Hindustan Times Ranchi - January 18, 2025

Hindustan Times Ranchi - January 18, 2025

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January 18, 2025
Graft Case: Khan Gets 14-Yr Term, 7-Yr Jail To Wife
A Pakistani court on Friday sentenced the country's already-imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife to 14 and seven years in jail after finding them guilty of corruption, officials and his lawyer said.
1 min
No Gang Behind Attack On Saif Ali Khan, Theft Only Motive: Min
No underworld gang is behind the knife attack on Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan, Maharashtra minister of state for home Yogesh Kadam said on Friday.
1 min
SC Stays HC Directive to Delhi Govt on Signing Ayushman Bharat MoU
The Supreme Court on Friday stayed an order asking the Delhi government to sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Union health ministry by January 5 to implement the PM-Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission (PM-ABHIM).
1 min
Three Drown in Ranchi's Tiru Falls, Say Police
Three people, including two brothers, died after drowning in Tiru Falls under the Burmu police station area in Ranchi on Friday, officials said.
1 min
Murugan Urges West Singhbhum to Focus on Development
The Union minister of parliamentary affairs and information and broadcasting, L Murugan, on Friday, called upon the West Singhbhum district administration to collectively work on improving the lifestyle of common people, calling it \"the only way to achieve Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi's mission of a 'Developed India' by 2047\".
1 min
Ex-IAS officer seeks advocate's testimony
Chhavi Ranjan, the 2011 batch Jharkhand cadre IAS officer whom the Enforcement Directorate (ED) arrested on May 4, 2023, for alleged involvement in illegal dealings with Indian Army land during his two-year tenure as Ranchi DC from July 2020, filed a petition before the PMLA court seeking a copy of advocate Himanshu Mehta's statement before the agency, people familiar with the matter said on Friday.
1 min
PLFI commander held in Lohardaga: Police
Police arrested People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI)'s zonal commander Krishna Yadav, who was absconding in 51 cases and had a bounty of ₹2 lakh on his head, from Lohardaga district, senior superintendent of police (SSP) Chandan Sinha said on Friday.
1 min
Roy Writes to CM Soren Over Alleged Blanket Scam in State
Janata Dal (United) MLA from Jamshedpur (West), Saryu Roy, has written a letter to Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren alleging rampant irregularities in the purchase of blankets by the state government, people aware of the matter said on Friday.
2 mins
New 'e-challan' scam grips J'khand
Amid a rise in cybercrimes in the name of the police, CBI, Judges, ED, and the Income Tax, cyber fraudsters are now apparently sending e-challans from the transport department website with a link for paying fines, people aware of the development said on Friday.
1 min
Probe Half-Done, Several Others Still Free: RG Kar Victim's Parents
A day before a court in Kolkata is set to deliver its verdict in the RG Kar hospital rape-murder case, the parents of the victim doctor alleged that the investigation is half-done as others involved in the crime are roaming free.
1 min
Good Samaritans to get ₹25k for helping victims of accidents: Min
Union road transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday announced the reward for good Samaritans who help save road crash victims will be increased to ₹25,000.
1 min
From TikTok to Red Book: US's Chinese social media paradox
AT ITS CORE LIES A COMPLEX INTERACTION BETWEEN DIGITAL SOVEREIGNTY, GEOPOLITICAL POWER AND MEDIA INFLUENCE
3 mins
'Positive step': Garcetti on India's probe panel report
An Indian enquiry committee's report on the foiled plot to kill US-based pro-Khalistan separatist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun is a \"very positive first step\" but doesn't mark a \"closed chapter\" for both countries as action remains to be taken, outgoing US ambassador Eric Garcetti said on Thursday.
4 mins
SC Stays Order Asking Delhi to Sign MoU Over Central Health Scheme
IT SAID THE NON-IMPLEMENTATION OF PM-ABHIM IN DELHI, WHEN 33 STATES AND UNION TERRITORIES HAD ALREADY IMPLEMENTED IT, WOULD NOT BE JUSTIFIED
1 min
Bid to murder charge added in PM security breach case
Three years after there was a major breach in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's security, en route a rally in Ferozepur, Punjab – his convoy was blocked on a flyover for around half an hour – it emerges that the state police booked the accused under an attempt to murder charge eleven months after the incident, but kept this under wraps out of fear of antagonising farmers, whose protests had held up the PM, and who constitute an important vote bank.
2 mins
Docs Say Saif Doing 'Very Well'; Minister Rejects Role of a Gang
Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan, undergoing treatment at a Mumbai hospital after suffering injuries in a knife attack at home, is doing \"very well\" and expected to be discharged in two to three days, doctors said on Friday.
2 mins
444 Children Rescued Under Op AAHT
Under 'Operation AAHT,' the East Central Railway (ECR) achieved significant success in rescuing children and women from traffickers and ensuring their rehabilitation with their families.
1 min
Retired Judge to Mediate Sippy's Property Dispute
The Bombay high court has referred the property dispute between Ramesh Sippy, director of the iconic film Sholay, and his deceased brother Suresh Sippy's family for mediation.
1 min
103 Workers Rescued From Rohtas' Illegal Lottery Factory
Bihar Police's special task force (STF) and district intelligence unit of Rohtas police rescued 103 labourers, including minors, from the Gajanan Siddhivinayak Foods factory in Rohtas district, police said.
1 min
Girl Dies By Suicide, Second Within Two Days In Bihar's Purnia
Two days after a class IX girl student allegedly died by suicide by hanging after she was not taken to Mahakumbh in Prayagraj, a class VI girl student hanged herself in Bihar's Purnia district on Thursday, police said.
1 min
Raj Guv Calls For Collective Efforts To Develop India
Rajasthan governor Haribhau Bagade on Friday emphasised the importance of a \"Nation First\" mindset and called for collective efforts to work towards building a developed India.
1 min
Strike of Civil Court Staff Deferred Till First Week of March
The strike by civil court employees was deferred until the first week of March following a meeting with the Chief Justice of the Patna High Court, other justices of the court, and Bihar deputy chief minister Vijay Kumar Sinha.
1 min
₹126 crore development plan afoot for Mithila institute in Bihar
The District Magistrate (DM) of Darbhanga submitted an ambitious ₹126.21 crore comprehensive development plan to the Bihar Higher Education Department to modernise the Mithila Institute of Post Graduate Studies and Research in Sanskrit Learning (MIPGSRSL).
1 min
Ladki Effect? Panel To Decide If Schemes Can Be Merged, Stopped
The Maharashtra government is looking for avenues to cut down its spending on ongoing schemes to reduce the burden on the severely depleted exchequer.
1 min
Why we need to talk to boys about rape
In Kerala, India's most developed and literate state, an 18-year-old Dalit athlete has revealed to social workers that she has been sexually abused since she was 13 by 64 men. Gang-raped five times in as many years, she says.
2 mins
Trump's Tariff Talk Will Target The Farm Sector
Washington is likely to ask Delhi to reduce tariffs on US farm products. India needs to protect its farm sector to ensure food security and protect livelihoods
4 mins
Congress needs to focus on politics, not polemics
Bewilderingly, the Congress leadership is pulling the party into ideological squabbles that have little to no resonance with regular voters
3 mins
Two Leopards Found Dead in Kumaon Region: Forest Officials
Carcasses of two leopards were found in Kumaon region in the past 24 hours, officials said on Friday, adding that while a cub was allegedly killed by stray dogs, another leopard was believed to have died due to a fight with another big cat.
1 min
Survey for Dharavi rehab blocked again
Aksa village in Malad saw a determined face-off between locals and city survey officials (CSO) from the collector's office who had come to survey a plot for the rehabilitation of residents from the Gautam Adani-led Dharavi Redevelopment Project.
2 mins
U'khand, Icelandic firm ink pact on geothermal energy exploration
The Uttarakhand government on Friday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Icelandic company, VERKIS Consulting Engineers, for exploration and development of geothermal energy in the state, said officials aware of the matter.
1 min
Of dissolved creatures and the tumbling earth
MOTHERS AND DAUGHTERS
3 mins
The Meat of the Matter
Shahu Patole's Dalit Kitchens of Marathwada offers a host of unique recipes as well as a critique of food culture and an analysis of Indian society
4 mins
There is an audience for all kinds of stories
The Vietnamese-Canadian author of children's books speaks on her family's refugee past and the importance of anger
2 mins
Israeli Security Cabinet Meets to Vote on Gaza Truce Deal
Israel's security Cabinet convened on Friday to vote on a ceasefire deal after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed an agreement had been reached that would pause the 15-month war with Hamas in Gaza and release dozens of hostages held by militants there.
1 min
China says population fell for third year in a row in 2024
China's economy expanded at a 5% annual pace in 2024, slower than the year before but in line with Beijing's target of \"around 5%\" growth, thanks to strong exports and recent stimulus measures.
1 min
Pak: Ex-PM Imran Khan gets 14 years jail in land graft case
A Pakistani court sentenced former Prime Minister Imran Khan to 14 years imprisonment on Friday in a land corruption case, a setback to nascent talks between his party and the government aimed at cooling political instability in the south Asian nation.
2 mins
SpaceX's Starship Explodes During Test, Forcing Airlines to Divert
A SpaceX Starship rocket broke up in space minutes after launching from Texas on Thursday, forcing airline flights over the Gulf of Mexico to alter course to avoid falling debris and setting back Elon Musk's flagship rocket program.
1 min
Investigators file request to extend Yoon's detention
South Korean investigators probing President Yoon Suk-yeol for alleged insurrection asked a Seoul court on Friday to extend his detention as the embattled leader again refused to be questioned.
1 min
US Prez Grants Clemency to Nearly 2,500 People, Most Ever in Single Day
President Joe Biden on Friday commuted the sentences of nearly 2,500 people convicted of non-violent drug offenses in what the White House called the largest single-day act of clemency in US history.
1 min
Weaker Rupee to Push India Import Bill: GTRI
The weaker rupee will push the country's import bill due to higher payments for crude oil, coal, vegetable oil, gold, diamonds, electronics, machinery, plastics, and chemicals, economic think tank GTRI said on Friday.
2 mins
India Discounts Widen to 6-Month High, China Sees New Year Boost
Gold discounts in India widened to six-month highs this week as a rise in domestic prices dampened demand and jewelers awaited the annual federal budget, while physical gold demand in China was solid ahead of the Lunar New Year festival.
1 min
Rail operators likely to post double-digit growth in FY25
IND-RA HAS ALSO ASSIGNED AN IMPROVING OUTLOOK FOR THE LOGISTICS INDUSTRY FOR FY26
1 min
India's Forex Reserves Hit 10-Month Low of $625.87 Billion
India's foreign exchange reserves extended their losing streak for a sixth straight week and stood at a 10-month low of $625.87 billion as of January 10, data from the Reserve Bank of India showed on Friday.
1 min
India's Share in Global Mobility Supply Chains Rising: Goyal
India's share in the global mobility supply chains is increasing due to the sector's cost-competitiveness and focus on product quality, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Friday.
1 min
Maruti Suzuki Aims to Catch Up with EV Entry, Plans Exports
Maruti Suzuki India Ltd, which rolled out its first electric car Friday as it plays catch-up with rivals, is planning to make India a manufacturing hub that can export electric vehicles to 100 countries.
1 min
Wipro's net profit zooms 24% to ₹3,354 crore in Q3
IT services company Wipro on Friday reported a 24.4% year-on-year rise in its consolidated net profit for the just-ended December quarter at about ₹3,354 crore.
1 min
BPCL ties ₹31,802 cr investment for Bina refinery expansion
State-owned Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) on Friday said it has achieved financial closure for its Bina refinery expansion cum petrochemical project with the signing of a loan agreement of ₹31,802 crore with a consortium of six lenders led by the State Bank of India.
1 min
Economic Growth Set for Rebound, Says RBI
The RBI's now-cast model forecasts India's economy to grow at 6.2% in Q3
1 min
Gukesh To Take On Anish Giri In Tata Steel Opener
World champion D Gukesh will take on local star Anish Giri in the opening round of the 87th Tata Steel Chess tournament here on Saturday, marking his first competitive outing since claiming the coveted crown last month.
1 min
Manu and Gukesh Among Four to Receive Khel Ratna
India's sporting heroes were over the moon after being conferred the National Sports Awards here on Friday by President Droupadi Murmu with chess world champion D Gukesh and double Olympic medalist shooter Manu Bhaker vowing to continue their quest for more glory.
2 mins
Unity and discipline: A 10-point plan to get India back on track
Clearly, the Indian cricket board believes the fault lines are outside the field
3 mins
Fired-up Djokovic sends Melbourne warning, Osaka bows out with injury
A \"hot-headed\" Novak Djokovic sent an Australian Open warning to join Carlos Alcaraz and Alexander Zverev in the last 16 on Friday, but Naomi Osaka's bid for a third Melbourne crown is over with injury.
3 mins
Erling Haaland signs bumper new Man City deal until 2034
Erling Haaland has signed a blockbuster new deal at Manchester City that will keep the prolific forward at the Etihad until 2034, the Premier League champions announced on Friday.
1 min
Rasha and Aaman's debut film is about a horse, but suffers the pace of a tortoise
The upper-class girl likes the lower-class boy, sparks fly. An unexpected challenge comes up, and he is required to win.
2 mins
BLACKPINK's Rosé denies dating Jaden Smith, says he's a 'good friend'
Singer Rosé's dating history has been under the scanner ever since she released her solo album Rosie last month.
1 min
A taste of international flavours, right at home
If you've ever wanted to bring the sophistication of international flavours to your home, Amul Edam Cheese is the perfect addition to your kitchen.
1 min
The best gift is Zoya and Farhan doing well: Javed on turning 80
Javed Akhtar reached a significant milestone in his life yesterday – the screenwriter-lyricist turned 80.
1 min
Profitable From Day 1: Fateh Makes Sonu The New Bankable Star
In a landscape where box-office hits often rely on huge budgets and top-tier stars, Sonu Sood's Fateh has rewritten the playbook, establishing him as a new bankable star in the country.
1 min
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