Hindustan Times Gurugram - April 26, 2025
Hindustan Times Gurugram - April 26, 2025
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April 26, 2025
India-Pak Bilateral Pacts Under Lens as Pahalgam Attack Puts Strain on Ties
Pakistan's threat of suspending a raft of bilateral treaties with India, including the Simla Agreement of 1972, has raised questions about the possible fallout in areas ranging from the Line of Control (LoC) to military confidence-building measures (CBMs).
5 mins
HC allows EC to free up EVMs used in Kalkaji
The Delhi high court on Friday allowed the Election Commission of India (ECI) to release the electronic voting machines (EVMs) used in the Kalkaji constituency during the 2025 Delhi assembly elections, but directed that the Voter Verified Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) slips be preserved until further orders.
1 min
Delhi's 6 new air stations may give pollution data green bias: Experts
Measuring AQI, but amidst greenery
4 mins
Trial For Traffic Flow At Shankar Chowk To Begin
The Gurugram traffic police along with the Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA) has planned to try out a new vehicular movement plan at the Shankar Chowk on the Delhi-Jaipur expressway, one of the busiest intersections in the city, to end the severe traffic snarls that take place there, officials said on Friday.
1 min
After easy win, BJP's Raja Iqbal Singh picked Delhi's new mayor
Two and a half years after losing the 2022 civic polls, the BJP on Friday reclaimed control of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) in what was effectively a walkover.
1 min
Pahalgam fallout: Security increased for Friday prayers
Friday prayers across Gurugram were held under tight security in the wake of the recent terror attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, which claimed at least 26 lives.
1 min
GMDA starts building foot over bridges at Sheetla Mata Road
The Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA) has started constructing two foot over bridges, one near the Sheetla Mata temple and another on the Old Delhi-Gurgaon Road near the Sector 14 market.
2 mins
Mandi Road set for revamp after decade of delay
South Delhi's Mandi Road, one of the most congested stretches that connects to Mehrauli Gurgaon (MG) Road, is set for a long-awaited revamp.
2 mins
HC Issues Notice to Gurugram Mayor, Two Others, Over 'Fake Caste Certificate'
The Punjab and Haryana high court has issued notices to several top officials, including the deputy commissioner (DC), additional deputy commissioner (ADC), and Gurugram mayor Raj Rani Malhotra, following allegations that she used fake caste certificates to secure her candidature in the municipal elections.
2 mins
NHAI shuts underpass at Basai for repair work
In a bid to prevent underground water leakage at the Basai underpass, which is situated in an area with a high water table, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has closed off one of the carriage-ways from Basai towards Sector 102.
1 min
Traders join call to condemn terror strike in J&K, but not all shut shop
The citywide call by trade organisations to keep markets shut in protest against the recent deadly terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir witnessed a mixed response, as business continued as usual in many places except in some wholesale markets in old and central Delhi, including Chandni Chowk, Sadar Bazar, Mann Singh Palace and Connaught Place.
1 min
Hrs After Arrest, Medha Patkar Granted Bail in Defamation Case
The Delhi high court on Friday granted bail to social activist Medha Patkar in a 2001 criminal defamation case filed by Delhi lieutenant governor VK Saxena, in a day that witnessed intense drama after the Delhi Police arrested her earlier in the day in execution of a non-bailable warrant (NBW) issued by a city court on Wednesday.
1 min
Educators Urged to Embrace Peace Curriculum in Schools
Speakers at the 52nd annual conference of the National Progressive Schools' Conference (NPSC) on Friday underscored the need for peace, stability, and conflict-resolution, focusing on school environments and the role of effective communication.
1 min
Multilevel parking in Punjabi Bagh set to open in May; to house 225 cars
The multilevel parking facility in west Delhi's Punjabi Bagh is nearing completion and is likely to be made operational for public next month, senior MCD officials said, adding that 97% of the work is already completed.
1 min
For NCR's last sacred grove, a tax crackdown may turn nature's ally
The first boards appeared last week; then more did. All say the same thing: \"This property, 430 acres of land at village Mangar has been attached by Benami Prohibition Unit, Chandigarh of Income Tax Department.\"
4 mins
Flights At IGI To Be Affected Till May 4 Due To Change In Winds
Flight operations at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport may be affected from April 26 to May 4 due to a change in wind direction, which is expected to shift to easterlies, the airport operator Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL) announced on Friday.
1 min
Set cameras for aged vehicles immediately
Environment minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa on Friday directed the immediate installation of Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) cameras at all border points to identify end-of-life vehicles.
1 min
Turnout at 70%; result on April 28
Polling for the delayed Jawaharlal Nehru University's student union (JNUSU) elections was finally held on Friday, drawing curtains on the high-octane contest this year.
1 min
3 Arrested for Impersonation in CBSE Exam
Three people have been arrested for their alleged involvement in an impersonation racket during a Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) recruitment exam held at a south Delhi school on April 20, Delhi Police said.
1 min
Hit-and-Run Death at Khan Market: Man Arrested
Police have arrested a 51-year-old man in connection to the death of a person in a hit-and-run case near Khan Market on Thursday, officers said on Friday.
1 min
At Delhi camps, Hindus from Pak unsure about their status
Satram Kumar along with his family of nine came to Delhi about 20 days ago from Hyderabad in Sindh province of Pakistan.
3 mins
No Pakistani to stay in India after April 27
Union home minister Amit Shah on Friday spoke to chief ministers over phone, asking them to ensure that no Pakistani citizen stays in India beyond the deadline set by the Centre, people familiar with the development said.
2 mins
States Begin Identifying Pakistani Nationals as Deadline Nears
Several states on Friday started identifying Pakistani nationals residing in the country, to ensure citizens of the neighboring country do not stay in India beyond April 27, even as people thronged the borders to exit the country with the date of expiry of valid visas looming.
2 mins
IndiGo cancels flights as Pak closes airspace
IndiGo on Friday said it will temporarily suspend flights to Tashkent and Almaty in Kazakhstan, citing operational challenges due to the closure of Pakistan's airspace for Indian carriers.
1 min
Army Chief Reviews Security in J&K Amid Firing Along Border
Army chief General Upendra Dwivedi on Friday reached Srinagar to review the security dynamics in Jammu and Kashmir, hours after the Pakistan Army opened small arms fire at several locations on its side of the volatile Line of Control (LoC), suspecting Indian soldiers may have crossed over to conduct operations following a severe escalation of hostilities in light of the April 22 terror strike near Pahalgam that killed 26 people, officials aware of the matter said.
3 mins
Foreign Envoys Briefed Again Amid Pahalgam Attack Fallout
India on Friday briefed envoys and senior diplomats of 45 countries from Latin America, Africa, and West Asia on the cross-border linkages to the Pahalgam terror attack, people familiar with the matter said.
1 min
Pak ignored India's dossiers on terror
INDIA HAS SENT DETAILED RECORDS REGARDING PAKISTAN-BASED PERPETRATORS AFTER MAJOR TERROR ATTACKS
2 mins
BSF Jawan Still in Pak Custody as Talks Remain Inconclusive
A Border Security Force (BSF) constable, Purnab Kumar Shaw, continued to be under detention by Pakistan Rangers for the third day on Friday after the Pakistani forces came to the flag meeting called by the Border Security Force but said they were still waiting for an order from their seniors, officials said.
1 min
Minister admits Pak supported terrorism
Pakistan Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has admitted the country's history of supporting, training and funding terrorist organisations as \"dirty work\" for the West, a mistake for which he said Pakistan had suffered.
2 mins
Iran Offers to Mediate in India-Pak Relations
Iran's foreign minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi on Friday offered to \"forge greater understanding\" between New Delhi and Islamabad even as Saudi foreign minister Faisal bin Farhan dailed his Indian and Pakistani counterparts against the backdrop of heightened tensions over the Pahalgam terror attack.
1 min
NIA Teams Speak to Survivors; Hunt Continues for Terrorists
Special teams of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) have started reaching out to eyewitnesses including tourists who survived the deadly attack by terrorists of the Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) in south Kashmir's Pahalgam, officials said on Friday.
1 min
Baisaran Open All Year Round, No Curbs Usually
At an all-party meeting in Delhi, officials told lawmakers on Thursday that the Baisaran meadow near Pahalgam town in Kashmir was not scheduled to be open to tourists till June, explaining that this was the reason for the absence of police and paramilitary presence at the site where 26 people were gunned down by terrorists earlier this week.
2 mins
Kamra's arrest not required for probe: HC
The Bombay high court on Friday admitted the petition filed by stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra seeking to quash the FIR registered against him for allegedly defaming Maharashtra deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde during a show in February.
1 min
Man challenges exclusion from surrogacy
THE TOP COURT ISSUED NOTICE ON THE PETITION AND SOUGHT RESPONSE FROM THE UNION MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
2 mins
Pb Cong Leader Questioned For 6 Hours Over '50 Bombs' Remark
Senior Punjab Congress leader Partap Singh Bajwa was on Friday questioned by police for over six hours in connection with an FIR registered against him over his \"50 bombs have reached Punjab\" statement.
1 min
HC Asks Rahman To Deposit ₹2Cr In Copyright Suit Over Song
The Delhi high court on Friday directed music composer AR Rahman to acknowledge the original creators of a composition used in the Tamil film Ponniyin Selvan 2, after finding him guilty of copyright infringement.
1 min
10K Troops Carry On Hunt For Maoist Leaders
Security forces continued a special combing operation to take out the Maoists leadership in Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh for the fifth day, with more than 10,000 personnel ringfencing top rebels and trapping them in the hillocks of a remote village.
1 min
SC slams Rahul over remarks on Savarkar
The Supreme Court on Friday criticised Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for comments against Vinayak Damodar Savarkar while granting a stay on summons issued by a Lucknow court.
1 min
'Deficiency in papers': Court defers notice to Sonia, Rahul
COURT SCHEDULED NEXT HEARING ON MAY 2, SAYING THE MATTER WILL BE LOOKED INTO AFTER DEFICIENCY IN THE DOCUMENTS ARE RECTIFIED
1 min
TN Guv Blames Stalin Govt for Poor Attendance at VCs Event
Tamil Nadu Governor Ravindra Narayana Ravi on Friday dug in his heels in his ongoing fight with the state government at a conference of vice-chancellors in Ooty, inaugurated by Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, and blamed the state government for the poor attendance at the event.
2 mins
Grilled by Mumbai cops, Rana denies role in 26/11
A team from the Mumbai Police Crime Branch questioned the 2008 Mumbai attacks mastermind Tahawwur Hussain Rana in the national capital for over eight hours, during which the Pakistani-born Canadian businessman allegedly denied his involvement in the 26/11 terror strike, people familiar with the matter said on Friday.
2 mins
Significant Milestone for DRDO in Scramjet Engine Development
The Defence Research and Development Organisation on Friday conducted scramjet combustor ground testing for more than 1,000 seconds, with the defence ministry saying the DRDO has achieved a significant milestone in the field of hypersonic weapon technology.
2 mins
MSME Body Seeks Tax Relief for Sector at IT Panel Meeting
A leading MSME organisation sought major tax reliefs for the sector at the meeting of the Select Committee of the proposed Income Tax bill on Friday, people familiar with the matter said.
1 min
Bandh in Imphal Over Custodial Death of Man
IMPHAL: A 24-hour general strike called in protest against the custodial death of a 27-year-old man brought Imphal city to a near-complete halt since midnight on Thursday.
1 min
ED: RAT MINING RAMPANT IN MEGHALAYA
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday said that despite a ban on mining in Meghalaya, illegal rat-hole quarrying is being \"rampantly\" done under \"inhuman\" conditions in the state and searches conducted by it have found that about 1,200 tonnes of coal through such means is being excavated daily.
1 min
Scientist instrumental for his role in Isro, drafting of NEP 2020 policy
Eminent space scientist and former chairman of Isro, Krishnaswamy Kasturirangan passed away on Friday morning at the age of 84.
3 mins
CID Hands Over Badlapur Case Papers to Crime Branch in Mumbai
The Maharashtra Criminal Investigation Department on Friday evening handed over the case papers related to the killing of Badlapur sexual assault case accused Akshay Shinde to the Mumbai Crime Branch, an official said.
1 min
Mastermind Behind NEET-UG '24 Paper Leak Arrested in Bihar
There was specific tip-off about Mukhiya's presence in an apartment in Danapur and based on that Patna SSP was requested for local assistance. Mukhiya was held in a joint operation. NAYYAR HUSNAIN KHAN, director general of EOU
2 mins
Punish Pakistan for Pahalgam with exacting finesse
India must be careful not to get drawn into a response that would be of Pakistan's choosing. Instead of war, it must press for crippling the country economically, by getting the global community to impose sanctions
4 mins
Of magical stones, flying foxes and doomed love
This book covers the entire gamut of Wancho mythology, historical and cultural memory, and folktales, as promised in the title.
3 mins
Silence can also be vocal: Abdulrazak Gurnah
The Tanzanian-British author discusses dramatic irony, Chekhov's gun, how tourism blights places, and Theft, his first novel since winning the Nobel Prize in 2021
3 mins
Trump: Will 'lead the pack' on Iran attack if no nuclear deal
President Donald Trump said the United States will \"lead the pack\" in attacking Iran if talks over Tehran's nuclear programme do not result in a new deal, according to a Time Magazine interview.
1 min
Trump Orders Justice Dept to Probe Dems' Main Fundraising Platform
President Donald Trump has ordered the Justice Department to investigate the Democratic Party's top fundraising platform, the latest example of Trump using the tools of the government to go after his political opponents.
1 min
China May Ease Few US Goods From Tariffs Amid Rising Costs
China's government is considering suspending its 125% tariff on some US imports, people familiar with the matter said, as the economic costs of the tit-for-tat trade war weigh heavily on certain industries.
1 min
Trump Administration to Reverse Foreign Students' Visa Cancellation, for Now
The federal government is reversing the termination of legal status for international students after many filed court challenges around the U.S., a government lawyer said on Friday.
1 min
Crimea Will Stay With Russia: Trump In Fresh Ukraine Row
Zelensky Has Repeated Many Times During The War That Recognizing Occupied Ukrainian Territory As Russian Is A Red Line For His Country
3 mins
FY25 Direct Taxes Surge But Miss Target Slightly Due To Refunds
India's net direct tax income for financial year 2024-25 recorded a 13.57% year-on-year growth to over ₹22.26 lakh crore, marginally missing the target of ₹22.37 lakh crore set in the revised estimate (RE) for financial year 2025 due to a 26% jump in refunds.
1 min
Q-comm upstarts sidestep dark stores
A few nimble startups are quietly challenging the conventional wisdom of India's quick commerce sector.
1 min
Beer shelves full, but big brands go missing in Delhi
Walk into a liquor store in Delhi this summer and you're more likely to spot Barahsinghe, Druk or Le Chilldoz than a chilled Kingfisher or Budweiser.
2 mins
India, US Explore Tariff Concessions
Indian and US negotiators are pushing to close talks for the first tranche of a bilateral trade agreement (BTA) before September and are examining if tariffs can be removed on a majority of goods traded between the two nations, people familiar with the matter said on Friday.
2 mins
LIC, GQG, others drive $3.7 bn investment in Adani cos in FY25
Investor confidence in Adani group companies appears to have climbed following a generally favourable verdict from India's Supreme Court on the Hindenburg matter, and the subsequent closure of Hindenburg's operations.
1 min
Reliance Q4 profit rides on retail, telecom growth
The oil-to-chemical biz saw revenues rise 15% in Q4, but Ebitda fell by a tenth
2 mins
Sable, Gulveer Part Of Indian Contingent For Asian Championship
A 59-member Indian contingent will participate at the Asian Athletics Championship in Gumi, South Korea, from May 27-31.
1 min
Cummins, Patel guide SRH to a much-needed triumph
CSK's batting faltered in the face of some brilliant bowling by Cummins and Patel as SRH win by 5 wkts
3 mins
Sift rediscovers rhythm after Paris heartbreak
The 23-year-old had a poor outing at the Paris Olympics but she has quickly shrugged it off
3 mins
Low-key Hazlewood takes the boring road to success
As far as turnarounds go, conceding seven runs in the last two overs of a T20 humdinger from 26 in the first two is pretty dramatic.
3 mins
Neeraj pained after social media abuse
Neeraj Chopra, India's two-time Olympic medallist and among the greatest athletes ever produced, has spoken out strongly against people \"questioning my love for our country\" and targeting his family over an invitation to Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem for a javelin competition in India.
1 min
Top guns silent, injury-marred India awaits long jump revival
India's men's long jump scene, thriving until a couple of years back, seems to have hit a roadblock
3 mins
Copa final: Barca face Real Madrid
Barcelona Hansi Flick's Barcelona are closing in on a potential quadruple this season but blocking their path are eternal rivals Real Madrid.
1 min
Age should not be a problem for any coach, you've to build trust
East Bengal's 29-year-old coach speaks about his third IWL title and why he had to prove himself
3 mins
From law to liberation: An SC judge who drinks only Gangajal
EVEN WHEN HIS OFFICIAL RESPONSIBILITIES TAKE HIM ABROAD, JUSTICE KAROL STAYS ROOTED IN HIS VOW TO DRINK ONLY GANGAJAL
2 mins
'I came with an open heart, but the industry broke me'
Babil entered the Hindi film industry as an excited newcomer, but four years down the line, the actor has experienced a drastic shift in his persona.
1 min
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