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    SC to hear suo-motu case on Aravalli hills on Dec 29; here’s all about the issue

    The Federal
    28 Dec 2025 1:07 PM IST

    Even as SC bench takes suo-motu cognisance of controversial 100-metre elevation rule, The Federal explains what's at the heart of this raging controversy

    SC to hear suo motu case on Aravalli hills on Dec 29; what is the row about
    Explainers
    Shashi Tharoor in Lok Sabha
    India

    Shashi Tharoor backs Digvijaya Singh on strengthening Congress organisation

    28 Dec 2025 2:46 PM IST
    Another Hindu man lynched in Bangladesh, govt rules out communal angle
    India

    Bangladesh: Two suspects in Hadi murder fled to India, say Dhaka police

    28 Dec 2025 1:46 PM IST
    Akshaye Khanna’s jig to Saiyaara’s heartbreak appeal — how 2025 brought in ‘meme era’ to Bollywood
    The Eighth Column

    Akshaye Khanna’s jig to Saiyaara’s heartbreak appeal — how 2025 brought in ‘meme era’ to Bollywood

    28 Dec 2025 12:44 PM IST
    Branca is reportedly known for his constant hatred towards India and Indians - due to his vulgar, racist comments on his X account, often shared and liked by those of his ilk

    Row erupts after US influencer mocks death of Indian-origin man in Canada

    28 Dec 2025 3:24 PM IST
    PM Modi

    Modi recaps India’s achievements in year-end Mann Ki Baat

    28 Dec 2025 3:06 PM IST
    Army intensifies counter-terror ops as 30–35 Pak terrorists active in Jammu region

    Army intensifies counter-terror ops as 30–35 Pak terrorists active in Jammu region

    28 Dec 2025 2:19 PM IST
    Right-wing activists disrupt birthday party alleging love jihad; police fine 2 Muslim attendees

    Right-wing activists disrupt birthday party alleging 'love jihad'; police fine 2 Muslim attendees

    28 Dec 2025 2:10 PM IST
    Vijay, Audio launch,

    Vijay says he is giving up cinema for fans at Jana Nayagan audio launch in Malaysia

    28 Dec 2025 1:39 PM IST
    Kerala MLA says councillor asked him to vacate civic body building after BJP takeover

    Kerala MLA says councillor asked him to vacate civic body building after BJP takeover

    28 Dec 2025 12:49 PM IST
    Delhi reorganisation

    Delhi revenue districts reorganised; 13 districts from Jan 1, 2026

    28 Dec 2025 12:06 PM IST
    Ghost-Eye by Amitav Ghosh

    Ghost-Eye review: Amitav Ghosh revisits the Sundarbans, threatened by climate change

    28 Dec 2025 12:00 PM IST
    Himachal: Pilot killed in paragliding accident at Bir Billing

    Himachal: Pilot killed in paragliding accident at Bir Billing

    28 Dec 2025 11:06 AM IST
    Dense fog hits Delhi as AQI nears severe level; 150 flights delayed

    Dense fog hits Delhi as AQI nears severe level; 150 flights delayed

    28 Dec 2025 10:21 AM IST
    Raigarh protesters

    Violence erupts during coal mining protest; cops injured, vehicles torched

    The Federal
    28 Dec 2025 10:12 AM IST

    Several policemen were injured and vehicles torched as protests against a coal mining project in Chhattisgarh’s Raigarh district spiralled into...

    Tripura MBA student Anjel Chakma killed in fight over racial slurs; incident sparks outrage

    Tripura MBA student Anjel Chakma 'killed' in fight over racial slurs; incident sparks outrage

    28 Dec 2025 9:08 AM IST
    BJP leader Kuldeep Singh Sengar

    Unnao rape case: SC to hear CBI plea against Sengar bail on Dec 29

    28 Dec 2025 8:18 AM IST
    Kerala vs Karnataka

    How Yelahanka slum razing snowballed into an inter-state political storm

    28 Dec 2025 7:35 AM IST
    Modi Trump relationship

    2025, when Modi's India found Trump 1.0 and Trump 2.0 to be cheese and chalk

    28 Dec 2025 6:30 AM IST
    CPI turns 100 in India

    How Indian communism rose, split and slipped into decline

    28 Dec 2025 6:30 AM IST
    Congress left red-faced in Kerala as internal feud helps rival BJP in local bodies

    Congress left red-faced in Kerala as internal feud helps rival BJP in local bodies

    27 Dec 2025 9:00 PM IST
    17th Bengaluru International Film Festival will be held from Jan 29 to Feb 6

    Yelahanka eviction unavoidable, displaced families to be rehabilitated: Siddaramaiah

    27 Dec 2025 8:52 PM IST
    Digvijaya Singh

    Digvijaya Singh on RSS row: 'I oppose Modi, RSS, praised organisation'

    27 Dec 2025 8:04 PM IST
    BJP wins Thiruvananthapuram Corporation in Kerala local body elections.

    Congress revolt in Mattathur as leaders back BJP; KPCC cracks down with suspensions

    27 Dec 2025 7:39 PM IST
    Unnao rape case: CBI to approach SC against HC bail for Kuldeep Sangar

    Unnao rape survivor moves CBI against investigating officer, seeks FIR

    27 Dec 2025 7:28 PM IST
    J&K, non-locals in revised electoral rolls, AAP leader

    Assam draft rolls: Over 10.5L names removed ahead of 2026 polls

    27 Dec 2025 7:23 PM IST
    Texas student arrest

    Operation Aaghat 3.0 in Delhi: Number of detentions, arrests reach 966

    27 Dec 2025 6:45 PM IST
    Congress Working Committee meeting December 27, 2025

    Amid MGNREGA protest, Congress faces internal questions on eve of 140th anniversary

    27 Dec 2025 5:39 PM IST
    Shashi Tharoor

    Tharoor’s praise for PM Modi earns Congress ire, party calls it ‘personal view’

    27 Dec 2025 5:39 PM IST
    Supreme Court

    SC quashes rape conviction, says it had ‘sixth sense’ parties could reunite

    27 Dec 2025 5:35 PM IST
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