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Thursday, April 9, 2026
TopicIllegal construction

Topic: illegal construction

A temple, mosque & week-long power cut. Land dispute in Delhi’s Jai Hind camp is taking political shape

BSES removed 3 meters—2 from a temple, 1 from a mosque—that were powering the entire settlement via sub-meters. The land is disputed, but court Friday granted residents temporary relief.

Mumbra: Illegal shops, homes destroyed after HC orders. But only victims are unsuspecting buyers

Mumbra, Thane: Shah Mohammad stares blankly at the pile of rubble that used to be his grocery shop in the Madina Complex building. Anxious...

Builders, politicians, civic officials under lens—what’s the Vasai-Virar illegal buildings case

At the centre of the alleged Rs 9,000 cr scam are 41 residential-cum-commercial buildings constructed around 15 years ago, and demolished earlier this year.

Bulldozer at Mira Rd locality where clashes broke out ahead of Ayodhya consecration. ‘Routine drive’

Maharashtra Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis had Monday said that 13 people had been arrested and strict action would be taken against the accused.

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A stronger Iran has emerged from the rubble. US learned the lesson 40 days late

The US and Israel’s assassinations of Iranian leadership ended up bestowing martyrdom on those killed. Shias saw the deaths as a continuity of martyrdom from the Battle of Karbala.

Data centre gold rush risks blackouts, central electricity body warns states against tripping grids

India’s fast-growing data centre sector may strain state electricity networks; Central Electricity Authority has urged Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil Nadu to boost capacity.

Too early to draw lessons from US-Israel & Iran war, India monitoring like a hawk—Navy chief

Indian Navy chief Admiral Dinesh Tripathi said that the ongoing conflict in West Asia illustrates that speed is no longer merely an enabler of warfare but a distinct capability.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.