The directions by Uttarakhand HC were issued while taking cognisance of a letter the HC received from “certain villages in Jageshwar and nearby villages in Almora district with respect to illegal constructions and felling of Deodar trees at Aartola Jageshwar... read more

On Tuesday, chief minister Devendra Fadnavi declared a drought-like situation in 180 tehsils across 32 districts in the state. Maharashtra has 36 districts. A drought-like situation is usually declared in areas facing water scarcity.It is one step before... read more

The Polish national, according to his Facebook status, was supposed to go on a trek in Parvati Valley on August 9, 2015. After he went missing, his father Piotr Muschalik, 57, launched a manhunt to trace his son. read more

A division bench headed by Justice B R Gavai said it does not want to interfere in this issue as several cases pertaining to the administration of the MCA are before the Supreme Court. read more

Known as loose cannon for his acerbic comments, H Raja, was caught on camera making scandalous and vulgar remarks against the Madras high court last month. read more

The Bombay high court on Friday asked the Pune police not to take coercive action against activists Gautam Navlakha and Anand Teltumbde till October 26 read more

Goregaon Education Society had filed the petition seeking a stay on the dandiya celebration being organised in the adjoining society. read more

The Uttarakhand high court on Monday directed the state government to release sufficient fund for upkeep of the elephants seized by the forest department, including their specialised treatment. read more

“Where did you get this brilliant idea of passing your responsibility to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC)?” the division bench of justice Abhay Oka and justice Ajey Gadkar asked assistant government pleader Jyoti Chavan. read more

This Sunday, noise levels during Ganpati immersion processions may drop drastically read more

The court was hearing a petition filed by a teenaged rape survivor from Satara, seeking permission to medically terminate her pregnancy which resulted from the sexual assault on her. read more

The Uttarakhand high court has ruled that Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), 1973 that pertains to anticipatory bail “shall be applicable in the state of Uttarakhand”. read more

Civic bodies asked to ensure no animal is slaughtered in open spaces read more

The petition was filed by a lawyer from Aurangabad, as the name Loveratri was a distortion of the name of the Hindu festival Navratri and would hurt the sentiments of the community. read more

The Bombay high court directed on Wednesday that no child in Maharashtra should be deprived of the benefits of the Integrated Child Development Scheme (ICDS) for the want of an Aadhaar card read more