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Supreme Court ordered TN to either return 970 acres of land it had acquired in 2009-10 for the establishment of industries or pay compensation to landowners NEW DELHI: Already facing a fiscal crisis, Tamil Nadu Monday found itself in a difficult situation when Supreme Court ordered it to either return 970 acres of land it…

NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Monday directed immediate transfers of Kullu deputy commissioner Anurag C Sharma and SP Madan Lal by agreeing with Himachal high court that had ordered their transfers along with that of SDM Nishant Kumar for failing to maintain public order by not preventing rave parties in Kasol from June 7-11.Sharma and…

IBC is to facilitate the resolution process and not to eclipse the statutory remedies NEW DELHI: Promoters of real estate companies use pending insolvency proceedings as a shield to protect themselves in court cases filed by homebuyers for not giving possession of flats, but Supreme Court on Monday clarified that a moratorium against the corporate…

Sources said a breakthrough emerged following LS Speaker Om Birla’s outreach to both the government and the opposition to break the impasse NEW DELHI: On a day the opposition’s protest over Delhi Police’s alleged excesses against protesting students washed out proceedings in both Houses of Parliament yet again, signs emerged that normalcy may return from…

Seafarer was airlifted to safety off the Gujarat coast NEW DELHI: A seafarer was airlifted to safety off the Gujarat coast after the Indian Coast Guard carried out a difficult medical evacuation despite rough seas and adverse weather.In a post on X, Indian Coast Guard said that it “successfully executed a MEDEVAC of a 21-year-old…

File photo: People’s Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti SRINAGAR: PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti’s comment at the Jantar Mantar protest, where she appeared to justify the use of force in Kashmir by citing “militancy”, has invited a backlash in J&K, with governing NC and other parties demanding her apology.Leading the NC charge, chief minister Omar…

Representative AI-generated image NEW DELHI: India has nearly 47 GW of battery energy storage system (BESS) capacity at various stages of development as the country ramps up storage infrastructure to support rapid expansion of renewable energy and meet rising electricity demand, power ministry informed Parliament Monday.As of June 30, nearly 16 GW of BESS capacity…

Protesters damage a police vehicle during the ‘Bihar Bandh’ called over the alleged NEET paper leak and police action against protesting students, in Patna, Bihar. (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: The Bihar government on Monday announced the withdrawal of FIRs against all protesters who were arrested for alleged involvement in last week’s violent protests over the…

The NHAI’s wins major arbitration case NEW DELHI: NHAI, in a recent arbitration case, has got an arbitration order in its favour, rejecting the majority of claims – against the claim of Rs 3,177 crore by a contractor; the arbitral tribunal awarded only Rs 46 crore to settle the case.In an official statement, the highways…

NEW DELHI: The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) on Monday announced plans to launch a website to raise public donations for a legal aid fund and connect lawyers with protesters facing legal action after the 37-day NEET agitation. The announcement came amid the party’s allegations that protesters were being detained and cases were being filed despite…