Hindustan Times Mumbai - May 14, 2025
Hindustan Times Mumbai - May 14, 2025
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May 14, 2025
PM underlines response to terror in show of strength
India's new Lakshman Rekha (red line) against terrorism is crystal clear and New Delhi will respond to any future attack fiercely, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday during a surprise visit to the frontline Adampur airbase in Punjab that doubled up as a show of strength.
1 min
India's 52nd CJI shaped by life, legal experience
When justice Bhushan Ramakrishna Gavai reflects on his life's journey — from a hut in Frezarpura in Maharashtra to the grand courtroom of the Supreme Court — he often returns to one defining insight: \"If today my son studies in a Delhi's top school, how can he be equated with a boy who studies in a school like the one I did, in a slum?\"
4 mins
Microsoft To Lay Off 7k Employees To Reduce Costs Amid Pivot To AI
Microsoft is laying off 3% of its workforce, or roughly 7,000 employees, CNBC reported on Tuesday, as the technology giant looks to rein in costs, while funneling billions of dollars into its ambitious bet on artificial intelligence.
1 min
India-Pak hotline: Encrypted landline at heart of conflict de-escalation talks
In a modest chamber with a high ceiling, inside one of the most secure offices in India, in a white-walled room on the first floor of the imposing South Block, a phone sits atop a table.
3 mins
Cop who jumped in sea to save woman rewarded
A traffic police constable, who jumped into the sea at Marine Drive on Monday to try and save a woman allegedly attempting suicide, has been rewarded ₹5,000 for his bravery.
1 min
After court battle with brother, Abhinandan Lodha renames firm
Subsequent to a brief court battle earlier this year, followed by mediation between the Lodha siblings over the use of the 'Lodha' surname as a company name, Abhinandan Lodha on Tuesday announced the renaming of his business from Lodha Ventures to Abhinandan Ventures.
2 mins
BMC Opens Koli Seafood Plaza at Carter Road Despite Protests
Despite strong opposition from citizens and civic groups, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has opened a seafood plaza at Carter Road promenade, citing cultural promotion of the indigenous koli (fisher) community.
1 min
Unmanned Boats to Clear Garbage in Sea
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation plans to deploy two electric unmanned boats to collect garbage near Gateway of India from the first week of June.
1 min
Lalbaug man duped of ₹2.4 cr in car-rental fraud
A man posing as a chartered accountant (CA) was booked on Monday for allegedly cheating a 40-year-old Lalbaug resident with a lucrative investment opportunity requiring him to purchase 11 cars.
3 mins
State to invest ₹1.4L cr to meet power demand
Maharashtra's power needs are expected to grow to 45,000 MW by 2035.
1 min
New state guidelines for safety of school students
State govt issues directives in the wake of last year's sexual assault on children at a school in Badlapur
3 mins
Sisters overcome language barrier
Konkan division tops with a pass ratio of 98.82%; Mum division at third place with 95.84% pass ratio
1 min
Child Dies of Suffocation Due to Fire in Kasara
A four-year-old boy died of suffocation when a fire broke out at a residence near the Kasara Bypass on Tuesday morning.
1 min
Case Against DCP For Insulting Modesty Of Woman Quashed
The Bombay High Court recently quashed a case registered against a retired Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) who allegedly insulted the modesty of an air hostess last year.
1 min
Hit-And-Run Accidents Kill 2 In Ghatkopar, Bandra West
Two pedestrians were killed in two separate hit-and-run accidents in Bandra and Ghatkopar on Sunday.
1 min
State Approves Policy for Promoting Artificial Sand
The Maharashtra government on Tuesday cleared a policy to promote the use of artificial sand, also known as manufactured sand or m-sand, in the state as a sustainable alternative to river sand in construction work, according to state revenue minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule.
1 min
Cop probed in hoarding collapse case transferred
The state government on Tuesday transferred Ravindra Shisve, the Government Railway Police commissioner, to the post of joint commissioner of the state intelligence department (SID).
1 min
3 External Auditors Named in Bank Scam Charge Sheet
The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Mumbai Police has filed a 12,634-page charge sheet in the scam relating to the New India Cooperative Bank, which surfaced in February.
2 mins
Ghosalkar's wife quits Sena (UBT)
Tejasvee Ghosalkar, former corporator and wife of slain Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Abhishek Ghosalkar, has quit as the Shiv Sena (UBT) Dahisar head owing to differences with party leaders, especially her father-in-law Vinod Ghosalkar.
1 min
Thane Man Bites Neighbour's Finger Off Over a Bench
A 60-year-old man has been booked after allegedly biting his 45-year-old neighbour's index finger so badly that a part of it got severed.
1 min
Desilting scam accused funded BMC officials' foreign tour: EOW
Prashant Ramugade, the deputy chief engineer of Mithi River Development Project, had visited Dubai and Singapore in 2020-21 using funds provided by Ketan Kadam, who was arrested last week in connection with the alleged ₹65-crore Mithi river desilting scam, the Mumbai police's Economic Offences Wing (EOW) said on Tuesday.
1 min
In fight against TB, poor nutrition a silent killer
Adequate nutrition complements TB treatment but govt schemes are failing to meet this basic need
3 mins
Arthur Road Jail to Get Four Watchtowers and New Hall
The Mumbai Central Prison, also known as Arthur Road Jail, will soon get four watchtowers to monitor activities outside the facility, thwart jailbreaks and prevent people from throwing things inside the prison, according to a government resolution (GR) issued on Tuesday.
1 min
70 Nations' Diplomats Briefed on Military Op
A top military officer on Tuesday briefed foreign service attaches of 70 countries on the successful conduct of Operation Sindoor, stressing that New Delhi's retaliation for the April 22 Pahalgam terror strike has set a new normal in the India-Pakistan relationship; the latest step to undercut Islamabad at an international level.
1 min
India expels Pak High Commission staffer
India on Tuesday expelled a staffer of the Pakistan high commission in New Delhi over his alleged links with two people from Punjab who were arrested this week on charges of involvement in espionage, people familiar with the matter said.
1 min
Rajnath chairs security review meeting with top officials
Two identified, suspected to be involved in attacks on tourists, security forces & non-local labourers
2 mins
50-year-old dies days after drone strike in Pb
A 50-year-old woman died from injuries sustained during a drone strike in Ferozepur district of Punjab in the first such case of casualties in a drone attack, officials said on Tuesday.
1 min
SQ Leader Among 11 Soldiers Killed in Conflict: Pak
Pakistan on Tuesday said that 11 military personnel, including a squadron leader, were killed and 78 others injured during the recent military confrontation with India.
1 min
Op Sindoor carried out entirely in conventional domain: MEA
India on Tuesday pushed back against US President Donald Trump's offer to mediate on Kashmir and his claim that he used trade to prevent a \"nuclear war\" between India and Pakistan, with the external affairs ministry saying the military action under Operation Sindoor was \"entirely in the conventional domain\".
2 mins
LeT commander among 3 killed in Shopian gunfight
Three terrorists, including an operational commander of proscribed Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terror outfit, were killed in an encounter with security forces in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday, officials said.
1 min
Govt to likely brief NDA-ruled CMs on Op Sindoor next week
THE PARTY'S OUTREACH WILL SEE BJP LEADERS EXPLAIN THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE ARMED FORCES, A BJP FUNCTIONARY SAID
1 min
US Prez reiterates his admin brokered India-Pak ceasefire
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday again claimed that his administration \"successfully brokered a historic ceasefire\" to stop the escalating violence between India and Pakistan.
1 min
Govt Committed To Realising Vision Of TB-Free India: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday chaired a meeting to review the progress of the tuberculosis (TB) elimination campaign, officials aware of the matter said, adding that the intensified campaign to eliminate TB started in December last year.
1 min
HC Issues Notice to BHU VC in Promotion Case
The Allahabad high court has issued notice to the Banaras Hindu University (BHU) vice chancellor (VC), directing him to file a compliance affidavit that indicates full compliance of the order passed by the writ court or be personally present in the court on July 3.
1 min
3 UP zoos shut for 1 week as tigress dies of bird flu
All three zoological parks and a lion safari in Uttar Pradesh have been closed for a week following confirmation that a tigress at the Gorakhpur Zoo, which died on May 7, was suffering from bird flu.
2 mins
Plea in SC seeks FIR against justice Varma
A group of lawyers has petitioned the Supreme Court, seeking registration of a First Information Report (FIR) against Delhi high court justice Yashwant Varma, from whose residence a large sum of cash was recovered in March this year.
1 min
Centre Drafts Sops For Gender Affirmation Procedures
Any person undergoing gender-affirmation procedures in India has to be an adult, and needs two referrals from qualified doctors who conduct their evaluation a maximum of 12 months before the procedure, a new set of government guidelines has said.
1 min
PM Should Have Disclosed How Ceasefire Was Reached: Cong
The Congress said on Tuesday that Prime Minister Narendra Modi \"disappointed\" the people of India as he failed to clarify the circumstances under which India agreed on a ceasefire with Pakistan.
1 min
Public trust in judiciary needs to be earned: CJI
Public trust in the judiciary has to be earned and cannot be commanded, said outgoing Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sanjiv Khanna — who recently recommended removal of a high court judge over misconduct and published assets of Supreme Court judges for public scrutiny — as he demitted office on Tuesday.
2 mins
Three Arrested in Two Manipur Violence Cases
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested three individuals in two separate cases related to the Manipur ethnic violence, the agency said on Tuesday.
1 min
All 9 convicts get life sentences for sexual assaults in Pollachi
A Coimbatore court on Tuesday convicted and sentenced nine men to life imprisonment until death in the Pollachi sexual assault case, which had sent shockwaves across Tamil Nadu after incidents of gang rape, filming sexual crimes and extorting multiple survivors came to light in 2019.
3 mins
Girls Outperform Boys in CBSE Board Exams
Students of Balmohan Vidyamandir in Maharashtra (above), and the Lucknow Public School in Uttar Pradesh, celebrate their success after the declaration of the CBSE results for classes 10 and 12 on Tuesday. ANI
3 mins
After the storm, an interim pause
Trump's flip-flop on America's China tariffs introduces uncertainty in global trade
2 mins
Heat, health, and work in India's MSME sector
Over the past decade, India has witnessed an increase in both the intensity and frequency of heatwaves.
3 mins
The Foreign Hand in the India-Pakistan Face-Off
The main takeaway is that it is a self-help world, and every country approaches a military situation from its perceived national interest lenses
4 mins
How Indian forces blew up Gen Munir's J&K plan
THE DECIMATION OF PAKISTAN'S AIR AND TERROR CAPABILITIES COULD ENCOURAGE MUNIR TO JOIN HANDS WITH A WEAK SHEHBAZ SHARIF TO KEEP THE ELECTORALLY POPULAR IMRAN KHAN (CURRENTLY IN JAIL) OUT OF POWER
4 mins
India Concerned Over Bangladesh Interim Government's Ban on Awami League
India on Tuesday expressed concern at Bangladesh’s interim government’s decision to ban all activities of former premier Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League party and called for the early holding of free, fair, and inclusive elections in the neighboring country.
1 min
Russia Shot Down MH17 Over Ukraine in 2014
India on Tuesday expressed concern at Bangladesh interim government's decision to ban all activities of former premier Sheikh Hasina's Awami League party and called for the early holding of free, fair and inclusive elections in the neighbouring country.
1 min
If Putin skips talks, it signals Moscow not seeking peace
We agree that if there is no real progress this week, we will then work together at the European level for a significant tightening of [Russia] sanctions. FRIEDRICH MERZ, German chancellor
1 min
Trump's visit to Saudi delivers $142bn defence deal, AI orders for firms
US President Donald Trump secured a $600 billion commitment from Saudi Arabia on Tuesday to invest in the United States after the oil power accorded him a gala welcome at the start of a tour of Gulf states.
2 mins
Anita Anand named FM as Canada PM unveils Cabinet
The new Cabinet: What we know so far
2 mins
India fires first counter move at US tariffs
India has proposed to levy retaliatory import duties on American goods proportionately in response to the US imposing safeguard tariffs on Indian steel and aluminium in a normal course, a government official confirmed adding that the move would not impact the ongoing negotiations for a bilateral trade agreement (BTA).
1 min
India's mid-cap IT firms bested the Big Four in hiring last fiscal
The Big Four of Indian IT ceded their crown as the industry's top hirers in FY25, beaten by smaller rivals which grew faster for the second year in a row.
1 min
Goyal To Lead Trade Talks In Washington From May 17
Trade minister Piyush Goyal will lead a trade delegation to the United States starting May 17 to advance trade negotiations, two government officials said on Tuesday, as both countries push for a bilateral trade pact.
1 min
India Fires First Counter Move at US Tariff Regime
New Delhi proposes levies on some US goods in response to duties on metals
1 min
Profit-booking, options expiry slam stocks after rally
Indian benchmark stock indices took a U-turn on Tuesday after a sharp run-up the previous day on the back of easing India-Pakistan tensions and a temporary truce in the US-China trade war.
1 min
USTR Greer Eyes India Talks Ahead of S. Korea Visit
US trade representative Jamieson Greer said he would speak to the Indian commerce secretary on Tuesday before leaving for South Korea for more trade talks to address the sweeping duties imposed by US President Donald Trump.
1 min
Airtel profit rises fivefold, revenue misses estimates
Bharti Airtel Ltd clocked a fivefold jump in March quarter profit thanks to a one-time gain, even as revenue per user, a key metric of profitability, remained flat.
1 min
'Mental block' of chasing sub-10 times
For 11 years running, Paris Olympics relay silver-medallist Akani Simbine, who anchored South Africa to the men's 4x100m World Relays gold on Sunday and carries the world-leading 100m time this year, has gone under 10 seconds in 100m.
3 mins
Antim lands in soup for leaving national camp
Antim Panghal finds herself in trouble once again after she left the national camp at the IG Stadium here citing injury.
2 mins
In the T20 era, King Kohli made Test matches roar
The clenched fists, the animated celebrations, the roaring send-offs and the unrelenting intensity — Virat Kohli didn't just play Test cricket. He performed it. He gave it a pulse in a time when the longest format was being pushed to the margins by the charm of white-ball cricket.
2 mins
Cummins, Buttler to Return as IPL Is Set to Resume
As the IPL gets ready to return this weekend after a nine-day hiatus following a ceasefire agreement reached between India and Pakistan, most overseas players are likely to return for the remainder of the tournament.
2 mins
'Nothing can change between Amaal and I; we are coming up with a single'
Recently, composer Amaal Mallik shocked his fans when he took to Insta to share that he was severing ties with his family, blaming his parents for the rift between him and his younger brother, singer Armaan Malik.
1 min
Cricket Lovers, Listen Up! IPL 2025 Resumes
IPL 2025 will resume on May 17 with the clash between RCB and KKR in Bengaluru's M Chinnaswamy stadium PHOTOS: PTI
1 min
Hiba Nawab quits Jhanak:
Not comfortable playing mom to someone my age
1 min
Kunal Kapoor Defends Jewel Thief Against Criticism
Actor Kunal Kapoor talks about the mixed reviews on his film; says it was supposed to be a fun ride
1 min
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