Hindustan Times Ranchi - January 28, 2025

Hindustan Times Ranchi - January 28, 2025

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January 28, 2025
JPC approves Waqf report, Oppn amendments rejected
The Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) approved the Waqf (Amendments) bill by a majority on Monday (16 votes to 10), controversially rejecting all amendments put forth by members from opposition parties, and accepting those put forth by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its allies.
1 min
China's Foreign Minister Calls For Improved Ties With India
India and China should meet each other halfway and commit themselves to mutual understanding rather than mutual suspicion, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Monday as he met Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri.
1 min
Hans Hustle: ED Arrests Two More For Money Laundering Case
Enforcement Directorate (ED) arrested two more persons in connection with its money laundering probe against Bihar-cadre IAS officer Sanjeev Hans and sent them to judicial custody Beur jail on Monday.
1 min
Explosion Kills Woman, Injures Five in Giridih
Twenty-five schoolgirls from Patamda Block in Jharkhand's East Singhbhum district brought laurels by performing with their band in front of President Droupadi Murmu during the Republic Day celebrations on Kartavya Path in New Delhi, on Sunday, amid hundreds of international and national dignitaries.
1 min
JAC Postpones Exams Over Lack of Chairman
The Jharkhand Academic Council (JAC) has postponed the annual examination for around one million students of Class VIII and IX, due to the absence of a chairman, a department insider said on Monday.
2 mins
Six Members Of Cybercrime Syndicate Held
The Jamtara Police have arrested six members of a sophisticated cybercrime syndicate that designed malicious mobile applications and used them to access data from victims' phones and siphon money from bank accounts, officials said on Monday.
1 min
Halting of new funds could impact many initiatives in India
The US Agency for International Development (USAID) has paused new funding for programmes across the world following the Trump administration's decision to halt all foreign aid, barring that to Egypt and Israel, a move that will impact some initiatives in India.
2 mins
JPC clears amendments to Waqf bill; Oppn slams panel
This JPC is a farce. Why did the government send the bill to the JPC when everything was pre-decided? KALYAN BANERJEE, Trinamool Congress MP
3 mins
China's DeepSeek tops iPhone downloads and spurs AI Selloff
Chinese startup DeepSeek's eponymous AI assistant rocketed to the top of Apple Inc.'s iPhone download charts, stirring doubts in Silicon Valley about the strength of America's lead in AI.
2 mins
Misri, Chinese foreign minister Yi discuss ties
Foreign secretary Vikram Misri on Monday called on Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi and discussed issues of bilateral interest.
1 min
K'taka seeks ₹90k crore for Bengaluru in Union Budget
Ahead of the Union Budget for the fiscal year 2025-26, set to be presented on February 1, Karnataka's deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar has written to Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman, requesting nearly ₹90,000 crore in funding for key infrastructure projects in Bengaluru.
1 min
HC Reserves Verdict on MUDA Case Probe by Independent Agency
The Karnataka high court has reserved its order on whether to transfer the MUDA case to an independent agency, such as the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
1 min
Bihar doctor dies on first day of Mahakumbh duty
A 28-year-old doctor from Bihar, deputed by the Indian Railways to serve at medical facilities during the ongoing Mahakumbh in Prayagraj, died unexpectedly on Sunday morning.
1 min
Maha to monitor zoonotic disease among forest staff
The Maharashtra forest department has launched an initiative to build a real-time surveillance model for detecting zoonotic diseases among bird sanctuary workers and residents in the vicinity of the wetlands.
1 min
Four of family from Bihar killed in UP road mishap
A 38-year-old lawyer and three members of his family, including two minor children and wife, from Bihar's East Champaran's district, were killed in a road accident near Agra while heading towards Delhi after a holy bath in Mahakumbh on Sunday night.
1 min
Nalli Sarees' owner dedicates Padma Bhushan to weavers
After being honoured with the Padma Shri in 2003, textile industrialist and philanthropist Nalli Kuppuswami Chetti, 84, was conferred with the Padma Bhushan in the category of trade and industry on Saturday.
2 mins
Life sentence for man who stabbed ex-wife
A sessions court last week sentenced a 52-year-old man, Hanif Sarvar Khan, to life imprisonment for stabbing his former wife last year.
1 min
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
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
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
Calcutta High Court reserves order on RG Kar appeals
The Calcutta high court on Monday reserved its order on the admission of two appeals, one by the West Bengal government and the other by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), seeking death penalty for the RG Kar hospital rape-murder convict Sanjay Roy, even as the victim medic's parents submitted they don't want capital punishment for Roy.
1 min
Headmaster tries to unfurl tricolour in drunken state, held
A government middle school in Muzaffarpur district witnessed high drama after the school headmaster was arrested for his alleged attempt to unfurl the national flag during R-Day in an inebriated state in dry state Bihar on Sunday, police said.
1 min
4 Arrested for Impersonating as ADM at Resort in Darbhanga
In a dramatic turn of events, police arrested four individuals for impersonating an ADM (Additional District Magistrate) and attempting to extort undue privileges during a cultural program at a popular resort under the Sonki police station on January 25.
1 min
Minor on Way to School Raped
A 10-year-old girl student of Class 5 was reportedly raped by a middle-aged man on Sunday morning in a village of Gida police station area of Bhojpur district, police said.
1 min
Jordan and Egypt Should Take in Gazans: Trump
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.
2 mins
$1mn poll giveaway wasn't illegal lottery
Elon Musk asked a federal judge to dismiss a proposed class action by voters who said the world's richest person defrauded them into signing a petition to support the US Constitution for a chance to win his $1 million-a-day giveaway.
1 min
Syria Monitor Says 35 People Summarily Executed in 3 Days
Fighters affiliated with Syria's new Islamist leaders have carried out 35 summary executions over 72 hours, mostly of Assad-era officers, a war monitor said on Sunday.
1 min
Duck DNA Found in Both Engines of Jeju Air Plane That Crashed
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
U.S., Colombia Agree on Deportations; Tariffs Put on Hold
The U.S. and Colombia pulled back from the brink of a trade war on Sunday after the White House said the South American nation had agreed to accept military aircraft carrying deported migrants.
2 mins
China Promises to Take Back Undocumented Migrants After Trump Threats
China pledged to accept the return of undocumented Chinese citizens in the US, after President Donald Trump threatened to hit Colombia with tariffs of up to 50% for refusing to take back deported migrants.
1 min
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
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
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
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
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
The proposed refinery is likely to have an annual refining capacity of 9 mn tonnes.
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
Chitale bags national TT title with close victory over Akula
An hour before the final, Diya Chitale approached the practice table with a specific routine prepared.
3 mins
India's Asian Winter Games participation hanging in balance
India's participation in the Asian Winter Games scheduled to be held in Harbin, China, from February 7, is in doubt after it was learnt that the organisers, the Olympic Council of Asia, on Sunday turned down accreditation requests for a new set of players in ice hockey and snowboarding.
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
Want to take my father and wife to Rashtrapati Bhavan: Harvinder Singh
Hitting the bullseye has become more like a habit for para-archer Harvinder Singh. The 33-year-old has hit the target on the fourth-highest civilian award in the country, Padma Shri, by becoming the first Indian para archer to get the honour.
1 min
Maha Kumbh was a sangam for my family: Bhagyashree
ctor 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
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