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Anti-smog towers, the SC solution to Delhi air pollution, not ready for immediate use

Supreme Court has asked Delhi and central govts to install anti-smog towers across Delhi and submit a plan regarding this within 10 days.

Koshyari not first, governors accused of toeing party line and taken to courts in past too

With the row over Maharashtra govt formation deepening, here is a list of instances when governors were censured for not acting 'independently'.

SC slams Punjab & Haryana — ‘People are in a gas chamber, finish them with explosives’

Supreme Court also hit out at the central and state governments for their ‘blame game’ on the issue of air and water pollution in Delhi.

No decision on Maharashtra floor test, Supreme Court reserves order for Tuesday

Shiv Sena, NCP and Congress are seeking an immediate floor test. Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi argues this will result in horse trading.

What will SC rule on Maharashtra govt formation? These past cases may hold the key

Mukul Rohatgi cited Article 361 of the Constitution to argue that governors are beyond judicial review, but SC has previously said this immunity isn’t absolute.

SC demands to see Fadnavis and governor’s letters, will consider floor test in 24 hours

On NCP-Congress-Shiv Sena’s plea, SC orders that letters which led to formation of BJP-led govt in Maharashtra need to be submitted by 10:30 am Monday.

SC orders letters of support to be produced, gives BJP and Fadnavis a breather

Despite nephew Ajit Pawar joining hands with the BJP, NCP chief Sharad Pawar has claimed that 51 of his party’s 54 MLAs are still with him.

First, the Emergency in 1975, now revocation of President’s Rule in Maha: What is Rule 12?

Rule 12 is usually reserved for situations of 'extreme urgency or unforeseen contingency’. Indira Gandhi used it in 1975 and experts are divided on the matter.

Shiv Sena, NCP, Congress move SC against Devendra Fadnavis, Ajit Pawar’s oath taking

In their plea, the three parties have called Governor BS Koshyari's actions 'mala fide' and said he allowed himself to be a pawn in BJP’s usurpation of power.

Delhi court stays ‘biopic’ on former ICICI Bank chief Chanda Kochhar

After promotional interviews by the alleged biopic’s lead actor, Chanda Kochhar’s counsel argued that the film is ‘defamatory’.

On Camera

Postcards from Hyderabad—stories Europeans told about the city

For all their colonial underpinnings, postcards from Hyderabad also inadvertently preserve a trace of local memory: a glimpse of a street, a face, a forgotten name.

Navigating Trump’s tariffs is no child’s play. Indian toymakers are losing out on orders, enquiries

Indian toymakers are now exploring new markets, but they want govt to negotiate a trade deal with US soon, introduce incentives and subsidies to make the industry more competitive.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?