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Telangana farmers caught between a dry spell and despair
Delayed rains, falling groundwater levels and the looming impact of El Niño have left thousands of farmers across Telangana anxiously watching the skies. While the State has rolled out a contingency plan urging a shift to less water-intensive crops, many cultivators have stayed with their traditional choices, hoping the monsoon will revive. As reservoirs run low and crop stress mounts, they remain caught between official advisories and age-old cropping patterns, report K. Shiva Shanker and P. Laxma Reddy
U.S. slaps 10% tariffs on goods imported from India over issue forced labour
U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer announced the new tariffs on 60 countries under Section 301 of the Trade Act on July 24, a day before the expiration of 10% additional levies on all countries
International waterways must remain safe and unimpeded: S. Jaishankar
Attacks on seafarers, civilian shipping or infrastructure cannot be countenanced, says External Affairs Minister at East Asia Summit; Ministry hits back at Pakistan Deputy PM’s comments on Kashmir and Indus Water Treaty
Pre-poll promises, post-poll precarity
Launched in 2024 ahead of the Maharashtra Assembly election, the Ladki Bahin scheme initially delivered a vital financial lifeline to farm widows in the mostly rain-starved Marathwada region. But with the political dust settled, mass deletions of beneficiaries have abruptly turned that brief security into deep anxiety, finds Radheshyam Jadhav
BJP leaders, allies urge Centre to treat youth protests with empathy
Former HRD Minister Murli Manohar Joshi says the protest should not be treated as a law-and-order problem; sections of the BJP and its allies in the NDA feel the issue has gone beyond NEET and education
Sonam Wangchuk has broken his fast, says Leh Apex Body co-convenor
He broke the fast in the presence of two Union Ministers on certain conditions, he says; Govt gave a written assurance that cases against students will be taken back, if they are not violent, Mr. Dorjay says
PM Modi promises 'more strict actions against paper leaks' amid CJP protests
In a self-recorded video shared on X, the Prime Minister announced that the Union Cabinet will take up a draft Bill providing for Fast-Track Courts and stringent punishment for offenders. he said, “I have issued directions to departments to set up Fast-Track Courts
A namesake creates trouble for former Kerala Minister P.K. Sreemathi
CPI(M) leader accused of drawing a pension claiming to be the wife of a former MLA. Allegation stems from confusion with another P.K. Sreemathi, widow of former Kunnamkulam MLA P.R. Krishnan, who received the pension till 2020
Bengaluru rallies behind Delhi student protest, demand resignation of Dharmendra Pradhan
Raising slogans, the protestors lit candles and switched on their mobile torches as night descended, in an expression of solidarity. They held placards with clever puns and word play
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister G. Parameshwara writes to Modi seeking replacement of NEET with State CETs
The Deputy Chief Minister appeals to the Prime Minister to provide a compensation of at least ₹1 crore to the families of students who ended their lives owing to the NEET paper leak and the “systemic failures” that followed.
