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There are just over 740 judges in Delhi’s trial courts, a number that has remained stagnant since 2015.
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There are just over 740 judges in Delhi’s trial courts, a number that has remained stagnant since 2015.

Locals are worried that discharge from the plants will destroy the delicate marine ecology, impacting fishing. They also ask why as many as four plants have been planned in one single district, raising safety concerns as well | Mumbai news

Need to shift to domestic thorium from import dependency of uranium as early as possible, says Anil Kakodkar
The United States has acknowledged its possession of orbital space-control weapons, a declaration echoing a 1962 nuclear test that generated artificial radiation belts. Current space warfare strategies emphasize counter-space capabilities rather than relying on explosive power. Countries like China and Russia are also advancing their own space technologies, highlighting the growing perception of orbit as a potential arena for future military conflicts.

Japan is moving to revive nuclear power 15 years after an enormous earthquake and tsunami sent reactors at the Fukushima atomic plant into meltdown in 2011. | World News
Chubu Electric Power's Hamaoka nuclear power station in the city of Omaezaki.
Bengaluru-based startup Pranos Fusion has successfully produced plasma inside its experimental reactor, Pragya, marking a major milestone that transitions India's private fusion sector from theory to experimental prototyping.The two-and-a-half-year-old deeptec

Four asterisks in India s squad for the three-match T20I series against Afghanistan tell their own story. Jasprit Bumrah, Washington Sundar, Nitish Kumar Reddy and Harshit Rana have all been picked, but none is certain to play yet
A 25-year-old CISF jawan died from a gunshot wound on duty. The incident occurred at a nuclear power plant in Rajasthan's Chittorgarh district

Dear Reader, Today s news moves from the politics of Vande Mataram to a quiet arrest that followed a four-year investigation in Jammu and Kashmir. There is a protest that has now reached the police register, an unusual recall of an official statement ahead of

Travel time between Mumbai s Madh Island and Versova is set to be drastically reduced to just 10 minutes, with the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) planning a Rs 2,395-crore cable-stayed flyover connecting the two areas. If everything goes as per plans
"I do have a good relationship with Kim Jong Un, as you know, you've seen. He didn't like Biden, he didn't like Obama, he didn't like anybody, but he likes me, and I just got along with him very good," Trump told reporters while addressing technology leaders
US President Donald Trump said North Korea has 57 very powerful nuclear weapons and indicated he plans to meet leader Kim Jong Un. His remarks came after he ordered the Pentagon to cut short joint military exercises with South Korea

Several hundred demonstrators burned tyres and barricaded streets in the southern part of Karachi with oil drums and vehicles, hurling rocks at the police, who responded with tear gas. One person was killed as the police opened fire on anti-government demonstr
In 1984, the US aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk collided with the Soviet nuclear-powered submarine K-314 in the Sea of Japan during a tense Cold War military exercise. The submarine had been tracking the American carrier group when it surfaced in Kitty Hawk s

Former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene said Sunday that the possible use of nuclear weapons against Iran is being discussed in US strategy meetings, though she did not provide evidence for the claim

We often think of exercise as something that keeps the heart, muscles and bones healthy. But growing research suggests that its benefits may extend much deeper right into the brain

The Maharashtra Cabinet on Tuesday approved an Rs 18 crore loan from the National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC) for a sugar factory linked to BJP MLA Abhimanyu Pawar, continuing a recent run of state approvals for financial assistance to cooperati

THE LOK Sabha passed two Bills the National Cooperative Development Corporation (Amendment) Bill 2026 and the Kerala (Alteration of Name) Bill 2026 by voice vote amid Opposition protests on Tuesday. The House was adjourned for the day soon after the passage of

Welcome to The Daily Catch-Up, your three-minute evening briefing from The Indian Express. Jharkhand s student protests and the JPSC controversy remain in focus today

As the new BJP government in West Bengal prepares to draft a new industrial policy for the state, the contentious issue of land acquisition, which triggered Singur and Nandigram agitations, was the focal point of discussion at a marathon meeting between leadin

Renowned nuclear scientist Dr M P Parameswaran, one of the key figures who worked to popularise the people s scientific movement in the country, died in Kerala s Thrissur on Tuesday. He was 91
America is turning decades-old strontium-90 radioactive waste from Oak Ridge into a potential source of long-lasting nuclear power. Zeno Power is working with the Pentagon to develop seabed power nodes that could keep underwater drones, sensors and autonomous

UEFA has launched a new public platform designed to clarify when the video assistant referee should intervene, as European football moves towards fewer reviews and greater authority for on-field officials from the 2026-27 season. Called Clear Line, the platfor

The state government has approved the diversion of nearly 83,700 sq ft of forest land for two projects of Adani Group companies in Raigad and Amravati, including reserve forest and mangrove land for a proposed cement terminal in Alibag, officials said. The For

Former Punjab chief minister Prakash Singh Badal and former president of the Sikh Gurudwara Prabandhak Committee Gurcharan Singh Tohra were arrested for violating externment orders prohibiting them from entering the Union Territory of Delhi for one month. The

Harry Potter full-cast audiobooks bring listeners back to Hogwarts with hundreds of unique voices, cinematic sound design and an original musical score. Per Audible, the ensemble includes Hugh Laurie, Riz Ahmed, Kit Harington, Keira Knightley, Matthew Macfadye
New Delhi: India's planned expansion of nuclear power capacity could significantly increase its uranium requirement, with Pressurised Heavy Water Reactors (PHWRs) alone expected to need around 5,400 tonnes of uranium oxide annually, while domestic production c
Tokyo: Nagasaki marked on Sunday the 81st anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the southwestern city, as the mayor called nuclear weapons absolute evil, denounced growing support for nuclear deterrence and called on the Japanese government to adhere to it
Japan's leaders are questioning its long-held pacifist stance on nuclear weapons. This debate arises as regional neighbors increase their military capabilities significantly