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Sunday, February 22, 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.

On Camera

Youth Congress, your foolish protest helped the Modi govt climb out of the AI summit hole

In tactical terms, the shirtless protest was worse than a self-goal. Suddenly, the fiascos of the AI Summit were forgotten, and the Youth Congress’s disruption became the issue.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

MoD, IAF agree on some exemptions to HAL for Tejas Mk1A, but no compromise on ‘must-have’ capabilities

IAF is fine with accepting the aircraft with 'must-haves', even if some other steps remain pending, which may take at least another year, it is learnt.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.