SC fines man with Rs 4.54 cr for cutting over 400 trees

Cutting a large number of trees is worse than killing human beings, the Supreme Court has said, while fining a man Rs 1 lakh for each illegally cut tree. Representative image. Photograph: ANI......

'Irreparable Harm If Govt Takes Over Waqf Properties'

'Only because of the absence of a dedication record in writing, how can such properties be treated as located on misappropriated government land?' Kindly note this image of Delhi's Jama Masjid has......

Supreme Court scraps Jat reservation

The Supreme Court today set aside the notification issued by the erstwhile United Progressive Alliance government to include Jats in the Central list of Other Backward Classes for according......

Reddys illegally mining in AP, says SC committee

Karnataka's controversial mine owner and tourism minister Galli Janardhan Reddy, who was facing serious charges of illegal mining in Anantapur district of Andhra Pradesh, has suffered a major blow.......

SC halts operations in 19 K'taka mines

The Supreme Court on Friday restrained 19 mines from carrying out mining operations and transportation of iron ore in Bellary region of Karnataka.A special forest bench headed by Chief Justice S H......

Goan miners fear a Karnataka-like crisis

The mining crisis in Goa, the country's largest exporter and second-largest producer of iron ore, is set to worsen. With the probe of the Centre-appointed Shah commission into alleged......

Green laws turn hurdles for Posco

Posco-India is in a Catch-22 situation. While the Supreme Court's Central Empowered Committee has asked the South Korean steel giant to submit a composite forest diversion proposal for the entire......

Environment Ministry clears Posco proposal

Posco's mega steel plant in Orissa is inching forward with the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests clearing a proposal under which the South Korean firm will plant trees on an area equivalent......

High Court to Censor Board: Do not act like a grandmother

'Today is our independence day. Udta Punjab is not just a film anymore. It is a movement and one that has ended in the victory of democracy.' The Bombay High Court has......

Will New Sports Bill Be A Game Changer?

The most talked about feature of the Bill is the National Sports Board, that will have overriding powers to grant or suspend recognition of all National Sports Federations and even "collaborate"......

Parliament passes National Sports Bill after extensive discussion

IMAGE: India's medal winners at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. Photograph: Indian Olympic Association/Instagram The National Sports Governance Bill was on Tuesday passed by the Parliament with......

'Biggest reform in sports since independence': LS passes Sports Bill

'This bill will ensure accountability, ensure justice, best governance in sports federations.' IMAGE: Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said the Sports Bill is a key reform aimed at building a......

Mudgal panel seeks IPS officer M L Sharma's services for IPL probe

The probe panel, headed by Justice (Retd) Mukul Mudgal, has sought the assistance of a few individuals, including former CBI Special Director M L Sharma, to carry out further investigations into......

Full text of the Justice Lodha IPL verdict

Justice Rajendra Mal Lodha. Photograph: PTI Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals were suspended from the Indian Premier League for two years for betting activities of their key officials,......