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]‘Shouldn’t have been on bench that heard harassment charge’: Gogoi
A controversy had erupted after justice Gogoi presided over a three-judge bench on April 20, 2019 after the accusations of sexual harassment surfaced against him.
Published on Dec 09, 2021 01:37 AM IST
Utkarsh Anand, New Delhi
ED raids Kerala PFI offices, leaders’ houses over money-laundering charges
People close to the central agency said they received a tip-off that a huge amount was transferred from west Asian countries to the PFI leaders, allegedly being used to foment trouble in the country
Published on Dec 09, 2021 12:50 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Thiruvananthapuram
Kerala gymnast breaks barriers, sets sight on 2024 Olympics
Mehrain’s father Sajjudin, a revenue inspector with the state government, said initially many eyebrows were raised from the community when she took to gymnastics.
Published on Dec 09, 2021 12:48 AM IST
Ramesh Babu, Thiruvananthapuram
Over 9,000 social media accounts blocked in 2020, Parliament told
As many as 9,849 accounts across social media platforms were blocked in 2020, almost a three-fold increase than those blocked in 2019, the Centre told Parliament on Wednesday.
Published on Dec 09, 2021 12:47 AM IST
Malavika Murali, New Delhi
Housing scheme to benefit 4mn: Andhra CM Jagan
Under the scheme, those who had obtained loans from the state housing board, and those who constructed houses in the plots allotted by the previous governments between 1983 and August 15, 2011, can get their houses regularised by paying a prescribed fee under one-time-settlement (OTS) plan.
Published on Dec 09, 2021 12:47 AM IST
Srinivasa Rao Apparasu, Hyderabad
57 dogs’ death in IIT-M due to lack of hygiene: Tamil Nadu tells Madras high court
Making a submission to the high court on Tuesday during an on-going case, the state described the situation as alarming. A government team inspected the premises after the People for Cattle in India moved the court alleging ill-treatment of dogs on the campus.
Published on Dec 09, 2021 12:46 AM IST
Divya Chandrababu, Chennai
TRS plans yatra against Centre over paddy issue
TRS Parliamentary Party leader Kesava Rao said on Tuesday that the TRS will now adopt an aggressive approach towards the Narendra Modi government and oppose its every decision
Published on Dec 09, 2021 12:45 AM IST
Srinivasa Rao Apparasu, Hyderabad
Stalin writes to Modi on proposed changes in Electricity Act, 2003
While the State PSUs carry the burden of investment in such networks, these private companies were being allowed to use the same without any investment or responsibility to maintain it, Stalin added.
Updated on Dec 09, 2021 12:45 AM IST
Press Trust of India, Chennai
Kerala CM requests PM to sanction Silver Line project
The state government has also agreed in-principle to meet the liability arising from any default on external debt obligation undertaken by the Kerala Rail Development Corporation Ltd (K-Rail) for the project, Vijayan has said.
Published on Dec 09, 2021 12:43 AM IST
Press Trust of India, Thiruvananthapuram
Must expand fleet to counter China, Pakistan: IAF chief
China poses a significant challenge to the realisation of India’s strategic goals, while Pakistan has upgraded its combat aircraft fleet and forward airbases, the IAF chief said on Wednesday.
Published on Dec 09, 2021 12:43 AM IST
HT Correspondent, New Delhi
30-year-old kills family over suspicion of conversion, dies by suicide in Mangaluru
Police said the bodies of the 30-year-old, his 26-year-old wife, their eight-year-old daughter and four-year-old son, were found in their house.
Published on Dec 09, 2021 12:42 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Bengaluru
Two-year-old found murdered in Karnataka’s Kalaburagi
The young boy went missing while out of his home on Monday and could not be traced, the police said. The body was dumped under a heap of sand in a construction site which was discovered by workers, people aware of the development said.
Published on Dec 09, 2021 12:41 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Bengaluru
‘Martyr’: No such nomenclature, govt tells Parliament
There is no official nomenclature such as “martyr” for the armed forces’ personnel who are killed in line of duty, the ministry of home affairs informed Parliament on Wednesday.
Published on Dec 09, 2021 12:41 AM IST
Isha Sahai Bhatnagar, New Delhi
Karnataka: Two hospitals identified for isolating int’l passengers who test Covid positive
The Karnataka government has identified two public hospitals for isolation and treatment of international passengers who arrive in the state and test positive for Covid-19, according to a health department statement on Wednesday
Published on Dec 09, 2021 12:41 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Bengaluru
France keen to set up institute in Karnataka, says minister Narayan
The statements came after Narayan met Thierry Berthelot, the newly appointed Consul General of France for Bengaluru.
Published on Dec 09, 2021 12:40 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Bengaluru
Karnataka CM Bommai hints at fresh Covid-19 curbs across state
Speaking to reporters after a meeting with officers on Covid management, Bommai said that he obtained details on the Covid situation in various districts, Covid clusters, primary and secondary contacts of Omicron patients, whether standard protocol are being followed for management and treatment of Omicron cases in other countries.
Published on Dec 09, 2021 12:40 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Bengaluru
Odisha police plea against re-investigating 2 local BJP leaders’ murder rejected
Local BJP leader Kulamani Baral’s family alleged that his murder was linked to a campaign against local leaders of the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) leaders linked to alleged irregularities related to PMAY houses. Odisha police, they said, was trying to shield law minister Pratap Jena
Published on Dec 09, 2021 12:37 AM IST
Debabrata Mohanty
Nagaland killings: Congress delegates en route to Mon district stopped at Jorhat airport
A delegation of Congress leaders was stopped at Jorhat airport in Assam by the district administration when they were on their way to meet the families of civilians who were killed in a botched Army operation in Nagaland last week.
Published on Dec 09, 2021 12:35 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Guwahati
Leadership, ownership, reforms: Amit Shah lists the factors that helped India tackle Covid-19
New Delhi:
Giving a glimpse of how the government believes India has battled the threat posed by the pandemic, home minister Amit Shah, speaking at the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit over the weekend, listed out a set of factors — Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ability to motivate citizens to take ownership of the battle against Covid-19 through self-discipline; prompt remedial action by the government when the pandemic threatened to strain India’s health infrastructure; a concerted vaccination campaign; and simultaneous focus on structural economic reforms
Published on Dec 09, 2021 12:33 AM IST
Counterterror specialist among victims of Coonoor crash
Brigadier LS Lidder served as India’s defence attache to Kazakhstan and was a counterterrorism specialist
Published on Dec 09, 2021 12:32 AM IST
Entire staff of Rajasthan government school booked in gang rape case: Police
While a special investigation team (SIT) has been formed to probe the matter, prima facie, it appeared to be an act of revenge against the teachers by their former colleague who was arrested last year on charges of molesting a minor, they added.
Updated on Dec 09, 2021 12:30 AM IST
Sachin Saini, Jaipur
After CDS Rawat’s demise, Centre faces critical succession question
Army chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane has become the most senior military officer in the country after CDS Rawat’s demise
Published on Dec 09, 2021 12:30 AM IST
Parliament: Opposition corners govt over commitments at Glasgow climate meet
Climate crisis took centre stage in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday as opposition parties raised questions on how India plans to meet its commitments made at the recent climate conference in Glasgow.
Published on Dec 09, 2021 12:30 AM IST
Jayashree Nandi, New Delhi
Coonoor crash turns spotlight on high-profile military air accidents
The Coonoor crash came 58 years after top military officials were killed in an Indian Air Force Alouette chopper crash near Poonch on November 22, 1963
Published on Dec 09, 2021 12:27 AM IST
Hindi writer Wajahat to be awarded 31st Vyas Samman for 2019 play
The award, instituted in 1991 and given by the KK Birla Foundation, recognises outstanding literary work in Hindi authored by an Indian citizen and published in the previous 10 years. It carries a cash prize of ₹4 lakh.
Published on Dec 09, 2021 12:27 AM IST
Parliament approves bills on ART, surrogacy
Parliament has passed a bill to regulate assisted reproductive technology (ART) services such as in-vitro fertilisation centres, sperm or egg banks and curb unethical practices related to issues such as sex selection.
Published on Dec 09, 2021 12:26 AM IST
HT Correspondent, New Delhi
Never heard a blast like that: Eyewitnesses on Coonoor crash
Sangeeta was among the first to reach the burning wreckage where the Mi-17V5 helicopter had come down and joined others who were attempting to douse the flames with buckets of water
Published on Dec 09, 2021 12:25 AM IST
Supreme Court panel on charges against me was cleared by all judges, says Gogoi
Launched on Wednesday, the former CJI’s book contains 14 chapters setting down various known and unknown details about his childhood, his journey to judgeship, and the spate of controversies that he got embroiled in during his 13-month tenure as the head of judiciary between October 2018 and November 2019.
Published on Dec 09, 2021 12:25 AM IST
Cabinet clears Ken-Betwa river linking project
A massive infrastructure project, the linking of the two rivers will be bring water to the perennially drought-hit and impoverished Bundelkhand region, spread across the states of Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh.
Published on Dec 09, 2021 12:23 AM IST
HT Correspondent, New Delhi