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Will a double-decker flyover help solve Bengaluru’s traffic woes or fuel another problem

Karnataka CM has also asked Azim Premji to allow traffic through the Wipro campus to reduce congestion on the Outer Ring Road.

‘No senior IAS wants to be science secy’—Union minister says bureaucracy holding back innovation in India

Speaking at the launch of a Niti Aayog report, Science and Technology Minister Jitendra Singh says 'many state governments in India are not taking innovation very seriously…'.

Amid power tussle, Fadnavis & Shinde heap credit on each other for Metro in Dy CM’s home turf Thane

The two were in Thane to flag off trial run of first phase of Wadala-Thane-Kasarvadavali Metro line & additional Kasarvadavali-Gaimukh Metro corridor, which will be Thane on Metro map. 

Combining easy commute & tourism, Kochi Water Metro is redefining urban transport—not just in Kerala

Air-conditioned boats plying between mainland & city’s island towns have added a new dimension to travel. Other states are collaborating with Kochi Metro Rail to implement similar systems.

IAS officer in Naidu’s CMO ruffles feathers—‘slammed door on one TDP MP, had spat with another’

Misra, a 2009-batch IAS officer from Andhra Pradesh cadre, was serving as director in the Centre’s Department Of Financial Services before his posting in the CMO as additional secretary last year.

Kerala’s legislative bid to amend Wild Life (Protection) Act and why it has raised eyebrows

Kerala Forest Minister AK Saseendran introduced Wildlife Protection (Kerala Amendment) Bill, 2025 in Assembly Thursday. Oppn has supported the legislation.

UP IAS reshuffle: Health, tourism principal secretaries shunted as ministers have their way

IAS officer Partha Sarthi Sen Sharma was moved from health to basic & Madhyamik education dept. Mukesh Kumar Meshram was shifted from tourism to animal husbandry, dairy & fisheries.

Rajasthan’s Rs 42,000 crore Mahi Banswara project will mark entry of NTPC in nuclear power sector

The 2800 MWe nuclear power plant is set to be inaugurated by PM Modi next week. Govt has set an ambitious target of 100 GW nuclear power capacity by 2047.

Shivakumar feels the heat as Bengaluru CEO’s relocation post reignites pothole debate

Karnataka ex-CM Kumaraswamy hit out at the Congress govt, saying Bengaluru is gaining infamy as ‘city of potholes’. Andhra IT Minister Nara Lokesh offered to welcome start-up CEO to Vizag.

UP ministers vs civil servants, again: What’s behind Yogi govt’s latest warning to bureaucracy

Lucknow: Politicians and civil servants have always had a tense relationship in Uttar Pradesh, and tensions between the two have now burst into the...

On Camera

Why is going to law school so popular again?

In a recent survey of law school admissions officers, 94% said the current political climate in the US played at least a moderate role in the increase.

Consumer Price Index gets up to date. Airfare, OTT plans, e-commerce prices in new basket—MoSPI secy

New CPI series will take 2024 as base year, will provide more accurate measure of inflation, spending on digital services. Expected to enhance representation and reliability, says Saurabh Garg.

Joint production, closer ties, emerging tech: The foundation of new defence pact between India & US

The agreement, signed after meeting between Rajnath and US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth on sidelines of ADMM-Plus in Kuala Lumpur, aims to deepen bilateral ties in the critical sector.

Deepfake on duty: when I asked AI to read Op Sindoor citations

On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.