A major gas well fire that erupted near Irusumanda village in Andhra Pradesh’s Dr B R Ambedkar Konaseema district is expected to be fully brought under control within a week, district authorities said on Tuesday, citing assurances from officials of the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC). The incident, which triggered panic in nearby villages

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In a significant move aimed at modernising judicial processes and reducing delays in cheque bounce litigation, the Uttarakhand High Court has permitted the service of summons through electronic modes such as WhatsApp and email. The decision, formalised through a circular issued on Monday, is expected to streamline proceedings under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments

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The Supreme Court on Monday refused to grant bail to former Jawaharlal Nehru University student Umar Khalid and activist Sharjeel Imam in the alleged “larger conspiracy” case linked to the 2020 Delhi riots, holding that both stood on a distinctly different footing from the other accused due to their alleged “central and formative roles” in

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The father of Hyderabad-born Nikitha Godishala, a 27-year-old Indian woman found brutally murdered in the United States, has strongly rejected claims by US authorities that the prime accused in the case was his daughter’s former boyfriend. Speaking from India, Anand Godishala said the man named in the murder investigation, Arjun Sharma, was only Nikitha’s former

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In a significant policy shift aimed at accelerating project approvals, the Union environment ministry has removed the requirement for developers of non-coal mining and several infrastructure projects to submit proof of land acquisition as a pre-condition for obtaining environmental clearance (EC). The move, formalised through an office memorandum (OM) issued on December 18, 2025, is

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West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday indicated that she is likely to move the Supreme Court against what she described as widespread “harassment” of people due to the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the state, intensifying her standoff with the Election Commission of India (ECI) ahead of the crucial

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More than half of the groundwater samples collected from borewells in Indore’s Bhagirathpura locality have tested positive for Escherichia coli (E. coli), officials said on Monday, underscoring the scale of a public health emergency that has already claimed at least 10 lives and sickened thousands. The findings come a day after the Madhya Pradesh government formally declared

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The Supreme Court of India on Monday reaffirmed the principle that fear must never dictate judicial decision-making, overturning the dismissal of a Madhya Pradesh district judge who had been removed for allegedly misusing his discretion in granting bail in excise-related cases. The judgment, delivered by a bench of Justices J.B. Pardiwala and K.V. Viswanathan, emphasized

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India’s diplomatic calendar is poised to be dominated by Europe over the next few weeks, with a series of high-profile visits from German, French, and European Union (EU) leaders, signaling New Delhi’s growing focus on strengthening ties with the continent amid shifting global trade dynamics and geopolitical competition. Sources familiar with the matter confirmed that

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The Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) has filed a prosecution complaint against fugitive businessman Mehul Choksi, his wife Priti Choksi, and several senior banking officials, including former ICICI Bank CEO Chanda Kochhar and the bank’s former executive director NS Kannan, as part of an investigation into a multi-thousand-crore bank fraud, people familiar with the matter

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