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NGT sets up committee to address alarming Sundarbans coastal erosion

Tribunal notes severe erosion in Ghoramara Island and directs a joint committee to prepare a comprehensive conservation and mitigation plan within three months

Delhi govt opens 25 Atal Canteens; each to serve 1,000 meals per day

Inaugurating one such canteen at Krishna Nagar, Delhi Chief Minister Gupta said the Atal Canteen Scheme was guided by the vision that no resident of Delhi should go to bed hungry

SC to begin hearing anti-CAA pleas from May 5, pan-India matters first

The bench said it will hear the pleas related to pan-India application of the CAA first and then take note of the petitions pertaining to Assam and Tripura later

Bombay HC asks govt to fix systemic failures in land acquisition cases

The Maharashtra government's chief secretary is required to take cognisance of the issue, the HC said

Uttar Pradesh CM to hold investor roadshows in Singapore, Japan next week

The CM is expected to hold investors' roadshows and meetings in Singapore and Japan on February 23-24 and February 25-26 respectively

National Herald case: Delhi HC to hear Mar 9 ED plea against Sonia, Rahul

Besides Gandhis, the high court had also issued notices to Suman Dubey, Sam Pitroda, Young Indian, Dotex Merchandise Pvt Ltd and Sunil Bhandari on the ED's plea

Noida schools receive bomb threats, police say nothing suspicious found

Police said a technical investigation into the source of the email is being carried out by the cyber team with utmost seriousness

SC slams freebies culture, says states should open avenues for employment

"Most of the states in the country are revenue deficit states and yet they are offering such freebies" overlooking development, said the Supreme Court

Punjab Secretariat receives bomb threat e-mail; search finds it to be hoax

Last month too, the Punjab Secretariat received a similar threat mail, which turned out to be a hoax

CM Fadnavis, Dy CMs pay tributes to Shivaji Maharaj at Shivneri Fort

Fadnavis and his deputies attended various programmes, including the 'cradle ceremony', symbolising the legendary king's birth and naming rituals, at Shivneri

Three Delhi schools receive bomb threat e-mails; evacuations underway

Police teams, bomb disposal squads, dog squads and local administration officials were deployed at the schools soon after the alerts were received, officials said

Delhi AQI 'moderate'; GRAP stage-II curbs revoked as air quality improves

Light showers on Wednesday helped improve Delhi's air quality to moderate; CAQM lifts stage-II GRAP curbs as IMD forecasts AQI to stay in poor to moderate range over the next few days

Traffic curbs in Delhi for day 4 of AI Impact Summit: Check routes to avoid

With PM Modi scheduled to inaugurate the summit, heavy VIP movement is expected throughout the day. Commuters have been advised to brace for congestion and possible delays

PIB debunks 'China Pulse' claim on Vaishnaw's 'Indian robot' remark

MeitY Secretary S Krishnan said on Wednesday that they want genuine and actual work to be reflected in the way that people exhibit in expos such as AI Summit 2026

Weather today: IMD forecast rain in North India, snowfall in hilly states

In its latest bulletin, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued warnings for rainfall and snowfall across several states and forecast changes in minimum temperatures

Datanomics: Porous India-Myanmar border sees sharp spike in infiltration

Arrests rise over 12 years, but infiltrators form a negligible share of border states' population; India-Bangladesh border records most cases, while India-Myanmar remains most porous

Bail norms in heinous crimes apply equally to serious economic offences: SC

The Supreme Court set aside an Allahabad High Court bail order, holding that principles used in heinous crimes must also guide bail decisions in large-scale financial fraud cases

Gujarat govt presents ₹4.08 trn Budget; big push to tourism, sports infra

The Budget, with an estimated surplus of ₹974 crore and no new taxes, continued the 5% tax rebate for electric vehicles

NIA court rejects bail plea of accused in Antilia bomb scare case

An SUV with explosives inside was found near industrialist Mukesh Ambani's residence 'Antilia' in South Mumbai On February 25, 2021

Mallya tells HC he cannot specify return date due to UK travel restrictions

Vijay Mallya told the Bombay High Court he cannot say when he will return to India because a UK order bars him from travel, as the Bench reiterated he must submit to its jurisdiction