New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday said the severity of financial burden cannot be used as a factor to deny just and equitable compensation for land acquisition, a decision that could significantly reduce the National Highways Authority of India’s Rs 29,000-crore liability for land acquisition since 1995, the Supreme Court said on Wednesday.NHAI had … Read more
NEW DELHI: In a bid to wean consumers away from dependence on LPG, the government has decided to stop supply of cylinders after three months to households that have access to piped gas but are unwilling to connect. India imports about 60% of its LPG needs, of which nearly 90% is imported through the Strait … Read more
A British court has rejected fugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi’s request to reopen his extradition order, bringing him closer to facing charges in India, Rajshekhar Jha reported.Officials said the King’s Bench Bench of the High Court, while delivering its judgment, noted that the petition and the circumstances surrounding it were not exceptional and required a re-examination … Read more
SRINAGAR: The J&K government on Wednesday defended its order banning 25 Kashmir-related books by filing a reply in the high court in response to a host of petitions challenging the order.Senior Advocate General (AAG) Mohsin Qadri told TOI, “We justified our decision to ban the books on the grounds of national security and public order. … Read more
New Delhi: A day after Parliament approved the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill, 2026, two National Transgender Commission members from the community submitted their resignations to the Social Justice Minister as opposition lawmakers demanded that the bill be referred to a standing committee for wider consultations Virendra Kumar There was an outcry against the … Read more
SRINAGAR: People’s Democratic Party MP Waheed Parra’s private member’s bill proposing the creation of 16 new districts in J&K and two new districts in Jammu has come under heavy criticism from the ruling NC and opposition Bharatiya Janata Party, who have questioned the intention behind the proposed legislation.NC said the bill was a “deliberate attempt … Read more
Jammu: Border Security Force (BSF) troops on Wednesday detained a Pakistani intruder along the international border in Ramgarh area of ​​J&K’s Samba district. Later in the day, Kathua Senior Superintendent of Police Mohita Sharma conducted an extensive security review and inspection of the Kathua border area.Officials said Border Security Force personnel spotted a suspect near … Read more
Nirav Modi’s bid to reopen proceedings against his extradition to India was dismissed on Wednesday by the King’s Bench Division of London’s High Court, which ruled that the application did not meet the “exceptional circumstances” threshold required to reopen the case. The court held that the reasons advanced, including reliance on the Bhandari judgment, were … Read more
New Delhi: The Congress on Wednesday lashed out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s central government over remarks that India does not see itself as a “dalaal” (broker) like Pakistan and questioned its past diplomatic outreach.Congress leader Pawan Khera posted on X, “As Modi desperately tries to mediate between Russia and Ukraine, is India a ‘broker … Read more
