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Delhi’s Rs 1,500 crore Signature Bridge has no CCTV. DU student’s death sparks safety alarm

One of Sneha's friends present at her Saket residence confirmed that a suicide note was found in her room, in which she expressed feelings of failure and said she had decided to end her life.

For disabled NEET aspirants, every win in court feels like a loss in practice. Blame NMC

Despite the SC’s explicit guidance, the NMC continues to rely on a percentage-based model to disqualify disabled NEET applicants, with no mention of a detailed functionality assessment.

‘Try and beat me in UPSC’ — IAS mentor to Telangana officer whose disability quota remark sparked uproar

Differently abled former civil servant Bala Latha Mallavarapu threatens indefinite fast if IAS Smita Sabharwal fails to retract her comments and apologise within 24 hours.

Take action against Puja Khedkar, not people with disabilities. IAS Sabharwal’s tweet disturbing

Franklin D Roosevelt had polio, Stephen Hawking had ALS, and Elon Musk has Asperger’s—disabilities don’t make people less capable. IAS Smita Sabharwal needs to educate herself.

After PWD transfer debacle, now UP minister Prasada rebukes top official over road repair report

In a letter, UP PWD minister Jitin Prasada accused principal secretary of 'supervisory laxity' after the official failed to share a progress report on repair of rain-damaged roads.

‘0.01%’ street vendors from minority communities benefit from Centre’s loan scheme, finds RTI query

A total of 32.26 lakh loans were disbursed under the PM SVANidhi scheme between June 2020 & May 2022, according to data revealed by the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs.

Delhi govt warns it will cut salaries of PWD officials who fail to clear polluting waste

The Delhi govt's policy is directed at public works officials to ensure construction and demolition waste from areas under their purview are cleared.

Case registered after BJD MLA Saroj Meher forced PWD engineer to do situps in public

MLA Saroj Meher received flak after a video, purportedly of the incident, was posted on social media. The engineer also claimed that the MLA directed a senior to slap him.

After Naxal attack, Gadchiroli road project stares at uncertainty as workers fear going back

An official of the company that was executing the road project says it now depends on the kind of protection they get from the Maharashtra government.

Delhi in race to build world’s slowest flyover project at less than 400 metres a year

PWD’s project to build a new flyover connecting south Delhi to IGI Airport began in 2014, but 30% of the work is yet to be done, while the cost has ballooned.

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Trump is swinging on Russia again. What this means for Europe’s security architecture

The dynamics between Europe and Russia have gone so south that mending fences looks like an uphill task—even as the US swings between sanctions and olive branches.

Slashing GST on waste can unlock Rs 1.8 lakh crore, high tax hurting circular economy goals—CSE

Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.

2 Agniveers awarded Sena Medal for gallantry in Op Sindoor, a first since Agnipath launch

This marks the first time that Agniveers have received gallantry awards. They are the Army's short-term recruits under the Agnipath scheme.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.