SC refuses reprieve to any builder in CBI probe on nexus with banks | India News

NEW DELHI: Supreme Court said on Tuesday that prima facie it is convinced that there was a calculated and deep-rooted conspiracy between realtors and financial institutions to exploit the subvention scheme, causing harassment to homebuyers who kept paying EMIs for years for flats which remain elusive. In response to several builders’ plea that homebuyers have…

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First thing I did after reaching space was to locate countries of my father, mother; I missed meeting Grp Capt Shukla on ISS who came after I left: Sunita Williams | India News

NEW DELHI: “When I reached International Space Station for the first time, the first thing I did was to locate India (on Earth), from where my father belonged to, and Slovenia, from where my mother belonged,” said Indian American astronaut Sunita Williams in Delhi on Tuesday — the only female astronaut who has set the…

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EC in SC: Art 324 needs to be read as including power of SIR | India News

New Delhi: The Election Commission Tuesday told Supreme Court the Constitution empowers it to devise means, methods and procedure for preparation of voter lists for a free and fair election and asserted that its order for a pan-India special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls has a legislative character.Continuing with the debate over the constitutional…

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J&K: IED detected on Srinagar-Baramulla highway; destroyed | India News

SRINAGAR: Days ahead of Republic Day, security forces Tuesday detected an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) on Srinagar-Baramulla national highway, which was later defused.A senior Sashastra Seema Bal official said SSB personnel responsible for road opening party duties in Tapper Pattan area detected the explosive during a routine anti-sabotage check. The area was immediately cordoned off,…

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Area around Kumbhalgarh wildlife sanctuary declared eco-sensitive zone | India News

new delhi: The Centre has declared the biodiversity-rich area, ranging from zero to one kilometre around Kumbhalgarh wildlife sanctuary, located in one of the most fragile ecosystems of the Aravali range in Rajasthan, as an eco-sensitive zone (ESZ). The move will prohibit environmentally hazardous human activities within the earmarked zone of 243 sq km.Prohibited activities…

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One year of Uttarakhand UCC: Over five lakh applications, no privacy complaints | India News

NEW DELHI: One year after the rollout of the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in Uttarakhand, the state government says concerns over privacy violations have been effectively addressed, with more than five lakh applications processed and not a single complaint reported.Officials said the absence of privacy-related grievances reflects the strength of the digital security framework built…

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