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New Delhi, Jul 11 (PTI) Religare Enterprises on Friday said its board has approved a proposal to raise Rs 1,500 crore through the preferential allotment of warrants to support the company's business expansion plans and drive new strategic initiatives. Of this amount, entities linked to the Burman family, owners of Dabur, will contribute Rs 750 crore, accounting for 50 per cent of the total fundraise, while the remaining amount will be infused by The Hindustan Times Ltd, investors Ashish Dhawan, ...Read More >
Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Friday again targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his foreign visits, referring to PM's stopover in Pakistan in 2015. The Punjab CM's remarks came after the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) disapproved of his criticism of the Prime Minister's foreign visits, terming the comments "irresponsible". "It seems that when the PM is flying in his plane, he looks down and asks, 'Which country is that?' When told it's so-and-so, he says, 'No worr ...Read More >
MUMBAI: In a significant development, the Maharashtra government has put the proposed relocation of the Urdu Sahitya Academy on hold. The decision was announced after a high-level meeting chaired by minority affairs minister Dattatray Bharne on July 8, following a calling attention motion raised by Samajwadi Party MLA Rais Shaikh in the state assembly. HT had reported on Sunday about Shaikh's opposition to the relocation. The move to hold the relocation is seen as a direct result of persistent ...Read More >
New Delhi -- Police have arrested three people suspected of brutally murdering five members of a family who were accused of witchcraft in the eastern Indian state of Bihar. Police said the victims were hacked to death and their bodies then burned by a mob of dozens of residents in the village of Temta on Sunday night. Three women were among the victims, said the police, who recovered the charred remains of the family on Monday evening. Residents reportedly suspected the family of causing a loca ...Read More >
Mumbai: The first episode of 'Maharashtra Dharma', a new podcast series featuring chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, was released on Sunday. Titled 'Maharashtra Dharma: Foundation and Formation', the episode was focussed on Maharashtra's spiritual journey across centuries, from its mention in the mythological epics, Ramayana and Mahabharata, to the influence of Lord Buddha, and the rise of the Maratha empire and the freedom movement. The podcast comes amid a raging row in Maharashtra over the go ...Read More >
The Supreme Court administration has asked the central government to vacate the official Chief Justice residence, stating that former CJI Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud has exceeded the permitted stay period and the bungalow must return to the court's housing pool, according to reports. Justice Chandrachud, who retired on November 10, 2024, stayed nearly eight months in the Type VIII bungalow, beyond the six-month grace period.The Supreme Court administration has asked the central government to urgent ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Manoj Jha on Sunday moved the Supreme Court challenging the Election Commission of India's (ECI) decision to conduct a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar, which heads to elections later this year. In his writ petition, Jha contended that the process is "not only hasty and ill-timed, but has the effect of disenfranchising crores of voters, thereby robbing them of their constitutional right to vote." Jha's petition claimed th ...Read More >
India has blocked access to the X (formerly Twitter) accounts of Reuters and Reuters World, according to local media reports on Sunday. The restriction was implemented in response to a legal request. While these specific accounts are currently inaccessible within India, users can still view Reuters' main website and approximately 30 other affiliated accounts. An Instagram post by The Hindustan Times linked the action to "Operation Sindoor," a reported Indian military initiative involving missi ...Read More >
Bengaluru: The Dakshina Kannada police in Karnataka are exploring the process to exhume human remains near the Nethravathi river after a former sanitation worker at the Dharmasthala temple alleged that he was forced to bury the bodies of several women and minors who were raped and murdered between 1998 and 2014. District superintendent of police K Arun said that a first information report( FIR) has been registered at the Dharmasthala police station under Section 211(A) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sa ...Read More >
New Delhi: In a fresh airspace breach, a U.S. Air Force F-16 fighter jet on Saturday intercepted a civilian aircraft that entered temporarily restricted airspace over former President Donald Trump's golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey, according to a statement by the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD). According to a Hindustan Times report, the incident occurred while Trump was spending the holiday weekend at his Bedminster property. The fighter jet, scrambled under NORAD's direct ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has written to the Union government, asking it to immediately reclaim the official residence of former Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, who continues to stay in the Chief Justice's designated bungalow more than six months after his retirement. The bungalow at 5, Krishna Menon Marg, a Type VIII government accommodation typically reserved for the sitting Chief Justice, is in urgent demand. Four Supreme Court judges are yet to be allotted official residences, wit ...Read More >
When Shubman Gill achieved his historic double century in the second Test match against England, Vaibhav Suryavanshi was overjoyed. He was watching his "role model" in action from the Edgbaston stands. As a 14-year-old enjoying the chance to witness a Test match in England, he seemed to be acting his age for once. Vaibhav rarely acts like an awed teenager on most days when he is on or around a cricket pitch. Signs are that he is one in the making. However, Vaibhav's batting is not similar to th ...Read More >
Mumbai, July 5: A 32-year-old ATM operator was arrested on Thursday, July 3, for allegedly misappropriating INR 1.9 crore meant for refilling ATMs across Navi Mumbai. A case has been registered against the accused under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). According to the Hindustan Times report, the accused, Dhanraj Jitendra Bhoir, was employed by a private cash management firm and assigned to replenish ATMs in Kamothe, Kalamboli, and Kharghar. Between February 23 and June 3 ...Read More >
New Delhi: At least 36 Amarnath Yatra pilgrims were injured on Saturday morning when a bus part of the Pahalgam-bound convoy lost control and rammed into four stationary vehicles at Chanderkote in Jammu and Kashmir's Ramban district. The incident occurred at the Chanderkot Langer site, a designated stop for breakfast, where the convoy had halted. The last vehicle in the line failed to brake in time, triggering a chain collision. According to Deputy Commissioner (DEO), Ramban, the bus damaged f ...Read More >
KOCHI: Justice N Nagaresh of the Kerala High Court on Friday expressed displeasure over the suspended Kerala University registrar describing "Bharat Mata" as "a lady holding a saffron flag" in the petition challenging the disciplinary action against him. Registrar K S Anil Kumar was suspended by the vice-chancellor in-charge for cancelling permission for a June 25 event scheduled to be attended by Governor Rajendra Arlekar. He had cited the display of a controversial image of "Bharat Mata" carr ...Read More >
New Delhi: Ananaya Jain (17)from Ludhiana in Punjab scored in the 100th percentile in four out of five subjects in this year's national entrance test for admissions to universities, becoming the only one among the over 10.71 lakh students who took the exam to achieve this mark, the National Testing Agency (NTA ) said on Friday. Announcing the Common University Entrance Test for Undergraduates (CUET-UG) results for 2025, NTA said 17 students scored in the 100th percentile in three subjects, 150 ...Read More >
Says unfilled vacancies of judges a reason for 'huge' pendency of cases Chief Justice of India (CJI) Bhushan R Gavai on Friday said that the Supreme Court Collegium under him will ensure "complete transparency" in appointment of judges. Justice Gavai said that pendency of cases was a "huge" issue, which the SC is trying to resolve and unfilled vacancies of judges were one of the reasons. The CJI said he will follow up on names recommended by the SC collegium. CJI Gavai was addressing the feli ...Read More >
Delhi Double Murder Case: The murder of a 42-year-old woman and her son by the house helper in Delhi's Lajpat Nagar has shaken the national capital. The Delhi police on Thursday arrested the accused Mukesh Paswan from Uttar Pradesh's Deen Dayal Upadhyay railway station while he was trying to flee to his hometown in Bihar. While providing details, the officials on Friday stated that the 24-year-old accused has confessed to the crime, claiming Ruchika Sewani, the deceased woman, had insulted him e ...Read More >
HYDERABAD: With the kharif season underway and farmers facing an acute shortage of urea, agriculture minister Tummala Nageswara Rao has written to the Centre, urging immediate intervention to ensure timely and sufficient supply of the critical fertiliser. In letters addressed to Union minister for chemicals and fertilisers JP Nadda, Tummala highlighted the alarming gap between the state's demand and actual supply. The minister said the Centre had allocated five lakh metric tonnes of urea to Tela ...Read More >
Mumbai: The union ministry of environment, forest and climate change (MoEFCC) has given its final nod for a 4.7-kilometre twin tunnel under the Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP) as part of the Goregaon Mulund Link Road (GMLR). "SGNP being a protected forest in the city, the approval is a major milestone and the final one," Abhijit Bangar, additional municipal commissioner (projects), told Hindustan Times. The final approval was granted by the forest ministry on Tuesday. Earlier, in January 20 ...Read More >
The accused, a married woman with children of her own, taught English to the Class 11 student at the Mumbai school. A 40-year-old teacher from a prominent Mumbai school has been arrested under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act for allegedly sexually assaulting a 16-year-old student over the course of a year, police said. The accused, a married woman with children of her own, taught English to the Class 11 student. According to a HT report, the alleged abuse began afte ...Read More >
CHENNAI: While Tamil Nadu government announced on Monday that it will absorb the increase of 3.16 % in energy charges for domestic and certain other categories of consumers, the tariff revision order issued by Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission (TNERC) showed that all types of consumers will have to bear the 3.16% increase on all one-time miscellaneous charges. These miscellaneous charges would include charges for installation of a new connection, renting of meters, changing or shifti ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The Indian Navy on Tuesday commissioned its latest stealth multirole frigate, INS Tamal, at the Yantar Shipyard in Kaliningrad, Russia in the presence of Western Naval Command chief, Vice Admiral Sanjay J Singh, who said its induction marked a significant milestone in the country's maritime defence capabilities and Indo-Russian cooperation. It is the last imported warship to be commissioned into service in line with the government's sharp focus on Atmanirbhar Bharat (self-reliant Ind ...Read More >
Stocktwits - The post-mortem report of a 29-year-old temple security guard, who died in Tamil Nadu (NSE:TNNP) police custody, showed he had suffered multiple injuries, including to his head and chest, reports said. "The post-mortem was videographed [as per the Madras high court directions in cases of custodial deaths]. There was contusion in the head and chest," the officer told Hindustan Times, on the condition of anonymity. Opposition party AIADMK on Tuesday, July 1, demanded a Central Burea ...Read More >
Bengaluru: The Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) on Tuesday held Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) responsible for the June 4 stampede outside the Chinnaswamy cricket stadium. As per the tribunal, the RCB did not take the appropriate permission or consent from the police before making an announcement about the victory parade. "Prima facie, it appears that the RCB is responsible for the gathering of about three to five lakh people. The RCB did not take the appropriate permission or consent f ...Read More >
Car stolen in 60 seconds: Delhi gang breaks Creta window, hacks its security; CCTV captures robbery Early morning in New Delhi, a Hyundai Creta was stolen in a mere 60 seconds. CCTV footage shows a group arriving in a car, breaking into the vehicle, and hacking.. IndiaTimes 5 hours ago CCTV Footage of Evin Prison Blast: 71 KILLED in Israeli STRIKE on Iranian Jail | Visitors Among Dead Israel's June 23 airstrike on Tehran's infamous Evin Prison has left 71 people dead, according to Iranian ju ...Read More >
CHENNAI: Domestic power consumers, powerlooms, cottage industries, micro and small enterprises, and small traders will be absolved from the Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission's (TNERC) decision to effect a 3.16% tariff hike effective July 1. This follows the State government's decision to fully absorb the hike for these categories. Electricity Minister SS Sivasankar said Chief Minister MK Stalin had directed officials to ensure that small and middle-class consumers are not affected by ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Ayush Shetty has been able to achieve what no other Indian shuttler has managed so far -- win a BWF World Tour title in 2025. PV Sindhu has been far from winning one. Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty only managed to reach the semis. Former world No.1 Kidambi Srikanth came the closest when he made the Malaysia Masters final in May. The deadlock ended when the 20-year-old Shetty stood on the top step of the podium in Council Bluffs, Iowa on Sunday after winning the $240,000 US ...Read More >
Kolkata/Berhampore: Bengal's Murshidabad district police on Monday served a summon notice to 2025 Padma Shri awardee Swami Pradiptananda, a Bharat Sevashram Sangha monk popularly known as Kartik Maharaj, asking him to appear at the Lalbagh police station by 10 am on Tuesday for questioning in the rape case filed against him last week on the basis of a complaint lodged by a local woman. "Swami Pradiptananda is not here. I will go through the papers and inform him," said Swami Anirbanananda, anot ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], June 30 (ANI): Industrial production activity in India moderated month-on-month with the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing 1.2 per cent in May, against 2.7 per cent recorded in April, according to the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation data. In May, the growth rates of the three sectors, Mining, Manufacturing and Electricity the were (-) 0.1 per cent, 2.6 per cent, and (-) 5.8 per cent, respectively. Also Read | 'I Stand Firmly With Diljit': Actor ...Read More >
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