Environment Ministry writes to States to ‘enforce’ Supreme Court’s Aravalli orders
The Environment Ministry on Wednesday issued orders to the Chief Secretaries of Haryana, Rajasthan and Gujarat, asking them to enforce the Supreme Court’s direction preventing the granting of new mining leases across the Aravalli range till a management plan is finalised.
Awami League will not be allowed to participate in Bangladesh election: interim government
A day after several lawmakers of the United States called on the interim government of Bangladesh to hold “inclusive elections,” a spokesperson for the interim government in Dhaka said on Wednesday (December 24, 2025) that the Awami League, led by deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, remains banned and will not be allowed to participate in the February 2026 elections.
Jat panchayat in Rajasthan prohibits married women in 15 villages from using smartphones from January 26
