India

Garbage politics takes centre stage as both the Aam Aadmi Party and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) get ready for the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) polls next month.

The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Monday arrested an Al Qaeda operative from the Ramban district of Jammu region. The police identified the arrested accused as Amiruddin Khan, a resident of Mashita Haora in West Bengal.

It was a big relief for Jharkhand Chief minister Hemant Soren as the Supreme Court set aside the Jharkhand high court’s orders holding Public Interest Litigations (PILs) seeking a probe against Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) leader as maintainable and decided to proceed with them.

Pollution-induced restrictions imposed in Delhi-NCR could aggravate inflation and further worsen the economic situation in the country, environment activists have warned. Authorities have imposed restrictions – including on construction and movement of heavy vehicles – in the national capital region to curb pollution levels. On Monday, the air quality index (AQI), which represents the quality […]

The Supreme Court on Monday upheld a 10 per cent reservation for economically weaker sections in education and government jobs, stating that the 103rd amendment by the Modi government does not violate the essence of the Indian Constitution. A Constitution Bench of the court headed by Chief Justice of India UU Lalit and also comprising of […]