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Sunday, July 20, 2025
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Topic: City councillors

CBI names TMC MLA, 2 councillors in charge sheet for murder of BJP leader Abhijit Sarkar

In second supplementary charge sheet of the 2021 case, the probe agency also named 15 others under IPC Sections related to criminal conspiracy, murder & disappearance of evidence.

Average delay of 22 months in Karnataka civic polls, Bengaluru without city council for 4 yrs

Report by civic advocacy group Janaagraha also notes other city councils continue to see their powers stripped away as state govt tightens its grip on all layers of administration.

Who is Riddhi Patel, Indian-American facing felony charges for threatening city officials with ‘murder’

Patel threatened Bakersfield city council members at a public meeting, appearing as part of group protesting conflict in Gaza. They have pleaded not guilty to 18 felony charges.

AAP, BJP councillors throw punches in Delhi civic house as they try to elect key panel members

One member even collapsed amid the rowdy behaviour which started after the mayor declared one vote invalid.

Indian politics and media obsess over MPs and MLAs. Barely recognise 87,000 city councillors

Councillors must be seen as leaders of our cities who need systematic capacity building so that President Murmu and CM Shinde are not rare exceptions.

On Camera

Can Syria’s tiny Druze minority survive West Asia’s new storms? There’s little hope

Indians see West Asia as one uninterrupted wash of Islam, but the reality is more complex. For the Druze, support from Israel—where they are a recognised minority—is now critical.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.