Jawahar Nagar landfill in Hyderabad and Kanjurmarg landfill in Mumbai — figure in world’s top 25 super-polluting methane emission waste disposal sites, shows a new study by University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).The study ranks 25 waste facilities in 18 countries responsible for the highest methane emission rates, ranging from 3.6 to 7.6 tonnes of…
GUWAHATI: Gauhati HC on Tuesday directed the state govt and Himanta Biswa Sarma to respond within four weeks to PILs seeking action against the CM for alleged hate speeches against minority communities in the state.“It has been submitted on behalf of the state that the response affidavit shall be filed by the next date,” the…
NEW DELHI: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee accused the Election Commission of alleged bias, claiming she was denied permission to hold a public meeting in Kolkata’s Collin Lane area while clearance for a meeting of Prime Minister Narendra Modi was granted within six hours.Addressing a rally in the Jorasanko Assembly constituency on Tuesday, Mamata…
JAIPUR/NEW DELHI: A day after a fire ripped through Rajasthan’s Pachpadra refinery, which PM Modi was scheduled to inaugurate on Tuesday, officials from security agencies, including NIA, forensic teams and the state administration led by CM Bhajan Lal Sharma, reached the site to assess the damage.Sharma, accompanied by ministers and officials, and a team from…
NEW DELHI: Justice B V Nagarathna, part of the CJI Surya Kant-led nine-judge Supreme Court bench hearing the core issue of ‘fundamental rights vs faith and belief’, on Tuesday observed that a person who doesn’t believe in a religion and its religious practices had no right to file petitions challenging their validity.As senior advocate V…
NEW DELHI: The two Kashmiri locals – in jail in the Pahalgam attack case for allegedly harbouring the three Pakistani terrorists a night before the incident – could have easily prevented the mayhem of April 22, 2025, and saved 26 civilians from being brutally gunned down in front of their families.Around 12.30 pm on the…
Addressing German parliamentarians in Berlin, Rajnath Singh on Tuesday beckoned the industry there, saying “Aatmanirbhar Bharat is not merely a procurement programme, it is an invitation to co-create, co-develop, and co-innovate”.Upon his arrival in Germany, Rajnath was welcomed at the Berlin airport with military honours. He was flown in a special German Air Force aircraft,…
NEW DELHI: In a bid to enhance the Indian Army’s minefield breaching capability, the defence ministry on Tuesday signed contracts worth nearly Rs 975 crore for the procurement of critical equipment for T-72 and T-90 tanks.The contracts with defence PSU Bharat Earth Movers Ltd (BEML) and Electro Pneumatics and Hydraulics (India) Private Ltd are for…
NEW DELHI: Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Monday said AAP convener Arvind Kejriwal‘s attempt to seek the recusal of a high court judge hearing the excise policy case is “unfortunate” and risks undermining public trust in democratic institutions.Delhi High Court judge Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma refused to recuse herself from hearing the liquor policy…
NEW DELHI: A petition in the Supreme Court challenging the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Act, 2026 — likely to come before a CJI-led bench on April 27 — highlights the “complete legislative erasure of trans men and trans masculine identities and other gender-diverse identities from the definition of transgender person”.Steered by transgender rights…
