Hindustan Times Pune - April 16, 2025
Hindustan Times Pune - April 16, 2025
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April 16, 2025
Locals, refugees and simmering strife
Four refugees from Myanmar allegedly killed an auto-rickshaw driver in Mizoram's Siaha district after a monetary dispute.
4 mins
Highest Number Of Water Tankers Deployed In Pune
Water woes
2 mins
Nullah cleaning delayed, tendering process runs late
The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) may fail to keep its date with pre-monsoon cleaning this year following a delay in the tendering process that has pushed crucial cleaning operations dangerously close to the onset of the rainy season.
2 mins
Staff contribute to build Maharshi Karve's statue on SNDT campus
A statue of Maharshi Dhondo Keshav Karve, built by the financial contribution of teaching and non-teaching staff of SNDT Women's University, Pune campus and its varsity officials, will be inaugurated by vice-chancellor Professor Ujwala Chakradev on April 18 to commemorate the birth anniversary of the visionary Pune-based educationist and social reformer.
1 min
MPCB Steps Up Action Against Auto Industry Over Water Pollution
After taking action against ready mix concrete (RMC) plants for violating air pollution norms, the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) has now stepped up action against the automotive sector with at least five notices issued to automotive-manufacturing and servicing companies in Pune district within the span of a week.
1 min
State Directs Sugar Factories To Give Farmers FRP In Single Installment
The state government on Tuesday issued a circular to sugar factories directing them to give fair and remunerative price (FRP) in a single installment to farmers.
1 min
City businessman found dead in Bihar after alleged kidnapping
A 55-year-old businessman from Pune, who had travelled to Patna, Bihar, on a business trip, was found murdered in Jehanabad district.
1 min
Maha Likely to Witness 'Above-Normal' Rainfall
The forecast has been issued for the entire monsoon, which is 120 days, and hence, the rainfall intensity may change as per the variability in weather conditions. SD SANAP, senior meteorologist, IMD Pune
2 mins
Metro Line-3 Project Likely To Be Delayed
A consortium consisting of Tata Group's TRIL Urban Transport Private Limited (TUTPL) and Siemens Project Ventures requested Pune Metropolitan Region Development Company Limited (PMRDA) to extend the deadline for the completion of the Pune Metro line-3 (Shivajinagar to Hinjewadi) project to March 2026.
1 min
City's Rutuja Warhade Tops NDA Entrance Exam Among Females
Rutuja Warhade, a student from Pune, has achieved a remarkable feat by securing the top position among female candidates in the National Defence Academy (NDA) entrance examination and an impressive third rank overall in the merit list released by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC).
1 min
Senas spar over 2-year-old murder
Another political controversy akin to the one that broke out a few months ago over the murder of sarpanch Santosh Deshmukh in Beed has erupted.
1 min
Compensation for Custodial Deaths Fixed
The Maharashtra cabinet on Tuesday approved a policy for payment of ex gratia to the next of kin of prisoners who die of unnatural circumstances while being lodged in jails in the state.
1 min
Police to Acquire AI Tools to Predict Crime
The AI-Powered Predictive Policing System Focuses on Mobile Theft, Chain Snatching and Vehicle Theft, Was Found to Have a 75% Accuracy Rate
2 mins
Grape Prices Plunge Sharply in Domestic Market as Exports Dip
India Exports Around 2.62 Lakh Metric Tonnes of Grapes Every Season, With Bangladesh Accounting for 28% of the Export Volume
1 min
Purandar farmers demand clarity on land acquisition for airport
Locals skipped meetings called by district admin
2 mins
Court directs Navi Mumbai civic body to preserve, remove encroachments from Lotus Lake, Nerul
The Bombay high court on Tuesday directed the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) to take action to preserve the Lotus Lake and submit a report before April 29, in response to a PIL filed against the encroachment in the Nerul lake.
1 min
CIDCO on demolition spree, reclaims 56 acres this year
The City and Industrial Development Corporation (CIDCO) is at the halfway mark this year in its massive demolition drive to raze unauthorised constructions and encroachments on its land.
1 min
Mumbai's coastal police to get new, revamped boats
State government has approved ₹118-crore proposal to buy 20 new boats, ₹14 crore to revamp old ones
3 mins
Police Question Bajwa For Six Hours Over '50 Bombs' Remark
Congress leader and Leader of Opposition in the Punjab assembly Partap Singh Bajwa was questioned by police for six hours on Tuesday in connection with a case registered against him over his recent remarks on \"50 bombs reaching the state\".
1 min
ED quizzes Vadra in 2008 land deal case
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday questioned Congress leader Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law, Robert Vadra, in connection with a probe related to a 2008 land deal in Gurugram's Shikohpur.
2 mins
Andhra Cabinet Okays Draft Ordinance on SC Sub-classification
The Andhra Pradesh cabinet, chaired by chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu, on Tuesday approved a draft ordinance on sub-categorisation of Scheduled Castes (SCs) for reservations in educational institutions and government jobs across the Telugu state.
1 min
7 yrs on, hardly any progress in Hry land deal probe
FORMER HARYANA CM MANOHAR LAL KHATTAR IN JULY 2024 SEEMINGLY ABSOLVED VADRA OF ILLEGALITY, SAYING THE MATTER DOES NOT INVITE A JAIL TERM
3 mins
DKS meets Vokkaliga MLAs as row heats up
Karnataka deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar on Tuesday met with Vokkaliga legislators from the Congress to discuss the contentious caste survey following concerns raised by the community over the survey reportedly shaking up the caste matrix in the state.
3 mins
Cong Calls Herald Charge Sheet 'Political Vendetta'; BJP Denies
The Congress termed as political vendetta, the Enforcement Directorate's charge sheet against party leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi in the National Herald money laundering case.
4 mins
ED Attaches 707 Acres of Aamby Valley Land in Sahara Group Case
The Money Laundering Case Stems From More Than 500 FIRs Filed by Various State Police Departments
1 min
TN Forms Committee to 'Protect Rights of States'
Tamil Nadu chief minister and DMK president MK Stalin on Tuesday announced a high-level committee headed by a retired Supreme Court judge to protect the rights of states, a move that comes shortly after the state won a legal battle in the Supreme Court over the powers of the Governor to stall state business (the court effectively ruled that there were none).
3 mins
With elections in sight, churn in Bihar politics
The exit of Rashtriya Lok Janshakti Party (RLJP) led by former Union minister Pashupati Kumar Paras from the NDA is unlikely to have any immediate impact on the alliance in Bihar.
1 min
Keep the cash for bad times
Any decision to pass on gains from falling crude prices to consumers must factor in the potential loss of revenues in a period of low growth
2 mins
India's Long Pursuit of Nuclear Power
Involvement of the private sector and the focus on self-reliance should help the country achieve target set in the Union budget
4 mins
Why India urgently needs to build its own AI systems
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is reshaping economies and societies at an unprecedented pace. India faces an urgent question: Will we take control of our AI future, or will foreign-built models shape our economy, languages, and perception of history?
3 mins
Trump Says Xi's Vietnam Visit Aiming To 'Screw' The U.S.
China's President Xi Jinping urged Vietnam to join forces in upholding free trade, before wrapping up a visit to Hanoi on Tuesday which President Donald Trump said was aiming to \"screw\" the United States.
2 mins
Europe's Hottest Year Led to Extreme Weather Events Across Region
Europe experienced the hottest year on record in 2024, as climate change combined with a strong El Niño to generate a series of extreme weather events and force glaciers into retreat.
1 min
Combating anti-semitism: Harvard vows to resist Prez Trump's diktat
After weeks of saying he's willing to work with the Trump administration to combat anti-semitism, Harvard University President Alan Garber emerged on Monday as the highest-profile challenger to the government's effort to force change at elite US colleges.
2 mins
Trade Deficit Widens as US Roils Markets With Tariff War
India's trade deficit widened in March, even as policymakers and exporters in the South Asian nation scramble to shield themselves from US President Donald Trump's global tariff war.
1 min
India's gems, jewellery exports dip by 11.72% in FY25: GJEPC
India's overall gems and jewellery exports declined by 11.72% to $28.5 billion (around 2.41 lakh crore) in 2024-25 compared to the previous financial year on continued geopolitical tensions, according to the Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC).
1 min
Rupee Surges 33 Paise To 85.77 Against Dollar
Rising for the second straight session, the rupee jumped 33 paise to end at 85.77 (provisional) against the US dollar on Tuesday due to a sharp rise in equity markets and continuing weakness in the American currency amid global uncertainties.
1 min
Govt and sugar industry face off over jute bags
In India, the world's largest consumer of sugar, the government and producers have locked horns in court over a contentious issue: jute bags.
1 min
India Targets 300 Mn New Users for UPI Payments
India Accounts for Nearly 46% of the World's Digital Transactions, After a 90-Fold Rise in Retail Digital Payments in the Past 12 Years
2 mins
ArcelorMittal's India JV Withdraws Coke Import Plea
Steelmaker ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India (AM/NS) has withdrawn its plea against the Union government in the Delhi high court, challenging the rejection of its import orders for metallurgical coke or met coke from Indonesia and Poland.
1 min
Utility vehicle demand drives PV dispatches to record high in FY25
Passenger vehicle dispatches in India from factories to dealers rose to record levels at over 43 lakh units in FY25, with utility vehicles accounting for 65% of the total sales in the segment, industry body SIAM said on Tuesday.
1 min
WPI inflation cools to 4-month-low in March
India's wholesale inflation eased to a four-month low in March, as food prices showed a slower pace of increase, according to provisional data from the Ministry of Commerce & Industry.
1 min
Mkts Erase Post-Tariff Losses as US Signals Exemptions
Nifty closes 2.19% higher at 23,328.55, while Sensex gains 2.1% to 76,734.89
1 min
Conduct Boxing Federation Polls Immediately, Say Kalita, Officials
Several boxing officials of state units came together here on Tuesday, demanding immediate elections for the Boxing Federation of India executive board.
1 min
Wankhede Stadium stands to be named after Rohit, Wadekar
The next time Rohit Sharma plays at the Wankhede Stadium in India colours, he will see his name on one of the stands.
1 min
When Dhoni's calm made the difference once again
Many believe MS Dhoni has stayed on one season too long in the IPL, and the inevitable slowdown at 43 years is also dragging the five-time champions down.
3 mins
Tale of perseverance: Javelin star Misti to compete in Asian U18 meet
Sanjay Karmakar would often feel distressed seeing his 12-year-old daughter Misti wake up at 3:30 am daily and get ready for javelin training.
2 mins
As Bingtian nears retirement, 100m a sprint too fast for Asia
Chinese (12 times) and Japanese (9 times) runners have broken the sub-10 barrier but remain way outside the top sprint timings
3 mins
Saurabh Wins 10m Air Pistol Bronze in Lima
Young 10m air pistol shooter Saurabh Chaudhary, back in the national team after almost two years, marked his steady rise with a bronze medal while his cousin Varun Tomar finished fourth in the final on the first competition day of the ISSF Shooting World Cup in Lima, Peru on Tuesday.
1 min
I'VE BEEN WAITING TO HELM ANOTHER FILM FOR 23 YEARS NOW
Anupam Kher talks about his directorial, Tanvi The Great, which will premiere at the Cannes Film Festival 2025, and his passion for cinema
1 min
Sharmila unimpressed by Ibrahim's debut: Film not good, he looks handsome
Ibrahim Ali Khan's debut project Nadaaniyan, co-starring Khushi Kapoor, received negative reviews from critics and audiences alike.
1 min
Bring it on! Mouni, Radhikka quash plastic surgery trolls
I don't pay attention to such remarks. If you hide behind a screen to troll others and if you find happiness in that, so be it. MOUNI ROY, Actor
1 min
K-Dramas meet cubicles: The novel you didn't know you needed
If you've ever given The Office a shot — or better yet, find yourself utterly obsessed with its exaggerated take on workplace mundanity — you'll breeze through the crisp pages of Won-pyung Sohn's Counterattacks at Thirty.
1 min
I've lost control of right side: Lil Nas X hospitalised after facial paralysis
American rapper Lil Nas X was hospitalised following partial facial paralysis, having lost control of the right side of his face.
1 min
Urvashi Throws Shade At Tammy?
Tamannaah Bhatia's song Nasha from the upcoming film Raid 2 has been trending. While many have been appreciating her moves, some social media users drew a comparison between the song and actor Urvashi Rautela's dance number Sorry Bol in Sunny Deol and Randeep Hooda-starrer Jaat.
1 min
Tom Cruise, Ana de Armas Spotted Again in London
Actor Tom Cruise and Ana de Armas have sparked fresh dating rumors with their Sunday outing in London (UK).
1 min
The film crossed the test of time
As Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi (HKA) clocks 20 years, writer-director Sudhir Mishra reflects on its cult status now
1 min
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