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Decision pending on direct purchase of land in Ayyankuzhi for Kerala waste management project

“While acquisition through the direct purchase route will be swift, it would be more protracted under the Land Acquisition Act,” district administration sources said

INS Mahendragiri: All you need to know about the Indian Navy’s new indigenous stealth frigate

The frigate takes its name from the Mahendragiri mountain range in the Eastern Ghats, symbolising strength, resilience and determination

INS Mahendragiri set to be commissioned at Visakhapatnam’s Eastern Naval Command

The commissioning ceremony is on Saturday being presided over by Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, who arrived in the city on July 10—coinciding with his 75th birthday—for a two-day visit.

Wayanad debris slip: One more body recovered as death toll rises to 7

The deceased is a surveyor from West Bengal. One person still reported missing

Monsoon tracker LIVE: Highways blocked after landslides in hill States; floods in Mizoram, Tripura trigger evacuations

Widespread rainfall lashed large parts of Uttar Pradesh on July 10, bringing daytime temperatures below normal at several places, with heavy to very heavy rainfall being forecast at isolated places

PM Modi in New Zealand LIVE: India, New Zealand elevate ties to strategic partnership

Prime Minister Narendra Modi landed in Auckland last night in the third and final leg of his three-nation tour that largely focused on expanding cooperation in the Indo-Pacific against the backdrop of China’s increasing assertiveness in the region

How two ‘objectionable’ books trigger a crackdown on J&K’s varsity and college libraries | Explained

Around 251 copies of these books were already circulated among the schools in J&K. The J&K administration said the introduction of these books was a result of “serious negligence, dereliction of duty and lack of proper due diligence”, and blamed the members of the Sub Committee, which approved it.

Bihar BJP candidate withdraws his candidature from Bankipur bypoll

Party insiders says Abhishek Kumar alias Bunty was considered a weak candidate against Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor; candidate withdraws citing family reasons

Railways issue alert after cable cuts trigger signal failures, safety concerns

‘Repeated signal failures pose serious threat to the safety of train services, and can lead to catastrophic consequences if precautions are not taken’

Datia bypoll: BJP denies ticket to Narottam Mishra, fields Ashutosh Tiwari

Byelection in Datia was announced by the Election Commission of India on July 7, for which polling will be held on July 30 and counting of votes will take place on August 3. The last date to file nomination is July 13.

IITs, IIMs push back against VBSA norms

Institutes want guarantees on autonomy, clarity on applicability of statutory provisions governing them; “differential and unintended” consequences of penalty system also flagged

Parliament panel seeks changes to Bill on removal of PM, CMs and Ministers after 30 days in jail

Draft report backs objective of preventing ‘governance from custody’ but recommends replacing ‘removal’ with ‘suspension’ and reworking arrest-based trigger; most Opposition parties had declined to join the panel arguing that the Bill was driven by ‘malicious intent’

PM Modi hails India-New Zealand FTA as ‘historic milestone’, says it will deepen bilateral ties

This marks a historic milestone in our relationship, one that revitalises our ties and reaffirms our commitment to friendship, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi

BJP calls Congress’s charge against Union Home Minister on FCRA ‘baseless and politically motivated’

He said the Modi government did not operate on the “low-trust” policy of the Congress-led UPA government , but rather on “high accountability” and “nation first” principles.

7,948 Assam schools without ideal pupil-teacher ratio

Education Minister Ranoj Pegu had earlier said that there are 2,670 single-teacher government primary schools

Frontal organisations backbone of Congress, says Dutt; issues directives for revamp in Haryana

Sanjay Dutt urged the organisation to focus on issues concerning women’s rights, women’s empowerment, increasing atrocities against women, inflation, unemployment and women’s safety.

'One nation, one election' mechanism may be ready for rollout by 2029: Joint panel chief

P.P. Chaudhary claimed that nearly 99 % of civil society stakeholders consulted so far have backed the proposal

First batch of Kailash-Mansarovar Yatra pilgrims reaches Tibet

Officials from the Kumaon Mandal Vikas Nigam (KMVN) – the nodal agency for the yatra – stationed at the Dharchula base camp said the 48-member batch crossed the Lipulekh Pass at 9.05 a.m.

CPI questions PM Modi’s silence over Ram Temple case

Union government ‘betrayed trust of the people’, resignations alone would not suffice, says party general secretary Raja

Phone calls from 1600 number series cannot be blocked, DND app can block calls from 140 series: TRAI

The key objective of assigning designated series for these important communications is to make such calls trustworthy for the citizens, the regulator said

Roof of ancient Thiruvalangadu temple mandapam caves in

AAP to launch signature campaign for action in Ram Temple donation row

Centre protecting culprits, says party

As National Conference canvasses for J&K Statehood protest, BJP announces stir

NC leader Tanvir Sadiq says all leaders should rise above party lines and stand united for the people of Jammu & Kashmir at the July 20 protest; BJP announces its own agenda with protests on employment issue on the same day