[
India News
]Afternoon brief: Uma Bharti's 'doodh piyo' slogan, asks people to shun alcohol
Published on Feb 03, 2023 01:02 PM IST
Here are today’s top news, analysis, and opinion. Know all about the latest news and other news updates from Hindustan Times.

SC issues notice to Centre on pleas against blocking BBC documentary on PM Modi
The Supreme Court was dealing with two petitions - one filed jointly by MP Mahua Moitra, journalist N Ram and advocate Prashant Bhushan and the second by advocate ML Sharma.

Updated on Feb 03, 2023 01:06 PM IST
HT News Desk | Reported by Abraham Thomas | Written by Aniruddha Dhar, New Delhi
Right to Food campaign calls Union Budget a ‘betrayal to the people of India’
The Right to Food campaign has raised concerns over the reduction of spending by the government for various social sector provisions

Published on Feb 03, 2023 12:34 PM IST
Supreme Court to get five new judges, centre tells top court bench
Supreme Court collegium news: On Tuesday the top court had recommended two more names - Justice Rajesh Bindal (Allahabad HC chief justice) and Aravind Kumar (Gujarat HC chief justice).

Updated on Feb 03, 2023 12:39 PM IST
Engine failure forces Air India Express flight to return to Abu Dhabi
An official said the B737-800 plane was involved in an air turnback, which refers to a situation where an aircraft is forced to land at the departure airport

Published on Feb 03, 2023 12:07 PM IST
Assam begins crackdown on child marriage; Himanta Sarma says 18,000 arrested
On Thursday, chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said over 4,000 cases had been registered as part of the campaign against under-aged marriages in Assam.

Updated on Feb 03, 2023 12:05 PM IST
Aniruddha Dhar, New Delhi
How has Adani Enterprises fared since fraud allegations surfaced?
On February 1, Adani Enterprises withdrew a fully subscribed Follow-on Public Offer (FPO), as going ahead with the issue right now 'would not be morally correct.'

Updated on Feb 03, 2023 12:09 PM IST
HT News Desk, New Delhi
‘Doodh piyo…’: BJP's Uma Bharti raises slogans against alcohol drinking in MP
The BJP leader ties stray cows in front of a liquor store in MP's Orchha town, raises slogan against alcohol consumption.

Updated on Feb 03, 2023 11:53 AM IST
Mahua Moitra questions NSE after Dow Jones' move against Adani Enterprises
Mahua Moitra also said lawyer Cyril Shroff should recuse himself from SEBI’s Committee on Corporate Governance & Insider Trading, if it's investigating the Adani issue, as his daughter is married to Adani’s son.

Updated on Feb 03, 2023 11:45 AM IST
Aniruddha Dhar, New Delhi
Nirmala Sitharaman briefs budget 2023 to BJP MPs ahead of party's outreach drive
The meeting was attended by all the Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha MPs. An all-India outreach programme will be undertaken by the party after the briefing.

Updated on Feb 03, 2023 11:15 AM IST
Over 9.79 lakh vacancies in 78 central govt ministries, departments: Jitendra Singh
Minister of state for personal and public grievances Jitendra Singh said there are 2.93 lakh vacancies in railways, 2.64 lakh in defence and 1.43 lakh in the home ministries

Published on Feb 03, 2023 10:58 AM IST
‘Baseless allegation’: Adani dismisses PM Modi connection for his rise
In a TV interview, Gautam Adani said he became an ‘easy target’ as both him and PM Modi are from Gujarat.

Updated on Feb 03, 2023 12:08 PM IST
SC helps unite 20-year old’s unborn child with interested adoptive parents
The court ordered AIIMS to take all necessary precautions in the interest of the safety and health of the mother and the fetus so that a suitable date for delivery can be fixed

Published on Feb 03, 2023 09:53 AM IST
AI Express flight returns to Abu Dhabi after engine fire. All passengers safe
Air India news: The flight took off from Abu Dhabi as scheduled but returned in less than 45 minutes after an engine fire.

Updated on Feb 03, 2023 11:11 AM IST
Morning brief: Boost to tech ties among key takeaways from NSA Doval's US visit
Here are today’s top news, analysis, and opinion. Know all about the latest news and other news updates from Hindustan Times.

Published on Feb 03, 2023 09:02 AM IST
MPs of 16 Oppn parties huddle at Kharge's office amid Hindenburg-Adani row
The opposition parties created an uproar after adjournment notices by several members in this regard were rejected by the chair in both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, leading to the adjournment of the Houses for the day on Thursday.

Updated on Feb 03, 2023 10:56 AM IST
Aniruddha Dhar, New Delhi
Pendency of 50-year-old cases high in HCs; Calcutta leads with 1,192: Law minister
Stating figures of cases pending for over 50 years, law minister Kiren Rijiju said that 1,514 civil and criminal cases are lying unaddressed in 10 high courts

Updated on Feb 03, 2023 08:44 AM IST
JP Nadda to launch BJP's election campaign today ahead of Tripura polls
Nadda will kickstart the election campaign by launching a Vijay Sankalp Yatra from Amarpur tomorrow. He is also slated to conduct two public rallies in the state on February 3.

Updated on Feb 03, 2023 10:07 AM IST
ANI |
Parliament session live updates: Houses adjourned amid ruckus over Adani row
Parliament session 2023 live: Both Houses of Parliament were adjourned till 11 am today amid disruptions over the Opposition's demand for debate on public sector investments in “companies losing market value”.

Updated on Feb 03, 2023 01:11 PM IST
Over 20 lakh electric vehicles registered in country over 6 yrs: Govt to LS
According to the e-vahan4 portal of Ministry of Road Transport & Highways (MoRTH), there are 20,40,624 electric vehicles registered in the country as of January 31, 2023

Published on Feb 03, 2023 08:40 AM IST
On BBC documentary ban, SC asks petitioners to re-mention case today
Supreme Court today will hear two petitions filed against the ban on the BBC documentary on Narendra Modi.

Updated on Feb 03, 2023 09:40 AM IST
‘Malicious’: Siddaramaiah discards letter sent to Sonia Gandhi in his name
The purported letter, written in Kannada, was addressed to All India Congress Committee's (AICC) chairperson Sonia Gandhi giving a heads up about a possible rebellion within the party ranks due to differences overs tickets.

Updated on Feb 03, 2023 07:20 AM IST
LIVE: SC issues notice to Centre on appeals against ban of BBC documentary
Breaking news February 3, 2023: Get latest news, breaking news, latest updates, live news, top headlines, breaking business news and top news of the hour.

Updated on Feb 03, 2023 01:16 PM IST
Gujarat man travels the world on bogus Portuguese passport
Mumbai: A 32-year-old man, originally from Gujarat, has been arrested in Mumbai for allegedly travelling to three countries in the last five years using a bogus passport

Updated on Feb 03, 2023 10:27 AM IST
BJP MP Tejasvi Surya paints party symbol on walls of houses, triggers row
Demanding action against the Bengaluru South MP, the BNP said: “Why, despite being aware of BJP leader Tejasvi Surya painting BJP logo on city walls, has BBMP not initiated any action against him”

Published on Feb 03, 2023 12:39 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Bengaluru
Budget met expectations of state, says CM; Cong counters
Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee president DK Shivakumar said that the union budget gave Karnataka nothing even though Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman was representing the state in the parliament

Published on Feb 03, 2023 12:39 AM IST
Jarkiholi’s charges show frustration: Shivakumar
On the demand made by Jarkiholi to CM Basavaraj Bommai and home minister Arga Jnanendra to get the episode investigated by the CBI, Shivakumar said: “Let them get it investigated by whichever agency they want. I do not want to comment. Right now my focus is on the political fight at the polls”

Published on Feb 03, 2023 12:39 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Bengaluru/belagavi
HT interview: Perception about UP changing... focus on development, says Yogi
The buzzwords in Uttar Pradesh (UP) today are investment and industrialisation

Updated on Feb 03, 2023 11:21 AM IST
15 cops injured in Jallikattu protests, police begin probe
After the protesters — mostly belonging to Gobasandiram area in the district — started pelting stones on the police and vandalising the government vehicles, the Tamil Nadu police had to resort to water cannons and tear gas shells to disperse the mob.

Published on Feb 03, 2023 12:28 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Chennai