Hindustan Times Pune - February 04, 2025
Hindustan Times Pune - February 04, 2025
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February 04, 2025
Turmoil in markets but US hits pause on Mexico tariffs
US stocks opened on Monday at their lowest level since Donald Trump was sworn in two weeks ago, and other global financial markets across the world, including in Asia, slumped a day after the American president issued a raft of tariffs against three of the country's biggest trading partners.
1 min
An island limps back to normalcy amid tensions, fears
Sandeshkhali, a riverine island in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district, is recovering from violent protests last year over allegations of sexual abuse and illegal land grabbing by local TMC leaders. The BJP made the issue a key campaign point in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, but Sandeshkhali has since faded from national headlines. This report revisits the island to assess the situation.
7 mins
Separatist Wanted by Ukraine Dies in Moscow Explosion
Armen Sarkisian Had Formed a Battalion for Fight Against Kyiv and Enlisted Prisoners to Fight in Ukraine
1 min
Probe Against Organiser For Holding Elephant Procession
The Pune forest department on Monday initiated an investigation against an event organiser from Urwade village, Mulshi taluka, for allegedly holding an elephant procession in Mulshi.
2 mins
Civic Body to Blacklist Contractor for Incomplete Road Work
Finally, Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has decided to blacklist the contractor who failed to complete the cement-concrete roadwork between Treasure Park, Sahakarnagar and Mitramandal Chowk.
1 min
SVAMITVA SCHEME: 40,000 VILLAGES COVERED IN STATE, SAYS DIWASE
State land settlement commissioner Suhas Diwase said that over 40,000 villages in Maharashtra have been surveyed and property cards have been distributed in 16,000 villages under the Centre's Svamitva scheme.
1 min
Patil reviews Kothrud's road, traffic concerns
Maharashtra cabinet minister Chandrakant Patil on Monday held a review meeting on various road projects and traffic issues in Pune, with a primary focus on the Kothrud assembly constituency.
1 min
Two More Arrested in MPSC Exam Paper 'Sale' Case
Pune city police crime branch unit on Sunday arrested two more individuals from Nagpur for making calls to students offering them Maharashtra Public Service Commission (MPSC) exam papers at a cost of ₹40 lakh, officials said on Monday.
1 min
Police bust fake surety racket; two lawyers among 11 arrested
The operation was based on intelligence inputs. The accused targeted relatives of criminals, promising them bail in exchange for money. Guarantors were brought from Mumbai by offering them money, food, and transport charges RAJ KUMAR SHINDE, deputy commissioner of police (Zone 5)
2 mins
Rapid response team directs PMC to focus on affected areas
FIVE FRESH SUSPECTED CASES WERE REPORTED ON MONDAY TAKING THE TOTAL CASES TO 163
2 mins
CSIR-NCL, IAF's 11 BRD project boosts MiG-29 efficiency
The CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory (CSIR-NCL), Pune, in collaboration with the Indian Air Force's 11 base repair depot (BRD), has resolved a critical issue related to the on-board oxygen generation system (OBOGS) of MiG-29 fighter aircraft, an official statement from the Pune-based research lab stated on Monday.
2 mins
PMRDA Launches Initiative For Citizens To Inspect Housing Projects
The Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority (PMRDA) has launched a special initiative to allow citizens to inspect its housing projects first-hand.
1 min
Two employees of Sai Baba Sansthan stabbed to death
Prima facie, it appears that two individuals on a motorcycle were behind these attacks at different locations within a 1-1.5 km radius. RAKESH OLA, Ahilyanagar superintendent of police
2 mins
Hotel Local Bar in Mundhwa Sealed After Clash Between Two Groups
The police have sealed the Hotel Local Bar situated in the Kapila Matrix building on ABC Road in Mundhwa after a free-style fight broke out between two reveller groups in which three youths were injured.
1 min
MSEDCL cuts budget by ₹1k crore, leads to spike in power failures
Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) has reduced its maintenance and repair expenses by nearly ₹1,000 crore over the past two years, resulting in an increase in power failure incidents across the state.
1 min
Two Held For Opening Fire At One Person
The Bibwewadi police have arrested two suspects in the alleged open firing incident on Monday that left one person injured, said officials.
1 min
Maha to amend Nursing Homes Registration rules
ABITKAR HAS ASKED FOR A MEETING WITH THE IMA TO SUBMIT A REVISED PROPOSAL TO THE GOVERNMENT REGARDING RELAXATION OF PROVISIONS ETC
2 mins
Controversial ref decision at Maharashtra Kesari event divides wrestling community
The prestigious Maharashtra Kesari wrestling tournament has sparked controversy, with the sport community deeply divided over a referee's decision that led to a scuffle and disciplinary action against wrestlers.
2 mins
Three Held for Killing Driver to Steal Car
Pune rural crime branch unit arrested three individuals for allegedly murdering a 56-year-old car driver, a police official said on Monday.
1 min
Delegation of civic employees and BJP workers to visit Indore
A delegation of 300 people, including 100 workers from the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) involved in the daily cleanliness drive is set to visit Indore, India's top-ranked city in the Centre's Swachh Bharat rankings, for a three-day cleanliness study tour.
1 min
Shah To Chair J&K Security Review Meeting Today
Union home minister Amit Shah will chair a security review meeting on Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday, in which he is expected to discuss the status of implementation of zero tolerance policy against terrorism, people familiar with the development said on Monday.
1 min
T'GANA SPL HOUSE SESSION TODAY ON CASTE SURVEY
The Telangana legislative assembly will hold a special session on Tuesday to discuss the latest findings of the caste survey conducted by the state government and present its report, backward classes welfare minister Ponnam Prabhakar said on Monday.
1 min
SC Rejects Plea Seeking Removal of TN Governor
The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking the immediate removal of Tamil Nadu governor RN Ravi, holding that no such directive could be issued to the secretary of the President of India.
1 min
Retired soldier killed, kin injured in terrorist attack
Wagay served in the Territorial Battalion based in South Kashmir, succumbed to bullet injuries in the stomach
1 min
SC seeks forensic report on Manipur riots audio tapes
The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Central Forensic Science Laboratory (CFSL) to submit a report on leaked audio tapes allegedly featuring Manipur chief minister N Biren Singh, in which he is purportedly heard saying that the ethnic violence in the state was instigated at his insistence.
2 mins
LoP's 'falsehood' damaging nation abroad, says EAM
External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Monday accused Lok Sabha's Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi of deliberate \"falsehood\" and damaging \"the nation abroad\" after the latter said in the Lower House that the minister went to the US in December last year to secure an invitation for Prime Minister Narendra Modi at President Donald Trump's inauguration.
1 min
Neither UPA nor NDA could tackle job crisis: Gandhi in LS
The Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, on Monday presented an alternative vision of the President's speech that he said would have focused on the technological revolution, solving the unemployment problem, boosting industrial systems to take on China and a more representative vision of development model that included marginalized communities.
5 mins
Ruckus in House Over Kumbh, Oppn Walks Out
Opposition lawmakers disrupted proceedings in both Houses of Parliament on Monday, demanding an immediate discussion on the Maha Kumbh stampede that claimed at least 30 lives and a list of those deceased, with Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge triggering an uproar in the Rajya Sabha by claiming \"thousands\" died in the January 29 incident.
2 mins
New Waqf Law Will Lead To Social Instability: Owaisi
AIMIM legislator Asaduddin Owaisi on Monday warned the Centre against tabling the Waqf (Amendment) Bill in its current form and said it could lead to social instability in the country.
1 min
Opposition MPs Say Parts of Dissent Notes on Waqf Report Deleted
On Monday, TMC's Kalyan Banerjee and Nadimul Haque Wrote to LS Speaker Asking Him to Reinstate the Deleted Parts
2 mins
Parl panel suggests clause to stop returning of awards, govt says no
THE COMMITTEE STATED THAT 'THE RETURN OF SUCH AWARDS IS DISGRACEFUL TO THE COUNTRY'
1 min
Oppn spreading false narrative, alleges BJP
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Kiran Choudhry on Monday accused the Opposition parties of trying to build a false narrative against the Narendra Modi-led Central government, as the Rajya Sabha started a discussion on \"Motion of Thanks On The President's Address\".
1 min
BJP Moves Privilege Notice Against Sonia
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) lawmakers on Monday submitted a notice of breach of parliamentary privilege, ethics, and propriety against Congress MP Sonia Gandhi for the \"use of derogatory and slanderous words against the President of India\" to \"undermine the dignity of nation's highest office\".
2 mins
Cracking the whip on AI-enabled child abuse
The dark side of Artificial Intelligence (AI) portends harm for children, a demography whose inchoate psychosocial and physiological development leaves them vulnerable even otherwise.
1 min
Consolidating I-T tailwinds
The tax base and its narrow geography need to expand for India's income tax rally to keep going
2 mins
Myanmar faces a fragmented future
Five years after the coup and a protracted civil war, the junta and pro-democracy rebels have failed to consolidate power
4 mins
Hits and misses in Uttarakhand UCC
The Uniform Civil Code (UCC) of Uttarakhand, which was recently brought into force, is a bulky enactment comprising 392 sections, seven schedules and multiple forms.
4 mins
Can the budget unlock labour market potential?
India's labour market has made notable strides in recent years, bolstered by a strong post-pandemic recovery and increased formalisation of employment.
3 mins
Panama Canal: Top US Diplomat Warns Against Chinese 'Influence'
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Sunday threatened action against Panama without immediate changes to reduce Chinese influence on the canal, but the country's leader insisted he was not afraid of a US invasion and offered talks.
1 min
Trade war: US President speaks to Trudeau on Canada tariffs
Just a day before President Donald Trump's tariffs against Canada and China go into effect, the world is bracing for the possible impacts.
1 min
Talks on Mideast with Israel, others 'progressing': Trump
US President Donald Trump said on Sunday that talks with Israel and other countries on the Middle East were \"progressing\", ahead of discussions in Washington on the next phase of the Gaza ceasefire.
1 min
Trump Plans to Cut U.S. Funding to South Africa Over 'Land Law'
President Donald Trump and his team are having discussions about merging USAID into the State Department in order to significantly reduce the size of the agency's workforce for efficiency purposes, a senior White House official told Reuters on Monday.
1 min
Trump, Mexican Prez Hold Talks; Tariff on Pause for Now
US President Donald Trump has pulled back from imposing additional tariffs on Mexico for a month after a conversation with Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum in which she agreed to deploy 10,000 additional Mexican troops to the border with the U.S.
3 mins
19 Killed in Car Bomb Explosion in North Syria
A car bomb exploded on the outskirts of a northern Syrian city on Monday, killing at least 19 people, all but one of them women, and leaving more than a dozen wounded, hospital workers said.
1 min
Mkts fall as world braces for Trump's next moves
Global financial markets fell on Monday after the US president ordered tariffs imposed on Canada, Mexico and China, while world leaders responded to his threats to expand tariffs to the European Union as well.
1 min
India, UK to Resume FTA Discussions From February 24
India and the UK are expected to resume talks for the proposed free trade agreement from February 24, an official said.
1 min
India Sets Asset Sale Target at $5.4 Billion
India proposed a modest increase in the government's asset sale target for the fiscal year beginning April, indicating it will continue its reliance on dividends from state-run firms and the central bank to bridge its budget deficit.
1 min
India's average customs duty cut to 10.66% from 11.65%
India has significantly reduced its average customs duty rate to 10.66% from 11.65% and is now moving towards the levels prevalent in the Southeast Asian countries, a senior government official said on Monday.
1 min
Experts Say India Needs More Than ₹20,000 Cr R&D Boost
The ₹20,000-crore allocation to drive research, the expansion of AI and geospatial initiatives and further push to Atal Tinkering Labs are some of the significant steps taken in the Union Budget 2025-26 to strengthen the country's research & development (R&D) ecosystem, but the country needs more, industry players said.
1 min
Sensex, Nifty Fall Amid Weak Global Cues on Trade War Fears
Benchmark stock indices Sensex and Nifty closed lower on Monday tracking weak global markets amid concerns over US President Donald Trump imposing tariffs on some of its trading partners.
1 min
Govt to further relax rules for FDI in insurance sector
The government plans to further liberalize foreign investment rules for insurance companies by removing the condition that mandates the presence of Indian residents in the boards and top management of insurance entities, said top finance ministry officials.
1 min
Factory Activity Growth Hits 6-Month High in Jan
India's factory activity started 2025 on a positive note, growing at the quickest pace in six months in January largely buoyed by resilient demand and strong output, a private survey showed on Monday, encouraging firms to hire at a record rate.
1 min
Govt To Spend Less On Fertiliser Subsidy In FY26
India will reduce its fertiliser subsidy bill next year in a move that may help the government prune its budget deficit.
1 min
Rupee falls 55 paise to an all-time low of 87.17
India's forex reserves increase $5.574 bn to $629.557 bn in the week ended Jan 24
2 mins
At 15, Jonathan beats strong Games field to snatch 10m pistol gold
Jonathan Gavin Anthony was busy watching his favourite cartoon show—Oggy and the cockroaches—after qualifying for the final of the 10m air pistol final on Sunday.
2 mins
Ponting, Shastri predict India-Australia CT final
Ravi Shastri and Ricky Ponting have tipped India and Australia to make it to the Champions Trophy final, picking England and South Africa as other prospective semi-finalists.
3 mins
Too Many Tournaments May Lead To Burnout, Says Shooter Sift Kaur
Sift Kaur Samra squeezed in a 21-day break between the National Championships and the ongoing National Games.
3 mins
Taekwondo director replaced amid fixing allegations at Games
The officiating of the taekwondo competition at the National Games has been overhauled by the Indian Olympic Association after receiving serious complaints of \"manipulation\" and \"match fixing\".
1 min
Maybe We Will Re-release Jagga Jasoos Now
Anurag Basu; (inset) The filmmaker shook a leg to Barfi!'s title track on stage
1 min
'Told Hrithik, if you'll sing that on screen, people might laugh'
Lucky Ali; (inset) Singer Mohit Chauhan with Lucky at the Kathakar International Storytellers Festival
1 min
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