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New Aravalli definition only for mining, not real estate: Centre

India, Dec. 23 -- The Centre's new definition of the Aravalli hills will be applied only to mining and not other sectors, including real estate or development projects, Union environment minister Bhup... Read More


BJP eyes generational shift in upcoming rejig

New Delhi, Dec. 23 -- The appointment of 45-year-old Nitin Nabin as the working president of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has set off speculation that the organisational rejig that is expected ear... Read More


Regional languages take precedence in Lok Sabha addresses

New Delhi, Dec. 23 -- Aided by live translation in 22 languages, more lawmakers in the Lok Sabha are making speeches in their mother tongue, the Lower House secretariat's data has revealed. In the wi... Read More


Punjab forms SIT to probe missing saroops case

AMRITSAR, Dec. 23 -- The Punjab government has constituted a special investigation team (SIT) to probe the case of the missing 328 holy saroops of the Guru Granth Sahib. Police, on December 7, regist... Read More


We cannot allow unauthorised constructions to go on, says SC

New Delhi, Dec. 23 -- The Supreme Court on Monday took a stern view against unauthorised constructions, cautioning courts against allowing violators to walk free merely because municipal rules permit ... Read More


'Dwindling groundwater level a worry for Punjab's future': Justice JS Khehar

Chandigarh, Dec. 23 -- In Punjab, 86% of agricultural households are in debt, and the inability to repay loans has led to suicides, said former chief justice of India, Justice JS Khehar, on Monday. De... Read More


Retd IPS officer tries to end life after losing rRs.r8 crore to cyber swindlers

India, Dec. 23 -- Former IPS officer Amar Singh Chahal is in critical condition after a suicide attempt on Monday afternoon, with a note recovered from his residence suggesting that he was the victim ... Read More


HP Congress protests against Centre's move to rename MGNREGA, alleges dilution of scheme

Shimla, Dec. 23 -- The Himachal Pradesh Congress Committee on Monday staged a protest against the central government, alleging that the move to change the name of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Emp... Read More


SC pulls up Uttarakhand over encroachment in Rishikesh forest

New Delhi, Dec. 23 -- The Supreme Court on Monday deprecated the Uttarakhand government for allowing large-scale encroachment of forest land in Rishikesh, calling it "shocking" that the state had fail... Read More


Retd IPS officer tries to end life after losing rRs.r8 cr to cyber swindlers

Patiala, Dec. 23 -- Former IPS officer Amar Singh Chahal is in critical condition after a suicide attempt on Monday afternoon, with a note recovered from his residence suggesting that he was the victi... Read More