmir, succumbed to bullet injuries in the stomach
1 min
SC seeks forensic report on Manipur riots audio tapes
The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Central Forensic Science Laboratory (CFSL) to submit a report on leaked audio tapes allegedly featuring Manipur chief minister N Biren Singh, in which he is purportedly heard saying that the ethnic violence in the state was instigated at his insistence.
2 mins
LoP's 'falsehood' damaging nation abroad, says EAM
\"Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi deliberately spoke a falsehood about my visit to the US in December 2024...Rahul Gandhi's lies may be intended politically. But they damage the nation abroad,\" Jaishankar posted on X.
2 mins
Neither UPA nor NDA could tackle job crisis: Gandhi in LS
The Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, on Monday presented an alternative vision of the President's speech that he said would have focused on the technological revolution, solving the unemployment problem, boosting industrial systems to take on China and a more representative vision of development model that included marginalized communities.
5 mins
Ruckus in House over Kumbh, Oppn walks Out
Opposition lawmakers disrupted proceedings in both Houses of Parliament on Monday, demanding an immediate discussion on the Maha Kumbh stampede that claimed at least 30 lives and a list of those deceased, with Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge triggering an uproar in the Rajya Sabha by claiming \"thousands\" died in the January 29 incident.
2 mins
New Waqf Law Will Lead To Social Instability: Owaisi
AIMIM legislator Asaduddin Owaisi on Monday warned the Centre against tabling the Waqf (Amendment) Bill in its current form and said it could lead to social instability in the country.
1 min
Parl panel suggests clause to stop returning of awards, govt says no
THE COMMITTEE STATED THAT 'THE RETURN OF SUCH AWARDS IS DISGRACEFUL TO THE COUNTRY'
1 min
Oppn MPs say parts of dissent notes on Waqf report deleted
ON MONDAY, TMC'S KALYAN BANERJEE AND NADIMUL HAQUE WROTE TO LS SPEAKER ASKING HIM TO REIN STATE THE DELETED PARTS
2 mins
Oppn spreading false narrative, alleges BJP
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Kiran Choudhry on Monday accused the Opposition parties of trying to build a false narrative against the Narendra Modi-led Central government, as the Rajya Sabha started a discussion on \"Motion of Thanks On The President's Address\".
1 min
BJP Moves Privilege Notice Against Sonia
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) lawmakers on Monday submitted a notice of breach of parliamentary privilege, ethics, and propriety against Congress MP Sonia Gandhi for the \"use of derogatory and slanderous words against the President of India\" to \"undermine the dignity of nation's highest office\".
2 mins
Congress Leader's Son Found Dead, Suicide Suspected
The son of a Congress leader from Patna was found dead at his residence in the Bihar capital on Monday, with police suspecting it to be a case of suicide, officials said.
1 min
10% Rise In No. Of Indian Workers In Saudi Arabia In Last Fiscal
The number of Indian workers in Saudi Arabia increased by 200,000 during 2023-24 while the number of registered Indian firms operating in the West Asian country has grown to 3,000, propelled by a boom in sectors such as construction, infrastructure and services.
1 min
Raj anti-conversion bill tabled in House
The Rajasthan government introduced the Rajasthan Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Bill, 2025 in the state assembly on Monday, seeking to make fraudulent conversions a non-bailable offence that can be punished by imprisonment between one and 10 years.
1 min
Ensure no reduction in forest land: SC to govts
The Supreme Court on Monday restrained the Centre and the states from taking any step that would reduce forest areas, until further orders.
1 min
Two Employees Of Shirdi Trust Stabbed To Death
Two employees of the Sai Baba Sansthan in Shirdi were stabbed to death on Monday and another sustained serious injuries in an attack by unidentified assailants, officers aware of the matter said, adding that one person has been detained in connection with the case.
1 min
Egypt foreign minister to visit India for first strategic dialogue
Egypt's foreign minister Badr Abdelatty will visit India this week for the first bilateral strategic dialogue, during which the two sides are expected to review their relations and discuss the situation in West Asia, people familiar with the matter said on Monday.
1 min
Env plans of Nicobar project to cost ₹9K-cr
The environment management plan for wildlife, compensatory afforestation, tribal welfare, and conservation and mitigation measures during construction and operation of the entire Great Nicobar mega infrastructure project will cost around ₹9,162.22 crores according to minutes of the meeting of monitoring committee, held in November last year, and available on ANIIDCO (Andaman and Nicobar Islands Integrated Development Corporation Limited) website.
2 mins
Jo Johnson Met Michel in Tihar on Jan 31
Jo Johnson, member of the House of Lords and brother of former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, met one of the accused in the AgustaWestland case, Christian Michel, in Delhi's Tihar Jail last week to discuss \"personal and family matters,\" people familiar with the development said on Monday.
2 mins
SC refuses to hear plea on Maha Kumbh deaths
The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking action against the Uttar Pradesh government over alleged negligence in the recent Maha Kumbh stampede that left at least 30 devotees dead and 60 others injured, even as it termed the incident \"unfortunate\".
1 min
HC DENIES URGENT HEARING OF PLEA AGAINST FREEBIES
The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a plea seeking criminal investigation against Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national president JP Nadda, and Karnataka BJP leaders in connection with the now-scrapped electoral bonds scheme, stating that the charges were based on mere speculation.
3 mins
MP BJP MLA's brother kills son over dispute
Police said the accused and his son had a fight while discussing a matter related to their store
1 min
Decide if Ram Temple trust is a public authority: HC to CIC
The Delhi high court has directed the central information commission (CIC) to decide whether Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra trust, set up for the construction and management of the Ram temple in Ayodhya, is a \"public authority\" and thus accountable to provide information to citizens under the Right to Information (RTI) Act.
1 min
Guj HC upholds state's power on recruitment in minority schools
The Gujarat high court in a recent order upheld the amendments to the Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Act (2021), which empowers the state to regulate the recruitment of teachers and principals in religious and linguistic minority schools.
1 min
34 yrs later, HC acquits 3 rape convicts citing lapses in probe
THE PROSECUTION HAD FAILED TO ESTABLISH THE IDENTITY OF THE CONVICTS BEYOND REASONABLE DOUBT
2 mins
Rare transmission system failure led to ALH crash, shows inquiry
Investigators have found that a rare failure of a critical part in the transmission system caused the crash of a coast guard Dhruv advanced light helicopter (ALH) at Porbandar in Gujarat on January 5, and a high-powered panel has been constituted to determine the reason for the breakdown of the component before steps can be initiated to fix the problem and declare the fleet airworthy again, two officials familiar with the matter said on Monday.
3 mins
Sedition added in Punjab Ambedkar statue case
Punjab Police have slapped sedition charges on the accused who allegedly vandalised the statue of BR Ambedkar in Amritsar, director general of police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav said on Monday.
1 min
Myanmar Faces a Fragmented Future
Five years after the coup and a protracted civil war, the junta and pro-democracy rebels have failed to consolidate power
4 mins
Cracking the whip on AI-enabled child abuse
The dark side of Artificial Intelligence (AI) portends harm for children, a demography whose inchoate psychosocial and physiological development leaves them vulnerable even otherwise.
1 min
Hits and misses in Uttarakhand UCC
The Uniform Civil Code (UCC) of Uttarakhand, which was recently brought into force, is a bulky enactment comprising 392 sections, seven schedules and multiple forms.
4 mins
Can the budget unlock labour market potential?
India's labour market has made notable strides in recent years, bolstered by a strong post-pandemic recovery and increased formalisation of employment.
3 mins
Trump, Mexican Prez Hold Talks; Tariff on Pause for Now
US President Donald Trump has pulled back from imposing additional tariffs on Mexico for a month after a conversation with Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum in which she agreed to deploy 10,000 additional Mexican troops to the border with the U.S.
3 mins
Trump Plans To Cut U.S. Funding To South Africa Over 'Land Law'
President Donald Trump and his team are having discussions about merging USAID into the State Department in order to significantly reduce the size of the agency's workforce for efficiency purposes, a senior White House official told Reuters on Monday.
1 min
19 Killed in Car Bomb Explosion in North Syria
A car bomb exploded on the outskirts of a northern Syrian city on Monday, killing at least 19 people, all but one of them women, and leaving more than a dozen wounded, hospital workers said.
1 min
Mkts fall as world braces for Trump's next moves
Global financial markets fell on Monday after the US president ordered tariffs imposed on Canada, Mexico and China, while world leaders responded to his threats to expand tariffs to the European Union as well.
1 min
AI Mission should focus on core tech
The Centre's India AI Mission, which seeks to bring India up to speed with the US, China and the rest of the world in artificial intelligence (AI), could be pivotal for India to avoid repeating the mistakes it made with semiconductor and mobile phone manufacturing, industry veterans told Mint.
2 mins
Manufacturing PMI Reaches Six-Month High
India's manufacturing growth, which moderated in December, rose to a six-month high in January on the back of rising new export orders, a private survey released on Monday said.
1 min
Listed companies on M&A road may get to skip NCLT
The Centre may consider eliminating mandatory approval from the company law court in the merger and demerger of local listed firms, two people aware of the discussions said, over eight years after it allowed the leeway for certain types of companies.
1 min
Rupee tumbles against the dollar on trade war fears
Rupee tumbled to a record low on Monday as US President Donald Trump's tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China, and threats of higher levies on the European Union triggered fears of a broad trade war. Both Canada and Mexico have vowed to hit back with retaliatory tariffs.
1 min
Govt to further relax insurance FDI rules
Condition mandating Indian residents on boards and top posts to be removed
2 mins
At 15, Jonathan beats strong Games field to snatch 10m pistol gold
Jonathan Gavin Anthony was busy watching his favourite cartoon show—Oggy and the cockroaches—after qualifying for the final of the 10m air pistol final on Sunday.
1 min
Too Many Tournaments May Lead to Burnout, Says Shooter Sift Kaur
Sift Kaur Samra squeezed in a 21-day break between the National Championships and the ongoing National Games.
3 mins
Ponting, Shastri predict India-Australia CT final
Ravi Shastri and Ricky Ponting have tipped India and Australia to make it to the Champions Trophy final, picking England and South Africa as other prospective semi-finalists.
3 mins
Taekwondo director replaced amid fixing allegations at Games
The officiating of the taekwondo competition at the National Games has been overhauled by the Indian Olympic Association after receiving serious complaints of \"manipulation\" and \"match fixing\".
1 min
How Pragg Went From a Quiet Year in 2024 to a Historic Title
A packed schedule gave the 19-year-old little chance to course correct and he will look to change in 2025
3 mins
Cancer 101: Busting myths to understand the disease
On World Cancer Day today, we ask oncologists to dispel some common misconceptions
1 min
Told Hrithik, if you'll sing that on screen, people might laugh
Lucky Ali; (inset) Singer Mohit Chauhan with Lucky at the Kathakar International Storytellers Festival
1 min
TV Gave Me My First Opportunity, Will Always Be Grateful To It
Ahead of her big screen debut, Nimrrit Kaur Ahluwalia talks about respecting all mediums and breaking stereotypes as a TV actor.
1 min
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