Hindustan Times Gurugram - May 10, 2025
Hindustan Times Gurugram - May 10, 2025
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In this issue
May 10, 2025
India an example of philanthropy working closely with govt
Bill Gates on Thursday, pledged to donate almost all his wealth over the next two decades, including around $200 billion through his foundation, the Bill Gates Foundation, which he plans to close by December 31, 2045.
6 mins
Felling 50+ trees needs CEC nod: HC aligns order with SC
The Delhi high court on Friday modified its earlier orders that required government-designated \"tree officers\" to seek judicial permission before allowing tree felling or transplantation for major infrastructure projects in the city.
1 min
DTC to start electric buses from 3 ISBTs to Noida airport by May-end
The Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) is set to start electric bus services from the Capital to the upcoming Noida International Airport (NIA) in Jewar by the end of May, officials said.
1 min
Toxic Fumes Kill 3 In Well In Mandi Khera, One Rescued
Three men suffocated to death and another person fell ill allegedly after inhaling toxic gas inside a well at Mandi Khera village in Gurugram, police said on Friday, adding that the men were fixing a water supply pump in the well.
1 min
You've minted enough: SC rejects plea on DND
The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a review petition filed by the Noida Toll Bridge Company Limited (NTBCL), reaffirming its December 2024 decision that the Delhi-Noida Direct (DND) Flyway must remain toll-free.
2 mins
Balyan's Bail Plea: Delhi Court Seeks Police's Response
A Delhi court on Friday sought response from the Delhi Police on a bail petition moved by former Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) legislator Naresh Balyan in a case registered against him under Maharashtra Control of Organised Crimes Act (MCOCA).
1 min
Govt seeks nod to probe Jain, Bharadwaj for graft
Decade-long delay in the HIMS project raises red flags. Since 2016, it has been deliberately stalled. MADHUR VERMA, Joint CP
2 mins
Delhi under tight security, 100 air sirens for city soon
As tensions between India and Pakistan remain at a decades-long high, the Delhi government on Friday started the process of installing 100 air raid sirens across the city to prepare residents for potential aerial threats.
3 mins
Hospitals told to paint 'red cross' on rooftops
How hospitals will step up preps The govt has issued safety and disaster preparedness measures for its 38 hospitals
2 mins
Bulk buying on the rise, despite govt assurance
With tensions escalating between India and Pakistan, worried residents in several neighbourhoods are making a beeline outside grocery shops, pharmacies, and making frantic purchases on online platforms, stocking up on dry rations, medicines, and essentials amid fears of supply disruption.
1 min
No closure yet, but schools see dip in attendance
Though the Directorate of Education (DoE) has not ordered the closure of schools in Delhi—unlike Punjab, Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir and Rajasthan where escalations in the ongoing conflict between India and Pakistan has led to closure of schools—several of them reported slightly low attendance, especially in junior grades, according to school officials.
1 min
Delhi's civil defence volunteers: First line of response in a crisis
They are traders, homemakers, and college students—ordinary citizens who have voluntarily signed up as Civil Defence Volunteers (CDVs) in Delhi.
2 mins
Three injured in Gr Noida crash
Three men were seriously injured after their Santro car was hit by a speeding truck on the old National Highway 91 near Kot village in Greater Noida on Friday morning, police said.
1 min
Devi Buses To Provide Last Mile Link At RRTS Stations
The National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) and Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) have decided to use electric buses under the newly launched DEVI bus scheme to provide last-mile connectivity to commuters from the RRTS stations operational in Delhi, officials said on Friday.
1 min
No registrar for 3 months: DMC's key work in limbo
The Delhi Medical Council (DMC) is in a state of administrative and financial paralysis, with payments worth nearly ₹2.5 crore — for critical functions such as payment of rent, salaries, tax dues, among others — stuck due to the registrar's post lying vacant for over three months.
1 min
EAM Stresses Zero Tolerance to Terror in Talks With UK Minister
As the conflict between India and Pakistan spirals, external affairs minister S Jaishankar on Friday held a phone conversation with his British counterpart David Lammy and conveyed to him that there must be \"zero-tolerance\" to terrorism.
1 min
India Slams Pak for Shelling J&K Religious Sites
Pakistan's efforts to blame India for allegedly carrying out a drone attack on the Nankana Sahib gurdwara and for the shelling of a gurdwara in Poonch are part of a disinformation campaign to give a \"communal hue\" to the situation, foreign secretary Vikram Misri said on Friday.
2 mins
India Steps Up Efforts to Include LeT Front TRF in UNSC Listing
Foreign Secy Said TRF Was Asked to Distance Itself From Pahalgam Attack by Its Handlers in Pakistan
2 mins
India Opposes IMF's Fresh Loans to Pakistan, Abstains From Voting
India on Friday contested the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) decision to provide a $2.3 billion bailout package to Pakistan, citing its poor track record of misusing development funds, and abstained from a vote on it at the IMF board's meeting.
2 mins
Border states battle blackouts, strikes
HT tracks some of the debris of missiles and drones found along border districts, as Pak continued its intense shelling on the intervening night of Thursday and Friday
2 mins
7 JeM infiltrators gunned down along border: BSF
THE INFILTRATION ATTEMPT BY JEM TERRORISTS, WITH SUPPORT FROM PAKISTAN RANGERS COINCIDED WITH ATTEMPTED STRIKES AT MANY LOCATIONS
2 mins
Engaged Iran, Saudi To De-escalate Situation, Says Pak Minister
Pakistan's defence minister Khawaja Asif on Friday said the government is engaged in daily diplomatic contacts with countries, including Iran, the UAE, Saudi Arabia, China, and Qatar, in efforts to de-escalate the situation in the region.
1 min
Pak Says Economic Affairs Ministry's X Account Hacked After Loan Post
Pakistan on Friday said that the X account of its ministry of economic affairs was hacked and an appeal was posted on it for more international loans to meet the \"heavy losses\" caused by the current tensions with India.
1 min
Defence Ministry Mobilises 14 Battalions of Territorial Army
The ministry of defence has authorised the mobilisation of 14 infantry battalions from its Territorial Army (TA) to support regular forces along active military commands, following heightened tensions with Pakistan.
1 min
Several X accounts banned as govt cracks down on online info
The global government affairs handle of X was briefly unavailable on Friday morning, a day after the social media company used the profile to disclose purported directions from Indian government to takedown thousands of accounts in the country in connection with posts pertaining to conflict with Pakistan.
1 min
India Ups Maritime Security After Review
Union minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Friday reviewed security measures at ports as the country raised alertness to the so-called MARSEC-2 level to keep shipping lines protected and operational amid escalating tensions with Pakistan, an official said.
1 min
Indian Envoys To US, UK Slam Pakistan As Conflict Deepens
Indian Ambassador to the US Vinay Kwatra has said that the nation is at war with terrorists and that it will bring justice to victims of the Pahalgam attack by holding the \"lowlifes, subhuman monsters\" accountable.
2 mins
Control Room Set Up For Medical Emergencies
The Union ministry of health and family welfare has set up a 24x7 control and command room within the ministry to ensure seamless coordination between the Centre and the states regarding their readiness for medical emergencies, according to people familiar with the matter.
1 min
Equipped to thwart cyber attacks: Banks, insurance firms to FM
Indian banks and insurance firms on Friday assured finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman that they are ready to thwart any cyber-attacks by Pakistani hackers, and fully equipped with systems such as anti-DDoS (distributed denial-of-service).
1 min
Closure of 24 airports extended till May 15 amid border conflict
The Union government has extended the temporary closure of 24 airports in northern and western parts of the country for civil aircraft operations by four days till May 15, according to a Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) issued on Friday, with the development coming amid major escalation in tension with Pakistan over the past few days.
2 mins
Boy refused to call kin for ransom, murdered
A 13-year-old boy was strangled allegedly after he refused to make a ransom call to his family in Uttar Pradesh's Bijnor, officers aware of the matter said on Friday, adding that all five accused are minors and have been apprehended following a gunfight with police.
1 min
HC Closes Hamdard's Lawsuit Against Ramdev
The Delhi high court on Friday closed the trademark disparagement lawsuit after Yoga instructor and entrepreneur Ramdev told the court that the video containing his remarks of \"sharbat jihad\" on Hamdard's Rooh Afza has been taken down from all his social media accounts.
1 min
Retain Services Of 59 Women Army Officers For Now: SC
The Supreme Court on Friday asked the Union government to retain the services of 59 women Short Service Commission officers who are challenging the denial of permanent commission, commenting that in \"the prevailing situation\" it didn't make sense to bring down the \"morale\" of the officers.
1 min
Row in Jharkhand Over Renaming of Shyama Prasad Mukherjee College
The Jharkhand government's decision to rename Ranchi-based Dr Shyama Prasad Mukherjee University (DSPMU) as Veer Shaheed Budhu Bhagat University drew flak from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday, with the Opposition saying that \"replacing the name of one icon with another hits the legacy and honour of both the icons\".
1 min
Court sends Rana to Tihar till June 6
A local court on Friday sent 26/11 mastermind Tahawwur Hussain Rana to Tihar jail till June 6 in judicial custody, a day before his National Investigation Agency (NIA) custody was going to expire.
1 min
Cannot compel states to adopt NEP, says top court
Faced with a petition from a Delhi-based lawyer hailing from Tamil Nadu pushing for the national implementation of the National Education Policy (NEP) seemingly in public interest, the Supreme Court suggested that his children could anyway learn Hindi (one of his main arguments) in Delhi.
1 min
HC Seeks Wiki Response On ANI Plea To Take Down Content
The Delhi high court on Friday sought Wikipedia's response on a plea filed by news agency ANI Media seeking directions to the platform to take down \"specific\" allegedly defamatory statements from its page.
1 min
HC Says Punjab Should've Complied With Its Order
Court Said It Would Issue Contempt Notices To The Punjab Director General Of Police And The Chief Secretary
2 mins
India's green cover grew to 25.17% of geographical area
India has reported that its forest and tree cover now encompasses 25.17% of its geographical area at the United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF), while highlighting several national conservation initiatives, the environment ministry said on Friday.
2 mins
71 Hostile Witnesses Force Acquittal in Murder Case
The Supreme Court on Friday \"with a heavy heart\" acquitted six murder accused after majority witnesses, including the victim's son, turned hostile in the case.
1 min
The new templates for putting an end to cross-border terror
Operation Sindoor signals a new strategic resolve. With superior comprehensive national power, India should be able to exercise escalation dominance and control
4 mins
India and Pakistan: Two nations, unlike trajectories
There have been five officially confirmed rounds of military attacks, two by Pakistan and three by India, into each other's territory — beginning with India's strikes on Pakistani terrorist camps in the early hours of May 7 in response to the April 22 terror attack in Pahalgam, Kashmir.
4 mins
Won't React to Russian War Crimes Tribunal Announcement
World War II is one of the few events in Russia's divisive history under Communist rule that all political groups revere—sentiment the Kremlin uses to fuel national pride
3 mins
Hamas Met Gaza Mediators This Week But 'No Progress': Sources
A Hamas delegation held two meetings with Egyptian and Qatari mediators in Doha this week but they produced no breakthrough in the search for a Gaza truce, sources close to the group said on Friday.
1 min
Former Crypto Exec Sentenced To 12 Years
The founder and former CEO of bankrupt cryptocurrency trading platform Celsius, Alexander Mashinsky, was sentenced on Thursday to 12 years in prison on fraud charges.
1 min
With Xi at his side, Putin marks 80 yrs since Nazi Germany's fall
World War II is one of the few events in Russia's divisive history under Communist rule that all political groups revere—sentiment the Kremlin uses to fuel national pride
2 mins
Social justice message from 1st American pope
Pope Leo XIV celebrated his first mass as pontiff on Friday after his historic appointment as the first American to lead the world's 1.4 billion Roman Catholics.
2 mins
US, EU near 30-day Russia and Ukraine ceasefire proposal
The United States and its European allies are finalising a proposal for a 30-day ceasefire in Ukraine that if refused would see them jointly impose new sanctions on Russia, a French diplomatic source said on Friday.
1 min
Danish PM furious over US spying on Greenland
Denmark's prime minister voiced outrage on Friday after media reports that Washington would step up spying in the Danish autonomous territory of Greenland, which is coveted by US President Donald Trump.
1 min
Of eternal virgins and Gobi Manchurian
Writer, activist and lawyer Banu Mushtaq's short-story collection Heart Lamp, masterfully translated by Deepa Bhasthi from Kannada into English, brings together 12 stories set in Muslim households in south India—a world familiar to Mushtaq, who has spent most of her life in Hassan, Karnataka.
3 mins
To choose one's own way
Embracing Hope, a compilation of the writings and speeches of the holocaust survivor and neurologist Victor E Frankl, feels like exactly what the doctor ordered
4 mins
'Everyone has to own their identity'
On celebrating women artists and correcting the erasure of women in art
2 mins
India-UK FTA breaks ground with anti-graft clause
India and the UK have added a first-of-its-kind chapter on anti-corruption and anti-bribery measures to their free trade agreement (FTA), according to a policy paper released by the UK government.
2 mins
India, Chile to kick off talks for free trade deal on May 26
THE PROPOSED COMPREHENSIVE ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT AIMS TO BUILD UPON THE EXISTING PTA
1 min
Markets See Red as India-Pakistan Tensions Escalate
Benchmark indices closed in the red for the second straight session on Friday amid fears of India and Pakistan escalating tensions.
1 min
Swiggy's Net Losses Double in Fourth Qtr to ₹1,081.1 Crore
Food delivery major Swiggy said on Friday its quick commerce business Instamart is expected to reduce its losses going forward after the company's consolidated fourth quarter net losses nearly doubled to ₹1,081.1 crore.
1 min
Trai floats 4% of AGR pricing for satcom cos
Satellite communication companies such as Starlink, Eutelsat OneWeb, and Jio Satellite will have to pay 4% of their adjusted gross revenue (AGR) as spectrum charges to the government, as per the telecom regulator's recommendations issued on Friday.
2 mins
SMBC seals deal to buy 20% in Yes Bank
The stake sale is largest cross-border investment in the Indian banking sector
2 mins
Amid Indo-Pak tension IPL 2025 suspended, promises resumption
If IPL does not resume soon, efforts will be made to find a separate window later in the year
3 mins
Pakistan Super League Suspended On Advice Of PM Sharif, Says PCB
The Pakistan Cricket Board on Friday postponed the Pakistan Super League (PSL), hours after announcing that the T20 tournament has been shifted to the UAE because of the ongoing conflict with India.
1 min
Why Completing the Rest of IPL Will Be BCCI's Top Priority
Under a cloud of war, IPL 2025 has been suspended. For a week now, before the Board of Control for Cricket in India will review the situation again.
2 mins
Dharamshala to Delhi: How IPL Teams Travelled Amid Security Concerns
Punjab Kings and Delhi Capitals were evacuated from Dharamsala and were escorted to the Jalandhar railway station in batches through Hoshiarpur amid tight security, Kangra's Superintendent of Police Shalini Agnihotri said.
1 min
Neeraj Chopra Classic javelin meet called off
Hours after the Indian Premier League was suspended amid escalating border tension between India and Pakistan, the inaugural edition of the Neeraj Chopra Classic was also called off.
2 mins
Goa move off for Jaiswal, wishes to stay at Mumbai
India opener Yashasvi Jaiswal has had a change of heart just days after announcing his decision to play domestic cricket for Goa.
2 mins
Man United crush Bilbao to set up final versus Spurs
Mason Mount starred as Manchester United roared back to crush Athletic Bilbao 4-1 and 7-1 on aggregate, setting up the Europa League final against Tottenham.
1 min
Nawaz: Unlike B'wood, South films cast 'actors' in ₹200-cr movies
Actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui has blamed Bollywood's star culture for audiences' declining interest in watching films in theatres.
1 min
Deepika Singh on her health scare: Improving and feeling much better
Actor Deepika Singh has opened up on her recent health scare, when she was rushed to the hospital.
1 min
Kantara Makers Say Crew Member's Death Didn't Happen on Set as AICWA Calls for Probe
Makers of upcoming film Kantara: Chapter 1 issued a statement on Thursday following the tragic death of junior artiste MF Kapil.
1 min
Celebrating resilience and friendship
The 77th Independence Day of Israel was marked with a vibrant celebration in the Capital, though the evening's conversations were largely dominated by the ongoing Operation Sindoor and India's commendable efforts.
1 min
PeeCee Cheers For Nick During Softball Game In Central Park
After a glamorous appearance at the Met Gala blue carpet on Monday, actor Priyanka Chopra Jonas and husband, singer-actor Nick Jonas, were recently spotted in New York City's Central Park.
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