Hindustan Times (Delhi)
Master Plan lays ground for skyscrapers in Delhi
NEW DELHI: Delhi’s Master Plan 2047 has laid the groundwork for more skyscrapers in the Capital by notifying a regulatory framework for buildings taller than 100 floors, making density and floor area ratio (FAR) norms more flexible for large chunks of...
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RIJIJU: CONFUSION ARISES AS BORDER WITH CHINA NOT DEMARCATED
NEW DELHI: Parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju has said people living on either side of the LAC in some areas of Arunachal Pradesh have differing perceptions of the boundary because it is not demarcated, leading to some confusion. He trashed...
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SC to set up probe panel on violence during student stir
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday said that “getting heard” and having a “promise of future” were the biggest assurances for the youth, as it indicated that it would on Wednesday constitute a high-powered committee to inquire into allegations of...
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BJP reshuffle may set course for cabinet rejig
NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday announced its much-anticipated new organisational team, bringing a few key leaders back into the party, promoting a bouquet of women leaders and inducting a number of young people with an eye on...
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Passenger’s gun goes off at Varanasi airport, 2 hurt
Two airport personnel at Varanasi airport were injured on Sunday after a round was accidentally fired from a licensed pistol during a security check, officials said. Airport director Puneet Gupta said the two were stable. The Bureau of Civil Aviation...
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7 pillars, 1 goal: PM lays out blueprint for ‘Viksit Bharat’
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday unveiled seven streams of strength that he said will power the country’s journey to Viksit Bharat (developed India) by 2047, announcing mega plans for student coaching classes, civil defence...
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7 dead, 3 trapped in latest Himalayan project mishap
DEHRADUN/ NEW DELHI: Seven workers were confirmed dead and three remained trapped inside a flooded, under-construction hydropower tunnel in Chamoli late on Friday, more than 24 hours after a suspected aquifer burst sent a surge of water and debris...
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32mn people, 4mn more homes: Delhi’s 2047 plan
NEW DELHI: The Capital’s population will likely touch 32 million by 2047 and require nearly four million additional houses, triple the current power generation capacity and double the current solid waste management capability, projections in the Master...
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Chandra to step down as Tata Sons chair at end of his term
BENGALURU/MUMBAI: After a 40-year association with the Tata Group, Natarajan Chandrasekaran on Wednesday said he had decided to step down as chairman of Tata Sons when his current term ends, citing lack of unanimous support for his reappointment from...
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Mid-air plunge: AI pilot tests +ve for marijuana
The pilot-in-command of an Air India Phuketdelhi flight that plunged 300 feet last week tested positive for marijuana in a confirmatory drug test, said people aware of the matter, a finding that raises questions over passenger safety. The pilot’s...
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Delhi Aug rain already in excess with 3 weeks to go
A brief spell of showers in Delhi on Monday helped push the quantum of showers this August past the weather department’s long-period average for the month, which still has three weeks to go, underscoring what has been an unusually wet spell for the...
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HPV jab, data caveats in Delhi’s Lakshmi scheme
Women applying for the Delhi government’s Lakshmi Yojana welfare programme must ensure that children in their family are vaccinated in line with government norms, including the HPV jab for girls aged above 14, and applicants must consent to the use of...
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PM asks students to put nation’s benefit over personal gains
Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged graduating engineers at Iit-delhi on Saturday to measure their careers against the country’s needs rather than salary slips or startup valuations, telling students that “the basis of every decision of yours should be...
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US Senate clears bill for tariffs over Russian oil
The US Senate on Friday approved by 86 votes to 11 a bill that would authorise tariffs of up to 100% on countries buying Russian oil, gas and other exports, with India named as one of five target economies by the bill’s sponsors even as US allies in...
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Echo Oppn’s sentiments to Amit Shah: V-P to Rijiju
Rajya Sabha chairman CP Radhakrishnan on Thursday asked Union parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju to “echo the sentiments of the Opposition” to Union home minister Amit Shah, a rare observation that came amid mounting disruptions demanding...
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Traffic at a standstill again as rain hobbles Delhi civic infra
Just 16mm of rain was enough to bring Delhi to a standstill once again as a spell of showers on Wednesday flooded large parts of the Capital and put a brake on traffic, keeping commuters stuck in winding snarls across several crucial...
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Qatar, US see progress in talks to end Iran war
Qatar said on Tuesday mediators were making progress in efforts to end the Us-iran war, driving oil prices lower, although Tehran has denied President Donald Trump’s assertion that talks are already under way. Benchmark Brent crude fell more than 4%...
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BJP loses Bankipur bastion, fails to unseat Cong in Datia
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) suffered twin setbacks in assembly bypolls on Monday, losing its bastion in Bihar’s Bankipur to poll-strategist-turned-politician Prashant Kishor and failing to win back its stronghold of Datia in Madhya Pradesh from...
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Centre to push 4 bills amid House impasse
The Union government will press ahead with four bills in Parliament on Monday despite continuing protests by the Congress-led Opposition over the alleged Ram Mandir donation theft and its demand for a statement from Union home minister Amit Shah on the...
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Modi credits youth with driving India’s all-round progress
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday credited the country’s youth with driving India’s rise as the world’s fastest-growing major economy, its third-largest startup ecosystem and the nation’s emerging strength in semiconductors, artificial...
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₹84k-cr push for offshore oil wells gets cabinet nod
The Union cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday approved Samudra Manthan, a ₹84,084 crore national offshore exploration scheme that aims to boost depleting domestic oil and gas resources at a time when India’s crude oil import...
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Rahul, Centre clash as LS clears anti-paper leak bill
The Centre and Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi clashed on Wednesday over allegations of police excesses during a student protest in Delhi on July 20, with the latter demanding the resignation of Union home minister Amit Shah and...
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SC clears way for probe of attacks on students, cops
The Supreme Court on Tuesday paved the way for an independent inquiry into allegations of police excesses as well as attacks on police personnel during the recent student protests, holding that allegations disclosed a prima facie case warranting a...
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After protests, Parliament to debate tougher paper leak bill
A stringent bill that hikes fines and punishment for those convicted of examination paper leaks is set to be debated in Parliament on Tuesday, a day after it was introduced in the Lok Sabha amid protests by the Opposition that sought to corner the...
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PM unveils Nilekani-led panel for exam reforms
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday announced a six-member highpowered task force headed by Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani to recommend technological interventions and structural reforms to overhaul the National Testing Agency’s (NTA)...
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Pradhan steps down, Gen Z steps up
Movement that began as social media satire announces Gen Z’s arrival as a political force Minister Pralhad Joshi gets additional charge of education, BJP leaders rally behind Pradhan CJP calls off protests, says government agreed to all demands; next...
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Govt steps up bid to end impasse, protesters firm on Pradhan’s exit
The government intensified efforts on Friday to break a stalemate with student protesters, pushing through cabinet a stringent bill cracking down on paper leaks, sacking top officers at the National Testing Agency and moving to hire specialists, but...
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PM promises new law to tackle paper leaks; cabinet meet today
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday promised a new law to tackle examination question paper leaks and fast-track courts to deal with those accused of the crime as the government pushed to break an impasse with student protesters demanding the...
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Parliament stays in deadlock; brief clashes in central Delhi
An impasse over student protests demanding the resignation of Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan deepened on Wednesday as crowds swelled and tensions briefly flared at Jantar Mantar, while the Opposition jammed Parliament during the day and...
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12 killed in Sikkim tunnel collapse, 13 trapped SPECIAL RESCUE TEAMS AT SITE ‘GAS TRIGGERED EXPLOSION’
Rescue personnel, assisted by a special mining team from West Bengal, were deployed to retrieve those trapped inside the ADIT-3 tunnel of NHPC Teesta Stage VI Hydroelectric Project in Jholungey. Twelve bodies have been recovered, said officials, adding...
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Chaos on streets echoes in House
Massive protests inside and outside Parliament rocked the first day of the monsoon session on Monday as a phalanx of agitators marched in central Delhi demanding the resignation of Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan and the Opposition sought...
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Oppn walkout sets stage for a stormy monsoon session
NEW DELHI: Setting the stage for a stormy monsoon session beginning Monday, Opposition parties staged a walkout from Sunday’s all-party meeting over the invitation extended to the Nationalist Citizens Party of India (NCPI), before returning to press...
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6 UBT MPS’ merger with Sena gets LS Speaker’s approval
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Saturday approved the merger of six Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) lawmakers with the Shiv Sena and allotted a separate seating arrangement for 20 rebel Trinamool Congress (TMC) MPS. The decision came two days...
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Strikes on infrastructure heighten Us-iran conflict
DUBAI: The United States struck bridges in Iran, and Tehran responded by hitting a power and desalination plant in Kuwait on Friday, as the two sides risked further escalation by expanding their targets to include infrastructure. At sea, where the...
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Trump reimposes Hormuz blockade, sets tolls on ships
DUBAI: US President Donald Trump said Monday that the United States is “reinstating” a blockade on Iran in the Strait of Hormuz and will charge other ships for safe passage. Iran has insisted it controls the critical waterway, as another exchange of...
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FAB FOUR CHASE WORLD CUP GLORY
Jude Bellingham did not as much as crash what was billed as a Harry Kane versus Erling Haaland party at a sweltering Miami on Saturday afternoon. The young superstar of world football imposed himself on an intense World Cup quarter-final as his...
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Mojtaba vows revenge as US, Iran up rhetoric
US and Iranian leaders traded threats on Saturday as the interim deal to end the war buckled under crossfire in West Asia and efforts continued to keep talks going. President Donald Trump overnight made threats on social media of further missile...
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Temple trust weighs officials’ resignations
The Ram Temple trust on Saturday confirmed that its general secretary Champat Rai and member Anil Mishra have tendered their resignations amid allegations of irregularities in donations, adding that a final call on their decision to step down will be...
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Dust storm tints Delhi in sepia
BRIEF RED ALERT The dust storm preceded light showers and thunderstorms in some parts, with IMD putting large parts of the Capital under a red alert.
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5 die in temple roof collapse
At least five people were killed and 18 injured after the roof of an under-construction temple collapsed at a village in Parbhani district of Maharashtra on Saturday, police said.
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Mamata attends INDIA meet, MPS break ranks
NEW DELHI: The Trinamool Congress’s Lok Sabha unit tottered on the precipice of a split on Monday after at least 14 lawmakers met in Delhi and discussed breaking away in the presence of Bengal chief minister Suvendu Adhikari, the latest setback for the...
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Retd HC judge faces threats, family in UK attacked over verdict
MUMBAI: The family of retired Bombay high court judge GS Patel has for 10 months now, faced threats and actual acts of violence across two continents in connection with his landmark 2024 judgment settling the succession issue in the Dawoodi Bohra...
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Missiles, drones fly in major W Asia flare-up
CAIRO: Iran fired ballistic missiles and drones toward Bahrain and Kuwait early Saturday, Bahrain’s government said, adding that they were intercepted. It called on Tehran to immediately cease attacks on Gulf neighbors that it deemed a “serious...
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RBI keeps rates steady, takes steps to attract foreign capital
The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Reserve Bank of India maintained status quo on monetary policy rate and stance – they continue to be 5.25% and neutral – on Friday even as it reduced its growth forecast and increased its inflation forecast...
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After 21 died, owner filed to renew expired licence
The devastating blaze in an illegal bed-andbreakfast in south Delhi’s Hauz Rani that killed 21 people and injured 21 more began in the kitchen of the restaurant on the ground floor, preliminary probes of Delhi Fire Service and police have said. But an...
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