Maha Kumbh 2025: NGT pulls up U.P. pollution board for inadequate info on high faecal coliform bacteria levels

An aerial view of devotees at Sangam amid the ongoing ‘Maha Kumbh Mela’ festival, in Prayagraj, Uttar Prades. File. | Photo Credit: PTI The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Wednesday pulled up the Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board (UPPCB) for not submitting adequate information to the court, including on faecal coliform levels in the Ganga … Read more

Kharge tells Congress office-bearers they will be held accountable for future election results

AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge with the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi. | Photo Credit: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR After a series of setbacks in recent Assembly elections, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday (February 19, 2025) put stress on strengthening the organisation and said that party office-bearers would be held “accountable” for … Read more

Thales to double engineers headcount, accelerate sourcing from India

Pascale Sourisse, president and chief executive officer, Thales International. Photo: Special Arrangement. The agreement between Thales U.K. and Bharat Dynamics Limited for the supply of Laser Beam Riding Man Portable Air Defence (LBRM) Very Short Range Air Defence (VSHORAD) missiles and launchers to the Indian Army will be executed under the emergency procurement route and … Read more

Will Modi govt. respond to U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s query on Gautam Adani, asks Congress 

In this image released by AICC on February 19, 2025, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh interacts with the media, in New Delhi. | Photo Credit: PTI The Congress on Wednesday (February 19, 2025) asked whether the Narendra Modi government would respond to the U.S. Securities and Exchanges Commission’s (SEC) request in the ongoing probe against the … Read more

Ranveer Allabadia case: What has Supreme Court previously ruled on ‘onerous’ conditions and gag orders?

The Supreme Court on Tuesday (February 18, 2025) granted interim protection from arrest to podcaster and influencer Ranveer Allahbadia in connection with the first information reports (FIRs) registered against him over remarks made on the YouTube show “India Got Latent”. A Bench comprising Justices Surya Kant and N. Kotiswar Singh imposed stringent conditions, prohibiting Allahbadia and … Read more

Odisha assures stern action against KIIT over Nepali student’s death on campus

Agitators stage a protest over the death of a Nepali student on the Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) campus, in Bhubaneswar, on February 19, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI As protests continued over the reported ill-treatment of Nepali students at Bhubaneswar-based Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT), a Deemed-to-be-University, the Odisha government assured Nepal … Read more

Mullaperiyar dam case: SC asks new supervisory panel to examine T.N.’s complaints about Kerala, find a solution agreeable to both States

A view of Mullaperiyar dam | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT The Supreme Court on Wednesday (February 19, 2025) directed a supervisory committee, constituted by the Centre on January 3 and chaired by the head of the National Dam Safety Authority, to look into issues raised by Tamil Nadu against Kerala concerning the maintenance of the … Read more

14-day India-Egypt joint special forces exercise Cyclone-III underway in Bikaner

In this image released by @prodefgau via X on February 19, 2025, military personnel during the third edition of India – Egypt joint special forces exercise ‘CYCLONEIII’, at Mahajan Field Firing Range, Rajasthan. | Photo Credit: PTI Indian and Egyptian troops are undergoing rigorous combat conditioning and tactical training under the ongoing joint special forces … Read more

SC postpones hearing of pleas challenging CEC appointment law

Supreme Court of India. | Photo Credit: SUSHIL KUMAR VERMA Supreme Court Bench indicated on Wednesday (February 19, 2025) petitions challenging the legality of a new law which gave the Centre a dominant role in the appointment process of the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and election commissioners (ECs) could be heard on March 19, 2025 … Read more