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As ex-bureaucrat seeks quashing of P C Ghose inquiry report, Telangana HC asks where he got it from

As ex-bureaucrat seeks quashing of P C Ghose inquiry report, Telangana HC asks where he got it from The state of India’s most populous state of the country has been declared a state of emergency by the Supreme Court of India . The Supreme Court has ordered the state to withdraw its decision to withdraw the decision . The decision was made on the basis of the decision to remove the decision, which was made in August . Read full story: Source
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Months after 17 Maoists’ deaths in Sukma, two villagers 7 km away ‘killed for being police informers’

Months after 17 Maoists’ deaths in Sukma, two villagers 7 km away ‘killed for being police informers’ Maoists allegedly assaulted four men with sticks and murdered two of them by strangulation . They allegedly suspected the victims were Mukhbirs (informers) A senior police official from Sukma police said, “They are taking out their frustration on innocent helpless villagers to create fear in the minds of villagers” Read full story: Source
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Prez reference hearing: Governor can’t examine legislative competence of bills, West Bengal tells SC

Prez reference hearing: Governor can’t examine legislative competence of bills, West Bengal tells SC The West Bengal government says the governor cannot examine the legislative competence of a Bill passed by the state assembly . A five-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice BR Gavai was told by senior advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for West Bengal, that since Independence there is hardly any example where the President has withheld a Bill . Read full story: Source
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Yamuna level in Delhi continues to rise, evacuation underway

Yamuna level in Delhi continues to rise, evacuation underway More than 7,500 people have been evacuated from low-lying flooded areas as the Yamuna river level rose to 207 metres at the Old Railway Bridge (ORB) on Wednesday (September 3, 2025) at 1 p.m. The evacuees have been accommodated at 25 locations where relief camps have been set up . Read full story: Source
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India’s first vulture conservation portal launched in Assam

India’s first vulture conservation portal launched in Assam An Assam-based foundation working on vulture conservation has developed a portal - reportedly the first of its kind in India - to build a network of individuals engaged in saving the large scavenger birds . A group of organisations led by We Foundation India launched the portal, (http://www.thevulturenetwork.org), on Tuesday (September 2, 2025) Read full story: Source
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Arun Gawli walks out of Nagpur jail after 17 years as Supreme Court grants him bail in murder case

Arun Gawli walks out of Nagpur jail after 17 years as Supreme Court grants him bail in murder case Arun Gawli walked out of Nagpur Central Jail days after Supreme Court granted him bail . The gangster-turned-politician was serving life imprisonment for the murder of Mumbai Shiv Sena corporator Kamlakar Jamsandekar . The top court granted bail subject to terms and conditions imposed by the trial court . Read full story: Source
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Maratha protest: Quota petitioner calls Government Resolution ‘completely useless’

Maratha protest: Quota petitioner calls Government Resolution ‘completely useless’ Government Resolution (GR) on granting Kunbi certificates to eligible community members “completely useless” Maratha quota movement leader Manoj Jarange launched a hunger strike in Mumbai . Jarange ended his fast on Tuesday evening after the Maharashtra government issued a GR on forming a committee to issue Kunbi caste certificates to Marathas . Read full story: Source
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India to test battery storage at coal plants to balance grid as solar power surges

India to test battery storage at coal plants to balance grid as solar power surges The concept addresses a critical challenge facing India’s power grid, where thermal plants must ramp down during peak solar hours but maintain capacity for evening demand when solar generation drops . The top coal power generator NTPC has been tasked with testing this at some plants and given funding support . Read full story: Source
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