Hindustan Times Gurugram - February 14, 2025
Hindustan Times Gurugram - February 14, 2025
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February 14, 2025
Students fight to keep the dwindling regional languages of Arunachal's tribespeople alive
Minking Lego is crouched over a laptop, a pen in hand and a scattering of books and diaries by his side. The spines of hardbacks and paperbacks are worn, the pages littered with annotations. The hills outside the room are visible through the window—his room is nestled in the lush expanses of Roing in Arunachal Pradesh. The 21-year-old is poring over each volume, carefully translating to English the words from Tani—a family of dialects that shares its name with an umbrella term for the state's five major tribes.
4 mins
State Starts to Unload Union Carbide Waste
The Development Came Weeks After Protests in Pithampur, Around 50km From Dhar District HQ
3 mins
Sanitation gets 28.9% of budget
With an outlay of ₹4,907.1 crore, the management and improvement of sanitation in Delhi received more than a quarter (28.86%) of the total expenditure in the budget presented by Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) commissioner Ashwani Kumar on Thursday.
2 mins
Delhi's new govt to take a call on future of Mohalla Clinics: Centre
The future of Delhi's Mohalla Clinics and the adoption of Ayushman Bharat Jan Arogya Yojna in the Capital will now be decided by the new state government, the Union health ministry said on Thursday.
1 min
DDA to Sign MoU With Andaman & Nicobar Govt
The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) under lieutenant governor (LG) VK Saxena on Friday will sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Andaman and Nicobar administration to share its expertise for the development of six projects in the Andaman and Nicobar islands.
1 min
MCD Presents ₹17,000-Cr Budget for 2025-26
The commissioner of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), Ashwini Kumar, on Thursday tabled budget proposals worth ₹17,006 crore for 2025-26, keeping property tax rates unchanged for the financial year 2025-26 despite what he described as a \"serious financial crisis\".
4 mins
Ggm: Civic body projects expenses of ₹1,400 cr in budget for FY '25-26
The Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG) has finalised its budget for the upcoming financial year 2025-26, allocating the maximum amount of ₹360 crore for health and sanitation, officials said on Thursday.
2 mins
NDMC Staffer Mowed Down by Tourist Bus on Kartavya Path
A 35-year-old New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) worker was mowed down by a speeding bus in front of India Gate on Kartavya Path on Wednesday morning.
1 min
HC issues notice to Khan over irregularities in Waqf boards
The Delhi high court on Thursday issued a notice in the Enforcement Directorate (ED)'s plea challenging a city court's order that granted bail to Aam Aadmi Party legislator Amanatullah Khan after refusing to take cognisance of the supplementary charge sheet filed by the agency in a money laundering case linked to the Delhi Waqf Board (DWB).
1 min
Court grants protection from arrest to AAP MLA
A Delhi court on Thursday granted interim protection from arrest to Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)'s Okhla MLA Amanatullah Khan in a case filed by the police for allegedly obstructing officers trying to arrest a proclaimed offender in southeast Delhi's Jamia Nagar.
1 min
14 Students at Jamia Detained for Protest Against Disciplinary Action
What happened at Jamia Millia Islamia
2 mins
MCD Yet To Set Up Bio-Methane Plant
Nearly three years since the Ghazipur slaughterhouse was shut down due to environmental norm violations, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi is yet to open a bio-methanation plant at the site—one of the conditions laid down by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) for resumption of the slaughterhouse—due to non-formation of a standing committee, MCD has informed the green court.
1 min
BJP Plans Grand Ceremony for Delhi CM's Swearing-In
While the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is yet to announce the name of the chief minister of Delhi, party leaders aware of the details said that the swearing-in ceremony will be a grand affair which will be attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, CMs of National Democratic Alliance (NDA)-ruled states and other senior leaders.
1 min
Man held for raping 4-year-old girl in F'bad
A four-year-old girl was raped and dumped in roadside vegetation near her home in Dabua, Faridabad, earlier this week, police said, adding that she remains in a critical condition while the accused was arrested on Wednesday.
2 mins
Court orders action against violators in DLF Phases 1-5
A SURVEY DONE ON THE ORDERS OF THE HIGH COURT FOUND 5,000 HOUSES WHERE OWNERS HAD MADE ILLEGAL MODIFICATIONS
1 min
SC seeks real-time data on pollution
Ahead of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government taking charge in Delhi, the Supreme Court on Thursday directed the new political dispensation to report compliance on curbing pollution caused by industrial waste burning and sought real-time data on polluting industries within two weeks.
1 min
Prez Murmu Accepts Atishi's Resignation as Delhi CM
President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday accepted the resignation of Atishi as the chief minister of Delhi and her council of ministers.
1 min
Kejriwal Turns CMO's Official X Handle Into Personal: BJP
Delhi Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Virendra Sachdeva on Thursday alleged that AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal has converted the X account \"CMO Delhi\" into his personal X account under the name \"Kejriwal at Work\" days after the AAP lost the assembly elections to the BJP.
1 min
MAN, SON HELD FOR BURGLARY IN S DELHI HOUSE
A 36-year-old man was arrested on Thursday for allegedly killing his father with the help of the victim's house help and the latter's son in Narela last month and dumping the body in a drain after putting it in a gunny bag, police said.
2 mins
More US Deportees Likely to Arrive on Feb 15, 16
At least 119 Indian migrants deported from the US are expected to arrive at the Guru Ram Dass International Airport in Amritsar on board two flights on February 15 and 16, officials familiar with the matter said on Thursday, making it the second tranche of people returning amid an unprecedented crackdown on people entering the US illegally.
2 mins
Trade, energy, defence the buzzwords
The Donald Trump administration wants to see India purchase more American defence equipment, prioritize American defence technology, buy more American energy products, and move towards a \"fair\" trade deal by the end of this year, a senior Trump administration official said on Thursday.
4 mins
Trump Signs Order on Reciprocal Tariffs
President Donald Trump signed a memorandum on Thursday (early Friday morning IST) mandating US trade authorities to study trade relationships and impose reciprocal tariffs on all countries that charge higher rates and impose non-tariff barriers on American imports than the US does for their imports.
3 mins
Waqf Panel Has Ignored Muslims' Opinion: AIMPLB Threatens Stir
The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) on Thursday alleged that the joint parliamentary committee (JPC) scrutinising the amendments to Waqf bill ignored the opinions of the Muslim community.
1 min
Protests Over Polls, I-T Bill Mark End of Budget Session's First Half
An eventful first half of the budget session of Parliament—which witnessed fiery debates, major disruptions, one of the most significant Union Budgets in decades, and the introduction of a new Income Tax bill—came to a close on Thursday.
1 min
10,152 Indians Are Imprisoned In 86 Nations, Parl Told
Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday denied a charge by the Opposition that the government has achieved its fiscal targets in Union Budget 2025-26 by shifting its focus from capital expenditure, and said that the effective capital expenditure is actually ₹19.80 lakh crore, including the money set aside for this purpose by state-owned firms.
2 mins
Stopped Working for Cong: Ahmed Patel's Son Faisal
Faisal Patel, son of late Congress leader Ahmed Patel, on Thursday announced that he has stopped working for the party, citing his struggles to find a place within the organisation.
1 min
Workplace reprimand not a criminal offence: SC
A senior's reprimand at the workplace does not amount to an \"intentional insult\" warranting criminal proceedings against the former, the Supreme Court has ruled,
3 mins
Power to remove HC judge lies with House
Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar on Thursday asserted that only Parliament has the jurisdiction to constitutionally remove a high court judge, saying a notice for the removal of Justice Shekhar Yadav of the Allahabad high court is pending with him.
1 min
Centre monitoring Chinese mega dam plan, govt tells RS
India has taken note of China's announcement of a mega dam project on the lower reaches of the Yarlung Tsangpo (upper reaches of the Brahmaputra) in Tibet Autonomous Region, the environment ministry told Rajya Sabha on Thursday.
1 min
I-T bill to simplify tax framework: FM in LS
Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday introduced the Income-Tax Bill, 2025 in the Lok Sabha aiming to abridge the bulky direct tax act and make it simple, and urged the speaker to refer it to a select committee of the House, a request that the Opposition objected to because it wants the bill to be referred to a standing committee.
3 mins
Row erupts in Parl after Waqf JPC submits its report on bill
The joint parliamentary committee (JPC) examining controversial amendments to the Waqf bill submitted its report to both Houses on Thursday, triggering chaos and disruptions as the Opposition protested against the alleged deletion of parts of their dissent notes in the report.
4 mins
Educated women can't sit idle to claim maintenance from spouse
The law does not favour a well-educated woman to sit idle without trying to pursue any work merely to get maintenance from the husband for her sustenance, the Orissa high court held, as it reduced the maintenance amount awarded to a woman by a family court.
1 min
Aaditya meets Gandhi, Kejriwal in Delhi; skips interaction with Pawar
Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray called on Congress lawmaker Rahul Gandhi and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener Arvind Kejriwal in Delhi but did not meet ally and NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar, who was also in the capital.
1 min
'Z' security for BJP MP Patra and Dalai Lama
The ministry of home affairs (MHA) has granted Z-category security cover to Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama on the basis of threat perception, officials said on Thursday, adding that a similar security cover will be provided to Bharatiya Janata Party leader Sambit Patra.
1 min
Wife's love for someone else sans physical relation isn't adultery: HC
HC DISMISSED PLEA OF A MAN AGAINST THE MAINTENANCE THAT HE WAS TOLD TO PAY HIS ESTRANGED WIFE
1 min
In SC, govt flags legislative gap in arbitration law
SC SAID THE ISSUE REQUIRES 'URGENT DETERMINATION' GIVEN THE LARGE NUMBER OF CASES AWAITING A FINAL WORD FROM THE APEX COURT
2 mins
SC Defers Pocso Case Sentencing, Seeks Suggestion From Amici Curiae
The Supreme Court on Thursday deferred sentencing in a case, where a minor girl was left to reside with the man accused of raping her after her family disowned her, seeking suggestions from the amici curiae for proceeding in the case and preventing suffering of adolescent girls and their families in similar cases.
1 min
Accused Jawan Belonged To The 120th Battalion Of A CRPF Camp In Lamsang Area
Accused Jawan Belonged To The 120th Battalion Of A CRPF Camp In Lamsang Area
1 min
Inability to govern': Oppn slams Manipur Prez Rule
Opposition parties on Thursday termed the Union government's decision to impose President's Rule in the ethnic strife-torn Manipur a \"very delayed\" move and a \"belated admission\" by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of its \"complete inability\" to govern in the state, and accused the NDA-led Centre of destroying democracy in the northeastern state.
2 mins
Climate risks grow, hope for action fades
Between 1993 and 2022, India was the sixth worst-affected country in terms of fatalities and damage (80,000 deaths and losses amounting to $180 billion) sustained from extreme weather events (EWEs) wrought by the climate crisis, according to the Germanwatch Global Climate Risk Index, 2025.
1 min
Common ground in Paris & Delhi
Partnerships on AI and small modular reactors suggest keenness in both capitals to broaden the bilateral strategic partnership
2 mins
Cyclone secrets beneath the surface of the ocean
As we approach the cyclone season across the world, we have to prepare for the worst and hope for the best.
4 mins
Why Trump Wants to Gain Control of Panama Canal
Ships using the Panama Canal to sail from Pascagoula, Mississippi in the United States (US)'s east coast to San Diego, California, save an additional distance of 16,457 km as opposed to the longer, more dangerous route through Cape Horn at the southern tip of South America.
3 mins
CBI Plans To Question Bank Officers In Case Against Nath Nephew
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has decided to probe the role of senior officers from branch level to head office of multiple banks including State Bank of India, Union Bank of India, Canara Bank, Exim Bank and Central Bank of India, in its probe against Moser Baer, a company promoted by Ratul Puri, businessman nephew of senior Congress leader and former Madhya Pradesh chief minister Kamal Nath.
2 mins
Rahul Reviews Performance of Congress MPs
Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi reviewed the performance of the Congress MPs on Thursday.
1 min
Cop suspended over 'sexual harassment'
A senior Indian Police Service officer has been suspended from duty following a traffic police officer working under his supervision filing a complaint accusing him of sexual harassment, officials said on Thursday, making it the second such allegation against him in a month.
1 min
Yoon Back in Court for Impeachment Hearing
South Korea's suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol will get another hearing next week before judges decide on whether to formally remove him from office over his martial law decree, the country's Constitutional Court said on Thursday.
1 min
Australian Hospital Investigates Nurse's Claims of Killing Israelis
An Australian hospital is examining patient records after a nurse claimed online to have killed Israelis, officials said on Wednesday, stressing that no evidence of harm to patients was uncovered.
1 min
Musk's X settles Trump's lawsuit over ban: Report
Elon Musk's social media platform X has agreed to settle a lawsuit over what was then Twitter banning Donald Trump after the mob attack on the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, a newspaper said on Wednesday.
1 min
Hamas to free 3 hostages, easing ceasefire dispute
Hamas said on Thursday it would release three more Israeli hostages as planned, paving the way toward resolving a major dispute over the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.
2 mins
Kyiv, EU alarmed by prospect of 'dirty deal' after Trump-Putin call
The American administration has admitted for the first time that Ukraine's 2014 borders and Nato membership are unrealistic goals
3 mins
India's big gains in one-day series win against England
While traversing the distance between the Eastern and Western coasts of India, from Odisha to Gujarat, playing in different conditions and ground dimensions, India were still able to hand a 3-0 hammering to England.
3 mins
Suruchi Trumps Strong Field To Win Air Pistol Selection Trials
Continuing her hot streak, Haryana's teenage pistol shooter Suruchi Phogat beat a high-quality field that included double Olympic medallist Manu Bhaker to win the 10m air pistol selection trials at the Karni Singh Range on Thursday.
1 min
WPL: With wider reach now, Indians have chance to rise in third chapter
The Women's Premier League's dream of expansion and growth is finally coming to fruition.
3 mins
A lot on Shami's shoulders for CT, says Mhambrey
For this fancied Indian team, the primary concern ahead of the Champions Trophy campaign is filling up the huge hole left by the talismanic speedster, Jasprit Bumrah, who is unavailable for the ICC event after failing to recover from his back injury.
2 mins
Mumbai Teen Modi Stuns Sathiyan for Table Tennis Gold
Mumbai's 19-year-old paddler Jash Modi reckons he has richer medals to show than a National Games gold in singles, but the victory that fetched him the title was the biggest of his career so far.
1 min
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