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SC flags misuse of PILs for publicity, pvt gain; warns of stricter scrutiny

Supreme Court warns against misuse of PILs for publicity, private interest and gain, stressing that only genuine public interest cases will be entertained

Union Cabinet clears Bill to expand Supreme Court strength to 38

Cabinet approves proposal to increase Supreme Court strength to 38 judges, aiming to improve efficiency and address rising caseloads in the apex court

South Coast Railway finally notified after years of Odisha-AP tug of war

Centre notifies South Coast Railway as the 18th zone after years of Odisha-Andhra Pradesh dispute, balancing freight interests and operational restructuring

SC strikes down degrading bail conditions, orders nationwide compliance

Supreme Court quashes humiliating bail conditions in Odisha, flags caste bias, and directs all courts nationwide to avoid imposing such degrading requirements

Won't resign, poll results not people's mandate but conspiracy: Mamata

Banerjee also alleged that the TMC's contest in the polls was not against the BJP, but against the Election Commission, which worked "for the BJP"

Dharmendra Pradhan criticises India Inc, flags CSR spending as 'tokenistic'

Dharmendra Pradhan urges India Inc to boost direct R&D investment, saying CSR-led spending is tokenistic and calling for stronger industry-academia collaboration

North Tech Symposium: 'India's military might forged in defence factories'

The government credited Indian forces for neutralising terror threats during Operation Sindoor, highlighting that the use of "Made-in-India" equipment significantly enhanced operational effectiveness

TN Guv accepts Stalin's resignation, asks him to continue as caretaker CM

The CM had tendered resignation following his party, DMK's defeat in the April 23 Lok Sabha elections

PIL now 'Private, Publicity, Paisa, Political Interest Litigation': SC

The top court questioned the objective of the Indian Young Lawyers Association over its 2006 PIL challenging the prohibition of women aged 10 to 50 from entering the Sabarimala Temple in Kerala

Raghav Chadha meets President Murmu, alleges harassment of MPs who quit AAP

Chadha claimed that former cricketer and MP Harbhajan Singh has been attacked, while industrialist and MP Rajendra Gupta's business operations have allegedly been disrupted

Two Indian journalists win Pulitzer Prize for report on cyber fraud

Anand RK and Suparna Sharma won the award, announced on Monday, in the Illustrated Reporting and Commentary category

Pvt firm executives among 7 held in Chhattisgarh 'overtime payment' scam

All the accused were arrested and presented before a special court, which granted their custodial remand to the Anti-Corruption Bureau/Economic Offences Wing till May 11 for further probe

Delhi to see cloudy skies, light rain today; storms likely across India

Thunderstorms, gusty winds and heavy rain expected in several regions; northwest India to heat up while central parts may see a brief dip in temperatures

SC agrees to hear pleas against Transgender Persons Amendment Act

A bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi agreed to hear the pleas and issued notice on them

Op Sindoor showed India's military capabilities to world: Rajnath Singh

India launched Operation Sindoor on May 7 last year in response to the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack and the operation targeted terror infrastructure in territories controlled by Pakistan

Morning showers bring relief in Delhi; rain, thunderstorms to sweep India

Widespread rainfall activity expected in multiple regions, particularly in northeast and southern states, as coastal areas brace for hot and humid conditions

Canada declares Khalistan extremists as 'national security threat'

Khalistani extremist groups demand the creation of a sovereign state within India and are designated as terrorist organisations by New Delhi because of their involvement in separatist activities

9 dead as fire breaks out in four-storey residential building in east Delhi

The incident was reported around 3.48 am at a four-storey building in Vivek Vihar Phase-I, following which police, fire and disaster management teams rushed to the spot

Vedanta faces ₹233 crore notice over 'illegal' river water extraction

Odisha alleges unauthorised extraction from Bheden river for nearly a year; Vedanta denies wrongdoing, says assessment is flawed and operations comply with norms

ADB launches $70 bn push to connect Asia's power grids, digital networks

The bank announced two major programmes -- the Pan-Asia Power Grid Initiative and the Asia-Pacific Digital Highway -- with proposed investments of $50 billion and $20 billion, respectively