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Courts will lean toward animals who are silent victims of commercial ventures: SC

New Delhi, Dec. 20 -- The Supreme Court has observed that courts will always lean in favour of animals, who suffer silently when their migration paths are blocked by humans and commercial ventures. A ... Read More


Cold wave and rising AQI grip the Capital; flights also disrupted

NEW DELHI, Dec. 20 -- After four days of marginal respite from 'severe' pollution levels, Delhi's Air Quality Index (AQI) once again neared the 400-mark as the city woke up enveloped in a thick blanke... Read More


Snow, rain likely as Kashmir braces for 'Chillai-Kalan'

Srinagar, Dec. 20 -- Kashmir is likely to face a spell of wet weather, including moderate to heavy snowfall in the higher reaches, even as the night temperature improved slightly a day ahead of the on... Read More


CSR must inherently include environmental responsibility: Supreme Court

New Delhi, Dec. 20 -- In a significant ruling, the Supreme Court has said that corporate social responsibility cannot be separated from corporate environmental responsibility and companies cannot clai... Read More


Mayawati flags Bihar 'naqab' row, says Nitish should express regret and end controversy

Lucknow, Dec. 20 -- Wading into the Nitish Kumar 'naqab' controversy, BSP supremo Mayawati on Saturday raised concerns over the Bihar chief minister recently pulling off the veil from a woman doctor's... Read More


Bengal renames 'Karmashree' as 'Mahatma Shree'

KOLKATA, Dec. 20 -- Within days of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's announcement, the state government has renamed its Karmashree project, associated with 100 days of work, as 'Mahatma Shree' in honor... Read More


'Empty-handed PM, blocked funds': TMC salvo at Modi's 'maha jungle raj' charge

KOLKATA, Dec. 20 -- After Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday described the situation in Bengal as "maha jungle raj," the Trinamool Congress (TMC) accused the BJP-led Centre of attempting to "des... Read More


'Punjab creating aviation ecosystem that produces job givers, not job seekers'

CHANDIGARH, Dec. 20 -- Declaring that the era of aviation being a playground only for the wealthy is over, Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Saturday outlined an ambitious roadmap to position Punj... Read More


CODEINE COUGH SYRUP ROW | Akhilesh Yadav alleges multi-crore racket, says truth being hidden despite 118 FIRs

LUCKNOW, Dec. 20 -- Samajwadi Party national president Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday intensified his attack on the Yogi Adityanath government over the codeine cough syrup controversy, alleging that a mas... Read More


Eligible landless beneficiaries to soon receive 100-sq-yard plots: CM Saini

CHANDIGARH, Dec. 20 -- Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Saturday said the state government will soon allot 100-square-yard residential plots to landless and needy families, with around 7,00... Read More