Hindustan Times Lucknow - March 12, 2025

Hindustan Times Lucknow - March 12, 2025

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March 12, 2025
CM Intervenes, Flight Operation Timings Likely To Be Adjusted
The timing of flight operations at the Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport (CCSIA), Lucknow, may undergo changes following the intervention of chief minister Yogi Adityanath.
1 min
Docs: Play safe; and don't scrub too vigorously
Doctors overwhelmingly recommend safety while celebrating Holi.
1 min
3,600 Holika Dahan Events in LKO, Friday Namaz to Be Delayed
As many as 3,600 Holika Dahan events will be held on March 13, said Lucknow Police in a note to media persons.
1 min
Differently-abled Kids Turn Flowers into Herbal Colours
Differently abled children in the city have turned Holi into a celebration of inclusion and creativity by making herbal gulal from flowers and starch.
1 min
Fake Job Scam: 21 From Uttar Pradesh Trapped in Myanmar Brought to Lucknow
As many as 21 people from Uttar Pradesh, who were victims of fake job offers stuck in Myanmar, were brought to Lucknow late on Tuesday evening.
1 min
Corporators Asked to Raise Budget Concerns on Mar 18
Exec panel members meet party dist chief; mayor urged to accommodate demands
2 mins
Uzbek woman found dead in city hotel
No injury marks on the body; had checked in along with a Delhi man
1 min
ED Arrests Two for Trafficking Banned Drugs to U.S. Citizens
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has arrested Shantanu Gupta and Abdul Wahab Yasir for their alleged involvement in trafficking restricted medicines to the United States.
1 min
SC-ST Commission To Form Committees In Every Division
The Uttar Pradesh Scheduled Castes and Schedule Tribes Commission on Tuesday decided to constitute committees in every division to address complaints and expedite proceedings in pending cases.
1 min
Cong MP Rakesh Rathore gets bail, but to remain in jail
The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad high court on Tuesday granted bail to Congress MP from Sitapur, Rakesh Rathore, who was arrested on charges of sexual exploitation and rape in January this year.
1 min
We're Not Informed About Uttarakhand Police Raid: Bareilly Police
No drug recovery, 14 of 16 people taken into custody had no criminal record, says Bareilly SSP
1 min
Don't use private land without acquisition: High court cautions state authorities
The Allahabad high court has cautioned the state authorities against using private land without acquiring the same through legal procedure, stating that in case of any default heavy penalty will be imposed on the officers responsible for it.
2 mins
Mosques Across State Defer Timings of Friday Namaz
On account of Holi falling on Friday, mosques across the state have announced to defer the timings of Friday namaz by an hour or so to maintain peace.
1 min
Police, PAC, RRF men guard Sambhal
The Uttar Pradesh Police has tightened security measures while sounding an alert for Holi celebrations, which are coinciding this time with the Friday prayers, amid controversial remarks from politicians and even government officials.
2 mins
Student Fatally Stabbed for Denying Matchbox, Two Held
Two people were arrested for allegedly stabbing a BTech student to death on Sunday night.
1 min
NSA Imposed on 5 Accused of Bahraich Violence
The Bahraich district magistrate (DM) has issued detention orders under Section 3(2) of the National Security Act (NSA), 1980, against five accused involved in the Bahraich violence that erupted in the district's Maharajganj area under Hardi police station during an idol immersion procession on October 13-14 last year in which one youth, Ram Gopal Mishra, was killed.
1 min
Autopsy Could Not Confirm Poison, FIR Lodged, Say Sambhal Police
A day after senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Gulfam Singh Yadav died after an unidentified man allegedly injected a poisonous liquid into his stomach in a Sambhal village, police on Tuesday said post-mortem examination could not confirm presence of poison in his body even as an FIR was registered against four named and two unknown people in connection with the crime.
1 min
ONOP bill does not take away voting rights, says former CJI
Former Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi on Tuesday told a joint parliamentary committee (JPC), which is examining legislation aimed at ushering in simultaneous national and state elections, that the constitutional amendment bill did not take away the people's right to vote but only created a poll schedule.
2 mins
Govt tables bill on new immigration framework in LS
Bill at a glance The Immigration and Foreigners Bill, 2025 seeks to streamline and strengthen various processes related to stay, entry and exit of foreigners in India
2 mins
Row over delimitation, language continue to rock both Houses
Both Houses of Parliament on Tuesday witnessed heated exchanges as the Opposition and the government sparred over the possible delimitation of Lok Sabha constituencies, three-language policy under the National Education Policy (NEP), and duplication of EPIC (voter ID) numbers.
1 min
Pradhan Makes Fresh Attack Amid NEP Furore
Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Tuesday doubled down on his criticism of Tamil Nadu's DMK government for opposing and not implementing the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020.
3 mins
US Intel Chief to Visit India Next Week for Security Conference
Top intelligence and security officials from around the world, including US Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, will gather in the Indian capital next week for a security conclave on the margins of Raisina Dialogue, people familiar with the matter said on Tuesday.
1 min
FM, Gogoi spar over remarks targeting PM
Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Congress lawmaker Gaurav Gogoi on Tuesday sparred in the Lok Sabha over the latter's remarks targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
3 mins
Annual shot to prevent HIV proven safe: Lancet
THE NEW STUDY, PUBLISHED IN THE LANCET, IS THE FIRST TO EVALUATE A ONCE-YEARLY INJECTION OF PREP
1 min
Tech Revolution in Judiciary Must Be Inclusive, Says Justice Surya Kant
Justice Surya Kant, a Supreme Court judge who is set to become India's Chief Justice in November this year, on Tuesday cautioned against \"digital exclusion\" in the judiciary, emphasising that justice must remain accessible to all.
1 min
Parl panel seeks early talks on broadcast bill
The parliamentary standing committee on communications and information technology wants the ministry of information and broadcasting to introduce the new Broadcasting Services (Regulation) Bill in Parliament at the earliest, according to a report tabled by the panel in Parliament on Tuesday.
1 min
Er Rashid moves Delhi high court against order denying parole
Jammu & Kashmir MP Abdul Rashid Sheikh, alias Engineer Rashid, has approached the Delhi high court against the city court's order denying him custody parole to attend the ongoing Parliament Budget session.
1 min
K'taka to probe links of Ranya's stepfather in smuggling case
PROBE WILL LOOK INTO RANYA'S ALLEGED MISUSE OF PROTOCOL PRIVILEGES AT B'LURU AIRPORT
1 min
Shah: All state capitals in NE to get rail, road, air connectivity by '27
Union home and cooperation minister Amit Shah announced on Tuesday that all northeastern state capitals will have rail, air, and road connectivity by 2027, marking a step towards integrating the region with the rest of India.
1 min
As Dalits Lose Their Political Veto, It's Up to Mayawati to Step Up
Leaders and intellectuals of the Dalit community are looking to Mayawati, the party's sole stalwart, to lead the revival
3 mins
Noida int'l airport to be opened in May: Minister
The Noida International airport in Jewar is likely to be inaugurated in May, civil aviation minister Ram Mohan Naidu said on Tuesday.
2 mins
Security gaps in ICMR system as per Cert-In, reveals House panel report
THE COMMITTEE SAID THAT IT WANTS TO BE INFORMED ABOUT THE SECURITY PRACTICES ADOPTED BY MEITY
1 min
Drowned out in the NEP debate
The education sector in India needs both the Centre and states to work together. Neither should insist on an upper hand
2 mins
Hits and misses in India's big cat story
Madhav National Park in Madhya Pradesh being designated a tiger reserve is testimony of India's success with tiger conservation.
1 min
In Nicobar, ecology loses, but who gets a windfall?
Two years after the grant of environment and forest clearance, the Andaman and Nicobar Islands Integrated Development Corporation Limited (ANIIDCO), the proponent of the Great Nicobar Island mega infrastructure project, recently released minutes of a series of meetings held to discuss implementation of environmental conditions under which the project was cleared.
3 mins
Rewriting the rules of formal engagement
Elon Musk bringing his young children to a meeting with Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi in the US has caused more than a flutter.
3 mins
Convicted for daughter's rape, man dies by suicide
THE ACCUSED WAS ARRESTED IN 2021, AFTER HIS MINOR DAUGHTER FILED A RAPE COMPLAINT
1 min
'Been out of India for 15 yrs...': Lalit Modi denies extradition reports
Fugitive cricket administrator Lalit Modi on Tuesday claimed that reports of an alleged extradition notice against him were \"fake news\", saying that he has been out of India for last 15 years and during that period he has been travelling to \"all countries that India has an extradition treaty with\".
1 min
EC Mandates Aadhaar Link Amid Voter List Row
Election Commission of India (ECI) has directed officials to make \"all attempts\" to link Aadhaar numbers with electoral roll data, according to a note circulated to Chief Electoral Officers (CEOs) in all states and Union Territories, the Hindustan Times has learnt.
2 mins
PM Receives Bhojpuri Welcome in Mauritius
A strong Indian element suffused the welcome accorded to Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Mauritius and his interactions with the people and leaders of the Indian Ocean country, where almost three-fourths of the population trace their roots to Bihar and Uttar Pradesh.
1 min
American Military Cancels Climate Change Studies That Pentagon Chief Calls 'Crap'
The US military is cancelling more than 90 studies, including some that US defence secretary Pete Hegseth dismissed as climate change \"crap\".
1 min
No objection to decision on NCQG at COP29 in Baku
There was no formal objection to the decision on the New Collective Quantified Goal (NCQG) at COP29 in Baku last year,
2 mins
Duterte joins club of ex-leaders arrested for case at The Hague
Last weekend, Rodrigo Duterte rallied thousands of cheering Filipino migrant workers in Hong Kong on his first overseas trip in years.
2 mins
Temasek Buys 10% in Haldiram's for ₹8,500 Crore
Singapore government's private equity arm Temasek has agreed to acquire a 10% stake for ₹8,500 crore in Haldiram Snacks Food Pvt. Ltd. (HSPL), two people aware of the development said.
1 min
Cotton Imports To Double As Output Falls
India's cotton imports in 2024/25 are likely to double from a year ago as production is set to fall below consumption because of a decline in acreage planted and adverse weather, a leading trade body said on Tuesday.
1 min
US Lender Glas Trust Seeks to Bar Aakash From Amending AOA
Glas Trust Co. LLC, the US lender of bankrupt edtech firm Byju's, has moved the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) with a fresh plea that seeks to prevent Byju's subsidiary Aakash Educational Services from amending its articles of association (AoA) for restructuring and fundraising.
1 min
Govt Eyes 2-3% LIC Stake Sale to Meet Shareholding Norm
The central government may divest 2-3% of its stake in Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) in 2025-26, depending on market conditions, as part of its efforts to meet the mandated 10% public shareholding requirement by 2027, two people familiar with the matter told Mint.
1 min
IndusInd stock plunges on derivatives lapse
Shares of IndusInd Bank plunged 27.2% on the bourses on Tuesday, a day after the private sector lender flagged discrepancies in its derivatives portfolio, sending panicked investors scrambling to sell counters.
2 mins
Airtel, Musk's Starlink tie up, to challenge Jio
Sunil Mittal-chaired Bharti Airtel Ltd has inked a pact with Elon Musk-backed Starlink to offer satellite internet services in India, raising the stakes in the battle with Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd.
1 min
Naz, Giri Star in UP's Big Win in Women's U-23 One Day Trophy
A three-wicket haul by Falak Naz, and unbeaten knocks by Sampada Dixit and Shipra Giri helped favourites Uttar Pradesh notch up a facile eight wickets win over Jharkhand to keep their hopes alive for a knockout berth in the Women's Under-23 one Day Trophy, at the KCA Cricket Ground, Mangalapuram, Trivandrum on Tuesday.
2 mins
Versatility among spinners helped India bag the title
Cricket has rarely witnessed bigger leg breaks delivered at such flat trajectories like that of Yuzvendra Chahal.
3 mins
Mayank set to miss first half of IPL, Pant to celebrate Holi in Lucknow
Lucknow Super Giants' new captain and Team India keeper-batter Rishabh Pant is all set to celebrate Holi with his teammates here in Lucknow on Friday even though the team's fast bowler Mayank Yadav is set to miss the first half of the cash-rich Indian Premier League starting March 22.
2 mins
Disney wins Moana copyright trial, but suit over sequel looms
The five-year legal battle over who created the 2016 hit animated film Moana has ended, with Disney emerging victorious.
1 min
Dipika Kakar reacts to rumours of her abandoning daughter from first marriage
Actor Dipika Kakar, who rose to fame with Sasural Simar Ka, has finally broken her silence on rumours that she had abandoned her daughter from her first marriage.
1 min
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