Hindustan Times Bengaluru - December 14, 2024
Hindustan Times Bengaluru - December 14, 2024
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December 14, 2024
Want good ties but Pak must end terror
NEW DELHI: India desires relations \"free of terrorism\" with Pakistan and hopes that its ties with Bangladesh will \"settle down to a mutually beneficial and stable relationship\", external affairs minister S Jaishankar said in Parliament on Friday, as he also cautioned against \"point-scoring\" over the state of India's diplomatic relations.
1 min
A confluence of heritage and infra as Prayagraj prepares for Kumbh
MAHAKUMBH NAGAR (PRAYAGRAJ): The sun is already setting behind the Ganga when Ram Asrey and Harish Chandra start packing up their hammers and shovels.
5 mins
Ranga, Billa's death penalty upheld for gruesome murders
In 1980, SC junked the criminals' plea against death sentence over a crime that shook Delhi
3 mins
Police action on Panchamasalis to control law and order: Sidda
BENGALURU: Chief minister Siddaramaiah on Friday said that action against the protestors demanding reservation for Panchamasali community was justified, asserting that the government cannot tolerate actions that disrupt public order.
2 mins
HC QUASHES FIR AGAINST BJP MP OVER FARMER SUICIDE POST
BENGALURU: The Karnataka High Court has set aside an FIR filed against BJP Yuva Morcha president and Bengaluru South MP Tejasvi Surya.
1 min
ONOE conspiracy to finish off small regional parties: DKS
VIJAYAPURA: Karnataka deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar on Friday said that the 'One Nation One Election' (ONOE) is a conspiracy hatched by the BJP to finish off small regional parties which add strength to the India bloc.
2 mins
Soft and steamed Chiblu idlis in Rajajinagara
One fine day, I was taking a stroll in Rajajinagara. I passed by the Indian oil petrol bunk near Base PU college on 7th main (also known as Thimmiah road). A food truck caught my eyes.
1 min
HC grants bail to actor Darshan, eight others
BENGALURU: The Karnataka high court on Friday granted bail to Kannada actor Darshan Thoogudeepa, his friend Pavithra Gowda and seven others in the Renukaswamy murder case.
1 min
Police seize 6.7kg of cannabis in Mangaluru
THE ACCUSED REPORTEDLY PROCURED THE CONTRABAND FROM MUMBAI
1 min
133 deaths in rain this year, ₹6 crore paid as ex gratia: Min in House
Overall, ₹297 crore has been disbursed for rain-related damages this year, along with ₹80.47 crore allocated for repairs to public infrastructure KRISHNA BYRE GOWDA, revenue minister
2 mins
Man dies after assault over road dispute: Cops
BENGALURU: A private college dean died after he was fatally attacked by a JCB driver following an argument over clearing the road in Lakshminarayanapura area in Bengaluru, police said on Friday.
1 min
NO ARRESTS YET IN BENGALURU TECHIE DEATH CASE: TOP COP
Bengaluru Police have confirmed that no arrests have been made in the case of a techie's alleged suicide, which his family attributes to harassment by his estranged wife and her family.
1 min
ED supports bail cancellation plea of Senthil Balaji
NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court supporting a plea to cancel the bail granted to Tamil Nadu minister V Senthil Balaji, and asserted that his \"blatant disregard for the judicial process\" and conduct after release have caused significant delays in the ongoing trial against him.
2 mins
HC grants bail to key accused in professor hand chopping case
KOCHI: The Kerala high court has granted bail to the main conspirator in the college professor hand chopping case of 2010.
1 min
Judging women over clothes is misogynistic prejudice
KOCHI: The Kerala High Court has held that judging women on the basis of their clothes or expecting them to be sad on getting a divorce are indications of a \"misogynistic prejudice\" and \"reinforce a very skewed gender stereotype\".
2 mins
Key witness in Kerala actor assault case dies
FILM DIRECTOR P BALACHANDRA KUMAR WAS UNDERGOING TREATMENT FOR HEART AND KIDNEY-RELATED AILMENTS
1 min
Naidu unveils vision document for 'wealthy, healthy, happy' Andhra
Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Friday unveiled the document for Swarnandhra-2047 (Golden Andhra Pradesh) vision document, with the slogan of \"health, wealth and happiness\" for all by eradicating economic inequalities and poverty in the next 23 years.
1 min
Oppn hits out at govt, actors express shock
HYDERABAD: Popular Telugu actor Allu Arjun was arrested on Friday and later granted interim bail in connection with the death of a woman during the premiere of his latest film 'Pushpa 2: The Rule' at a Hyderabad theatre earlier this month.
4 mins
HC sets aside order against award to Carnatic singer TM Krishna
The Supreme Court on Friday refused the urgent listing of a plea against a Madras high court decision allowing the Music Academy in Chennai to present an award instituted in the name of MS Subbulakshmi to Carnatic singer TM Krishna, hours after the HC set aside an interim injunction barring the academy from conferring the award.
1 min
CBCI CALLS FOR 'FAIR' RESOLUTION TO WAQF DISPUTE IN MUNAMBAM
KOCHI: The Catholic Bishops Conference of India (CBCI) called for a \"peaceful and fair\" resolution to the Waqf dispute over 404 acres of land in Munambam, a fishing village in Ernakulam district of Kerala.
1 min
Oppn hits out at govt, actors express shock
HYDERABAD: The arrest of Tollywood actor Allu Arjun evoked sharp reactions from Opposition parties who condemned the police action.
2 mins
Actor arrested over death at cinema, gets interim bail
HYDERABAD: Popular Telugu actor Allu Arjun was arrested on Friday and later granted interim bail in connection with the death of a woman during the premiere of his latest film Pushpa 2: The Rule at a Hyderabad theatre earlier this month.
2 mins
HC GRANTS BAIL TO KEY ACCUSED IN PROF'S HAND CHOPPING CASE
KOCHI: The Kerala high court has granted bail to the main conspirator in the college professor hand chopping case of 2010.
1 min
FORMER RG KAR PRINCIPAL, EX-COP GET BAIL IN PROOF TAMPERING CASE
A Kolkata court granted bail to Sandip Ghosh, ex-principal of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, and Abhijit Mondal, former officer-in-charge of Tala police station as the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) failed to submit the charge sheet against the two within the 90-day period.
1 min
Bengal ex-min gets bail, SC defers release till Feb
The Supreme Court on Friday granted bail to former West Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee in a money laundering case linked to alleged irregularities in academic staff recruitment in the eastern state, but stalled his release till key witnesses are examined on or before February 1, 2025.
1 min
HC grants Darshan, aides bail in kidnap-murder case
BENGALURU: The Karnataka high court on Friday granted bail to Kannada actor Darshan Thoogudeepa, his friend Pavithra Gowda and five others in the Renukaswamy murder case.
1 min
Oppn submits notice in RS to impeach HC judge
NEW DELHI: More than 55 Opposition lawmakers from the Rajya Sabha on Friday submitted a notice to the secretary general of the Upper House for the impeachment of Allahabad high court judge, Justice Shekhar Kumar Yadav, over his controversial remarks at an event organised by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad last week.
2 mins
RS adjourned again as Dhankhar, Kharge spar
NEW DELHI: Acrimonious exchanges involving the Opposition and the government, and between Rajya Sabha chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar and Leader of the Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge forced the Upper House to adjourn for the day on Friday without transacting business.
3 mins
TMC MP's comment draws BJP anger
NEW DELHI: A comment by Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra referring to late judge BH Loya in her speech in the Lok Sabha on Friday led to an uproar and prompted two short adjournments, a sharp response from Union parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju, and support from senior opposition members.
1 min
It's Samvidhan, not Sangh ka Vidhan, says Priyanka
NEW DELHI: India's Constitution is not a set of rules dictated by the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, Wayanad parliamentarian Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said in her first address in the Lok Sabha on Friday, adding that the Bharatiya Janata Party realized the Constitution cannot be changed after its loss of seats in the 2024 polls.
3 mins
Rajnath leads govt charge on Day 1 of debate
Defence minister kicks off Constitution debate in Lower House with a sharp attack on Cong, even as Oppn leaders blame BJP for stoking unrest and attempting to dent India's 'armour'
4 mins
MINORITIES ARE TARGETED IN U.P.: IQRA IN LOK SABHA
Samajwadi Party lawmaker Iqra Choudhary on Friday expressed concern over the \"rising attacks on minorities\" in Uttar Pradesh, accusing the BJP-led government in the most-populous state over the land and order situation.
1 min
Akhilesh hits out at ruling party for trying to 'spread disharmony'
NEW DELHI: Efforts are on to reduce minorities, especially Muslims, to second-grade citizens, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav said on Friday and called for a caste census during the landmark debate on 75 years of the Constitution in the Lok Sabha.
2 mins
NDA allies slam Oppn 'hypocrisy'
NEW DELHI: Tearing into the Congress during a debate on the Constitution of India, Union panchayati raj minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh, alias Lalan Singh, on Friday said in the Lok Sabha that people who \"preyed on the Constitution cannot be its protectors\", accusing the grand old party of \"misusing\" the national document countless times.
1 min
After decades of bloodshed, two C'garh districts to shed LWE tag
DEVELOPMENTS IN BASTAR AND KONDAGAON ARE SIGNIFICANT IN THE UNION GOVT'S EFFORTS TO ELIMINATE LWE BY MARCH 2026
5 mins
Remark made in court an observation: Ex-CJI
NEW DELHI: Former Chief Justice of India Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud has said that a comment made by him in 2022 on the Places of Worship Act, 1991 being no bar to ascertain religious \"character\" was only an observation and cannot be regarded as a verdict by the court.
2 mins
KEY WITNESS IN 2017 KERALA ACTOR ABDUCTION AND ASSAULT CASE DIES
Union minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Friday asserted that satellite spectrum allocation will not follow a first-come-first-serve basis, while also addressing the recent controversy over personal remarks made against him in Parliament by an Opposition MP.
2 mins
Bulldozer action not a part of our tradition
On completing one year of his government in Madhya Pradesh, chief minister Mohan Yadav spoke to Shruti Tomar on an array of issues, including his vision for the state, the reduction of bulldozer action in the past year, and the court's interim order on the Places of Worship Act.
3 mins
Nicobar report not public due to strategic info
NGT FORMED THE PANEL LAST YEAR TO REVISIT THE CLEARANCE GRANTED TO THE GREAT NICOBAR INFRA PROJECT
1 min
'Pak border fully fenced by tech'
JAMMU: The Border Security Force has placed almost the entire 200-km Indo-Pak international border in Jammu under technological surveillance, including smart fencing and anti-drone systems, a top official said on Friday.
1 min
SC asks panel to mediate with farmers; Hry seeks medical aid
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday directed a court-appointed high-powered panel to engage with protesting farmers to persuade them to temporarily suspend their agitation or relocate it from highways along the Punjab-Haryana border, while ensuring that the well-being of farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal, whose fast-unto-death entered its 18th day, remains a top priority.
1 min
8 held for raping girl in Guwahati temple: Cops
Eight people were arrested on Friday for allegedly gang-raping a girl at a temple in Guwahati, recording the crime and sharing the video on social media, police said, adding that they are trying to nab one more accused.
1 min
PROBE DEATH OF THREE STUDENTS, MEA TELLS CANADA
NEW DELHI: India on Friday described the recent murder of three Indian students in Canada as \"terrible tragedies\" and urged Canadian authorities to carry out a thorough investigation into the crimes against the backdrop of a sharp deterioration in bilateral ties.
1 min
SEVERED BODY PART OF WOMAN FOUND IN TRASH BIN: POLICE
KOLKATA: A severed body part of a woman was found in a garbage bin in a residential area in south Kolkata on Friday morning, police said.
1 min
Clergy accepts penance as Sukhbir seeks pardon
AMRITSAR: Former Punjab deputy chief minister Sukhbir Singh Badal on Friday offered prayers at the Akal Takht after completing a 10-day punishment, with Akali Dal leaders saying that the highest temporal seat of the Sikhs accepted his penance.
2 mins
Deaths of bizman, wife trigger slugfest in MP
The deaths of a businessman and his wife have triggered sharp exchanges between the Opposition Congress and ruling BJP in Sehore district of Madhya Pradesh, after a purported suicide note accused an Enforcement Directorate (ED) officer of harassment.
1 min
India, UAE talks boosting relations in key sectors
India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Friday held discussions on deepening cooperation in the energy sector, including long-term supply agreements, collaboration in upstream and downstream projects and mutual investment in strategic reserves.
1 min
Behind Iran's restraint in West Asia conflict
On November 27, a 60-day ceasefire deal between Lebanon's Hezbollah and Israel, brokered by the United States (US) and supported by France, came into effect.
2 mins
Burning green: Health costs of landscape fires
The cascading effects of forest fires and stubble burning on human health and environment are severe
4 mins
A coming of age for Indian chess
D Gukesh's rise as the youngest world champion is a tale with two pieces - one of individual and family sacrifice, and the other of legend Viswanathan Anand's payback to Indian sport
2 mins
Uniquely Indian traits that produce civic indifference
I often wish Richard Sennett, that great and inspiring writer on cities and civic life in the western world, had a chance to live in Bengaluru for a couple of months.
3 mins
This way to Gali Sheesh Mahal
The Old Delhi encyclopaedia
2 mins
In 10 months, IGI airport police bust 11 fake passport rackets across India
The Delhi Police unit at Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport announced Friday that it has dismantled 11 fake passport rackets across India in the past 10 months, targeting networks that facilitated foreign nationals, particularly from Bangladesh, Nepal, Myanmar, and Afghanistan, in obtaining Indian passports for international travel.
1 min
Ratan Tata: In a class of his own
While Thomas Mathew's admiration for his subject is evident, Ratan Tata: A Life also explores the challenges that the Tata Group faced
3 mins
Toying with words, hearts
In April 1947, while speaking to a creative-writing class at the University of Mississippi, American novelist William Faulkner, who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1949, described his contemporary Ernest Hemingway in these words: \"He has never been known to use a word that might cause the reader to check with a dictionary to see if it is properly used.\"
3 mins
'FBI did not send undercover operatives to join Jan 6 attack'
WASHINGTON: A US Justice Department watchdog report released on Thursday debunked claims by far-right conspiracy theorists who falsely alleged that FBI operatives were secretly involved in the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol by Donald Trump's supporters.
1 min
US UNVEILS NEW $500MN MILITARY AID FOR UKRAINE
The United States on Thursday announced a new $500 million package of military aid for Ukraine, as Washington races to bolster Kyiv before President-elect Donald Trump takes office.
1 min
France's Macron names centrist ally Bayrou as PM
PARIS: Veteran centrist figure, Francois Bayrou, became France's fourth prime minister in a year, on Friday, after President Emmanuel Macron named his longtime ally as the new head of government.
2 mins
Assad's final hours in Syria: Deception, despair and flight to Moscow
DUBAI: Bashar al-Assad confided in almost no one about his plans to flee Syria as his reign collapsed.
3 mins
New York CEO killing suspect wasn't client
NEW YORK: The man charged with killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was not a client of the medical insurer and may have targeted it because of its size and influence, a senior police official said on Thursday.
1 min
2nd impeachment vote for Prez Yoon on edge
SEOUL: South Korea's opposition leader on Friday urged ruling party lawmakers to side with the \"people\" and impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol over his failed martial law bid, a day before a second parliamentary vote that appears on a knife edge.
1 min
CCPA pulls up 17 direct-selling cos
NEW DELHI: The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) has issued notices to 17 direct-selling entities for allegedly violating the Consumer Protection (Direct Selling) Rules, 2021.
1 min
Switzerland scraps MFN for India citing lack of reciprocity
NEW DELHI: Switzerland has suspended the most favoured nation (MFN) clause in a bilateral tax treaty with India following Indian Supreme Court's decision last year adding an extra procedural layer and making the applicability of the provision non-automatic, in a tax dispute involving Nestle SA.
1 min
Directors' parade at Dish TV as investors spar with promoters
INVESTORS HAVE OUSTED A RECORD 25 DIRECTORS FROM THE DISH TV BOARD IN A LITTLE OVER THREE YEARS
1 min
Algo trading to open up for retail investors soon
Algorithmic trading, which has remained the preserve of large institutions, could soon be open to India's retail investors as well, with the market regulator proposing a framework with critical roles for brokers and stock exchanges.
2 mins
Refurbished tech mkt booms as gadgets get expensive
NEW DELHI: To brighten or clean up, as the Oxford English Dictionary defines \"refurbish\", is an approach finding increasing relevance for tech purchases.
3 mins
Top court rejects CCI's case transfer request
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday told the Competition Commission of India (CCI) that it cannot get any \"special treatment\" in petitions challenging its antitrust probe against e-commerce giants including Amazon and Flipkart transferred from various high courts to the top court, and granted it time till Monday (December 16) to take instructions on whether all matters could be bunched and heard together by the Karnataka High Court (HC).
2 mins
Mkts stage biggest swing in 6 months
Market may have some more steam left until benchmarks hit resistance levels
3 mins
Our youngsters know power of hard work: Kunte
MUMBAI: Less than 24 hours after his win, the speakers of the Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha talked about D Gukesh's World Chess Championship triumph during their respective sessions.
3 mins
History will see this as a pivotal moment: Carlsen
Former world champion Magnus Carlsen believes that 18-year-old D Gukesh, being crowned youngest-ever undisputed world chess champion is a pivotal moment in chess and could potentially be the beginning of something interesting.
2 mins
At the nets, Gill and Pant show they mean business
BRISBANE: There was a time when the eve of a match would mean that the venue would be a beehive of activity.
3 mins
BCCI-PCB hybrid model may get ICC's nod today
THE BIGGEST CONCESSION THE BCCI IS LEARNT TO HAVE MADE IS TO AGREE FOR THE INDIAN TEAM TO TRAVEL TO COLOMBO FOR THE INDIA-PAKISTAN ENCOUNTER IN THE 2026 T20 WORLD CUP TOURNEY
2 mins
Series reaching a tipping point
As cricket moves to Gabba, this is where one team might gain a psychological advantage over other
4 mins
'When I got fame, I knew it wasn't because of me'
Model-turned actor Rohman Shawl recently made his feature film debut with the Tamil project Amaran, and he is basking in the appreciation his role as the antagonist has brought him.
1 min
ALLU ARJUN ARRESTED
Actor Allu Arjun was arrested on Friday, in connection with a stampede-like incident at Hyderabad's Sandhya Theatre that resulted in the death of a 35-year-old woman and left her nine-year-old child in a critical state.
1 min
I have been manifesting this for 10 years: Riddhima on meeting PM Modi
Riddhima Kapoor Sahni, jewellery designer and sister of actor Ranbir Kapoor, recently met Prime Minister Narendra Modi, along with other members of the Kapoor family, including actors Kareena Kapoor Khan, Saif Ali Khan and Karisma Kapoor, to mark the centenary celebrations of late filmmaker and actor Raj Kapoor.
1 min
Panchayat's Aasif Khan gets married
Aasif Khan, best-known as Damaad Ji from the web series Panchayat, has now become a damaad in real life! The actor got married to Zeba in Mumbai on Tuesday, and the couple is now in his hometown, Nimbahera, Rajasthan, for the other rituals.
1 min
THIS IS NEWS TO ME: MADHAVAN ON RUMOURS OF HIS CASTING IN RAGHAVA LAWRENCE-STARRER
Soon after rumors started circulating online that actor R Madhavan had been cast as the antagonist in the upcoming film Benz from the Lokesh Kanagaraj Cinematic Universe (LCU), the 52-year-old took to X to clear the air.
1 min
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