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Clamour for relook as 35 of 66 BJP candidates are turncoats

AS many as 35 of the 66 BJP candidates in the Jharkhand Assembly polls are turncoats, upsetting the party workers who say their credibility is being doubted within the party. Besides, many of the close relatives of some top politicians have managed to get tickets, putting BJP workers in a tight spot over their plank of dynastic politics.

On 19th year, RTI reels under vacant positions amid uptick in complaints

A year after the Supreme Court directed the Central and the state governments to take immediate steps to fill the vacancies in the Central Information Commission (CIC) and state information commissions (SICs), the transparency watchdog is functioning with reduced capacity, leading to inordinate delays in resolving RTI cases and backlog of complaints.

BJP's minority outreach: 26L members brought to saffron party fold during drive

MORE than 26 lakh people from minority communities, including a large number of Muslims, have become members of the BJP during its nationwide membership drive. Nearly six lakh people from minority communities have taken memberships offline. So far, the party has managed to rope in more than 10 crore members.

FOCUSING ON STATES TO ACHIEVE A VIKSIT BHARAT

THERE has been a growing realisation of the need to accelerate economic growth at the state level to take the Indian economy to a higher growth path. At NITI Aayog's ninth meeting of the governing council on July 27, Narendra Modi observed that states could play an active role in achieving Viksit Bharat by 2047. Even earlier, at NITI Aayog's governing council meeting on June 15, 2019, the PM had appealed to the states to recognise their core competence and work towards making India a $5-trillion economy.

NETANYAHU: THE MAN AND HIS MISSION

With the world waiting for Israel's response to attacks from Iran and its proxies, it's essential to understand the anxieties and convictions that drive its leader, Bibi Netanyahu

Drone tech game-changer, I will be brand ambassador, says Naidu

ASSERTING that Andhra Pradesh government is committed to develop Amaravati as the hub for drone technology, Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu rolled out the red carpet for investors and pitched himself as the best ambassador for the drone industry.

Students ask cops for matchbox to light ganja, beedi

“DO you have a matchbox,” asked a group of school students after entering a building in Adimaly, reckoning it to be a workshop. They requested the matchbox to light a beedi rolled with ganja.

Cyclone Dana to hit Odisha today

Landfall point remains unclear, IMD predicts coastal districts will start getting heavy rains

Priyanka, along with Sonia, reaches Wayanad for bypoll

CONGRESS general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, who is making her electoral debut in the bypoll from Wayanad, reached the constituency on Tuesday evening. Her mother and Congress parliamentary party chairperson Sonia Gandhi accompanied Priyanka on her maiden poll tour. Priyanka will file her nominations on Wednesday.

North Bengaluru crumbles under massive cloudburst, daily life severely affected

AN overnight cloudburst pulverised North Bengaluru, especially the Yelahanka zone, and other key city areas, exposing the I-T City's fragile infrastructure and inadequacies in enduring heavy rains.

Appoint nodal officer for better probes in PMLA cases, ED tells TN police

TN only state without a nodal officer for info

IIT-D offers MSc in 'Healthcare Technology'

IN a programme aimed at bridging the gap between medicine and engineering, the Centre for Biomedical Engineering (CBME) at IIT Delhi has launched an exclusive Master of Science (Research) program in 'Healthcare Technology'.

Centipede in curd, customer alleges; IRCTC says old incident

A Delhi man was disgusted to find a live centipede in his IRCTC meal and took to social media to highlight the issue of food safety recently. The photograph of the centipede in the 'raita' went viral on social media on Tuesday.

LG extends nurses' contract; orders clearance of pending 11k electricity connections

DELHI Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena has approved the extension of services for 962 nursing staff working in city hospitals on a contractual basis for an additional year. The LG's approval is aligned with the one-time regularisation policy issued on October 11, 2020, according to a statement from Raj Niwas.

2020 riots: No bail to accused who pointed pistol at policeman

THE Delhi High Court on Tuesday rejected the bail plea of Shahrukh Pathan, who gained widespread attention for pointing a gun at a police constable during the 2020 Northeast Delhi riots.

‘Matter of right’: Man moves HC to get his wife’s gender checked

IN a unique legal battle, a husband has moved the Delhi High Court, requesting a medical examination of his wife at a Central Government hospital to verify her gender.

Sacked employees of DCW will be reinstated: Kejriwal

Services of contractual workers were terminated over 'illegal' hiring

Specially-abled with high needs to get ₹5K monthly assistance: Minister

DELHI Social Welfare Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj on Tuesday said AAP-led city government has decided to provide a monthly financial assistance of ₹5,000 to disabled persons with high special needs.

AQI300+, GRAP-2 IMPLEMENTED

Use of coal, firewood, including in tandoors, and diesel generators have been banned

24 officials suspended in Haryana

THE Haryana Government has suspended 24 officials for their alleged failure to prevent and stubble burning cases in their respective areas, sources said.

Govt launches 'Red Light On, Gaadi Off campaign

ELHI Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Monday launched the 'Red Light On, Gaadi Off' campaign - turning off car engines at traffic signals - to reduce vehicular pollution in the capital.

‘33K deaths from pollution’: NGT takes cognizance of study

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has initiated suo-motu proceedings following two critical studies that have revealed a disturbing decline in air quality across India.

Pollution rises, so does political blame game

AAP targets neighbouring states for spike; why not Punjab, asks BJP

Behind drug bust: Luxury cars bought in cash, encrypted apps to stay in touch

A port in Mumbai was the smugglers' first stop way back in 2021. The ship brought about 294 kg of heroin from Afghanistan, though it didn't land at Mumbai first. The merchants chose a circuitous way - to Iran, and other West Asian countries - to evade detection.

Six-storey B'luru building caves in; One dead, 5 injured

A construction worker was killed and five others were injured when a six-storey under-construction residential building collapsed in the city on Tuesday afternoon.

40 more flights get bomb threats

HOAX bomb threats continued to keep the security agencies on their toes and inconvenience passengers on Tuesday as about 40 more flights received threat emails.

MODI, XI TALKS TODAY

● Bilateral dialogue before BRICS Summit opens at Russia's Kazan, says government ● Need to restore mutual trust to go back to status quo ante: Army Chief Gen Dwivedi

JPC MEET ON WAQF TURNS UGLY AS TMC MP SMASHES BOTTLE

THE meeting of the Joint Committee on Waqf (Amendment) Bill witnessed high-voltage drama on Tuesday as Trinamool MP Kalyan Banerjee smashed a glass bottle during a heated exchange of words with BJP member and former Calcutta HC judge Abhijit Gangopadhyay, injuring himself in the process.

Property defacement: HC summons DUSU candidates, criticises varsity

THE Delhi High Court on Monday summoned several candidates who had contested the Delhi University Students Union (DUSU) elections in September 2024, to explain their involvement in an alleged case of public property defacement.

‘VPN chaining making task of agencies difficult in hoax bomb threat calls’

THE Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has stepped in to deal with the spate of hoax bomb threats to the airlines last week with Home Secretary Govind Monhan on Monday meeting top officials of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) and Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS).