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CRPF jawan assaulted at UP station: Three Kanwariyas arrested, later granted bail

On Sunday, Yogi Adityanath in a public address said anti-social elements are attempting to defame Kanwar Yatra. He also urged Kanwariyas not to take matters into their own hands.

A temple, mosque & week-long power cut. Land dispute in Delhi’s Jai Hind camp is taking political shape

BSES removed 3 meters—2 from a temple, 1 from a mosque—that were powering the entire settlement via sub-meters. The land is disputed, but court Friday granted residents temporary relief.

IPS officer returns President’s Medal, questions 360° review; cites campaign to link him with RSS

Posted in SSB, Dr Paresh Saxena wrote to President that now-retired IPS officer ‘initiated narrative that he has deep RSS base & successive DGs too misrepresented him as uncooperative’.

The politics of Rajya Sabha nominations: How Modi’s strategy differs from Vajpayee’s & UPA’s

Though once seen as a platform for non-partisan excellence, analysts say members have increasingly been nominated to the Rajya Sabha to help BJP expand its footprint.

IAS seeing progress on gender parity—1 of 5 secretaries at Centre are women

The change is palpable at lower levels, too. According to data from October 2024, approximately 64 out of the 236 joint secretaries—27 percent—serving in the government, were women.

UPSC clears Haryana plea to promote 18 HCS officers to IAS, but 9 under probe get provisional promotion

UPSC okays the promotion after rejecting state's proposal multiple times. 9 officers from 2002 batch get only provisional promotion amid allegations of recruitment irregularities.

Sriharikota, start-ups to space cities: Naidu govt aims for the cosmos with ambitious space policy

Andhra Pradesh govt aims to attract Rs 25,000 crore in investment, create 35,000 jobs in space-linked industries, seeking to boost India’s space ambitions through policy & infra push.

Idli, dosa & governance: Telangana IAS officers are getting insights from chief secy Rao, over breakfast

Chief Secretary K. Ramakrishna Rao has made it a point to meet his junior officers informally once a week to build rapport, mentor them & draw on their potential and views.

How Gurugram sinks every monsoon under the weight of urban chaos of its own making

Gurugram: The Millennium City, which has some of the toniest residential addresses in NCR alongside offices of tech behemoths like Google and Microsoft and several...

Bengaluru’s Rs 2.9 cr plan to feed stray dogs has residents questioning govt’s ‘misplaced’ priorities

The move comes as Siddaramaiah govt faces criticism over city's infra & quality of life issues. It has also revived the debate around the issue of safety.

On Camera

Why Hyderabad restaurants don’t make it to the top. Obsessed with comfort food, no PR

Most of the fancy or high-end restaurants opening up in Hyderabad these days are pretty much stuck on the same blueprint—big space, and inauthentic menus.

60% increase in India’s carbon emissions by 2050, coal to remain top energy source: BP Energy Outlook

The country will account for 12 percent of global energy demand by 2050 from 7 percent in 2023, adds BP report.

ISKP & Lashkar converging under aegis of Pakistan’s ISI to take on Baloch fighters

ISKP, a sub-continental branch of the Islamic State, is said to have vowed to extend operations in Kashmir, on encouragement from Pakistan’s security establishment.

How Pakistan thinks: Army for hire, ideology of convenience

Pakistan’s army has been a rentier force available to a reasonable bidder. It has never come to the aid of any Muslims including Palestinians or the Gazans, except making noises here and there.