Hindustan Times Thane - December 17, 2024
Hindustan Times Thane - December 17, 2024
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December 17, 2024
Trade deficit at a record $38bn as gold imports rise
NEW DELHI: India's merchandise trade deficit widened to a record $37.84 billion in November, driven primarily by surging gold imports and falling exports, a trend experts said threatens to add pressure on the rupee which is already strained by three months of portfolio outflows.
2 mins
Halt privatisation of BEST buses: Workers' union to BMC
The announcement was made in the winter session of state legislature
3 mins
TEMP EXTREMES: HOTTEST CITY IN STATE SEES 2ND COLDEST DEC NIGHT IN 9 YEARS
MUMBAI: The city remains Maharashtra's hottest even as it recorded its second-coldest December night in nine years, with the minimum temperature dropping to 14°C on Sunday.
1 min
Changes in WR timetable to ease commuter woes
MUMBAI: Sudden changes introduced by Western Railway (WR) in its train schedules from Monday morning have taken commuters by surprise.
1 min
EVENTS WITH 100+ AT UNLICENSED VENUES MUST SEGREGATE WASTE
MUMBAI: The central government's gazetted notification on Solid Waste Management (SWM) Rules for 2024 was made public by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Monday.
1 min
MAN BOOKED FOR PRONOUNCING TRIPLE TALAQ, SEEKING DOWRY
The Shanti Nagar police in Bhiwandi have booked a man and five members of his family for allegedly harassing his wife over demands for dowry and divorcing her illegally by pronouncing triple talaq over a phone call.
1 min
Youth grinding pre-mix for food stall gets swallowed by machine
RESIDENTS WHO RUSHED TO THE SPOT HEARING HIS SCREAMS SAW HALF HIS BODY PULLED IN BY THE MACHINE
1 min
KURLA BEST BUS MISHAP DEATH TOLL RISES TO 8
MUMBAI: A 58-year-old vegetable vendor who was injured when a Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) electric bus went out of control in Kurla last week died on Sunday, taking the death toll in the mishap to eight.
1 min
Search for missing trekker uncovers 2 skeletons near Harishchandra Fort
The two 22-year-olds were identified through a phone and Aadhaar card found near their remains
4 mins
HC dismisses petition against Adani Group
The Bombay high court on Monday dismissed a petition challenging the contract awarded by the state to the Adani Group, for supply of renewable and thermal power electricity, noting that the plea was unsubstantiated.
1 min
LAND SURVEY OF VADHAVAN PORT COMMENCES FOR ACQUIRING 574 HA
The process to acquire 574-hectare land to connect the proposed offshore Vadhavan Port, near Dahanu in Palghar district, began on Monday with the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), Indian Railways, and district officials visiting the area to measure the land.
1 min
HC stays ₹4.5-crore fine on Patanjali for trademark breach
A division bench of the Bombay high court on Monday stayed a single judge bench order imposing a penalty of ₹4.5 crore on Patanjali Ayurved Ltd, in a trademark infringement case filed by Mangalam Organics Ltd, world's largest camphor manufacturer.
1 min
Woman sells infant to raise money for husband's bail
MUMBAI: A 32-year-old woman from Dadar has been arrested for allegedly selling her 45-day-old girl child to raise money to post bail for her husband, who has been arrested for stealing scrap from railway premises.
1 min
BMC's planned Koli food plaza on Carter Road caught in a crossfire
THE INITIATIVE AIMS TO PROVIDE EMPLOYMENT TO KOLI WOMEN FROM KHAR DANDA WHILE OFFERING PUBLIC A CHANCE TO ENJOY KOLI CUISINE
2 mins
ED adds 4 more key players to charge sheet
MUMBAI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has filed a supplementary charge sheet in the money laundering case involving alleged irregularities at two jumbo Covid centres in Mumbai.
2 mins
Accused died due to 'shock following multiple injuries'
Hospital releases interim postmortem report; brother of 35-year-old Somnath Suryawanshi says he wasn't involved in the protests and violence
2 mins
INFORMER WHO MISLED COPS AFTER ROBBING GOLD ARRESTED
MUMBAI: The police on Sunday arrested an informer for allegedly robbing gold worth ₹25 lakh from a jeweller last month.
1 min
HUMANOID ROBOT TO BE HIGHLIGHT OF IIT TECHFEST 2024
MUMBAI: Unitree G1, a humanoid robot which is a powerful fusion of artificial intelligence and sustainability projects, will be the main attraction of Tech-fest 2024, the annual technology festival of IIT Bombay.
1 min
MahaRERA notice to 10,773 'lapsed' projects
MUMBAI: The developers of over one-fifth of projects registered with Maharashtra Real Estate Regulatory Authority (MahaRERA) have been issued show cause notices as they have come under the \"lapsed\" category.
1 min
India unveils measures to help SL economy recover
Strengthening defence, trade ties
2 mins
Krishna can't be recognised as recipient yet
Carnatic music vocalist TM Krishna should not be recognised as the recipient of the award constituted in the name of legendary classical singer MS Subbulakshmi, the Supreme Court said on Monday, in an interim order on a plea filed by the late singer's grandson who alleged Krishna made scandalous remarks against her.
1 min
PUNJAB GOVT SAYS IT WILL REMOVE DSP-RANK OFFICER OVER BISHNOI INTERVIEW
The Punjab government on Monday informed the Punjab and Haryana high court that it has decided to dismiss a deputy superintendent of police from service in connection with an interview of gangster Lawrence Bishnoi while in police custody.
1 min
NSA will visit China for SR dialogue on Dec 18
NEW DELHI: National Security Adviser (NSA) Ajit Doval will visit China for talks with foreign minister Wang Yi under the Special Representatives mechanism on December 18 to address the long-standing border dispute following the disengagement of forces on the Line of Actual Control (LAC).
1 min
Cong amended Constitution to secure interests of a family: FM
NEW DELHI: The Constitution has stood the test of time unlike several countries that gained independence after World War II, but had their founding documents either rewritten or modified, Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Monday in the Rajya Sabha.
2 mins
Rahul in Mahabaleshwar to attend friend's funeral
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was on a private visit to Mahabaleshwar in Satara district on Monday to attend the funeral of a family friend, a party source said.
1 min
PM twisted facts, misled nation on Nehru: Kharge
NEW DELHI: Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha and Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of twisting facts and misleading the country about Jawaharlal Nehru's letter on reservations and speaking the untruth during his Lok Sabha address last week.
2 mins
Is shouting 'Jai Shri Ram' in mosque a crime? SC to decide
NEW DELHI: Is it a crime to shout Jai Shri Ram inside a mosque?
1 min
209 Hindus killed in Sambhal since 1947: Yogi
LUCKNOW: A court-ordered survey of a mosque in Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal town last month was peaceful until speeches given during Friday prayers, chief minister Yogi Adityanath said on Monday in a controversial speech that also alleged that 209 Hindus were killed in the area since Independence but opposition parties never spoke in favour of the victims.
3 mins
IIT Madras has a digital human brain atlas ready
The complexity of the human brain has always presented one of the greatest challenges in science. Neurological disorders such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and epilepsy affect millions of people worldwide, yet we still know relatively little about their underlying causes.
3 mins
With Zakir Hussain, tabla Started on its solo journey
baba came to Ustad Alla Rakha's house the day his wife delivered their first son. As per the family's tradition, the boy should have carried the surname Qureshi, but the baba said the boy must be named after Hazrat Imam Hussain, the grandson of the Prophet, as the boy might become a fakir (wandering ascetic) in future.
3 mins
Wah Ustad! A global musician from India
As the disciple and son of Ustad Alla Rakha, Zakir Hussain inherited a formidable legacy.
1 min
The shaky foundations of Bangladesh's growth
The lack of diversification in its economy, the small size of its middle class, and subdued wages have contributed to the current crisis. Aggregate GDP numbers put a gloss on it
3 mins
The gains of going it alone
Why the AAP may have decided against an alliance with the Congress in Delhi polls
2 mins
'B'desh to hold polls in late 2025 or early 2026'
DHAKA: Bangladesh's interim leader Muhammad Yunus, who heads the caretaker government installed after an August revolution, said on Monday that general elections would be held late next year or in early 2026.
1 min
Chinese prez calls on party to 'turn knife inward' to end graft
BEIJING: China's Communist Party must \"turn the knife inward\" to eliminate problems of discipline, including corruption, President Xi Jinping said, a new call to hunt down corrupt officials and those who corrupt them.
1 min
'30 N KOREAN SOLDIERS KILLED, WOUNDED IN KURSK REGION'
Ukraine said on Monday that its troops killed or wounded at least 30 North Korean soldiers who had been deployed by Russia to its western Kursk region, where Ukraine has seized territory.
1 min
Assad denies 'planned' exit from Syria, calls new leaders 'terrorists'
DAMASCUS: Bashar al-Assad on Monday said he fled Syria only after Damascus had fallen and denounced the country's new leaders as \"terrorists\", in his first remarks since rebels seized the capital and unseated him.
2 mins
Canada finance min quits over rift with PM on Trump tariffs
OTTAWA: Canada's finance minister Chrystia Freeland quit on Monday after clashing with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on issues including how to handle possible US tariffs, dealing another blow to an already unpopular government.
2 mins
Chinese spying row roils British politics
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Monday that he was \"concerned about the challenge that China poses\" following revelations that a suspected Chinese spy became a confidant of disgraced royal Prince Andrew.
1 min
WPI inflation eases to 3-month low of 1.9% in Nov
NEW DELHI: India's wholesale inflation fell to a three-month low of 1.9% in November from 2.4% in October, data from the Union commerce ministry showed on Monday.
1 min
Japanese cos back to investing in India
Large trading houses, banks show interest, while smaller firms remain cautious
3 mins
SC to send CCI's e-comm cases to Karnataka HC
NEW DELHI: Spending to build and expand India's sprawling highway network has slowed sharply, with the Centre achieving only 55% of the capex target in FY25.
3 mins
Bumrah, anchor for transitioning Indian Test team
BRISBANE: It's not something that needs to be said. Jasprit Bumrah is world class.
3 mins
New Zealand eye big win after Williamson century
HAMILTON: England made a wretched start to their unrealistic chase of 658 to win the third Test on Monday after a Kane Williamson century rammed home New Zealand's advantage.
1 min
Iyer, a T20 captain with the Midas touch
MUMBAI: Even in cricket where the captain is supreme, when you have high profile names in the coaching staff, he may not get enough credit for his team's success.
3 mins
I have a lot to improve, says Gukesh after rousing welcome
India's young world chess champion landed home, welcomed by delirious fans outside the Chennai airport
3 mins
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