Hindustan Times Gurugram - May 07, 2025
Hindustan Times Gurugram - May 07, 2025
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May 07, 2025
Behind the Composition of Collegium Picks
Of the 221 Judges Recommended, 167 Are from the General Category, 39 Are OBCs, 8 Are SCs and 7 Are STs
3 mins
Traders, Mkt Associations Will Be Briefed Beforehand
A multi-location mock drill scheduled for Wednesday will simulate emergency scenarios across Delhi's malls, markets, residential complexes and court premises — but most residents and traders on Tuesday said that they lacked knowledge about the specifics of Wednesday's exercise.
1 min
Blackout expected at key buildings at 7pm
The city will likely be under a brief blackout at 7pm on Wednesday evening as part of the defence mock drills planned by the Delhi government.
1 min
Metro, buses will not be impacted by drill, say officials
Public transport across Delhi is expected to operate normally during Wednesday's city-wide mock security drill, which will take place at more than 50 locations as part of Operation Abhyaas, officials said on Tuesday.
1 min
Coordinated effort: 550 schools to participate
The Delhi government's Directorate of Education (DoE) has directed at least 550 schools across the Capital to participate in Wednesday's mock security drill as part of a coordinated push to strengthen emergency preparedness and raise civic awareness among students.
2 mins
Hospitals to prep for patient influx
Government and private hospitals across the Capital are gearing up to participate in a large-scale security drill on Wednesday, aimed at testing the preparedness of Delhi's health-care system against \"new and complex threats\", officials said.
1 min
Haryana charges 6 officials over illegal Aravalli mining in Nuh
The Haryana government has formally acknowledged large-scale illegal mining in Rawa village of Nuh district, dating back to 2011.
1 min
Illegal dumping plagues Mangar
Mangar village in Faridabad is emerging as a new epicentre of illegal dumping, with hundreds of tonnes of waste from the Bandhwari landfill being offloaded into the fragile ecosystem of the Aravalli hills in recent days, according to environmentalists and locals.
2 mins
Edu dept shuts down unregistered schools
The district education department has launched a crackdown on unrecognised schools run by NGOs in sectors like 46, Choma, Nathupur, and DLF Phase 1, where over 1,000 students from Class 1 to 5 were taught in violation of government norms.
1 min
Beer prices to soar in Ggm under '25-'27 excise policy
Beer lovers across Haryana will be paying significantly more for their drink, as the state's new excise policy brings a 55% hike in Indian beer prices and a 45% increase for imported ones.
3 mins
New Hry excise policy curbs BYOB culture, hits Ahatas
The new policy is meant to bring Ahatas back to their original function—controlled, enclosed drinking areas linked to licensed vends. JITENDER DUDI, deputy excise and taxation commissioner (West)
2 mins
'27 Excise Policy: 40% Hike in Liquor Fee May Affect Diners
The charges of obtaining a licence to serve liquor at a restaurant in Haryana has been hiked by 40% under the state's revised excise policy for 2025-27, a move that's expected to make dining out and nightlife in cities like Gurugram more expensive.
2 mins
Haryana Govt Transfers Gurugram, Faridabad Municipal Chiefs
The Haryana government on Monday night transferred the municipal commissioners of Gurugram and Faridabad in a bureaucratic reshuffle involving six senior IAS officers.
1 min
Two Killed as Speeding Car Hits Their Bike in Delhi Cantt Area
Two friends were killed and two others sustained injuries late on Saturday in the Delhi Cantonment area after a speeding car hit their motorbike, police said on Tuesday, adding that the errant driver has been arrested.
1 min
CM reviews progress on RRTS corridors
Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini on Monday reviewed the progress of three Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) corridors in the National Capital Region—Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut (82 km), Delhi-Gurugram-Shahjahanpur-Neemrana-Behror (SNB) (105 km), and Delhi-Panipat-Karnal (136 km), officials said.
1 min
16-Year-Old Killed After Tractor Hits Bike: Cops
A 16-year-old boy died after a tractor pulling a water tanker allegedly hit his motorcycle from behind on Gwal Pahadi-Mandi Road on Monday afternoon, police said on Tuesday.
1 min
Jane Austen in St Stephen's
Cracking the great writer in a Delhi institution
2 mins
Two Held for Abducting, Raping Minor in Tigaon
Police Said the Suspects Nabbed Her Near Her School's Gate, Forced Her into a Car, and Raped Her at Some Spot.
1 min
Man Who Mowed Down Teenager Gets Life Sentence
A 43-year-old man was sentenced to life imprisonment on Tuesday for mowing down a 15-year-old boy in Thiruvananthapuram district of Kerala in August 2023.
1 min
HC Stays Interim Order Against AR Rahman in Copyright Case
The Delhi high court on Tuesday stayed an interim order against music director AR Rahman in a copyright infringement case over a composition used in the Tamil film Ponniyin Selvan 2.
1 min
Rioters Are Being Brought To Bengal From Outside: CM
West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday urged people not to indulge in violence over protests against the Waqf (Amendment) Act, saying she would be the biggest enemy of anyone trying to trigger fresh riots in the eastern state.
2 mins
Maha Gets SC Nod For Local Polls
The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed local body elections in Maharashtra, held up on account of a challenge to reservation for Other Backward Classes (OBCs) since 2022, to be notified and held within four months, while directing that the outcome of the elections will be subject to the decision by the top court on the pending challenge to the state law extending 27% reservation for OBCs in local bodies.
3 mins
IAF to conduct two-day combat exercise
DRILL WILL INVOLVE ASSETS FROM AIRBASES SPREAD ACROSS RAJASTHAN, GUJARAT, HARYANA AND UTTAR PRADESH
2 mins
PM cancelled J&K visit due to intel: Kharge; BJP hits back
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi cancelled his Kashmir visit after \"receiving an intelligence report\" three days before the Pahalgam terror attack on April 22.
2 mins
Pak Intruder Arrested Along LoC in Poonch
A 26-year-old Pakistani national was arrested along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday, officials said.
1 min
Qatar extends support to India's fight against terror
Pakistan faced tough questions about the Pahalgam terror attack, including the Lashkar-e-Taiba's (LeT) possible involvement in the incident, during an informal meeting of the UN Security Council, people familiar with the matter said on Tuesday.
2 mins
Pakistan Set To Increase Defence Spending By 18% In Budget: Report
The Pakistan government has endorsed an 18% increase in defence spending to over ₹2.5 trillion in the next budget due to tensions with India, according to a media report on Tuesday.
1 min
Pakistani nationals on long-term visas asked to reapply by July 10
APPLICATION FORM FOR REAPPLYING FOR LTV WILL BE AVAILABLE ON THE PORTAL FROM MAY 10 TO JULY 10, THE MHA SAID
2 mins
Rahul Gandhi 'Excommunicated From Hinduism': Shankaracharya
Shankaracharya Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati on Tuesday said he has \"excommunicated\" Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi from Hinduism for allegedly insulting Manusmriti.
1 min
Observing rituals of a religion doesn't mean professing it: SC restores election of MLA
A person observing or performing rituals of a particular religion does not mean they \"profess\" that faith, the Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday, as it restored the membership of a Kerala CPI(M) legislator whose election from a Scheduled Caste constituency was questioned.
1 min
Union minister says he's fine after reports of his 'disappearance'
Two days after his disappearance from a train, and appearance on another one created a stir in railway and police circles, the Western Central Railways has explained that Union tribal affairs minister Jual Oram never went missing but boarded a different train mistakenly at Damoh railway station, where he had alighted after feeling unwell.
1 min
'Embassy Helping Indians on Death Row in Indonesia'
The Centre on Tuesday informed the Delhi high court that the Indian embassy in Indonesia was providing legal assistance to three Indians on death row in a drug-related case, and added that the Indian consulate has filed an \"intent of appeal\" to challenge the death sentence awarded by the Indonesian district court.
1 min
Top court judges' assets now out in public domain
In an unprecedented move towards transparency and judicial accountability, the Supreme Court of India has, for the first time in history, published the asset declarations of its sitting judges on the court's official website.
2 mins
India's HDI ranking improves for 2023
ADVANCEMENT REFLECTS SUSTAINED IMPROVEMENTS IN THE KEY METRICS OF HDI, UNDP SAID
2 mins
Communal Tension in M.P. Town After 7 Held for Rape
Six men were arrested and a boy was detained for allegedly raping and blackmailing four girls in Ujjain district of Madhya Pradesh on Tuesday after an obscene video of a minor surfaced on social media leading to communal tension in the area, police said.
1 min
SC Rejects Godhra Arson Convicts' Appeals to Refer to 3-Judge Bench
The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to refer the appeals filed by convicts in the Godhra train burning case to a three-judge bench, affirming that such a requirement was only necessary if the high court had upheld the death sentence on some of the convicts.
1 min
Resolve SYL canal issue amicably: SC to Hry, Pb
The Supreme Court on Tuesday gave one more chance to the states of Punjab and Haryana to find an \"amicable\" solution for their long-standing dispute over the construction of the Satluj Yamuna Link (SYL) canal, ordered by the top court in 2002, even as it criticised Punjab for its \"high handedness\" in passing a law de-notifying the land meant for the canal in an attempt to defeat the 2002 verdict.
2 mins
May tweak Emigration Act for global workplace: EAM
India is looking to amend the Emigration Act of 1983 as part of efforts to meet the demands of the global workplace and to promote the legal movement of people while discouraging non-legal migration, external affairs minister S Jaishankar said on Tuesday.
2 mins
Women's Digital Safety Discussed by Parl Body
The parliamentary standing committee on empowerment of women held its first session of the year on Tuesday, with the discussions centering on cybercrimes against women — including the online harassment faced by Himanshi Narwal, the widow of Lt. Vinay Narwal who was killed in the Pahalgam terror attack.
1 min
Parl Panel Flags Discrepancies, Slams Delay in Tap Water Schemes
A standing committee on rural development and panchayati raj on Monday took officials of the ministry of jal shakti to task over the lack of proper implementation of its flagship schemes across India, including the provision of tap water to rural households.
1 min
Property rights are sacrosanct, says HC in possession case
The right to property, despite no longer being a fundamental right, continues to hold a sacrosanct position as a constitutional and legal right, the Delhi high court observed, as it directed the Centre to pay about ₹1.77 crore to a man whose property was unlawfully occupied for over two decades by the government in the aftermath of proceedings initiated against him during Emergency.
1 min
Why Israel's plan to occupy Gaza is flawed
Israel's Cabinet has approved a plan to launch an \"intensive\" operation in Gaza and seize territory.
1 min
India's America-China-Pakistan test of balance
New Delhi is exhibiting maximum flexibility with DC, restoring normalcy with limits with Beijing, and preparing for an aggressive posture with Rawalpindi
4 mins
Time to reimagine the idea of the Indus itself
CHANGING THE NARRATIVE ON THE INDUS MUST START AT THE BASIN AND THE SUB-BASIN LEVELS, GIVEN THAT IT IS THE RIPARIAN STAKEHOLDER WHO HAS THE HIGHEST STAKES IN SHIFTING THE GRAMMAR OF SECURITISATION
4 mins
Link West marks India's Strategic Pivot in West Asia
India's engagement with West Asia during the tenure of Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi has been strategic and deeply pragmatic, anchored in a multipolar vision that elevates India from a peripheral actor to a pivotal influencer in the region.
3 mins
B'DESH'S AILING FORMER PREMIER RETURNS HOME
Ailing former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia returned to Bangladesh on Tuesday after four months of medical treatment in London, drawing large crowds of flag-waving supporters and reigniting the opposition's call for national elections.
1 min
NZ Premier Suggests Social Media Ban for U-16s
New Zealand's prime minister, on Tuesday, proposed banning children under-16 from social media, stressing the need to shield them from the perils of big tech platforms.
1 min
Pulitzer Prizes: NYT Bags 4, New Yorker 3
The New York Times (NYT) won four Pulitzer Prizes and the New Yorker three on Monday for journalism in 2024 that touched on topics like the fentanyl crisis, the US military and last summer's assassination attempt on President Donald Trump.
1 min
Israel Pummels Yemen Airport in Retaliation Against Houthi Attack
Israeli warplanes bombed the airport in Yemen's rebel-held capital Sanaa on Tuesday, the latest retaliation for a missile strike by the Iran-backed Houthis that targeted Israel's main airport.
1 min
Jagmeet Singh steps down as NDP leader
Jagmeet Singh's tenure as leader of the New Democratic Party (NDP) formally came to an end on Monday evening as his interim replacement was chosen by the party.
1 min
Ukraine Targets Moscow With Drones As Putin Prepares To Host World Leaders
A Ukrainian drone attack forced Moscow to close its airports for several hours, Russian officials said on Tuesday, before President Vladimir Putin will host several leaders to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany.
1 min
Pakistan Blames India for Blast That Kills 7 Soldiers
Seven Pakistan army soldiers were killed on Tuesday when their vehicle was targeted by an improvised explosive device, Pakistan's military said, blaming arch rival India for the attack.
1 min
Will dictate tariff levels for US trading partners
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney visited the White House on Tuesday for his first talks with Donald Trump and bluntly told the US president that Canada would never be for sale.
2 mins
After overcoming historic loss, Merz becomes chancellor
Conservative leader Friedrich Merz succeeded on Tuesday in becoming Germany's next chancellor, drawing applause and a palpable sense of relief in the parliament chamber after a historic loss in the first round of voting threatened the new government's promises of stability.
1 min
OpenAI dials back restructuring plan, non-profit to retain control
OpenAI has dialed back a significant restructuring plan, with its non-profit parent retaining control in a move that is likely to limit CEO Sam Altman's power over the pioneering maker of ChatGPT.
1 min
Sharma Sees Paytm Turning Profitable From This Quarter
Paytm's parent One97 Communications Ltd is expected to turn profitable from the ongoing quarter, said its founder and chief executive officer Vijay Shekhar Sharma, after the fintech firm recorded a loss in the quarter ended March.
1 min
Moody's Cuts 2025 GDP Growth Forecast to 6.3% on Trade Woes
Moody's Ratings on Tuesday cut India's GDP growth projections for 2025 to 6.3%, from 6.5%, saying economies globally will see a slowdown on account of heightened US policy uncertainty and trade restrictions.
1 min
New Satcom Rules Key to Cross-Border Security Issues
Guidelines issued this week for satellite internet services companies address crucial cross-border security issues, including from Pakistan, minister of state for communications, Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani, said on Tuesday.
1 min
IT's Middle Order to Give Tough Chase to Big Four
Smaller information technology (IT) services companies earning $1-5 billion in revenue outpaced the Big Four by more than three times in FY25, a performance they may repeat in the year ahead, multiple analysts tracking the sector said.
2 mins
Foreign Car Firms Eye Trade Deals for EV Tariff Reduction
Lack of clarity on EV scheme leaves automakers waiting on investment plans
2 mins
Zhao Becomes China's First World Snooker Champion
Zhao Xintong became the first Chinese player to win the World Snooker Championship as the qualifier completed his stunning march to the title with an 18-12 victory against Mark Williams in the final on Monday.
1 min
GT beat Mumbai and rain despite Bumrah's strikes
Titans score the 15 off one over after a 2nd rain break to win against MI and go top of the points table
3 mins
Virat, Rohit can play as long as they are performing: Gambhir
Not long after India's 3-1 series loss to Australia in the Border-Gavaskar trophy, the discussions around a rift between coach Gautam Gambhir and captain Rohit Sharma were growing.
2 mins
IPL's Growing Popularity Increases Threat to Tests
As the IPL and other leagues continue to grow, concerns increase about Test cricket. It's not strictly this versus that, but the success of one raises red flags for the other.
3 mins
Anahat ready for her Worlds debut
Anahat Singh is a busy girl. Between reading A Good Girl's Guide to Murder, writing her Class 11 exams, catching up with family and painting, the 17-year-old is also gearing up for her first senior World Squash Championships.
2 mins
Virat Blocked Me After Avneet Kaur Joke, His Fans Abusing My Family: Rahul Vaidya
Singer Rahul Vaidya claims that Virat Kohli has blocked him on social media after he commented on the recent buzz about the cricketer liking a post dedicated to actor Avneet Kaur.
1 min
Pat Cummins lights up social media despite SRH IPL exit
Even though Sunrisers Hyderabad's (SRH) playoff hopes in the Indian Premier League 2025 (IPL) ended on Monday night, social media went gaga over Pat Cummins' spirited spell with the ball.
1 min
Demi Lovato sparks Ozempic buzz again
Actor-singer Demi Lovato was in the news for her dramatic weight loss, with some commenters speculating the controversial use of diabetes drug Ozempic.
1 min
It's a touching, humorous story: Richa on return to acting
Actor Richa Chadha is all set to return in front of the camera following her maternity break.
1 min
'OTT doesn't warrant strict censorship'
Actor Amol Parashar was in the digital space even before the OTT boom with the hit show TVF Tripling back in 2016.
1 min
Tracing legacy through art
An exhibition celebrating the artistry of Sri Lankan master Tilak Samarawickrema was recently inaugurated in the Capital.
1 min
Dandy in the Deets at This Year's Met
Accessories were the main characters at the 2025 Met Gala in New York. Here are some of the stand-outs
1 min
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