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TOP COURT PULLS UP RAJASTHAN OVER POLLUTION IN JOJARI RIVER

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November 18, 2025

The Supreme Court on Monday pulled up the Rajasthan government for complicity of its officials in allowing industrial waste to directly flow into Jojari river — a lifeline for nearly 2 million people —as it termed the situation alarming and the suffering of people “unbelievable”, while proposing to pass orders in this regard on Friday.

- Abraham Thomas

“We will go beyond this case. We find what is happening there on the ground is alarming. The common effluent treatment plant (CETP) is being bypassed to directly discharge industrial waste into the river,” said a bench of justices Vikram Nath and Sandee

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Rupee slides 44 paise to near record low of 90.78 vs dollar

The rupee tumbled for the third straight session, losing 44 paise to settle near its lowest level at 90.78 against the US dollar on Friday, on strong dollar demand and persistent foreign fund outflows.

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SC junks judge’s plea, clears path for inquiry by LS

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‘No entry for non-Hindus’ boards at Har-ki-Pauri

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Mumbai & beyond, a story of BJP's rise

Urban Maharashtra swings the saffron outfit's way, confirming its rise as the premier party of the state and the decline of regional outfits

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S Korea ex-prez Yoon gets 5-year jail in first ruling over martial law

A South Korean court on Friday sentenced former President Yoon Suk Yeol to five years in prison on charges that included obstructing attempts by authorities to arrest him following his failed bid to impose martial law in December 2024.

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