Noted environmentalist and lawyer MC Mehta on Thursday demanded a CBI enquiry into the spending of over Rs. 7000 crore by the Centre and state government in cleaning the 500 km stretch of the Ganga between Haridwar and Unnao in Uttar Pradesh. The issue was raised by the lawyer, on whose petition the National Green Tribunal (NGT) today delivered a ...

A city court today reserved order on a plea of a BJP youth wing leader seeking one rupee compensation from Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and AAP spokesperson Sanjay Singh, claiming he was projected as the person who had assaulted former minister Kapil Mishra. Additional Senior Civil Judge V K Gautam heard the arguments of the counsel for the plaintiff ...

Heavy rain in the past few days has resulted in rise of water level of the Ganga at Haridwar, with the river touching the warning mark on Wednesday. According to the central water commission (CWC), Ganga at Haridwar touched the warning mark at 293 metres at 2pm on Wednesday. The river, however, is still flowing below the danger mark of ...