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BJP, Congress trade barbs over draft bills

Updated on Apr 02, 2023 12:05 AM IST

Yadav tweeted a list of bills—109 from the Lok Sabha and 45 from the Rajya Sabha—that have been sent to joint committees so far to refute the Congress leader’s allegation that referring the Forest Conservation Amendment Bill to a joint committee on March 29 was “devaluation and denigration” of processes.

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By, New Delhi

Vice Admiral Sanjay Jasjit Singh to be new navy vice chief

Vice Admiral Sanjay Jasjit Singh will on Sunday take over as the new vice chief of the Indian Navy after Vice Admiral SN Ghormade retired on Friday, officials familiar with the matter said on Saturday.

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Updated on Apr 02, 2023 12:03 AM IST
By, New Delhi

Great Indian Bustard chick hatches from birds reared in captivity

A chick of a Great Indian Bustard reared in captivity was for the first time hatched on Saturday in Jaisalmer’s breeding centre, which aims to release the critically endangered birds in the wild to stem their declining population.

Great Indian Bustard chick hatches from birds reared in captivity
Updated on Apr 02, 2023 12:01 AM IST
ByMukesh Mathrani, Barmer

Telangana police arrest Haryana man for data theft

Telangana police arrested a man from Faridabad for running a personal data mining racked, which involved confidential information of at least 669 million individuals and organisations whose details were sold to fraudsters who then used it for scams.

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Updated on Apr 01, 2023 11:59 PM IST
By, Hyderabad

Shah promises road, rail, air connectivity toall northeast capitals by 2025

Union home minister Amit Shah on Saturday laid the foundation stone of various projects worth ₹2,415 crore in poll-bound Mizoram and assured that projects to connect all eight capitals of northeastern states would be completed by 2025.

Union home minister Amit Shah. (PTI)
Updated on Apr 01, 2023 11:58 PM IST
By, Guwahati

BJP forms 50-member team to begin election work in Karnataka

Just 24 hours after the election schedule was announced for the Karnataka assembly polls, the top leadership of the BJP summoned 50 of its lawmakers from across the country for an urgent meeting.

BJP national general secretary BL Santhosh. (PTI)
Updated on Apr 01, 2023 11:55 PM IST
By, New Delhi

Probe by Supreme Court panel better than JPC on Adani issue: Pawar

The Supreme Court-constituted panel, appointed by the Chief Justice of India, to probe the Gautam Adani-led Adani Group will prove to be more effective than a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) as sought by the Congress, NCP chief Sharad Pawar said on Saturday.

NCP chief Sharad Pawar. (ANI)
Updated on Apr 01, 2023 11:52 PM IST

Every Indian is my protective shield: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said some people are trying to malign his image but every Indian from all sections of society is his protective shield.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the flagging off ceremony of the train, at Rani Kamlapati Station in Bhopal on Saturday. (PTI)
Updated on Apr 01, 2023 11:50 PM IST
By, Bhopal

Defence exports log tenfold jump since 2016, nearly 16k-cr

Making its presence felt in the highly competitive global defence market, India exported military hardware worth ₹15,920 crore in financial year 2022-23, the highest ever and a notable tenfold increase since 2016-17.

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Updated on Apr 01, 2023 11:48 PM IST
ByRahul Singh, New Delhi

Internet suspended, curfew imposed in Bihar’s Nalanda, Sasaram districts after Ram Navami violence

Internet services were suspended for 48 hours in Bihar's Nalanda and Sasaram districts after communal clashes during Ram Navami processions on Friday injured several people, including six with bullet injuries. The curfews imposed by administrations in both districts under Section 144 of CrPC continued on Saturday. Police have arrested 28 people and will lodge four separate first information reports (FIRs) against the troublemakers.

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Updated on Apr 01, 2023 11:38 PM IST

Above-normal temperatures in most parts of country till June: IMD

After a cooler March that saw unseasonal rains and hailstorms, April could be much hotter than usual, the IMD predicted on Saturday

Children cover their heads with a piece of cloth to protect themselves from the scorching heat on a hot summer day, in Surat on March 27. (ANI)
Updated on Apr 01, 2023 11:32 PM IST

HT This Day: April 2, 2004 -- India as dangerous as a bubbling volcano

INDIA CAME INTO the Test at Multan with the momentum of a one-day series victory under their belt. From the time Virender Sehwag launched a blistering attack on the new ball they rapidly built on that psychological advantage.

HT This Day: April 2, 2004 -- India as dangerous as a bubbling volcano
Updated on Apr 01, 2023 11:29 PM IST
ByIan Chappell

March GST mop-up 2nd highest ever at 1.6L-cr

The March figure represents a 12.68% year-on-year growth, and takes the total collection for the 2022-23 financial year to a record ₹18.07 lakh crore, according to official data

Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman during a press conference after the 49th GST Council meeting on February 18. (PTI)
Updated on Apr 01, 2023 11:14 PM IST
ByRajeev Jayaswal, New Delhi

Defence will get all the resources it needs: PM

The conference focused on a raft of issues including evolving a joint military vision for the future, theaterisation, self-reliance, modernisation and cyber security

Prime Minister Narendra Modi flags off the Vande Bharat Express between Bhopal and New Delhi on Saturday. (PTI)
Updated on Apr 01, 2023 11:14 PM IST
By, New Delhi

Savarkar not national issue, Rahul Gandhi's UK speech not important: Pawar

NCP supremo Sharad Pawar said Savarkar's can not be ignored but Savarkar can't be a national issue today.

Sharad Pawar earlier advised the Congress to not criticise Savarkar.
Published on Apr 01, 2023 10:59 PM IST

'Bangal mein BJP ayegi toh...': Babul Supriyo's tweet after Howrah violence

Babul Supriyo tweeted that the bosses of a big construction company where his friend works are worried after “seeing some of the real pictures”.

Babul Supriyo has become the new tourism and information technology minister of West Bengal. 
Published on Apr 01, 2023 09:59 PM IST

India’s G20 presidency resulted in ‘99% agreement on substantive issues’: Kant

India’s G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant appeared upbeat at the end of the discussions on Saturday, telling a media briefing that the Indian presidency was making better progress than Indonesia’s presidency in 2022 when there were no detailed negotiations on key issues till shortly before the leaders’ summit in Bali

India’s G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant (Twitter/@g20org)
Updated on Apr 01, 2023 09:15 PM IST

Daily brief: Navjot Sidhu's reply when asked about fugitive Amritpal Singh

Here are today’s top news, analysis, and opinion. Know all about the latest news and other news updates from Hindustan Times.

Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu being welcomed on his release from the Central Jail after spending nearly 10 months in Patiala central jail in a 1988 road rage death case, in Patiala, Saturday, April 1, 2023.(PTI)
Published on Apr 01, 2023 09:01 PM IST

Vice Admiral Sanjay Jasjit Singh to be new navy vice chief

He was the lead drafter for the Indian Navy’s Maritime Doctrine, 2009, Strategic Guidance to Transformation, 2015, and the Indian Maritime Security Strategy, 2015

Vice Admiral Sanjay Jasjit Singh (Facebook Photo)
Updated on Apr 01, 2023 08:51 PM IST
ByRahul Singh

Covid in India: Which states tweaked guidelines amid spike in cases this week

The daily positivity rate stands at 2.09%, while the weekly positivity rate is at 2.03%, as per the latest health bulletin.

MoHFW issued revised guidelines for Covid-19 in the wake of the surge of cases across states. (Representative Image/ HT Archive)
Published on Apr 01, 2023 08:41 PM IST
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PM Modi reviews operational readiness of armed forces in Bhopal

Speaking at the Combined Commanders’ Conference in Bhopal, the PM carried out a security review and asked the military to stay prepared for new and emerging threats that focused on a raft of issues, including evolving a joint military vision for the futur

PM Modi addressed at the Combined Commanders’ Conference in Bhopal (ANi Photo)
Updated on Apr 01, 2023 08:39 PM IST

Navjot Singh Sidhu was asked about Amritpal. He said...

In his first statements after coming out of jail, Navjot Sidhu said he will stand with Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi like a wall in these testing times.

Navjot Singh Sidhu coming out of the Central Jail after spending nearly 10 months in Patiala central jail in a 1988 road rage death case.(PTI)
Published on Apr 01, 2023 08:22 PM IST

Russia-Ukraine conflict cannot be separated from G20, says US head of delegation

Without naming China and Russia, Segal-Knowles said the G20 states are having to renegotiate the text to describe the Ukraine crisis in outcome documents because “two countries have just walked away from language that their leaders had agreed” at the G20 Summit in Indonesia last year

G20 head of delegation from the USA Cristina Segal-Knowles (LinkedIn)
Updated on Apr 01, 2023 08:59 PM IST

‘Assault on family system’: Jamiat moves plea in SC opposing same sex marriage

Any change in the existing laws is for the Parliament to decide, read the application.

Earlier last month, the Centre filed an affidavit in the top court opposing the demand for recognising same-sex marriage. (ANI)
Updated on Apr 01, 2023 07:51 PM IST
ByAbraham Thomas

Navjot Sidhu walks out of jail after 10 months: ‘Rahul Gandhi name of…’

Rahul Gandhi is the name of a revolution, Navjot Singh Sidhu said walking out of Patiala jail after 10 months.

Navjot Singh Sidhu on Saturday walked out of Patiala jail after 10 months.
Published on Apr 01, 2023 05:59 PM IST

Evening brief: Iran judiciary chief's 'without mercy' warning on hijab for women

Here are today’s top news, analysis, and opinion. Know all about the latest news and other news updates from Hindustan Times.

A supporter of the Iranian women life freedom movement takes part in a demonstration, during the Munich Security Conference (MSC) in Munich, Germany February 18. (REUTERS)
Published on Apr 01, 2023 04:58 PM IST

GST revenue in FY23 crossed 18 lakh crore: Union finance ministry

The revenues for the month of March 2023 are 13% higher than the GST revenues in the same month last year, informed the ministry, adding, the revenues from goods import were 8% higher and the revenues from the domestic transaction (including import of services) are 14% higher than the revenues from these sources during the same month last year

The total revenue of the Centre and the states in March 2023 after IGST settlement is <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>62,954 crore for CGST and <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>65,501 crore for the SGST (File Photo)
Updated on Apr 01, 2023 04:58 PM IST
ByRajeev Jayaswal

'Supari' for maligning my image, inside and outside...: PM Modi in Bhopal

“When my friends in Congress will read it in newspapers, they will surely say this is Modiji's April Fool,” PM Modi said in Bhopal.

PM Modi on Saturday flagged off the Bhopal-New Delhi Vande Bharat Express.
Published on Apr 01, 2023 04:19 PM IST

‘Air, road, rail connectivity to all NE capitals by 2025’: Amit Shah in Mizoram

Union home minister Amit Shah said that incidents of violence in the northeastern region have come down significantly since 2014 and there is a new era of peace and development

Union home minister Amit Shah addressed a public meeting in Mizoram’s Aizawl on Saturday. (PTI File Photo)
Updated on Apr 01, 2023 03:44 PM IST

India’s defence exports reach 15,920 cr in 2022-23, tenfold jump in 6 years

PM Modi lauded India’s defence export under Make in India and said it shows the reforms in this sector over the last few years are delivering good results.

India exported military hardware worth <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>15,920 crore in the financial year 2022-23 (PTI/Representative Photo)
Updated on Apr 01, 2023 05:10 PM IST
ByRahul Singh
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