Hindustan Times Bengaluru - December 12, 2024
Hindustan Times Bengaluru - December 12, 2024
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In this issue
December 12, 2024
LG TAKES STOCK OF SECURITY IN NARELA, ISSUES DIRECTIVES
Lieutenant governor VK Saxena on Wednesday reviewed security and civic infrastructure in Narela sub-city, issuing directives to officials to curb crime, prevent illegal encroachments, and enhance amenities to create a safer environment for both residents and industries in the area.
1 min
Warming, wildfires: Arctic now emitting more carbon than it absorbs, says NOAA
After locking carbon dioxide in its frozen soil for millennia, the Arctic tundra is undergoing a dramatic transformation, driven by frequent wildfires that are turning it into a net source of carbon dioxide emissions, a US agency said Tuesday.
2 mins
Willow: What Google's landmark error-correcting chip means for the world of quantum computing
NEW DELHI: Google has just announced a new quantum chip, Willow, and the breakthrough needs to be read right in order to understand its implications.
4 mins
Is B'luru the artisanal pizza capital of India?
The best pizza I have eaten in Bengaluru is at my friend, Jay Bhow's house.
3 mins
WOMAN SUFFERS HEAD INJURY IN ATTEMPT TO FLEE ATTACK BY DOGS IN RAICHUR, DIES
A 20-year-old woman died on Wednesday days after she suffered a head injury while trying to flee from barking stray dogs in Raichur's Maddipete, police said on Wednesday.
1 min
Former CM SM Krishna laid to rest with full state honours
BENGALURU: Former Karnataka chief minister SM Krishna was laid to rest with full state honours at his ancestral village, Somanahalli, in Maddur taluk of Mandya district, on Wednesday.
2 mins
FIR against Panchamasali protesters a day after clash
BENGALURU: Day after a clash between protesters of the Panchamasali Lingayat community and police near Suvarna Vikas Soudha in Belagavi, Hirebagewadi police registered a suo motu case and filed an FIR against several demonstrators, an officer said on Wednesday.
3 mins
HC STAYS PROBE INTO SEXUAL HARASSMENT CASE AGAINST RANJITH
BENGALURU: The Karnataka high court has stayed further investigation in a sexual harassment case filed against renowned Malayalam film director Ranjith, after observing that the allegations appeared to be fabricated.
1 min
Two children die after falling into well: Police
BENGALURU: Two children died after falling into a well while playing in Koppa taluk of Chikkamagaluru district, police said on Wednesday.
1 min
Family demands justice, action against 'harassers'
A pall of gloom descended on the family of 34-year-old software engineer at his residence in Bihar's Samastipur, 80 km from Patna, on Wednesday, after the news about his death by suicide in Bengaluru due to alleged mental harassment and extortion by his wife and her family in the note and a video, which has gone viral on social media.
2 mins
Yellow alert for rainfall issued for B'luru: IMD
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Wednesday issued a yellow alert for Bengaluru and surrounding districts, predicting moderate to heavy rainfall over the next four days from Thursday.
1 min
HC REVOKES BAIL GRANTED TO FIVE RSS WORKERS IN MURDER CASE OF SDPI LEADER
KOCHI: The Kerala high court on Wednesday set aside the bail granted to five RSS workers allegedly involved in the killing of SDPI leader K S Shan in Alappuzha district in December 2021.
1 min
Men too have 'pride and dignity', not just women: Kerala HC
KOCHI: The Kerala High Court on Wednesday granted anticipatory bail to veteran actor-cum-director Balachandra Menon in a case accusing him of outraging the modesty of a female actor in 2007 during a film shoot, saying that men too have \"pride and dignity\" and not just women.
2 mins
Actor Mohan Babu booked for attacking journo
The Hyderabad police on Wednesday registered a criminal case against veteran Telugu actor and former Rajya Sabha member Manchu Mohan Babu for allegedly attacking a 35-year-old journalist of a vernacular television channel at his residence at Jalpally village in Rangareddy district on the outskirts of the city, the police said.
2 mins
Stalin to inaugurate Periyar memorial in Kerala today
KOCHI: Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin arrived in Kerala on Wednesday to take part in the valedictory function of the Vaikom Satyagraha centenary celebrations and inaugurate a memorial of Tamil social reformer EV Ramasamy Naicker.
2 mins
DMK govt launches its Vishwakarma scheme
THE STALIN-LED GOVT TERMED PM VISHWAKARMA SCHEME 'CASTEIST' AS IT ALLOWED ONLY PEOPLE IN THE TRADE TO ENROL FOR IT
2 mins
Human rights panel seeks report from cops
KOZHIKODE: The Kerala Human Rights Commission on Wednesday directed police to take stringent measures against those engaged in bike and car stunts on road violating traffic rules.
1 min
Naidu govt unveils new tourism policy for Andhra Pradesh
HYDERABAD: The Andhra Pradesh government on Wednesday unveiled a new tourism policy for the state for the next five years, with a focus on promoting beach tourism, eco-tourism and spiritual tourism.
1 min
Naidu calls upon collectors to adopt people first approach
Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu called upon district collectors to adopt a 'people first' approach and function as public servants rather than feudal administrators.
1 min
Mere harassment is not enough to prove abetment to suicide: SC
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has ruled that mere harassment or actions intended to provoke anger cannot by themselves constitute the crime of abetment to suicide, cautioning against conflating general allegations with the legal threshold for penal charges.
2 mins
Kurla bus accident due to 'human error': RTO
The Mumbai Regional Transport Officers (RTO) officials said they suspect \"human error\" and \"lack of proper training\" led to the accident in Kurla, where a Brihanmumbai Electricity Supply and Transport (BEST) bus fatally knocked down seven people and injured 42 others on Monday.
1 min
Bus runs over hawker in Mumbai, driver detained
A 55-year-old man was mowed down by a CNG-powered Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) bus, two days after seven people were killed and 42 were injured after an electric vehicle from the same state-owned agency barrelled through vehicles and pedestrians at high speed in a crowded market in Kurla area of Mumbai.
1 min
Vandalism of Constitution replica triggers violence
MUMBAI: Over 40 people were detained as violent protests rocked Parbhani in central Maharashtra for a second day on Wednesday over the vandalism of a replica of the Constitution of India near a statue of Dr B.R. Ambedkar in the city, prompting the administration to impose prohibitory orders, officers said.
1 min
Notice against VP to safeguard democracy, Constitution: Kharge
NEW DELHI: Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha and Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday hurled a volley of charges against vice president Jagdeep Dhankhar, accusing the Upper House chairman of behaving like a \"spokesperson of the government for his next promotion,\" and arguing that the INDIA bloc brought a notice for his removal to safeguard democracy and the Constitution.
2 mins
Breakthrough in LS as Rahul calls on Speaker
NEW DELHI: A fragile peace between the Treasury and Opposition benches returned to the Lok Sabha on Wednesday after a meeting between Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi, but the impasse continued in the Rajya Sabha ahead of a marathon discussion on the 75 years of the Constitution in both Houses.
2 mins
TMC's Banerjee apologises for remarks on minister Scindia
Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Kalyan Banerjee's controversial remarks against Union minister Jyotiraditya Scindia triggered an uproar in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday, with Speaker Om Birla expunging the comments and the senior Opposition leader issuing an apology to Scindia.
2 mins
LS clears railways bill; Vaishnaw says won't lead to privatisation
NEW DELHI: The Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed the Railways (Amendment) Bill 2024, a legislation that Union Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw assured would not lead to privatisation of the network.
2 mins
Efforts are on to divide country, insult its institutions: RS Chair
NEW DELHI: There is an ongoing effort to divide the country and insult its institutions which must be defeated, vice president Jagdeep Dhankhar said in Jaipur on Wednesday, in his first public comments after the Opposition submitted a notice to move a motion to remove the Rajya Sabha chairman.
4 mins
Foreign secy briefs Parl panel on B'desh
Foreign secretary Vikram Misri informed the standing committee on external affairs on Wednesday that Bangladesh authorities have assured action against perpetrators of violence against minorities in the neighboring country, according to functionaries aware of the developments.
1 min
INDIA bloc MPs sign motion to impeach HC judge
NEW DELHI: Opposition lawmakers on Wednesday started the process to bring a motion for the impeachment of a sitting Allahabad high court judge whose controversial comments on Muslims and majoritarianism during a Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) event three days ago triggered a storm of condemnation and calls for censure.
3 mins
Rape accused on bail kills victim, throws body parts across Odisha
A man, who was out on bail after being jailed for raping a minor girl last year, has killed the victim, chopped her body into pieces and threw the body parts in different places in Odisha last week, police said on Wednesday.
1 min
Laws are being tweaked to boost ease of doing biz
SARBANANDA SONOWAL, UNION MINISTER
3 mins
CM: Darbar Move will be restored to retain Jammu's uniqueness
Jammu & Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday said Jammu's uniqueness will not be allowed to diminish and asserted that his government will restore Darbar move.
1 min
Ajit to attend Sharad's birthday dinner
NEW DELHI: When Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) founder Sharad Pawar, now of the NCP-SP, turns 84 on Thursday, he will have a special guest at the birthday party.
2 mins
Govt removing roadblocks faced by young innovators, says Modi
NEW DELHI: The future of the world will be driven by innovation and knowledge and India's young population is developing a feeling of ownership towards finding solutions for the country's challenges, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday during a virtual interaction with over 1,300 students participating in the finale of the seventh edition of the Smart India Hackathon (SIH).
2 mins
AIRPORTS SHOULD BE LIKE A SECOND HOME, SAYS NAIDU
HYDERABAD: Union civil aviation minister Ram Mohan Naidu on Wednesday said that his focus lies on ease of travel for civilians flying by air.
1 min
ASI dies, 6 injured as car collides with Raj CM's escort vehicles
JAIPUR: An assistant sub-inspector died and six others were injured when a car collided with an escort vehicle of Rajasthan chief minister Bhajan Lal Sharma's convoy in Jagatpura area of the state's capital city Jaipur on Wednesday, police said.
1 min
SARISKA DEVOTEES' SENTIMENTS MUST BE CONSIDERED: SC
Religious sentiments of devotees visiting the Hanuman temple inside Sariska Tiger Reserve should also be given \"due consideration\" while protecting the big-cat habitat in Rajasthan, the Supreme Court said on Wednesday, and constituted a panel to look into concerns of pilgrims and consider a ban on private vehicles in the reserve in a phased manner.
1 min
Preventive detention must meet strict threshold,
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday underscored that the fundamental right to personal liberty cannot be curtailed through arbitrary or routine use of preventive detention laws, stressing that a mere breach of law and order does not automatically equate to a public order threat warranting the invocation of this exceptional measure.
1 min
HC SHIELDS ACTIVIST FROM ARREST OVER REMARKS
NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court on Wednesday closed the proceedings on a plea filed by human rights activist Nadeem Khan seeking to quash a first information report (FIR) registered against him for allegedly promoting enmity.
1 min
Targeting the RS chairperson
The move against the vice president is the fallout of a breakdown in communication between the treasury and Opposition benches
2 mins
Could Trump as president accelerate de-dollarisation?
e-dollarisation, or the ongoing efforts by many (if not most) countries to reduce dependence on the United States (US) dollar, is not a new phenomenon.
3 mins
A Maharashtra primer for Mahayuti leadership
The poll grand slam in Maharashtra will certainly warm the cockles of the BJP's heart; but the phenomenal Vidhan Sabha tally raises several issues which the BJP strategists need to address before getting down to the nitty-gritty of governance in Mantralay, the seat of administration, in south Mumbai.
3 mins
What ails the health insurance industry
Deny, delay, and depose pave the way for insurance company profits and widespread policyholder anger
4 mins
CEO murder accused objects being taken to NY for trial
The man charged with murder in the killing of the CEO of UnitedHealthcare made it clear he wasn't going to make things easy for authorities, shouting unintelligibly and writhing in the grip of sheriff's deputies as he was led into court and then objecting to being taken to New York to face trial.
1 min
Police blocked from raiding prez's office
South Korean police said on Wednesday that security guards blocking a raid on President Yoon Suk-yeol's offices to investigate his brief imposition of martial law, with the opposition party accusing the presidential staff of illegally protecting an insurrectionist.
1 min
INDIAN-ORIGIN M.I.T. STUDENT SUSPENDED OVER PRO-PALESTINE ESSAY IN MAGAZINE
Nearly 100 Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) students and community members have urged the institute to revoke the suspension of PhD student and National Science Foundation fellow Indian-origin Prahlad Iyengar over a pro-Palestine essay he wrote in the student-run magazine.
1 min
B'DESH: PETITION TO ADVANCE HEARING OF HINDU MONK'S BAIL PLEA REJECTED
A Bangladesh court on Wednesday rejected a plea to advance the hearing of arrested Hindu monk Chinmoy Krishna Das' bail petition in a sedition case, ruling that it would be heard as previously fixed on January 2.
1 min
INDIAN-ORIGIN M.I.T. STUDENT SUSPENDED OVER PRO-PALESTINE ESSAY IN MAGAZINE
Donald Trump said solving the Ukraine crisis would be his top priority once he assumes office next month, describing the Middle East as a \"less difficult situation\".
1 min
La Nina conditions in the coming months will be short-lived: WMO
IN INDIA, AN EL NINO IS ASSOCIATED WITH HARSHER SUMMER, WEAKER MONSOON. LA NINA, MEANWHILE, IS ASSOCIATED WITH STRONG MONSOON AND COLDER WINTERS
2 mins
UNGA TO VOTE ON 'IMMEDIATE' GAZA CEASEFIRE
CAIRO: Israeli air attacks across the Gaza Strip killed at least 38 Palestinians on Wednesday, most of them in a strike on a house in Beit Lahiya on the northern edge of the enclave, medics said.
1 min
We must rebuild': New Syria PM urges citizens abroad to return
UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres has said that there are some signs of hope from the end of the Syrian dictatorship
2 mins
Jubilant to acquire 40% in Coca-Cola bottling arm
NEW DELHI: The Jubilant Bhartia Group, which operates India's largest food services business, will acquire a 40% stake in the country's largest Coca-Cola bottler, in a transaction said to be valued between ₹12,000 crore and ₹12,500 crore.
3 mins
FM HITS BACK AT RAHUL OVER ALLEGATIONS OF PSB FUNDS MISUSE
Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday hit back at the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, for asserting that the BJP-led NDA government misused public sector banks (PSBs) to provide an unlimited source of funds to their friends and had turned them into private financiers for the rich and powerful corporations.
1 min
₹30k-cr package likely for electronics R&D
Meity task force submits report; focus on maximum local value addition
2 mins
Inflation, geopolitics key global economic hurdles
NEW DELHI: The world's immediate priority for this decade should be restoration of normalcy to stem rising inflation, Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Wednesday, listing equitable solutions for climate change, prudent debt management, industry-led skilling of youth, and coexistence of big and small firms as other decadal challenges for the global community.
1 min
Adani taps lenders to refinance $1.1 bn
MUMBAI: The Adani Group has initiated talks with a clutch of investors and banks to refinance $1.1 billion worth of loans of Adani Green Energy Ltd, two persons aware of the discussions said on condition of anonymity.
1 min
Rail safety to get its highest-ever budget allocation
NEW DELHI: The upcoming Union budget may earmark the highest-ever allocation of over ₹1.25 lakh crore for rail safety in FY26, two people aware of the plan said.
2 mins
Need to ensure stability, continuity in policy: RBI guv
MUMBAI: The new Reserve Bank of India governor Sanjay Malhotra has started out by emphasizing the need to ensure stability and continuity in policy making, while remaining \"alert and agile\" amid the current global and political uncertainties.
1 min
SMAT: RAHANE POWERS MUMBAI, DELHI OUST UP TO ENTER SEMI-FINALS
ALUR: Out-of-favour India batter Ajinkya Rahane's explosive fifty capped Mumbai's stunning six-wicket victory over Vidarbha and their entry into the semi-finals of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy here on Wednesday.
1 min
How data analytics can help India get back on track versus Australia
Head inflicted pain on the visitors in the 2nd Test; numbers show the short ball on a channel could stop the left-hander
4 mins
Smriti ton in vain as Aussies sweep series
Chasing 299 against Australia in Australia is no mean feat. But as long as Smriti Mandhana was in flow, India were in with more than a decent chance.
1 min
'Traditional' fare in prospect on Gabba green top
BRISBANE: After the defeat at the Adelaide Oval, the Indian team won't mind making its way to the Gabba because as soon as they step foot on the ground, pleasant memories of their last trip here when they had become the first side to beat the hosts at the venue since 1988 will come rushing to them.
2 mins
Saudi Arabia confirmed as 2034 World Cup hosts
FIFA on Wednesday confirmed that Saudi Arabia will host the 2034 World Cup, underlining the Gulf kingdom's growing influence in world sport despite criticism of the country's human rights record.
1 min
Age, tenure clauses can be eased in new sports bill
NEW DELHI: The age and tenure restrictions in the proposed National Sports Governance Bill the government intends to bring will be relaxed for sports officials who hold posts in international federations.
1 min
THE CURIOUS CASE OF ROHIT BAL'S WILL
Has Rohit Bal left his assets to close friend Lalit Tehlan or to his family? Both parties claim they have the legitimate will
2 mins
FREEZE FRAME: WINTER SKINCARE SECRETS TO LOCK YOUR GLOW
This winter, try adding these unconventional ingredients to your skincare routine to look more radiant than ever!
1 min
I was relieved: Nicole Kidman on her 17th Golden Globe acting nod
Actor Nicole Kidman was just going about her day when she found out that she had been nominated for a Golden Globes Award for the 17th time, this time for her performance in the much-anticipated film Babygirl.
1 min
I won't get industry support despite the success of Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3
Even though actor Kartik Aaryan has spent over a decade in showbiz and has gained considerable success, he feels that he still won't get support from fellow members of the film industry.
1 min
Ranveer's mum's special gesture as Dua turns three months old
Actor Ranveer Singh's mother, Anju Bhavnani, has won hearts by marking the three-month birthday of her granddaughter Dua Padukone Singh on Sunday with a thoughtful gesture.
1 min
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