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New Delhi: Seven years after a violent attack on Forest Department personnel in Telangana, a Special SC/ST Court in Adilabad has convicted eight people and acquitted 29 others, bringing a prolonged legal battle to a close. The case dates back to June 30, 2019, when Forest Department officials led by then Forest Range Officer Chole Anita visited the forest area in Sarsala village to carry out plantation work and prevent encroachment on government forest land. The operation reportedly sparked tension with local residents, following which a group allegedly attacked the officials with sticks, seriously injuring Anita and several members of…

New Delhi: The Supreme Court has clarified that its landmark judgment on bulldozer demolitions does not impose a blanket ban on demolition drives. At the same time, it stressed that authorities cannot use bulldozers as a tool to selectively target individuals, and every demolition must strictly comply with the law and established procedures. Hearing a batch of contempt petitions alleging arbitrary demolitions, a bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V Mohana ruled that each case must be examined on its own facts. The court held that High Courts are the appropriate forums to…

New Delhi: The Centre is set to introduce legislation that would give Vande Mataram, India’s National Song, the same legal protection currently provided to the National Anthem. The Union Cabinet has approved a proposal to amend the Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971, and the Bill is expected to be tabled during the Monsoon Session of Parliament beginning on July 20. If passed by both Houses of Parliament and approved by the President, the amendment would make intentionally insulting or deliberately disrupting the singing of Vande Mataram a punishable offence. Those found guilty could face imprisonment of up…

New Delhi: Pakistan is bearing not only its own legal expenses but also India’s share of arbitration costs in the ongoing Indus Waters Treaty dispute after New Delhi suspended its participation in the proceedings and placed the treaty in abeyance. The unusual situation has added a financial burden on Islamabad as the international legal battle continues. Under the dispute resolution mechanism of the Indus Waters Treaty, both India and Pakistan are required to equally share the costs of arbitration. However, after the April 2025 Pahalgam terror attack, India withdrew from all treaty related proceedings, stating that the agreement would remain…

New Delhi: India has taken a significant leap in sustainable transportation with the launch of its first hydrogen powered train, marking the country’s entry into a select group of nations exploring hydrogen based rail technology. Flagged off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Haryana, the train operates without diesel fuel or overhead electric wires, generating its own electricity through advanced hydrogen fuel cell technology. Unlike conventional electric trains that rely on external power lines, the hydrogen train functions as a moving power station. It stores hydrogen in high pressure tanks, where the gas reacts with oxygen from the air inside…

New Delhi: India has emerged as one of the largest users of the Strait of Hormuz shipping corridor in the weeks following the June 17 peace memorandum of understanding between the United States and Iran. Newly released figures show that merchant vessels travelling to and from India accounted for a significant share of transit requests submitted to Iranian authorities overseeing maritime movement through the strategic waterway. More than 200 non Iranian cargo vessels applied for passage permits and insurance coverage during the three week period after the agreement. Among ships leaving the Persian Gulf, India accounted for 20 percent of…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: The Goa unit of the Students Islamic Organisation of India (SIO) has strongly opposed the Directorate of Education’s recent directive regulating the participation of external organisations in educational institutions, describing the contents of the circular as baseless and damaging to its credibility. In a statement, State Secretary Shaikh Aftab Hussein expressed concern over the circular’s observation that the organisation is “perceived to be potentially anti-social and anti-national in nature.” He said such a characterisation was made without supporting material and unfairly portrayed the organisation. According to SIO, it is a legally recognised student movement with an established…