Hindustan Times Pune - December 14, 2024
Hindustan Times Pune - December 14, 2024
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In this issue
December 14, 2024
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
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
SPEEDING CAR CRASHES INTO HOUSE IN PUNE CANTONMENT, NONE INJURED
PUNE: A three-member family in a car who were on their way to Magarpatta in Hadapsar met with an accident after the driver lost control over the wheels and crashed into a house on Solapur Road in Pune Cantonment limits at around 12.30 pm on Thursday.
1 min
PMC cracks down against projects Over air pollution
Inspections by PMC's building permission and construction dept revealed significant lapses
2 mins
Drinking hot beverages from paper cups pose health hazard: Experts
PUNE: The use of disposable paper cups for drinking hot beverages has become a common practice, but experts claim that drinking hot tea or coffee from these cups could lead to the ingestion of harmful microplastic particles, posing significant health hazards.
1 min
PMC HAS PLACED A PROPOSAL FOR THE DEMOLITION OF THE CAUSEWAY BEFORE THE CITY IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE
PMC HAS PLACED A PROPOSAL FOR THE DEMOLITION OF THE CAUSEWAY BEFORE THE CITY IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE
1 min
One dead after massive fire breaks out in manufacturing unit in Kondhwa
PUNE: One person died after a massive fire broke out in a sofa manufacturing unit in Yewalewadi, Kondhwa at around 1.30 pm on Friday.
1 min
JUDGE ORDERS CLERIC TO PAY ₹1.16 CRORE IN CHEATING CASE
Additional Sessions Judge AS Waghmare granted anticipatory bail to social media influencer and cleric Abdul Rashid Kalandar Khan alias Miftahi in connection with a ₹1.16 crore cheating case lodged against him at Kondhwa police station.
1 min
Pune book fest to open with record-breaking feat, 600 stalls on show
PUNE: The Pune Book Festival, offering a diverse literary feast with 600 book stalls, cultural events, the Pune Children's Film Festival, workshops for students, and a lit festival, will be inaugurated today at 5:30 PM by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis.
1 min
State proposes starting schools from April 1
Since the last many years, the academic year has started in June, and summer holidays are given in April and May. Changing this cycle will disturb the entire system. SWARADA PARANJPE, Private school teacher
1 min
Bank seeks ₹22 cr from state as interest for late loan repayment
MUMBAI: The Maharashtra State Cooperative Central Bank (MSCCB) and the state government are at loggerheads over the outstanding amount of interest on loans given to sugar mills under the control of politicians, for which the government had stood as guarantor.
2 mins
MAN OPENS FIRE WHILE RESISTING FRIEND'S ACCESS TO DE-ADDICTION CENTRE; 3 HELD
Pune city police have arrested three individuals for open firing and vandalising an ambulance while resisting a hospital staff member's attempt to admit their friend to a de-addiction centre.
1 min
Two injured in separate incidents of leopard attacks
FOREST OFFICIALS CONFIRMED THE INCIDENT AND CLARIFIED THAT THE MAN WASN'T ATTACKED BY THE LEOPARD BUT SUFFERED INJURIES MAINLY DUE TO FALLING FROM HIS BIKE
1 min
These EVs were an improvement on the old bikes, they had no gap between the front and back seats and gave 75-85 km per charge. But they cost ₹1 lakh each. AMIT BATWALKAR, Founder, Battu Services
Amit Batwalkar started Battu Services in 2021 to cater to Zepto's delivery needs in the Hinjewadi area
6 mins
Camera trap study confirms Konkan as habitat for tigers in Western Ghats
PUNE: A study conducted jointly by the forest department, Sahyadri Tiger Reserve (STR), and Wildlife Conservation Trust using camera traps has confirmed that the Konkan region is not only a corridor but also a habitat for tigers in the Western Ghats.
2 mins
Elgar case: KKM activist Gorkhe gets interim bail
A special NIA (National Investigation Agency) court on Friday granted temporary bail to Kabir Kala Manch (KKM) activist Sagar Gorkhe, lodged at Taloja central jail in Navi Mumbai in connection with the Elgar Parishad/Bhima Koregaon case, to prepare and appear for his first semester law examination scheduled between December 23, 2024 and January 1, 2025.
1 min
FADNAVIS LAUDS 'HINDU GROWTH MODEL', MODI
MUMBAI: Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday lauded prime minister Narendra Modi for pursuing the \"Hindu growth model\" that encompasses speed, transparency and inclusivity\" over the western model of \"exploitation-based development\".
1 min
Shinde's bid for key depts delays cabinet expansion
Opposes finance for Ajit if he doesn't get home; Swearing-in to be held in Nagpur on Sunday evening
2 mins
SENA (UBT) CHIEF SLAMS PM MODI OVER ATROCITIES IN BANGLADESH
MUMBAI: Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Friday attacked prime minister Narendra Modi over alleged atrocities on Hindus and other minorities in Bangladesh, saying a prime minister who was said to have stopped the war between Russia and Ukraine for some time should use his powers to stop attacks on Hindus in the neighboring country.
1 min
Will Ajit and Sharad Pawar patch up?
MUMBAI: Will the Pawars bury the hatchet? Was Ajit Pawar's visit to his uncle Sharad Pawar in New Delhi on Thursday more than a birthday surprise (It is the first time Ajit has greeted Pawar on his birthday since the NCP split in 2023)?
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
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
Oppn submits notice in RS to impeach HC judge
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
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
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
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
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
Actor arrested over death at cinema, gets interim bail
THE INCIDENT OCCURRED ON DECEMBER 4. ACCORDING TO POLICE REPORTS, CHAOS ERUPTED WHEN ALLU ARJUN ARRIVED AT THE THEATRE WITH HIS PERSONAL SECURITY TEAM
2 mins
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
An Israeli strike killed at least 30 Palestinians and wounded 50 others who were sheltering in a post office in central Gaza Strip, bringing the death toll on Thursday in the enclave to 66.
1 min
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
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
Nuvama Wealth buys ₹100 cr OYO shares via secondary mkt
THE SHARE SALE AT ₹53 APIECE TRANSLATES TO A VALUATION OF $4.6 BILLION FOR THE TRAVEL TECH UNICORN
1 min
Markets rebound amid buying in telecom stocks
Encouraging local inflation data creates headroom for rate cut by RBI in February
2 mins
Sebi eyes retail investors in algorithmic trading
NEW DELHI: Capital markets regulator Sebi on Friday proposed facilitating the participation of retail investors in algorithmic trading (algo trading), which provides advantages of faster order execution and improved liquidity.
2 mins
Bajaj Fin scales back payments ambitions, shifts focus to AI
MUMBAI: Bajaj Finance Ltd, one of India's leading non-bank lenders, is scaling back its ambitions in the payments and credit card businesses as part of a revised five-year roadmap, BFL 3.0.
1 min
CCPA pulls up 17 direct-selling firms for alleged violations
THIS ACTION IS PART OF THE CCPA'S ONGOING EFFORTS TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH REGULATIONS
1 min
NOV PV DISPATCHES UP 4% AS DEMAND SUSTAINS POST FESTIVALS: SIAM
NEW DELHI: Passenger vehicle dispatches from companies to dealerships rose 4% year-on-year (y-o-y) to 3,47,522 units in November with demand momentum sustaining post-festive period in October, industry body Siam said on Friday.
1 min
New platform to let consumers file cases, attend hearings online
NEW DELHI: The department of consumer affairs is preparing to launch a \"future-ready\" platform to redress consumer grievances through a new e-Jagriti app and an updated portal, which is expected to streamline the resolution of complaints, two people aware of the matter said.
1 min
Domestic and global headwinds challenge RBI's forex policy
MUMBAI: The Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) efforts to slow the rupee's decline have been relentless, but its already-stretched strategy is now challenged by weak economic growth, tepid foreign inflows, and a buoyant dollar's threat to Asian currencies, especially the Chinese yuan.
2 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
Play long, tire Ding Out
GUKESH'S DEMEANOUR AT POST-GAME PRESS CONFERENCES, BOTH AFTER TOUGH LOSSES AND MISSED WINS, WAS POISED
3 mins
How Gukesh stayed stoic, revealed the boy within only after triumph
GUKESH'S DEMEANOUR AT POST-GAME PRESS CONFERENCES, BOTH AFTER TOUGH LOSSES AND MISSED WINS, WAS POISED
2 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
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 critical condition.
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
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
THIS IS NEWS TO ME: MADHAVAN ON RUMOURS OF HIS CASTING IN RAGHAVA LAWRENCE-STARRER
THE ACTOR TOOK TO X TO CLARIFY THAT HE WILL NOT BE A PART OF THE UPCOMING FILM
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
Pamela Graviet shares insights on California walnuts
Amid the rising popularity and consumption of walnuts in India, Pamela Graviet, Vice President of Integrated Marketing at the California Walnut Commission, shares her expert insights on how these humble nuts are revolutionizing culinary trends and enhancing global health.
1 min
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