Hindustan Times Bengaluru - December 10, 2024
Hindustan Times Bengaluru - December 10, 2024
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In this issue
December 10, 2024
Top court issues guidelines on processing of mercy petitions in order to limit delays
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday laid down a comprehensive set of guidelines to ensure the swift and efficient processing of mercy petitions by death-row convicts, marking a significant development in the legal framework surrounding capital punishment and underlining the adverse effects of delays on both the convicts and societal confidence in justice.
4 mins
Haiti: Gang kills 180 over death of its leader's child
At least 184 people were killed over the weekend in Haiti's Cite Soleil slum when a gang leader targeted elderly people he suspected of causing his child's illness and subsequent death through witchcraft, the National Human Rights Defense Network (RNDDH) said on Sunday.
2 mins
CM to present BJP affidavit, SC Order on Panchamasali quota
e over Waqf, quota
2 mins
HYDROCHLORIC ACID LEAKS FROM TANKER ON NH66 NEAR M'LURU
MANGALURU: An alleged technical fault has resulted in a hydrochloric acid leak from a gas tanker on National Highway 66 in Dakshina Kannada district, near here, on Monday, officials said.
1 min
As winter session begins, proceedings marred by multiple protests
BELAGAVI: The Winter legislature session at Suvarna Vidhan Soudha began on a tense note Monday, as multiple protests highlighted the ongoing demands and grievances from across the region.
2 mins
3 NEWLY ELECTED MLAS TAKE OATH IN ASSEMBLY
BELAGAVI: Three newly elected Congress legislators took oath as members of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly here on Monday.
1 min
29 maternal and 322 infant deaths recorded in Belagavi: Health dept
BELAGAVI: The Belagavi district has recorded 29 maternal deaths in the past six months and 322 infant deaths in this year, according to the district health department on Monday.
2 mins
4 COFFEE ESTATE WORKERS HURT IN ATTEMPT TO FLEE FROM ELEPHANT ATTACK: OFFICIAL
Four plantation workers were injured while trying to flee when a wild elephant attacked them while they were working in Bikkodu village, Belur taluk of Hassan district, on Monday, officials familiar with the matter said.
1 min
Ruckus erupts in House over Waqf, quota
Bengaluru: The winter session of the Karnataka legislature began on a contentious note on Monday, as the Waqf land dispute triggered a fierce exchange between the ruling Congress and the opposition BJP within hours of commencement at the Suvarna Vidhana Soudha in Belagavi.
3 mins
HC reserves order on plea against actor's bail
BENGALURU: The Karnataka high court on Monday reserved the decision on the regular bail plea of actor Darshan Thoogudeepa, accused in the murder of his fan and auto driver Renukaswamy, and ordered that the interim bail granted to Darshan for medical reasons will remain in effect.
2 mins
TN calls for cancellation of tungsten mining rights
CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu assembly on Monday unanimously adopted a resolution with the support of the BJP state unit urging the Union government to cancel tungsten mining rights given to Vedanta-owned Hindustan Zinc Limited in Madurai district.
2 mins
Andhra CM inducts brother of ally Pawan Kalyan into cabinet
Telugu Desam Party (TDP) president and Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu has announced the induction of Konidela Nagababu, Jana Sena Party (JSP) general secretary and elder brother of deputy chief minister Pawan Kalyan, into the state cabinet.
1 min
CM: DECEMBER 9 TO BE CELEBRATED AS MOTHER TELANGANA DAY
Telangana chief minister A Revanth Reddy on Monday declared December 9 as the Telangana Thalli Dinotsavam (Mother Telangana Day) and said that it marked the cultural and emotional significance of the state.
1 min
CM Revanth unveils Telangana Thalli statue
Telangana chief minister A Revanth Reddy on Monday unveiled the statue of Telangana Thalli (Mother Telangana), amid chants of Vedic hymns, on the premises of state secretariat.
2 mins
FIRs filed for default of loans from Kuwait bank
THE KUWAIT BANK ALLEGED THAT 1,245 WORKERS FROM KERALA ARE INVOLVED IN LARGE-SCALE FRAUD TO THE TUNE OF ₹700 CR
2 mins
17-year-old dies after stalker sets her afire in Andhra; 1 held: Police
HYDERABAD: A 21-year-old stalker allegedly burnt alive a 17-year-old girl at her grandparents' residence, where she was staying, in Nandyal district of Andhra Pradesh in the early hours on Monday, the police said, adding the accused has been arrested.
1 min
After Tharoor, support pours in for state Cong president Sudhakaran
KOCHI: A day after Thiruvananthapuram MP Shashi Tharoor backed K Sudhakaran's continuation as the Congress state chief in Kerala, more party leaders have extended their support for the Kannur MP on Monday.
1 min
NOT RECEIVED A SINGLE RUPEE IN CENTRE AID FOR WAYANAD: CM
Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Monday accused the Centre of not giving \"even a single rupee\" for the aid for Wayanad landslide survivors.
1 min
PM: Vision of 'reform, perform, transform' led to robust growth
JAIPUR: The country has seen robust development in every sector over the past 10 years with a vision of \"reform, perform, transform\", Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday as he addressed investors and industrialists in Jaipur.
3 mins
As crisis unfolds, India pushes for stability in Syria
THE EXTERNAL AFFAIRS MINISTRY NOTED THAT IT WAS MONITORING THE EVOLVING SITUATION IN THE WEST ASIAN COUNTRY AND ADVOCATED FOR PEACE
2 mins
AT PRE-BUDGET MEET WITH FM, FARMERS DEMAND SCRAPPING OF GST ON AGRI INPUTS
NEW DELHI: A delegation of farmers, which met Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman last week, has sought scrapping of the Goods and Services Tax on farm inputs, two people who attended the meeting said on Monday.
1 min
Streamline approvals for exploratory drilling, states told
THE MINISTRY'S FAC EXEMPTED SURVEYS INVOLVING FELLING OF UP TO 100 TREES
1 min
'DUE PROCEDURE FOLLOWED WHILE AMENDING LAWS ON ENVIRONMENT'
NEW DELHI: Due procedure was followed in making key amendments to the Environment Protection Act, Wildlife Protection Act, and Biological Diversity Act, the environment ministry informed the Lok Sabha on Monday.
1 min
HC fines ex-MLA who hid German nationality
HYDERABAD: The Telangana high court on Monday fined former Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) MLA Chennamaneni Ramesh ₹30 lakh for hiding details about his Germany citizenship while contesting assembly elections.
1 min
Centre plans monthly data on job creation, unemployment: Officials
CURRENTLY, THE CENTRE PUBLISHES PLFS-BASED URBAN EMPLOYMENT DATA ON A QUARTERLY BASIS
1 min
Assam CM announces major cabinet changes
GUWAHATI: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday reshuffled portfolios of ministers in his three-and-a-half-year-old government and assigned departments to four new ministers inducted into the state's cabinet two days ago.
1 min
1.17mn children identified as 'Out of School', govt tells LS
THE MINISTRY'S DATA INCLUDE CHILDREN THAT HAVE NEVER ENROLLED IN SCHOOLS AND THOSE THAT HAVE DROPPED OUT
1 min
BJP intensifies attack over Cong links to Soros, Oppn hits back
NEW DELHI: The government and the Opposition traded barbs involving five-letter words on Monday, both names of billionaire businessmen either side sought to link to the top leader of the other side of the Lok Sabha.
6 mins
994 Waqf properties illegally encroached upon, govt tells Parl
TAMIL NADU HAD THE MAXIMUM ALIENATED WAQF PROPERTIES WITH 734, FOLLOWED BY ANDHRA WITH 152
1 min
Govt looks to table bill on one nation, one poll
NEW DELHI: A bill to pave the way for simultaneous elections to the Lok Sabha and state assemblies ranks high on the Union government's agenda and could be tabled in Parliament in the ongoing winter session or the coming budget session, people familiar with the details said on Monday.
2 mins
ASSAM ASSURES SC ₹70-CR PAYMENT TO TEA CORP STAFF OVER 2 FISCAL YRS
Faced with the Supreme Court's stern warning about selling off Assam Tea Corporation Limited's (ATCL) assets to clear worker dues, the Assam government on Monday assured the court that it would pay ₹70 crore to the workers over the next two financial years.
1 min
SC slams army for forcing officer to litigate, grants permanent posting
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday took a firm stance against the Indian Army for compelling officers to seek judicial intervention for relief they are entitled to, emphasizing that such practices undermine fairness and equity in service matters.
2 mins
PM launches scheme for women LIC agents
NEW DELHI: Women empowerment is on the government's topmost agenda and started with the construction of 120 million toilets since 2014, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday while launching a stipendiary scheme to train 200,000 women insurance agents earning a regular monthly sum totaling to ₹2.16 lakh per person in three years.
1 min
COURT ALLOWS PLEA TO DELAY SAMBHAL REPORT BY 15 MORE DAYS
A local court in Sambhal district of Uttar Pradesh on Monday accepted an application seeking 15 more days for submission of the report of a survey into the Sambhal mosque, after advocate commissioner Ramesh Raghav cited health issues.
1 min
HC judge's speech sparks massive political uproar
PRAYAGRAJ: A controversial speech by a sitting Allahabad high court judge sparked a political row on Monday as Opposition parties urged Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna to take cognisance of the issue even as the organisers of the event defended the proceedings.
4 mins
Kerala: 10 FIRs filed for default on loans from Kuwait bank
FIRs are part of a large-scale fraud of nearly ₹700 crore allegedly by at least 1245 health care workers
2 mins
17-yr-old girl dies after being set afire by stalker in Andhra: Cops
The accused also suffered burn injuries. He was caught by the neighbours while trying to flee
2 mins
Submit report on arson and illegal occupation of assets: SC to Manipur
THE COURT ASKED THE STATE TO OUTLINE STEPS TO RECOVER CHARGES FROM THOSE WHO HAVE UNLAWFULLY USED OR OCCUPIED THESE ASSETS
1 min
‘All We Imagine As Light’ bags 2 Golden Globe nominations
NEW DELHI: Filmmaker Payal Kapadia's All We Imagine As Light—a Mumbai-set story about three women and their friendship—on Monday received two nominations at the 82nd Golden Globes in Best Motion Picture Non-English Language and the Best Direction Motion Picture categories.
1 min
TN RESOLUTION URGES CENTRE TO CANCEL RIGHTS FOR TUNGSTEN MINING
THE COURT ASKED THE STATE TO OUTLINE STEPS TO RECOVER CHARGES FROM THOSE WHO HAVE UNLAWFULLY USED OR OCCUPIED THESE ASSETS
2 mins
MOVE EC TO BRING POLITICAL PARTIES UNDER POSH ACT: SC
The Supreme Court on Monday asked a petitioner seeking the inclusion of political parties under the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition, and Redressal) Act, 2013 (PoSH Act) to approach the Election Commission of India (ECI) first, emphasising that it is the appropriate authority to address the matter.
1 min
INS Tushil proves India-Russia collaborative prowess: Rajnath
NEW DELHI: INS Tushil, the country's latest stealth missile frigate, was on Monday commissioned into the Indian Navy at the Yantar Shipyard in Kaliningrad, Russia, in the presence of defence minister Rajnath Singh, who described the warship as a \"proud testament\" to India's growing maritime might and a \"significant milestone\" in the long-standing friendship between the two countries.
2 mins
Govt raises POSHAN scheme material cost
4 killed, 20 injured as bus hits pedestrians
1 min
This season of sweetness
On the city's shakarkandi civilisation
2 mins
Speech that doesn't befit a judge's office
When they're sworn in, high court judges take an oath to bear true faith and allegiance to the Constitution of India.
1 min
Can ICJ deliver climate justice to Global South?
After the battle at the 29th Conference of the Parties (COP29) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the International Court of Justice (ICJ) at The Hague has now become the battleground for the developing and the developed worlds to face off on the climate issue.
3 mins
Arab Spring in Syria marks a power shift
The collapse of the Assad regime has far-reaching consequences. There is genuine fear that Syria could become a safe haven for extremist groups
4 mins
On the road to Damascus
Assad's fall and the rise of Islamists in Syria is a momentous event for West Asia
2 mins
Why children in schools take to physical Violence
What made a 12-year-old strangle his classmate over a minor incident in New Delhi? In another city, a class monitor, in his enthusiasm to maintain discipline in the classroom, kicked a student in the groin who succumbed to his injuries on the way to the hospital.
3 mins
Syria's Assad exit shows Russia, Iran and Hamas made a bad bet
JERUSALEM: A great many actors had a hand in the fall of Syria's dictator, Bashar al-Assad: Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the Islamist group that led the offensive; Turkey, which nurtured and supported HTS; the myriad Syrian groups and people who gave a hated tyrant a final push.
3 mins
Prez banned from foreign travel
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has been banned from leaving the country over a failed attempt at imposing martial law, a justice ministry official said on Monday, amid growing calls for him to step down and a deepening leadership crisis.
1 min
Israel now 'more optimistic' on prospects of Gaza deal: Saar
TEL AVIV: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to take to the witness stand on Tuesday for the first time in his trial on corruption allegations, a pivotal point in the drawn-out proceedings that comes as the leader wages war in Gaza and faces an international arrest warrant for war crimes charges.
2 mins
Hasina slams Yunus regime, calls him 'mastermind' behind July-Aug turmoil
Bangladesh's deposed premier Sheikh Hasina has launched a fierce attack on the interim administration, accusing its chief adviser Muhammad Yunus of running a \"fascist regime\" that allows terrorists and fundamentalists to act without restraint.
1 min
NVIDIA HIT WITH CHINA PROBE IN GLOBAL TECH WAR ESCALATION
BEIJING: China has opened a probe into Nvidia Corp. over suspicions that the US chip-maker broke anti-monopoly laws around a 2020 deal, taking aim at the AI heavyweight as Washington ramps up sanctions.
1 min
Prez Putin's call to grant Assad asylum in Russia: Kremlin
Moscow: The Kremlin said on Monday President Vladimir Putin had made the decision to grant asylum in Russia to Bashar al-Assad, who was ousted as Syria's president by a lightning rebel offensive.
1 min
Syria's Assad exit shows Russia, Iran and Hamas made a bad bet
JERUSALEM: A great many actors had a hand in the fall of Syria's dictator, Bashar al-Assad: Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the Islamist group that led the offensive; Turkey, which nurtured and supported HTS; the myriad Syrian groups and people who gave a hated tyrant a final push.
3 mins
Car sales slide 14% in Nov on low demand
Retail sales of passenger vehicles fell 13.72% year-on-year in November, reflecting subdued post-festive demand and lingering inventory challenges, according to data released by the Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA) on Monday.
1 min
India targets speeding up of Brics trade agreement
India's trade with Brics countries may be poised for a take-off as officials work to extend customs-related privileges to trusted merchants from these nations, which would also fetch similar benefits to Indian exporters to those markets, two persons familiar with the matter said.
1 min
Air India places order to buy 100 more Airbus aircraft
THESE AIRCRAFT ARE IN ADDITION TO THE ORDERS OF 470 AIRCRAFT THAT THE AIRLINE PLACED LAST YEAR
2 mins
Malhotra to lead next leg of RBI's war on inflation
The appointment comes months after the govt appointed 3 new members to MPC
3 mins
WTC's imperfections laid bare by SA's late charge
MUMBAI: The screams and singing from the South Africa team celebrations echoed across St George's Park at Gqeberha (formerly Port Elizabeth) after their series-clinching Test win against Sri Lanka on Monday.
2 mins
Near Adelaide, at Tea Tree Gully: The place where you can find Head's heart
ADELAIDE: For some time now, Indian players and fans have been asking themselves the same question over and over again because Travis Head finds a way and shows the will to scupper India's hopes over and over again: \"Where has this guy come from?\"
3 mins
SA on top of WTC table, pressure on India to win series
KOLKATA: South Africa defeated Sri Lanka by 109 runs in Gqeberha (formerly Port Elizabeth) to win the two-match series 2-0 on Monday and as a result moved up to No. 1 on the ICC World Test Championship table with 63.33 percentage points.
2 mins
SCHEFFLER WINS SEASON'S NINTH TITLE AT HERO WORLD CHALLENGE
ALBANY (THE BAHAMAS): The Scottie Scheffler juggernaut continues to roll, and records and rivals continue to get steamrolled.
1 min
Treesa and Gayatri aim to impress at World Tour Finals
NEW DELHI: It had been a far from ideal year for Treesa Jolly and P Gayatri Gopichand.
2 mins
Shami shines for Bengal
Mohammed Shami guided Bengal to the quarter-finals of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy by smashing a 17-ball-32 and bowling 13 dot balls in his four overs that paved way for his team's thrilling three-run win against Chandigarh on Monday.
1 min
Ding hits back with positional masterclass, levels match 6-6
Day after blundering to lose, the world champion levels match with flawless Game 12 vs Gukesh
4 mins
Mera kasoor thodi hai: Diljit on black marketing of concert tickets
Actor-singer Diljit Dosanjh has responded to the criticism against him over his concert tickets being sold in black. During his recent performance in Indore, he addressed the issue and later, also took to Instagram to share a clip of the same on Sunday.
1 min
King hints Bollywood debut: Want to create original music for Hindi films
Having topped charts with his singles Tu Aake Dekh Le and Maan Meri Jaan as well as marking a surprise collab with musician Nick Jonas last year, King has a new landmark on his mind – Bollywood.
1 min
ANIMAL PARK TO GO ON FLOORS IN 2027
At the ongoing Red Sea Film Festival, actor Ranbir Kapoor recounted learnings from his debut film and spoke about his future projects in the pipeline, among other things
1 min
A swim from Alibaug to Mumbai to raise awareness on water pollution
International open-water swimmer Meenakshi Pahuja recently swam 20km from Revas Jetty in Alibaug to the Gateway of India in Mumbai to raise awareness on water pollution.
1 min
Slay the cold months with countryside core
If you've ever dreamt about strolling through a charming English village in cozy layers and classic pieces, you're not alone.
1 min
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