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Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra completes 4 years, Congress hails ‘transformational event’
Nation

Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra completes 4 years, Congress hails ‘transformational event’

The Congress marked the fourth anniversary of the Bharat Jodo Yatra, recalling Rahul Gandhi’s 4,080-km march across 12 states and two Union Territories over 145 days
The clarification came after nine associations representing employees across several ISRO centres wrote to Chairman V Narayanan seeking clarity on the government’s plans for the space agency
Nation

‘Completely baseless’: ISRO rejects privatisation reports after employees raise concerns

Space agency says private firms will scale up mature technologies while ISRO remains focused on research and frontier technologies; clarification follows concerns raised by nine employee associations
Shah linked the narcotics battle to national security, arguing that drug trafficking could no longer be treated merely as a law-and-order or public-health problem
Nation

Amit Shah sets 2029 deadline for ‘drug-free India’, vows to choke narcotics at borders

Home Minister says Centre will target trafficking networks, synthetic drugs and cross-border routes under three-year roadmap, with enforcement and rehabilitation forming twin pillars
The organisation announced the appointments on social media, introducing members who will handle different aspects of its online communication
Nation

CJP expands digital team, announces new social media and communications appointments

Youth-led outfit brings in new members for content, design and digital operations as it seeks to strengthen its online presence across platforms
Election authorities maintained that no elector would be removed without being given an opportunity to be heard
Manipur

Over 1 lakh voters left out after Manipur SIR; final rolls put electorate at 19.60 lakh

Final voter list follows months-long Special Intensive Revision involving house-to-house verification, claims and objections across all 60 Assembly constituencies
Vijay invokes Jayalalithaa’s Assembly humiliation amid row over remarks against women | File image
Tamil Nadu

'River of vulgarity': TN CM Vijay warns against personal attacks on women, vows strict action

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay has warned that personal attacks, derogatory language and double-meaning remarks targeting women will invite strict legal consequences
Police said the vehicle overturned on the expressway while the pilgrims were returning from Bagad Dham in Rajasthan | X
Uttar Pradesh

At least 12 pilgrims killed, more than 16 injured in Baghpat expressway accident

The accident occurred late Sunday as a group of pilgrims was travelling back to Budaun after a pilgrimage to Rajasthan
A rapid fall in Engine 1 oil quantity forced an Air India Express flight bound for Abu Dhabi to return to Kochi after the oil pressure entered the danger zone | Representational image/X/@AirIndiaX
Nation

‘Danger’ warning: Air India Express flight forced to return to Kochi after engine issue

Air India Express flight IX 415 turned back to Kochi after an engine oil warning emerged about 50 minutes after take-off, with the aircraft later landing safely
Several students from different parts of Maharashtra have been participating in the agitation, with some going on an indefinite hunger strike to press their demands
Nation

Stale meals to floor sleeping, Dipke flags ‘shocking’ conditions for Adivasi students

The CJP founder says tribal residential schools lack basic facilities as protesting students demand fresh food, proper bedding, clean toilets and greater safety
Supporters of Hindutva influencer Swatantra Bhardwaj stage a protest outside Parliament Street police station following the detention of self-styled Hindutva influencer Swatantra Bhardwaj
Nation

Swatantra Bhardwaj sent to one-day judicial custody in Jantar Mantar assault case

Hindutva influencer faces SC/ST Act and criminal intimidation provisions over alleged assault on minor activist’s father; separate POCSO case also registered
The minor alleged that people she described as “goons” had gathered outside her residence and sought immediate protection from the Delhi and Ghaziabad police
Nation

Minor CJP activist alleges stone attack on home after Swatantra Bhardwaj’s arrest

14-year-old seeks protection for family hours after influencer was arrested over alleged assault on her father during Jantar Mantar protest
The clarification came from the MEA two days after India joined 163 other countries in voting for the resolution aimed at encouraging the use of equal-area map projections
Nation

India backs UN map resolution but draws red line over Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh depiction

MEA says support for equal-area cartography does not endorse any specific map or national boundaries, insists India’s sovereign territory must follow official map
The five states with the largest number of inoperative accounts were Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal and Maharashtra
Nation

Every fourth Jan Dhan account is inoperative; 5.72 crore have zero balance, RTI reveals

Over 15.36 crore of the country’s 59.03 crore PMJDY accounts are classified as inoperative, even as deposits under the financial inclusion scheme cross Rs 3.15 lakh crore

Special Reports

When the mountains send the bill: Rethinking development in the Himalayas
Special Reports

When the mountains send the bill: Rethinking development in the Himalayas

Fragile mountains are being redesigned at a desperate speed by roads, tunnels, hydropower, tourism and bustling towns. The highlands can throw tantrums too. We are discovering this in a brutal way
One eruption can produce more than one tsunami. That is precisely what happened at Hunga in January 2022
Special Reports

Explainer: How underwater ‘booms’ could warn of deadly volcanic tsunamis

Underwater acoustic signals travel far faster than tsunamis, potentially giving coastal communities precious warning when submarine volcanoes collapse and generate destructive waves
The investigation also looked at the registered offices of the parties, with several found closed when BBC journalists visited the addresses listed in official records | Representational image
Special Reports

Nearly Rs 1,700 crore in donations, just 15 Lok Sabha candidates: 6 Gujarat parties under scrutiny

A BBC probe examines six little-known Gujarat-based political parties that reported receiving nearly Rs 1,700 crore in donations during 2023-24 despite fielding very few candidates in 2024 LS polls
UN's climate warning: World could overshoot 1.5°C before decade ends | Representational image
Special Reports

What happens when Earth crosses 1.5°C? UN warns the threshold could be breached this decade

A new UNEP report outlines the growing risks of higher global temperatures, from extreme weather and ecosystem loss to the possibility of major climate tipping points
The reasons extend beyond AI. Companies have also cited weaker demand, cost pressures, changing business priorities and broader restructuring
Special Reports

Tech layoffs cross 1.75 lakh in 2026 as Apple, Microsoft, Amazon join global job-cut wave

Apple, Microsoft, Oracle, Amazon and Meta are among major companies cutting jobs as investment shifts towards artificial intelligence and automation
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