Hindustan Times Mumbai - February 14, 2025
Hindustan Times Mumbai - February 14, 2025
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In this issue
February 14, 2025
Students fight to keep the dwindling regional languages of Arunachal's tribespeople alive
Minking Lego is crouched over a laptop, a pen in hand and a scattering of books and diaries by his side.
4 mins
State Starts to Unload Union Carbide Waste
The Development Came Weeks After Protests in Pithampur, Around 50km From Dhar District HQ
3 mins
23-Year-Old Held for Assaulting Cop Gets Bail
The Bombay high court on Wednesday granted bail to a 23-year-old man, who served more than a year in jail on charges of assaulting a police officer and attempting suicide at the RAK Marg police station.
1 min
GRP lays trap, rescues footpath dwellers' child from kidnapper
The Borivali Government Railway Police (GRP), with the help of Ulhasnagar police, arrested a 24-year-old man for allegedly kidnapping the five-year-old son of Goregaon pavement dwellers and reunited the rescued child with his parents.
1 min
State Allocates ₹9 Cr To JNU For Marathi And Shivaji Studies
In a significant move to promote Marathi language and historical research, the Maharashtra government has sanctioned ₹9 crore to Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) for establishing two Centres of Excellence.
1 min
ED Arrests Two Men Connected With Fairplay Betting App
The Arrested Accused Were Identified as Chirag Shah and Chintan Shah, Who Allegedly Supervised the Tech Aspects and Software Development
2 mins
Pali Hill Residents Block Concretisation
BMC was stopped from concretising the Auxilium Convent Road and the Dilip Kumar Lane
2 mins
Op Tiger in full swing? 4 Sena (UBT) MPs present at Shinde's Delhi event
Eknath Shinde hit the Shiv Sena (UBT) where it hurts by inducting Rajan Salvi into his camp on Thursday.
5 mins
Mhada to Complete Audit of 1,000 Cessed Buildings by March-End
As part of the state government's 100-day action plan, the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (Mhada) has set a target to complete the structural audit of 1,000 cessed buildings in Mumbai by March-end.
1 min
HC Grants Bail to Wadhawan Brothers
The Bombay High Court on Tuesday granted bail to Dewan Housing Finance Corporation Limited (DHFL) promoters Kapil Wadhawan and Dheeraj Wadhawan in connection with the money laundering case registered against them by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in the Yes Bank loan fraud.
1 min
After Shirdi double murder, Gram Sabha orders census to keep an eye on 'outsiders'
After two employees of the Sai Baba Sansthan, in Shirdi, were stabbed to death last week by two assailants from Ahmednagar district, who came with an intent to rob from the sansthan, the Gram Sabha (consisting of villagers, municipal authorities, prominent personalities and cops) of Shirdi has decided to appoint a private agency to conduct a census of residents to identify \"outsiders\" who have no proof of any legitimate work and take action against them.
1 min
Police Book Jeweller For Stealing Gold Worth ₹1 Crore
The LT Marg police have booked a Dombivli-based jeweller for allegedly stealing around 2,077 grams of gold worth over ₹1 crore from a wholesaler in Kalbadevi.
1 min
RG confidante takes over Maha Cong
The All India Congress Committee (AICC) on Thursday announced the appointment of former Buldhana MLA Harshwardhan Sapkal as the new state Congress president, replacing Nana Patole who resigned after the party's poor showing in the assembly elections in November last year.
1 min
PNB fraud case: Court allows auction of Choksi's properties
PMLA court directs ED to facilitate the auctioning of the unsecured properties after valuation
1 min
COUPLE LOSES ₹7L TRYING TO RECOVER ₹3,325 SENT TO WRONG ACCOUNT
An elderly couple from Chinchpokli lost ₹7 lakh while attempting to recover an amount of ₹3,325, which they had transferred online to a wrong account due to an incorrect IFSC code.
1 min
Four-minute delay in informing grounds can't render arrest illegal
The Bombay high court on Wednesday held that a delay of four minutes in communicating the grounds of arrest to an accused does not render the arrest illegal, while dismissing a petition filed by a Bhayandar resident booked by the Versova police in a rape case.
1 min
Falsely Accused in Torres Scam, Says Actor in Bail Petition
Ukranian actor Armen Garuh Ataian, arrested in connection with the ₹1,000-crore Torres Jewellery scam, has claimed that he had nothing to do with the business and was falsely implicated in the case.
1 min
We Will Go Bankrupt If Tandoor Ban Is Enforced
The BMC's ban on charcoal tandoors is set to impact around 1,000 businesses from Colaba to Dahisar
3 mins
Notice over Ulhas school kids' poor reading skills
Ulhasnagar Municipal Corporation (UMC) commissioner Manisha Awhale has issued a show cause notice to one teacher and warnings to all teachers of three municipal schools, saying action would be taken against them if the quality of education did not improve in the coming months.
1 min
More US deportees likely to arrive on Feb 15, 16
At least 119 Indian migrants deported from the US are expected to arrive at the Guru Ram Dass International Airport in Amritsar on board two flights on February 15 and 16, officials familiar with the matter said on Thursday, making it the second tranche of people returning amid an unprecedented crackdown on people entering the US illegally.
2 mins
Trade, energy, defence the buzzwords
The Donald Trump administration wants to see India purchase more American defence equipment, prioritize American defence technology, buy more American energy products, and move towards a \"fair\" trade deal by the end of this year, a senior Trump administration official said on Thursday.
4 mins
Trump Signs Order on Reciprocal Tariffs
President Donald Trump signed a memorandum on Thursday (early Friday morning IST) mandating US trade authorities to study trade relationships and impose reciprocal tariffs on all countries that charge higher rates and impose non-tariff barriers on American imports than the US does for their imports.
3 mins
Waqf Panel Has Ignored Muslims' Opinion: AIMPLB Threatens Stir
The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) on Thursday alleged that the joint parliamentary committee (JPC) scrutinising the amendments to Waqf bill ignored the opinions of the Muslim community.
1 min
Protests Over Polls, I-T Bill Mark End of Budget Session's First Half
An eventful first half of the budget session of Parliament — which witnessed fiery debates, major disruptions, one of the most significant Union Budgets in decades, and the introduction of a new Income Tax bill — came to a close on Thursday.
1 min
10,152 Indians are Imprisoned in 86 Nations, Parliament Told
Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday denied a charge by the Opposition that the government has achieved its fiscal targets in Union Budget 2025-26 by shifting its focus from capital expenditure, and said that the effective capital expenditure is actually ₹19.80 lakh crore, including the money set aside for this purpose by state-owned firms.
2 mins
Stopped Working for Cong: Ahmed Patel's Son Faisal
Faisal Patel, son of late Congress leader Ahmed Patel, on Thursday announced that he has stopped working for the party, citing his struggles to find a place within the organisation.
1 min
Centre monitoring Chinese mega dam plan, govt tells RS
India has taken note of China's announcement of a mega dam project on the lower reaches of the Yarlung Tsangpo (upper reaches of the Brahmaputra) in Tibet Autonomous Region, the environment ministry told Rajya Sabha on Thursday.
1 min
Workplace reprimand not a criminal offence: SC
A senior's reprimand at the workplace does not amount to an \"intentional insult\" warranting criminal proceedings against the former, the Supreme Court has ruled,
3 mins
I-T bill to simplify tax framework: FM in LS
Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday introduced the Income-Tax Bill, 2025 in the Lok Sabha aiming to abridge the bulky direct tax act and make it simple, and urged the speaker to refer it to a select committee of the House, a request that the Opposition objected to because it wants the bill to be referred to a standing committee.
3 mins
Power to remove HC judge lies with House
Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar on Thursday asserted that only Parliament has the jurisdiction to constitutionally remove a high court judge, saying a notice for the removal of Justice Shekhar Yadav of the Allahabad high court is pending with him.
1 min
Row erupts in Parl after Waqf JPC submits its report on bill
The joint parliamentary committee (JPC) examining controversial amendments to the Waqf bill submitted its report to both Houses on Thursday, triggering chaos and disruptions as the Opposition protested against the alleged deletion of parts of their dissent notes in the report.
3 mins
Common ground in Paris & Delhi
Partnerships on AI and small modular reactors suggest keenness in both capitals to broaden the bilateral strategic partnership
2 mins
Why Trump Wants to Gain Control of Panama Canal
Ships using the Panama Canal to sail from Pascagoula, Mississippi in the United States (US)'s east coast to San Diego, California, save an additional distance of 16,457 km as opposed to the longer, more dangerous route through Cape Horn at the southern tip of South America.
3 mins
Educated women can't sit idle to claim maintenance from spouse
The law does not favour a well-educated woman to sit idle without trying to pursue any work merely to get maintenance from the husband for her sustenance, the Orissa high court held, as it reduced the maintenance amount awarded to a woman by a family court.
1 min
Z' Security For BJP MP Patra And Dalai Lama
The ministry of home affairs (MHA) has granted Z-category security cover to Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama on the basis of threat perception, officials said on Thursday, adding that a similar security cover will be provided to Bharatiya Janata Party leader Sambit Patra.
1 min
Wife's Affection for Other Man Sans Sex Is Not Adultery: MP HC
HC Dismissed Plea of a Man Against the Maintenance That He Was Told to Pay His Estranged Wife
1 min
'Inability to govern': Oppn slams Manipur Prez Rule
Opposition parties on Thursday termed the Union government's decision to impose President's Rule in the ethnic strife-torn Manipur a \"very delayed\" move and a \"belated admission\" by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of its \"complete inability\" to govern in the state, and accused the NDA-led Centre of destroying democracy in the northeastern state.
2 mins
Yoon Back in Court for Impeachment Hearing
South Korea's suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol will get another hearing next week before judges decide on whether to formally remove him from office over his martial law decree, the country's Constitutional Court said on Thursday.
1 min
Australian Hospital Investigates Nurse's Claims of Killing Israelis
An Australian hospital is examining patient records after a nurse claimed online to have killed Israelis, officials said on Wednesday, stressing that no evidence of harm to patients was uncovered.
1 min
Musk's X settles Trump's lawsuit over ban: Report
Elon Musk's social media platform X has agreed to settle a lawsuit over what was then Twitter banning Donald Trump after the mob attack on the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, a newspaper said on Wednesday.
1 min
Hamas to free 3 hostages, easing ceasefire dispute
Hamas said on Thursday it would release three more Israeli hostages as planned, paving the way toward resolving a major dispute over the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.
2 mins
Kyiv, EU alarmed by prospect of 'dirty deal' after Trump-Putin call
The American administration has admitted for the first time that Ukraine's 2014 borders and Nato membership are unrealistic goals
3 mins
Utility vehicle demand aids highest-ever Jan PV dispatch
TWO-WHEELER DISPATCHES ROSE 2.1% Y-O-Y TO 15,26,218 UNITS LAST MONTH AS AGAINST 14,95,183 UNITS IN JAN 2024
1 min
SEBI Seeks Greater Access to Social Media Records
India's markets regulator is seeking broader powers from the government to remove unauthorized financial advice from social media platforms such as WhatsApp and Telegram, and to access their call records for investigations into market violations, a government official and a document reviewed by Reuters showed.
1 min
IOC Signs Long-Term LNG Import Deal of $7-9 Billion with UAE Company
Indian Oil Corp (IOC), the nation's largest oil firm, has signed a $7-9 billion deal to import LNG from the UAE on a long-term 14-year contract.
1 min
New ad in old bottle highlights creative bankruptcy of the beverage category
AD VETERANS SAID THE NEW FANTA AD IS A STRAIGHT LIFT FROM A CHIPS AD FROM THE 1980S
3 mins
Adani Off $442 Mn Wind Power Project In Lanka
Indian conglomerate Adani Group has withdrawn from a troubled $442 million wind power project in Sri Lanka after the island nation's government sought to renegotiate the deal.
2 mins
GST Rate Rejig on Cards to Spark Consumption
Council may drop 12% slab, move many items to 5%, and others to 18%
2 mins
India's Big Gains in One-Day Series Win Against England
Rohit-led team managed to answer key queries ahead of the ICC Champions Trophy from Feb 19
3 mins
Suruchi Trumps Strong Field To Win Air Pistol Selection Trials
Continuing her hot streak, Haryana's teenage pistol shooter Suruchi Phogat beat a high-quality field that included double Olympic medallist Manu Bhaker to win the 10m air pistol selection trials at the Karni Singh Range on Thursday.
1 min
With wider reach this time, Indians have chance to rise in third chapter
The Women's Premier League's dream of expansion and growth is finally coming to fruition.
3 mins
A lot on Shami's shoulders for CT, says Mhambrey
For this fancied Indian team, the primary concern ahead of the Champions Trophy campaign is filling up the huge hole left by the talismanic speedster, Jasprit Bumrah, who is unavailable for the ICC event after failing to recover from his back injury.
2 mins
Mumbai Teen Modi Stuns Sathiyan for Gold in TT Singles
Mumbai's 19-year-old paddler Jash Modi reckons he has richer medals to show than a National Games gold in singles, but the victory that fetched him the title was the biggest of his career so far.
1 min
Bayern Earn 2-1 Win Over Celtic In Champions League Play-Off
Bayern Munich looks set to survive the new Champions League playoffs round.
1 min
The new mixed event format in New York is the latest experiment to make the doubles game popular
A shake-up at US Open The event won't have traditional mixed doubles, instead will have a standalone competition.
3 mins
MCA Confirms City's T20 League to Return
After a lengthy hiatus, the T20 Mumbai League will kick off again this year as the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) confirmed the restart of the league from May 27.
1 min
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