Hindustan Times Gurugram - May 09, 2025
Hindustan Times Gurugram - May 09, 2025
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May 09, 2025
Trepidation at Ground Zero of Pak shelling
Pakistani artillery and mortar fire along the Line of Control (LoC) left 16 civilians dead, including three women and five children, forcing an exodus from Jammu and Kashmir's border district of Poonch.
2 mins
Civic Agencies Can Now Act On Noise Pollution
The Delhi government on Thursday said that local civic bodies and officers will now be empowered to take direct action against noise pollution and issue penalties, expanding the list of officials authorised under the Noise Pollution (Regulation and Control) Rules, 2000.
1 min
Gupta, Khattar Meet, Discuss Development Issues Of Delhi
In a first-of-its-kind meeting at the Delhi Secretariat, Union housing and urban affairs minister Manohar Lal Khattar and Delhi chief minister Rekha Gupta held a high-level discussion on Thursday to address long-pending urban development issues in the capital.
1 min
Delhi Cancels Leaves of Officials and Doctors Until Further Notice
The Delhi government on Thursday cancelled all leaves for its officers until further notice amid escalating tensions between India and Pakistan as security was heightened across the Capital, senior police officers said.
1 min
Over 5k Delhi govt staff got 'illegal' ration cards
Illicit ration enrolment in govt ranks
3 mins
Balyan used position to extort, laundered gains: Charge sheet
Former Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Naresh Balyan, who was arrested last year in an alleged case of extortion, coerced landowners into selling properties below market value by invoking the name of UK-based gangster Kapil Sangwan, the Delhi Police's crime branch has alleged in a supplementary charge sheet filed last week.
1 min
DU Panel Suggests More Syllabi Tweaks
Delhi University's (DU) standing committee for academic affairs on Thursday recommended replacing Islamic poet-philosopher Muhammad Iqbal with Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, and medieval traveller Ibn Battuta with Mughal prince Dara Shikoh in the History department's eighth semester syllabus.
1 min
90+ Flights Cancelled, 200+ Delayed at IGIA
Disruption in ops Some flights scheduled between 8am and 2pm were cancelled amidairspace restrictions
1 min
The world of Hanuman Mandir
On a trinity of temples
2 mins
HHRC Slams GGM Over Delay in Child Protection Complex Land
The Haryana Human Rights Commission (HHRC) pulled up the Gurugram district administration for failing to identify land for building an integrated complex for children in need of care and protection, even after seven years of repeated directives.
1 min
SC notices to chief secy of Delhi and NCR states
DELHI'S CS HAS TO APPEAR IN PERSON ON MAY 19, WHILE HARYANA, UTTAR PRADESH AND RAJASTHAN CSS HAVE TO APPEAR ONLINE ON JULY 18
2 mins
Sharjeel Seeks Court Relief, Says Didn't Call for Violence
Jailed student activist Sharjeel Imam on Thursday urged the Delhi high court to release him on bail in the larger conspiracy case related to the 2020 riots, saying that the speeches he delivered in Jamia area, the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), during the anti-Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) protests did not call for \"violence\" but sought \"transparency\" and \"utterance against violence.\"
1 min
Labourer dies while installing sewer line
A 22-year-old labourer was killed, and two others were injured when a lump of soil fell on them while they were working for the Delhi Jal Board to lay a sewer line 20 feet underground in Baba Haridas Nagar, Dwarka on Wednesday night.
1 min
No Pakistani films, shows, or music on Indian OTTs: Govt
Advisory Points to Rule 3(1)(B) of IT Rules, Which Says Platforms Must Ensure They Do Not Share Content That Could Harm India's Unity
1 min
PM stresses alertness, synergy during meeting with secretaries
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday instructed all ministries to ensure seamless coordination to uphold \"operational continuity and institutional resilience\" and to ensure foolproof functioning of essential systems, with special focus on readiness.
1 min
100 terrorists killed; govt says ops ongoing
All political parties backed the government on military action and hailed the armed forces
4 mins
Saudi minister in India as tensions rise
Saudi Arabia's deputy foreign minister Adel al-Jubeir arrived in New Delhi for an unscheduled visit on Thursday to meet India's top leadership against the backdrop of efforts by New Delhi's strategic partners to reduce tensions between New Delhi and Islamabad.
1 min
Pakistan Stocks Plunge by 6% as Trading Halts
The Pakistan Stock Exchange plunged by over 6% on Thursday with trading halted for an hour after rumors of escalation in military action by India near Karachi.
1 min
US, EU call for de-escalation as India vows 'firm response'
India's key partners such as the US and the European Union (EU) on Thursday expressed solidarity over the Pahalgam terror attack and called for restraint and immediate de-escalation as external affairs minister S Jaishankar made it clear that any military attacks from Pakistan will be met with a \"very, very firm response\".
2 mins
X Starts Blocking 8K Accounts on Centre's Orders
Social media platform X on Thursday began blocking access to over 8,000 accounts in India following executive orders from the Union government.
1 min
Russian, Israeli arms used to defend, launch counter-attack
The Indian military on Thursday used a mix of Russian and Israeli-made weapons, and locally produced systems, to destroy missiles and drones fired by Pakistan at army and Indian Air Force bases.
4 mins
Blackout enforced in districts along border
A blackout was enforced across Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), several districts of Punjab and in border districts of Rajasthan and Gujarat on Thursday evening amid a fury of missile and drone attacks from Pakistan as tension between the two countries escalated.
2 mins
Govt Includes Pakal Dul Dam Under Centre's Pragati Portal
The Pakal Dul hydroelectric project in Jammu & Kashmir has been included in the Pragati portal, a federal infrastructure platform, making it a project of national importance, an official aware of the development said on Thursday.
1 min
BJP MLA Reddy Disqualified After Conviction in Mining Case
BJP leader G Janardhana Reddy was on Thursday disqualified as the member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly after a special CBI court convicted him in the Obulapuram Mining Company (OMC) illegal iron ore mining case.
1 min
Decide on prosecution of ex-min: SC to Bengal
The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the West Bengal government to take a decision within two weeks on granting sanction to prosecute the co-accused of former education minister Partha Chatterjee in connection with the case of alleged irregularities in teacher recruitment.
1 min
4 Cops, Undertrial Killed in Aligarh Road Accident
Five people, four policemen and an undertrial, were killed when a police van, in which they were travelling, rammed into a stationary container van on the Delhi-Kanpur highway in Aligarh district of Uttar Pradesh on Thursday, officers aware of the matter said, adding that another constable sustained serious injuries and is currently undergoing treatment.
1 min
Pawar's remarks spark reunion buzz
Nationalist Congress Party (SP) chief Sharad Pawar's remarks — twice in as many days — that a section of the party wanted to reunite with Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar-led NCP and that it was up to party's national working president Supriya Sule and state unit chief Jayant Patil to take a call on the matter, sparked speculations about a possible reunion of the two factions.
2 mins
'Irresponsible': SC slams Dubey over remarks on judiciary, CJI
The Supreme Court that declined earlier this week to entertain a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking contempt proceedings against BJP MP Nishikant Dubey for his remarks targeting Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna and the judiciary, has said in its order that even though it refrained from initiating action, Dubey's statements prima facie amounted to contempt.
1 min
SC RELAXES BAIL CONDITIONS FOR ASHISH MISHRA IN LAKHIMPUR KHERI VIOLENCE CASE
The Supreme Court on Thursday allowed Lakhimpur Kheri violence case accused Ashish Mishra, son of former Union minister Ajay Mishra, to spend time with his family in Lakhimpur each Saturday (evening) till Sunday (daytime) and then return to Lucknow while on bail.
2 mins
President Clears Prosecution of Lalu Prasad in Land-for-Jobs Case
President Droupadi Murmu has granted sanction to prosecute Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief and former Bihar chief minister Lalu Prasad in the money laundering case linked to the alleged land-for-jobs scam in the railways dating back to 2004-09 when Prasad was the railway minister, officials aware of the development said on Thursday.
2 mins
Western Disturbances Bring Cool Start to May
Frequent, slow-moving western disturbances — essentially, cyclones originating in the Mediterranean Sea and moving east — in the first week of May have resulted in an unusually cool, rainy start to what is usually the peak summer month for northwest India.
2 mins
42-Year-Old Kerala Woman Tests Positive for Nipah Virus
A case of Nipah virus has been confirmed in Kerala's Malappuram district, health officials said on Thursday.
1 min
Pb minister locks up BBMB chairman
High drama prevailed at Nangal dam in Rupnagar district on Thursday when Punjab minister Harjot Singh Bains locked Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) chairman Manoj Tripathi in the dam's guest house despite a Punjab and Haryana high court directive to Punjab's Aam Aadmi Party government not to interfere in the working of BBMB.
2 mins
Pocso Act Has Become Exploitation Tool: HC
HC Said It Would Amount to the Perversity of Justice If the Statement of the Victim Was Ignored and the Accused Was Left to Suffer in Jail
1 min
Clear recommendations of collegium 'expeditiously': SC
BASED ON THE INFORMATION PROVIDED BY EACH INDIVIDUAL HIGH COURT, THE DATA OF PENDING CRIMINAL APPEALS WAS PEGGED AT 724,192
2 mins
For Team India, a Rohit Sharma shaped hole
That Rohit Sharma has been struggling in tests has been clear for some time: The statistics (619 runs in 14 Tests at an average of 24.76 in 2024) speak for themselves.
1 min
Agenda-Setting FTA with the UK
It gives Delhi some edge in negotiating similar free trade agreements with the US and the EU
2 mins
After Pahalgam, what next for Islamabad?
THE ULTIMATE IRONY WOULD BE IF BEIJING TURNS OUT TO BE THE DE-ESCALATOR, GIVEN ITS CLOUT WITH PAKISTAN
4 mins
India-UK FTA Template for Other Trade Deals
India's understanding with the UK on the latter's carbon tax on heavy-emission-footprint imports could become a template for its talks with the EU, which also has a similar impost
4 mins
Birthday wishes & a request to Sir David Attenborough
Sir David Attenborough, who turned 99 on Wednesday, is no stranger to the wild and the unusual.
3 mins
Chandrasekhar Moves HC Over Defamation Case
The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld an NGT decision quashing an e-auction notice of UP government for sand mining and said there should be \"zero tolerance\" for such unregulated activities as it disrupted \"riverine ecosystems\".
1 min
Day After Cylinder Blast at Bikaner Shop, Toll Rises to 9
The toll in the cylinder blast at a shop in Rajasthan's Bikaner rose to nine, with five more bodies recovered from the debris and one person succumbing to injuries on Thursday, police said.
1 min
Cardinal Robert Prevost elected Pope Leo XIV
Cardinal Robert Prevost was elected in a surprise choice to be the new leader of the Catholic Church on Thursday, taking the name Leo XIV, becoming the first US pontiff.
1 min
Russian Prez, Xi Tout Partnership Aimed at US-Led Order in Talks
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping held bilateral meetings in Moscow, emphasizing the alliance between their countries as they seek to upend the US-led world order.
1 min
Bill Gates to donate $200bn, close foundation by 2045
Bill Gates pledged on Thursday to give away almost his entire personal wealth in the next two decades and said the world's poorest would receive some $200 billion via his foundation at a time when governments worldwide are slashing international aid.
2 mins
Trump Rules Out Cutting China Tariffs for Trade Talks
Trump also asserted that previously, the US was 'losing a trillion dollars a year' to China on trade and that 'now we're not losing anything'
2 mins
GCCs Scout for Leadership from Peers, Not IT Firms
Backend technology centers of the world's largest companies are increasingly hiring senior executives from peers as compared with information technology (IT) services companies, indicating a preference for innovative work, domain knowledge, and better understanding of captive offices.
2 mins
Rupee Falls 89p, The Most Since February 2023
The Indian rupee fell nearly 1% on Thursday amid rising tensions between India and Pakistan.
1 min
Merger plans halted for three public sector general insurers
The government has deferred plans to merge or privatize three public sector general insurance companies to FY27 after they posted profits, people familiar with the matter said, giving them time to notch up sustained profitability.
1 min
No spectrum sale this yr; new bands likely in 2026
The Centre is unlikely to conduct a spectrum auction in 2025, according to two government officials as well as industry executives who are aware of the matter.
2 mins
Govt mulls new fuel duty hike as crude prices fall
There has been a 16.7% fall in the country's average crude oil import price
2 mins
Chennai give a glimpse of thrilling times ahead
MS Dhoni might again be captain by default, but he is nearing 44 and battling a weak knee, which means he isn't as effective in the death overs as he used to be.
3 mins
MMA Fighters Brace for Asian Games Debut Amidst Uncertainty
She won a gold medal for India as a wrestler, and while she eventually transitioned to a different sport—Mixed Martial Arts (MMA)—the maverick that Ritu Phogat is, she switched from dreaming about medals to chasing belts.
2 mins
At squash Worlds, bunch of Indians seek self-belief
Ramit Tandon, India's top-ranked squash pro, distinctly remembers the buzz he felt going into his first World Championships in 2019, and the lessons he took out of it. \"I was excited just to be there,\" he recalled. \"I was so happy to have made it, that it ate out of my performance.\"
2 mins
Resolute PSG weather Arsenal storm, set up final date in Munich versus Inter
Stout defending and sharp counter-attack key to PSG making second Champions League final in 5 years
3 mins
Jena chases return to Hangzhou high
If there's one thing Kishore Jena doesn't want to talk about, it's the injury that stymied his ascent following the high of 2023.
2 mins
Fans say thanks for the memories as Rohit Sharma hangs up his cricket whites
Cricketers past and present, along with countless fans, flooded social media on Wednesday to salute Rohit Sharma after the Indian skipper announced his retirement from Test cricket.
1 min
Kylie Jenner, Timothée Chalamet make it red carpet official in Rome!
Businesswoman Kylie Jenner and actor Timothée Chalamet confirmed their romance on Wednesday night by making their red carpet debut at the David di Donatello Awards in Rome (Italy).
1 min
My storytelling DNA comes from mummy, says Amar
In the run up to Mother's Day on Sunday, our special series will feature filmmakers inspired by their mums
1 min
Cheryl named co-admin of late Liam Payne's $32.2M estate
Seven months after Liam Payne's tragic death, his former partner Cheryl has been named co-administrator of his $32.2 million estate, alongside lawyer Richard Mark Bray.
1 min
Bebe vs Banks: Met Gala sparks brutal online spat
Rapper Azealia Banks ignited a fresh feud with singer Bebe Rexha following the latter's Met Gala appearance, posting a harsh critique of Rexha's body on X.
1 min
Back-to-back work isn't a must for me—family comes first
Unlike many TV actors who jump from one daily soap to the next, Arjun Bijlani is choosing to hit pause—and for a deeply personal reason.
1 min
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