VISAKHAPATNAM: India’s coastline expanded by almost half in just over five decades – from 7,516km in 1970 to 11,098km in 2023-24 – with states like Bengal, Gujarat and Goa adding significantly to their shoreline while Puducherry’s shrunk by 10.4%, according to an MHA report based on new terms of reference for measuring coastal accretion and…
NEW DELHI: The govt has lodged a strong protest with China over the recent creation of two counties in Hotan prefecture in its northwest, saying parts of these “so-called counties” fall in the Union Territory of Ladakh and India has never accepted the illegal Chinese occupation of Indian territory in this area.The creation of counties…
KOCHI/KASARAGOD: A CBI court on Friday sentenced 10 accused to life imprisonment and four others, including former CPM MLA from Uduma KV Kunhiraman, to five years in jail for the murder of two Youth Congress workers at Periya in Kerala’s Kasaragod in February 2019. The court had found them guilty on Saturday.The 10 accused were…
NEW DELHI: Indicating the start of train operations between Jammu and Srinagar in the next couple of weeks, the railways has notified the timetable of one Vande Bharat and another two mail/express trains for the route. The single-trip Vande Bharat train on the route will take three hours and 10 minutes, while the other two…
NEW DELHI: The UAPA Tribunal of Justice Anoop Kumar Mendiratta, a sitting judge of Delhi HC, Friday confirmed Centre’s July 8 notification declaring terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun-led Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) as an unlawful organisation for a period of five years.SFJ was declared an unlawful organisation in 2019, when there were 11 FIRs registered against…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court said all laws applicable in a state would also be valid in a new state carved out of it unless the law is altered or amended by the new state.A bench of Justice C T Ravikumar and Rajesh Bindal also said that state govt permission was not needed for Central Bureau…
NEW DELHI: Emphasising need to protect interests of senior citizens, many of whom are ignored by their children and left to fend for themselves once they hand over property by executing a gift deed, Supreme Court held that such deeds signed by parents could be quashed under Maintenance and Welfare of the Parents and Senior…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday wanted to know from the Centre, University Grants Commission and National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) the steps taken to prevent death by suicide of students, many belonging to SC and ST community, due to discrimination in universities and higher educational institutions (HEIs).Arguing for PIL petitioners Abeda Salim…
MUMBAI: Shattering stereotypes, Isro has brought together about 12,000 talented girls from 108 countries for an all-girls flight to the lunar orbit, Mission ShakthiSAT. The mission is slated for a Sept 2026 launch by Isro’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle. Some of the countries on board are Botswana, Greece, Costa Rica, UAE, and Cameroon.ShakthiSAT director Srimathy…
NEW DELHI: Mumbai 26/11 attack accused Tahawwur Rana is making his final legal attempt to avoid extradition to India. His lawyer, Joshua L. Dratel, has appealed to the US Supreme Court, challenging the lower court’s ruling, arguing that extradition would violate the double jeopardy principle, which protects against being tried twice for the same crime.Rana’s…
