The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has imposed a penalty of ₹1 lakh on the Union Ministry of Urban Development after it failed to appear in a case concerning environmental compliance in Uttar Pradesh. The green tribunal emphasised that states and their instrumentalities are bound by constitutional and statutory obligations to ensure adherence to environmental norms. Background of the Case

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The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday released the draft electoral roll for Uttar Pradesh following the completion of the enumeration phase of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) 2026. The draft roll has triggered attention as significant changes have been made to the voter list, with a large number of entries deleted and the electorate

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New Delhi: A fresh controversy has erupted at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) after a protest on campus on Monday saw students allegedly raising provocative slogans against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah. The incident has sparked a sharp exchange of statements between the university administration and the Jawaharlal Nehru University Students’ Union

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New Delhi: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Tuesday issued a cold wave warning for several parts of north and central India, as temperatures across the region continue to dip to seasonal lows. The advisory comes amid already chilly conditions in northern and Himalayan states, where residents have been experiencing unusually cold days over the

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New Delhi: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Tuesday took sharp digs at Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta after she appeared to misstate historical facts while referring to freedom fighter Bhagat Singh during a speech in the Delhi Assembly. The remarks, in which Gupta reportedly said that Bhagat Singh and his comrades threw a bomb

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Raipur: Balwant Singh, 33, the son of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator Renuka Singh from Chhattisgarh’s Bharatpur-Sonhat (ST) constituency, was arrested in connection with a hit-and-run case on Monday morning and subsequently released on bail, police confirmed on Tuesday. The incident left a motorcyclist critically injured. The case was registered under sections 125(a) of the

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The Odisha government on Tuesday invoked the Odisha Essential Services (Maintenance) Act (ESMA) to curb strikes and work stoppages by doctors and other medical staff across state-run healthcare facilities. The move comes amid intensifying protests by medical personnel demanding pay parity with central government doctors, incremental incentives for super specialists and specialists, and proportional cadre

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Politics in West Bengal is intensifying as the state gears up for assembly elections in March-April 2026, with the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls emerging as a flashpoint. On Tuesday, Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Abhishek Banerjee claimed that Nobel laureate and eminent economist Amartya Sen had been served a notice by the Election

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In a major development in Jammu and Kashmir, the National Medical Commission (NMC) on Tuesday withdrew the Letter of Permission (LoP) granted to the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Institute of Medical Excellence in Reasi for running the MBBS course for the academic year 2025–26. The decision comes in the wake of complaints regarding the college’s

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In a significant law-and-order development in Punjab, an alleged gangster involved in the murder of a village head in Amritsar was killed during a police encounter in Tarn Taran district on Tuesday. The accused, identified as Harnoor Singh, had been actively associated with criminal operatives Afridi and Prabh Dassuwal and was considered a key figure

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