Hindustan Times Delhi - December 22, 2024
Hindustan Times Delhi - December 22, 2024
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December 22, 2024
India, Kuwait to become strategic partners: Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday arrived in Kuwait on a two-day visit where he will hold talks with Kuwaiti leadership with a focus on charting a road map for a \"futuristic\" partnership that benefits both countries and elevates their relationship to a strategic partnership.
1 min
16 PAK SOLDIERS KILLED IN ATTACK ON ARMY POST
At least 16 Pakistani soldiers were killed and five critically injured after militants launched a brazen overnight raid on an army outpost near the border with Afghanistan on Saturday, officers aware of the matter said.
1 min
Maha portfolios out, BJP keeps key depts
Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis retained the home ministry and deputy chief ministers Eknath Shinde and Ajit Pawar got the charge of urban development and finance departments respectively as the ruling Mahayuti partners finalised portfolio allocation after days of parleys and negotiations.
2 mins
Cannot achieve 'Viksit Bharat' goal without diaspora, says PM
The Indian diaspora should join the drive to transform India into a developed nation by 2047, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday, emphasising the country's role as a hub for innovation, green energy and electronics in the coming decades.
1 min
Court in US holds Pegasus maker liable for WhatsApp servers' hack
In a significant first, a California court has found Israeli spyware maker NSO Group liable for hacking WhatsApp's servers in a lawsuit filed by the Meta-owned platform in 2019.
1 min
Raj HC takes cognisance on its own as fire toll rises to 13
The toll from Friday's catastrophic highway explosion rose to 13 on Saturday as authorities struggled to identify severely burned victims and searched for at least 13 missing people, while Rajasthan's high court demanded answers from officials about the circumstances that led to the disaster.
1 min
Green area grows, now covers 25.17% of India
{STATE OF FOREST REPORT} EXPERTS FLAG CONCERN OVER QUALITY OF FORESTS
4 mins
GST council rejigs rates, defers call on insurance
The Goods and Services Tax Council (GST) in its 55th meeting on Saturday took a slew of decisions to protect the poor, including slashing the tax rate on fortified rice kernels, exempting GST on gene therapy, providing relief to farmers selling black pepper and resins.
2 mins
15 tableaux from states, UTs selected for parade
Tableaux from 15 states and Union territories have been selected to take part in the Republic Day parade, India's biggest ceremonial function, on January 26, 2023, government officials aware of the matter said on Saturday.
2 mins
Cong to hold weeklong stir against Amit Shah
The Congress will observe a weeklong campaign against Union home minister Amit Shah for his remarks against BR Ambedkar, party leaders said on Saturday.
1 min
Navy chief holds talks to bolster safety measures
A day after he returned from an official visit to Indonesia, chief of naval staff Admiral Dinesh Tripathi flew down to Mumbai on Friday to review safety procedures in the aftermath of the collision between an undertrial special operations Rhib (rigid-hull inflatable boat) and an overloaded tourist ferry at Mumbai harbour on December 18 in which 15 people lost their lives.
1 min
Highway site marked 'blackspot' but no action
The stretch of highway where an explosion from an LPG tanker leak killed 13 people on Friday was identified as a high-risk \"blackspot\" by Indian highway authorities, but safety improvements remained largely incomplete despite mounting casualties at the site, government records show.
3 mins
Highway fire toll rises to 13; 6-member SIT set up
The toll from Friday's catastrophic highway explosion rose to 13 on Saturday as authorities struggled to identify severely burned victims and searched for at least 13 missing people, while Rajasthan's high court demanded answers from officials about the circumstances that led to the disaster.
3 mins
FORMER SC JUDGE APPOINTED CHAIR OF UN INTERNAL JUSTICE COUNCIL
Former Supreme Court judge Madan B Lokur has been appointed as the chairperson of the United Nations Internal Justice Council.
1 min
FERRY ACCIDENT TOLL REACHES 15 AFTER ANOTHER BODY RECOVERED
The toll in the Mumbai ferry accident rose to 15 after the body of a seven-year-old was recovered on Saturday, officials aware of the matter said.
1 min
UP BJP MLA among 16 booked for gang rape
A BJP MLA from Badaun district of Uttar Pradesh was booked on charges of gang rape and fraud on Saturday, police officials aware of the matter said.
1 min
2 injured in explosion to avenge marital dispute in Gujarat: Cops
THE MAIN ACCUSED AND THE MAN HIRED TO DELIVER PARCEL HAVE BEEN ARRESTED IN THE CASE, POLICE SAID
1 min
Capital's 3 ISBTS to get booths for prepaid autos
The three interstate bus terminals (ISBTs) in the Capital are likely to get prepaid auto stands soon, officials from the transport department said on Saturday, adding that space at the ISBTs is being created for parking of fixed numbers of autos.
1 min
Cold winds improve AQI, break 4-day streak of 'severe' pollution
Cold, northwesterly winds, nipping through Delhi at a speed of 8kmph, led to an improvement in the Capital's pollution levels on Saturday, breaking a four-day streak of \"severe\" air in the city.
2 mins
89-year-old 'godman' booked over rape of woman disciple
An 89-year-old \"godman\" at an ashram in Timarpur, north Delhi has been booked on charges of rape after a 51-year-old woman accused him of raping her, police said on Saturday.
1 min
AAP refutes report of LG's nod to prosecute Kejriwal
The AAP on Saturday dismissed media reports that lieutenant governor VK Saxena has granted sanction to the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to prosecute AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal in connection with alleged irregularities in the Delhi excise policy 2021-22, calling them \"false\" and \"misleading\".
1 min
AAP vows scholarship for Dalit students
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday announced the Dr Ambedkar Samman Yojana, a scheme to cover the cost of education for Dalit students pursuing higher studies at top foreign universities.
1 min
Delhi has most forest area among India's mega cities
Delhi continues to have the largest forest cover among India's mega cities, the State of Forest report, released by the Forest Survey of India has revealed.
2 mins
FORMER AAP MLA FROM MUNDKA, GURDWARA PANEL MEMBER JOIN BJP
Former Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) legislator Sukhveer Singh Dalal, who represented the Mundka seat between 2015 and 2020, joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) at a ceremony on Saturday afternoon.
1 min
Govt schools of excellence students hold exhibition
Students from the BR Ambedkar Schools of Specialised Excellence (ASOSE), under the Delhi government, presented their performing and visual art talents at a two-day exhibition titled \"Lehar,\" held at Shankar's Centre for Children, Chanakyapuri, starting Saturday.
1 min
Delving into Delhi's mysteries
A group of history enthusiasts on Saturday morning gathered near the Town Hall at Chandni Chowk to discuss an important piece of the city's historical jigsaw puzzle - what is believed to be the last resting place of Dara Shukoh.
2 mins
Consider NE's growth as duty: Shah
Union home minister Amit Shah on Saturday urged banks to prepare separate financial guidelines for the northeast keeping in mind its people and ground realities so that the region could witness all-round development.
2 mins
3 MONTHS GIVEN FOR PARTIAL DEMOLITION OF SANJAULI MOSQUE
The Shimla municipal commissioner court granted the Sanjauli mosque committee three months to raze the unauthorised floors of the contested mosque on Saturday.
1 min
T'gana CM again slams Arjun over theatre stampede, actor hits back
Telangana chief minister A Revanth Reddy on Saturday alleged that actor Allu Arjun attended the screening of Pushpa 2: The Rule at the Sandhya theatre, where a woman died and her son got severely injured during a stampede earlier this month, despite police denying permission a charge rejected by the actor who called the incident \"purely an accident\".
1 min
Poll rules tweaked to restrict default public access to docs
AN OFFICIAL SAID THAT CANDIDATES AND AGENTS WILL CONTINUE TO GET ALL STATUTORY PAPERS, AS REQUIRED UNDER THE LAW
2 mins
'Data mapping needed along Myanmar border'
Union home minister Amit Shah on Saturday said the demographic data of people along the India-Myanmar border should be mapped so that it can help in fencing the boundary and stopping infiltration.
1 min
Woman, 3 children found hanging in UP village; husband absconding
Bodies of a woman and her three children were found hanging under suspicious circumstances at a village in Pratapgarh district in Uttar Pradesh on Saturday, police said.
1 min
One dead, five trapped as building collapses in Mohali, owners booked
A 21-year-old woman died and at least five others were feared trapped after a four-storey building collapsed in Sohana village of Mohali district in Punjab on Saturday, police officers said.
1 min
AAP wins 26 councils in Punjab civic elections
The ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Punjab won 26 out of 44 municipal councils and nagar panchayats and one of the five municipal corporations in the state, the polls for which were held on Saturday.
1 min
18-YEAR-OLD HELD FOR KILLING MINOR STEPBROTHERS: COPS
An 18-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly killing his two minor stepbrothers by slitting their throats in Udalguri district of Assam, police said on Saturday, a day after the minors were reported missing.
1 min
POLICE DEPLOYED AFTER 'SHIVLING' FOUND IN JAUNPUR
Security has been beefed up following rumours that a \"shivling\" was found near a graveyard in the Jaunpur Nagar Kotwali police station area, a police officer said on Saturday.
1 min
PM: Energy important pillar of bilateral ties, reflects deep trust
The scope for collaboration between India, the world's third largest energy consumer, and Kuwait, which holds 6.5% of global oil reserves, is immense and the two sides are set to transform their traditional buyer-seller relationship into a strategic partnership, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday.
1 min
16-year-old dies by suicide in Kota
A 16-year-old student, who was preparing for the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE), allegedly died by suicide in the coaching hub of Kota on Friday, officials said on Saturday, making this the 20th such case this year.
1 min
Bhagwat's remarks a sign of inclusive policy: RSS insiders
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat's recent remarks in Pune where he spoke about a reconciliation with the past and steering clear of raking new disputes on the existence of temples and mosques showcases the outfit's move towards an inclusive and progressive organisation, senior functionaries said on Saturday.
2 mins
Modi calls on Indian diaspora to push nation's global growth
The Indian diaspora should join the drive to transform India into a developed nation by 2047, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday, emphasising the country's role as a hub for innovation, green energy and electronics in the coming decades.
2 mins
CANNOT PERMIT OTHERS TO HAVE A VETO ON CHOICES, SAYS JAISHANKAR
External affairs minister S Jaishankar said on Saturday that India can never permit others to have a veto on its choices and will do whatever is right in the national interest and for the global good without being intimidated to \"conform\".
1 min
Subtle and seductive charms of Abu Dhabi
We all know Dubai and many are keen to visit (and frequently do) but Abu Dhabi, just an hour and a half away and the capital of the Emirates, remains largely unknown and unvisited.
3 mins
Fight gender-based violence at the roots
The recently launched month-long campaign against gender-based violence (GBV), led by Union rural development and agriculture and farmers welfare minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan with support from various government departments, is perhaps the first time a serious whole-of-government approach has been adopted to this persistent problem.
2 mins
Building the future vs remaking the past
Learn from history for sure, but one of the lessons to be learnt is that campaigns to rearrange the past could injure the present
4 mins
Steve Winter & Sharon Guynup Wild things
For 35 yrs, the American duo - one a wildlife photographer, the other a conservation journalist - have travelled the world telling stories of hope, sharing lessons from among those doing it right, and helping shape laws to prevent further harm. They have now won the Sanctuary Lifetime Service Award. It can take very little to make a difference, they say
3 mins
A skyfall playlist
Vaporwave, a sub-genre of electronic music, has stayed committedly under the radar. It's making a 'comeback' now, with retro tunes, distorted visuals built around the climate crisis
2 mins
Hero worship gone wrong
Pushpa 2: The Rule, the most successful film of 2024, is built around a man who ravages nature, and appears to care only for himself
2 mins
Did you snail through the year?
I love how the English language effortlessly embraces new words.
2 mins
A grater mission
When archaeologists discovered mysterious white granules smeared on the heads of Bronze Age mummies, and on the jewellery they wore, they suspected it was some kind of fermented dairy product. But they didn't have the technology to tell exactly what it was.
1 min
Crystal gazing
Could we essentially preserve our species forever? A new 'Superman crystal' holds a map of the entire human genome, in one place. It is made of nanostructured fused quartz, which can withstand almost anything, over billions of years. Who would resurrect us? What else can the crystal do? Take a look
3 mins
But who are you really?
How tightly we cling to our work identities - at parties, in public. I tried shedding mine for a few days. It was awkward, sobering... but I would highly recommend it as a reality check
3 mins
Man ploughs through German market, kills 5
Describing himself as a former Muslim, the suspect shared dozens of tweets and retweets daily focusing on anti-Islam themes and criticising the religion
3 mins
ISRAELI AIRSTRIKES KILL AT LEAST 25 PALESTINIANS IN GAZA, MEDICS SAY
Israeli airstrikes killed at least 25 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip on Friday, medics said, including at least eight in an apartment in the Nuseirat refugee camp and at least 10, including seven children, in the town of Jabalia.
1 min
Biden signs US funding bill to avert shutdown
US President Joe Biden signed a funding bill on Saturday, averting a Christmas-time government shutdown after negotiations in Congress went down to the wire overnight.
1 min
Israeli spyware maker NSO found liable in WhatsApp hacking lawsuit
{FILED BY META} PEGASUS WAS USED TO INFECT MOBILE PHONES OF ABOUT 1,400 PEOPLE WORLDWIDE
3 mins
Pakistan Taliban claim raid killing 16 soldiers
The Pakistani Taliban claimed a brazen overnight raid on an army outpost near the border with Afghanistan, on Saturday, which intelligence officials said killed 16 soldiers and critically wounded five more.
1 min
US drops bounty for Syria's new leader
Washington is scrapping a long-standing reward for the arrest of Syria's new leader, a senior US diplomat said on Friday, following \"positive messages\" from a first meeting that included a promise to fight terrorism.
1 min
ICELAND SOCIAL DEMOCRATS PRESENT NEW COALITION GOVT
Iceland's Social Democratic Alliance, on Saturday, presented a three-party coalition government, vowing to stabilise the economy after emerging as Iceland's biggest party in November's elections.
1 min
Crowd pleaser Pant needs to rediscover himself again
The enforcer at No.5 is yet to get going and the visitors will hope he has the same impact Head has had with the Aussies
3 mins
From chaos to contenders: Maresca causing the turnaround for Chelsea
\"No matter how many games we are going to win, I think we are not ready to compete for the title.\" That was Enzo Maresca after Chelsea beat Brentford 2-1 and moved to second in the Premier League, two points behind Liverpool who have a game in hand. Win at Everton on Sunday and Chelsea could be leading the standings if only till Liverpool finish against Tottenham Hotspur.
2 mins
Villa heap pain on slumping Man City
Crisis-hit Manchester City slumped to an unthinkable ninth defeat in 12 matches at Aston Villa on Saturday as Nottingham Forest stormed Brentford's fortress to climb to third in the Premier League table.
1 min
ANMOLPREET SMASHES FASTEST LIST A HUNDRED BY AN INDIAN
Anmolpreet Singh smashed the quickest List A hundred by an Indian, a 35-ball effort, to guide Punjab to an easy nine-wicket win over Arunachal Pradesh in a Group C Vijay Hazare match here on Saturday.
1 min
Ashwin and Jadeja: A pair broken up after 12 seasons
It seemed odd to hear Ravindra Jadeja talk about R Ashwin in the past tense.
3 mins
Rahi trigger happy again after neuro-muscular memory loss
A harrowing spell of neuropathic pain behind her, the pistol ace finds her way back into competition
3 mins
1st women's ODI: In-form India hold all aces vs WI
India will be eager to exploit their recent form and a historical advantage to subdue West Indies in the three-match women's ODI series, beginning here with the first contest on Sunday.
1 min
ARJUN OPENS UP ABOUT RUSHING TO MALAIKA'S SIDE AFTER HER DAD'S DEATH
Arjun Kapoor says it was an 'impulsive' decision, citing his own 'fear of loss'
1 min
Wanted to honour Aadesh ji's vision: Sonu Nigam on releasing Aadesh Shrivastava's last song this Christmas
This Christmas, Sonu Nigam is paying homage to Mother Mary with a special offering – Ave Maria.
1 min
Prince-Yuvika's separate posts for daughter intensify split rumours
Amid ongoing rumours of marital discord, model-actor Prince Narula and his wife, actor Yuvika Chaudhary, recently celebrated a special milestone – the two-month birthday of their daughter Ikleen.
1 min
Sip away your dairy worries with Amul Lactose-Free Milk
Milk is full of nutritious goodness, but for some, it can also bring tummy troubles.
1 min
Festive designs to sleigh your Christmas nails
Christmas is around the corner and as you decorate trees and plan festive feasts, don't forget to give your nails a holiday makeover! Treat your fingertips to the latest nail art trends this season for a DIY merry manicure. From minimal but festive French manis to Christmas-coded ombre nails, there's something for everyone!
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