Month: July 2026

Centre yet again rules out Metro Rail for Coimbatore and Madurai; recommends BRTS

July 26, 2026 admin

File photo for representational purposes only | Photo Credit: The Hindu For the second time, the Centre has ruled out a Metro Rail system for Coimbatore and Madurai cities, and recommended the implementation of a Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) instead. In November last year, the Centre rejected the request of the Tamil Nadu government…

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Will push for lowering contesting age for MLA, MP to 21: Telangana CM Revanth

July 25, 2026 admin

Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy. File | Photo Credit: RAMAKRISHNA G Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy announced that the State government would soon adopt a resolution in the Assembly urging the Centre to amend the Constitution to reduce the minimum age for contesting Lok Sabha and Assembly elections from 25 to 21 years, arguing…

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Enemy’s intentions unchanged, proxy war still a challenge: Rajnath

July 25, 2026 admin

Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh speaks during a commemorative event on the eve of 27th Kargil Vijay Diwas at Dras, in Ladakh. Photo credit: @SpokespersonMoD X/ANI Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, who toured Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh’s Drass on Saturday (July 25, 2026), said the intentions of the enemies have not changed, and the…

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Haryana completes SIR phase-I; over 33 lakh names left out due to relocation, death, duplication

July 25, 2026 admin

Booth Level Officers (BLOs) verify the enumeration form of residents during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR). File | Photo Credit: The Hindu With Haryana completing the first phase of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) across the State, the names of 33,84,568 electors went unrecorded as a result of permanent relocation, absence, death or duplicate entries….

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West Bengal Assembly passes Bill depriving panchayat pradhans of financial powers

July 25, 2026 admin

The West Bengal Legislative Assembly on Saturday (July 26, 2026) passed the West Bengal Panchayat ( Second Amendment), 2026 Bill depriving elected representatives of panchayats of financial powers. The bill was passed with 169 votes polled in favour of the bill, while 13 MLAs voted against it. 32 MLAs did not participate in the voting…

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Youth have reclaimed Gandhi’s idea of India: Mehbooba Mufti

July 25, 2026 admin

Former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Mehbooba Mufti when she arrived at Jantar Mantar to support the Cockroach Janta party protest, in New Delhi. File | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma Former J&K Chief Minister and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday (July 25, 2026) congratulated the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP)…

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Not security concerns, but erosion of political capital of the ruling party led to Pradhan’s resignation

July 25, 2026 admin

Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) supporters celebrate after Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned and took responsibility for the NEET paper leak, at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi. | Photo Credit: PTI The primary reason behind Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation on Saturday (July 25, 2026) was not security concerns, but the erosion of the ruling…

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‘Inclusion is about mental access and emotional access to spaces’

July 25, 2026 admin

Inclusion is not just physical access but also having mental access and emotional access to spaces, said S. Gokul, Mayiladuthurai Additional Collector (development) and DRDA Project Officer at a conference in Chennai on Saturday. He was speaking at the valedictory ceremony of the third edition of the International Conference on ‘Empowerment Beyond Barrier: Global Perspectives…

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Chennai Corporation to start survey of out-of-school children in 418 Chennai schools in August

July 25, 2026 admin

Chennai Corporation will start a survey of out-of-school children in 418 Chennai schools in August. The civic body will appoint 17 psychologists to help children who are out of school and to help equip the teachers with practical approaches to support students’ emotional well-being and positive development. Councillors have complained that data compilation of out-of-school children…

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‘You should all go home now’: big announcement leaves many in disbelief

July 25, 2026 admin

Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) supporters celebrating at Jantar Mantar on Friday. | Photo Credit: SHASHI SHEKHAR KASHYAP Moments after Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation, the loud cheers at Jantar Mantar on Saturday were punctuated by a roaring announcement by the police – “Saare apne, apne ghar jaiye”. “Attention, students. The government has accepted all…

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