Hindustan Times Pune - January 28, 2025
Hindustan Times Pune - January 28, 2025
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January 28, 2025
Guilty or Innocent? Wait Continues for Sharjeel Trial
Waves of protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) are rocking the Capital as anger against the controversial legislation is bubbling to the surface.
9 mins
67 Indians Forced to Work in Laos Cyber Scam Shops Rescued
The Indian embassy in Laos has rescued 67 Indian men who were trafficked into cyber-scam centres operating at a special economic zone, taking the total number of citizens saved from such scams in the Southeast Asian country to 924.
1 min
Cases in city cross 100, state reports first death
Officials said 80% of total cases in city are from areas around the well on Sinhagad Road; 12 tankers were pressed into service
4 mins
PIC Moves to New Campus in Pashan
The Pune International Centre (PIC), a think tank with over a decade of contributions to policy-making, research, and innovation, moved to its new seven-acre campus in Pashan on Sunday.
1 min
New disaster response vehicles in PDRF's fleet
The PDRF, formed under the PMRDA, is designed to respond swiftly to natural calamities around the city area.
1 min
Activists Call Attention to MERI Report, Urge Immediate Action
Calling attention to the Maharashtra Engineering Research Institute's (MERI's) latest findings during a recent press conference, environmental activists Sarang Yadwadkar, Vijay Kumbhar and Vivek Velankar have urged local and state government bodies to take immediate action.
1 min
Rural Police Arrest Burglar, Recover Gold Worth ₹16 Lakh
Pune rural police have arrested a burglar involved in a series of robberies across multiple states, including Gujarat, Karnataka, and Maharashtra.
1 min
City gets daily flight connection to Prayagraj
Punekars hitherto disappointed over the absence of affordable, daily flights from Pune to Prayagraj to visit the ongoing Maha Kumbh Mela there can now breathe easy.
2 mins
Police Bust Gang Targeting LGBTQ Community
Pune police on January 24 busted a gang that was targeting and looting members of the LGBTQ community.
1 min
Stuck in traffic, many Punekars miss flights
Traffic congestion in Pune city has increased to such an extent that passengers travelling to and from Pune airport are also impacted by it.
2 mins
Man Killed in Dispute Over ₹100 Mobile Cover
A 19-year-old mobile shop worker was killed in Sangli following a dispute over a ₹100 mobile screen guard, officials said on Monday.
1 min
NCP's Chandere Booked for Assaulting Builder
According to police, Chandere and two associates entered the victim's property, leading to an argument
1 min
Teachers' association oppose state's call on 'copy-free campaign'
GIVEN THE SHORTAGE OF TEACHING STAFF, RUNNING THE SCHOOL ON EXAMINATION DAYS WILL BE CHALLENGING
2 mins
Civic Body To Complete Water Projects By August 2025
Residents of the central parts of the city will have to wait till August to get enough water supply as PMC plans to finish the tanks and water pipeline work by August this year.
1 min
Man murdered in broad daylight in Kondhwa; police detain two
A man was brutally attacked by his friends with wooden sticks and cement blocks in a broad daylight murder in front of the Bhairavnath temple in Kondhwa on Monday.
1 min
Car falls into 500-foot gorge in Varandha Ghat; 1 from city dead
The Bhor police, with help from the Shirgaon rescue team and local villagers, carried out a rescue op and transported the victims to hosp
1 min
Rural Police Bust Gang Targeting Senior Citizens
Pune rural police busted a gang involved in robbing senior citizens after arresting three members of the group on January 25.
1 min
Dhami among first to register on portal
As Uttarakhand became the first state in the country to implement the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) on Monday, a Muslim organisation threatened to move the state's high court against the move, which triggered mixed political reactions, with the Opposition Congress calling it a \"political manoeuvre\" rather than a \"social necessity\" and the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) hailing it as yet another promise fulfilled by its government.
4 mins
Only a matter of time before entire country adopts UCC
Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Monday commended the state of Uttarakhand for implementing the Uniform Civil Code (UCC), describing it as \"a very auspicious sign\" and a historic step toward realising a long-standing constitutional vision.
1 min
'Undemocratic': Oppn slams Pal on Waqf JPC's functioning
Opposition members of the joint parliamentary committee on Waqf Amendment Bill said that a rejection by panel chief of the amendments proposed by them undermined efforts to protect constitutional assurances to minorities.
1 min
EAM Begins 3-Day UAE Visit, Hails Bilateral Ties
External affairs minister S Jaishankar, who began his three-day visit to the United Arab Emirates on Monday, said collaboration between India and the UAE on the international stage is set to deepen further as the world navigates a \"complicate\" and \"volatile\" phase with the changing global order.
1 min
Custodial death: Himachal IGP, 7 cops get life term
Custodial death is one of the worst crimes in a civilised society governed by the rule of law, a special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court in Chandigarh remarked on Monday, as it sentenced Himachal Pradesh inspector general of police (IGP) Zahur Haider Zaidi and seven other police officers to life imprisonment in a 2017 custodial death case.
1 min
SC judges split on Christian man's burial
In a case that laid bare a schism not only within a Chhattisgarh village but also the Supreme Court, two judges found themselves at odds over where a Christian man's burial should take place.
2 mins
HC Reserves Order on Admission of Appeals
Both the CBI and the State Govt Have Filed Appeals Seeking Death Penalty for the Only Convict in the Case, Sanjay Roy
1 min
Central scheme to cover crop damage by animals
The Union government has decided to expand the ambit of the PM Fasal Bima Yojana, the flagship farm insurance scheme, to include crop damage by animals as a ground for payouts, a long-standing demand by farmers, an official said on Monday.
1 min
Top Court Stays HC Direction to TN Police in Anna University Case
The Supreme Court on Monday stayed the Madras high court's direction to the Tamil Nadu Police to initiate a departmental inquiry into the leak of an FIR related to the sexual assault of a second-year engineering student on the Anna University campus in Chennai.
1 min
Ex-MLA Sent to Judicial Custody for 14 Days Over Uttarakhand Firing
A local court in Haridwar on Monday sent former BJP MLA from Laksar, Kunwar Pranav Singh ‘Champion’, to judicial custody for 14 days for allegedly opening fire outside the office of Independent Khanpur MLA Umesh Kumar on Sunday, while the latter was granted bail.
1 min
'Man-eater' Tiger Found Dead With Injuries in Kerala
A \"man-eater\" tiger that killed a woman two days back was found dead in Wayanad district of Kerala on Monday and an autopsy on the big cat confirmed the presence of the victim's hair, dress, and a pair of earrings in its stomach, forest officials said.
1 min
Kharge's Ganga dip remark sparks row
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday took a swipe at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders visiting the Maha Kumbh to take a dip in the Sangam, triggering sharp responses from the ruling party which accused him of making a \"mockery\" of people's reverence.
1 min
BJP Briefs State Units To Build A Consensus On Simultaneous Polls
Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan And BJP National Gen Secy Sunil Bansal Addressed The Party Briefing
2 mins
Activist Meets Ajit Pawar With ‘Proof’ Against Dhananjay Munde
While more cases involving Walmik Karad are coming to light, social activist Anjali Damania on Monday met deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar to show him the evidence she allegedly has of NCP minister Dhananjay Munde's close links with Karad.
2 mins
One Nation, One Election Crucial for India's Democratic Process: PM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said the government's ambitious plan of One Nation, One Election, or simultaneous polls, was directly linked to the future of India's youth, urging them to come forward in large numbers to steer the ongoing debate around it so that the country can move in the right direction.
2 mins
Bengal Clears Plot for BSF Border Outpost
The West Bengal cabinet on Monday approved the allocation of 0.9 acres of land to the Border Security Force (BSF) in Karimpur area in Nadia district, for setting up outposts, a senior official aware of the matter said.
1 min
Modi, Trump Speak on Phone to Boost 'Trusted Partnership'
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump on Monday spoke about working together for global peace and security and measures to advance cooperation in key areas such as technology, trade and defence in their first conversation since the American leader's inauguration last week.
2 mins
MAGA Won't Gain From Weaponising Tariffs
Restoring American supremacy is the declared agenda of the second Trump presidency.
1 min
Redeeming the federal pledge in Constitution
India's aspiration to become a developed country by 2047 will depend on improved Centre-state cooperation in implementing second-generation reforms
4 mins
Tread Carefully on the Himalayas
Hydropower projects in the mountains must not be pursued at the cost of public safety
2 mins
How the contours of Quad may change in Trump 2.0
The Quad foreign ministers met shortly after Donald Trump took office at the White House.
3 mins
Does India Need Another Tryst With The Plan Panel?
In a budget speech made 75 years ago, the then finance minister John Mathai announced the setting up of a new expert body to coordinate and guide economic activities in India – the Planning Commission.
3 mins
Asked to Kill Either Baba Siddique or Zeeshan
Former MLA Zeeshan Siddique, in his police statement, has named several builders and political leaders connected with slum rehabilitation (SRA) projects in Bandra and has sought a probe into their suspected link with the murder of his father Baba Siddique.
3 mins
SIM USED BY SAIF ATTACKER TRACED TO BENGAL: POLICE
A Mumbai police team reached Nadia district in West Bengal on Sunday and traced a woman whose SIM card was found in the phone used by Mohammad Shariful Islam Shehzad, an illegal Bangladeshi immigrant arrested for the January 16 attack on actor Saif Ali Khan, police said.
1 min
45 People Get Jail Terms Up To 20 Yrs For Violent Protests In 2022
Kazakhstan on Monday sentenced 45 people to prison terms of up to 20 years for their role in violent 2022 protests that left 238 people dead.
1 min
New film claims 'Napalm Girl' photo credited to wrong journo
The makers of a new documentary alleging the iconic \"Napalm Girl\" photo was deliberately credited to the wrong photographer — claims denied by the Associated Press — said on Sunday that it is \"critical\" to \"share this story with the world.\"
1 min
China's Xi Strikes Bullish Tone in Speech to Mark Lunar New Year
Chinese leader Xi Jinping struck a bullish tone during a speech on Monday ahead of Lunar New Year, after acknowledging \"complex and severe situations\" in recent months.
1 min
Rwanda-Backed Rebels Enter East Congo's Largest City Goma in Major Escalation
Rwandan-backed rebels marched into east Congo's largest city Goma on Monday and Congolese troops exchanged fire with the Rwandan military across the border, in the worst escalation of a long-running conflict for more than a decade.
1 min
Egypt, Jordan Rebuff Trump's Call To Take In More Gazans
US President Donald Trump said Jordan and Egypt should take in Palestinians from war-ravaged Gaza, a suggestion rejected by Hamas, the Palestinian militant group that runs the enclave, and apparently rebuffed by Jordan and Egypt.
1 min
Posting blasphemous content online: Four men sentenced to death
A Pakistan court has sentenced four men to death for posting blasphemous content online, a member of a group of \"vigilante\" private lawyers that brought the prosecution said on Monday.
1 min
US President Holds Off on High Colombia Tariffs After Deal on Migrants
US President Donald Trump announced sweeping tariffs on Colombia before abruptly pulling the threat after reaching a deal on the return of deported migrants, a move that rattled global markets in the space of several hours.
1 min
Egypt, Jordan Rebuff Trump's Call to Take in More Gazans
Masses of displaced Palestinians began streaming towards the north of the war-battered Gaza Strip on Monday after Israel and Hamas said they had reached a deal for the release of another six hostages.
2 mins
Jeju Air Plane Crash in South Korea: Duck Remains Found in Both Engines
Both engines of the Jeju Air plane that crashed last month contained duck remains, according to a preliminary report, on Monday, with authorities still trying to determine what caused the deadliest air disaster on South Korean soil.
1 min
Govt Invites Application for Sebi Chairperson Post
The Three-Year Term of Buch as Sebi Chairperson Ends on February 28. Buch Turned 60 This Month
2 mins
How skipping notice period can lead to a tax trap
Switching jobs often brings excitement—a new role, better pay, etc. But it also comes with challenges.
2 mins
Adani Wilmar Profit Doubles in Third Qtr
India's Adani Wilmar reported a two-fold surge in third-quarter profit on Monday, buoyed by higher demand in its core edible oils segment.
1 min
JPMorgan Names India Investment Bank Leaders as Wadhwani Leaves
JPMorgan Chase & Co. has promoted two of its most senior dealmakers as co-heads of investment banking in India as the US lender seeks to strengthen its position in the market following the recent departure of Navin Wadhwani.
1 min
Draft Rules for IST Adoption Notified
The government on Monday notified rules to harmonize all Indian clocks with indigenous atomic clocks to lend the Indian Standard Time (IST) a \"millisecond to nanosecond accuracy\".
1 min
Rupee Falls 11 Paise To 86.33 Against Dollar
The rupee depreciated 11 paise to close at 86.33 (provisional) against the US dollar on Monday, as strong dollar demand and a muted trend in domestic equities weighed on investors' sentiments.
1 min
Adani Total Q3 Profit Falls on Higher Gas Purchase Cost
India's Adani Total Gas reported a 20% fall in third-quarter profit on Monday, hurt by higher gas purchase costs following lower supply from the government.
1 min
JSW to Invest ₹2,600 Crore to Develop Two Copper Mines
JSW Group on Monday said it will invest ₹2,600 crore to develop and operate two copper mines and set up a copper concentrator plant in Jharkhand.
1 min
BPCL's AP facility to serve dual ambitions
Bharat Petroleum Corp. Ltd (BPCL) will have a refining capacity of around 50 million tonnes (mt) after commissioning the proposed green-field refinery-cum-petrochemical complex in Andhra Pradesh, said the chairman and managing director G. Krishnakumar.
2 mins
Infy avers it hasn't stolen trade secrets of Cognizant
Infosys Ltd has denied Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp.'s allegations of stealing its trade secrets, stating that a cursory internet search reveals information about the latter's healthcare solutions, prompting a US court to ask Cognizant to disclose the nature of its trade secrets.
2 mins
Earnings woes drag share markets to 7-month low
Indian shares slid more than 1% on Monday, with the benchmark Nifty 50 and Sensex indexes finishing at seven-month lows, as a swathe of lackluster earnings reports fueled fears that a slowdown in corporate profits would continue.
1 min
Now for feats on clay, grass
Since the start of last year, Jannik Sinner has turned up for 64 matches on hard courts and walked out on the losing side just thrice.
3 mins
Bumrah named ICC Men's Test Cricketer of the Year
A day after British rock band Coldplay's vocalist Chris Martin dedicated a song to India's star pacer Jasprit Bumrah during their concert in Ahmedabad, the 31-year-old was crowned the ICC Men's Test Cricketer of the Year.
4 mins
India Aspires To Be In The Top 10 By 2036: Mandaviya
India aspires to rank among the top 10 sporting nations globally by 2036, when it hopes to host the Olympics, union sports minister, Mansukh Mandaviya said on Monday.
2 mins
Brathwaite hails WI's long-awaited win in Pakistan
To come here, playing here in Pakistan, it's never easy to win a Test match so to have done that is fantastic Kraigg Brathwaite, WI skipper
2 mins
Natl Games medal events: IOA wants to be selective
The revival of the National Games from 2022 and the government's push to promote traditional sports across the length and breadth of the country have played a pivotal role in their resurgence at the national level.
2 mins
Maha Kumbh was a sangam for my family: Bhagyashree
Actor Bhagyashree, who recently got to attend the Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj (Uttar Pradesh), says she \"couldn't be happier\".
1 min
I Am Not Here To Chase Fame, Recognition
Zahan Kapoor, grandson of late actor Shashi Kapoor, reflects on his breakthrough role that came almost two years after his debut
1 min
2025's Hair Playbook: Bronde, Blowouts and Beachy Waves
Want to go bronde? Add curtain bangs? Throw it all into a perfectly undone updo? The hair forecast for 2025 is serving major transformation energy.
1 min
Experienced 'reverse nepotism': Andie quips on Margaret's success in H'wood
Actor Andie MacDowell, known for her roles in films like Groundhog Day (1993) and Footloose (2011), recently joked about experiencing \"reverse nepotism\" after the success of her daughter, actor Margaret Qualley.
1 min
Richa Chadha reveals Ali didn't get paternity leave for daughter's birth
Actor-couple Richa Chadha and Ali Fazal welcomed their baby girl, Zuneyra Ida Fazal, last year in July. Talking about how it is important to have help from one's partner during the early months of motherhood, Richa said Ali didn't receive paternity leave.
1 min
Feel a Sense of Relief: Arjun on His Mum's Discharge From Hospital
Actor Arjun Bijlani's mother, Shakti Bijlani, received a warm and emotional welcome upon returning home after being in the hospital for 15 days, under intensive care. She was admitted to the Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital in Mumbai due to Influenza B.
1 min
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