Hindustan Times Gurugram - April 20, 2025
Hindustan Times Gurugram - April 20, 2025
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In this issue
April 20, 2025
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.
3 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.
1 min
‘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
GGM's Amogh Bansal tops Hry in JEE Mains '25
Amogh Bansal, a 17-year-old student from Delhi Public School (DPS), Sector 45, Gurugram, has secured an All India Rank (AIR) of 29 in the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Mains 2025, emerging as Haryana's state topper with a percentile score of 99.99.
1 min
MCG cracks down on illegal dumping of waste, debris
Stepping up efforts to tackle waste mismanagement and plastic pollution, the Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG) has intensified its crackdown on illegal dumping and the use of banned polythene bags.
1 min
Hry: Probe into gas pipelines near feeders
Taking cognizance of the recent gas pipeline blaze in a densely populated area of Gurugram, Haryana energy minister Anil Vij on Saturday ordered a probe into the alleged laying of gas pipelines beneath electricity lines.
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\".
1 min
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.
2 mins
'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.
1 min
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.
2 mins
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.
2 mins
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.
1 min
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.
1 min
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.
3 mins
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
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
2 mins
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.
2 mins
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
Even now, children are born outside hospitals, especially in villages. Not every birth is registered in our country.
4 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
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.
1 min
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