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Rains bring relief amid water scarcity but expose Bengaluru’s civic woes ahead of monsoon

Sharan Poovanna -
Siddaramaiah has instructed officials to find ‘permanent solution’ to pothole issue in Bengaluru. Asked about BBMP polls, CM says will 'think about it' once Model Code is lifted.

Saved by a pothole? ‘Dead’ Haryana man ‘jolted to life’ on way to village for last rites

Sushil Manav -
Darshan Singh's family was bringing his 'body' back home in an ambulance when his son noticed his hand moving after the vehicle hit a 'big pothole'.

Bengaluru defies Congress wave, Modi appeal helps BJP improve tally to 15 seats

Sharan Poovanna -
Despite resentment over poor infra, floods, potholes, BJP manages to increase seat share to 15 from 11 in 2018. Congress's Dinesh Gundu Rao retains Gandhi Nagar by wafer thin margin.

‘Chandrayaan moonwalk’ not his first, Bengaluru man is known for fixing potholes with art

Fiza Jha -
Astronauts, mermaids, even a weeping peacock — Baadal Nanjundaswamy has been using art to talk about what's going on in India.

15,000 deaths in five years due to pothole accidents is alarming, says Supreme Court

PTI -
This indicates that authorities concerned are not maintaining the roads properly, a bench headed by Justice Madan B Lokur said.

India Inc’s debt snarl is holding up PM Modi’s infrastructure drive

Anjani Trivedi -
Companies that aren’t in the best position to handle the debt have been among the most aggressive to bid for projects.

Robots with WiFi and Bluetooth will now clean Kerala’s manholes

PTI -
The robot, equipped with Wi-Fi, Blue Tooth and control panels has four limbs and a bucket system to scoop out the waste from sewers.

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Opinion

US has misread India. New Delhi will hedge, push back, and assert

Shishir Priyadarshi -
India’s foreign policy today is driven less by Western alignment or global liberalism and more by domestic political imperatives — economic, ideological, and electoral.

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Economy

Smartphones, gems, pharma: Which Indian exports will be worst hit by Trump tariffs, which will be spared

Keshav Padmanabhan -
Electronics—specifically smartphones—& energy & pharma products make up 30% of Indian exports to US. 25% tariff on India came into effect Thursday, extra 25% to kick in by August-end.

Defence

Pakistan army chief Asim Munir to attend CENTCOM chief’s farewell, second visit to US in two months

Debdutta Chakraborty -
Munir was earlier in America in June when he had a two-hour luncheon meeting with the US president at the White House.

National Interest

Pakistan, Dhaka have played Washington well. Back home, Modi ecosystem has an inner conflict

Shekhar Gupta -
To protect ourselves from Trumpian diplomacy, first we must introspect the bipolarity within our establishment discourse.

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