Hindustan Times Pune - May 17, 2025
Hindustan Times Pune - May 17, 2025
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May 17, 2025
Pact paves way for a democratic set up in Sikkim
As Sikkim marks 50 yrs of statehood, HT's report on pact that facilitated its merger with India
2 mins
Akhilesh pushes temple project in Yadav citadel before state poll battle
On the outskirts of Etawah town in central Uttar Pradesh is the Lion Safari Park, once a big draw for tourists in India's most-populous province but now closed due to a recent avian flu scare.
4 mins
Satara police quiz Ramraje Naik Nimbalkar in defamation case
Nationalist Congress Party (SP) leader Ramraje Naik Nimbalkar was questioned for six hours on Friday in the defamation and extortion case involving Maharashtra rural development minister Jaykumar Gore.
1 min
PMC Conducts Awareness Campaign on Occasion of National Dengue Day
Following the central government's directive, the health department of the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) on the occasion of National Dengue Day on Friday conducted an awareness campaign aimed at encouraging public participation in the prevention and control of dengue fever.
1 min
Maha-Metro, PMPML officials inspect site for bus stand project
In a crackdown on interstate smuggling, the Pune division of the state excise department has seized liquor worth ₹25 lakh being illegally transported from Goa to Maharashtra.
2 mins
One Held For Transporting ₹25 Lakh Worth Liquor Illegally
In a crackdown on interstate smuggling, the Pune division of the state excise department has seized liquor worth ₹25 lakh being illegally transported from Goa to Maharashtra.
1 min
Maha-Metro, PMPML Officials Inspect Site for Bus Stand Project
In a concerted effort to ensure smooth operations at the Swargate bus terminal and prevent inconvenience to commuters, a joint inspection was carried out on Thursday, May 15, at the proposed Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Limited (PMPML) bus stand located near Swargate metro station.
1 min
Connecting students with job opportunities
Students generally attend lectures to get the theory right. But then there are some who will not just sit in but get down to doing things.
6 mins
APMC traders say no to Turkish apples
Traders at the wholesale APMC (Agriculture Produce Market Committee) market in Vashi have decided to boycott Turkish apples and other fruits in light of the support extended by Turkey to Pakistan during the recent India-Pakistan conflict.
2 mins
Sassoon doctors remove mutton bones from man's food pipe
In only the second such case in the past five years, doctors at Sassoon General Hospital (SGH) have successfully removed six mutton bones from the food pipe (oesophagus) of an intellectually disabled (Divyangjan) man from Kolhapur, who accidentally swallowed the bones while eating, causing severe pain while swallowing, officials said on Friday.
1 min
HC Bench to Hear Pleas Against Maratha Quota
The Bombay High Court on Thursday constituted a three-judge bench to hear a batch of petitions challenging the 10% reservation granted to the Maratha community under the Maharashtra State Reservation for Socially and Educationally Backward Classes Act, 2024.
1 min
Man, 38, rapes minor in Mumbai
A 38-year-old man raped a 13-year-old boy inside a public toilet in Ulhasnagar on Thursday afternoon.
1 min
Pawar, Bal Thackeray helped Modi escape arrest, claims Raut
Shiv Sena (UBT) MP made the claims about the NCP and Sena chiefs during UPA rule, in his book 'Narkatala Swarg'
3 mins
Pune Dist Leads With Highest Junior KG Registrations
In a bid to regulate and improve early childhood education in Maharashtra, the department of education has launched a state-wise registration drive for all private pre-primary institutions catering to children in the age group of three to six years.
2 mins
Need to renew ties with India: Taliban
Afghanistan is looking to renew and normalise ties with India and is open to investments for the country's development, Taliban spokesman Suhail Shaheen said on Friday in the wake of the first contact between external affairs minister S Jaishankar and Taliban acting foreign minister Amir Khan Muttaqi.
1 min
BSF jawan still being debriefed, says he was 'harassed' in Pak
Border Security Force (BSF) constable PK Shaw, who was released by Pakistan after three weeks on May 14, is still waiting to return home as a team of doctors and central agencies continue his evaluation, officials familiar with the matter said.
1 min
MP Deputy CM Stokes Row With Modi Praise
Madhya Pradesh deputy chief minister Jagdish Devda on Friday said the country, its army and soldiers have \"bowed down at the feet\" of Prime Minister Narendra Modi for giving a befitting reply to Pakistan after the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack.
1 min
Omar, Mufti spar over Tulbul barrage project
Jammu & Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti on Friday traded barbs over the former's call to revive the Tulbul Navigation Barrage project on the Wular Lake in north Kashmir.
1 min
India Proud of Its Armed Forces: Shah on Strikes Against Pakistan
Union home minister Amit Shah on Friday lauded the intelligence agencies for their accurate information during Operation Sindoor, while adding that the strikes inside Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) on May 7 underlined a good coordination between India's spy agencies and armed forces.
1 min
Pakistan building terror infra with funds from IMF: Rajnath
Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Friday urged the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to reconsider its $1 billion financial assistance to Pakistan and stop future support, saying that Islamabad was again trying to rebuild the terror infrastructure taken down by New Delhi and adding that such aid will be used for funding terrorism.
3 mins
Electoral data deleted in security breach
At least 1,000 voters have been deleted from electoral rolls in a West Bengal assembly constituency following a security breach that began in September 2023, people familiar with the matter have said.
1 min
Congress to Join Govt's Outreach Programme
GOVT IS PLANNING TO SEND EIGHT GROUPS TO VISIT VARIOUS REGIONS, ESPECIALLY INDIA'S STRATEGIC ALLIES
2 mins
SC Calls Rohingya Refugees Plea a 'Beautifully Crafted Story'
The Supreme Court on Friday called a petition alleging that 43 Rohingya refugees were forcibly deported from India and abandoned in international waters was a \"beautifully crafted story\" that lacked material evidence.
1 min
Gulzar and Rambhadracharya receive Jnanpith Award for 2023
President Droupadi Murmu presented the 58th Jnanpith Award to Sanskrit scholar Jagadguru Rambhadracharya for the year 2023 at a ceremony held at Vigyan Bhavan in New Delhi on Friday.
1 min
1 dead in BMW-dumper collision on Atal Setu
A 28-year-old man died on Friday after he rammed his rented BMW into a dumper on Atal Setu sea-bridge, police said, adding that they suspect it to be a case of drunk driving.
1 min
Kanpur Zoo Lion Pataudi Died Of Bird Flu: Report
Lucknow/Kanpur:
1 min
Andhra Min Lays Foundation for ₹22k Crore Energy Project
The Minister Highlighted That Most of the Renewable Energy Investments Are Coming to the Rayalaseema Region
1 min
Chidambaram's remarks stir debate on INDIA bloc's future
A fresh debate triggered on the future of the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) bloc after senior Congress leader and former Union minister P Chidambaram voiced concerns about the grouping, calling it frail, and saying he was not sure if the opposition alliance was still intact.
1 min
Kanpur dentist booked as two engineers die after hair transplant
THE ACCUSED HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS DR ANUSHKA TIWARI WHO WAS RUNNING THE CLINIC WITH HER HUSBAND
1 min
Choksi to stay in Antwerp jail till June 13 as court defers trial
Fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi will remain in a prison in Antwerp for another month as a court there, after hearing arguments on extradition proceedings from the Indian government and his legal team, adjourned the matter for June 13, officers familiar with the development said.
2 mins
Nirav making farcical claims for bail: Officials
Fugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi, whose bail plea was rejected for the 10th time in the UK on Thursday, has been making \"farcical\" claims to seek bail such as renting an apartment in London or getting a job to show he won't flee Britain, but all these have been successfully contested by Indian agencies, officials familiar with the development said.
2 mins
CJI Upset After Bar Bodies Skip Farewell For Justice Bela Trivedi
Chief Justice of India BR Gavai made public his disapproval of the decision of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) and Supreme Court Advocates on Record Association (SCAORA) to skip the customary farewell function organised in honour of a retiring judge as the Supreme Court, on Friday, bid farewell to Justice Bela M Trivedi.
4 mins
Kuki MLAs and bodies decide against dialogue
THE KUKI-ZO MLAS AND CSOs OF THE COMMUNITIES HAVE BEEN DEMANDING A SEPARATE ADMINISTRATION ON LINES OF UT
1 min
Env Minister Says Developed Nations Neglect Climate Finance Commitments
Addressing Sagarmatha Sambaad, a multi-stakeholder meeting on mountains and climate change in Nepal, Union environment minister Bhupender Yadav said on Friday that retreating Himalayan glaciers are sounding an alarm and mountain communities are under threat despite least contribution to the climate crisis.
1 min
Guj Samachar owner arrested, granted bail
An Ahmedabad court on Friday granted bail on health grounds to Bahubali Shah, co-owner of the Gujarat Samachar newspaper, who was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate late on Thursday after raids on offices linked to the Gujarati daily and the homes of its owners.
1 min
Justice Varma's defence in plea rests on proof of money stash
\"Show me the money.\" That immortal pop-history line forms a pillar in the defence of Justice Yashwant Varma, according to people familiar with the matter and excerpts from the 55-year-old judge's submission to the committee set up by the then Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna to look into the allegation that a huge amount of cash was discovered in his house.
4 mins
After Operation Sindoor, tales of West's hypocrisy
India may have to fight this battle alone; it can do that by accelerating growth, strengthening the economy and staying united
4 mins
Presidential Reference Has Echoes of a Review Petition
Many issues arise from the presidential reference listing 14 questions that were made to the Supreme Court this week, in the aftermath of the apex court's judgment in the case involving the pendency of gubernatorial assent for a clutch of Bills passed by the Tamil Nadu assembly.
4 mins
Life Expectancy in Maha Went Down 2.36 Yrs During Covid-19
With two million excess deaths during the Covid-19 years, the average life span in India took a hit, reversing the gradual upward trend for the first time in five decades.
2 mins
Israeli airstrikes kill at least 93 in Gaza
Israel launched dozens of airstrikes across northern and southern Gaza on Friday, killing more than 93 people and wounding hundreds—attacks that Israeli officials described as a prelude to a larger military campaign in the territory aimed at pressuring Hamas to release hostages.
1 min
Boeing nears deal to avoid 737 MAX crash prosecution
Boeing has reached a tentative nonprosecution agreement with US prosecutors in a fraud case stemming from two fatal 737 MAX plane crashes that killed 346 people, people familiar with the matter said.
1 min
Author Rushdie attacker gets 25 years in prison
An American-Lebanese man was sentenced to 25 years in prison on Friday for trying to kill novelist Salman Rushdie with a knife at a New York cultural centre in 2022.
2 mins
Musk's AI Firm Calls Grok Chatbot's South Africa Focus 'Unauthorized'
Much like its creator, Elon Musk's artificial intelligence chatbot Grok was preoccupied with South African racial politics on social media this week, posting unsolicited claims about the persecution and \"genocide\" of white people.
1 min
Russia, Ukraine Discuss Truce, Prisoner Swap at Direct Talks
Ukraine and European powers had demanded that Putin commit to a 30-day unconditional ceasefire to create space for negotiations on a peace deal
3 mins
EU Leaders Agree With Trump on Rejecting Russia's Truce Stance
European leaders have agreed with US President Donald Trump that Russia's position in ceasefire talks with Ukraine is unacceptable and they intend to coordinate a response, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Friday.
1 min
Hyundai Q4 profit slips 4% to ₹1,614 cr on lower India sales
Hyundai Motor India on Friday reported a 4% dip in consolidated profit after tax (PAT) to ₹1,614 crore for the fourth quarter ended March 2025, on account of lower sales in the domestic market.
1 min
Greenko Eyes New Deal for Orix Stake
The founders of clean energy producer Greenko Energy Holdings are still working on purchasing Orix Corp.'s stake in the company, despite the Japanese financial group's announcement cancelling the sale, said people familiar with the matter.
1 min
Adani Airport cuts ties with Celebi
Adani Airport Holdings on Thursday had said that it has terminated the ground handling concession agreements with Turkey-based firm Celebi for both the Mumbai and Ahmedabad airports.
1 min
Goyal to Decide on QCO Deadline for Appliances
Commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal has agreed to consider the domestic industry's request to extend the implementation timeline of the quality control order (QCO) for various electrical appliances, an official statement said on Friday.
2 mins
UN Cuts 2025 India GDP Growth Forecast to 6.3%
The UN report said that the global economy is at a precarious juncture
1 min
Tendulkar-Anderson to replace Pataudi Trophy?
India's Test tours of England could soon have a new name — Tendulkar-Anderson Trophy.
1 min
Easwaran to lead India A, Nair back
Abhimanyu Easwaran, who was in the running to make a Test debut in Australia, was on Friday named captain of the 18-member India A squad to take on England Lions.
2 mins
The new corporate shift for Indian athletics
In a landmark domestic feat, four of India's fastest sprinters recently shattered the men's 4x100m national record, which had stood unbroken for 15 years.
3 mins
Single now, but who can predict the future: Stebin on dating buzz with Nupur Sanon
No, singer Stebin Ben and actor Nupur Sanon aren't dating, yet.
1 min
Music can help keep your BP in check
From gym workouts to techniques such as nada yoga—music is an integral part of many fitness regimens.
1 min
Bridgerton season 4 to premiere next year, to return for seasons 5 and 6
Popular romance period drama Bridgerton has been renewed for seasons five and six, while the fourth season of the series is set to arrive in 2026 on Netflix.
1 min
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