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        Here are today’s top news, analysis and opinion curated for you. Know all about the latest news and other news updates from Hindustan Times.‘No place for women here’: Priyanka slams UP govt after meeting Unnao victim’s kinCongress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday reached Unnao in Uttar Pradesh to meet the family of the woman who was raped and set on fire by five men. The woman died at a hospital in New Delhi after being treated there for burn injuries. Read more here. HTLS 2019: Working on more stimulus, says Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on reviving growthThe government is working on some more stimulus for the economy, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Saturday, underscoring that she believes that some sectors of the economy do need a push to revive growth. Sitharaman suggested that she would not go by the assessment that the economy had already bottomed out. Read more here. HTLS … [Read more...] about News updates from Hindustan Times| ‘No place for women here’: Priyanka slams UP CM and all the latest news at this hour

        Here are today’s top news, analysis and opinion curated for you at this hour. Know all about the latest news and other news updates from Hindustan Times.‘Won’t let you live’: Unnao victim’s kin recall threats,police inactionA 24-year-old rape victim, who was assaulted and set on fire by five men in Uttar Pradesh’s Unnao, died on Friday night, according to a doctor at Delhi’s Safdarjung Hospital, where she was undergoing treatment. “She suffered a cardiac arrest at 11:10 pm...we tried to resuscitate her, but she did not survive,” according to a doctor of the hospital.Read more. Hindustan Times Leadership Summit 2019: Complete Day 1 coverageWorld community feels Pakistan not serious about punishing 26/11 culprits: IndiaIndia on Friday said the world community believes Pakistan is not serious about prosecuting Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) founder Hafiz Saeed and others involved in planning and executing the … [Read more...] about News updates from Hindustan Times at 9 am | ‘Won’t let you live’: Deceased Unnao victim’s kin recall threats, police inaction and all the latest news at this hour

AMARAVATI: Chief minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Friday. After getting confirmation about the appointment from the PMO, he left for New Delhi on Thursday evening. Interestingly, the CM’s capital visit plans were kept under wraps till he left from Gannavaram airport. Sources said the chief minister, during his meeting with the PM, is likely to extend a personal invitation to Modi to lay the foundation stone for Kadapa steel plant sometime between December 23 to 26. Jagan had originally planned to lay the foundation stone of the project on December 26, and had sought an appointment with Modi last fortnight, but it could not materialise. The Centre has already promised to extend full support to the Kadapa steel plant project. The chief minister may request the Prime Minister to visit the state on January 9 to launch the Amma Vodi scheme if his schedule does not permit him to come for the Kadapa foundation stone laying ceremony. … [Read more...] about CM YS Jaganmohan Reddy leaves for Delhi, to meet PM Narendra Modi today

News Digest (13-12-2008) VN, Mongolia agree to boost trade to US$10m by 2010 HA NOI — Viet Nam and Mongolia have agreed to boost two-way trade from US$3.5 million to $10 million by 2010. Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Ho Xuan Hung and Mongolian Minister for Food, Agriculture and Light Industry Tunjin Badoamjunai, agreed on this at the 13th session of the Viet Nam-Mongolia Inter-governmental Commission for Economic and Scientific and Technological Co-operation. At the four-day session, which opened in HCM City on Wednesday, the two sides also discussed measures to foster economic, scientific and technological co-operation for the next two years. They also agreed to create favourable conditions for business, saying that co-operation between the two banking sectors had created a trustworthy and fast payment mechanism. Nation lauds forum to promote democracy held in Indonesia HA NOI – The Vietnamese Government highly appreciated Indonesia’s … [Read more...] about VN, Mongolia agree to boost trade to US$10m by 2010

  Swimmer Nguyễn Ánh Viên in the women's 400m freestyle. Photo dantri.vn HÀ NỘI — Swimming and taekwondo athletes brought two gold medals each for Việt Nam on the seventh day of the 30th Southest Asian Games on Saturday in the Philippines. Nguyễn Thị Ánh Viên won both the women's 400m freestyle and 100m backstroke events, defending her titles comfortably. The 23-year-old clocked 4min 13.20sec in the 400m freestyle. Gan Ching Hwee of Singapore and Natthanan Junkrajang from Thailand were second and third, respectively. In the latter race, Viên finished with a time of 1:02.97. Chloe Kennedy Anne Isleta and Jasmine Alkhaldi, both of the hosts, were the runners-up. Viên who is expected to win eight titles in this Games will take part in the 400m individual medley today. She is the defending champion. Meanwhile, taekwondo martial artists took two golds in poomsae (performance) … [Read more...] about Swimmers, taekwondo artists bring home golds

PUNE: For the first time since the formation of the Maha Vikas Aghadi government in Maharashtra, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and chief minister Uddhav Thackeray met in the city on Friday night when the latter received Modi at the Lohegaon air base on his arrival from New Delhi. Modi will inaugurate a two-day conference of the director generals of police (DGPs) from all states, besides the heads of para-military forces and intelligence wings among others, at Pashan on Saturday. Union home minister Amit Shah, who landed at the airbase earlier in the day, will also attend the DGs’ conference. The PM’s aircraft landed around 9.50pm at the Indian Air Force (IAF) base where he was received by Thackeray and other state dignitaries. Maharashtra governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari, Shah and former chief minister and BJP’s Leader of Opposition in the state assembly Devendra Fadnavis were also present. Thackeray walked out of the airport’s arrival gate around 9.15pm to a loud … [Read more...] about Pune: Prime Minister Narendra Modi to inaugurate all-India top cops’ meet today