Hindustan Times Gurugram - April 14, 2025

Hindustan Times Gurugram - April 14, 2025

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April 14, 2025
17-Year-Old Boy Stabbed to Death in Delhi Over Old School Rivalry
A 17-year-old boy was stabbed to death by three minors in southeast Delhi's Govindpuri on Saturday night, police said, adding that the accused boys have been apprehended.
1 min
Cyclonic circulation over, temperatures to increase sharply
A cyclonic circulation that led to a sudden drop in temperatures in Delhi has dissipated, India Meteorological Department (IMD) officials said on Sunday.
1 min
Caste survey suggests K'taka quota shake-up
Scheduled Castes (SC) comprise more than 18% of Karnataka's population and Muslims nearly 13%, even as the dominant Vokkaligas and Lingayats make up less than 25%, a caste survey in the state has found, people aware of the matter said on Sunday, outlining the findings of a report that suggested shaking up the province's reservation matrix and pushing the overall caste-based quotas to 75%.
2 mins
GMRL set to construct Bakhtawar underpass
In a step towards easing traffic congestion in Gurugram, the Gurugram Metropolitan Rail Limited (GMRL) will now take over construction of an underpass at Bakhtawar Chowk — a key junction that connects the city's busiest residential and commercial sectors.
1 min
Relief nears end; IMD says heatwave ahead
A cyclonic circulation that led to a sudden drop in temperatures in Delhi has dissipated, India Meteorological Department (IMD) officials said on Sunday.
3 mins
Police To Seek Remand Of Kin Of Fugitive Gangster
A day after fugitive gangster Kapil Sangwan alias Nandu purportedly claimed responsibility for the murder of a property dealer in Paschim Vihar, the Delhi Police on Sunday said they were securing the police custody remand of gangster's brother Jyoti Sangwan, who is currently incarcerated at Tihar jail, to interrogate him and ascertain his alleged role in the conspiracy.
1 min
RRTS trial runs for New Ashok Nagar to Sarai Kale Khan begin
The National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC)—the agency executing the Delhi-Meerut Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) project—has begun trial runs on a 4.5km stretch in the Capital between the New Ashok Nagar and Sarai Kale Khan stations, officials aware of the matter said on Sunday.
2 mins
JNU Polls: 7.9K Voters Eligible, Student Body Releases List
Jawaharlal Nehru University's (JNU) independent student election committee (EC) on Sunday released the total number of registered voters for the upcoming student elections.
1 min
Musical tree
A market landmark in fruit-bearing phase
2 mins
Infant trafficking gang busted, 3 held
With the arrest of three people, a trafficking gang has been busted in west Delhi's Uttam Nagar, police said, adding that a four-day-old baby has also been rescued.
1 min
Man flung from Peeragarhi flyover after hit by car, dies
A 23-year-old man was killed, and two others were injured, after they halted their scooter on the Peeragarhi flyover in west Delhi, and their stationary two-wheeler was rammed by a car, police officers said on Sunday.
1 min
NE Delhi: Teen Rams Vehicles, Pedestrians; Leaves 1 Dead
A 65-year-old man was mowed down and dragged for 10-20 metres after a Maruti Wagon R hit two pedestrians in northeast Delhi's Nand Nagri on Saturday before ploughing into two or three nearby vehicles and also injuring three other people standing near a shop, police said on Sunday.
1 min
MCD to form panel for cleaning 1.4k-km roads
Delhi's mechanical road cleaning plan
2 mins
5 Commercial Vehicles Have 3,200 Pending Challans: Data
The Delhi Traffic Police has compiled a list of commercial vehicles with the most pending challans registered against them, with the top five alone accounting for a whopping 3,200 unpaid fines and owing the government a cumulative ₹75 lakh, officers said on Sunday.
2 mins
Delhi sees drop in rapes: Police data
The Delhi Police said on Sunday that heinous crimes such as robbery and attempt to murder have dropped by 19% in the Capital in the first quarter of 2025 as against the same period last year.
1 min
Civic neglect turns sectors 108, and 109 into 'ghost towns'
Despite housing luxury properties worth crores, Gurugram's Sectors 108 and 109 have faced civic neglect, crumbling infrastructure, and poor sanitation for over two years, residents claimed.
1 min
S.I.T. Files Probe Report in Suicide of 33-Year-Old Harassed by DySP
A Special Investigation Team (SIT) of Karnataka Police has submitted its final report in connection with the suicide of a 33-year-old Bengaluru-based lawyer, who had accused CID deputy superintendent of police (DySP) BM Kanakalakshmi of harassment and torture during questioning in an inquiry she attended in November 2024.
1 min
MI5's alert in 2009 led to US's arrest of Headley, Rana
A timely tip-off from British counter-intelligence agency MI5 to their US counterparts led to the eventual arrest in 2009 of David Coleman Headley and Tahawwur Rana — the childhood friends accused of plotting the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, Indian counter-terror officials told HT, requesting anonymity.
1 min
PM Revived India's Cooperatives: Shah
Union home minister Amit Shah on Sunday credited Prime Minister Narendra Modi for reviving the cooperatives movement in the country, after it moved \"slowly and turned almost dead\" due to policy paralysis.
2 mins
'Mamata must resign': BJP on Waqf violence; TMC hits back
A political slugfest erupted in West Bengal on Sunday over large-scale violence in Murshidabad district of the state, with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) demanding a probe by federal agencies into what it claimed to be \"persecution\" of Hindus and the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) accusing the Opposition of running a \"campaign of lies\" and indulging in \"politics of incitement\".
3 mins
Congress Espousing Cause of All Sections of Society
Congress national coordinator for SC, OBC, minority and Adivasi departments Koppula Raju, who is also a former IAS officer, maintains that the party's discourse on caste census and its endeavour to realise equality in society brings Dalits, tribals, backward classes and minorities to the centre stage.
3 mins
PM Pays Tribute to Jallianwala Bagh Victims
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday paid homage to the victims of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre in 1919 and said the \"coming generations will always remember their indomitable spirit\".
1 min
9 Held in Guna for Hurling Stones During Religious Rally
Police have apprehended nine people after members of two communities allegedly hurled stones at each other during a Hanuman Jayanti procession at Guna in Madhya Pradesh, officers aware of the matter said on Sunday.
1 min
Extraction of earth for linear projects to get green nod relief
Extraction, sourcing or borrowing of ordinary earth for \"linear projects\" will be exempted from environmental clearance, but with environmental safeguards, an office memorandum issued by the Union environment ministry last month said.
1 min
Govt May File Review Plea on Timelines Set for Governors
The Centre is considering filing a review petition on the Supreme Court judgment setting a time frame for the President and the governors to decide on giving assent to bills passed by state legislatures, officials said on Sunday while adding that no decision has been taken yet.
2 mins
Eight Arrested For Gang Rape Of Minor; Robbing, Hitting 21-Year-Old
Eight people were arrested on Sunday for the alleged gang rape of a 17-year-old girl, and assaulting and robbing a 21-year-old man, who was reportedly her fiancé, in Kasganj district of Uttar Pradesh, police said on Sunday, adding that efforts are on to nab at least two more accused.
1 min
13-Year-Old Boy Kills Neighbour While 'Playing With' Firearm
An 18-year-old pharmaceutical student was fatally shot allegedly by his 13-year-old neighbour in Meerut on Saturday, police officers said on Sunday, adding that they have taken the boy into custody for questioning.
1 min
Art can enable viewers to shift their sensibilities
Tankers in the ocean are painted with a red-coloured chemical, a biocide, called Tributyltin.
1 min
35-yr-old abducts, kills girl; shot dead by cops
THE ACCUSED WAS INTERROGATED AFTER THE GIRL'S BODY WAS FOUND. A POCSO CASE HAS ALSO BEEN FILED, POLICE SAID
2 mins
A reshaping of federalism
SC's timeline for assent to state bills gives new contours to federalism, but raises key questions
2 mins
Ambedkar's Swaraj & Ideal of Republicanism
Ambedkar's vision of swaraj called for a radical transformation of social and political structures in favour of the historically marginalised. However, it finds few advocates today
4 mins
China's Prez Courts Southeast Asia as Trump Tariffs Bite
Chinese President Xi Jinping will kick off a five-day, three-nation Southeast Asia tour on Monday as Beijing seeks to tighten regional trade ties and offset the impact of huge tariffs unleashed by his US counterpart Donald Trump.
1 min
Nuke talks with US to remain 'indirect': Iran
Iran's foreign ministry said on Sunday that talks with the United States slated for April 19 will remain \"indirect\" with Omani mediation, and focused solely on the nuclear issue and lifting of sanctions.
1 min
Ex-King Regrets Violence During Pro-Monarchy Protests in Nepal
Nepal's former king Gyanendra Shah on Sunday expressed sorrow over the violence during last month's pro-monarchy protests in the Tinkune area of Kathmandu.
1 min
Yoon Set To Face Insurrection Trial In S Korea
Former South Korean president Yoon Suk-yeol will face his first criminal trial on Monday for insurrection after his short-lived imposition of martial law in December, which plunged the democratic country into political turmoil.
1 min
Saudi Arabia, U.S. Gear Up To Sign Civil Nuclear Pact
The United States and Saudi Arabia will sign a preliminary agreement to cooperate over the kingdom's ambitions to develop a civil nuclear industry, US Energy Secretary Chris Wright told reporters in the Saudi capital Riyadh on Sunday.
1 min
Exempted electronic items to come under 'separate tariffs': US
US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said on Sunday in an interview with ABC's \"This Week\" that smartphones, computers and some other electronics that won exemptions from some US tariffs will come under \"separate tariffs\", along with semiconductors that may be imposed in a month or two.
1 min
Hospital in Gaza Strip hit as Israel intensifies assault
An Israeli airstrike early Sunday heavily damaged one of the few functioning hospitals in Gaza, as the Israeli military said it targeted a Hamas \"command and control centre\" operating from within the facility.
2 mins
Lower-risk customers may get to breathe easy on KYC
The Centre is working on long-awaited changes to Know Your Customer (KYC) rules, simplifying the process for lower-risk customers and tightening checks on higher-risk accounts.
2 mins
Retail Inflation Likely Down To 3.5% In Mar: Poll
Retail inflation is likely to have eased further to 3.5% in March from 3.6% in the previous month, thanks to declining food prices, showed a Mint poll of 14 economists.
1 min
IBC Tweak to Set Secured Creditor Tag, Procedures
The Centre plans to amend the bankruptcy law for greater clarity after recent court rulings altered claims priorities and added procedures, two people familiar with the matter said.
1 min
India, US May Strike Deal on Medical Devices for Generics
India may remove trade barriers for American medical devices, one of the key asks of the US, provided Washington reciprocates with a similar treatment to Indian pharmaceutical products, including generic drugs, people aware of the ongoing sectoral talks under the proposed Indo-US bilateral trade agreement (BTA) said.
2 mins
Liverpool Close In On League Crown After Thrilling Victory
Liverpool are within touching distance of the Premier League title after Virgil van Dijk sealed a dramatic 2-1 win against West Ham, while Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou suffered more misery in a 4-2 defeat at Wolves on Sunday.
3 mins
ICC Launches Support Initiative for Displaced Afghan Women Players
The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Sunday announced the formation of a dedicated task force to support displaced Afghan women cricketers.
2 mins
Kohli seals RCB win after Salt leads onslaught
Phil Salt (in pic) and Jofra Archer know each other from their early years in Barbados but interestingly have never played against each other. Matchups suggested Archer would be a handful, and he was.
2 mins
India lose to China in men's recurve final in Florida WC
A dynamic and inspired Chinese trio stopped India's quest for gold in the recurve men's team final of the Archery World Cup Stage 1 in Central Florida on Sunday.
1 min
Capitals run out of steam in chase
Five-time champions win by 12 runs after three run outs in the end, for only their 2nd victory of this season
3 mins
'No one owes anyone any work'
Adah Sharma's career saw a spike after the 2023 hit The Kerala Story, and now she is set to venture into South cinema again with her next trilingual film in Kannada, Tamil and Hindi.
1 min
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