Hindustan Times Gurugram - February 08, 2025
Hindustan Times Gurugram - February 08, 2025
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February 08, 2025
Lower EMIs soon? What the RBI decision will mean for borrowers
Corporate and retail loans (including home loans) will get cheaper as the Reserve Bank of India's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) pivoted its policy by cutting the policy rate for the first time in five years, with analysts expecting another cut in April when the committee meets next.
1 min
UP's claim on Waqf properties puts contentious clause under spotlight
Only around 4,000 of the 132,000 properties claimed as Waqf assets in Uttar Pradesh qualify under guidelines fixed by the state government, principal secretary, revenue, P Guruprasad has said, with the rest being public properties that belong to or are controlled by the government.
5 mins
Capital counts down today
All eyes on counting
3 mins
Congress Hopes for Revival in Vote Share
Going by the exit polls and recent election trends, the Congress is unlikely to make much of a dent in Delhi, and party leaders are hoping for increased representation and a jump in vote share to keep morale up.
1 min
AAP Confident of Poll Victory Despite Negative Predictions
For the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), which is seeking a fourth consecutive term in Delhi, Saturday's results will not only serve as a referendum on its governance but also on its standing as an anti-corruption crusader – a reputation it built 12 years ago and expanded over the years.
2 mins
Sushant Lok 1 residents seek end to waterlogging woes this year
'MCG URGED TO ACT | CIVIC BODY PROMISES EXPEDITED SOLUTION'
1 min
Gurugram MLA releases infra report, locals question claims
Bharatiya Janata Party leader and Gurugram MLA Mukesh Sharma marked his 100th day in office by presenting a report on the development initiatives undertaken since his election.
1 min
Aravalli revival gains pace, Hry pushes for water conservation
The Border Security Force (BSF) campus in Bhondsi has emerged as a model for sustainable water management, with significant improvements in groundwater recharge and rainwater conservation through the Gurujal initiative, officials said.
2 mins
GMDA Directs All Agencies to Connect Drains to Master Line
The Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA) CEO Shyamal Misra has directed an immediate joint inspection by GMDA, NHAI (National Highways Authority of India), and other departments to ensure that the district's surface drains are properly connected to the master drain network.
1 min
SC Refuses to Issue Orders to Delhi High Court on Tree-Felling Hearing
If the high court wishes to continue (hearing) despite our orders, it is for the high court to decide. SUPREME COURT
2 mins
Bomb threat at St Stephen's
A PRIVATE SCHOOL IN MAYUR VIHAR TOO RECEIVED A BOMB THREAT MAIL; SEARCHES FOUND NOTHING ON PREMISES
2 mins
This way to Bhaijaan Market
The Old Delhi encyclopaedia
1 min
Capital in artistic reverie
Where there is faith, there are flowers. I have seen them at weddings and funerals, in temples, churches, dargahs... MANU PAREKH, 85-year-old artist
4 mins
Winds improve air quality to 'moderate', mercury may rise
Delhi's air quality was \"moderate\" on Friday as strong surface winds during the day helped improve air quality in the region, officials said.
1 min
HC Rejects Plea to Hand Over Muda Case to CBI
The Karnataka high court on Friday declined to transfer the investigation into alleged irregularities in the Mysuru urban development authority (Muda) site allotment case, involving chief minister Siddaramaiah and his wife BM Parvathi, to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
1 min
Row After Raj Min Accuses Govt Of 'Spying' For Bringing Up Graft Issues
A row erupted in the Rajasthan assembly on Friday, a day after state minister and senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Kirodi Lal Meena accused his own government of \"spying on him\" as he raised issues of corruption.
1 min
Bihar NDA MPs Meet Modi, Thank Him for Budget Boost
Lawmakers of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) from Bihar called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday to thank him for the budgetary provisions made for the poll-bound state.
1 min
Veteran BJP leader who played key role in Ram Temple movement dies
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Kameshwar Chaupal, a pivotal figure of the Ram Janmabhoomi movement who laid the first shila (stone) for the construction of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya in 1989, died in a Delhi hospital on Friday after prolonged illness.
1 min
Oppn hits out at budget, BJP MPs hail Modi's vision
As the Lok Sabha began a debate on the 2025-26 Union Budget on Friday, Opposition members criticised the government over the state of India's economy, with Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee alleging that the ruling NDA resembled \"reverse of Robin Hood\", even as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) dubbed the budget an indication of PM Narendra Modi's \"vision of a powerful India\".
2 mins
No populist measure as Kerala budget focuses on infra push
Kerala finance minister KN Balagopal presented the financial outlay of the state for FY 2025-26 on Friday, seeking to mop up revenue by mobilising measures through tax hikes on land and vehicles, push the accelerator on building infrastructure and steering clear of populist measures ahead of local body elections this year and the assembly polls next year.
2 mins
Govt Steps Led To Dip In Maternal, Infant Mortality Rates: Mos In Parl
India has made huge progress in improving maternal mortality rate (MMR) and infant mortality rate (IMR) and is well on track to meet global targets, Union minister of state for health Anupriya Patel said in the Lok Sabha during Question Hour on Friday.
1 min
Rahul says more voters in Maha than adults, EC says will respond
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday alleged large-scale irregularities in the voter list for the Maharashtra assembly elections, stoking a political controversy and prompting the Election Commission of India (ECI) to announce that it will respond with details of the factual and procedural matrix adopted uniformly across India.
3 mins
Dodgy Canada admissions, fees in ED's emigration probe
ED IS PROBING 4,300 TRANSACTIONS THAT ORIGINATED FROM INDIVIDUALS WHO USED VISAS FOR STUDENTS AS A ROUTE TO ENTER THE US VIA CANADA
2 mins
'India Working Out Logistics For Rana's Surrender'
India is in touch with American authorities to work out modalities for the extradition of terror convict Tahawwur Rana, a key accused in the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, following the US Supreme Court's rejection of his appeal, foreign secretary Vikram Misri said on Friday.
1 min
NEET-UG To Be Held On May 4, March 7 Deadline Set To Apply: NTA
The medical entrance exam NEET-UG will be conducted on May 4, the National Testing Agency (NTA) announced on Friday.
1 min
Adani donates ₹10K-cr to celebrate son's wedding
Breaking away from the billionaire wedding norm, Gautam Adani, chairman of the Adani Group and one of the world's richest men, chose to go with simplicity as his son Jeet Adani tied the knot in a traditional ceremony, marking the occasion with a ₹10,000 crore wedding gift for social causes.
3 mins
India Working Out Logistics for Rana's Surrender
Trade, investment and security cooperation are likely to top the agenda for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's meeting with US President Donald Trump next week, which comes against the backdrop of the American leader's call for India to buy more US-made military hardware and move towards a fair trading relationship, and at a time when the US deportation of 104 illegal immigrants has become a key talking point in India.
2 mins
FAILURE TO INFORM ARREST GROUNDS VIOLATES RIGHTS: SC
The Supreme Court on Friday reasserted the fundamental duty of the State and investigating agencies to inform detainees of the grounds for their arrest, saying that \"the person arrested cannot remain in custody even for a second\" in cases of wrongful arrests.
1 min
₹8.8K-crore for Skill India, 3-yr extension to sanitation scheme
The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved an allocation of ₹8,800 crore to strengthen the Skill India Programme through multiple schemes aimed at young people, extended the tenure of the national commission for sanitation workers till March 2028, and approved the creation of the South Coast Railway Zone, Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced on Friday.
1 min
Bihar woman kills toddler in 'human sacrifice'
SHE KILLED THE TODDLER ON THE ADVICE OF AN OCCULTIST FOR HER DAUGHTER TO BE ABLE TO CONCEIVE, POLICE SAID
1 min
Pregnant Woman Thrown Off Train For Resisting Rape
A 36-year-old pregnant woman was pushed off a moving train allegedly after she resisted a man's attempt to sexually assault her on the Coimbatore-Tirupati Intercity Express on Thursday night, police said on Friday.
1 min
Union minister HDK signs up for Hindi lessons
Union minister and former Karnataka chief minister HD Kumaraswamy has blocked off his weekday mornings for about 90 minutes.
2 mins
Girl's Body Found in Roadside Bush, Cops Suspect Rape
The semi-nude body of a 13-year-old girl was recovered from a roadside bush near Kolkata in West Bengal on Friday, police said, adding that it is suspected to be a case of rape and murder.
1 min
Jaya's Niece Moves SC To Release Her Seized Properties
The dispute over the inheritance of the properties of former Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa has reached the Supreme Court with her niece, the legal heir, challenging an order of the Karnataka high court refusing to grant her relief.
1 min
SC Relaxes Order on Listing of Bail Pleas Before Same Judge
SC Said Though Bail Pleas From Same FIR Should Be Placed Before Same Judge, Any Change in the Judicial Rosters Would Not Disrupt Court Proceedings
2 mins
VHP Urges All Hindus To Marry By 25, Say 'No' To Live-In Relationships
The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) on Friday appealed to Hindu men and women to get married latest by the age of 25 and encouraged families to have at least two or three children, citing delayed marriage among Hindus as one of the reasons for \"decreasing Hindu population\".
1 min
SC cites haste in trial to set aside death penalty
SC highlighted fundamental necessity of affording a fair defence to the accused.
2 mins
Man beheads son after he asks for school fee
A 45-year-old man allegedly attacked his seven-year-old son with a knife and beheaded him after the latter repeatedly demanded money to pay his school fees in Gopalganj district of Bihar on Friday, police said.
1 min
New I-T bill gets Cabinet nod, may be tabled in LS next week
The Union cabinet on Friday approved the New Income Tax Bill that proposes to bring in a sweeping legal overhaul to make I-T regulation more concise and simple, incorporating the changed tax slabs and tax rates announced in the budget presented on February 1.
3 mins
SC slams TN guv for 'impasse' over assent
The Supreme Court on Friday questioned Tamil Nadu governor RN Ravi's handling of state bills, criticising him for creating an \"impasse\" by withholding assent and subsequently referring them to the President — an approach that the bench suggested could render pertinent constitutional provisions \"otiose\".
1 min
PM to Visit France on Feb 10, Focus on AI, Defence, Nuke Cooperation
India and France are set to unveil a bilateral road map on artificial intelligence (AI) and establish a partnership for cooperation in small modular nuclear reactors during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Paris next week, people familiar with the matter said on Friday.
2 mins
State of nation offers reasons to rejoice, worry
The lessening of inequalities in Indian society is the big takeaway from the journey so far, though the marginalisation of minorities in public affairs is disconcerting
4 mins
Elevated levels of pollution will hit long-term growth
Budget season had us Indians talking economics – news and social media were awash with discussions on deficits, market indicators, taxes, and subsidies. With inflation for certain food items skyrocketing and the rupee rapidly losing value against the United States (US) dollar, there was, rightly, a lot of soul-searching concerning these matters.
4 mins
A thriller in the desert
Satyajit Ray's Sonar Kella put Jaisalmer on the map. A new book celebrates the 50th anniversary of the film
4 mins
Flight Carrying 10 Reported Missing In Alaska
Crews in Alaska were searching on Friday for a small commercial plane that went missing with 10 people on board, local authorities said, in the latest US air incident.
1 min
Violence in B'desh spreads as Awami leaders targeted
Protesters in Bangladesh have attacked and torched houses of leaders of deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina's Awami League across the country, and murals of the country's founder Sheikh Mujibur Rahman were demolished and defaced in nearly two dozen districts, according to media reports.
2 mins
Trump Slaps ICC With Sanctions Over Israel Case
US President Donald Trump has authorized economic and travel sanctions targeting people who work on International Criminal Court investigations of US citizens or US allies such as Israel, drawing condemnation but also some praise abroad.
2 mins
Australian Lawmaker Renames Himself 'Aussie' Trump to Oppose 'Lefty Nonsense'
An Australian lawmaker says he has changed his name to Austin \"Aussie\" Trump to follow in the footsteps of the US president in calling out \"woke lefty nonsense\".
1 min
French Probe Elon Musk's X Over Alleged Algorithm Bias
French prosecutors have opened an investigation into Elon Musk's X social media platform over alleged algorithmic bias, Franceinfo reported on Friday, citing an official statement.
1 min
US intel worries it may be next for Trump's DOGE-led purges
The Trump administration's campaign to root out perceived disloyalty or waste at the Justice Department, the US Agency for International Development and other federal agencies has lawmakers and former senior spy officials worried that the intelligence community is up next for a purge.
1 min
UN Human Rights Body Probes Abuses in DRC
The UN Human Rights Council launched an investigation on Friday into alleged violations and abuses committed in the deadly clashes gripping the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
1 min
Impeached Duterte Won't Rule Out a Run for the Presidency
Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte said Friday she had yet to consider stepping down and was still weighing a run for president despite her dramatic impeachment this week by the House of Representatives.
2 mins
Bharti Airtel to Steer Clear of GPU-as-a-Service
India's second-largest telco Bharti Airtel will steer clear of offering graphics processing unit or GPU-as-a-service in the near term and, instead, look at scaling up its data centers, vice-chairman and managing director Gopal Vittal said during the third-quarter earnings call on Friday.
1 min
Love for luxury turns India into Rado's biggest market
Swiss luxury watchmaker Rado is targeting double-digit growth in India with the country emerging as its No. 1 market by value, as well-heeled consumers in a nation reputed for its thrift no longer shy away from indulging themselves.
2 mins
M&M shrugs off muted festival sales, rides SUV wave
Mahindra & Mahindra's (M&M) bet on premium sport utility vehicles (SUVs) and the high demand for its SUVs helped it better negotiate the margin squeeze that its peers faced during the October-December quarter.
2 mins
Need to sell 50,000 EVs per month to be profitable: Ola CEO
Homegrown electric two-wheeler maker Ola Electric will need to consistently sell 50,000 units every month in order to achieve profitability, its founder and chief executive officer (CEO) Bhavish Aggarwal said on Friday.
1 min
Rupee recovers 16 paise from all-time low to 87.43
On Thursday, the rupee plunged 16 paise to close at 87.59 against the dollar (a record low).
2 mins
What Zomato's renaming means for biz, investors
Zomato Ltd's decision to carve out a distinct identity for its parent entity will allow it greater freedom in exploring its ambitions without putting all its eggs in one basket, while providing investors more granular insights into the company, say industry experts.
1 min
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