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Implement orders of panel on anti-pollution measures, SC directs Modi govt, NCR states

According to an affidavit by Commission for Air Quality Management in NCR, 17 flying squads have been constituted to ensure the implementation of measures mandated by the court.

Bengal panel probing Pegasus calls Rahul Gandhi, Abhishek Banerjee, Prashant Kishor to testify

Delhi Police Commissioner Rakesh Asthana, Bengal Chief Secretary H.K. Dwivedi among 31 people called to appear before panel set up by Mamata govt to probe Pegasus spying charges.

164 high court proposals to appoint judges at various stages of consideration: Kiren Rijiju

Law minister Rijiju said filling vacancies in the high courts is a continuous, integrated and collaborative process between the executive and the judiciary.

Take ‘real action’ on Delhi’s bad air or we’ll set up task force — SC pulls up Centre

SC pulls up central govt, says not court's job to infuse 'creativity' in bureaucracy, asks why hasn't pollution come down if govt has taken steps.

No larger conspiracy in 2002 Gujarat riots, idea is to keep pot boiling, SIT tells SC

Zakia Jafri, wife of slain Congress leader Ehsan Jafri who was killed during the violence, has challenged SIT's clean chit to 64 people including Narendra Modi, the then Gujarat CM.

Bombay HC grants default bail to activist Sudha Bharadwaj in Bhima Koregaon case

Bharadwaj has been in custody as an undertrial since her arrest in 2018. The high court, however, rejected the default bail pleas of co-accused Sudhir Dhawale and 7 others.

‘Can’t allow this’ — why SC stayed UP Police notice to Yes Bank in Dish TV dispute

SC terms police action 'dangerous' and 'short circuiting of judicial process', says police has done something that even the Company Law Tribunal has not.

LGBTQ couples seek live streaming of hearings to recognise marriage, HC asks Modi govt’s reply

Senior advocate Neeraj Kishan Kaul, representing the applicants, said live streaming of proceedings is essential as it concerns 7-8% of the country's total population.

‘Won’t wait any longer’ — SC sets January date for Mallya sentencing in 2017 contempt conviction

SC bench sets 18 January 2022 as date to hear arguments on quantum of punishment. Says Vijay Mallya will be at liberty to appear, or his lawyer can advance submissions on his behalf.

Bad air crisis: SC asks 5 states to file reports on what they’ve done to curb pollution

Centre told the SC Monday that certain shortcomings were found in the implementation of directives issued by a commission set up to control rising air pollution levels in Delhi.

On Camera

Worker exploitation powers the firework industry in Tamil Nadu’s Sivakasi

For an industry globally classified as hazardous, protections such as health insurance and a provident fund for workers are necessities. In Sivakasi, they remain elusive.

172 countries & counting, India looks to hit new record in rice exports. But there’s a flip side

The industry forecasts exports are set to grow 16% in 2025-26, boosted by surplus domestic production and a drive to push into 26 underserved global markets with strong potential.

India and France to jointly manufacture HAMMER air-to-surface missile

Indigenisation level will progressively increase up to 60 percent with key sub-assemblies, electronics and mechanical parts being manufactured locally.

A tribute to Tejas. India’s delay culture is the real enemy in the skies

It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.