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Indore deaths hanging over BJP, ex-MLA wants Delhi govt to provide free bottled water to residents

Delhi needs to upgrade its drinking water system as the old system has proved to be a little risky because of what has happened in Indore, says ex-MLA and BJP spokesperson RP Singh.

Haryana has a new DGP: 1992-batch IPS Ajay Singhal, head of vigilance & anti-corruption bureau

Singhal has spent most of his career in Haryana, with stints in various operational and administrative roles. His appointment came on the day his predecessor O.P. Singh retired.

Karnataka panel’s fund management advice for govt—merge state & central schemes, no new projects

With state budget due in March, Siddaramaiah-led Congress govt has been trying to generate revenue to make up for shortfalls which have been estimated to be in the range of Rs 10,000-15,000 cr.

Fears that VB-GRAM G will increase financial burden of states ‘unfounded’, says SBI report

Report says VB-G RAM G will bring down inefficiency linked to MGNREGA. According to report, inefficiency, structural weakness, misappropriation led to loss of employment to 1.22 cr households a yr.

Politics to entrepreneurship, how Kerala’s Kudumbashree is giving women a platform, a life of autonomy

Launched in 1998, the women’s empowerment programme has become a political nursery: 7,210 of 23,612 councillors elected in the 2025 local body polls are Kudumbashree volunteers.

Born in a lab, Indian Statistical Institute helped shape new India. A bill intends to alter its future

Section of faculty, students and alumni oppose MoSPI's draft Bill that seeks to replace Indian Statistical Institute's elected Governing Council with government-nominated board.

A state with 17 DGPs: Punjab’s policing paradox amid a spate of cold-blooded murders

In past 2 months, a kabbadi player was shot dead at a tournament, a gang opened fire at a wedding killing 2 guests, a shopkeeper was killed for refusing to give in to extortion.

Email ID ‘abc@gmail’, ‘111111’ as bank A/C—CAG flags gaps in Modi govt’s flagship upskilling scheme

Audit finds violations in age and education criteria, duplicate photos, unspent funds, and shut training centres in states surveyed; report tabled in Parliament.

In Congress-ruled Karnataka, Adani is set to bag Shivakumar’s pet Bengaluru tunnel project

The  Adani Group has emerged as the lowest bidder for the tunnel project in Bengaluru. The next step will be the company's 60-day financial assessment of the project.

Walking your dog off leash? No liquor licence? No jail time as Haryana decriminalises 164 offences

Haryana's Jan Vishwas (Amendment) Bill 2025 decriminalises minor offences across 42 state laws. It aims to enhance ease of living & ease of doing business in the state.

On Camera

Bangladeshi Hindus have nowhere to go in the election. Choice is between fear and fear

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami has given ticket to a Hindu candidate for the first time and the Bangladesh Nationalist Party has fielded two Hindus. Activists say they are simply paying lip service.

Grounded no more: Andhra govt revives no-frills Dagadarthi airport near Nellore to boost south coast link

As Visakhapatnam readies a mega airport, the Andhra Pradesh government has revived its shelved Dagadarthi project, aiming to boost cargo and connectivity on the south coast.

Rafale deal to be inked in 2026, final assembly line in Nagpur, Indian firms to be roped in

The proposed project costing about Rs 3.25 lakh crore will entail procurement of 18 aircraft in fly away condition & the rest made in India with up to 60% indigenous content.

Thank you Donald Trump, again. India now has reason to shed fear of trade deals and risky reform

UK, EFTA already in the bag and EU on the way, many members of RCEP except China signed up, and even restrictions on China being lifted, India has changed its mind on trade.